Tiger and bunny: Lucky to be a lady tonight

Chapter 12

When Barnaby woke up, the next morning, it was close to 10, and Kotetsu was still asleep. The blond yawned and slowly opened his eyes, the almost clear image if Kotetsu right in front of him. He smiled and kissed Kotetsu's forehead.

Kotetsu moaned, rolling over a moment before her eyes snapped open and she jumped up, running to the bathroom.

Barnaby sat up quickly, listening as Kotetsu emptied her stomach once again. He sighed and yawned again, stretching his arms above his head before getting out of bed and going to the bathroom.

"Uhhg, I'm never drinking again..." Kotetsu groaned, sitting on the floor by the toilet.

"I told you to go easy." He crouched down next to her and kissed her cheek.

"Something's wrong, I never get sick like this after I sleep it off—oh!" she turned to the toilet again.

"Well you did have a little more than you probably should have last night. I'm sure you'll be fine after awhile." Barnaby moved a hand to rub Kotetsu's back as she hunched over the toilet.

"I don't like it..." she grabbed a towel from the nearby rack and used it to wipe her lips.

"Nobody likes getting sick, Kotetsu." He stood up and looked at himself in the mirror. "I should probably shave," he said to himself.

She nodded, eyeing his jaw, "Though it's hard to see because you're blond..." She sighed and pushed herself up, unbuttoning her shirt as she crossed over to the tub and shower, "I'm going to see if a shower helps."

"You do that. Relax and come out when you feel like it. I'll be in the front room." Barnaby kissed Kotetsu's neck and left her to do her own thing while he went off to do his.

"And we can have breakfast when I get out. Hopefully I'll feel better by then."

Barnaby occupied himself with making something to eat while Kotetsu showered. After a little bit, a knock came on the door to the apartment, so the blond turned down the heat on the stove and went to answer the door, still in just his shorts from the night before.

When he opened the door, he was surprised to see Agnes standing with her hands on her hips. "Agnes, surprised to see you this morning."

"It's nearly noon." She said, eyeing Barnaby's state of undress, though her gaze wasn't an interested one. "Can I have a word, Mr. Brooks?"

"Yeah, sure." He stepped aside for the woman to enter the apartment, closing the door behind her when she reluctantly entered.

She stepped inside, eyeing the nearly empty, yet spotless apartment before turning to face Barnaby, studying him before she pulled a series of photographs out of her bag and held them up for Barnaby to see.

The top photo was a photograph that clearly showed Barnaby and Kotetsu together at dinner the night before, leaning over their table to connect their lips in a passionate kiss.

"Oh...yeah, about that..." Barnaby took a deep breath and rubbed the back of his neck.

"What's stopping me from publishing this?"

"Uh... n-nothing. But..." Barnaby couldn't come up with the words to argue against her. He was clearly embarrassed, and it was certain she knew that he and Kotetsu were together.

"But?" she raised an eyebrow.

"I don't know... wouldn't it bring down ratings?" He shook his head, face very red. "You did say it's better that celebrities aren't shown in relationships, so you shouldn't publish it..."

"True, but think of the scandal this is should someone else get their hands on this information. If Hero TV publishes it, we can spin it in our favor."