Coffewithsprinkles on DA did a story called "Fatherly Love" about Puphead and Djimmi and made me curious about who Puphead was and I have to say, he is cute. :) And her story inspired me to do this one. :)

Cuphead belongs to Studio MDHR. I only own Angel.

A New Nephew

Cagney yawned as he woke up, opening his eyes as the sweet smell of bacon filled the air and he sat up before smiling. "Angel must be up," he said and got up himself. While he wasn't a morning flower a lot of times, Angel and Specter had recently gotten married and the flower had sworn he'd be a good friend to the two. As was such, Angel often was up early in the mornings and made breakfast for the three of them. He stepped out into the kitchen and smiled at seeing Angel moving about and the table was set for six. The young woman turned and smiled at the flower.

"Good morning, Cagney," she said to the flower she considered to be a brother.

"Good morning, Angel," he said with a smile. "Who's joining us today?"

"The boys will be over in a bit and Djimmi asked if Specter and I would be willing to watch Puphead while he attends the genie conference," the young woman said before looking curious. "Is Specter up yet?"

"Not that I'm aware of," the flower admitted.

"Oh, that silly ghost," Angel said with a smile.

"Your silly ghost," came Specter's voice before two blue hands lifted the young woman up into the air, making her cry out in surprise before she began laughing and squirming.

"Specter! Put me down!" She laughed out, her voice holding no heat as she knew he was just being playful.

"Without giving you a good morning kiss?" He asked playfully, but also half-seriously. "I wouldn't be a good husband if I did that."

Angel giggled as he gently turned her around, keeping a secure hold on her and as soon as she was facing him, she wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him soundly. "Good morning, handsome," she said with a smile. "How long have you been watching me?"

"Since before Cagney came in," he said honestly, kissing her again.

A knock at the door caught their attention. "I'll get it," Cagney said with a smile as he went to go see who it was, smiling when he saw it was not only the boys, but also Djimmi, who was holding Puphead in his arms. "Good morning."

"Morning, Uncle Cagney!" Cuphead said happily as Mugman echoed his greeting and they hugged the flower, who hugged them back and rubbed their heads affectionately.

"Go on in. Angel is making breakfast," he said to them and as they rushed inside, he turned to Djimmi. "Come join us, old friend."

"I would love to, but I must be at the meeting," the genie said before looking at his son. "Aunty Angel and Uncle Specter will watch you today, little one. Be good for them."

"Yes, Papa," the little one said, looking a bit unsure.

Nodding, the genie handed his son to the flower, who smiled reassuringly. "Have a good meeting," he said to his friend.

"Thank you," Djimmi said. "I should be back later this afternoon."

With that, the genie vanished and Puphead curled up, unsure as he had never been left in someone else's care before. "Will Papa be back soon?" He asked Cagney.

"He will be," the flower soothed, knowing it was the young one's first time away from his father. "Now, why don't we go have breakfast? Your aunt Angel made some delicious food."

A growl reached his ears and he looked at Puphead, who looked a little embarrassed as he wrapped his arms around his stomach. The flower smiled. "Oh? Was that your little tummy?" He asked teasingly, his teasing voice making the young one giggle before the flower began tickling the little one, his leaf-like hands wiggling into the little one's sides, making him laugh more and try to push away the tickling hands, but that left his stomach open and defenseless. Cagney smirked as a vine sneakingly lifted up the young one's shirt a little to reveal the tender stomach and he blew a big raspberry right onto the young one's belly button.

Puphead squealed with giggles as he squirmed to get away, but the flower had a secure hold on him and began playfully munching the ticklish stomach. "Mmm! This little tummy is so yummy!" He said teasingly. "I'm going to eat it all up!"

Angel smiled as she entered the living room and saw the flower tickling the young one, who was in stitches with the playful teasing. "Am I to assume you just had breakfast, Cagney?" She asked teasingly.

"Just a little morsel," he replied. "This little one has such a delicious tummy."

Puphead giggled and reached for Angel, who chuckled and came closer, hugging the flower and the young boy. "Is Uncle Cagney tickling you to pieces?" She asked teasingly.

"Uh-huh," the boy giggled out.

"Because he's got the yummiest tummy and the cutest giggle," the flower said.

Angel chuckled. "Alright, how about we go get breakfast for real?" She suggested. "The boys and Specter are waiting for us."

He nodded and they headed for the kitchen where the others were and were soon enjoying a hearty breakfast before Cuphead and Mugman begged Cagney to spar and he chuckled, agreeing to show them a few new tricks while Angel put the food away and Specter washed the dishes as it was his turn to do so. Puphead stood on a stool beside the ghost and dried the dishes the ghost handed to him and then the little one handed the dry dishes to Angel, who put them away.

