Hold Me Close (Tom Kaulitz)

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After the incident you decided to just walk home. You said goodbye to Lily, reassuring her, that the walk home isn't dangerous, since it was 2 streets away. Still, she thought you needed company. You rolled your eyes, but then you had an idea. Tom.
Lily will be happy and Tom can play his weird security role some more.
„Tom?" You asked as you tapped his shoulder. „Yeah?" „Can you walk me home? Lily says I need some company for the way." You said and you could see Tom grinning. „Yeah Lily said that. Of course. But I think you just want my presence." He said proudly. „Alright, I will walk alone." You said and turned around. Tom put his arm round your shoulder and started walking next to you. „Of course I will walk with you. But you need to stop being such a bitch." He said and smiled like a little kid. You rolled your eyes and crossed your arms, but you didn't push Toms arm off your shoulders.

„Will you tell me why you were so scared this one day and why you were screaming at night? And I know those weren't happy screams." He said and pulled you closer buy your shoulders. „I mean... As if you can't put one and one together. After what happened tonight?" You said, not wanting to say 'I got raped'. Tom thought about it for a moment. When he realised, he stopped. He looked at you in shock. „Can we not talk about it please? As you might noticed, I don't react that good on this topic." You said and he nodded. You were glad he understood your boundaries. Most people, when they here what happened, ask you questions and questions and never stop. It freaks you out.

After 5 minutes, you reached your house. „Good night, and don't think about it too much." Tom said and smiled. „I don't want this to sound weird, but could you maybe come inside? Please don't think I'm weird, but I am a bit scared to go to sleep alone. I mean, I have my reasons. The last few nights-" He interrupted you. „You don't have to explain yourself." He just said and you both went inside.

„I've never seen your room from the inside, only through the window." He said and when he realised how that sounded he put his hand to his mouth. „You sound like a stalker." You laughed. „Ugh you know how I meant it." He said and rolled his eyes.
„Should I sleep on the floor?" You looked at him and thought about it for a moment. Normally he definitely would have need to sleep in the floor, but tonight? „No you can sleep in my bed next to me. It's big enough." You sighed. „And I'll feel safer." The last sentence was quiet and mumbled. „I heard that." He said and jumped onto the bed.

You both were now awkwardly laying next to eachother, trying to stay as far apart as possible.

When you closed your eyes, the faceless man instantly appeared. You opened your eyes in shock again and Tom jumped from that a little. „What's wrong?" He asked worried. „I saw the man again." You mumbled. „You mean Louis? I wouldn't call him exactly a man but-" He started. „No. Not Louis. The faceless man." You said and your eyes started to water. „What?" Obviously you confused Tom with that. „I mean, usually he always helped me in my dreams, but you know, that night that you heard me scream, that was the night he turned evil. And I don't know why. After school the next day, I even felt him following me, that's why I was rushing." You said nervously. Tom didn't say anything, he just pulled you into his arms. „It's alright. He is not real. But you know who is real? I am. I can save you." Tom said and you started to wrap your arms around his body, still looking into nothing with wide eyes.

„We can put on a movie or something? Maybe it will distract you." Tom said and you actually loved the idea. You put on grownups and started watching it. Tom was still wrapping his arms around you and you were wrapping yours around him. „Thank you Tom." You said after a while. „No need to thank me." He smiled at you. After that you closed your eyes, and to your surprise, there was no faceless man, no Henry, no Louis. There was nothing, just the thought and realization that you were currently safe, in Toms arms.