“Slow down…why are you crying?” With Kid Cobra and Twintelle? (because I need that Mother/Son angst)
I also wrote this at 1 in the morning, so apologies for any errors.
She was not happy.
Twintelle is often seen as a mother figure to all the ARMS fighters. She loves them deeply, and goes out of her way to take care of them. Much like a mother, she goes out of her way to make sure they’re safe. So, when it was 1 in the morning, and one of her “children” were missing, and not answering his phone, she set out to look for him.
She walked out to the Snake Park. At 1 in the morning. It was pitch black out, and neither Twintelle nor Kid Cobra were very happy on the walk back home. He was in the middle of a stream, too. Normally, she wouldn’t be upset, but when your kid leaves the house in the middle night with no word of where he’s going and doesn’t answer his cell phone at all, you assume bad things have happened.
“I’m okay! You don’t need to walk me home.”
She stopped in her tracks and looked back at him.
He wasn’t wrong. Kid Cobra was 19, legally an adult. He also had two functioning legs, so he could walk himself home. His phone, which had been sitting in his pocket, was being blown up. It seemed like his fans weren’t happy about the stream being cut short either.
“Yes, I do need to walk you home. You aren’t mature enough to get home by yourself if you aren’t mature enough to at least let us know you hadn’t gone missing.”
The tone in her voice made him flinch. It was obvious the current situation wasn’t the only thing bothering her. She had a pained look in her eyes too, like any further conflict would cause her to begin to cry.
“…Are…Are you okay?”
She turned back away from him, as if to continue walking. Instead of continuing their trip home, she froze. After a moment, small sniffles could be heard from her. For the first time ever, Twintelle was actually in tears in front of Kid Cobra.
He stepped in front of her and guided her to a nearby alleyway. The only thing that would make her more upset was if someone else saw her like this. Especially if they got it on camera. She tried to speak to him, to assure him she was okay, but all her words were incoherent and slurred because of her sobs.
“Slow down…Why are you crying?”
She wiped her eyes and let out a sigh.
“I’m sorry, I just…I’ve been so stressed lately. I got casted for another movie, and we have more fights coming up soon. Mechanica and Helix cause trouble everywhere they go and…I’m sorry. I was just really concerned when you weren’t answering your phone. I didn’t need anything else to worry about. I needed to know you were okay. I’ve just been under too much pressure lately.”
He hugged her, and she immediately hugged him back. They both apologized, and once Twintelle had calmed down, they continued their trip home.
“I’m really sorry for upsetting you…I’ll try to let you know I’m okay in the future, okay?”
“Okay.”
She smiled.
