Fireflies {Eddsworld TomEdd}

Fireflies {One Shot}

2:40 am

Edd heard his digital clock beep. He looked up from his sketchbook and looked at the time.

2:41 am

He rubbed his temples and sighed. He knew he would need to get sleep soon. He just couldn't though. His thoughts surrounded his overfilling mind as voices buzzed in his head.

edd

Edd

2:42 am

EDD

"EDD!"

Edd jumped up startled and looked at the man leaning in the doorway. "Edd you seriously need to get some sleep. You can't keep this up." The man furrowed his eyebrows in concern. "I know, Tom. I just can't sleep. But wait, look what I did!" Edd holds his hand up. His fingertips had faces on them. He holds up his pointer finger, "Sometimes I'm happy," he holds up his middle finger, "sometimes I'm sad," he holds up his ring finger, "sometimes I'm mad," holds up his pinky, "And sometimes I feel like Nick Fury!" he giggles hysterically. Tom rolled his eyes and snickered quietly, "Maybe you should cut back on the cola, hm?" Edd sighed, "Yeah, maybe." Tom stood up straight and looked Edd in the eye, "It's too late for this. Finish up what you're doing and go to bed" Tom sighed and walked out of the room and down the hallway.

2:45 am

Edd dropped his pencil and leaned back in his chair, groaning. He knew he needed help, but he didn't want it. He didn't want to put that kind of burden on his friends. He looked up at the ceiling and huffed. He fidgeted with his hoodie strings.

2:47 am

He noticed a bright light coming from the far side of his room. He leaned back forward and looked out the window. He noticed a small greenish glowing light. He gasped, "Fireflies" He stood up and closed his sketchbook. He didn't bother pushing in his chair, he was so entranced by the glowing green light. It changed colors, from green to blue, pink to orange. He walked slowly to the sliding glass windows that began to glow an eerie but beautiful light.

2:49 am

He slid the doors open slowly and stepped out onto the cool metal balcony. His hair blew in the wind as he stared in amazement at the cloud of lights filling the night sky. It was as if the stars were flying in and out of his hair, pushing him down the steps into the backyard.

2:51 am

He pressed his bare feet into the grass and walked toward the blinking lights. Tom heard Edd close the doors and groaned. He sat on the side of his bed messing with his hair.

2:53 am

Tom finally got out of bed and looked out of his sliding glass doors, watching Edd run around in the fireflies. He leaned on the sliding glass doors and smiled. He was glad Edd finally found some joy for once in his life. After Tord left, he was devastated and became depressed. He would often have quiet days, where he would just lock himself in his room, turn on depressing music, look at Tord's social medias, and draw him. He had at least 4 sketchbooks, filled with sketches of Tord. Some looked sad. Some looked happy. Some looked filled with rage and disappointment. Tom and Matt worried about him constantly. The girls had tried to calm him down, but nothing worked. Tam and Matilda never forgave Tord for what he did to Edd and Ell. Ell was heartbroken and had plunged into the same state of depression as Edd. Tord had said he loved her so much, why would he do this to them? Why? Tam and Matilda had an easier time getting her back on her feet. Edd? Not so much. Tom and Matt tried their best, but he stayed so distant. Edd had tried to contact Tord multiple times, and it had gotten so bad that Tord asked Tom, in person, if Edd was okay. Tom was just as angry at him as Edd, but he explained. They were both worried for their friend. Tom couldn't imagine the regret Tord must be going through. Tord never contacted them again and blocked Edd's number, for his own sake. He told Edd he was sorry and explained long into the night about why he had done it. But he couldn't come back. Never. Not after what he had done. The last time he saw them was at Jon's funeral. Edd never stopped trying to talk to him. He made numerous fake phone numbers and contacted Tord. He just couldn't understand why he had left. Tord couldn't take it anymore. It was emotionally too hard for him. He deleted his number and left all social media in the end.

2:56 am

Tom shook his head and cleared his thoughts. He stared at the flurry of fireflies for a few seconds before stumbling and falling forward. He face planted into the freezing balcony and groaned. "Owwwww..." he heard Edd giggling behind him and shut the door, "Sorry" he said while stifling a laugh. He stuck his hand out and Tom grasped it, and Edd helped him up. He let go of his hand and jumped off the railing into the grass. He landed on his feet and walked to the fireflies, beaming. Tom stared in amazement as the fireflies surrounded him, projecting a rainbow of colors across the ground. He walked toward Edd slowly.

2:58 am

Tom was nearly there. He looked at the fireflies flying in between Edd's arms, almost pulling him up off the ground. Their colors began to change rapidly, lifting Edd off the ground. He laughed cheerily, his smile melting Tom's heart. He stared at Edd floating majestically in the air, the fireflies flying in and out of his hair.

2:59 am

The fireflies began flying faster and faster into a twister, completely engulfing Edd in their tornado of colors. Tom began to panic, "Edd? Edd?!" He backed up slowly, looking up at the swirling mass of insects flickering. They flew faster. And faster. And faster still. "EDD!" Tom called out to him.

The fireflies stopped.

Tom's watch beeped.

3:00 am

The fireflies erupted in a bright beam of light and created a wave of force, pushing Tom to the ground and shielded his eyes. Once the luminescence disappeared, Tom squinted his eyes ahead of him. Edd was laying on the ground with his hands behind his head, content as can be. Tom scrambled to his feet and ran to Edd. "Oh my god Edd! Are you okay??" Edd just looked at him with confusion and replied, "Yeah..? Are you sure you are okay?" Tom's eyes widened, "W-what about the, the, the fireflies and the tornado and the beam of light?" Edd looked concerningly at him. "I know it's late, but I assure you there were no fireflies." He rolled his eyes and patted the patch of grass next to him, "Sit."

Tom obeyed and sat down next to him. Edd stared at the sky, sighed, and said, "I'd like to think that when you lose something, it becomes a star in the sky, you know?" Tom looked up at the sky as well, "That is a nice thought" Edd shifted his hands and hummed, "Like even insubstantial things." Tom was surprised and listened to the tune of Edd's song. "That's where I'd like to think my Tordy went. I thought our friendship would last forever. But all things pass. All things must end. You know, I noticed a new star in the sky the night after Tord left for the city. I didn't think much of it at first, but now I know." Tom nodded, "Hm... that would be nice. To always know even though it's lost, you can still look back at it. Just not in the way you expect." Edd smiled, "Yeah..." Tom laid down next to him. "Just like that" He turned his head toward Tom and smiled. "Thank you. I know I've been a real pain in the neck lately. I just can't get over the fact he would do that to us." Tom looked at him and sighed, "Yeah, it's pretty hard to believe he would do that. He tried explaining why once. He failed to convince me." He smirked and looked back to the starry sky. "Promise you won't shut us out again?" Edd smiled and held Tom's hand.

                                                                            "Promise"                   

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