I still don't have a good introduction for this, so just read. I don't own anything but Point and 0.
Her optics slowly opened to her shoulder being shook.
"Point, let's get going."
0 lifted her up onto her feet.
"0 I'm still tired. Can't we rest a little longer?"
0 shook his head and lifted Point into his arms so they could get moving. Point slept a little longer as 0 walked on towards a
building they agreed to head towards as shelter for a while, if not permanently. Little did they know, others had taken refuge there.
Point slept until they were at the sanctuary. 0 let her down as they walked in.
"Hello?.. Hello..."
Point clung to 0's arm when she heard rubble fall.
"Point?"
A white stitchpunk walked out of the shadows.
"7? It's you!"
Point ran and jumped into 7's embrace.
"0 look! It's 7!"
0 nodded as he walked over.
"Ever big and silent huh 0?"
7 chuckled as she led them up the bucket elevator to where the others were.
"Hey. Guess who just walked in."
0 and Point stopped and looked around at the others while 7 kept moving. Before Point could say a word, she was tackled to the
ground and smothered with hugs by 3, 4, and 6. 8 was busy shaking 0's hand, after all his design was based off him.
2 walked over with 5 and lovingly embraced Point.
"I've missed you all so much. 0 has too, but he'll never admit to it out loud."
Point patted 0 on the arm. He just patted her on the head in return. 7 walked back over with an unfamiliar stitchpunk.
"Point, 0. This is 9."
"Hi. Welcome."
He shook their hands as 1 walked over.
"So, you've both returned."
"I'm still not gonna listen to you give orders 1."
Point gave him a blank look then smiled.
"But it is good to see you again as well."
"Come by the heater and warm up you two. It's been getting really cold lately."
9 led everyone over to the hot metal and gave the new comers some oil. After being told of Brain and how the others were killed,
Point fell asleep leaning against 0 because the explanation of how the others were brought back was too complicated for her to
take amongst everything else. 0 wrapped his arm around her to keep her warm out of habit.
"So tell me dear boy, has she been doing alright?"
2 sat on the other side of Point. He had always cared for the first made stitchpunk because there was something special about
her. The scientist had a granddaughter who was ill during the war. She was made into the first stitchpunk so she wouldn't have to
suffer her illness any longer, but so much soul weighed heavy on her. 0 nodded.
"She's been getting better. Not as many episodes."
0's deep voice was kept low and soft so as not to wake Point. 2 nodded then stood to escort 0, who now stood with Point in his arms once again, to
the workshop so they could rest. In the morning, Point looked around the strange room and saw 0 resting against the side of the cot she was sleeping
on. She liked when he slept cause she knew he slept so little keeping an eye out for beats. So she always enjoyed when he did sleep and she was
able to witness it. She leaned near him and kissed his cheek before sitting up and seeing 7 standing in the doorway.
"7. Morning. Um... How long have you been standing there?"
7 chuckled and walked over to Point and rested a hand on her shoulder.
"Don't worry. 1 isn't in charge anymore. I know you've always cared about 0."
7 gave that motherly smile that always made Point smile back. 0 shifted and opened his optics. Point leaned down again and hugged 0
around the neck, causing his optics to flutter open.
"Morning 0."
"Morning."
He patted her on the head before standing to stretch. 7 noticed how closely Point watched 0's every movement as he stood. She
saw how closely Point was examining patch work all over 0's black burlap body. Then for the first time, 7 noticed all the stitch work
on Point's own white body. Same material as 7, but designed differently. Under where on a human there would be a bust line, extra material was sown
on to flow out like a knee length dress with an opening going half way up the right side. Point went to stand up but her leg gave out, causing her to fall
forward. 0 caught her just before she landed.
"7, get 2."
0 laid Point back down on the cot as 7 went to get 2 to fix her leg. As soon as 7 left, 0 turned all attention to Point. He knelt next
to the cot and ran his metal fingers through Points hip length hair from her human body; black, straight and smooth. Point grabbed his hand mid stroke.
"I'm fine 0. Just a bad joint or something."
She smiled to reassure 0 that she was ok. He sat on the side of the cot and continued stroking her hair even as 2 came in.
"What happened?"
2 looked at Point.
"Her leg gave out."
0 stood so 2 could take a look. He felt over the joint till he found the problem, then walked over to a pile of scraps he and 5 had
found. When he grabbed a knife off the wall, that's when Point freaked out. 0 held her down and made her look at him the whole
time. It wasn't that it hurt or anything. Point just didn't much like being cut. She had enough stitch work, and she didn't want
anymore. If stitchpunks could cry then she would have been when 7 walked back in. Point was sitting up glaring at the new stitch
on her leg while 0 had his hand on her shoulder. The twins rushed past 7 and jumped Point. She forgot about her leg and patted
the twins on the head.
"Thank you 2"
Point went to stand. She wobbled a bit but found her balance, spinning around on her leg. She walked out of the room and began
dancing and jumping around to get used to the new joint. 2, 7, and the twins didn't miss the caring look on 0's face as he closely
watched Point dance. Before anyone could blink, Point had stopped dancing and had jumped 0, knocking him to the ground while
laughing.
"Got you big guy."
0 just smiled and patted her on the head while the others laughed. They headed to where the others were sitting around the
heater.