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He smiled shyly when they started talking again, he introduced himself and walked to the side of them, showing that he was no threat. He kept his hands out of his pockets, trying to show he was loyal. He didn't want to cause any trouble but he really didn't want to be alone.. Since the accident he has had Anxiety issues with being alone and was known to slightly lose himself.

"I-Im Alphonse.." He smiled a little, looking at them, giving his sweet smile to each one of them, He walked with them, silently, not talking unless he was talked to, and staying a little away from the group.

Tobias really didn't like the fact that there were so many of them. He had a feeling that they'd look really suspicious. Days ago, Arc told him that it'd just be the two of them and Noah. Somehow, four more people had joined in this escape. Two of them from the outside world. Granted one of them was vital to their survival, the other had not yet proven himself to Tobias and frankly, he wasn't ready to trust him just yet.

Hearing Arc tell Sora to go ahead and hurry up, Tobias walked ahead of everyone else. He headed downstairs and outside the building. The sunshine was bright. Too bright for Tobias. "Ugh! Goddamn it!" he hissed blocking the sun out with his hand. Tobias immediately walked back inside and sat in the lobby. His eyes were still getting back to normal. He could barely see a thing at this point. He sighed, trying to make the best of things. For Tobias, making the best of things was not an easy task. He honestly didn't know why he bothered anymore.

Tobias felt footsteps approaching him. Light, soft ones to be exact. He knew those footsteps anywhere. Arc. She was always the one to come and calm him down. No one else could do it lik she did. Arc was the only person Tobias trusted. As he sat there rubbing his eyes, she already knew what had happened. Gentle hands lifted his head. He'd never sat this still for any of the doctors or nurses at the labs. For Tobias, getting his eyes checked was commonplace. That didn't mean he liked to stay still.

Arc was a different story though. Not only did Tobias trust her enough to handle him, she was much gentler than anyone else had ever been. "I know, I know!" he groaned in response to her mentioning him being more careful. Tobias didn't know if it was just coincidence or if Arc really was an angel, but once she let his eye go, everything was clear as a bell. She succeeded trying to make him smile saying that he could eat that kid if he screwed them over. She kissed him softly, reassuring Tobias that the newcomer was ok. Arc had chosen Tobias, right? He followed her back up the stairs.

((It’s alright, I was just getting a little worried ^^; Oh my god, does that make me motherly? *eye twitch* ))

Arc turned to see Sora return from where ever she had left too. Arc let out a sigh of relief seeing her in one piece. But her eyes…she was upset by something. “Sora, I’m glad you’re back, we’re about to head out,” she smiled, walking over to her. Arc placed her hands on Soras shoulders and smiled down at the girl she’d begun to think of as her own, “Everything is alright,” she smiled, hugging the girl. Arc could just feel the negative energy coming from Sora. Something upsetting must have happened. Arc sighed, petting Sora on the head, “Everything will be alright,” she said in a whisper.

After a moment Arc let her go and again smiled at her, “Don’t hold everything in, okay?” she beamed. “Now then,” Arc looked to the at the stairs. “Come on everyone, we’re leaving!” she shouted to them.

Cat heard Arcs call, “Seems Tobias isn’t crabby anymore,” she smiled, making Noah laugh.

Noah smiled up and Doll, who seemed blank to him. So he looked over at the new boy who had just joined them. He smiled up at him from under his hat, “Come on, brother! We’re going!” he smiled, grabbing Als hand and guiding him down the stairs with the others.

((although…where’s Al? ))

Sora was gone and within a relatively short amount of time, returned. She seemed to be highly upset. Her heart was racing because of that fact. Not just from running. As she passed Tobias as he stood at the bottom of the stairs, she handed him what looked like glasses. These were different though. They were dark, and not clear like the glasses people like the Doctor wore. "Cat why aren't these glasses clear like regular ones?" he asked.

Tobias looked just as curious as Noah would. He looked at the sunglasses from all angles, seeing if there was some kind of trick to them. Tobias put them on. They seemed to fit, but they felt odd on his face. The boy couldn't help but keep adjusting them. Someone like him must have looked very silly.

As everyone walked down the stairs toward him, Tobias heard Noah call the new boy "brother". Tobias had the urge to correct him. That boy was not his brother. Noah didn't even know him. None of them did. Then again, Noah didn't know Tobias a few days ago. None of them were family at all. And yet they were. The bond they all shared was too strong to not be called such. Tobias sighed, walking back towards the front door, bag hanging from his shoulders. Maybe another person from the outside world wouldn't be so bad.

Cat explained that sunglasses helped keep the sun out of your eyes. she added that it would also be a good idea for Doll to have a some sunglasses too. She needed them just as bad as Tobias. Otherwise they might end up just as blind as Arc was. Chances were neither of them would have a shot regaining sight either. It hurt Tobias that Doll had to be the way she was. He didn't like her as a robot. On the the other hand, a Doll with emotions seemed a bit worse. There had to be some kind of solution to the problem.

Arc placed a hand on Tobias' shoulder again. He was fine though. For the most part, he come to terms with the boy joining their group. He was headed to the same place anyway. Who said him joining them would be permanent? As they walked out of the building and into the sunshine, the sunglasses worked perfectly for Tobias! He didn't feel any discomfort at all! A smile spread across his face. "So this is how it feels..." he thought. Arc's hand in his, she commented on not having to check his eyes as often. On the inside, Tobias frowned. On the outside, he answered quite differently than he probably ever would have. "Hell, you can check my eyes whenever you want to, Arc!" Tobias himself thought it strange for that to come out of his mouth, but it was the truth.

Arc could feel her own anger rise at the thought. “Don’t worry Sora…they’ll get theirs…” she said in a low voice so only she could hear her. Those parents of hers were just…Arc calmed herself. She wasn’t one to get angry. She disliked the feeling. She always felt really bad after being angry. She wasn’t sure why.

But she returned to smiling at Tobias’ comment. A slight pinkish glow rose up into her cheeks when she smiled. She didn’t say anything. Because she didn’t need too. Her face said it all. His comment pleased her to no end. Her fingers enclosed a bit more into his hand, feeling his warmth.

Cat looked at the group with a smile, “Well, it looks sort of like I’m traveling with movie stars!” she chuckled. Everyone was either drop dead gorgeous, adorable, or wearing sunglasses. Cat sort of felt out of the loop at that point.

As they walked through the streets of the city, Cat would glance into shops with nice things for Noah to wear, Doll, Arc, Sora and Tobias. When she’d met them they were covered in sweat, blood, lots of blood, and dirt. They almost seemed monstrous. But they were nothing like that. Though the recent events might prove otherwise. Dolls recent behavior was alarming. But her new “reload” was a bit disturbing as well.

Arc seemed to sense this in Cat. But she smiled and looked over to her, “We know what shops are. Back home…” she kept it vague so that Alphonse didn’t know all about their past, “We had those. But we didn’t use this paper stuff. We just got the things we liked,” she said. Of course, she was forced to wear more loli looking things. Which wasn’t her taste at all. So when she saw a shop that had clothes she liked, she stopped a little. “Hmm…” she thought, but kept walking with the group.

Noah looked up at his mother from behind his new glasses from his sister. “Mama, do you want to go in there?” he asked.

Arc laughed, “Oh no no. I was just curious is all.”