A new age Weapon. Underground World.

[Queen Chiig]

Arc felt her body being lifted up into the air effortlessly. She allowed Tobias to carry her to one of the beds and set her on it softly. She smiled up at him, staring into his eyes. She touched his face with one hand, he was cold to the touch. The room must have been to cold for the cold blooded boy. “You cold?” she asked, placing her head on a pillow with a sigh. The finally stage of the alcohol was slowly taking affect. She was no longer ditzy, just really tired. With a yawn Arc used one of her fingers to sever the wrap that held her wings close to her body. The burst out , feathers falling to the floor. Arc pulled Tobias down beside her. She yawned again, “I’ll warm you up…for ya…” she said, wrapping her wings around him, and hugging his arm. She quickly dozed off like that, smiling the whole while.

Doll couldn’t help her curiously, so she peeked through the wall for a sneak peek. She saw a sleeping Arc, wings unbound. She pulled her head back through the door with a small smile. She chuckled, commenting to Sora, “If in her state, she’s still concerned on weather or not he’s cold. She probably wont remember this in the morning, “she grinned.

Noah turned over to the tub, starting the water. “Sora Can you wash my hair for me?” he asked, getting undressed and jumping in. “Doll, why was Mama acting so funny?”

“Well, one because she’s just weird…and the other one I’ll tell you when you’re older, “she said, grabbing a bar of soap and began to scrub the little boys body. He had quickly gotten himself dirty the past few days. “Now let your sisters get you all cleaned up for bed.”
 

[Half Man-half otaku2]

Once Tobias had laid Arc on the bed, she looked up at him, her eyes now regaining their sparkle, yet her eyelids became heavy. Poor girl had tired herself out. She put a hand to his cheek again, her touch very warm. Unusually warm. That meant one thing and one thing only. Tobias was a little too cold for comfort. He shivered, now realizing that was the case. He'd been so focused on Arc that he hadn't realized he was cold. Arc took off the bandages, releasing her wings.

There was nothing else in the world like Arc's wings. She herself, realized that he was too cold and she pulled him down on the bed with her. Already, Tobias was feeling better. But Arc wrapped her wings around him, mumbling on about keeping him warm. She clasped his arm and fell asleep soon after. Tobias stared at the sleeping girl for a while. She was so peaceful. Tobias wished that he could have that. He did in a way. Just her being near him gave him a bit of it. The boy closed his own eyes and drifted off to sleep in the comfort of her wings.

((awww! young love!))  

[Kitsune4AllEternity]

Sora smiled and said "No problem Doll but did Cat go to bed?" she asked and added a quick answer to Noah about washing his hair. She picked up the shampoo bottle to wash his hair when he asked Doll why Arc was acting funny. "Dont worry about it Noah, mom just wants to live a little now that we're free." She added to what Doll said. She rinsed Noah off and grabbed a towel to dry him off. "Doll can you get Noah pjs, please." Sora asked.  

[Queen Chiig]

Doll helped clean Noah off. When it was all done and over with, Sora asked for her to get him some pj’s from their bag. “Sure, “She said, opening the door, but quickly shutting it. Noah stared at her curiously from under his towel, “Um, nothing inappropriate or anything. Just really cute,” she informed them. They probably wouldn’t know what she was talking about, but they would when they got back into the main room. Doll shhhed the two and slowly opened the door, slipping in. She tip toed to the bag that lay on the chair. She looked through it, finally finding Noah’s pajamas. She lifted them up with a smile; it was a one piece zip up. Arc had obviously picked these out for him. Moms loved kids in one pieces. She went to go back to the bathroom, but paused.

Arc and Tobias looked so peaceful as they slumbered. Sure, they’d fallen asleep next to each other when they were younger, and it wasn’t strange for them to sleep like that in the labs, if Tobias wasn’t forced back into his room by Arc’s father. But some how it was different. They had changed from childhood friends to something else. Doll couldn’t put her finger on it, but she would at some point. She sighed and returned to the bathroom with Noah’s things.

