You're not alone.... [Matt Tom monster AU]

Chapter 1

White, red and black. That was all Tom could see.
Blurred globs and streaks of those three colors clouded his vision.

And the pain. Oh god the pain, it was the most Tom ever felt. His blood felt like acid. And it was oh so slowly burning him alive.

Tom's screams ripped his throat apart only to sound distant in his ears.
He tried pulling his arms only to find them restrained to the bed he was in. He tried to tear the restraints in vain. The leather was too tough to rip.

He screamed one more time, only for a red metal arm to reach out of the darkness and cover his mouth. A glowing silver eye kept a cold and steady gaze on his empty sockets. The black figure with the metal arm let out an all too familiar laugh.

"What's wrong old friend are you not feeling well?" It taunted coldly.

Tom screamed from under the metal grip and tears started to swell in his eyeless sockets.

"Don't worry it will all be over soon."
Tom felt his senses deafen little by little he tried fighting against the fatigue and pain but it could not be helped.

Before it all faded to black the metal arm withdrew and Tord's laugh echoed through the darkness.

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Tom woke up with jolt, sitting up and almost screaming. His breathing was shallow and his throat was dry, a thin layer of cold sweat covered his body that ached from moving so suddenly. He put his hand on his bare chest and heaved. The memory slowly dissolving from his mind.

It had been the third week in a row that he has had that recurring nightmare and Tom was dying for a good nights rest.
And even though Tord left a year ago, it was still very unsettling to see him in his dreams.

Tom turned to see the time. The numbers 1:28 AM glowed in the pitch black room. Tom gave a shaky sigh as he slowly laid back down and let his mind be consumed by the darkness. He stayed still for what seemed to be an eternity before his self hazardous thoughts came and Tom decided go snack on something.

Tom carefully opened his apartment door. He hadn't found anything that seemed appealing to him in his fringe and decided to do some late night fast-food hunting. He stepped out and turned to quietly close the door so not to wake up his ex-roommates that lived next to him.

"Uh, where are you going at this time of the night?"

The voice made Tom almost jump out of his skin. He angrily turned to the voice next to him.

"Geez Matt! You almost scared me half to death! Don't sneak up on me like that." Tom whisper-shouted to the tall ginger.

Matt stifled a laugh.
"You're hilarious when angry. So where are you going?"
Matt asked the shorter Brit.

Tom huffed.
"I woke up and thought I'd go out to eat something. What are you doing awake?"
"Can't sleep. Would you mind if a tag along?"
Matt asked.
Tom looked at his friend, ever since last year, he hadn't had that much time to spend with the ginger. He smiled a bit.
"Sure, why not."

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Matt and Tom walked through the apartment hallway, laughing at around 3 that morning. The past hour and a half were honestly the best time they'd had in a very long while. They had gone to a nearby McDonald's only to run into a few rowdy teenagers getting ready for a food eating competition granting the winner a good amount of money. Tom joined the competition and 4 big-macs later Tom was just a bit richer than when he entered. With a bit of his winning money Tom bought Matt two cheeseburgers and left to go to the park. At the park they played with some owners' dogs and fooled in the kids section before they were chased by the police and had to hide in the restroom.