Toby slept in the next morning, again. The events of last night had worn him out. He took a moment to remember what had all happened last night. His friend probably- no, definitely- had some kind of secret power he was hiding, like Toby, he had an encounter with his brother, It was kind of a lot to process. But the smell of breakfast and the sound of people talking gave him a distraction from his swirling thoughts, which he was thankful for. He poked his head into the kitchen to see Tommy pestering a tired looking Techno at the table as Wilbur, Phil, and Kristin were getting food. The scent of scrambled eggs filled Toby's nose and made his stomach growl. To his credit, Techno looked more awake than he usually did.
"Morning Toby-" Wil waved, sitting down by Techno, who was talking to Tommy to get the kid to stop bothering him.
"He said his name was Tubbo-" He heard, freezing for a second before doing his best to compose himself, hoping no one noticed. They all seemed to be busy with their food or talking in Techno and Tommy's cases.
"What?" He asked, getting himself dome food and sitting down across from Techno.
Techno opened his mouth to answer, but Tommy cut him off, "He met that new hero last night!"
"Woah, really?" Toby asked, "What was that like?" He wanted to know what Techno thought.
The older boy shot Tommy an annoyed look but turned to Toby. "It was interesting. He's a lot younger than I thought he was. He was lowering his voice, but I'd put him around yours and Tommy's ages..."
"Woah, no way!" Tommy cried, and Toby's eyes widened. Well shit- He forgot how perceptive Techno was.
"And you said his name was...Tubbo?" Wil turned to his twin, raising an eyebrow. "Bit of a strange name isn't it?"
"I think Tubbo is a cool ass name-" Tommy crossed his arms, "It's no worse than fucking Technoblade-"
Toby snorted, since he'd said something similar the night before, but he tried to cover it with a cough, before digging into his breakfast.
"Language Tommy-" Kristin warned
"Sorry, sorry-" he said, raising his hands in surrender.
Breakfast continued normally as they talked and laughed. The rest of the day was spent playing games (Phil and Wilbur dominated the board games they did teams with) and just taking it easy. Toby decided to take another break that night, despite the curiosity that was still nagging at him from the previous night. He'd figure it out later. He wanted to do better about going to bed on school nights. And that he did.
The next morning, He and Tommy walked to school, as usual. They chatted and laughed as they made their way to the cafeteria, where their friends, including Ranboo, were sitting. The taller boy had come out of his shell quite a bit in the short time since Toby had met him. He joked and laughed just as much as the others, and he'd bonded with the other boys in addition to Toby and Tommy.
"Hello boys-" Tommy grinned, plopping down across from Quackity.
"Hullo-" Toby greeted them as well, sitting by Ranboo
"Ayyy, there they are!" Quackity grinned, sitting between Karl and Purpled.
"How was your weekend guys?" Karl asked, resting his chin on his hands.
"Mm, it was normal" Toby shrugged, glancing at Ranboo, "how about you guys?"
"Uneventful, mostly..." the tall boy shrugged, and Toby couldn't help but glance at him, before quickly turning his attention to the others as they talked about the weekend.
The day continued as normal, and uneventful, until after school when they all went to the park to goof off and hang out, and even that started out normal.
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To Be a Hero
Action|Cross Posted on Archive of Our Own| In a world where a small percentage of people are born with powers, Toby was born with a power considered villainous. As a result he kept it a secret from everyone, including his family, and gave up on becoming a...
