Strawberry Milkshake (Suicidal AU)

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When Tom got home, he smiled and called for Tord. He of course got no answer. He looked everywhere until he found the note on the kitchen table.

Dear Tom,
I'm sorry I kissed you last night, it was wrong of me to just do that. I know I've been a burden to you this past month. I'm sorry for that too. Now that I'm better, I've gone back to the streets. I'm just going to keep running from the cops and hope for the best. Maybe we'll cross paths again.
Jeg Elsker Deg, Thomas
                                                        ~Tord

Tom gasped at the note. He teared up and started backing up. He ran to his room and got his hoodie on, bolting out the door. He ran out the apartment complex and didn't know where to start.

Tord walked down the streets of London, his hood up and Maddie's teddy bear in hand. He sighed and kept walking.
"Hello ma'am! Would you like some Girl Scout cookies?" He heard a little girl say as he passed some houses. He looked over and the girl looked very familiar. He shrugged it off and kept walking. Not soon after he heard the little squeak of a wagon behind him. The little girl was now walking behind him, wagon full of cookies with her. Tord glance behind him and saw the girl looking up at each house address, a paper in her hand. He looked closer at the girl and stopped. The girl bumped into him and fell.

"Sorry! I wasn't looking where I was going!" She giggled, standing back up. She eventually looked up and gasped.
"Tordy?!" She said with a grin.
"Uh...who are you?" He asked, crouching down to her height.
"It's me silly! Maddie! Is that my bear?" She said, pointing to the bear. He went wide eyed and looked at Maddie with a smile.
"Oh my gosh! You look so different! You cut your hair!" Tord said, running a hand through her hair. She nodded.
"My new mama and daddy cut it for me! They got me real clothes and food! And all sorts of toys! And now I have lots of friends in Girl Scouts!" Maddie said excitedly, jumping up and down. Tord chuckled.

"How are you? Are you still...sick..." she said sadly, her excitement fading. Tord shook his head.
"An old friend helped me get better!" Tord said with a grin.
"He gave me a home and took care of me while I was sick...but now...I'm back here..." Tord said with a shrug. Maddie looked even more sad than before.

"Come on! You can live with me! I tell my parents about you all the time!" Maddie said, taking Tord's hand and dragging him along. They came across a nice sized home, two stories and sweet looking. Many flowers in the yard and nicely kept. She went up to the door and went inside.
"MUMMY!" She yelled and a fake woman came in form he kitchen. She had long, dark brown hair and pale skin with bright blue eyes. She wore a tight baby blue dress, and had a little makeup on. She smiled.
"Hello sweetie! Who is this?" She said, pointing to Tord.
"This is Tord! He's the one who kept me alive as long as I was! Before the police took me away from him...he tried really hard didn't you Tordy?!" Maddie said, turning to face Tord with a smile. Tord hesitantly nodded.
"He was sick but now he isn't and um..." she hesitated turning back to her mother.
"He doesn't have any place to stay...can we keep him here?!" She yelled while jumping again.
"Oh no! I don't think that'll be necessary I'll be fine!" Tord said, shaking his head.
"Nonsense! If you have no place to stay you're always welcome here! Little Maddie loves you and talks about you all the time! Please stay if you have nowhere else." The woman said with a sweet smile. Tord smiled back.

"If it isn't a burden to you-"
"Oh none! Maddie why don't you go get your father, he's out back." She said winking. Maddie ran outside and the woman looked back at Tord.
"My name is Kylie. I've heard everything about you Mr. Tord. How you're running from he police and the army. Everyone knows. I want to say thank you personally for saving my little Maddie..." she said with a smile, walking up to Tord.
"Heh...well she gave me the only joy I could get! I had to keep her safe!" Tord said with a shrug. Kylie smiled.
"You'll be safe here." She whispered.

It had now been a week since Tord went missing. Tom was sobbing as he sat on Edd's couch, his knees up to his chest and his head buried in them. He looked up what jeg elsker deg meant and now he felt really bad.
"Tom calm down...he was a mess anyways..." Edd scoffed, setting tea down in front of Tom. Tom growled and looked up, pouncing in Edd and pinning him to the ground.
"You ever say something like that about Tord again I'm ripping you to shreds...he deserves better...and it's really pissing me off hearing you say things like this..." Tom quietly growled, in a low, dark voice.
"As if! Tom he tried to kill you! He is trying to play you! You haven't known him as long as I have! He. Is. EVIL!" Edd shouted making Tom cover his ears.
"YOU ONLY KNEW HIM FOR A YEAR LOGER! WE WERE KIDS! SHUT UP SHUT UP! I LOVE HIM!" Tom yelled, but shut his mouth after he said the last thing. Edd just stared.

"You what.." Edd questioned.
"Uh...yea! I-I...Like him! Damn maybe I do love him I don't know! Just stop talking about him when you've barely spent any time with him after the incident! You haven't seen what I've seen! He..." Tom sighed.
"I'm never going to see him again..." Tom said, tears coming back as he got off Edd. Edd stood up, now feeling bad.
"I'm sorry Tom I just...I just want to protect you..." Edd said, looking down.
"It's fine..." Tom sniffed.
"I can understand..."
Matt burst in the door, scaring the shit out of both of them.
"You guys want some cookies?! A little girl is selling them!" Matt yelled with excitement.
"Eh sure..." Tom said with a shrug.
"I could use some depression cookies I guess...let me go get my wallet first..." Tom said sadly, walking out the door.

He waved and smiled to he little girl standing beside Matt with a clipboard.
"Hey! You have no eyes!" Maddie yelled, pointing to Tom.
"Um...yea it's...weird I know!" Tom said, trying to pretend to be happy for the child. She giggled.
"Tord said his friend had no eyes too!" She said gleefully.