"Wow, yohr and Piper's house is so cosy buddy." Rocke heard Rocket saying. Since he always visited Rocket at his home on Knowhere, Rocke had invited Rocket to his house in Chinatown, 616 noticing Piper wasn't here but heard giggling seeing Juniper and John there hugging Rocke's leg making him grin at his kits hearing Rocket chuckle. "Where's mama and isn't it almost bedtime, it is a school-night." he told them.
"Ms Dazzler needed her so she left, hey uncle Rockie's here." John said but Rocket noticed sadness in Rocke's eyes hearing Piper was with Dazzler sensing he was lonely. "Why don't I help you put these two to bed and then we can hang out." he whispered surprising Rocke seeing Juniper and John use the cute eyes to get them to let them stay up. "Look away, they're using their weapon." Rocke told him looking away making Rocket smirk.
"Nice try guys, but that doesn't work on me, plus my kits tried that before, we can hang out another time." he said impressing Rocke as they headed upstairs but Rocke was using his musical talent to soothe Juniper and John into sleep kissing their heads turning the nightlight on leaving their room, as he and Rocket went downstairs They were sitting on the couch but Rocke noticed a certain furboy he adored was tired going ti make them tea using his special blend of teabags inspired by Lennon putting a secret ingredient into it chuckling softly ad he brought both mugs into the living room seeing Rocket taking a mug sipping and enjoying it seeing Rocke drinking.
"It's good, did you brew it yourself." Rocket said. "Yes but Lennon inspired the recipe." Rocke said
"Ohhhhh that's cool." he replied yawning as he was tired zoning oht feeling Rocke wrap his arms around him falling asleep himself
Piper noticed the house was quiet getting home late assuming Rocke had put the kids to bed and went to bed himself but smiled finding him and Rocket asleep on the couch. She smelt Rocke's specialtea guessing they were in Lennonville hoping Rocket wasn't too freaked out going upstairs to rest seeing Juniper and John asleep which was good.
That next morning, both Rocke and Rocket were stirring realising they were still on the couch stretching and heading into the kitchen realising Piper and the kits had left for the day and had left an note for Rocke saying there were pancakes to heat up along with coffee. "You okay buddy, you look a lil sad after you read that note." Rocket asked Rocke hearing sniffles seeing Rocke wipe the sniffles away before Rocket saw beibg a brave Guardian feeling Rocket's paw on his shoulder as he'd heard the sniffles sensing Piper leaving for work hadmade him sad. "Hey Rocket, you okay, Piper left for work and the kits went to school." he mumbled but Rocket saw tears. "Rocke, are you maybe feeling lonely since Piper spends a lot of time with Dazzler and the kits are busy with school, friends and stuff." he told Rocke softly beckoning him to the couch.
"Y-Yes I'm lonely, but I can't tell Piper not to go to work as we need the money plus the kits need school so I just keep these feelings inside. John would never tell Yoko not to stop doing art." he vented through tears looking away from Rocket but felt him wipe his tears away with a tissue seeing Rocke blow his snout. "Rocke it's okay to tell how you're feeling as if you keep these feelings inside, they'll explode and do damage to you or those you love like me, I lava you." he said making the Tenuki-male's eyes widen behind his rose-pink shades.
"I lava you too." he replied to him hugging him butfelt his tummy gurgle making him and Rocket chuckle as they were having pancakes and coffee and was taking Rocke to Knowhere with him. They were listening to the Knowhere Men which Rocke thought ofthem like the Beatles making Rocket chuckle dancing with Rocke but Kraklin and Phylla spitted him making Rocke hide behind Rocket's back. "I brought Rocke with me because he was feeling sad and yes, we were listening to the Knowhere Men and dancing." Rocket told them seeing Rocke peeking out. "That's Rocke Nirohita who I talk about. Rocke this is Kraklin and Phylla who're members of my Guardians team." he explained to them.
"Awww you guys are very sweet together." Phylla said to him.
"Cone on let's go to Knowherebucks and yes, you can have tea." Rocket told Rocke