Love Me As I Am

38

After an hour and a half, Katsuki's parents finally showed. "Where is my baby?" Mitsuki asked Ura and Kyo when they opened the door. Masaru followed her inside.

"Shh." Ura placed a finger over her mouth as they turned to see the two boys sleeping on the couch. Katsuki laid on his back as Eijiro cuddled up on top of him. A blanket ura laid over them covered them both.

"Come on." Kyo whispered as they all walked into the kitchen. Breakfast has long been cleaned up.

"Have they come to yet?" Masaru asked, sitting at the kitchen table with the ladies.

"Not completely." Kyo replied, "Eijiro can talk some sentences now, but Katsuki is still in limbo."

"He is heavily stuck there." Ura adds. "It shouldn't take long for them to come back, though."

"I'm just glad they are safe." Mitsuki whispered, looking at the boys, her heart swelling at the sight.

"Me too," Masaru added, "Kat was going crazy since he went missing."

"I know," Ura added, "It seemed like he only slept in Ei's room."

"He definitely couldn't get to sleep at home." Mitsuki looked towards them.

"Have they said anything to you?" Masaru wondered, scrapping fingers through his brown hair.

"Katsuki said Ei was safe this morning." Kyo remembered the small conversation.

"He also trusted us enough to touch Eijiro, so that has to be a sign of him slowly coming to, right?" Ura looked at Kyo for an answer.

"It's something." Kyo looked at her, "If he was still too deep in it, he wouldn't have even let us in the room without attacking."

"Kat has a bad past when it comes to someone he loves." Masaru saddened, remembering his son's past.

"Well, he doesn't have to worry about anything from Ei. That boy loves him." Kyo smiled, placing a hand on Ura's leg under the table.

"Ever since they became close, they have been inseparable." Mitsuki smiled.

The parents sat there and talked for a while as they waited on the boys to wake up. And before long, Katsuki was the first one awake again. He carefully moved out from under Eijiro, trying not to wake him. Once free, he walked into the kitchen for a drink.

"Baby." Mitsuki smiled, looking at her son.

"Mom." He whispered, looking at her. She embraced her son happily, and the Masaru joined in. "Dad."

How are you feeling, son?" Masaru asked after they all separated.

Katsuki nodded, not being able to form a word. Katsuki opened the fridge and grabbed a water bottle, and before he even shut the fridge, he downed it. He grabbed two more before making his way back to Eijiro's side.

He sat on the floor beside the couch as he waited patiently for him to wake up. Mitsuki could only explain Katsuki's movements like a lost puppy as he waited. He reached a hand up and played with the fading red hair.

"Mate," He whispered with a smile, "Mine."

The parents followed him into the front room as they all found them somewhere to sit. A knock came from the door, making Katsuki go on defense again. He quickly turned and looked at the door with his arms stretched out to protect his sleeping mate.

"I'll get it." Masaru stood up. He knew how it was like to be in this state. As he had been there once before. Having an alpha around to help out even with the small things would help Katsuki calm down.

He opened it to find Katsuki's pack of friends; Denki, Hanta, and Mina. "Are they up yet?" Denki asked, hopeful.

"They are, but I don't think it would be okay for everyone to visit right now." Masaru was cut off from saying more.

"Who?" Katsuki could be heard from the room.

"It's your pack." Masaru answered.

"Come." He commands.

"Just be careful he isn't fully back." Masaru whispered, opening the door all the way for them to enter.

They all walked in to see Katsuki settling back down in front of Eijiro. "Hey Kat." Mina smiled and waved.

"Ei!" Denki got excited.

Katsuki turned to see him blinking his eyes open. He grabbed one of the water bottles, opening it, and brought it to Eijiro's lips. "Drink." He says softly.

Eijiro drank from the bottle, and once he was done, Katsuki secured the top back on it. "Hey guys." Eijiro yawns.

"Are you feeling okay?" Hanta asked.

"Yeah, kinda sore, though." He laughed a little.

"Rest." Katsuki placed his hand over Eijiro's.

"I'll be okay." Eijiro looked at Katsuki, "I promise."

"I've never seen him this docile." Denki snorted as Katsuki made his way onto the couch, pulling Eijiro in his lap.

"Are you sure this is our Katsuki?" Hanta added in with a chuckle.

"This is what it's like when an alpha is in limbo." Mina explains.

Katsuki nuzzled into the nape of Eijiro's neck, placing soft kitten kisses. "Is everything going to be okay again?" Eijiro wondered. "What about Rin?" Worry filled him.

"Rin is in jail for what he did to you." Denki is the one to answer him.

"He can't hurt you again." Mina smiled at him.

"Safe." Katsuki licked the scruff of his neck.