The forest air was crisp and sharp, leaves crunching beneath Kai’s boots as he strolled casually behind Zora. The beasts corpse slung over his shoulder barely weighed as much as a pillow now. A month ago, he would’ve needed to drag them like a sack of cement. Now, his body was stronger, more responsive, and far more dangerous than ever.And Zora, of course, couldn’t let it slide without a jab.“Try not to break your back, Beast Boy,” she teased, walking ahead with her hands behind her back, acting like she wasn’t glancing over her shoulder to admire his progress.Kai smirked. “This thing weighs less than your ego. I’m good.”Zora turned around dramatically, one brow raised. “Careful. One more word, and I’ll feed you to its mate. You think you’re hard ‘cause you’ve got that little flashlight eye now?”Kai laughed under his breath. “Flashlight? Baby, I just split three beasts with one look. You want me to add you to the list?”Zora scoffed but chuckled. “Split me? Sweetheart, you couldn

As soon as they got home, Kai hopped down from the truck and yanked the tailgate open, the bloodied, massive beasts he’d slain earlier slumped forward, reeking of forest and gore. He grabbed three at once, muscles flexing and headed toward the house, boots thudding against the concrete.Zora followed behind, not helping, obviously, but offering her usual support, an unimpressed whistle. “You better not drop blood on the floor. I just mopped yesterday… in my dreams.”Kai rolled his eyes but said nothing.As he reached the front porch, the door creaked open and Abigail stood there.She didn’t say a word, just rushed forward, eyes wide, face pale with worry.Kai blinked, confused. “Abigail...”Before he could finish, she threw herself at him. Kai dropped the beasts instantly,dead weight forgotten as her arms wrapped tightly around him.“I’m so glad you’re okay,” she mumbled into his chest, her voice shaking.Kai froze, like literally frozen.His arms stayed awkwardly at his sides for a m