Quatre awoke to what sounded like a downhill derby. Wheels spun on hard
wooden floors. He arose and sought the noise. Tobi was on a ladder in the
middle of a large empty room. She was painting something huge. God only
knows what, thought Quatre. "Tobi! What do you think your doing?!"
She looked down briefly, quickly replying, "Painting. You're going to love it." Perfect, who knew how long she would be doing this. She was fully concentrating on her painting. He couldn't get her away with a BB gun. The other pilots were coming over and here was his sister. O well, that's Tobi. Rashid came in and told Quatre the others were there.
"Good luck, Tobi. I want you to meet some people. Can I bring them in?"
"Yeah sure." She answered not looking back for a second.
Quatre greeted the other pilots in his drawing room. They would be drawing out a plan of action against their next target. "So, We'll keep the mobile suits at bay while Heero and Duo get the files."
"That's the general idea." said Heero. "Quatre, what do you plan to do with the extra gundam?" All the pilots were interested in this. The suit could be very useful since it was constructed so they all could use it for spare parts.
"I don't know." answered Quatre. "I was actually going to give it to Tobi for her birthday, but I am not sure if she would still be interested now seeing what fighting is really like."
Cecile came skipping into the room with a tray of pasteries. She set the tray down and hopped into Quatre's lap. "Whatcha doing, big brother?" inquired the little girl.
"Nothing much. Do you want to meet my friends?" The little girl shook her head yes. "That's Heero, Trowa, Wufei, and Duo. They have big suits too." The little girl gasped at this and immediately beamed with a radiant smile.
"Wow! There's more?" She was awe struck. Duo laughed.
"That's right, Babe." The little girl blushed a little and smiled at Duo. The little girl quickly turned her attention back to her brother.
"Tobi has been in that room all day. I'm so bored. Can I see Sandrock?" She looked at Quatre with her cutest puppy face. Quatre smiled. He was happy Cecile didn't seem horribly affected by the incident for now. He wondered if she even understood that her mother and sister were dead.
"Sure, but first I want them to meet Tobi. Can you go get some food to give Tobi, from the kitchen?"
"Yup" The little girl skidded off Quatre's lap and out the door.
"Cute kid." said Duo.
"Yeah, she's the youngest. I hope she is okay." They all knew what he was talking about. "So, if you would follow me you can come see my sister and we can get this plan under way." They stood up and followed Quatre out into the long hallway.
Blue. Deep, dark blue. Tobi stood back and looked into her sister's eyes. Tears rolled down her cheeks. How could she ever get even close to making a stupid wall capture the essence of her sister? Her sister had been so beautiful. No photo or painting could ever do her features justice, because when they were animated the world revolved around them. That was it her world had stopped. She felt so disconnect from everything, her energy was gone. A great feeling of anger seized her. She screamed and threw paint everywhere ruining everything, some how saving her sister's face. Her sister's picture seemed to be staring at her. She screamed and screamed, feeling arms close around her cowering body. Slowly she calmed and came back into her body. Quatre was holding her, an expression of deep worry marring his beautiful face. She smiled at him and looked to see four boys behind him. "Hi." she managed to say. Only one of them really seemed moved by her performance, which they had doubtless caught a good glimpse of. The others seemed fairly immovable with cold expressions.
"This ranting girl would be my sister, Tobi." said Quatre. She was amazed at how nice Quatre was even now smiling at her. "Tobi, that's Heero, Wufei, Duo, and you've already met Trowa." pointing to each as he said their name. Quatre looked at the messy room; he immediately understood what his sister had been painting. She was making this situation harder on herself. He had to get her mind off Katirina. He would need to call Iria for help. He couldn't take care of Tobi in her current state.
"What are you up to today? The sun has come to mark yet another day; soon it will set in preparation to rise again. But, why are my days indisernable than if the sun marks the night and day?" Tobi sighed, "I'm sorry, just rambling I guess. Anything pressing you wish to discuss?"
"Yes, but it can wait. Cecile is getting you something to eat. Do you want us to eat with you?" Quatre was growing increasingly worried. She kept talking like she used, right before she would go mad.
"What does one, time has stopped for, needed food for? What will I do with it? I do not need it to keep going on like this. Why bother?"
Quatre turned to Trowa and whispered to get Rashid. He also told him to get tranquilizers. Tobi looked up at Quatre, her eyes seemed clouded and her face was an almost translucent ivory. Quatre knew Tobi would be angry with him once she understood what was going on, but he didn't know what else to do. Rashid walked into the room, another, smaller man behind him. Tobi didn't even put up a fight when the held her down. "Come with my candy I see." was all she said before she turned completely oblivious to everything and knocked out.
