The Silence of a Somber Day

Rain On An Old Tin Roof

"One of these days, I'm going to kill you for this, you little shit," The intruder whispered under his breath as he was tackled to the ground by the small child. The little boy laughed instead of taking the threat seriously as he made grabby hands at the intruder's face. The man glared half heartedly as he took the small gremlin into his arms, pushing them both into a standing position. The child squealed happily while the man darted away from the high pitched noise.

"Michael! What happened?" Someone slammed open the door with a lot more force than strictly necessary. The intruder raised an unimpressed eyebrow while Michael in his arms giggled yet again. The newcomer was holding a broom like a weapon, and relaxed when he saw who had broken into his adopted son's room. "Oh, Tempest."

Tempest counted to three before he saw realization bloom on the man's face. In second four, Tempest was being half hugged and half beaten up by a man almost 2/3 his size. "Where have you been?! I was so worried!! I thought you had died!! You can't leave for a week, and show up unannounced like some sort of stupid fuc- I mean- wait-"

The man continued rambling, trying his best to not injury or curse in front of his son. All the commotion caused another person to answer, someone almost 4/3 of Tempest's size. The hybrid shuffled cautiously into the room, far more quiet than any of the other three. He seemed hesitant to do anything, face clearly showing concern but body language showing his fear of his platonic husband whenever he got upset. Tempest didn't blame the guy.

"Tubbo, I think that's enough," The hybrid finally drawled. Tubbo huffed, giving Tempest one more glare before calming down. Tubbo took Michael into his arms, happily cooing at the toddler as he tickled his stomach. The hybrid passed Tubbo and Michael to look Tempest in the eye. "What happened? Why were you gone?"

"Had some shit to take care of. Had a fucking accident, can you believe it? Me- the greatest man of all men- had an accident like someone whose name is Ranboob," Tempest responded with a mischievous smile.

"It's Ranboo, and you know that," The hybrid said with a sigh. The hybrid warbled something in his common tongue, and Tempest responded in the same language. Ranboo sighed in relief before following his roommates deeper into the house.

"Are we training today?" Tubbo asked with bright eyes. Tempest tapped once on the hilt of his sword instead of answering. Tubbo smiled as he scrambled to his feet, jumping over Michael's toys scattered across the living room as he reached for something on a bookshelf. Tempest watched Tubbo struggle to grab the items before laughing and getting them himself. Two wooden bamboo sticks strengthened until they could be used as practice weapons for a fair amount of time until breaking.

"One of these days, I'll cut off your legs so you'll be shorter than me," Tubbo threatened as he took one of the sticks. Tempest gave an awkward chuckle in response. Tubbo looked towards Ranboo, who was sitting on the ground while playing with his son. Tubbo gave them a warm smile, "We'll be back."

Ranboo nodded. Tubbo and Tempest left the apartment, and headed for the elevator. Tubbo rocked on his feet as he pushed the button to take them to the basement. The doors slid open to reveal a boiler room with a washer and dryer. Beside the clothing cleaner machines was a door that Tubbo swung open to reveal a rather large room designed like a ballet studio with the barre and mirror wall. Tubbo danced into the room, his body showing the energy he had been keeping pent-up since Tempest couldn't make it.

"Okay, bee baby, let's see if you've gotten rusty," Tempest smirked at Tubbo even though his mask covered his face. Tempest went to one corner of the room, depositing all his weaponry. His sniper rifle, sword, knives, and twin hand guns all were kept in a deadly pile. Tempest took a deep breath, turning around quickly so his stick slammed against Tubbo's to stop him in his place. "You're sneak attacks have gotten better."