Not Tommy Anymore

Chapter 2 - He's Staying With Me

Trigger warnings - 

L'manburg was having a normal day, Tubbo was sitting under a tree reminiscing about the war between Dream and L'manburg, it seemed so long ago, and now it was over they had their independence, Technoblade was supposedly retired in some snow biome and Tommy.... Tubbo had cried for weeks after he found the pillar.

He just needed to visit Tommy, had to see his best friend for even just a second but everything came crashing down when he saw the pillar built high up and right at the bottom was a cracked "Your Tubbo" compass. Tubbo now kept that compass with him everywhere he went, he would be lying if he said he didn't regret choosing his country over his best friend, of course he regretted it, but the choice was over it was near a year over and Tommy was dead.

"Tommy's not dead!!" Someone shouted as they came over.

This cause Tubbo to look up at whoever this sick bastard was, Tommy has been dead for a while, but it still isn't and never will be a funny prank to pull. To Tubbo's surprise the sick bastard was a very panicked and shocked looking Skeppy and BadBoyHalo.

A few minutes later a bunch of people were gathered Niki had gone ahead with Jack while Ranboo sat with Tommy out of sight of everyone else.

"He's been gone 'dead' for seven months Niki of course he's not going to be the same!" Captain Puffy complained to the group, she was one of the few people who saw what the children were going through, yet no one took action with her anyway. "We don't know where he's been, what he's gone through, for Christ's sake we don't even know if he's eaten properly!"

"I know that Puffy. He looks like he's been beaten multiple times, he has bruises and scars everywhere there's no doubt he's broke bones before." Niki explained, worry filling her as she thought of Tommy's appearance.

As they talked for a bit Ranboo sat with Tommy, just sitting in silence. Ranboo was thinking quietly, if these adults couldn't take care of the minors then how would they take care of them now? They probably wouldn't care if he just left one day without a word, they might not even notice for a week until one of them needed him. Ranboo already suspected that some of the people would treat him like he's still Tommy, so he already decided what he would tell the group but he didn't know if they would argue with him and if they did how far would he fight back?

Ranboo looked at Tommy. "Hey Tommy... what's up?"

Tommy looked at Ranboo and he froze, he didn't know how to answer, was he supposed to answer or was it rhetorical? Dream would beat him for answering rhetorical questions. "The... air smells nice..." Tommy ended up stuttering.

"I have to agree Tommy," Ranboo smiled but there was a hidden concern in his eyes and tone that Tommy didn't pick up on, how could he? Dream didn't have any concern for him. "Have you been out in a while?"

Tommy thought for a second, "usually by now I'm sitting in the dark waiting for Dream to come back." Tommy turned away from Ranboo and began picking at the grass. Ranboo was left in a hurricane of emotion, consisting of anger concern and a few other emotions added to the mix. Dream did this to him? Why hadn't Tommy cursed him out yet?! It was all confusing but Ranboo didn't say anything on it.

"I'll be right back Tommy, stay here okay?" Ranboo stood up, not waiting for Tommy to answer he left to go over to the group of L'manburgians and others.

Once he entered the group no one noticed him immediately, to his disappointment, but before he could say anything someone spoke up. "Ranboo who's with Tommy?" Niki looked at him prompting him on the question.

Ranboo sighed. "I'll be with him in a second, I just wanted to say that he's going to stay with me." Ranboo waited for a reaction and he got one.

"We're not letting a minor stay with another minor Ranboo."

"We don't know how harmed he is yet, it's probably best if he stays with me or someone else."

"How are you supposed to take care of him?"

"Listen!" The enderman hybrid raised his voice, "he's staying with me that's final, because if a bunch of adults can't take keep a child from being president? Or one from being driven to depression? Then why should I let you take care of him? If I left right now none of you would notice for at least a week! Children here have been fighting your wars and you haven't done anything about it! Now if you excuse me I'm going to go make sure Tommy gets some rest." Ranboo turned around and left the group in a daze.

"He's right." Puffy pointed out bitterly. "We should all be ashamed of it, and yet I don't think anyone here will do anything about it even now." She got up and left, heading for her home to think.

Tommy sat against the tree waiting for Ranboo to come back, he didn't want to get in trouble he was pretty sure everyone still hated him, Dream said they did. When the hybrid got back he helped Tommy up and started walking. "We're heading to my house, are you hungry Tommy?"

Tommy continued to walk but he didn't say anything on the matter, he was slightly afraid to eat anything and he didn't want to seem greedy either so he just didn't say anything and hoped he didn't get hit for that instead.

Once they reached the house he sat the blonde boy down and left to go get a first aid kit. Once he helped Tommy with his wounds he got up off the floor. "I'm going to go make some food, okay?" He turned around and entered the kitchen.

Tommy wondered how he was going to get away with not eating in broad daylight, the windows lighting up the area too well. He sometimes got away with not eating in front of Dream, because he would turn away and just not put the food in his mouth. Now he was worried.

Ranboo came back a few minutes later finding a half asleep Tommy. "Hey, you can sleep after you eat okay?"

Tommy nodded slowly. "Okay." He looked down at the pork Ranboo had given him and then looked at the hybrid with a genuine question. One he would never ask Dream because he already knew the answer to it.

"Is it drugged..?"