It had been the best sleep Karma had in weeks...She hadnt even lasted the whole movie. curled up around the small purring kitten at the bottom of alex's bed. he was extra awesome...Between his comic stash and books...He was just the awesomist.
When she woke up he was still fast asleep on the couch..Karma kinda felt bad for that...So after stealing a shirt from his drawer...And hopping he wouldnt be mad she headed upstair...Make him breakfast or something...After all he did feed her...And gave her a place to sleep.
Unfortantly she wasnt quitest of rats..The thud of her bare feet running up the stairs...And the sound of pots and pans being moved around as she attempted to prepare pancakes...that tiny nose turning upward smelling the air to figure how many she should really make...And..crap.
Alex could probably sleep through a bomb going off, if he was tired enough. Theo, however, woke up at the drop of a hat. He pulled on a t-shirt and headed downstairs in his sweats, rubbing his neck. Just becaues he woke up easily did not mean he was anything like a morning person. He paused in the kitchen, realizing it definitely wasn't Alex or Kota banging around in there.
In fact, he was pretty sure he'd never seen this chick in his life, though he knew she was a rat. Theo pushed his bleached blonde hair back - it was cut sort of like a mohawk, though he never wore it up. He definitely noticed that the girl was wearing one of Alex's shirts, though.
"Uhm... hey..." Theo tried to remember the last time Alex actually brought someone home. She didn't smell like sex, though, so maybe they hadn't done anything? That or she'd cleaned up. "I'm Theo. Alex's brother."
He really had no idea what to say, so he went on autopilot and started making coffee, since she seemed to have breakfast covered. He was pretty sure the smell of it would have Alex upstairs as soon as the scent made it that far.
Those dark eyes widened when he entered.Karma so hadn't expected...Well..Maybe she should of expected someone to show up with all the noise she was making..But in her defense. It was no where near as loud as a bomb going off. She would know...Not that many people knew what she did best.
But back to the situation at hand. The bowl full of eggs would almost be dropped..Thankfully she was in no mess mode so..She luckily didnt make the mess...
"I uhh..umm. Hi."
She would blow her bangs out of her face. A deep blush creeping over her cheek..She most definatly didnt have sex with..ANYONE.God if she would of knew that was one of his thoughts...Oh she so woulda died!
"Im...ka..Karma. umm..."
Karma would chew on her lip..Torn between trying to make the pancakes and eggs..Or running down and waking alex up..Luck was on Alex's side cause she was starving.Like clear a fridge out starving. For a small person standing no taller then 5'1 at most and weighing somewhere between a buck twenty or thirty.She ate...ALOT.
'Al..Your brother..Said hed help me find Mi..My king"
Theo didn't seem like he was in interrogation mode. He wasn't nearly awake enough for that. He did take note, though, that she was looking for Milo and that she kept cutting herself off when it came to naming names. That was kind of weird. Theo glanced over to make sure Karma - which was an odd name - had everything she needed to make breakfast. He found a spatula for her and left it on the counter. Then he sank down at the table with a mug of coffee.
"You're welcome to it, if you want some." He worked on adding cream and sugar until it was just how he liked it.
Theo was right - as soon as the scent of coffee wafted downstairs, Alex found his way to the surface. Shuffling, still wearing the clothes he'd been in last night. He pushed his hair out of his face - it stuck up in some places - and didn't acknowledge the existence of anything except the coffee pot. He poured himself a mug and sat down with Theo. Apparently his conscious mind didn't start until he'd had coffee, and after a sip or two he realized there were other people in the room. "Oh, Theo, this is Karma."
Yeah, okay, he was a little slow but that wasn't the point. He inhaled the coffee fumes and his mind slowly started working again. "You sleep okay?" he asked Karma, realizing then that she appeared to be making breakfast. "Do you want help?"
Karma would mumble a thanks...and quickily grab the spatula. Feeling a bit more at ease when he just turned to his coffee and she just didnt exisit...Well for the most part..As for his coffee offer..Well the poor girl was edgy enough on her own..Caffine was the last thing she needed. Finnishing up with the food thing she would watch Theo from behind the curtain of dreadlocks.
