Shiners [CLOSED]

[redcinemareel]

Character(s): Grell & Toby
Location: Toby's room
Rating: PG? Grell will...keep herself in check? /unsure
Open/Closed/Finished: Closed
Summary: Grell finds out how Toby got that black eye.

Not having seen Toby in a few days, Grell walked over to his room with a basket of baked goods and fruit. She didn't make the food, luckily, but that boy really needed to eat more. She had her two cats in tow since they were far too cooped up in her room for her liking. Both were on leashed harnesses.

While untangling herself, she knocked on his door three times before continuing to untangle her pets. "You two! You're supposed to be smarter than this!"

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[corruptedsouls]

Tobias had just been sketching at this table when he heard the knock and Grell's voice. He stood, dusting himself off a little and opening the door, smiling brightly despite the very swollen and noticeable black eye.

"Hi, Mom!"

[redcinemareel]

"Hello dear--"

Any other thought Grell had went out the window as Grell took in the black eye. Her eye twitched in anger. "What happened--"

But she also forgot about the leashes, and how tangled they got, so she topples over to the side comically. Meanwhile, her pets simply walk on over to her and mew at her fallen form. How can she be mad at them? Now back to Toby.

"What. Happened."

[corruptedsouls]

Tobias blinked a little as Grell suddenly went into mother rage and then... promptly fell over. Whoops. He quickly goes over to her, bending down worriedly.

"Mom? Are you okay?"

Ignoring her question? Nooo, never.

[redcinemareel]

The leash got untangled promptly so Grell could think clearly. She looked over to him, tilting his head to a different angle.

"Who did this." She could ignore questions, too.

[corruptedsouls]

"...It wasn't... Um... I just hurt myself."

Tobias is not that good at lying, unfortunately, and it shows. Mostly because... well, he doesn't like lying. But in this case...

"It's no big deal..."

all the keywords

[redcinemareel]

Oh, this was bad.

Grell sat on her knees and looked to Toby with green eyes, looking into his soul almost.

"...should I guess, Tobias? Because something tells me that I would be CORRECT." One of the cats came up to her and leaned up on her lap, wondering what was going on. "Do you wish to tell me the truth, or should I come to my own conclusions?"

ohsnap

[corruptedsouls]

Gaaah. He really couldn't lie to her face, could he? And the look she was giving him made him feel uncomfortable, like he was being laid completely bare; and for once, it was something he really didn't want to happen in front of her.

However...

"...It was my fault." This, first, he has to establish. "I don't remember it exactly, but I... changed. I did something really bad and I deserved it."

Pause. Then...

"...Espio hit me."

That's right ohsnap

[redcinemareel]

"It does NOT matter if it was your fault or not!" Allowing her voice to be raised made the cat flinch back. Her gloved hands made creased sounds as her hands clenched.

"Care to explain?" Before she goes off to slice that chameleon up.

[corruptedsouls]

"I... I don't remember what happened. I turned into... someone else, Espio said, and I was talking weird and evil and... things like that..."

Tobias was clearly upset at this, looking down at his hands as his shoulders trembled a little.

"...He wouldn't... tell me all of it..."

[redcinemareel]

Grell sighed and brushed her fingers over his face.

"It still does not give him the right to harm you." And with that, she stood up.

[corruptedsouls]

Oh god. She was standing up and this could only end badly. Tobias scrambled to his own feet, sputtering a little.

"Please don't hurt him! I did deserve it... it's okay..."

[redcinemareel]

Grell looked down to him, unimpressed. "Now how could you possibly know you deserved something if you can't even remember what happened?"

Obviously, she did not think this was okay. Thus she began to walk off on a mission of her own.

[corruptedsouls]

And he was right at her heels, not willing to let her go after Espio alone. Maybe if he was there...?

"Because he told me it was bad. Very bad. And Espio doesn't lie to me. So I know I deserved it."

[redcinemareel]

"That is of no consequence." Grell replied curtly, bringing out her DEATHSCYTHE as she walked with a purpose.

[corruptedsouls]

Oh god oh god oh god --

"Please don't hurt him!"

[redcinemareel]

Grell, looked down to him, pausing in her stride and sighed.

"And do what?! Allow him to harm you whenever he feels like it?! No, I refuse to let this slight pass like a cloud!" She placed a hand on her hip, gripping her weapon. "You had better give me a reason why I should not KILL HIM."

[corruptedsouls]

"He didn't mean it! He was crying and upset after... I really love him so I don't want you to kill him, Mom! Please..."

And now Tobias himself was crying a little, reaching out to grab onto Grell's shirt.

[redcinemareel]

Grell would have paid to see something like that. Espio in tears.

Although Grell looked to Toby impassively, with a face free of any emotion, she did allow her weapon to disappear. She was not going to let this go.

"This is not over, Tobias. You will have to learn to defend yourself, no matter whom it may be."

Even if it may be herself, because she will hunt down that little lizard.

[corruptedsouls]

"I know. I'm taking martial arts soon."

With Espio, though he won't say that. He didn't need to set Grell off even more.

"...Thank you, Mom."

[redcinemareel]

Yes, it was best to not mention that.

"Don't thank me, yet. I've only delayed the inevitable."

[corruptedsouls]

Tobias can't really give an answer to that, though he does have to resist rubbing the side of his face a little.

He could hope that he fixed it. It was wrong, but he could hope. For now, though, he simply hugged Grell, burying his face in her chest gently.

[redcinemareel]

The hug is accepted, as she wrapped her arms around her. No, nothing needed to be said for the moment. She rubbed his neck lightly.

What was she going to do with him..