Chapter 3
After leaving the lab Bucky realized that he hadn’t seen Tony in a while. He had shifted back into human a while ago and got dressed. He would have been worried about the kittens being all alone down here, but that older cat was there to keep the kittens in line. Cat parenting was weird, not that he was judging. However, the older cat just watch from a high perch every now and then yowled at something the kittens did. The kittens soon stopped what they were doing. Eventually going to try it again when the older cat wasn’t looking. That cause some of them to be placed in time out. What had been the biggest surprise about today was that he didn’t know that Tony had a cat. Next time he would have to ask about the cat to find out its name, gender, and how long Tony has had it. Steve said that Tony couldn’t be trusted with a bag of flour not to mention an alive person. That was back when the idea that the spider kid was his son. He decided to forget it for now he was so tired after being run ragged. Apparently he was fun to make run from one end of the room to the other. The kittens would run all over trying to make him chase them. One thing his therapist got on the nose was that the kittens would most definitely run from him. He could barely keep up, then they would dive into some cramped smaller than small space. If he wasn’t so worried about hurting them he might ask for the recording of Winter meeting them for the first time.
“Mew” a soft voice said behind him. When he looked he saw the small orange kitten. When he looked further he saw Tony giving him a thumbs up from behind the workshop door. When did he get there? The orange kitten ran up to him and meowed again. Then rubbed up against him, making Bucky’s heart beat.
“He wants to go with you” Tony whispered learning out the door a little bit more. Tony seemed to have appeared out of nowhere with that knowing smirk on his face. Bucky wondered if he had shifted for a brief moment. He knew that Winter didn’t like being startled, and often took over when it happened. This time though he was fine, having not shifted at all. He wondered if Tony was the older cat but after seeing that he was fully dressed.
“Mew” The kitten said again this time a little bit annoyed at Bucky. The orange cat wanted Bucky to be focusing on him only. Bucky didn’t know what to say about this new turn of events. He wanted a kitten but this was so fast he wasn’t sure what to do. Crouching down and reaching out for the kitten. The kitten sniffed his hand and rubbed against him. Bucky picked the cat up cradling him on his right side. Turning to thank Tony he saw that the man was gone. Leaving him and the kitten alone in the hall.
“What should we call you?” Bucky asked as they made their way to the elevator.