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Arc smiled, reaching for the cloak in her bag, “Well this should help,” She said weakly, grabbing onto Tobias’ hand and carefully helping herself up. When she was steady enough to support herself, Arc took in a deep breath, “This is going to hurt…” she groaned. Arc flexed her wings, trying to get the kinks out the best she could, before folding them onto her back. You could hear her hallowed bones popping with the effort. With the fight, and the long trip she’d taken the night before, she was aching all over. But she managed to tuck them in and wrap the cloak around her, covering up her face. “Alright…let’s head out…”

Cat was surprised to see Sora come running up to them, “Already? She asked, hand full of gifts for everyone. Luckily they were in bags, so Sora had no idea what was in them. “Alright everyone, time to head out!”

Noah giggled as his sister picked him up, “Alright! Now we can go find a home!!” he smiled, hugging his sister.

Doll looked to Sora, “Alphonse has a strange power. He transformed himself into….”she paused, waiting for everyone out of their group to be out of ear shot, “into a small feline. He’s in the cabin with the others.”

Tobias stood up slowly with Arc, supporting her weight. Once she was up, she took a second to get her footing and make sure she wasn't going to fall down. After commenting about it the pain, she stretched her large wings with a crack. Tobias sort of knew how it felt. With some of the fights he'd gotten in, he woke up with quite the aches and pains. Arc then wrapped the cloak about her and was ready to go.

Slowly but steadily, the two of them walked out of the train car and into the busy hall. The mass of people actually helped to hide them a bit. Tobias pushed his way through the crowd with Arc and her bag attached to him. There was no sign of Alphonse or the others, though he wouldn't be surprised if they'd already gotten the hell out of there. Good on them if they did. "We're almost there Arc! Just hang in there!" Tobias whispered into her ear.

Cat grinned, hiding the contents of the bag from Sora, “Oh nothing~” she said in a sing song voice. She didn’t want to ruin the surprise before it’s time.

But Noah was a little ball of giggles trying to hold in the secret. It’s almost impossible to trust a four year old with a secret. But he was doing well, he only giggles constantly.

Doll was silent for a moment as the group headed for an exit. But she busted out with what she thought was important news, “Alphonse is leaving without us. Since he is one of us, and has lived in this world longer, he would be a good asset for us. I suggest someone stop him before he leaves,” she said, still very little emotion.

Cat looked down at Doll, “He’s leaving? Why?” she asked, not getting a response. Cat grabbed hold of Noah’s hand and tugged a bit, “Well we have to stop him! There is no way Arc will be okay with him leaving. And knowing Tobias…he’ll be on high alert because he knows who you are, and he’s related to someone who works with the state,” it had only been a few days, but Cat had pretty much gotten every ones personality down.

Arc took slow and careful steps, fighting through the sore feeling in her legs. She felt a bit nauseous with just this movement. But she didn’t allow Tobias to know. There was no time for discomfort. She covered her face with the cloak as best she could, squeezing her wings close painfully. At this point, she only hoped she didn’t start bleeding. That would be an issue she couldn’t address in public.

Yet, she found humor in this situation too. “Slow and steady wins the race,” she grinned.

Again, Arc couldn’t hold back a giggle. Tobias was a bit on edge, as usual. But who could blame him? They were in an unfamiliar place, and there were many people who could very quickly discover who they were. The odds were stacked against them. But luckily they flow of the crowd was moving with them.

Even so, Arc was still very sore, so she moved slowly. Tobias must have noticed this, because he picked her up and began to carry her. Aside from her utter embarrassment, Arc felt a jolt of surprise. It had been some time since Tobias had carried her like this. It brought her back to childhood. “Yeah…like this isn’t going to get us noticed…” she said under her breath. But she didn’t protest any further.

Arc rested her head on Tobias’ chest and listening to his lungs inhale and exhale. It was relaxing in a way. As they exited the train the light of the morning struck her with a surprising light. It took her a moment to adjust her eyes. Doll would surely not like this. “Tobias be sure to cover your-” she drifted off, looking around from under her hood.

It was more beautiful then she’d ever expected. Real trees, real air, real grass. She took in a breath as best she could. It even smelled like freedom. She, for the first time in her life, felt like she was home. “Tobias…it’s beautiful…”

As Tobias looked around in amazement, he didn't even hear Arc mumbling about him carrying her. Tobias felt the light weight of Arc's head on his chest, and heard the reaction to her surroundings. Like Tobias, it captivated her, the morning light shining on them. It was indeed bright enough to disturb Tobias, but simply not looking directly at into it would suffice for the time being.

A few feet away, there was a bench. Finally, the young man realized that he did look a bit strange with Arc in his arms. So he headed for the bench and placed Arc down gently beside him. Once they were seated, Tobias found his sunglasses and put them on, the darkness soothing his eyes. Even so, this place was absolutely radiant. Nothing seemed to be touched by the slightest bit of evil or bad intentions. Could this really their new home? Their safe haven?

Tobias was also experiencing a slight sensory overload. That dim, musty room inside that depressing building had really kept Tobias in a constant bad mood. But out here, it just depended on the situation. Though it may have seemed worse to some, it was a major improvement for him. A stepping stone if you will. Tobias felt that given enough time out here, he could change. He already had. Just then, the boy ran up to Arc, taking her good hand. The mother told her son that this would be a good place to grow up. Tobias agreed. Almost anywhere was better than the labs.

Who knows how the kid would have turned out? He also thought that it was a great place for the rest of them to grow up too. In him and Arc's case, not really physically, but mentally. "Yeah. Seems like a great place..." he said still partially in his own thoughts. Meanwhile, the others were on the subject of Alphonse. Tobias guess he lived here too. So what if they parted ways? Although spacious, this place didn't seem too big.