"We should probably get moving while time is still on our side", said Heero
She looked down briefly, quickly replying, "Painting. You're going to love it." Perfect, who knew how long she would be doing this. She was fully concentrating on her painting. He couldn't get her away with a BB gun. The other pilots were coming over and here was his sister. O well, that's Tobi. Rashid came in and told Quatre the others were there.
"Good luck, Tobi. I want you to meet some people. Can I bring them in?"
"Yeah sure." She answered not looking back for a second.
Quatre greeted the other pilots in his drawing room. They would be drawing out a plan of action against their next target. "So, We'll keep the mobile suits at bay while Heero and Duo get the files."
"That's the general idea." said Heero. "Quatre, what do you plan to do with the extra gundam?" All the pilots were interested in this. The suit could be very useful since it was constructed so they all could use it for spare parts.
"I don't know." answered Quatre. "I was actually going to give it to Tobi for her birthday, but I am not sure if she would still be interested now seeing what fighting is really like."
Cecile came skipping into the room with a tray of pasteries. She set the tray down and hopped into Quatre's lap. "Whatcha doing, big brother?" inquired the little girl.
"Nothing much. Do you want to meet my friends?" The little girl shook her head yes. "That's Heero, Trowa, Wufei, and Duo. They have big suits too." The little girl gasped at this and immediately beamed with a radiant smile.
"Wow! There's more?" She was awe struck. Duo laughed.
"That's right, Babe." The little girl blushed a little and smiled at Duo. The little girl quickly turned her attention back to her brother.
"Tobi has been in that room all day. I'm so bored. Can I see Sandrock?" She looked at Quatre with her cutest puppy face. Quatre smiled. He was happy Cecile didn't seem horribly affected by the incident for now. He wondered if she even understood that her mother and sister were dead.
"Sure, but first I want them to meet Tobi. Can you go get some food to give Tobi, from the kitchen?"
"Yup" The little girl skidded off Quatre's lap and out the door.
"Cute kid." said Duo.
"Yeah, she's the youngest. I hope she is okay." They all knew what he was talking about. "So, if you would follow me you can come see my sister and we can get this plan under way." They stood up and followed Quatre out into the long hallway.
Blue. Deep, dark blue. Tobi stood back and looked into her sister's eyes. Tears rolled down her cheeks. How could she ever get even close to making a stupid wall capture the essence of her sister? Her sister had been so beautiful. No photo or painting could ever do her features justice, because when they were animated the world revolved around them. That was it her world had stopped. She felt so disconnect from everything, her energy was gone. A great feeling of anger seized her. She screamed and threw paint everywhere ruining everything, some how saving her sister's face. Her sister's picture seemed to be staring at her. She screamed and screamed, feeling arms close around her cowering body. Slowly she calmed and came back into her body. Quatre was holding her, an expression of deep worry marring his beautiful face. She smiled at him and looked to see four boys behind him. "Hi." she managed to say. Only one of them really seemed moved by her performance, which they had doubtless caught a good glimpse of. The others seemed fairly immovable with cold expressions.
"This ranting girl would be my sister, Tobi." said Quatre. She was amazed at how nice Quatre was even now smiling at her. "Tobi, that's Heero, Wufei, Duo, and you've already met Trowa." pointing to each as he said their name. Quatre looked at the messy room; he immediately understood what his sister had been painting. She was making this situation harder on herself. He had to get her mind off Katirina. He would need to call Iria for help. He couldn't take care of Tobi in her current state.
"What are you up to today? The sun has come to mark yet another day; soon it will set in preparation to rise again. But, why are my days indisernable than if the sun marks the night and day?" Tobi sighed, "I'm sorry, just rambling I guess. Anything pressing you wish to discuss?"
"Yes, but it can wait. Cecile is getting you something to eat. Do you want us to eat with you?" Quatre was growing increasingly worried. She kept talking like she used, right before she would go mad.
"What does one, time has stopped for, needed food for? What will I do with it? I do not need it to keep going on like this. Why bother?"
Quatre turned to Trowa and whispered to get Rashid. He also told him to get tranquilizers. Tobi looked up at Quatre, her eyes seemed clouded and her face was an almost translucent ivory. Quatre knew Tobi would be angry with him once she understood what was going on, but he didn't know what else to do. Rashid walked into the room, another, smaller man behind him. Tobi didn't even put up a fight when the held her down. "Come with my candy I see." was all she said before she turned completely oblivious to everything and knocked out.
"We should probably get moving while time is still on our side", said Heero