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kaimulder:

“I can’t imagine you ate properly in the time you were away from here, knowing your skills when it comes to food. If it wasn’t served to you on a plate fully cooked and dressed, you’d complain.” But it was nothing compared the complaining that he stomached with her absence, those looking to him for the details that she carried out while his own focus was split between the camp and her being out there, without him. “I feel like if we leave our three kids in charge, two will overrule the one and this entire camp will end up in flames,” he replied, eyes half closed as he got them into the bathroom before setting her down on the counter. With every press of her lips against his skin, Kai thought less and less of anyone other than her. “Fuck it, let it burn,” he mumbled against her kips as he sunk into a deep kiss.

She offered him that smile that meant he was right but she wouldn’t admit it. “I ate. Everyone ate actually and I kept my complaints to myself about it not being cooked properly.” She stuck her tongue out at him. She’d hunted for everyone while she was out, and she’d eaten, after everyone else, just like they both did in camp. It wasn’t that the food wasn’t good enough for her, it was that she had no appetite when she was away. She worried about things happening to everyone while she was gone and unable to help the ones she loved. She sank into the kiss, her hands tangling into his hair as she pulled him as close as she could get him. “It wouldn’t be two against one, Olly wouldn’t give a damn and Mal can handle Atlas so it’s safe.” She mumbled against his lips with a small laugh when she pulled away for air. “You, however, aren’t.” She muttered, her hands running the length of his chest and under his shirt.

#kai

kaimulder:

Kai needed a moment, but knew that Mak needed him more than that as he let out a shallow breath as he nodded. There was no going back from this, not when he gave her the inkling of hope that she craved at all times that was crucial to their survival. “I know,” he agreed, letting her stuff their things into packs while he took down the tent and started to put it away just as quick. “But that goes without saying, we’re a team but if one of us goes down; the other has to promise to keep going.”

Mak stilled at his words, her mind latching onto the phrase ‘if one of us goes down’. That wasn’t something she liked to think about, ever, but it was a truth that was nagging at them both. “Alright.” She replied, her voice low. She turned to meet his eyes. “But that means that if it’s me that goes down, then you keep going. You’re going to promise too.” Her eyes were determined, though her voice was soft and full of emotion.

#Kai

kaimulder:

It was them against the world. Kai didn’t trust anyone else, didn’t care to try unless it benefited Mak’s survival as he let her fall into him while he held onto her. “It’s always going to be us,” he repeated with a nod, even when she pulled away and listed the order in which they needed to pack. Kai was going to have work harder as needing to get over his phobia along with packing up the rest of their things. “I know.” This time his eyes took in her own with a stronger sense of self. “I would do anything to protect you. Anything.”

She searched his face, looking for every sign of his phobia she could find. She knew this wouldn’t be easy, but she had to try. She couldn’t leave him behind. “I know you would.” She told him, a small smile on her lips though her eyes were filled with worry. “And I’d do anything to protect you. We’re a team and we’re always going to be.” She turned from him slowly and wrinkled her nose before she headed into the tent to start stuffing their clothes and things into the bags they had there.

#kai

kaimulder:

Kai simply smirked at her question, having been counting down the minutes and seconds until her and the rest of the scouting party returned – this wasn’t anything different other than not wanting to let her out of his sight. They had been apart a week now. A whole week. If anyone thought his mind would be on anything other than her, they didn’t know him at all as he leaned into the touch of her fingers. His own hands were slowly wrapping around her hips, sliding down until he hoisted her up into his arms with every intention of making sure that she didn’t shower alone. “You say that now but I know you. You’ll be starving soon enough and then blame me when there’s nothing on the table for you,” he rumbled a low laugh, nuzzling the side of her face while he carried them to the bathroom.

