Prompt: Little Kaden spends some time at the Kent Farm

Dick: 30
Jason: 28
Kaden: 5

"C'mon Dick, we're going to be late!" Jason called as he grabbed up his duffel bag. He turned and found Kaden sitting on the floor with his farm animal toys unpacked and scattered across the floor. He groaned and face palmed, kneeling down to pick up the toys. Kaden giggled as he grabbed a little plastic white and black cow and held it out towards his father.

"Cow says MOOOOOO!" Kaden called happily. Jason chuckled to himself and held his hand out, the little boy handing over the cow for Jason to pack away. As he packed the last of the toy animals back into Kaden's bag, Dick finally came out of the bedroom with his own hastily packed bag slung over his shoulder.

"Sorry Jaybird. We ready to go?" Dick asked, kissing Jason's head. Jason rolled his eyes and picked Kaden up into the his arms, handing the boy's bag over to Dick and off they went to the airport. Bruce had offered them the use of one of his private planes, but Jason, stubborn as ever to do things on his own, declined. It wasn't like Jason or Dick lacked for money; Dick had his job and his trust find and Jason had his Red Hood money. Or to put it more bluntly, extortion money. In Jason's defense, however, he only took forty-percent off the streets. And even then, most of it went to charities, hospitals, or orphanages. Sometimes he left a wad of cash or two with some of the worst off families in the Bowery. And so they flew first class to Metropolis. Fortunately, it wasn't far, so the flight only lasted a couple of hours.

Tim and Kon were the ones who showed up to meet them at the airport, and Kaden's excitement rose at the sight of his uncle.

"Hey guys, how was-" Tim began, but was soon interrupted by the happy shriek of his nephew.

"UNCLE TIM!" Kaden shouted, tugging his little hands from his dad and papa as he raced up to his uncle and hugged his leg. Tim laughed and patted the boy's head, kneeling down and giving him a hug.

"Hey! There's my little wing!" Tim said cheerily, sharing a knowing look with Dick. Kaden went on babbling for a full two minutes about what he'd been learning, the things that he'd been doing in school, and lastly the 'new word' daddy taught him, which promptly earned Jason a head slap.

They took Connor's truck to Smallville, back to the farm with Jason and Dick in back and Kaden staring out the window playing "I spy" with his Uncle Tim. That was until they came closer to the farm and Kaden started spotting the farm animals. Then his attention shifted from the game to the animals.

Finally, the house came into view and Kaden was practically bouncing with excitement. Exiting the truck and grabbing their bags, they made their way to the house with Kaden leading the way. He gave a knock at the door, not bothering to wait for the others, and when Martha answered the door-

"Nana Kent!" Kaden chortled. Martha laughed as she hugged the little boy and greeted the others likewise.

"Hello sweetheart! Dick, Jason! Oh it's so good to have you here!" she said with a warm smile, hugging each of them in greeting.

"It's good to see you Martha!" Dick said cheerily with a warm hug. Martha gestured toward the inside of the house, opening her home to all of them; she was sort of the motherly type, always warm and welcoming to everyone.

"Thanks for having us," Jason added, giving her a strong, one-armed hug before following Dick and Tim up the stairs to the guest bedrooms.

"Connor, honey, would you help me with dinner? Clark is working late tonight," Martha said smoothly, watching as Kaden followed his parents and Tim up the stairs.

"Yes ma'am," Connor replied, following her into the kitchen. Once the trio was settled into the guest rooms, they made their way back downstairs for dinner, Clark having shown up just in time.

"Sorry I'm late, mother," Clark said with a smile, hugging the woman and kissing her on the head. She patted his back and led him to the dinner table, giving a dismissive hand wave.

"Oh it's fine Clark! I know how your work keeps you busy," she replied.

"Uncle Clark!" Kaden chortled happily, earning a smile from the man. Clark ruffled the little boy's hair as he passed by him, taking a seat at the table between Connor and Martha. They enjoyed a nice meal of steak, baked potato and broccoli. Martha even had the forethought to put cheese sauce on Jason and Kaden's broccoli; like father like son as they say, since it was the only way either f them would eat broccoli.

As they enjoyed their meal, accompanied by friendly banter, jokes, and laughs, Kaden popped into the conversation with a question that silenced them all.

"Uncle Clark," Kaden called, swallowing a piece of steak. Clark looked up at the little boy as he cut into a piece of steak, pushing his glasses up his nose again, waiting for Kaden to continue. "I was just wonderin' something. How do you know my daddy? And my papa?" Silence filled the room as they all subtly exchanged glances. Fortunately, Clark was a quick thinker.

"Well you see Kaden, I did a few interviews with your grandpa. We became good friends as a result. I met your parents at some of Bruce's charity events when they were kids themselves." Kaden looked between his parents and Clark, then sighed.

"Hmm. That sounds kind of dull. You should add in Superman and Batman! That would make your story way more fun!" Kaden chortled, earning a laugh from everyone.

"I'll make sure to touch the story up later. Thanks for the advice," Clark said with a smile, winking at Dick and Jason who were grinning at the irony.

"You're welcome! Nana Kent," Kaden said then, drawing the woman's attention.

