Chapter two

Rocket walked silently towards Gamoras bed, her gaze following him pondering what could he possably want to ask her about. Rocket hoisted himself up onto the soft matress and sat down twiddling his thumbs and swinging his legs. He continued to stare at the floor for about five minutes before he mustered the courage to finally look at her and explain his problem.

"Im not usually the one to explain my problems to people I used to have Groot for that" Rocket began to explain his eyes returning to the floor.

"My chest, it feels weird like my lungs are about to explode and I have no idea whats causing it" mumbles Rocket with a hint of worry in his voice.

Rocket couldnt understand it, was he dieing was his implants broken. Every possability flooded his mind and the more he thought about it the more worried he got and it made him feel physically ill. Gamora thought about the information Rocket had given her for a few minutes. She felt the same when she almost kissed Peter on Nowhere but she pushed these feelings away and kept them away. But who could Rocket feel this way about. She decided find out.

"When did you start getting these feelings" she asked showing more intrest.

Rocket wasnt expecting a question. He was hoping she would be able to give him an answer straight away. He rakes his mind and sifts through his memories trying to pinpoint when it happened. He eventually figured it out. It was after he and Peter got closer.

"Well after the crash me and Peter got very close to eachother" he began.

"I suppose it was because of his mothers death he knew how I felt and thats what made the connection" he said looking back up to Gamoras face.

"And he spent a lot more time with me, we would go drinking together and he never stopped talking to me, I guess he just wanted to take my mind off it" he paused for a second.

"And thats when it started" he finished remembering the events of that day.

-FLASHBACK- (yes i know a flashback within a flash back :-P)

Rocket and Peter were sitting at the round table that Peter had installed on the Milano. Everyone elso was either sleeping or doing their own thing but Peter insisted he and Rocket were to stay awake and drink until they passed out. At first Rocket was hesitant he wanted to sleep and drift away from everything that worried him but after several minute sof Peter begging him to drink with him he finally gave. He guessed the beer could take his mind off everything too. Peter had just finished his first beer as Rocket was about to start his third.

"Hey man dont drink so fast, slow down and enjoy it" Peter requested while grabbing his second beer of the table.

"Dont tell me what to do" Rocket shouted taking a huge gulp of his beer.

"C'mon dude I wanna talk to you before you get drunk" Peter whined before sipping gently at his own.

"Ok ok jeez man" Rocket spat setting down his bottle and raising his hands defensivly.

Peter did the same so he could talk to him. Rocket took a few seconds to look at Peter. He reminded him of Groot a little bit. Whenever Rocket got heavy on the booze Groot would snatch it from him and insist that he slowed down. Rocket found it hard to get mad at him but sometimes he really got on his wick, like when they were all thrown into the prison and Groot just went ahead and pulled that god damn battery out of the socket before he even got to tell him his plan. But now he regretted all of it, he regretted ever getting mad at him and calling him stupid and useless.

"So what do ya wanna talk about Pete" Rocket asked using his nickname.

"Well um I..I dont know really" he answered causing Rocket to roll his eyes in annoyance.

"I got something to ask you" Rocket said pointing at Peter.

"What the hell is a Raccoon" he asked rather seriously.

Peter couldnt help but laugh a little at his question.

"Well its a species of animal that lives on Earth, they live in and around Urban areas and look through peoples bins trying to find left overs" Peter said immediatly regretting saying the bin part.

Rocket bared his teeth and snarled at Peter looking him dead in the eye.

"SO IM SOME SORT OF VERMIN ON YOUR PLANET AM I" Rocket yelled slamming his fist onto the table.

"No no no I didnt mean to..." Rocket jumped onto the table whipping out a small blaster pistol and holding it by his side.

"IS THAT ALL I AM TO YOU JUST SOME RODENT LOOKING FOR SCRAPS OF FOOD" he continued activating his pistol and aiming it at him.

"Rocket please dont shoot im sorry ok" Peter pleaded raising his hands in the air. His heart was throbbing and he was sweating out of extreme fear.

Rockets mouth slowly turned into a smile and he turned off his blaster, he lowered his weapon and burst into a fit of laughter.

"Im sorry Pete but your face was priceless" Rocket blurted out between spaces in his laughing.

"What the hell man" Peter said lowering his hands and wiping the sweat from his brow.

"Oh c'mon did you really believe I would shoot my best friend" he said after finally calming down. He will admit he went a bit too far but it was still funny.

"Well please never do it again" Peter sighed

"Ok ok im sorry" Rocked giggled. He looked over to Peter but he started laughing again.

Peter looked over to him and began laughing too. After a few seconds of laughing Peter go up from his seat and walked past Rocket. But he stopped and looked down at him again. Rocket looked up to him and for a brief moment the looked into eachothers eyes, Peter took a daring move and reached over to Rocket and with a single finger he scratched behind his ear. A spark shot through Rockets body and it feel good. He closed his eyes and enjoyed the feeling but all too soon the feeling stopped and Rocket opened his eyes to see why. Peter and turned and was making his way to his quarters.

"Goodnight Rocket" he said looking once again at him before entering his quarters and shutting the door behind him.

Rocket stood there for a few seconds thinking to himself. He raised his hand to behind his ear and touched the spot Peter had scratched to see if he could bring back that great feeling but was un successful. Rocket suddenly felt a very unusual feeling in his chest like someone was pressing down on it. But he just assumed it was a side affect of laughting too hard. He smiled to himself as he made his way to his own quarters.

-END FLASHBACK INSIDE A FLASHBACK-

Rocket had a silly grin on his face from remembering that night but he quickly put it away when he remembered where he was.

"Well Im no expert Rocket but it sounds to me that you are closer to Peter than you thought" Gamora explains smiling slightly.

Rocket gave her a cofused look.

"What do you mean by that" Rocket said slightly raising his voice.

"Well have you concidered that you might have fallen in love with him" she asked.

The work shot through his head, he kept saying it in his mind over and over again.

"NO FUCKING WAY, THERE IS NO WAY IM IN LOVE WITH HIM" Rocket yelled while stairing wide eyed at her.

"I mean im not even gay and seriously you think me of all people could fall in love with anyone" he asked raising an eyebrow.

"Rocket you dont choose who you fall in love with, your heart does that is why your chest feels weird its your heart beating faster" Gamora explained.

Rocket was about to talk back but he stopped himself. Maybe she was right maybe i have fallen in love with that big idiot.

"Well lets say for a second that your right and i have fallen in love with him, how will i know if he loves me back" Rocket asked.

"There is one way to find out, humans have a tradition where they give eachother a card to tell them how much they love the other, maybe you can write him one" Gamora suggests.

Rocket thinks about this for a minute and makes a decision

"Ok I will" he decides giving Gamora a smile.

C-C-C-CLIFFHANGER. Thanks to everyone who read and reviewed so far. I tried to make this chapter longer hope it worked. Chapter three will be up soon.