She couldn’t stop the smile on her face from widening, letting her legs wrap around Kai’s hips as he lifted her. “You know I may complain about it, but if you didn’t feed me so well I wouldn’t have room to complain so it’s your fault.” She laughed as she finished her statement, pressing kisses across his face and jawline before she pressed her lips to his and hummed in contentment. “Let’s just stay like this forever. Someone else can take care of everything. We have three kids, they should be able to between them.” She wasn’t entirely serious, but it wasn’t a bad thought if it meant she could be selfish with Kai’s time.

#kai

kaimulder:

His gaze was on the truck. As much as he believed that he’d be the reason they didn’t make ( whether they stayed or left ) Kai knew that she wouldn’t go without him, so he had to at least try and make the journey. It’d been a long and arduous process when she’d helped him move outside of what he could, but they had time and patience on their side. Now they had neither but they did have each other when he felt her wrap her arms around him once more, pull him down to her level as she couldn’t believe that he’d conceded to her wishes. Kai would do anything for her. Anything. Sinking deeper into the kiss, breaking his gaze away from those around them as he turned his whole attention back to the woman who had it all from the start. “I do trust you. I only trust you.” He clenched his jaw, feeling the tension start to build at the very thought of them leaving this place for the unknown as they broke apart slightly. “We need to pack if we’re going to make that ride.”

She let herself sink into the kiss, into him. They fought worse than cats and dogs most days, but there was no way to deny that Kai had every bit of her heart and soul. It was stupid how much she loved him, and obviously how much he loved her in return. “It’s always been us, and it’s always going to be us against the world.” She meant that. Even before she had realized it, it had been the two of them against the world. She sighed and wrinkled her nose but nodded. “Alright. I guess we should start with the things we can put into bags. The tent will be last.” She got quiet for a second. “Kai, you know I love you right?”

#kai

kaimulder:

“You better not.” Kai smirked down at her, another rub against the side of her face before her lead them further into the house and away from the rest of the problems that could wait a few more hours for them. He’d had his hands full while she was gone, making sure everything was running smoothly and safely but there was things that needed both of their attention. “Fifteen minutes,” he growled, not sure he could wait that long to hear her voice or see her again when she needed a shower and food. Kai thought that he’d give her space, but then the wink had his wolf leaping to the front of his chest and dared him to walk away from her. “If that’s an invitation, I don’t think I can deny you it. Unless you want food more than company…”

“Are you going to time that fifteen minutes?” She teased, though she knew that if he had his way he would right down to the last second. It was one more thing she loved about him. He was so fiercely dedicated to loving her, just as she was to loving him. It happened to make everything work out better than she could have ever seen. She knew the moment his mind changed about letting her go and she chuckled at him, her grin widening. “It’s always an open invitation for you. Company is always preferable to food, Kai Mulder.” She told him, running her fingers through his hair. She’d missed him, and just being with him like this made her feel content.

#kai

kaimulder:

“Barely.” He had to for the sake of the pack and the camp, watch her leave and know that neither one of them could go together and leave everyone else behind. At least not until Mal was ready to take it on himself. “If that’s what it takes, then yes. I’ll put it back on every time you leave me.” His own wolf howled inside his chest, wanting to be closer than they were – wanting to strip themselves of their skin and run freely through the woods with his mate. It wanted her wolf as much as he wanted her. Though as she spun around in his arms, Kai grinned tightly at her before he was nuzzling the side of her face with his own. “Not yet, but I love you too.”

“I don’t think I could ever or want to ever stop smelling like you. So that’s what it takes.” She smiled at that. She’d never worried about anyone mistaking her as a lone wolf out there because she smelled of Kai. Everything about her screamed that she was his, but his scent, subtle in the way it stayed in her pores was her favorite. It was like she always had him with her somehow. “Good, I’ll tell you again in fifteen minutes.” She winked at him while her wolf whined in her chest, even just the touch of his face against hers making her want to be closer. How did she survive a week away? “Are you showering with me or are you making dinner?”

