It was all Tommy could do.
He ran through deserts, forests, around lakes, etc., but he didn't stop until he reached his home town.
Sure, Tommy loved his mother, but she could be so irritating! Even more than the basic "let me show you the baby pictures" type.
He found his tiny old shop and sat in it, wiping away tears that were streaming down his face.
She told them secrets he wanted to keep just between the two of them. She mocked him and pulled Nick to the side to tell him how Tommy felt.
Nick wasn't supposed to know that he loved him.
Tommy cried for a while, listening to the sounds of crickets and other things around him.
And footsteps.
Oh, Tommy didn't care anymore. He knew that Nick didn't like him, because the guy even told him. Tommy just replied with "That's okay, let's just be friends I guess. Hope nothing is awkward." How stupid was that?
"Tommy?" A voice asked, and Tommy looked up to see a pale man, who looked like Nick but with different colors. Dres.
"D-Dres..." Tommy held out his arms and whimpered, and Dres hugged the sad man, pulling him up. Dres rubbed his back and whispered how he was there for him, and how it was okay now.
"Tommy, he rejected you, didn't he?" Dres asked, and Tommy nodded.
"My stupid mother told him, and she told everybody else things I didn't want them to know."
"Did she tell them about-"
"No, no. I didn't tell anybody. They would've slaughtered me on sight if they knew I was working with you guys."
"Well, Tommy, do you want to go into the church and talk about it more?" Dres asked, and Tommy shook his head.
"We should find somewhere to sleep, I've been running for days nonstop." Tommy yawned, and Dres nodded. They went into an old hotel and found a room with a bed big enough for the both of them.
Tommy wanted to sleep in the same room, but most of the rooms were single bed. Though, this didn't bother Dres at all.
Dres never had a soft spot for anything, until he met Tommy. Tommy was the one thing in his life that made him happy, other than death and destruction.
Dres got into the bed with Tommy after a bit of thinking, and Tommy immediately cuddled up next to him. He sighed happily and Dres smiled. Tommy was really a cute guy.
--
"Hey guys, look who I brought back!" Dres announced, and his friends gathered around to see Tommy next to him. They smiled and gave hugs, since Tommy was a positive thing they all enjoyed, and the only thing for most of them. The rest being just Duni, who was in love with Uni.
"Tommy, hi! You want some mushroom soup?" Dashlie asked, and Tommy nodded.
"That would be lovely, thank you." Tommy smiled, and she nodded and told him to sit at the table.
He did as he was told and Dres took a seat next to him, then became lost in his thoughts about Tommy as the guy ate.
"After you're done, you want to go to my room?" Dres asked, and Tommy nodded.
He finished quickly, then got up and had Dres show him to his bedroom. It was Nick's old one, and Tommy looked over at the bed, where they told jokes together.
Tommy watched Dres walk over to the bed and sit down, and then saw him patting the spot next to him.
Tommy sat, and Dres offered him two mints to 'get rid of the mushroom taste and smell.'
Tommy accepted the mints, realizing now that his breath probably smelled horrible, and Dres smiled.
"So uh, Tommy," Dres began. "Can I ask you for some advice?"
"Sure."
"Well, I like this guy, and I mean I really do, I like him more than the idea of just dominating him and not talk to him ever again."
"So you love this guy? Do you want to confess to him?" Tommy asked, and got a nod in response.
"Though I don't know how, Hell, I don't even know what he really likes." Dres looked at Tommy, who was lost in thought now.
"Then do you really love him? Or do you just love him for his face?" Tommy asked. "I mean, now that I think about it, I barely even knew half of Nick's personality, and I claimed to love him."
"Really?"
"Yeah, but I just can't a certain feeling out of my-"
Then it hit him.
Tommy wasn't in love with Nick, he was in love with Dres.
"Tommy?" Dres asked, waving a hand in front of his face.
Tommy suddenly wrapped his arms around his neck and kissed him deeply. Dres kissed back, then had Tommy pinned down on the bed.
"D-Dres, I'm sorry, I-I-"
"Tommy, the others are about to leave in a few minutes. After they do, I'm going to make you see stars." Dres kissed Tommy again, roughly this time, and Tommy couldn't wait.
--
"There he is!" Uni yelled, and everybody burst into the room, swords up and ready.
Dres shushed them, and pointed at Tommy, who was sleeping peacefully. Dres sat up, and Nick went over to the bed.
"We've come to take him back." Nick whispered, and Dres shook his head.
"He doesn't want to. He's happy here." Dres whispered back with a harsh tone.
"Mm, babe? What's going..." Tommy looked to see his other friends in the room, and he sat up, leaning against Dres.
"Tommy, they want to take you back." Dres told him, and Tommy shook his head.
"No. I'm staying here with you and that's final." Tommy said, and Uni sighed.
"As long as you're happy here, that's cool, now where's-"
"Uni!" Duni yelled, the gang ran out of the room. Tommy looked at Dres and kissed him softly.
"So, we're alone again..." Tommy smirked, and sat on Dres' lap. "...you wanna go again?"
"You know it, babe. Let's just hope nobody walks in when we're actually doing it..."
Dashlie walked in.