"Yes sweetie?"

"Can you wake me up really early tomorrow? I wanna help with the animals too!" Kaden asked. Martha gave a chuckle of amusement as she took a sip of her drink, glancing over at his parents.
"Well I don't see why not. If it's okay with your parents," she replied. Jason turned to Kaden who was looking at him excitedly.

"Sure Kades, but you'll have to go to bed early so you can wake up early. Understood?" Jason asked. Kaden let out a little cheer and hugged his dad.

"Yay! I get to feed the animals!"

._._._._.

"Kaden. Kaden, wake up," Clark whispered as he attempted the little boy. Kaden groaned and rolled over in his bed, tugging the blankets up over his face.

"Just a little longer, 'kay?" he murmured. Clark chuckled in amusement as he shook the boy awake again.

"C'mon, don't you want to feed the animals?" At that, Kaden shot out of bed with a goofy grin on his face.

"Yeah!" he said excitedly as he hopped out of bed. He quickly got dressed then rushed to the bathroom to brush his hair and teeth, and was down the stairs with Clark behind him.

"Morning Nana Kent! I'm gonna go feed th animals!" Kaden called, racing for the door.

"Not yet, sweetheart. You need to eat breakfast first!" Martha called after him, placing a place of bacon, eggs and toast on the table with a glass of orange juice.

"Aw...okay," Kaden murmured, sitting up at the table. Martha smiled and patted the boy's back as she sipped her coffee.

"Don't worry, the animals will still be there when you finish." Kaden woofed down his breakfast and out the door he went with Clark behind him. Kaden waved to his father and his papa who were working with Connor in the fields.

"Why don't you go over and see the pigs? We'll feed them first," Clark offered, pointing the little boy in the direction of the pig pen. Kaden's little face lit up as he ran over to the pig pen to see the pigs. But what really caught his eye, were the piglets adjacent to them.

"Here you go. Why don't you help my by filling the piglet troughs with food and water? I'll take care of the pigs," Clark told him, placing small buckets of food and water down beside Kaden.

"Okay Uncle Clark!" he said cheerily. He attempted to lift the buckets, but although they were small, they were still a little heavy. So instead, he dragged them over to the troughs. The piglets raced over, waiting for their food as Kaden tipped the bucket and filled the food trouble. He carried the empty bucket back over and repeated the process with the water bucket, giggled joyfully as some of the piglets let him pet them.

"All done?" Clark asked, patting the boy on the back. Kaden looked up at Clark and nodded, who then pointed over toward the chicken coops.

"Great! I'm going to go take care of the horses. Why don't you go help Nana with the chickens?"
"Okay!" Kaden replied, running off toward the chicken coops. When he got there, Martha was just making her way over to the chicken pen with a bucket full of chicken feed. She caught sight of Kaden and smiled, waving him over.

"Do you want to help me feed the chickens?" she asked. Kaden nodded eagerly, watching the chickens run around their pen. Martha opened the pen and made her way inside with Kaden behind him. "Here. Take some of this chicken feed and just toss it," Martha said. Kaden dipped his hands into the food and tossed it to the ground, giggled excitedly when the chickens came flocking over to eat.

"That's good Kaden!" Martha complimented with a laugh at the boy's enthusiasm. Kaden dipped his hand into the chicken feed again and this time, he knelt down and held his hand out. Three of the chickens came over to him and started pecking at his hand and he giggled as he fed them, reaching out to pet one of them.

"Nana look! I'm feeding the chickens!" Kaden called excitedly. Martha laughed as she tossed some more chicken feed.

"Yes I see! Seems they liked you!"

Once they were done feeding the chickens, they started collecting the eggs. Martha sent Kaden Clark's way. Kaden made his way to the stables where he found Clark brushing one of the horses. The man looked over in Kaden's direction as he heard the little boy's feet shuffling in his direction.

"Hi uncle Clark! Nana sent me to help!" Kaden said. When he caught sight of the horses, his little face lit up. "HORSIE!" He chortled, reaching up and patting the horse's snout. Clark smiled as he watched the boy and handed him the brush.

"Here, why don't you give it a try," Clark said. Kaden beamed and took the brush, gently brushing the horse's mane. While he did that Clark subtly fished a couple of sugar cubes out of his pocket. "Kaden," Clark said. Kaden turned and Clark deposited the cubes into his hand. Kaden's face lit up as he turned back to the horse and held his hand out. He let out a shrill giggle as the horse ate the sugar cubes right out of his hand.

"Having fun?" Clark asked.

"Yeah!"

._._._._.

"...and I fed the chickens, and I got to brush the horse, and feed him sugar cubes, and..." Kaden babbled on at the kitchen table to dinner. Everyone smiled in amusement as the little boy went on about his day.

"Well it sounds like you had a great time, Little Wing," Dick replied with a warm smile, ruffling the boy's hair. Kaden looked up at his papa and grinned from ear to ear.

"Uh huh! And I can help again tomorrow too, right?!" Kaden asked.

"Of course, baby bird. We'll be here for a few days," Jason replied. Kaden cheered happily as he woofed down his food.

"I can't wait until the next time we come back!"