Noah gladly put on his pajamas, sticking hid wings through the holes on his back, and fixed it so his tail was out as well. He zipped up, yawning. He was more tired then he thought. “Brush brush, wash wash and snooze snooze,” he said out loud, something his mother had taught him so he could remember his night routine. He tip toed out of the bathroom and grabbed his toothbrush and two extras for his sisters. When he returned he handed them their new toothbrushes. He tip toed to look in the mirror as he brushed his teeth along side his older sisters. He washed his face and ran out into the main room again. He ran up to the bed that his mother and Tobias were sharing. He climbed up it and wiggled his way into the middle.

Arc’s eyes opened for just a moment, seeing the face of her son. She smiled in her sleep and pulled him in close, nuzzling him. She pet him for a bit, before she felt him fall fast asleep. She to returned to sleep.

Doll chuckled at this. A mothers instinct was amazing. She walked over to that bed and pulled the covers over the trio before jumping up onto the bed she would share with Sora. She dug her way under the covers and snuggled in. She yawned, rubbing her eyes. No matter how she acted, she was still a young girl. She stared at Sora, “You should get as much sleep as you can, we have a long day tomorrow,” her mature behavior was betrayed by her childish looks.

((We can time skip to the morning after this. Cat is out cold. ))  

[Half Man-half otaku2]

Tobias didn't even feel the small child wedge himself in between him and his mother. He'd never been so tired in his life. He'd never been on a bed this comfortable in his entire life! In the labs, his bed was nothing more than a bunch of mats sewn together with heavy duty string. Throughout the night he slept rather peacfully though. The next morning though, Tobias was the first to wake up.

Carefully, he sat up so as not to wake Arc and her child. Tobias sat on the edge of the bed, rubbing his eyes and regaining his vision. Once he did, he stood. After taking a second to regain his balance, he headed for the bathroom. Once inside, Tobias turned the water on, letting it get warm. He strecthed, waiting for the tub to fill up. Finally when it finished, Tobias turned the water off, got undressed, and lowered himself into the warm water. It felt amazing!  

[Queen Chiig]

Arc could hear what sounded like running water coming from, what she could only assume was the bathroom. She was still tired from the day before. After all, she had died and come back to life. You’d be tired after something like that too. The whole ordeal had taken a great toll on her. Something she would never let on, not wanting her family to worry about her to much. So she snuggled in close to her son, who was sleeping peacefully in his rightful place. In her arms.

Doll opened her eyes to watch Tobias enter the bathroom. She didn’t need much sleep, oddly enough. She only needed a good hour to return herself to her usual glorious smart-a** self. So she had spent most of the night simply laying in bed thinking, watching her family sleep, and trying to make pictures out of the shadows on the wall. It sounded a bit creepy, but it’s what she usually did during the nights. Back at the lab; no one was awake when Doll was. So she had developed a great imagination. Those lonely nights alone were probably the reason why she had started her information gathering habit. She sighed, turning over in the bed to stare, rather creepily, at Sora as se slept.

Cat awoke early, as usual. She popped old joints back into place with a sigh of pleasure. Only when you’re young can you enjoy cracking joints and knuckles. But after you hit 50, it hurt a lot more then you’d expect. Lucky for Cat, she was a decade or two away from that discomfort. Until then, she’d crack her knuckles as she pleased.

She finally got out of bed, looking around. Seeing as she was the only one there, Cat assumed that they all decided to sleep in the same room. They really were like a family. Cat smiled at this as she got up to go to her bathroom to wash up. She turned on her shower, adjusting the warmth before she stripped and jumped in. The water pressure was weak, but she guessed she’d have to deal with that until the group could find a permanent home.

