Tobias's Perch

[KitsuneMarie]

Cassie started to enter behind Jake, and then stopped short behind him, looking over his broad shoulder to see Tobias and Rachel. "Should we give them some space?" she whispered to Jake, her eyes widening a little at the sight of Rachel with tears in her eyes. That was something she had only seen a handful of times, and she was her best friend. She imagined even her cousin hadn't seen her so vulnerable before.

"Rachel," she murmured, biting her bottom lip lightly. She didn't know how to help her friend with this situation. No matter how much she tried to hide it, everyone knew that she cared for Tobias in a deeper way that even the rest of them, as his friends, didn't. But Tobias was right: his human life was over.

[Darth Revan]

Rachel snapped at Jake upon his entry, "Jake, get out of here!"

Jake stood frozen, seeing his cousin in tears didn't happen too often. He formed a guilty embarrassed look on his face and looked away saying, "Um- sorry. I thought you fell and needed help. I'll-we'll leave now. He about-faced and scooted Cassie out of the doorway and closed the door behind him. "Well, that was... awkward."

Rachel let out a few more tears before speaking, "Just because you live in a forest and eat wild animals doesn't mean you have to be alone." She placed him on the footboard of Cassie's bed and wiped her face with a blanket. "You can visit me any time, and Ax has a scoop out in the forest. You can always hang out with him. We need you Tobias. I-... I need you Tobias."


Shawn grabbed Raksha's knees, preventing her escape. He then started running his fingers through her hair, "So what do you think of our "rag-tag" team here?"

Ax was about halfway done with the mountain of food he accumulated, when his stomach began to disagree with his choice of meal. He found Marco and asked while clutching his stomach, "Marco, I seem to be experiencing grave pains inside my body. What is wrong with me?" He licks a few crumbs settled in the corners of his mouth.

[KitsuneMarie]

Cassie hurriedly moved into the hallway with Jake and sighed, shaking her head. "I don't know what to do to help them," she said quietly. "I can't imagine what I'd do in their situation. But I'm glad Rachel's letting some emotions show, even if it's only to Tobias. It can't be healthy for her to keep everything in."

Marco looked up from cleaning the dining room as Ax approached him, and then he backed away, holding his hands up. "Just don't barf on me, man." Spotting the crumbs on his lip, me asked suspiciously, "Did you eat something weird? Try demorphing, okay?"

[Darth Revan]

Jake nodded slowly, "Yeah, sometimes it's easy to forget she even has them. I can't even imagine what she's going through. If you became a-." Jake stopped himself, he couldn't bare the thought of what the rest of his sentence entailed.

Ax nodded his head and began to demorph. With the expulsion of the food's mass into Z-Space, Ax's digestive track resumed normalcy and stopped hurting. Once again in his Andalite form, he pawed at the ground and stretched his back legs. <Ah, it is pleasurable to resume my normal body. Unfortunately I risk exposure here.> He began morphing back to his human form. Since the DNA template didn't include the food in his stomach, he remorphed healthily. He held his stomach expectantly for a moment. Once he was certain he was once again well, he looked at Marco and smiled, "Thank you cue-coo-keeyoo. That is a fun word to say. 'Queue'. Perhaps It is better that I just throw away the rest of the tainted food. Tainted, taint. Ain't."

[Blaise Zebrataur]

Tobias was quiet again.<And..I...need you too.>he says firmly and proudly,he never hid his love with Rachel.He breathed slowly.<And I will always vist you..and Ax..and everyone else its.>he looked into Rachel's sweet eyes before talking again.<...I'm trying to remember my human side..to stay by you guys but....>he shook his head slowly.<...I can't remember anything really.>he spoke everything outloud,accidentally letting Jake and Cassie hear it as well.

[Midnight_Huntress]

Raksha laughed. "I wouldn't call you guys 'rag-tag'." she said. "You guys are like a family, you have your probelms, and your happy moments. You have eachother. I like that. Very much." she told him as she snuggled a little closer to him.

