Clark and I started back towards the house, and this time the trek didn't seem to take near as long as it did on the way to town. We were going to follow our first path but in the short amount of time we spent in town enough snow fell to cover our tracks. Once we made it up to the front steps of the house I could smell food being cooked inside and my mouth started to salivate. Within seconds of us stepping onto the deck the door was being opened and the aroma of steak, potatoes, and a variety of vegetables came wafting outside.
"Hurry, hurry, come in. Don't let all the heat get out. I've made a little dinner for us so go get changed back into your clothes." Lucia hustled us inside
"Shake that snow off your fur so you don't track it through the house." Lucia started brushing off Clark's fur
I hear Clark groan in protest, but we both stopped in the foyer and gave a good shake sending drops of water all over the walls and furniture.
"Well that wasn't a good idea either… Oh well go on go get dressed so we can all eat." Lucia continued to be motherly
Clark just let out a huff and walked into living room, but rubbed up against Lucia in thanks for her kindness and understanding of my current situation.
"Oh don't worry about it dear, you're family." Lucia wrapped her arms around my neck and hugged me
I trotted into the living room where Kaiba sat on the couch with the news on talking about the weather. Clark had gone into the spare bedroom to change so I laid on the floor in front of Kaiba's feet panting heavily and waited.
"I better go tell Clark that clothes on the bed are for him. Thank you again Seto." Lucia said thoughtfully as she came back
Kaiba smiled kindly as Lucia walked towards the spare bedroom, "Well we brought plenty before coming up here."
Kaiba nudged my ribs with foot and I was suddenly enveloped in the feeling of creepy-crawlies. It felt like millions of tiny bugs were crawling all over me. I rolled over on my back and began to squirm around trying to stop the sensation. I groaned and growled as I rolled around on the floor and rubbed up against the furniture trying to settle the itching. I looked like a dog right after the bath going crazy rubbing their face in the carpet and running around like a maniac.
"What the hell is wrong with you?" Kaiba laughed
I rumbled a complaint and continued my spastic fit.
"She said you touched her with your feet, and that she hates feet." Clark answered as he came out of the spare room
Once I saw that Clark was no longer in the spare room I bolted up and sprinted into the room. When I came out I was still shivering with the feeling of millions of bugs on my skin.
"Thank you for this!" I shuttered as I scratched my arms
"How about we eat, maybe that'll make you feel better." Lucia comforted me and led me towards the kitchen
Clark and Kaiba followed behind and I could hear them both snickering as I continued to squirm uncomfortably. We all sat down at the dining room table; Kaiba sat at the next to me and Clark across from him waiting for Lucia to take her place on his right. Lucia carried out a large tray with perfectly cooked steaks, roasted potatoes, and green beans. We dug in and ate in silence for a while none of us knew how to start the conversation that was looming above us.
"So how was the trek into town?" Lucia broke the silence first
"Snow drifts are getting pretty tall. It took us quite a while just to get through them. Irene enjoyed meeting Kenzi. It brought up lots of stories about her grandfather that I had to sit through for the hundredth time." Clark said casually
"Oh Clark, don't be so cruel to Irene. She's just a lonely old wolf." Lucia threatened
Kaiba leaned over and whispered in my ear, "Who's your grandfather?"
"I don't know. He died before I was born. He was my dad's dad that is all I know." I whispered back "Dad never really talked about him much… Actually he avoided talking about him."
"That isn't entirely your father's fault." Clark directed his attention to us, "Your grandfather was a harsh man, and he had different views. He was very against your mother and father being together because she wasn't a true born werewolf."
"I guess it's a good thing he isn't around today." I smiled and gently placed a hand on Kaiba's
Lucia and Clark exchanged hesitant looks, and avoided eye contact with me for several seconds.
"What?" I asked skeptically
"I promised your father…" Clark started
"My father is dead." I said coldly
Clark sighed and looked to Lucia for guidance.
"She's a grown woman, Clark. I think it's time she knew." Lucia said reassuringly
"Your grandfather is still alive. After he passed down his alpha status to your father he was chased out of the family. I don't know where he is currently, but last we knew he was somewhere in Scandinavia." Clark explained
The room grew deafly silent as everyone waited for my response.
