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Multi clicked his pen against the desk. Tapping his foot up and down, trying to focus on his work.
Nacho ran around his desk, taking his focus.
It was already 6pm, Katie was supposed to get him at 1 pm.
Not even a text, saying she’s going to be late.
Multi knew she lost track of time and forgot things at times. But she hasn’t ever been late picking up Nacho. Even always coming an hour or two early.
Which usually leads the three of them to hangout, till Nacho's normal pickup time.
Multi would joke that he’s being taken away from his work. But he did truly enjoy the time they spent together.
Always feeling like it would end too soon.
He looked back towards the clock.
Multi chewed his lip. Picking at the hanging skin with his teeth. Clicking his pen faster.
Pulling out his phone. He was going to message her again.
Seeing his previous text from earlier asking if she was coming still left unread.
NeedYourBlood: Katie are you going to get nacho?
Multi gripped his phone, staring intently.
Ten minutes had passed at this point. Multi felt the pit in his stomach grow.
Suddenly a ding came from his phone.
Multi jumped, fumbling his phone in his hands, almost dropping it.
Another crack in his phone screen to fix was not needed.
Finally getting it steady he saw a notification from her.
Saucebxss: sorry can you keep him tonight
Multi pulled his brows together. He didn’t mind watching Nacho longer. But something wasn’t right.
NeedYourBlood: of course.
Multi quickly closed her contact opening Aldo’s
NeedYourBlood: Can you Watch Nacho tonight? Please.
Aldo_geo: uh sure, everything alright?
Needyoublood: Yes, I just need to catch up on some things .
NeedYourBlood: Can I drop him now?
Aldo_Geo: “sent a thumbs up”
Multi quickly scrambled his papers in a pile, not caring about organizing them now.
He turned his head to Nacho, while picking up papers that fell onto the floor below.
“How do you feel about going to hang out with Uncle Aldo tonight?”
Nacho gave his dad a few jumps of excitement.
Multi gave a sigh of relief. Tossing the rest of the papers on his desk.
Grabbing nacho’s bag filled with anything he could need for food to a whole first aid kit.
Swigging the back behind his back he scooped up his son.
He teleported to the castle. Quickly handing Nacho to Aldo. Sitting his back down.
Multi gave no added explanation to his reasoning.
Swiftly he teleported out of Aldo’s castle.
Leaving the confused man to watch his son.
Multi teleported straight to Katie’s HQ. Feeling his blood go cold, as he saw the rain.
Slowly he went up the steps.
“Katie?”
Multi eyes went wide as he looked into the doorway, around the bottom floor, seeing blocks destroyed, and her beacon missing.
The smell of burned plastic and smoldered wood infiltrated his nose, as he stepped inside .
Turning his head he saw multiple of her paintings burned. Some tilted, others fell completely onto the ground.
The only one seeming to be standing is the picture of him and his son in the corner.
He slowly walked over to it. Biting his lip nervously. Looking at his son's face for a moment.
Taking a deep breath, he walked back to the center going to walk up the stairs. having to go around the crater in the middle of the floor.
As he walked around his foot stepped onto something.
Looking down he saw a torn picture of Ash and Don. Burned around the edges.
He quickly stepped off of it. Speeding his pace as he walked to the stairs.
“Katie!” His voice rang out, echoing around him.
Pulling out some blocks he quickly tried to fix the stairs, trying to make a path up.
Multi stumbled up the stairs, tripping at the top step, his foot caught in a hole.
Multi's heart was pounding, feeling his breath start to heave.
Looking up he saw Katie’s statue, staring down at him.
“Where are you?” He whispered.
Pulling his foot out of the hole, he shakily got up.
Putting his hands to the cup around his month he called her name out again.
Poking his head in each room, each having blocks missing.
Opening the door to Nacho's room, it looked to be untouched? Something looks slightly different but not destroyed like the rest.
Stepping back he closed the door.
Multi felt a cold sweat starting to form against his forehead.
He started to speed walk to the next flight of Stairs, avoiding the broken steps.
He felt his heart stop as he saw the state of her meeting room.
Her 800 pound table was thrown on its side against the wall.
Seeming to have caused the shattering of all the windows around it. The walls around it crumbled around the table.
Stepping back he almost fell down the stairs.
He was wiping his head around. His lungs burned.
No Katie.
“What the fuck!”
He scrambled to grab his warp stone, looking down the list of places she could be.
Spamming the button to Schlatt & Co.
Purple covered around him as he was transported in front of Schlatt's home.
Before the partials could disappear. he was already running towards the lighthouse. Rain continued to pour around him.
