Please Come Back... | TordEdd

The Betrayal

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3rd Person POV:

Edd, Tom, and Matt stood in front of the debris that used to be their house. Tom was angry over what just happened, Matt was upset because of his face and novelty toy collection, and Edd was in shock. Hundreds of thoughts ran through Edd's mind at every second. Most along the lines of How could he do this? or Why did I trust him? But there was one overlying thought that would not leave Edd's mind- This was my chance to resolve things with him. 

Eight years ago, just before Tord left the first time, Edd realized something massive. He liked Tord, and not just as a friend. He tried telling him, but he was brushed off before he could bring up the subject. It's stupid, Edd thought at the time. He doesn't even like guys in the first place. Why do I think that I'd be the exception? Edd thought that once Tord went away, the feelings for him would go away as well, but he was wrong. In fact, they only doubled over time, and his longing to see him again grew and grew. 

When Tord came back earlier that week, Edd was ecstatic. This is it, he kept telling himself. I get to finally tell him, at least! Once again, though, the time was never right and now it would never be right.

Thinking about the events that just transpired made Edd burst into tears. Tom and Matt looked at him, surprised. Edd buried his face in his hands. Tom carefully put his arm around Edd, trying to bring him some comfort.

"Hey, Edd," Tom began, trying too hard to soften his voice. "It's gonna be okay. I have a new place we can stay at." Edd nudged Tom away.

"It's not that," Edd sniffled. "I've waited all this time for Tord to come back and he immediately stabs me in the back," Edd burst out, his tone growing increasingly bitter. 

Tom backed away. This was a problem he couldn't fix, as he couldn't relate. Tom hated Tord in the first place and was glad that he was finally out of their hair- for good. He sighed.

"Come on, Edd. Standing around here isn't going to help." 

Edd reluctantly followed Tom and Matt as they began to walk away from the scene. No, Edd said to himself, desperate. I'm not letting him get away this time. And with that, Edd ran away and toward the top of the cliff, where Tord's giant robot crashed and was burning. Tom tried to stop him, but he streaked away before he could have him in his grasp. 

When Edd finally made it up the cliff, he got a full glimpse of the crashed robot for the first time. There were debris and fires everywhere. Edd tried to think the best but looking further at the debris made him doubtful that Tord even made it through the crash. He frantically looked around for Tord but he couldn't find him. There were more fires the more he walked and he was starting to inhale more smoke. He was starting to feel nauseous and his chest started hurting, but he had to keep going. 

And then he saw a car about to speed away. No! Wait! He ran after the car, fatigued but determined. He kept running, but the fatigue from smoke inhalation and him being out of shape, in general, made it impossible for him to catch up. He sank to his knees, tears forming at the corners of his eyes.

"Please don't leave..."

 He was exhausted and beaten up, emotionally and physically. He could tell he was slipping out of consciousness. Someone was shaking him. He looked up. Tom? 

Edd couldn't really tell what was happening, but he knew that Tom was there and he was helping him get up and walk. He also knew that it must've been some quite an effort because he was stumbling all over the place. Edd didn't know what happened next because he had completely fallen out of conscience at that point.

<---- Time Skip brought to you by woozy Edd ---->

Edd's POV:

It's been two weeks since I ran up that cliff. I'm okay now physically after resting a couple days but I still haven't gotten any better, emotionally speaking. I'm in the biggest funk I've ever been in in my entire life. And I've been able to get away with too, since now Tom, Matt, and I all have our own separate apartments. I've either been sitting in bed miserable or trying to animate, which has been almost impossible. 

But the one thing that I can't help myself from doing is thinking about Tord. I can't stop the regret and utter betrayal I feel. I should've said something. Maybe if he felt the same way it would've stopped him from doing what he did, even though I know that he doesn't feel the same way. There's no way he'd feel the same way. He likes women. A lot. And I'm not a woman.

I can't believe I'm still obsessing over him. I shouldn't still love him. He blew up our house, hurt Matt, and killed Jon. All for some dumb robot. I can't love him anymore. I have to stop this.  He can't just always be on my mind like this. 

I got out of bed and walked over to the fridge. I grabbed a cola and turned on the tv. There was a movie on! Wait...Insane Zombie Pirates from Hell 4!? Tord's favorite movie. I immediately turned off the tv. I chugged my cola and sat down at my computer and started drawing. 

But after attempting to draw several things and erasing them, I decided that it was better off if I just laid back for a bit longer. I crawled back into bed and ended up falling asleep again.

<---- Another Time Skip brought to you by Depression ---->

My door opened randomly, waking me up. I groggily sat up. Tom walked into my bedroom.

"Edd?! What the hell, it's 3 pm! What are you doing still sleeping?!" Tom was bewildered. I rubbed my eyes.

"Sorry, Tom. I went back to sleep. Didn't have anything else to do..."

"Edd, seriously? It's almost been a month! You shouldn't still be like this."

"It was two weeks ago..." Tom groaned.

"Matt and I are going to the arcade. Are you coming?"

"Yeah, sure. Just give me a second to change." Tom still stood there for a moment.

"Tom? What are you doing?"

"Waiting for you."

"Tom I have to change. Don't be weird. I'll be out in the hall in just a minute."  Tom gave me a funny look and then hesitantly left.

That was really weird. I didn't want to get up. It felt like I was cemented to my bed. I managed to get up anyway and changed from the green shirt I was wearing to my typical "smeg head" shirt and threw on my green hoodie. I walked out of my apartment and into the hallway, where Tom and Matt where waiting.

"What took you so long," Matt complained. "It feels like I've been waiting for you two for days!"

"I would've gotten out sooner if it weren't for Tom," I retorted, giving Tom a dirty look.

"Hey. I just wanted to make sure that you were going to actually get out of bed," Tom shot back defensively.

"Uhuh. Sure, you weirdo."

"Can we just go to the arcade already?" Matt asked, pleading. Tom started to walk away and Matt excitedly followed. I took my time, however.

I sighed. This isn't like you, Edd. What's wrong with you. The truth is, I didn't know what was wrong with me. Ever since the whole Tord thing went down, I've been on edge. I've just been filled with too many emotions for me to handle. And now Tom is dragging me to the arcade. I used to like the arcade and hanging out with Tom and Matt, but now it just seems like a chore, just like how it was with everything.

I hope this chapter was okay owo

I also hope y'all don't mind angsty Edd because there's gonna be like. a lot more. lmao