"Well there is no need to hunt him down now. As far as I'm concerned he is still dead." I shrugged
The tension in the room seemed to disappear instantly and there was an audible sigh of relief from both Clark and Lucia.
"Well since we all got over that awkward hurdle, what are we going to do about the video?" Lucia asked awkwardly
"As much as I hate pushing this back I think we need to wait until everyone is here before we make a plan." Kaiba said sternly
Kaiba continued to explain to Clark about what happened with Gwen, and our plans to mainstream before Gwen fucked it all up.
"The boys will be here tomorrow. I told Caleb to call the landline when they land in Anchorage so we can plan out when we need to pick them up from the airport." I chimed in when Kaiba finished
"According to the news the weather will clear up tonight and we should be able to make it to the airport tomorrow with the Jeep." Lucia pointed out
Kaiba relaxed next to me as we brought up Mokuba being with us soon, but Kaiba kept the same stoic expression through the entire conversation.
"Well Clark, I think we should get going. We'll see you two tomorrow. Call me when you know what time the plane lands." Lucia said politely
Both of them stood up and walked to the spare bedroom to shift again. I followed them to the front door so I could let them out.
"Thank you both for everything. We'll see you tomorrow." I said kindly
The two wolves bowed in appreciation and then took off sprinting into the night. I watched them until I could no longer see them past the falling snow, and then closed the door and locking it behind me. I went back to the dining room where Kaiba was picking up plates. I walked in quietly and began to help. Neither of us said anything; we carried plates into the kitchen and began to load the dishwasher. Once we were finished Kaiba leaned against the counter watching me begin to straighten the kitchen.
"We came here to escape the drama for a while, yet it seems to follow us where ever we go." I tried to lighten the mood
"Why does this happen to us every time we get comfortable with each other?" Kaiba jested back
"Welcome to the life with a supernatural girlfriend." I laughed "I promise you that our relationship won't be boring."
"Clearly." Kaiba full bodied laughed and hugged me from behind
"But just once I want to have a normal relationship for longer than a day." I sighed and turned around in Kaiba's arms
"That would make our life boring." Kaiba quipped "We'll get through this."
Kabia gently brushed a lock of hair away from my face and tucked it softly behind my ear. The trace of his touch left a tingling sensation in its path. My body became aware of every fiber of my shirt against my skin, the heat coming off of Kaiba's skin, the smell of his cologne. This was what falling in love felt like; the constant yearning for his touch, my every thought was of him, being away from made me feel incomplete, and a pit formed in my stomach even thinking about being away from him.
I pressed my body closer to him, "Are you scared?"
Kaiba's embrace on me got tighter as my question sunk in, "No…"
"I am…" I murmured
"I know." Kaiba whispered muffled by my hair
We stood in the kitchen for a long while holding each other letting the emotions wash over us.
"I think I'm going to shower and head to bed." I sighed and pushed away
I trudged my way into the master bathroom and got into the shower. I let the hot water steam around me and wash the fear off. I closed my eyes and ran my fingers through my long hair as if it was pulling away my anxiety. The longer I stayed under the water the more relaxed I felt. My body was slowly releasing the tension that was building since I saw the news this morning. Once my skin began to prune and my body felt like a well done noodle, I got out of the shower and wrapped a fuzzy cotton towel around me. I walked out to see Kaiba sitting on top of all the blankets on the bed reading my book. He peered up from the edge of the book as I entered the room and followed me with his eyes as I went to the closet. I came back out in my pajama pants and a tank top and Kaiba never took his gaze off of the door when I entered the closet. I threw the blankets back on the bed and climbed under them. I rolled over and laid on my side and looked up to Kaiba who continued to read my book.
"Read to me." I cooed
Kaiba side eyed me and smirked, "Are you a child?"
I rolled my eyes and gently kicked him with my foot under covers, "Shut up, just read."
"I can't shut up and read at the same time." Kabia said smugly
"Oh fuck you. Never mind." I huffed
Kaiba slammed the book shut and put it down on the side table, and in the blink of the eye was sitting on top of me.