Putting his shaky hands against the cold walls of the lighthouse for leverage. He went down the steps, two at a time.
Slipping as his foot hit the bottom level, his wet shoes sliding him forward.
Multi stumbled forward, barely catching himself.
Multi took a shallow breath as he tried to heave out her name again. Her room was finally in sight.
He bolted down the hall.
“Katie!” He shouted looking around.
His chest tightened as he looked around.
She wasn’t down there.
He dug in his pockets with clammy hands, trying to grab his waystone.
Pulling it out, the stones slipped out of his grasp. falling to the floor in front of him.
Now laid cracked in half.
The purple glow immediately dissipates.
Multi brought his hands to hold his face, sharply sliding them down. Now seeing a regular grey rock lay in its place.
“Kurwa!”
He sped out of her room. Stumbling his way up the stairs. Looking around he saw Schlatt's house.
Maybe she was just inside there yes yes! He tried to calm himself.
His boots stomped into the puddles as he ran towards the door.
Swinging the door open, he looked around the living room.
“Katie!”
No voice answered just the sound of his pounding heart and the rain mixed in his ears.
The sound of thunder pulled his attention, as he wiped his head to look in Schatt's backyard.
A flash of lightning hitting the dock.
Multi ran towards the back door, seeing the ginger sitting at the edge of the dock, looking into the river.
Multi felt a weight fall from his shoulders as he saw her.
Releasing a broken breath. He tried to clear his throat. Hoping to appear as normal as possible.
This time he gently opened the door. Putting his hands behind his back as he.
Multi Walked towards Katie.
As he reached the end of the dock, he slowly sat down next to her. Letting his legs hang over the edge.
No big loud greeting came from her, not fully registering his presence. She just blankly stared out.
Puffing smoke from her cigarette.
“Those are horrible for you, you know.” He said, trying to sound casual.
She slowly turned her head to him. Finally noticing his presence.
“Not as bad as cocaine.” She horsed out, her voice sounding raw. She tried to give him a smirk but it fell flat.
Her face said it all.
Her eyes were blood shot and puffy. Tears forming at the corners , to join the tear stains going down her cheeks.
Blood dried under her nose. Noticing bruises forming on the side of her face. Slightly being covered by her soaked hair.
Multi felt his body freeze.
His heart broke at the sight.
Katie always would cry out loudly and over the top.
But this was real and silent.
It was terrifying.
Snapping out of his state. Multi quickly shoved his coat off. Turning back to her he noticed a ring of frayed fabric around her midsection and arms.
Taking a small breath he gently pulled his coat over her.
“Katie..” he whispered, bringing his down hand to lay on hers . Slightly scooting closer.
She smiled weakly at him. Letting out a broken laugh.
“I chose Nacho.” She whispered looking down at his hand. Swaying her feet above the water.
He looked at her intently. Waiting for her to continue.
“Heh It pissed off dark Cucurucho, you should have seen it.” She joked trying to lighten the mood but, More tears fell, her shoulders began to rise and fall.
Multi scooted right against her side. Intertwining her fingers with his.
Multi wasn't sure the best approach to help her. He's never seen her genuinely hurting.
Multi slowly rested his head on her shaky shoulder. She quickly followed, pressing her head against his.
Squeezing his hand, she took a few shallow breaths.
Katie rubbed her eyes and nose roughly against her soaked sleeve.
“fuck-” She choked, her voice getting caught in her throat .
Multi rubbed his thumb over the back of her hand.
“My broth… I mean Don and Ash.”
She paused sucking in a few shallow breaths.
“They didn’t-“
“ Didn’t take the news well um. Let’s just say. I won’t be able to get more information from the regime.” She stained out.
“Like that’s my child! Did they really want to just hand him to the devil!” She raised her voice momentarily.
“Nacho’s my top priority.” She gridded her teeth.
“They don’t fuck with me because of it. Going on about how they're my true family.” Her laugh tried to drown out the sobs desperate to escape.
“Whatever.” She horsed out.
She began to scoot back on the dock. Grabbing the back of his sweatshirt to have him follow.
Taking the coat off her back she laid back flatly staring aimlessly above.
Multi immediately followed her action.
Katie pulled the coat over both of their midsections. Like it would do something against the cold air, and storm.
Rain mixed with her tears.
Katie’s soul was still gone. Headquarters described.
Her brothers were done with her, leaving as they saw Dark Cucurucho approaching.
That hurt the most.
Not the burns that screamed around her midsection, from the electric rope. The hits she received, or the destruction of her work in front of her eyes.