Specter noticed the young one was quiet. "Puphead? Are you feeling alright?" He asked gently.

The boy nodded, but then sniffled a little. Angel looked at him sympathetically. "You miss Daddy, huh?" She said gently.

Puphead nodded and looked sad, to which Angel picked him up. "You've never been away from him before, have you?" She asked. "Plus you don't really know us, huh?"

He nodded again. "I'm sorry, Aunty Angel," he said softly.

"Oh, honey, it's okay," she said gently, rubbing his head soothingly.

Specter smiled gently. "Puphead, are you unsure of us because the only uncle you've really know is Beppi?" He asked gently.

The little one nodded and Angel smiled gently. "Well, honey, we love you as our nephew," she said.

He looked up at her. "Really?" He asked.

"Of course," she said soothingly.

"And to prove that," Specter began, a grin spreading across his face. "We're going to tickle you to pieces."

Puphead squeaked in surprise before laughing as two sets of hands tickled his sides, stomach, and neck. "Cootchie, cootchie, coo!" Angel cooed playfully. "We've got you!"

"Who's our ticklish little nephew?" Specter cooed before gently lifting up the young one's shirt a little. "Oh, what a yummy little tummy!"

Puphead squealed as the ghost blew raspberries into his stomach and Angel blew raspberries into his neck, making him laugh more before he coughed a little, which made them stop and hold him gently until he caught his breath. He giggled and looked up at them. "Again?" He asked hopefully.

The two adults laughed. "How about a bit later?" Specter said as he gently pinched the left side of the young one's face in affection. "Let's go see what Cagney and your cousins are up to."

The young one nodded happily and Angel carried him outside where they saw the flower had apparently caught the boys and he was tickling them to pieces, making them laugh before he let them up and turned to find the other three coming towards them. "How's our new nephew doing?" He asked.

"He's doing better," Angel said with a smile before giving the flower a knowing look. "You knew he was unsure about us, didn't you?"

"Yeah," Cagney admitted. "But I knew that he'd soon see that we love him just as much as we love our other two nephews."

"That's right," Specter said as he scooped Mugman and Cuphead up into his arms. "Now, what should we all do for fun?"

Cuphead looked at Mugman and the brothers nodded to each other. "How about Puphead picks first?" The latter said.

"That's a great idea," Cagney said with a smile.

Puphead looked unsure, but then perked up. "Sardines?" He asked.

Everyone smiled as they knew that game and the young one was selected to find a hiding place first.

Djimmi appeared in the backyard of his friends' home, glad the meeting was over. It had been a long four hours and he was eager to get home. He looked around, but only saw Angel and Mugman in the backyard, but they seemed to be looking for something. "What are you two doing?" He asked.

Angel smiled. "Hi, Djimmi," she said. "We're playing Sardines."

"Uncle Cagney was it this time and it looks like everyone but us has found him," Mugman said with a smile. "He must have picked a good hiding spot. We can't find him anywhere."

Angel suddenly looked up and saw something orange sticking out from behind a bush and she went over, going around it and smiling when she found the others. She quickly ducked down, giggling a little.

Mugman saw that Angel was gone and he nodded. "Looks like Aunty Angel found them," he said before seeing the bushes move a bit and he smiled, going over and finding them. "You guys were there the whole time?" He asked.

"Yup," Cagney said with a chuckle. "I thought for sure you'd find us when you passed by here."

Angel giggled. "You picked a good spot, Cagney," she said before looking at Puphead. "By the way, Puphead, your dad's here."

Hearing that, the little one jumped up and eagerly ran out of the bushes, seeing his father in the backyard. "Daddy!" He cheered happily, running up to him.

Smiling, Djimmi scooped up his son into his arms, hugging him as the little one hugged him. "Ah, a hug from you was exactly what I needed, son," he said. "That was a long meeting." He looked at the adults as they came up with the other two boys. "Did he behave himself?"

"He was good as gold, Djimmi," Specter said with a smile.

The genie nodded. "Thank you for watching him," he said.

"Anytime, old friend," Cagney said with a smile as they said their farewells and the genie headed back to the carnival with his son.

"Did you have fun with your uncles, aunt, and cousins?" He asked his son.

"Uh-huh!" The boy said with a nod before yawning and settling down, resting his head on his father's shoulder before his eyes closed and he fell asleep.

Smiling, Djimmi let his son nap in his arms while he did up some paperwork.

I just had to. :) Puphead is just so cute! :)

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