Deaf ~TinTard~

Chapter 29

As the four men were talking, just like old times, Edd noticed the sound of someone angrily stomping their feet over to the gang. He glanced over Tord's shoulder, only to let out a light groan. Before anyone could do anything else, Tord was yanked backwards by his jacket, tripping slightly in the process.

"You!" A spiteful, accent-heavy voice shouted. Tom stepped forward, immediately recognizing the one who came forward. He glared at him.

"Leave him alone, Eduardo!" Tom commanded. Eduardo returned the glare, not letting go of the back of Tord's jacket. Tord started to attempt to squirm free out of Eduardo's grasp. He tried just moving around instead of violence, because of the fact that he didn't need to make this day bad. Therefore, no violence.

"Funny, weren't you the one that had shot him out of the sky?" Eduardo questioned. Tom bit his lower lip, trying his hardest not to remember that day. Tord noticed the brit's discomfort, and he had to get out of this situation somehow. He punched Eduardo in the nose, causing the angered man to stumble backwards and accidentally loosen his grip on the norwegian. Tord quickly rushed over to his friends. Sure, he said he wouldn't use violence, but that promise slipped his mind.

"Todd, are you alright?!" Matt asked frantically. Tom sighed, face palming. Tom figured that Matt had forgotten that Tord chat hear a thing.

"Matt, for the last time, it's Tord, and he's deaf." Tom explained with a groan. Even if no one could tell, he rolled his eyes. Eduardo got back on his feet, more angry than before.

"You sh*t-head!" Eduardo shouted. By instinct, Tom grabbed Tord by the wrist and started making a mad dash down the hall. This was his way of saying 'we need to f***ing run before we both die' to Tord. Tord was able to keep up, with Eduardo not so far behind. Tord and Tom soon reached the elevator, desperately pressing the button to go to the lobby. Just as Eduardo was about to get in, the door closed. The elevator started moving, which made the odd couple make victory noises. The two soon calmed down. Until they realized there were two elevators.

"Well damn." Tord muttered under his breath. As if on cue, the elevator door opened. Luckily, they beat Eduardo by about thirty seconds. The two broke out into a full on sprint, shoving their way through the crowds of people. The two made their way outside, hearing Eduardo shouting angry curses at the two, still chasing them. Tord got an idea.

"Hey Tom! You remember how to get to my base?" Tord asked, shouting over the millions of voices and infuriated shouting. Tom gave Tord a simple nod. "We'll head there!" The two began running in the direction of the base. Suddenly, there was a faint, purple glow.

"F**k!" Tom shouted, not running anymore. Tord stopped by his side, looking around frantically to make sure Eduardo wasn't too closeby. Luckily, they had a good head start.

"Tom! What's wrong?!" Tord asked panicked. He knew he wouldn't be able to hear Tom's response, and Tom knew that too. Tord grabbed a notepad from his pocket, which he normally used to write down notes in important meetings. He passed it over to Tom, finding a pen soon after.

'It's the monster' Tom scribbled down. Tord could see the fear in his non-existent eyes, which some people would find weird and creepy. Nah, it was love's way of helping.

"Tom, we'll be fine! We can get back to the base in time! Trust me!" Tord promised. As much as he didn't want to admit it, Tord didn't know of he could keep his promise. He was scared. Scared for Tom, scared for Tom's safety, and scared for himself.

Tord knew that if he got hurt by Tom like what happened a year ago, he would most likely die, and that was what made Tord scared. If he died, Tom might go ahead and do something stupid, or end up have a terrible mental state.

'No we aren't just go ahead I'll be fine' Tom wrote, passing the notepad back to Tord. Instead of leaving him behind, Tord grabbed Tom's hand and ran. Tom struggled a little bit, already feeling the transformation start. Tom stopped himself from screaming in pain.

"I am not leaving you." Tord muttered under his breath. He knew he could keep this promise, due to the fact that he cared for Tom, and even would take a bullet to the brain for him or a harpoon to the heart for him.