"Why can't I follow you and daddy?" Ryuji asked, his sharp gold eyes scrutinizing Akihito who for once dressed nicely in a fitting suit. Akihito never felt intimidated by his son before until now, that boy really inherited scary traits from his father.

"Ryuji sweetie pie, it will be just for a while. After all you're a big boy already, aren't you?"

Ryuji crossed his arms defiantly, "I am! So why can't I?"

Akihito rubbed his neck anxiously, "Err…"

"Your Papa and I are going for a date," Asami emerged from their room fixing his cufflinks, dressed in his ever smart three-piece suit like a model."And I told you before a date are where two people want to spend their time together without other people. Would you want your Papa and I come to your date with Kousuke-kun?"

Akihito balked at Asami's reasoning with their son. "Ryuichi, what are you talking about? He's still too young to think of going on a date-"

"Fine, I'll stay so that no one disturbs my date with Kousuke."

Asami raised his eyebrow smugly at Akihito who grumbled dejectedly, "I still can't believe that works every time."

"Sir, the car is ready," Kirishima came and informed Asami who nods in acknowledgement before turning to his spouse. "Akihito, we must be going."

Akihito nodded and kissed Ryuji's forehead, "Be good, and I'll bring back a present for you."

"Don't cause trouble for Kirishima," Asami told his son, ruffling his hair affectionately much to Ryuji's chagrin.

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For the first half an hour, Ryuji kept to himself playing with his superhero figurines in his room with his cat acting as the villain. Like every kid, they get bored easily, so he started to pester Kirishima who has been cleaning around the house.

"Read your book or watch the TV," Kirishima told the boy who now rolling back and forth over the sofa.

"I already read all my books….well Papa helped me to read and there is nothing interesting on TV right now, play with me, Uncle Keiii~~~~~~"

Kirishima sighed adjusting his glasses, he knew he will regret it if he asked, "What do you want to play?"

….

"Die you monster! For I, Master Ryuji will save the Earth from destruction!"

Kirishima was holding back his wince when another plastic arrow hit his head, silently praising the boy's excellent marksmanship while dressing up as a monster using tablecloths and making silly growling noises, knocking down building blocks that served as city. Ryuji donning his Hawkeye costume while his fellow loyal cat in Spiderman mask hiding behind the sofa aiming arrows at him. Looking at the time, Kirishima faked a defeat when another arrow hit his chest.

Ryuji jumped in victory twirling around with his cat, "We won! The heroes save the day once again!"

Kirishima get up from where he has been laying dead, removing the horrendous get up. "Are you hungry yet? I'll go make lunch for us."

"Cheesecake!"

"We're not going to have cake for lunch." Kirishima move about in the kitchen checking the ingredients while Ryuji followed him.

"I want cheesecake! The strawberry cheesecake Kousuke gave me yesterday!" Ryuji demanded.

"You can have it only if you finish your-"

A doorbell ringing interrupted Kirishima while Ryuji immediately looking hopeful, "Oh, maybe it's Kousuke come to play with me!" he bounded over to the entrance. Kirishima following him close behind.

"Ryuji we have to check first who's at the door-"

Before he finished Ryuji is already opening the door, he mentally note the need to teach Ryuji about safety precautions next time and maybe about self-defence too.

"Hey, Hawkeye!" A young man that about the same age as Akihito stood by the door with a wind-swept brown hair dressed in v-neck shirt and ripped jeans.

"You're not Kousuke!" Ryuji pouted, his hopeful look deflated.

"Of course I'm not, did you forget me already?" He lifted Ryuji up and tickled him elicited a laughter from the boy.

Kirishima cleared his throat. "May I know who you are and what you're coming here for?"

"Woops sorry, didn't see you there. Are you Ryuji's babysitter?"

"I'm not a baby!" Ryuji piped in.

"You're not, kiddo. Anyway I didn't know a sitter could be a tough stoic looking guy like you."

Annoyed, Kirishima held himself from just knocking out the guy and interrogate him while tied up him on a chair. "Excuse me but you haven't answered my questions."

"This is Uncle Takato, Papa's friend," Ryuji supplied, giggled when Takato swing him up onto his shoulders.

Takato scoffed. "Excuse you, best friend not just friend."

"Nooo Kou-sensei is Papa's best friend!"

"Well, I'm his second best friend!" Takato replied childishly before looking at Kirishima. "Oh yeah, what he said, I'm Takato, I thought I came to see Akihito but it seems he's out."

"Papa and daddy go on a date," Ryuji said from up his shoulders.

"Guess he's going to come back late then," Takato winced when Ryuji pull on his hair.

"Afraid so", Kirishima said. He recalled Takato is Akihito's friend that works as freelancer. "You might want to come back to see him tomorrow. Ryuji, come it's time for lunch."

