𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐵𝑜𝑦 𝑊ℎ𝑜 𝐹𝑒𝑙𝑙 𝐹𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑊𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑓𝑎𝑙𝑙 | 𝑇𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑦 𝐴𝑈

𝐴𝑤𝑎𝑘𝑒

TW// cussing, major hinting at abuse, malnourishment, injuries, talk of family death, flashbacks/trauma

Tommy's POV

I sat up quickly, getting lightheaded. I didn't know where I was. How long have I been out? I put some pressure on my arm to get up, forgetting what had happened. I quietly squealed at the sudden pain.

I sat there, trying to remember, when it finally clicked.

I was running, I thought, Running from father. I fell into a river and got my leg cut.

I looked down at my leg, seeing it was wrapped in clean, white, bandages.

And...then I fell. Down a waterfall. Popped my arm out of place, I remembered, and there were these people. Not people. Monsters. Things. One goat and one some weird split thing.

I heard voices. They were hushed, but still a little loud. I stood up from the bed, wincing at my leg. I limped over to the door and quietly opened it. It creaked, but nobody heard. I quietly limped down the hallway.

"No, Phil! That's just- There can't be a human in our home!" A deep, monotone voice said. "Techno, he's a child. He's like- eleven years old!" A man said.

I am fifteen and a half, thank you very much.

"A human child! His kind killed my entire family!" The monotone voice said, voice slightly wobbling. I frowned. That's sad. "I know they did, Tech, and I am so, so sorry for that. I can't imagine your grief. But this boy had nothing to do with that."

A few seconds of silence passed.

"He's young. He was hurt. He is hurt. Tubbo and Ranboo looked very worried for him when they carried him to us. Please, let him be."

I peaked around the corner where I heard the talking, and saw a middle aged man, mid height, with large, black bird wings. I saw a taller, pink haired pig looking man standing in front of him. He had human hands but hooves for feet. I looked over, seeing the two that took me from the water, sitting on a sofa next to a tall, lanky man with brown curly hair, who seemed to be some sort of ferret.

I leaned, knocking over some metal decoration broom thingy. It hit the floor with a loud bang, and I covered my ears and squeezed my eyes shut, flashes of my dad running through my mind.

"Hey, mate, you're awake! Are you alright?" The voice of that man asked. I could hear steps coming towards me. My eyes shot open and I removed my hands from my ears. I held my hands together against my chest.

"D-Don't come near me!" I said. He stopped walking, just about five feet from me. "Don't...touch me." Tears welled in my eyes as I struggled to hold them back. "Where- Where am I? Who are you? I-I wanna go home." I said.

Then, when I thought about it, did I wanna go home?

"You're in my house, mate. You were hurt and my son and his friend helped you and brought you to me. My name is Phil. These are my kids Techno, Wilbur, and Tubbo. And that's Tubbo's friend Ranboo." The Phil guy said, pointing to each of them.

"What...are...you?" I hesitantly asked. "Definitely not humans, that's for sure." The Techno guy snapped. I flinched from his tone. "Techno, quit. You're scaring him." Phil scolded. Techno rolled his eyes, crossing his arms.

"I-I have to go. I can't- can't stay here." My hands slightly shook. "That's ok. Where exactly do you live?" Phil asked. "I don't...I don't know." A few tears fell from my eyes. "You don't know where you live?" Techno huffed. I furrowed my eyebrows, nervously biting my lip.

I stretched my left arm out some, trying to relive the soreness in it.

"Oh! Don't move your arm, you'll hurt it." Phil said, reaching from my arm. I gasped, stepping away. "Oh, there's no need to worry. I won't hurt you." He lightly smiled. "T-That's what everyone says." I wrapped my arms around myself.