#kaibo

kaimulder:

“Mak,” he called out after her when she crawled into their tent in a show of stubbornness that they weren’t going to part ways any time soon. All he had to do was look around and see that the entire camp was practically packed up and ready to go while she was willing to stay put with him even when he knew that would be the death of them both. “You know this isn’t funny. Get out of there.” He swallowed thickly, glancing back at the truck that would be their only way out of this together when his chest started to tighten up and there was no going back from what he was about to say next. She was the only person he had left, his sister was still unknown and his parents were gone but he couldn’t make her stay as much as he knew it would be difficult to leave. “We have a ride to catch.”

She stilled in the middle of laying down. She was hearing things, her wishful thinking was tricking her into hearing him give in. She turned slowly, moving out of the tent and straightening up to look at him. Selfish. That’s what she felt in that moment. She knew this was going to be hard for him, but she didn’t want to live without him and he was choosing to let her have her way. “Kai...” She said his name, her voice thick with sudden tears, before she wrapped her arms around his neck and pressed her lips to his. She wanted to show him what she was feeling rather than try to tell him. “I know it’s hard, and I’m sorry that you have to make this choice but I will get you through this. Please just trust me. We’ll make it together.”

#Kaibo

kaimulder:

He closed his eyes, breathing heavily while he counted backwards from ten as if that would help the situation but he knew that it wouldn’t as long as Mak was as stubborn as him. She wouldn’t leave without him and there was no telling that he’d manage to make it out of here at all without losing it. “Mak,” he started to say before he opened his eyes and leveled a stare at her. “I’m being serious here. If we… if we do your plan, I can’t help protect us. I’d be… trapped.” By his condition, he’d be incapacitated in the back of the truck while they moved and until she was able to help him settle down. But even then, there was a chance that he wouldn’t get calm down enough if they were ambushed.

She listened to him, an eyebrow raised. She was trying her best to keep her expression neutral because she was a mess on the inside. She could feel her chest tightening to a point where breathing would become hard if he kept trying to talk her into leaving. “I’d protect us. The others would too. We aren’t alone, Kai.” She ran her fingers through her hair and turned back to the tent, dropping to her knees to crawl inside. “But since you’re that worried I suppose the choice is to stay here. Which means I can take a nap.” If there was a book for translating her tendency for sarcasm it would clearly read that this was her way of hiding a breakdown from anyone else. In her mind he was being silly, because there was only one way she’d survive and that was if he was with her. She’d die if they both stayed and she’d die if she left him here. At least staying meant she was allowed to choose.

#kaibo

kaimulder:

“I barely lasted the week without you here.” In fact, he hadn’t slept much at all or been home unless absolutely necessary as he through himself into his work fully until she got back. He knew that people could tell the difference in his demeanor, barely keeping it together or from snapping at anyone while she wasn’t there to keep him in line. Not to mention, the worry that something would happen to her while he wasn’t there to watch out for her. “You better not,” he all but growled against her neck, nuzzling and spreading the scent of him everywhere that it was significantly missing after her week out there without him. He slowly walked them towards the bathroom, not wanting to be away from her for even one second. “I missed you.”

“But you lasted.” Probably as well as she had. Going without him always left her on alert, made her more cautious and slightly irritable because she had to make sure that she came home to him. Together they could handle anything but apart they were a mess. A shiver ran down her spine at the same time her wolf jumped inside her, reacting to the obvious claim he was laying on her. “Do you plan to put your smell back after I wash it off?” She teased, as she pushed the door open, more content in his arms than she would admit to anyone but him. “I missed you too, babe. But I’m home and next time we can send someone else.” That was only half true; she knew how important she was to the treks outside, but they were good at pretending. “Have I told you I love you yet today?” She asked suddenly, turning to face him, her head tilting to the side.