"But I want to play with Uncle Takato~~~ please Uncle Kei can he stay and have lunch with us?"

Kirishima glared at the grinning Takato, "Fine then, I'll go cook now. Keep him occupied."

"Yessir," Takato mocked salute.

Kirishima plated their omurice when Takato walked into the kitchen, "Hmmm… smells nice I'm starving already."

"Where's Ryuji?" he asked when he noticed the kid is not around.

"I told him to wash his hands before eat," Takato sat in one of the chairs at the dining table. "So Kei, you're working for Asami-san?"

"It's Kirishima to you, don't be too familiar and I don't think my occupation is any of your business."

Takato rolled his eyes, "Here I am, trying to make some polite talk with you and you being sooo uptight about it."

"Pardon?"

Ryuji ran up holding his hands up proudly, "I washed them already!"

The three of them sat at the dining table, while Takato keep trying to make small talks with Kirishima who is trying hard to dismiss him.

"You know you have to loosen yourself sometimes, right Ryuji?"

"Um!" Ryuji replied absently as he gobbled down his omurice picking the peas away discretely which does not go unnoticed by Kirishima.

"I have no obligation to do as you say," Kirishima replied and turned to Ryuji, "You won't have your cheesecake if you don't finish your veggies."

"But….I don't like green thingies," Ryuji whined looking at the peas blaming them for their existence silently.

"Then no cheesecake-"

"Hey, Ryuji look at this trick!"

Kirishima gripped his spoon tight on being interrupted and glared at the other man who showing trick on flicking the peas up in the air before catching it with his mouth. Ryuji clapped with awe. "Teach me! Teach me!"

"We are not playing with foo-" Kirishima was cut off once again as both Takato and Ryuji ignored him. Takato flick the pea straight to Ryuji's waiting mouth. "Yay! You did it, buddy! How about we try another one?"

Much to Kirishima's amazement, Ryuji finished all his peas and showed his empty plate and demanded his cheesecake hence Kirishima yield and to his great chagrin he could see the smug smile on Takato's face.

As Kirishima drying all the dishes that has been washed, Takato walked up to him casually, leaning against the counter. "Before you even ask, I asked Ryuji to find some movie to watch."

Kirishima just continue drying the dishes, he could hear frustrated huff from the other man.

"I know you're angry but sometimes with kid we have to devise ways more than one for them to follow through, I know… I experienced it, I worked as a clown before and it was hell especially if it's a kids birthday party phew! Disaster I tell you."

Kirishima put away the last dried plate, "I beg to differ, I am not angry at you."

"Really, but your look earlier says the opposite- I'm kidding!" Takato held his hands up when Kirishima shot him a glare. "You really need to loosen up, old man. It's very hard for me to converse with you when you ignore me most of the time…"

Kirishima cocked his eyebrow, turning to see Takato pouting and drawing absently on the counter with his finger. A smirk played on his lips, "I'm curious why you're so eager to be in good terms with me?"

As he expected, the usually confident Takato flustered, red tinted his cheeks and tip of his ears. "I'm not!" Takato was saved when Ryuji calling him from the living room that he immediately scurried out of the kitchen, Kirishima watched him with a glint in his eyes.

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"Ryuji~~ Papa's home!"

Ryuji perked up and throw his green colour pen away from where he was colouring the Incredible Hulk in his activity book before dashing out of his room.

"Papa!"Ryuji exclaimed happily as Akihito swooped him in a hug that he did not make a fuss when Akihito kissed him on his cheeks. His daddy appeared behind them and gives him another kiss too. "Daddy! Do you have a good date?"

"I verily think so…" Asami hummed. Akihito shot him a mocking gobsmacked look that screamed 'You don't say…' He definitely could feel the bruises on his hips for days.

"How was your day, sweetums? Do you have fun? Kirishima was not being too hard on you?"

"Such a little faith you have on me?" Kirishima came upon them, giving a short bow to Asami. "Welcome back, sir."

"Yes, because I remember you were reading a manual book just to change his diaper before."

"I was never trained in babysitting before."

Ryuji tired of being ignored by his Papa and Daddy because he missed them so, chipped in, "Uncle Takato was here, Papa."

"Oh really? He didn't texted me he was coming… What's he doing?"

"Uncle Takato making weird eyes at Uncle Kei, I think he want to go on a date with Uncle Kei! I saw them kissing before Uncle Takato went home!"

There was a pin drop silence in the room. Both Asami and Akihito looked at Kirishima clearing his throat bashfully. "I'm taking my leave now."

After Kirishima closed the door behind him, "Well, that definitely something I didn't expect." Akihito commented.

"Daddy! Can I go on a date with Kousuke tomorrow?"

TBC or not...