Most of all Dark Cucurucho still wasn’t done with her, they made that very clear.
Even though she refused to give them Nacho. He still wasn’t safe. 90% of the other islanders don’t give a fuck about him.
They hate him even.
Multi just looked at her. as she looked into the cloudy skies.
The thoughts that clouded her mind were obvious. The way her lips trembled, as she pinched her browns together.
Her body would tense up and completely collapse back against the dock.
Her brain was in overdrive trying to make sense of her life.
Multi grabbed her hand, pulling his eyes away. He looked up to the sky.
“He still isn’t safe.” Her voice trembled.
Without hesitation he answered flatly “this island will be completely nuked if they try.”
A dry laugh left her mouth. Knowing he was serious.
“ Adlos, gotta show me how to drop bombs on things with that ship, man it would’ve been so cool a couple days ago, if I knew about the Dark Cucurucho temple location. ”
“That can be arranged.” He nodded before looking back towards her.
She smiled towards him showing her teeth. A chip missing from her front tooth.
Multi sucked air through his teeth.
“Katie what did they do to you!” He choked out, unable to stay quiet any longer. Fully turning on his side.
Multi Eyes analyzing every mark he could see.
“Something I don’t even want to imagine happening to nacho, but I’m strong. they didn’t get me this time.”
“This time?!” Multi screeched as he sat up to look over her. Encasing her between his arms. The bruises and dried blood that littered her face and body made him feel ill.
“Why didn’t you call me?” He cried looking into her swollen eyes.
She shook her head. “It just all happened so fast and I couldn’t chance Nacho being alone.”
Katie’s eyes widened, trying to look around for nacho.
Before she could panic, he quickly explained Uncle Aldo was watching him.
He saw her body completely relax at the revelation.
She slowly raised her arms to him. Trying to pull him into a hug.
Multi leaned back to properly sit up. Pulling Katie up with him.
Multi nervously pulled her towards him. Enveloping her in a hug.
Katie grasped the back of his sweater hard. Her shallow breaths burned against his skin.
They just sat in the rain holding each other. The world around them muddled into the back of their head.
Suddenly the rain abruptly stopped, clouds clearing out. Leaving the warm sun to shine against their soaked selves.
Multi gently pushed Katie back to look at her. His hands laid on her shoulders.
He looked at her defected form. The warm light surrounded them, but it did nothing but show her beaten state in a more clear light.
The joy and whimsy she used to hold. Has been completely drained from her eyes. She felt lost.
Katie lended her head against his.
He softly spoke.
“We really don’t have anybody else, you know. we only have our family right now.”
“It’s just us but that's all that we need.” she agreed, bringing her hand to rest on his thighs.
She was going to protect Nacho no matter what.
Katie had met so many people on this island. Somehow now, only able to fully trust her adoptive son and co parent.
Multi has clawed his way into her heart without meaning too. She truly cared for the Popeyes loving scientist.
The thought made her laugh. Just a few months ago they bickered about her opening a popeyes.
Now they were a part of a family.
The caring looks he would give her recently. Once she only saw him give nacho.
She cared for him dearly but didn’t know how to bring it up. What if she ruined things by likening him. Made him uncomfortable, and left her too.
Katie let out a nervous breath.
Katie unconsciously flicked her eyes down to look at his lips. Wondering how his dry lips would feel against hers.
Multi quickly noticed. Sliding his hands up from her shoulders, to her neck.
“Can I?” He whispered. His warm breath pressed against her skin.
The question shocked her. Heart hammering at the offer.
she slid her busied hand up to grasp his shirt. Pulling him in gently, closing the little distance left between them.
Pushing her lips against his tentatively. The coldness of his lips. Iced her swollen ones. It was tender and quick.
The world around them faded. Their touch, blinding their outer senses.
Both lending back slowly.
Multi gently caressed her jaw, begging to lean back in.
Suddenly the sound of a motor filling their ears. A shadow coming around them.
Looking up they saw Aldo’s ship, Nacho jumping up and down at them through the window.
Multi saw a message come through his watch.
Aldo_geo: Fuck man my bad. didn’t mean to ruin the moment.
Multi chuckled rolled his eyes quickly responding.
NeedYourBlood; you can make it up to me. We’re coming up. Don’t leave yet.
NeedYourBlood: Also tell Nacho to get the medical kit out.
Turning his focus away from his watch.
Multi cleared his throat looking back at Katie who still stared at the ship in awe.
“wanna bomb something” he smirked
And a true grin spread around her face for the first time today.
She was going to get along with Aldo quite well.