#kaibo

kaimulder:

Kai practically whined at the mere thought of her spending the night alone, without him after being gone for a week. They both had responsibilities to the pack and the rest who resided in the camp, but that didn’t make it any easier to watch her leave and know that rarely would he be in the same position. Still, she leaned into his kiss before going through the doorway that he bounded upwards and after her before wrapping his arms around her waist and tugging her close; her back pressed up against his chest. “You wouldn’t leave me out there on the doorstep. Like a poor, lovesick pup.”

Her laughter rebounded through the house as she easily fell back into his arms; her heart speeding up at the affection. “Lovesick? Is that what you would be? I think you could get along without me for one night.” Her tone was teasing, she made sure of it. She knew how hard it was on both of them to be without the other, it was like missing part of them. She reached behind her and ran her fingers through his dark hair, humming in contentment. “I would never leave you out there; I’d just end up joining you. I can’t sleep without you by me.” She finally relented as she attempted to walk them forward, her mind still on a shower for the moment.

#kaibo #ignore text

kaimulder:

Kai frowned. “If I get in that truck, I could kill us an’ anyone else that is with us if it doesn’t work.” But staying and knowing that they’d both die without standing much of a chance against the horde that was fast approaching, it made him sick to the stomach to think about him being the problem for them both. That was his typical stance, always the one with a problem whether it was with people or the fact that he couldn’t so much as step two feet out of the circle that she’d helped him create or else he would have been nothing more than a stain on the floor of his parent’s restaurant. Again, thanks to her saving him as he stared down at her. “Mak this would be so much easier if you would just listen to me for once and go.”

She almost groaned at how stubborn he was being. Yet somehow, only for him, she managed to keep a shred of patience. “You can’t kill anyone if you’re in the back with me and not driving.” She needed him to realize that there was no way she could leave. This wasn’t even about safety anymore. She was physically incapable of leaving him. In the same way that he had trouble with spaces, she had trouble when she was too far from him. She wouldn’t readily admit it to anyone, especially to Kai himself, but he was her reason for existing and had been for quite some time. His phrase made her grin as she turned her head this way and that, looking at him innocently. “What was that? Didn’t quite hear that one.” She knew she was being a pain in his ass, but this time it was necessary.

#Kaibo

kaimulder:

She couldn’t stay, not without the protection that the small group provided the both of them because it was better than the two of them being on their own. How was he supposed to help protect her when he was restricted by his own limitations that made it next to impossible to run in three of the four directions around them. It took time, to overcome his paralyzing fear and even then, it could cripple him at a moment’s notice if they had to flee. “We had more time then, not two hours, Mak.. we had all the time in the world. You know…” He shook his head, not wanting to loosen his grip on her as if it were the last time that he’d be able to hold her before the truth settled in between the two of them. One of them would win, which meant they were both bound to lose.

His answer to her memory made her quiet. He was right. At that time they had all the time in the world for her to calm him down and get him to walk with her. It had taken them nearly thirty minutes then to get him to walk an entire city block with her. “But..” The word left her lips, more a habit to argue than because she actually had something to say. Her fingers fisted the back of his shirt and she closed her eyes, quietly breathing him in. It seemed like it was the end but Mak was never one to give up, at least not on him. “You have two choices here and that’s all I’m giving you. There’s no third option Kai Mulder so don’t you even try.” She finally pulled away and met his eyes. She was lost in them for a second, thinking how she’d never loved the color brown until she’d met him. “One, you get in that truck bed with me, you close your eyes and let me get you through it. Or two, we both stay here and try to make it on our own until we’re both killed by zombies. So what’s it gonna be?”

#kaibo

kaimulder:

“Exactly. She has a bark to her but it’s nothing compared to what someone has to do to incite her bite,” he teased out slowly before he was moving closer to where she stood as his wolf growled in contentment at the nearness of the two of them. The last thing he wanted to separate them again, to let her go, but he did it for the good of the pack as well as the rest of the camp. “We can lock the doors and windows, turn off the lights, and forget that we even have any kids.” He told her as he pressed his lips against her own.

