Crimeboys [dsmp au]

chapter five

Tommy walked side by side with Ranboo through the hall. Even though Tommy couldn't see the bottom half of Ranboo's face due to  the mask Ranboo was wearing, he could tell Ranboo was worried for Tommy.

"Boob boy are you sure you're alright?" Tommy questioned.

"Tommy I'm worried for you. You're the one who get punched in the face today dumbass."

"Eh, it was a weak punch. What Wilbur did afterwards hurt more-"

Ranboo and Tommy rounded the corner to see Quackity and Wilbur. The worst part was Wilbur was laughing hard at whatever Quackity had said. Quackity was leaning against Tommy's locker which happened to be a couple away from Wilbur's. Wilbur must have been waiting for Tommy to come so he could walk him home. "You know what, how about you and I just walk home by ourselves." Tommy whispered. Before Ranboo had a chance to respond Tommy was down the hallway and almost to the doors. Wilbur and Quackity did  not notice the two. 

"Tommy, your brother is going to be anxious about where you went." Ranboo said as he chased after Tommy.

"Let him be. It will be good for him." Tommy replied, a sense of anger filled his voice.

So the boys walked home together. It was raining but it was the light kind of rain that would just drizzle- not making any puddles. "You know what I realized today, Ran?" Tom said as he kicked a pebble. "This is my last year in school with Will. And he doesn't even want anything to do with me."

"Don't act like that." Ranboo snapped.

"Act like what?" Tommy questioned.

"Act like you didn't do anything to him. I've realized that now." Ranboo queried.

"Ranboo- I'm sorry?"Tommy raised an eyebrow.

"You are saying sorry to the wrong person." And with those wise words Ranboo walked up his driveway to his own house, leaving Tommy on his own. Tommy could see Philza's car in the driveway. Tommy exhaled heavily before turning the door knob. The smell of soup filled his nose. 

"Phil!?" Tommy yelled. "I'm home!" 

"Oh Hello Tom." Phil smiled back at him.

"How was school?" Phil asked as he stirred the pot of soup.

"It was fine. Me and Wilbur didn't see eye to eye today." A tinge of sadness was in Tommy's  voice.

"What?" Phil paused on what he was doing to look Tommy in the face. "Tommy you know that Wilbur cares about you deeply."

"I know Phil it just feels like he's pushing me away." Tommy said as his voice started to crack with emotions.

"Tommy, you and Wilbur have always been like two sides of a coin. And you will always remain like that even if you think you're not." 

"I know Phil, I just wish things would stay the same- I wish I had more time."

After waiting for Wilbur to come home for an eternity Tommy and Phil decided to eat dinner. The memories from Tommy's strained relationship with his brother kept cycling through his mind. Tommy looked down at his soup. Phil could sense the tension so he decided to address it,

"Tommy, I know things are tough right now but you will get through it with Will."

"Thanks Phil, I appreciate it." 

The rest of the dinner was almost totally silent. As Tommy finished his soup, he noticed that Phil had gone upstairs, presumably to get ready for bed.

Tommy suddenly heard the door quickly open and close. Tommy poked his head out the kitchen to glance at the door. Quackity stood next to Wilbur. Tommy crossed his arms. "What the hell is he doing here?"  Tommy watched as Quackity leaned in close to Wilbur, whispering something in his ear. Wilbur's eyes widened before he broke out into a fit of laughter, slapping Quackity on the arm. Tommy studied the two they seemed not like themselves they almost seemed as though they were drunk? Tommy's heart started beating faster at the sight of Wilbur happy and laughing with Quackity, a stark contrast to his demeanor earlier that day. Tommy ducked back into the kitchen biting his lip. He was even more worried now. 

"We were looking for you Tom. We waited a while at school to walk you home." Wilbur slurred his words. This just confirmed Tommy's suspicions.

"So we decided to have some fun. I'm going to be headed out soon just wanted to walk Wilby home." Quackity slapped Wilbur on the back after saying this. Quackity left soon afterwards. 

"I'm erhm- gonna go to sleep." Wilbur looked at Tommy in the eyes as he said this. Anxiety filled Tommy. The "fun" Quackity hinted at did not sound like something Wilbur would have done. Wilbur started walking up the stairs to his room. Little did he know Phil was watching the entire scene.