Room 324, Saturday Afternoon

[vanillajello]

After the thing with Ben at the mall on Monday, Kate had done the rest of her shopping in a daze, kind of disoriented. She'd even bought a green top. She never really wore green, but she was wearing it now, paired with black skinnyjeans. She'd bought it; might as well wear it.

Somewhere in the back of her mind it was a symbol for that weird feeling of victory she'd felt at seeing Benjamin walk away.

After Monday, the rest of the week had been pretty mellow. Board games, food, hanging out, bad holiday movies, sharing a bottle of peppermint schnapps with her brother. Vegging out in front of the Xbox. Getting presents. Eating some more. Being... happy, really. And kinda surprised by it.

Of course, Alice had shown up and had a few concerns to voice about the way Kate was living in Fandom, but even that had been kind of okay. Eventually. It was a part of Kate's life.

But it was enough to remind her why she was living in Fandom now, and she was glad to be back.

She was nearly finished with her unpacking. Some of her things still had glitter on them, but she was fine with that. It was just a little bit of glitter. The door was half-open, and the music would probably inform people she had returned a day early.

[ooc: Open post! *clings to the internet* Omg I have catching up to do. ETA: NWS.]

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[future_sandworm]

Yes, the music did tell Leto that Kate was back. He was returning to his own room, but stopped by Kate's door and knocked on it.

[vanillajello]

"Come on in," Kate called out while shoving shirts back into a drawer. Then she glanced over her shoulder to see who it was. She flashed him a smile. "Hi. I'm back."

[future_sandworm]

"So I hear," Leto replied, smiling back. "Hello, Kate."

[vanillajello]

Kate got up – unpacking involved kneeling – and bounced over to him.

It was holiday season. She could allow herself a little bounciness. "Anything interesting happen while I was gone?"

[future_sandworm]

"More snowing." Leto reached out to pull her close. "How was your holiday?"

[vanillajello]

"As expected," Kate replied, slipping her arms over his shoulders. "Except for the part where I yelled at Ben in the middle of a mall packed with Christmas shoppers."

[future_sandworm]

He leaned in to kiss her. "I'm sure he deserved it. And your family?"

[vanillajello]

"He did." Which was all that needed to be said about Benjamin Lambert ever again, as far as Kate was concerned. Kissing Leto was an infinitely better choice. "My family is the same as ever. And they told me to say hi to you for them. So... The Gregsons say hi."

[future_sandworm]

"Thank you," Leto said, not asking any further questions. Kate would tell him what she wanted him to know and that would be enough.

His arms still around her, he continued: "So, I assume you got lots of gifts."

Yes, he had understood that this was the important part about Christmas.

[vanillajello]

"Not as many as I used to," she replied, wrinkling her nose. "I got more cash this year, though. Guess they trust me to be sensible with it by now."

[future_sandworm]

"And will you be?" Leto teased her.

[vanillajello]

Kate smirked. "You're not suggesting I wouldn't be, are you?"

[future_sandworm]

"It was just a question." He grinned.

[vanillajello]

She pressed her forehead against his. "On the surface."

[future_sandworm]

Leto pushed the door shut behind him with his foot. And in response to Kate's comment he tried to lift her off the floor and towards the bed.

[vanillajello]

Kate let out a little squeal of surprise. If he could lift her, she was going to let him do it.

When had she ever resisted anything that had to do with Leto and a bed?

[future_sandworm]

Not often, as far as Leto could remember. And that was a good thing, he thought.

Reaching the bed he let them both fall on to it.

[vanillajello]

He hadn't given her much reason to resist, so far.

A lone skirt was still on the bed, left over from operation unpacking. Kate pushed it over the edge on to the floor, then reached to kiss him, grinning.

[future_sandworm]

Chuckling, Leto kissed her back and pulled her close. She had a roommate who might show up - Leto didn't know if he was away or not - but this shouldn't embarrass anyone too much.

[night!]

[vanillajello]

Kate knew Bobby had taken off suddenly, again, while she'd been gone, and it didn't look like he'd returned yet, and she was willing to take her chances.

She was going to get around to informing Leto of this, but right now she was preoccupied with kissing him in non-embarrassing ways, with her palm pressed against the side of his neck and her fingers slipping into his hair.

[Sleep well!]

[future_sandworm]

"Your roommate?" Leto mumbled against her lips, his hands on her hips.

[vanillajello]

"Gone. I don't... think... he'll... be back... soon," she told him between kisses.

[future_sandworm]

"Soon?" Leto managed, as it could mean many different things, after all. His hands were slipping under Kate's top, however.

[vanillajello]

"Not today." Of course, Kate couldn't know that for sure, but Bobby tended to take off for many days at a time and now there weren't even any classes for him to get back for. She was sure enough he wasn't going to show up to interrupt and flail.

That certainty translated into deepening the kiss. This particular discussion was over.

[future_sandworm]

Leto didn't object to that. He leaned back on the bed, pulling Kate with him without interrupting the kissing.