Nekoholic

Atomic Rain (Fallout)

Basil glared at Kaye. "And just what do you mean? You were probably the one behind it all, so you should fucking know."

"Yes, indeed you are," Leith said, popping out from behind a tree. He leaned against the base, one finger holding a lit cigarette and the other holding onto a revolver. "Now, repeat after me. 'We all already know that. We have plenty of evidence to support that thesis.'" He smirked.

Atomic Rain (Fallout)

"No, he shouldn't," Leith said, contemplating on it for a moment. He stood up, wiping dirt off the back of his pants. He then looked down at her. "You take care of Basil. I'll go after Jace. And once all of us are back, it'll be your job to try and get the two lovebirds to make up--and no, before you say it, not make out, but make up. Got it, doll face?"

Atomic Rain (Fallout)

"Love me some other way," Basil said, turning away. He wanted to leave, but knew that he couldn't just do that; for one, it would only be worse for Jace, and two, it'd cause more danger for the entire group if he just ran off into the dark wilderness.
"You can't force people into relationships, Kaye. It doesn't work that way," Leith said with a shake of his head.

Atomic Rain (Fallout)

"Feel great by yourself," Basil muttered, taking another step back.
"Doesn't look like anything affectionate's going on," Leith said, glancing at Kaye, "In fact, it looks more like you're destroying what relationship they made have had."

Atomic Rain (Fallout)

Leith looked over just in time to see Basil jump to his feet, taking three hasty steps away from Jace. He shook his head, narrowing his eyes at Kaye, "What the hell, Kaye?"
"Jace, what in the world do you think you're doing?!" Basil asked, cheeks flushed. He folded his arms over his chest, though it was similar more to him hugging himself. "You're acting very strange right now. You do realize that, right?"

Atomic Rain (Fallout)

Leith stared at her for a moment before he said, "Don't believe ya. Never known you to have a good bone in your body." He sighed, rubbing his face in his hands. "But I can't bring myself to care right now." After a while, he said, "You really do remind me of her, Kaye. Her name was April; me and Christina got married in spring, April was born two years later in, you guessed it, April. Figured that we'd ought to give the season some credit. She was my little sunshine; worst kind of kid you could ask for, as she never gave me a break, but I loved her. My world revolved around the girls."
He glanced over at Kaye. "You never give me a break, either." He smirked, just a little bit.

Basil leaned back from Jace just a bit, and asked nervously, "Um...you're acting a little weird, Jace. Are you okay? I mean, I'm glad you're feeling better and all, but..."

Atomic Rain (Fallout)

Basil glanced over at Jace, relieved to see that the food had actually brightened his mood. Excitedly, he said, "I'm glad that you liked it, Jace. Your initial reaction was kinda...not good?"
"Hey...hey, Kaye-kid," Leith said, scooting closer to Kaye. He wrapped an arm around her shoulders, pulling her closer to him. He was quiet for a moment, then spoke again, "Kaye...Kaye-kid, have I ever mentioned that you're like family to me? Like, you remind me of my baby girl, a long time ago. So sweet and innocent, not knowing what she was doing. You're like that, even if you like to pretend that you're not." He sighed, but then smiled. "Love ya, darling. Now tell me...what the fuck did you just put in the food?" He looked over at her. "Because I wasn't supposed to say any of that."

Atomic Rain (Fallout)

"I thought you said that it'd add extra flavor," Basil murmured, glancing at Kaye.
"Yeah, fucking horrible flavor. Even I can barely swallow this without wanting to puke up what's left of my stomach," Leith said, gagging on the first bite he'd taken. He shook his head, glancing back down at the bowl; it only looked like completely normal Pork 'N Beans with some squirrel bits. Kaye always managed to mess up the food somehow, though, so this came as little surprise to him. "Whatever. I'm not letting food go to waste." He dared to take another bite, hoping this somehow wouldn't be the end of him. Well, it'd save him the pain of going to that vault, at least.
Silver linings, Leith. That's what she would've said.

Atomic Rain (Fallout)

"Dear God, Kaye, relieve me of your food for just one night," Leith sighed, taking a seat a decent distance from Jace. He then reached into his bag, pulling out a small, leather-bound book and a stub of a No. 2 pencil. He then began his nightly recap on his day, a soft smile tugging at the corners of his lips; even when they were rough, not just when they were happy, he could trust the book to listen. This one was getting full, though. Soon, he'd have to scavenge or purchase another one. Perhaps he'd also splurge on a new pencil, but a vault should have plenty of those, right?
Basil glanced over at Jace, and asked with a nervous smile, "Is there anything in particular that you'd like tonight, Jace?" It'd been a difficult day; perhaps a good meal would cheer him up a little?

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Basil flushed as Kaye latched onto him; she hadn't even bothered to button up her shirt again, and honestly, he'd never been close to another woman (besides his mother, but even that was years ago), and he especially didn't expect his first encounter to be when she was half-naked. Okay, perhaps she wasn't exactly half-naked. She did, after all, have the shirt over her tube top. But the point remained.
Unsure of what else to say, he stuttered, "I-it's okay, Kaye. I mean, you may have been caught in a moment of vulnerability, but you're really, really pretty, I promise! And Jace didn't mean to--you, you just caught him in a moment of vulnerability, too, and I honestly think that we'd all be a lot better if we just got along!"
Leith then returned with an armful of logs and kindling, glancing between them. "Kaye, what did you do this time? I thought that I could trust you to handle the medicine appropriately this time." He shook his head. "Sorry about whatever she did, Jace. It's just her way of showing affection, honestly. And Kaye, get your clothes back on; Basil looks like he's about to have a nervous breakdown. That or you're strangling him." Kaye always did this whenever she was trusted with administering medicine to people; she just didn't know boundaries, in general. He'd never been able to get her to stop before, but perhaps she would now.