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Cat grinned at Sora, “Thanks, Sora. That’ll be a big help!” she said, heading into the kitchen. But she stopped Arc as she fallowed, “Oh no, Arc. You need to tend to your wounds. At the rate you seem to heal, I’d say you’ll only have to clean the wounds up. So take a shower and make sure to take out the stitches. I trust you know how to do that,” she said with a slight grin. Taking out stitches was far less painful then putting them in. it was more a relief then anything. So Arc wouldn’t protest to doing it herself.

“As for the rest of us, let’s start breakfast!”

Arc was about to protest, but seeing at Cat had point, she sighed and gave in. Tobias was in the shower on the second flower, but the third floor was free. So she made her way up to sets of stairs until she’d made her way into one of the halls. It really was a very large house.

When she opened the bathroom door she was surprised to see only a tub. “Well, a bath is just as good I guess…” she said to herself. She placed her change of clothes down on the counter and stripped down.

It was true that she was pretty much healed now. So she took out the stitching carefully, throwing them away. She looked down at her body with nothing but contempt. Old scars had been replaced with new ones. After her rebirth she’d lost all traces of abuse back at the labs. But her fight had already given her new, uglier scars. It was embarrassing, really. So she jumped into the tub without another thought and cleaned herself in the hot water. It felt wonderful.

Noah smiled next to Sora, carefully chopping the fruit like she’d shown him. “I can’t wait for Mama to see what a good job I did!” he smiled.

Tobias hadn't been sitting for long, but he suddenly wondered where Arc had run off to. She wasn't in the kitchen with the others. Tobias sniffed her out and found himself on the third floor in front of a door. It had to have been another bathroom because the smell of soap filled his nose. If Arc hadn't been bathing, Tobias would've just walked right in.

Still, Tobias wanted to have some more alone time with Arc, but she wouldn't want him just there while she was in the tub. Finally, he just sat in front of the door and waited. Once she came out, he'd make his move.

((*types lik a madman* dammit college! so time consuming!))

Noah was excited now, “I love strawberries! Let’s do those next!” he said. As Sora helped him chop oranges he would sneak a few pieces and pop them in his mouth.

Doll smiled a little, “This skill is all about focus…” she said, carefully making perfect circles of batter.

“Very good, Doll. Now when you see bubbles on the surface of the batter, it’s time to flip it. The rest is just guess work.” Cat said, turning the bacon.

Arc smiled, tilting her head, “It’s alright.” She said, closing the door behind her, trapping the steam in the room so it could leave through the window. Tobias seemed nervous for some reason, but Arc didn’t say anything about it. He wasn’t one who liked his weaknesses to be pointed out. “Oh! Yes, they are.” she looked to the left, remembering the new scars on her body. They were ugly and shameful. She wondered for a moment if the sight of her body would be disgusting to Tobias…

Those were thoughts for another time, “So, is there something I can do for you? Is breakfast almost ready?” she said, leaning back onto the wall as she looked at him. He’d obviously come up her for a reason. Rushing off would defeat the purpose of why he had come.

((Okay…that’s a really cute image…seems I have yet another stock image lol. I really should show you guys the pictures I’ve been working on for this. Some are pretty cute))

Arc listened intently to Tobias, he wasn’t his usual straight forward self. Nervous wasn’t his style. But it was a welcomed change. She had a feeling that after the escape her family would go through personality changes. After all, when someone is trapped their whole lives, they become hostel. But with a change in scene, and hope…perhaps they’d change for the better.

She smiled, “Alright, just you and me then.” she was fond of that thought, really. Back in the labs, they were never really alone. Cameras and guards lined the halls after all. Even in this house they weren’t alone, but they were better off. “There’s nothing wrong with you, Tobias.” she said. She had to admit, she was feeling a bit selfish herself, but she usually held those feelings back. She was surprised about the hug, her feet being lifted off the ground. ‘Taller then I thought…’ she thought to herself. Her face grew pink, but a small smile crept up her face. She circled her arms around his neck. She wasn’t sure what to say, but she was very happy at that moment. “Tobias…” she whispered, her wings fluffing up with slight embarrassment.

((Sure ^^ I’ll just finish up a few more stocks, and color in a few things and post a huge picture of them all on here for you guys ))

Feeling Tobias’ hand slide down her waist gave Arc a strange thrill that traveled up her spin and down her front. Not something she’d felt before, but welcome. She could feel her face grow hot as their foreheads touched. She had long ago excepted her feelings for Tobias. She had known ever since that time when they were kids. When Tobias took her head and guided her through the labs when she first became blind. He didn’t say a word that day, just took her around and told her where everything was. That’s when she knew.

Arc giggled, “Oh yee of little faith!” she pretended to act surprised and insulted, but her face betrayed her with a simple smile. She kind of felt guilty herself. She thought for she she’d died back then. This rebirth thing was fairly strange and unexpected. But as was her way, Arc quickly adapted to the idea, not taking it for garnet. So she looked to the side a little, “Bah, I was fine! Had it all planned out, as usual!” she said, sounding cocky.

She listened to him, feeling his internal struggle struggling to come out and express itself. He still wasn’t good at it, but at least he was trying. She sat beside him on the couch, getting in close. She looked up at the ceiling for a moment, “You idiot!” she said, rather loudly. She turned to look at him, “I love you because I can see past that! I know who you are, no matter how much of a jerk you can be! Every temper tantrum, every outburst, ever nasty word, I’ll wait for it to be over and still love you stupid!” she said, bonking him on the head lightly with her knuckle. “Like I care…” she said ,pouting a little, “Though you’d figure that out by now.” she sighed. “Besides it’s really hot…” she covered her mouth with that little outburst, looking away with a red face, “I mean cute.” she tried to cover it up.