Cat wet her long, brown hair with a sigh. It hadn’t gotten very long over the years. She felt stupid for feeling so old, even though she was only in her 20’s. But she felt old. She’d been through a lot. Not as much as the children she had now taken under her wing. But a lot for a human in the outside world to endure. As Cat thought about her past, she subconsciously reached down and felt the large scar on her stomach. It started at the edge of her left breast, ripping it’s way down to her right knee. She sighed, wondering if it would ever heal, so the physical reminder wouldn’t stare her in the face everyday.  

[Kitsune4AllEternity]

Sora slowly was waking up when she saw Doll staring at her. "Morning Doll." She said sitting up and stretching. "Whatcha thinking?" She asked looking over to her sister when she heard something outside. "HOUSEKEEPING!!!!" A very shrill voice yelled out making Sora and Doll jump out of their skins, and Arc go into defensive mode grabbing Noah and putting him behind her.  

[Queen Chiig]

“Oh you know, just staring at you. What are you doing?” asked Doll. Was that an attempt at sarcasm on her part? When she heard the voice from outside the door she nearly fell out of the bed. She hadn’t sensed a thing. How had they snuck up on her? Hearing and feeling a huge gust of wind meant that Arc had gone into a defensive stance.

Arc wasted no time jumping on onto the bed like a crouching tiger, wings spread wide. She shielded Noah behind her, looking more serious then before. Had they found them already?!

Cat stepped out of the shower with a sigh, ringing out her wet hair as best she could. She slipped on some oil stained jeans and a simple red shirt. She quickly tied her wet hair up into a bun, not bothering with it, like usual. She thought it would be a good idea to see how the others were doing. So she walked over to her door and opened it, surprised to see someone standing out side of their door. It was house keeping. But did they know about house keeping? “Um, excuse me?” she said. The woman turned around and stared at Cat. “Uh, yeah, hi. They don’t need house keeping at the moment. They’re my friends. We’ll be leaving either tonight or tomorrow morning. So can you come back later?” she asked nicely. The woman only stared, looking annoyed. But she left, dragging a vacuum and a basket of bleach and other chemical.

Cat let out a sigh. She knocked on the door, “Hey guys, she’s gone. It’s me.”

Doll could hear mumbled conversation just behind their door. Then she heard Cat’s voice. She smiled slightly, walking over to the door, sticking her head through it and looking up at Cat. “Who was that? And why did she just try to get into our room?” she asked.

Cat nearly jumped out of her skin seeing Doll’s head pop out from the center of the door. She wasn’t expecting that. She expected to see a giant tiger come out her, rather then a little girl staring up at her through a door. She held her chest, “Oh my god….okay, new rule!” she said, opening the door, then closing it behind her. “I want a list of all your powers, so I don’t die from a heart attack the next time one of you shoots fire, or fazes through a wall. Or whatever you can do!” she said, completely serious.

Arc calmed herself down, her wings folding back onto her back. “My goodness, what a way to start a morning,” she said, taking Noah from behind her back and placed him back on the bed. He soon dozed off into a light sleep. Arc sat on the bed, petting her sons head as she spoke. “So what did that woman want?”

“She just wanted to clean your room. But seeing you with wings, a girl with bear claws and a really creepy way of going about life-no offence.”

“None taken.”

“-and a girl with white hair and…I don’t know what your deal is yet,” she pointed at Sora, a hand on her hip.

This got a laugh out of Doll, “You normal looking girl. You and Tobias are so out of the loop,” Doll teased, or attempted too.  

[Half Man-half otaku2]

Outside, Tobias heard an unknown voice. He had no idea what he was saying, but he didn't really care. This bath was just too nice! The girls were all in a uproar over the stranger, but it only turned out to be Cat from what he could hear. Tobias decided that he'd focus on his bath for now. He scrubbed himself, the soap cleansing away two days worth of dirt and grime. Next was his hair. He got it nice and sudsy, then held his his breath, dunking his head underwater. Tobias squeezed his eyes shut so as not to have soap in his eyes and have that hellish burn to deal with.

