It had been a long few weeks between the group they had. Rotations between cooking, hunting- or well. Finding livestock because thats about all they had to do. The two outside cheered, Benji and Rome knew most of the people Asta had brought back.

Rome came forward and pointed inside to where Ethan was, and then moved on to greet the newcomers.

Ethan stood up at the sound, voices, dragons. He glanced around at the others in their cabin. He was much better, bruises gone, only scars of mostly healed cuts, wearing a shirt. He should still be wearing the sling but he was completely tired of it. He came to the door, which was open and leaned a hand on the doorframe, looking for Asta.

You know how when Mercy kneeled down and called to Dutch he rammed into her like a dump truck? Yeah Asta's doing that))

Asta was going to grab Rome and ask where Ethan was, but she seemed to read her mind. As soon as her hand moved, Asta pivoted and marched toward the house at a brisk walk. She broke into a light run as soon as Ethan appeared, bounding up the front steps and, lightly, throwing herself into him. Her arms curled quickly over his shoulders and she jumped up slightly, throwing her legs around his waist and halfheartedly hoping he would hold her up. She was grinning like a fool as she stared at him, breathing a little heavily. "...hi." She eeked out, studying his face to make sure he was alright.

E grinned when he saw her, and then she jumped on him, which turned slightly to fear. Then something like "oh dear god" came out as he tried to catch her. He almost fell over, but one of her siblings helped him balance out, he didn't know who but at least he wasn't falling.

He laughed quietly, only losely carrying her with his bum arm that she'd managed to hit twice somehow but he was too happy to care. "Hello, Love." Back to smiling at Asta.

*looking for her*

*thumping noises*

"Ast-"

Asta offered him a kind of- but not really- apologetic smile after he wobbled, too happy for the moment to be sorry. "I missed you." She offered, tipping her head forward to press her forehead to his. She tilted her head slightly and gently pulled him into a kiss, mostly holding herself up as she did so.

*thunder noises*

*what the-*
*ca-caw ca-caw*
*crashing*))

"I missed you too," he chuckled, he shifted his weight as she brought him in for a kiss. Which he gladly pressed his lips against hers, his eyes shut tightly. For a minute, his shoulder didnt hurt anymore. He pulled away for a breath. "Have you been holding that in for the last few weeks?" He grinned.

Asta grinned down at him as he pulled away, lightly unhooking her ankles behind his back. "Since the moment I left." She nodded, pressing a light kiss to his forehead and reaching up to stroke his hair. "You can put me down now, if you want. I know it's not the easiest with a bad arm." She teased lightly, practically vibrating with happiness. She opened her mouth to speak again when she heard mock-retching noises from behind her. She glanced over her shoulder and grinned as she watched Fitz, on his hands and knees, pretend to hurl in the grass behind him. F "God, is it always this gross? Get a room." He mocked.

Ethan was just admiring her face now, his eyes running all over, usually looking at her lips though. He turned slightly and looked for the source of the dry heaving outside and rolled his eyes. He gently let Asta get onto her own feet, momentarily making a pain face but nothing more.
"He's been doing that at Benji and Biana all the time." He explained completely unsurprisinged by the atrocious behavior. "Usually we throw a rock at him and he runs away." He said loud enough Fitz would hear.

Asta kept her arms wrapped somewhat obnoxiously around his waist, settling her head on his chest as she grinned at Fitz. "Awww. Well, they deserve it. Plus, he's just jealous he doesnt have anyone to flirt with. Or kiss. Y'know, raging teenage boy hormones." She mocked loudly. Fitz narrowed his eyes at her, then rolled them and stood up. He mocked Ethan with a high pitched voice. Asta snickered softly and turned from Ethan for a moment to yank her younger brother into a tight hug. He softened and curled his arms around her in turn, yelping when she pinched him in the ribs. "Leave my poor crippled boyfriend and I alone." She teased, ruffling his hair and then going right back to Ethan, slinging an arm around his waist to pull herself into his side. She tucked her head in against his shoulder, rubbing her thumb absentmindedly over his side. "Speaking of obnoxious people, where's dumbfuck numbers one and two?" She joked, meaning Biana and Benji.

Ethan snickered quietly, his hands on her lower back before she peeled away. He stepped closer out the doorframe, watching her play around. Very good to have her back. He looked around, noticing the crowd. Laughter, smiling. He recognized a lot of them. It was good to see them.

His attention turned back to Asta, and as much as he'd have liked to wrap his arm around her, she was hugging the side that didn't work all too well. "Last I knew they were by the fire. Kissing or something." He looked down at her, relaxing into her side hug.

"Or something." Asta grinned, standing up on her toes to press a kiss to his cheek. "Wanna go say hello with me? Unless you're keeping me to yourself for the moment." She offered, closing her eyes and taking a deep breath to realize everything was okay. He was hers. He was alive. He was relatively well. Her siblings were alive- at least the two present for the moment.