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Katrina was exhausted and it was starting to show. She hadn't been sleeping at the hospital as Yuuri had been, but staying in the Underground was hardly her idea of comfort. Kian had made an attempt at insisting she return topside without him. She wasn't willing to do that either, finding some small sacrifices more than worth making in the name of knowing that someone would be present should Kian need something.

It had taken a bit of time to see to having Lauri transferred to a private room, putting in a few phonecalls to have a handful of necessities brought to the hospital for Yuuri. She made a mental note to have a few choice words with Archer-- or maybe to yell at a wall before getting the idea to have words with Archer, as it was likely to have the same sort of an effect.

Not that he could spend that sort of time at the hospital himself, given his predicament... Or his temperament, for that matter.

Better he wasn't there maybe....

Katrina locked the door behind her, setting her keys down on the end table with a sigh. Teleportation was such a more convenient means of transportation, but there was never a guarantee that she wouldn't somehow be tracked back to Kian's home and she wouldn't endanger him like that just for the sake of not having to spend time sitting in rush hour traffic. She slid out of her flats next, tucking them into the hall closet before padding towards the kitchen to find something to drink and, perhaps, her lover.

"I was hoping I'd find you in here." A light smile worked its way onto Katrina's lips as she spotted Kian in the kitchen after rounding the corner. It was good to see him home; somewhere easy to find and comfor, ting to serve as a steady reminder that all was working slowly towards being well again.

Katrina watched him for a moment before crossing the kitchen, rising up on her toes to brush a light kiss to Kian's cheek. "Lauri's been settled into the private room. We were able to get one with a murphy bed for Yuuri to sleep in so he's not lying on that awful cot anymore. I had Otto and Vi put together a few necessities and a change of clothes for him so he could make use of the shower there... I'll have to figure out his sizes myself the next time I'm at the Warehouse."

"He's well medicated, if that's what you mean by 'doing well'." Kat snorted softly as she nestled against his side, eyes closing tightly against the mental image of Lauri lying there in the hospital bed. Lauri, even when he had been nothing more than Sailor Aue to her before, had always been larger than life. She wanted him home where she could crowd his space and drive him mad-- not in a room with wires and tubes.

"He's doing better than he would have been if he hadn't made it to the hospital when he did. Our mousey friend did the right thing in taking him straight there... Honestly, tournament be damned, he should have gone after his first match." She nestled her head against Kian's shoulder, opening her eyes again least the images come back more clearly.

"What about you, sugar? How's your shoulder holding up?"

"Goonies never say 'die'." Katrina wasn't certain that Kian would get the reference, but it seemed fitting, all things considered. What had started out as a pack with an alpha had become a rag tag band of misfits that had learned the importance of running together. Each had their strengths and weaknesses and, while the wolf might not agree, no single one of them was worth a damn without the power they lent each other.

"Let's see that you do nothing else to it then, hm?" She knew they could each be gentle when need be and it wasn't as if she did not do most of the physical work in the more militaristic side of their relationship. "Is there anything I can do to make it easier on you to relax?"

"If you're going to put together a tray with tea let me know when it's ready and I'll come carry it for you." She tilted her head in order to brush a gentle kiss to the line of his jaw before slipping out of his arms in order to do as she had been asked. Kian was always looking out for her and it was incredibly fortunate this evening that looking out for her meant relaxing for him as well.

"Thank you." She brushed her fingers lightly against his elbow on her way past, slipping into the kitchen to retrieve the tray he'd put together for the two of them. She plucked an apple slice from the tray, crunching away on it as she carried the tray from the kitchen.

"Looks like you've thought of everything, sugar." Katrina set the tray down on the coffee table. "Everything we might need for a nice, quiet night in, at the very least."

"Only because I'm looking out for you, Kian... And because we could both use a nice, quiet, relaxing night in." Katrina waited until he was settled against the cushions before shifting to curl up against his side. She was absolutely exhausted, mentally and emotionally. She could use a night like this-- a simple night in.

A night with him.

[Fin]