Then he rose, taking a deep breath and wiping the water out of his eyes. "Damn! That bath wasn't half bad!" he said to himself. Tobias stood in the tub, making sure that he wasn't going to fall. Grabbing a towel, he wrapped it around his waist and it immediately began soaking up the water. Once Tobias got out of the bathtub, he proceeded to dry himself off. He looked around, thinking that he'd brought a change of clothes with him. He hadn't. "What a situation this is!" Tobias mumbled.

He didn't want to put his old clothes back on. They were too dirty and it would've destroyed the whole purpose of his bath. The best he could do was finish drying off and face the group of girls. Sucked being the only guy. There was Noah, but he was only a kid. The thought of going out there was scaring Tobias even. What choice did he have though? The thought never occured to him to just poke his head out of the door and ask Arc. With a heavy sigh, Tobias slicked his wet hair back, his face fully visible. Not even Arc had seen his entire face. There was a large scar on his forehead. An old childhood injury. Tobias opened the bathroom door, stepping out into the room.  

[Kitsune4AllEternity]

"Well if I told you what I was then I probably would have to kill you." Sora said jokingly and looked behind Cat. "Um.... Forget something Toby?" She said looking at him and her eyes went to the scar on his forehead. "Uh... Whats with the scar?" Sora asked looking over to Arc to see if she knew about it and when she saw her appaled face she knew right then and there, s**t was about to go down.  

[Queen Chiig]

Arc’s face went from utter shock, horror, embarrassment and more embarrassment. She’d seen Tobias without his shirt before…but never with so little on. Her face turned several shades of read before someone shuck her out of her statuesque state. It was Doll.

Doll, obviously unaffected by the events unrolling before her, walked over to Arc and shuck her a bit. She was obviously overloading. “Arc, if this is the type of reaction you will get when you see Tobias like this…then I think you should stop sharing. I am honestly worried about your brain overloading, seeing your face,” Doll said in all honesty.

She looked back at Tobias for a moment, giving him a quick look, “Your clothes are in the bag on the right,” she said.

Cat raised an eyebrow at Tobias. He either had no since of decency…or he had forgotten to grab some clothes before hand. Cat couldn’t really scold him for this, since she’s done it many times before. “Well…this might be a problem…” she mumbled, finally seeing Arc slowly recover from her shock. She was either angry or…well, the other emotion didn’t really have a name. It was like a mix of fear and attraction. Something very new to see.

Arc couldn’t help it, her eyes were locked on Tobias’ face. She’d never seen his whole face before. His hair was always in the way. She had finally gotten a good look at him…and it wasn’t like he was ugly or anything. She’d barely noticed the scar, though it registered in her mind that it was there. It would be stored until further notice.

Finally, a reaction. Arc’s face turned bright red out of embarrassment, but her face read something completely different. It gave off a hint of fear, barely noticeable. The male body….it was something Arc was a little afraid of; for obviously reasons. It wasn’t that she was afraid of Tobias. She just didn’t like seeing so much of him so fast. In a bit of a panic, “Oh eh!” she couldn’t really think of anything to say. So she brought her wings up and over her. She surrounded herself in her bubble, cutting everyone off from her little world for a moment.

Cat looked at Arc as she seemed to have a bit of a panic attack. She frowned a little, a bit worried.  

[Kitsune4AllEternity]

Sora looked over to Arc and got up to see if her face would ever go back to normal. "Um... Arc are you ok?" She asked putting her hand on her wing. "Oi Toby hurry up and get dressed." Sora said looking over to him quickly. "the faster you get some clothes on the faster Arc will be able to go pale again." she added not even looking at him this time.  

[Half Man-half otaku2]

Tobias looked back and forth, each of the girls having their own opinion in the matter. Arc looked damn near ready to pass out with all the blood rushing to her head. Doll and Sora were the ones who calmly urged him to put some clothes on while Cat only mumbled to herself, though Tobias heard her comment quite clearly. He was almost unable to move, the awkwardness of the situation leaving his mind a a blank. For some reason, the boy just couldn't quite get his body to cooperate. Slowly, Tobias stepped closer toward his bag. It was right where Doll said it was.