[Darth Revan]

Rachel gave Tobias a little push with her finger, "Well isolating yourself will only make that worse. It's hanging out with other people and sharing experiences that remind you of who you are. Not living like you're someone else."


Shawn started stroking her shins and grabbed her hand, "Yeah, this is definitely a happy moment." He looked around at the partially clean living room, "You know after we're done it'll look almost as good as if we threw a frat party."

[Blaise Zebrataur]

Tobias softly shifted as he was pushed but nodded,his eyes showing a small bit of a smile.<True..an..and I'll stick around with you guys.>he then stands abit in pride.<After all..I am your bird-boy and I wouldn't want you to get another to replace me.>

[Darth Revan]

Rachel smiled and playfully looked away, "Well, Shawn does really well at reconnaissance."

[Blaise Zebrataur]

Tobias rolls his eyes.<Well don't worry Rach..if I disappear again...>he chuckles.<..then you can have Marco as your gorilla-boy.>he says as a joke.

[KitsuneMarie]

Cassie shook her head, putting a hand briefly over his mouth to stall Jake's next words, although she didn't have to. Her hand dropping back to her side, she said, "Don't think about it. There's no reason. We have been really careful, so chances are it won't happen. But if it does, we'll just deal with it. It's better than the other alternatives: at least Tobias's brain is still free of Yeerk control."

"Queue. Yup, one of my favorites," Marco rolled his eyes at the newly remorphed Andalite. "Glad you're feeling better, Ax-man. Yeah, I'll help you stick the food in a trash can outside. C'mon." He turned to head back to the kitchen.

[Midnight_Huntress]

Raksha laughed. "Which means just a little less trouble than actually destroying the house. And Cassie will have to take most of the blame if her parents do think we threw a party." she said looking around the room.

[Darth Revan]

The feel of Cassie's hands to his lips made Jake's heart skip a beat. When she finished her sentence, he dropped his head and gave small nods, "Yeah, but now he's losing his mind anyway. I just wish there was something we could do. Everything we say or try just doesn't seem to help. He's got it stuck in his head that he's alone and has to stay that way. Why can't he see that we're what'll keep him sane?"


Ax followed Marco into the kitchen and held a garbage bag open next to the glorious mountain of food. He licked his lips remembering the amazing tastes that had unfortunately made him sick.


Shawn laughed, "Yeah, you know it's not a rare sight to see a couple making out at a frat party." He raises his eyebrows suggestively, then smiles and laughs off the comment, "Seriously though, we should probably get back to cleaning." Despite his words to continue working, he doesn't move to leave the couch and keeps moving his hand along her legs.

Rachel barks out a laugh at Tobias's comment, "Please, I'd rather date a Hork-Bajir before even touching Marco. Besides, The next time you fly off, I'm gonna have to hit you with a dart gun and put you in a cage." She crosses her arms and gives Tobias a teasing smile.

((Who's going to RP the parents'?))

[Blaise Zebrataur]

Tobias chuckles.<Ok ok..>raises his wings up in a giving up way.<...I'll be a good birdie.>he says with a chuckle to Rachel,his eyes full of Tobias and the real hawk now together as one as he sits on Cassie's bed post.

(I don't know for sure,and I'm thinking of createing another rp about Tobias,probley after Book 33(The Illusion) when Tobias was tortured by Taylor.If I do make one,would all of you like to join me in that one as well?)

[KitsuneMarie]

((I will decline the new RP, as I'm just about to start one of my own, so I'll have my hands full. Thanks though.

Regarding this RP, Tobias, when do you want Cassie's parents to enter the picture? And I have just been leaving the Berenson stuff out of the picture, but let me know if you want me to actually detail what happened with Elayne once she left the house.

Sorry for the all-OOC post, but I just wanted more direction before I continued with the storyline. Nothing seems to be happening downstairs, so it might be a good time for the parents to enter. But Rachel and Tobias seem to still be having a moment, so I don't know if you wanted that interrupted.))