Then like a knight in red armor..Alex joined them..Making her feel alot more comfortable..Until she realize she had totally blanked on asking to use his shirt...Though she was wearing her jeans still. She would give him a shy smile. Before quickily looking back down at the plates.
'Nope..i think im covered...Good..Morning.."
She would look up a moment. Her dark gaze going between brothers...She'd never tell anyone..And it didnt help she was already particial to Alex...He was her red knight...Just like Milo was her king. Tommy her green jester.And Knox was her white knight...The thought of knox made her frown a moment. She needed to get the knox mobile and well she just wished he was here.
"Cool," he said when Karma said she didn't need any help. Good, because he was fucking useless until he'd had at least two cups of coffee. And sure maybe it was all in his head but Alex was pretty fucking okay with that. He drank slowly, enjoying the taste and the scent of that and of the food that was getting finished up. His stomach growled in preemptive appreciation.
He saw Theo lift a brow when Karma apologized for taking over the bed. He stuck his tongue out at his brother, then shrugged, offering her a kind of tired, lopsided smile. "Don't worry about it. I've slept weirder and worse places than my own couch. It's really fucking comfortable."
"And he kind of had an affair with it," Theo muttered, smirking agaisnt the edge of his mug.
"Shut the fuck up, man. It's a sexy couch." Alex rolled his eyes, grinning anyway. "You're fucking jealous of my couch, you wish I loved on you like I love on it."
"Just 'it', huh?"
"It's a couch, genderless." Alex snickered and got up to get forks and knives and what not for the pancakes and stuff. Yeah he was helpful like that. Red knight, huh? Well that wasn't the worst title anyone had ever given him, so if he ever heard her say that he'd be pretty okay with it. Would she change his title when he dyed his hair again, whenever that was? Or if he let the black grow back out, like he seemed to be with the inch and a half of roots he was rocking.
Eventually even the kitten made an appearence, since Alex fed him up here.
First, it was the sound of thumping, bangs, and various little clangs comming from the kitchen. Noises that this early, ment someone was makeing breakfast. Second, the smell of coffee floated out of the kitchen to permiate the house, and had Kota finally opening her eyes and rolling onto her back. The little kitten that slept on the pillow next to her, stretched and gave a little mew. Makeing Kota smile, and rolling to her other side, scooting to the side of the bed, after giving the fuzzy little head a kiss.
The third thing that finally got the little leopard moving was the sound of voices. Flipping off the fan that blew on her as she slept, she slipped out of her room, and padded barefoot down the hall, and out into the kitchen. Alex and Theo were up, which surprised her. But the third scent, and voice, she stopped in the doorway, watching the girl with the dreadlocks who was talking shyly to the two of them. Watching her curiously, she murmmered a soft, "morning.." and headed for the coffee pot.
Filling her mug, she shifted to the table, and sank into the chair next to Theo, adding cream and sugar, and pulling her knees up as she sipped at the hot liquid that started the process of clearing her head. The boys seemed to know who the girl was, so that left Kota out of the loop. By scent, she could tell at least that the little one was a rat. And yes..little. She was actually a touch shorter then Kota. but not by much.
Glancing once from Theo to Alex, and back to the girl, she gave a shy little smile. "Um...hi....I'm Dakota..." And then a grin was breaking out across her lips hearing that mutter from Theo about Alex having an affair with his couch. Snickering softly, she looked at Alex and winked. "knew there was a reason i didn't wanna sit on that couch..."
The small rat would finnish up and grab some toast. Those dark eyes darting between the two...Well maybe it was good she didnt sleep on the couch...Oh god what had he done in the bed?! oooo she was sooo sleeping in the bathtub tonight...At least she could bleach that bad boy.
She was movin to sit near alex...Since she was felt safer with him..When the woman entered. Karma felt the womans beast far before she seen the woman...She was backin up quick. Karma only had trusted two felines in her ratty life. Jess and Patsy. But still she never was to close to them with out barbie or the red pixie vampire. The name of her slipping her head...Or even Sera...A frown moved over her lips.
Sera. She missed the beast master greatly. Almost wished she went with her and Tommy..But knew her choice of Knox wasnt one she regretted.But when Dakota entered Karma ment to move closer to Alex but instead ended up on his lap.The naked beast chattering on within her mind.
"I...I.."
That dark crimson blush rushing over her face...Dammit...
