"Do you know, what tomorrow is, guys." a gentle Brooklyn-accented voice said that happened to belong to Rocket asking the kits whowere cuddled around him on his embiggened bed.
"No dada." RJ along with Flower, Quill and Lyllie said, making him smile.
"Tomorrow is the anniversary of the day we became a family ad kinda your guys first dada is very excited about, and Mama Bula is helping with." he replied seeing them grin.
It was late-night into early morning oKnowhere and in their house, thekits had wojen up ad Rocket had given them milk so now, they were all lying on his huge bed,despite Nebula insisting he get the kits toddler-beds knowing how much they liked sleeping with him, he knew they wouldn't like that idea, deciding not to push them.
Later that morning, Nebula grined walking into Rocket's room,seeing him asleep onhis embiggened bed with his sweet kits huddled around him knowing what today was, thekits's first birthday plus first there was a team-meeting at their usual place and he'd used the embiggening ray toembiggen the cupcake that was the kits's birthday cake which he'd gotten from the bakery along with gifts.
"Rocket, we have a team-meeting,remember." she sai£.
"… Five more minutes…." he said in sleep.
She smirked at this, tempted to get the kits to help her wake him up sensibg the kits had women up in the middle of the night knowing it would beca bad idea,to wake them up right now, as they needed their rest togrow big and strong, it was also their birthday seeing Rocket begin to stir slowly.
"Groot Morning, Nebs and yeah, we were up earlier but they're excited sowas calming them downandno matter how big they get, they can sleep with me if they want."he said softly asnot to wake thekits getting dressed for the day, grabbing the papoise putting the kits into it gently.
"That's sweet and you're a good das sothey're gonna love what you planned for them." Nebula told himleaving the house heading to where he'd parked the Lylla, his team's ship entering.
"There you are, we'd thought you'd never wake up, and see you brought the kits." Adam said seeing an anxious Florp as he knew he would have to distract them.
"Relax Florp, they're still asleep,so you've nothing to worry about." he said as the meeting started, only during the middle, he felt wriggling around in the papooose guessing the kits were awake.
"Excuse me, guys, gotta tend to them." Rocket said leaving the room.
Phylla grinned, going after them hearing her brother chuckling as he was feeding them milk and was singing to them which was calmibg them,using her powers to summon Florp to them, as that would distract them so her brother could return to the meeting.
"Get Florp." they said scampering after after Florp giggling, relieving Rocket knowing this was their favourite game returning to the meeting relieving them.
"Relax Adam, they're not gonna hurt Flirp,they're just playing." he reassured seeing Adam look concernedhearing Florp freaked out, and the kits giggling which was sweet.
"Ummmmm.. do they know how to play hide and seek." Cosmo asked.
"Oh no, Florp ran out of the ship, so they followed him." Rocket said worriedky as he and Nebula left the ship.
"Relax, they're probably going after Florp, or with theur sibs, they know not to run off or awayfrom daddy too long." Nebula told him.
He then whistled ,seeing them running, hugging his armoured legs relievibg him feeling tears in his eyes, giving the kits confused looks.
"Dada sad." Flower asked him.
"Daddy was just worried, when he noticed you gugs had tajen off soit's okay now." Nebula told them asthey were going back home now themeeting was over.
"Why don't we go to the diner, as we haven't had breakfast." Nebula told him as he grinned.
He remembered last year when he first became a parent, they'd went to the diner, which was where he'd named them so deciding to go there seeing the owner smirk, knowing they'd always come after a meeting when it was quieter seeing them sitting in a booth ordering coffee but pancakes making the kits excited, they loved pancakes like the ones their dad made.
"Yes you guys get to have pancakes like at home." Rocket reassured them, and was feeding them pancakes plus they were placing their sticky lil paws on his furry chin making Nebula grin, she loved being part of this sweet lil family they'd created grabbing napkins wiping Rocket's furry chin but he took napkins cleaning them up hearingvthe toddlers giggle at this.
"We can't have you be dirty on your birthday my sweeties." Rocket told them making Nebula grin, knowing when they got home, the kits would need an nap before the party seeing Rocket agreeing as he heard them yawning corralling them into the papoose humming gently to them, paying for food as they left the diner but heading home only Nebula noticed Rocket looked tired but he was doing a lot like being a captain and father to the kits guessing how he got the kits to nap, letting them sleep with him.
"Uh-huh that way they nap and I recharge." he told her.
"Cake, Cake." Nebula heard the toddler-kits say in theur booster seats at the table making Rocket and Nebula chuckle at their energetic spirit only Rocket sighed knowing they had to learn the magic word, to get what they wanted which Nebula was surprised he was trying to teach them manners.
"Ah-Ah what do we say when there's something wevwant or you want me or Mana to give you." Rocket told them waving his fork around.
"Caje pease." they said making Nebula grin at how they said it, knowing they were still learning to talk among other things
"Atta kits as we're teaching you manners like pease and thanks, as daddy wants you to be better." he told them
Nebula understood he was trying to do better than when he was their age, and she was being the mother they and Rocket needed seeing him wheeling out the embiggened cupcake in a wagon, seeing them excited like crazy as they'd opened gifts after their nap with daddy on his big bed which Nebula thought sweet.
"I know, you're excited but calm down, my bubbelahs as I know you love cake." he told them.
He then lit four candles on the giant cupcake so the kits could make wishes before blowing out the candles singing Happy Birthday which Nebula was recording on Rocket's phone seeing him help then blow out the candles clapping but Nebula saw him wiping happy tears away.