Another Family (SBI adoption AU)

Chapter 12

I sit down at the table, looking down at the crackers with cheese in disgust. I look back at Phil with a pleading look but he just tells me "Just half of it, mate." with a begging smile. I just sigh. After everything he's done for me I have to do what he says. No one in my past homes was ever this nice to me. Could they maybe be... real family?

I hoped so but they'll probably send me back within 2 days. Or they are just planning something but I got a feeling in my gut that they don't...

I snap back into reality as I look down at the disgusting food again, but yeah. It's better than all of it. I take a bite in disgust as I took another, and another, and another. It was an awful process but then I finally was allowed to stop. Phil looked at me with a warm smile and said "Good job, mate"

My eyes lit up. He was.. proud of me? I could feel a bit off happiness coming free and Phil seemed to notice because he just patted my head. I looked at him in confusion but he just chuckled.

Just as I was about to leave I saw Wilbur also coming for breakfast. "Morning, dad." He tiredly said as he went to grab a cup of coffee. "Morning Wil, still tired?" Philza asked the brunette and he answered with a simple small nod.

"So, what should we do today?" Wilbur asked and Phil just shrugged. "We could maybe go to a nearby park today." Techno said in his usual monotone voice coming inside the kitchen. "AH- WHAT THE FUCK, MAN! YOU SCARED ME HALF TO DEATH!" I said jumping up my chair. Techno just giggled a bit before sitting down. "O-Oh.. Sorry, didn't mean to." I said because I screamed at him looking down a bit going back to my earlier state.

"It's okay Tommy, you don't have to apologize for that sort of stuff." Techno says patting my back while doing so. I gave him a small smile.

"Okay."

"Soo, we going to a park nearby?" Wilbur asked looking at us all. Phil just gave a nod of approval. "Yeah, let's go after breakfast though." He said and we all agreed. Maybe this could be fun.

It wasn't going to be fun. When we arrived Phil told us we could go wherever we wanted and that we could just go to him if we needed something. I was just calmly swinging on the swing before hearing a familiar voice. That couldn't mean anything good. I looked up and saw Chester. Called it. But I also saw two of my other bullies. Jared and Asher.

"Hey brat! You're still with your foster family I see, did you run away or didn't you get sent back?" Jared said. "I-I didn't get send back." I say clearly upset about their presence. Their eyes widened, more in like a sarcastic manner and not actual shock.

"You didn't?! I thought they already saw how much of a fuck up you are and sent you back already! Guess they really are dumb. Who am I to guess they are not though. If they fostered you of course they would be dumb." He continued. I got kinda annoyed and just said. "Just leave me alone assholes." Giving them a mad look. "And who do you think you are to tell me that, you wanna fight, Thomas?" Chester said rising his fists. "Why the fuck do you keep calling me Thomas?! It's not even my real name and it's annoying!" I said to him raising my voice.

"Yeah, that's exactly why I say it, bitch." He said. "And now, let's fight then, aye?" He continued. "Oh please, you think I can't fight you?" I say, finally more confident.

"Well of course you can't. It's 3 vs 1 and we actually have meat on our bones, your just a weak walking skeleton. And oh, that must be your little foster family right, how 'bout I fight you right in their sight. They'll just laugh and finally see in how annoying and weak you are." My confidence suddenly loosens. Why did everyone keep calling me a skeleton I was literally the opposite. And what if he was right? What if my foster family would just laugh and send me back?

Before I could think further I felt a punch right in my face. "Look, I told you. Weakling." Chester said with a grin. I wanted to get up and fight him but he just punched me again. And of course, my stupid reflexes came back so i said. "I-I'm sorry, I'll never do it again just please stop.." His grin just became a chuckle along with the rest of his stupid group.

"Awww, is the little brat getting scared?" Asher said grinning harder than ever. "Too bad your little 'family' isn't here to witness this and see what a little scary cat bitch you really are!" One of them said smiling.

(Sorry if this isn't actually mean, in my country people who bully(ied) me say slurs and stuff but I don't really want to include the heavy slurs they say it into this book out of respect💙💙)

As they continued to beat me and give me a set of bruises on my face, which my foster families never risked doing. And me pleading for them to stop, crying my eyeballs out. I suddenly didn't feel punches or kicks anymore. But instead I felt two strong arms wrap around me. I look up and saw that Will was hugging me while Techno and Phil were beating the shit out of them. Was that even allowed?

Wilbur POV

I was just talking with Techno until I heard a noise. Phil was around our area so I guess he also heard the noise. The noise turned into a scream. A scream that sounded like Tommy's. What the fuck was happening.

My eyes widened when I looked to my left. Some random kids here literally punching and kicking Tommy right in front of us. And what it seems like they're also making bitchy comments.

"What.the.fuck." Techno said before geting ready to run to the kids. "I'm crafting a belt." Phil added on. "But guys, isn't it illegal-" I wanted to finish until I got interrupted by both of them. "They are hurting Tommy. Besides, fuck orphans. I saw them at that orphanage and wanted to punt them into a wall for a long time now." Techno said before running off. "Techno's right. They're hurting my son and look like they've been doing it for a long time, they need some discipline." Dad said before also running towards the kids as he crafted the belt.

I also run in their direction but to comfort Tommy because it seemed like he was having a panic attack. I pull him into a hug as I hear him pleading for mercy and crying waterfalls along with shaking and sobbing. "P-Please don't hu- h-hurt m-me..!" He kept screaming and I just held him in my arms, rubbing his back and stroking his hair. After Phil and Techno made the kids cry and leave we went to the car and decided that was enough human interaction for today.

When we got in the car I still held Tommy by my side as his screams and cries died down to sobs and quiet pleads. After a while he fell asleep with his head on my shoulder and I decided to pick him up when we got home.

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(Editor here: AylinDefneOzer Yes, Blue letted me edit this chapter. I just wanted to make sure everyone ate and drank water today. Love you all, bye💚)