Alex rolled his eyes. "Whatever, man." He smiled at Karma though when she moved to sit next to him. He let his leg touch hers under the table, thinking maybe it might help her feel better. Karma seemed like she might fly apart when Kota wandered in. And then suddenly Karma was in his lap.
"Uhm... hi." Alex made sure his coffee was safely on the table, then loosely wrapped his arms around Karma, snuggling a little. Hopefully it'd help her calm down. He and Theo wouldn't let anything happen to her.
Theo glanced over, his beast gently touching Karma's naked one in hopes of calming her down some. "Karma, that's Kota. Kota, this is Karma." He had no doubt that the girls would play nice, but he seemed intent on making sure no one freaked out.
"She's staying here a little while until we can get her out to Milo," Alex explained. "Eat your toast," he said to Karma, pulling her plate over. "Hey, your face kinda matches my hair."
Kota blinked, watching as Karma seemed afraid of her. Eye's widening a little bit, and she glanced at Alex, then Theo. This was a new experiance! The petite leopard lay quietly, makeing no sudden moves, and seemed almost disinterested in the three rats. Yes, she knew they were there, but seeing as she lived now with two of them, with a third comming over regularly, plus having spent so much time in detroit with Conner and Ethan, It wasn't really interested in harming any of them. Not that it was very likely that would happen.
Gentle smile in place, she stole a little peice of Theo's pancake, and popped it into her mouth. "Nice to meet you, Karma.." Looking to Alex when he said Karma would be staying with them for a little bit till they could get her to Milo. Nodding her head, she got up to fix herself something for her breakfast, since the others had their pancakes. And if she didn't, she'd be trying to steal Theo's.
"Sounds like a plan. Just make sure your room dosn't eat her." She glanced over her shoulder at Alex, and gave him an impish little grin, and went back to makeing her egg scrambly thing.
He was trying to trap her! Feed her to the big fucking cat. HOLY SHIT! Was the first thought when he put his arms around her. Her heart was going a million miles a hour. That fight instinct kicking in...God she needed her smoke. Or..Sommething.Like a horse tranq. When he leaned closer and said his hair and her face matching she would calm down some.
A breath would be taken as she dug around in her pocket pulling out her make shift tea bag of well...She wasnt sharing. Dropping it into her cup of water she would look nervously at the woman..."sor..Sorry,".Karma made no attempt to move from Alex's lap. Now that she had convinced herself he wasnt trying to feed her to the cat woman..She felt safe..Sneaking a glance at theo..She would turn to her toast put in front of her.
But of corse when Dakota spoke..She turned to look at alex.
'There's something in your room that will eat me?"
He totally wasn't trying to feed her to the damn cat. Trust him, he'd be the last one to pull that shit. Alex just held on to Karma while she worked through all that shit in her head, his chin resting on her shoulder while she made her tea or whatever the hell was in the bag she dropped in the hot water. He was kind of curious, but he wouldn't get too nosy.
"It's okay." Theo said it almost automatically, so accustomed to reassuring Alex when he started flipping shit. It was second nature now, he supposed. He eyed Kota when she stole some of his food, but he let her keep her hand. "You can have some of these," he added, since she'd taken some anyway and he really wasn't a big breakfast person.
Theo snorted when Karma asked about what might be lurking in Alex's room.
Alex rolled his eyes. "No, there's nothing in my room that'll eat you. Kota's being weird." He glared at her, just a little. "I mean there's the kitten but he slept with you so obviously he's not going to eat you."
She couldn't help but laugh softly when Karma asked Alex what would eat her in his room. Snickering, she glanced back and caught the glare from Alex and it just made her grin, and blow him a kiss. "Probably nothing. but you never know what you might find in Alex's room, i've come to discover..."
When Theo said she could have some pancakses, she shook her head. "Thanks, i just wanted that little bite. This'll do me." Scooping the eggy, cheesy, bacony mess onto her plate, with some toast, her glass of juice and plate were carried back to the table, watching Karma curiously as she managed to calm down enough to eat her toast and make her tea that didn't smell exactly like tea.
Amber eye's flicked to Alex and she nodding towards the hallway. "You can grab her one of the j's outta my tin in my room later. He could grab one for himself too if he wanted. but she figured that was already known.