“I’ll remember that then.” It was stupid how easily he had her in the palm of his hand. They had been together for decades at this point and he still made her forget her own name. She tilted her head to meet his kiss, her hands gripping his shirt to pull him closer to her. “Deal. They’re big pups now.” She laughed against his lips before she pulled away and walked towards the door. “I need a shower so come on love of my life or I’ll lock you out too and spend the night pampering myself.” She would never attempt it, but seeing his face when she teased about things like that always managed to amuse her.

#kaibo

kaimulder:

laylamulder:

“If I was sharing any secrets, I’d be louder just to mortify you.” She laughed softly, leaning back slightly and stopping before she ended up falling off her stool. “Yeah, well, I think her opinion doesn’t count because you’re going to be an amazing chef someday with your own restaurant.” God knows their parents would have more clients if they just let him cook. She shook her head, hitting Mak’s arm gently with a laugh. “Don’t call me mom, I’m too young to be anyone’s mother.” And it wasn’t in her plans for the future anyway. “Water please.”

Kai hid his smile when Mak bumped into him, walking past, when he knew that there was plenty of room to have avoided him completely but she’d chosen otherwise. It left him mildly confused as well as amused at the same time. “According to you, yeah, but the rest of the world? Not so much.” Because he knew his limitations even if Layla believed that it wouldn’t be forever. “Water is good, thanks,” he replied before finishing up on the plates and pulling the lamb from the oven before he was plating the last of the food for the three of them.

Mak made her way to the other side of the kitchen, grabbing bottles of water from the small fridge unit there. It made her heart ache to hear Kai have so little faith in himself. She turned, stopping for a minute as she stared across the room at the pair of siblings. They’d somehow become two of the most important people in her life. Layla was her best friend, however that miracle had happened, and Kai. He was a friend, one that she was developing feelings for even if she wouldn’t let herself admit that. “Well one day when you have a restaurant I’ll be there everyday to eat. I can’t cook to save my life so it’s a better alternative to house fires.” She spoke up with a small laugh as she made her way back over, offering their bottles of water.

#kaibo #layla

kaimulder:

“Never with our money, only with our lives,” he replied without any real emotion behind his voice as he raised his gaze to the rest of the camp that was in full swing to pick up and move on. It had never been a question as to where but when, knowing that they’d only be stationary as long as they could until the dead overran them. But he couldn’t go with them, something that had been a stickler point for them. He couldn’t go. She couldn’t stay. They’d ignored it this long, but with her pressed against his chest; Kai knew they couldn’t ignore it anymore. “You can’t stay here. It isn’t safe, not if they all leave.”

His words only reminded her that this had always been their downfall. The one thing that, before, they could work at and deal with and now they didn’t have that luxury. This time it was an all or nothing decision. “Don’t tell me I can’t stay. if you won’t go with me then I’m not going to go.” Her voice was only slightly muffled and she could hear the others moving around them, but it was all dulled compared to the steady beating of his heart. “Do you remember when we went out of your usual area? The first time you came to my house and I talked you through it? We can do it again, Kai.”

#kaibo

kaimulder:

“We knew that was bound to happen sooner or later,” he replied simply, watching her more than anyone else as of right now. When she didn’t turn around, but kept her face angled away from him, Kai knew that she’d been trying to process all this on her own and knew what it meant for the two of them. Or rather, what it meant for his inability to pack up and move on so easily. “Good thing we didn’t bet on later.”

“Mhm.” She snorted, trying to disguise her apprehension with laughter. This was going to be hard for him, and in turn for her. She wouldn’t leave without him. It didn’t matter if she hated his guts in that moment; she couldn’t function without him either. “We both know not to take bets we’re going to lose.” She murmured, turning to face him finally and just wrapping her arms around his waist and hiding her face in his chest. “They’ve given us two hours. I’m not leaving without you.”

#kai

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