(REWRITE) Lost & Found: Eddsworld x Child!Reader

part XIV

"(Y/N)! We're home!" Edd called, groceries in hand.

"With takeout!" Matt yelled right afterward.

Silence. (Y/N) didn't answer, which was strange, because they usually replied right away. The lights were off.

"Huh," Edd frowned, "Must be listening to music in their room."

"I'll go check on them!" Matt offered, setting down the takeout on the table. He bounded off to (Y/N)'s room.

"Why are all the lights off?" Tom asked. He flicked the kitchen light on and noticed a note on the table. He paused. The note read:

I'm meeting up with someone at the edge of town, don't know when I'll be back. love you guys
– (y/n)

Tom also noticed an opened envelope. He picked it up and examined it. There was the Red Leader symbol stamped plainly on the front.

"Shit. Shit." He breathed out, piecing together the puzzle pieces in his mind. If (Y/N) had received a letter from Tord, then that could only mean bad news. He knew Tord, possibly better than any of the others here, and he knew that it wasn't safe for (Y/N) to be around him anymore.

"Something wrong?" Edd asked him.

"(Y/N)'s out of the house, we need to go get them immediately." He rushed.

"They're not in their room," Matt entered the kitchen, frowning.

"Yeah, they're away for now. I think I know where they are and we need to go now."

"Tom? You're freaking me out, what's going on?" Edd fretted.

"No time to explain," He was halfway out the door. He grabbed the car keys and jumped in the driver's seat, not waiting for the others. As he turned the key, he noticed that he was nearly empty on gas.

"You've got to be kidding me!" He groaned. There wasn't nearly enough to get where he needed to go.

He hopped back out of the driver's seat, frustrated. He looked around, racking his brain for an idea of what to do.

He spotted a truck parked across the street with one door propped open, and an idea popped into his mind.

The others showed up behind him, following his gaze.

"You guys up for stealing a truck?" Tom asked.

"Absolutely." Edd nodded solemnly.

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"No."

"What?"

"No. I can't–" You shook your head and looked your brother in the eyes, "I can't go with you."

Tord furrowed his brows, a look of confusion crossing his face, "What do you mean? Of course you can, it'd be for the better! We could-"

"I'm not going to just up and leave the others like that!" You shouted at him, "I'm not like you!"

You left out the part about him somewhat scaring you, being the Red Leader and all. His confusion turned to anger.

"You know what, (Y/N)?" His voice was taut, "You should–"

The sound of an engine interrupted him. You both turned to the source of the sound, wondering what a vehicle was doing way out here. 

"(Y/N)!" Matt waved from the truck's passenger's side. You could make out Edd in the driver's seat, but couldn't see Tom.

"I thought I told you not to tell anyone," Tord turned to you, furious now, "You've fucked up everything now!"

"I didn't– I didn't tell them where I went!" You told him.