"What are you doing?" I stammered through my giggling
"Turn over." Kaiba commanded and rolled me over on my stomach
Kaiba pushed up my tank top and pulled it over my head and threw in on the floor. Kaiba started my lower back and ran his thumbs up my spine with comfortable pressure. I sighed in pleasure as the knots in my back began to loosen. Kaiba reached up and gripped my shoulders and began to massage them in a circular motion causing several bones to pop in my spine. As my body began to relax even further moans of contentment would escape my throat unwarranted. After a few minutes I felt Kaiba's fingertips gently tracing the lines of my scars. Each scar he traced my brought back the painful memories of how I got them.
"Stop." I breathed harshly
Kaiba stopped mid-touch on top of the wrap around scar from my bear fight.
"I have to look at them every day, and I don't need to you to remind me that their there." I said sternly
"Are you ashamed of them?" Kaiba asked and placed his hands at my sides
"Yes, they are proof of the horrendous things I have done. Proof of the monster that now lays dormant inside." I murmured "I wish I could make them go away."
I heard a deep groan from Kaiba and then I was being rolled back over onto my back.
"What about his one?" Kaiba forcefully poked at the pale puckered scar on my shoulder where I got shot by the man who came to take Kaiba.
"You risked yourself so I and Mokuba did not get taken that night. You attacked that man knowing he had a gun and it got you shot." Kaiba said harshly "That isn't a monster."
"And this one." Kaiba moved down to my ribs to the long jagged scar where the hunter stabbed me "You protected your brothers and avenged your parents getting this."
"I'm not saying all of these scars came from doing good deeds; I know you have a few from doing stupid shit, but there isn't a scar on your beautiful body that shows you are a monster." Kaiba stressed "You. Are. Not. A monster. You willing throw yourself in front of guns; you constantly put your own life on the line for others. You hunt monsters just to protect a town. You have helped more people than you can imagine. If anything these scars tell a story of heroism."
Kaiba reached up and caressed my face in his long fingers. With his thumb he wiped away a lone tear falling down my cheek.
"When I read that book and I read the stories of Hercules and all the other demi-gods and their trials they remind me of you. Everything you have gone through to prove that you are worthy." Kaiba confessed while gliding his thumb over my cheek bone
"I love you, and all of your scars." Kaiba breathed
My eyes widened with those three little words. Three words I wasn't expecting to hear from a man who has been damaged by people who are supposed to love him. Words from a man that has hardly been shown love. Love, an emotion, a feeling, that has been taken from him since he was a child. Kaiba put up a wall a long time ago to protect him from being hurt by those who were supposed to love him, but in this moment that wall came crumbling down. I reached up and took his face in both of my heads and I lifted myself up to meet him. I looked deep into his piercing blue eyes and saw that he was no longer lonely, but instead I saw love and nurture welling over again and again. I fixed a broken man, and now all he wants is to fix me. He loves me, and I love him.
"I…I love you too." I replied choking on the words as both they and tears were trying to break free at the same time.
We both leaned into each other; our faces centimeters apart. His breath fanned across my face smelling sweetly of mint and a hint of cognac. I felt his eyelashes brush against my skin and his nose brushed against mine. Our lips met briefly barely touching. The slight touch of his soft lips made me yearn for more. I adjusted my hands and pulled him by the jaw forcing our lips to meet again. The kiss was passionate; our lips pressed together both of us breathing hard, and our breath hot against each other's skin. Our lips parted and our tongues explored each other. Dancing, tangled, intertwined they moved as one. I felt my body, my soul, molding together with his. In this moment I felt as if we were one; our love solidified. Kaiba's hand move from my face to my back pushing me harder against him, and the curves of my body fit perfectly against him. The kiss continued growing more and more passionate as the seconds ticked by. My bare chest pressed firmly against him; I could feel his heart beat against my skin. Our hands began to explore each other's body; pushing and pulling sending wave after wave of bliss through my skin. This wasn't lust it was love; a true and pure love. We separated both struggling to catch our breath. Our foreheads pressed together, both of us unmoving. Kaiba eventually reached up and pulled me away so he good look at me with a loving gaze. I looked up to him through my eyelashes returning his heartfelt gaze.
"You're not alone. You'll never be alone again." Kaiba promised