11. French Guilt

Rated T

Tomber and mentioned Leland Turbo

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He was French, but even more different than any average French man. He was cold, bitter and very anti-social from any other in the Black Market. If they only knew, but that's the thing.

People don't know or care about me. Yes, he was different because he lost his left arm long ago. It happened when he was still young, when he was expelled from CHROME Academy for Gifted Future Agents and because he was dealing with illegal car parts, he went to the Black Market and did what he hed to to, as long he didn't need to live on the streets and fight for food.

But he was always cold and bitter, Tomber even became more cold and bitter of life whe he got the news about Leland's death. He was so cruel against Leland mostly and Tomber only saw Finn as his first true friend, but Leland came like a deal of the package.

Leland was also different, because he couldn't live a normal life. A heart disease he carried on, he always needed to be with someone and he always had to take a medicine to avoid dying in his sleep. Leland was a troubled child and Tomber never made it better for Leland. But one day, Tomber woke up to the reality when Leland got too upset one time.

It was like a wake-up call for him. Leland wasn't going to live long, it depended on everything. Unlike himself, Leland fought to live and Tomber already had given up on his life.

First off, Tomber was having a hard time to show emotions. Tomber was in love with Alice Hartwick, the woman he would always love. She was so perfect in his eyes. Her red hair, her brown eyes, her laughter, her smile and her intelligence.

She was like a perfect, but yet a hopeless and impossible dream for him. He could never give her the love and compassion she deserved. Tomber kept quiet, even when she married that...that American guy Hudson or whatever his name was. He was jealous, bitter and angry. But he got devastated when he heard about her death. The only memory left of his first and only love was the little boy named Lightning.

Tomber tried to hate him to no end, but Lightning was like his mother. He was kind, he could smile for even a stone or a tiny flower and he was so energic and full of life. He looked like Alice too with his red hair, even his nose and ears seemed to remind of Alice.

But still...

Tomber bears on a guilt that was too hard to understand and he always kept quiet, he never smiled for anyone. Not even for Holley, Finn's daughter or Abigail. He would never smile for Siddeley, who couldn't understand simply. But Finn knew and he kept quiet for Tomber's sake. That's why Tomber hold a deeper respect for Finn.

Finn was the last one in the McMissile family. His parents and siblings died, they were murdered brutally during a simple summer day at the beach. Only Finn and Leland were alive from the family. Now, Leland was dead too and Finn was acting more and more alike a stone. He could barely smile and often it was forced to not be suspicious.

Finn lost everything he loved and that's why Tomber held a respect for him. Whenever Finn needed help, either in mission or life, Tomber always held his door open for Finn. Tomber also regretted that he was ever mean, cold and ignorant towards Leland, the brother Finn always loved to death.

Leland...it has been a while since he died. Tomber was all alone with his thoughts, Leland used to try and pestering him with help and everything. But he never thought it would came a time when Tomber actually missed that.

The world was grey, cold and lifeless without those beloved lives they had lost during the past years. The McMissile family, Alice and Leland.

But it was only in their sleep, only in the dream Tomber could find miself again. His younger self that was playing with Finn, Leland, Alice, Siddeley and Abigail, almost like the time had stopped for them. It was only in the dreams, the children during the early 40's, could continue play and soon, they would go inside and have the usual afternoon tea like Mrs McMissile always made them...

Author's Note:

Okay, short oneshot again. I should write longer oneshots!*sighs*

Alright, this was meant to be uploaded soon after my latest. But school got into the way again.

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