Once he reached the bag, he snatched it up quickly. Tobias held it in front of him in an attempt to cover himself more. Again, he made his way back to the bathroom, this time, backing up in its direction. Sora asked about his scar, and Tobias answered, "Nothing you need to worry about!" The scar, which started just over his left eye and ended just above his nose, was caused by an incident with the guards at the Lab. Arc had gone blind not long ago, and so Tobias never said anything to her about it. She was blind. What difference did it make?

Before Tobias knew it, he was back in the safety of the bathroom. He slammed the door, dropping the bag at his feet upon realizing that he was safe and that the whole ordeal was mostly over. After Tobias finished drying off, he went through the bag looking for the outfit of the day. Not like there was much variety in his small wardrobe to begin with. In the end, Tobias was now wearing a simple red shirt and jeans. Now being fully dressed and presentable, he spent a minute brushing his teeth and restoring his hair to its former glory. "That's better!" he sighed. Tobias packed his things in the bag, picked it up, and left the bathroom once more, clean and fully dressed.  

[Queen Chiig]

Arc flinched a bit as Sora placed a hand on her wing. Her wings were very sensitive to the touch. Sometimes she felt they held her soul. Which was another reason she hated binding them down. “Oh yeah, juuust fine,” she said a little dryly. As Arc heard foot steps around the room, she went back to her blind way of thinking. Tobias was grabbing his things…and he walked back to the bathroom with a click. With a sigh, Arc released her little ball of feathers, relaxing her wings and putting them to her sides. “Sorry about that. The seeing world is a lot more…interning then I remember.”

“Maybe because the last time you remember, Tobias didn’t have a six pack of rock hard abs, a handsome face, and a towel around his waist,” Doll added, running her claws over her pillow, feeling the fibers stitched together.

That comment sent Arc into a bit of a tizzy, “Well, you know. I didn’t expect to see that first thing in the morning!” she said, sounding defensive.

“Well you better get used to it,” Doll said, not even looking up from her pillow as she spoke.

Arc flinched, knowing this herself. “Oh, the words that come out of your mouth sometimes,” she said, laying back down on the bed. She lightly picked up Noah from his lit slumber and placed him on her chest, curling him up in her arms. Her wings spread out across the bed as she held her son.

“I speak the truth. The truth hurts sometimes,” Doll said, finally looking up from her pillow. She inched herself off the bed and began going through all of their bags out of curiosity.

Cat was a little surprised by all this. Sure Arc was young for having a child of her own. But that reaction she had when she saw Tobias like that. It surely wasn’t just because she liked him. She almost wanted to ask how Noah was born, and who his father was. Because it was very clear from his tail and ears, that Tobias the snake was not his father. But she wouldn’t say a word. It wasn’t her place to ask questions of such a sensitive nature. As Tobias walked back into the room, Cat sighed. “Indeed it is. I’ll grab us some food for breakfast. Then we can walk around for a bit,” she said, leaving them all again. She closed the door and made her way down the stairs.

“I believe I need a bath,” Doll said.

“I think I do too. Dieing and coming back to life leaves you sticky,” Arc said, getting a sincer giggle from Doll.

“Arc, you could be dead for a week and still smell like vanilla and citrus. Or whatever it is you smell like. Pleasant things,” she mumbled, getting a smile from Arc.  

[Half Man-half otaku2]

Tobias was a lot more comfortable now, only a bit of his embarrassment sticking around. As soon as he came out, Cat left to go get them breakfast. He was going to go with her again, but she was out of there. Arc and doll decided that they were going to go take a bath as well. Noah was barely asleep and being held by his mother. "U-Uh, here. I'll take him. The kid's not so hard to watch," he said taking the boy and holding him as Arc did. His little legs wrapped around Tobias, his head on his shoulder. The boy's tail slowly swayed back and forth. Tobias sat on the bed, the child still in his arms.