You and Tommy are nearly kidnapped, you discover you are both Evos.
Notes: Yeah, I wasn't too sure how to describe this one. But basically, you and Tommy talk things over and it gets all fluffy until it ends in a kiss.
Warnings: Kidnapping attempt, angry reader, insecure Tommy, tiniest bit of violence (if you can call it that), long.
Tommy was simply walking you home from school, your hands intertwined, conversation flowing between the two of you. You were laughing about something Tommy said about your Maths teacher when it happened. Passing a black BMW, a man in black jumped from inside the car. He rushed at you both, and before either of you could react, Tommy was pinned to the ground.
"TOMMY!" You screamed, trying to pry the man off of your best friend. Another man came up behind you and grabbed your arms. You squirmed against him, jabbing your elbow into his ribs. But he was determined. Then, quicker than you could blink, Tommy was gone. He'd completely vanished with a distinct pop. You ceased your struggling, staring at the now empty space. Where had he gone?
"Tom?" You questioned no one in particular, completely taken aback. The strangers ignored you.
"He's gone off, again!" The other guy, still on the ground, complained. Gone off? What had he meant?
"At least we've got this one." The man behind you had a high and pitchy voice, like he was still going through puberty; still quite young.
"Why are you doing this?" You demanded, struggling some more. The men just laughed at you. The hands on your arms squeezed, hard, their nails digging into your flesh.
"Evos like you are... useful." He breathed in your ear, the air smelling of something rotten. You gagged, stomping down on his foot. Surprisingly, the man let go of you. He shoved you away, actually, you stumbling forward a few steps.
"Damned wench!" He spat; his eyes black with rage. You ran for it. Your eyes were wide with fear. But you didn't get too far. A smaller body appeared suddenly behind you; their chest pressed softly into your back. Strong arms wrapped themselves around your waist. You screamed, elbowing them and kicking their shin. The person made a strangled grunting noise, but—unlike the man in black—they refused to let go. Then, the world around you swirled slightly, and you froze. In just a second, the road and trees and street lamps collapsed in on themselves. The colours swirled around, forming shapes and objects that were too familiar. Just like that, you left the street.
And appeared in your room.
"What the hell?" They let you go, and you pushed away from them. You spun around, about to back-hand the stranger in the face. Your (e/c) eyes snapped up to meet a familiar pair of forest green ones. Your shoulders slumped in relief. It was just Tommy. But then, your body stiffened all over again. Your neck and back were aching from all the stress (you were gonna feel that tomorrow). "What the hell?!"
"(Y/n), calm dow—" You raised your hand, stopping him right there. He shut his mouth.
"I am not about to just "calm down", Thomas." A jolt of pain flashed in Tommy's eyes. He hated it when you used that name, so you only called him that when you were upset.
And, boy, were you upset.
"Those people—they tried to kidnap us. Kidnap me. Kidnap you. Do you have any idea how freaking scary that was?" You paced back and forth, avoiding Tommy's eyes as he tried to look into yours. You refused to even glance at him, knowing you would forgive him too quickly if you did.
"I had no damn clue what in hell was going on! Whatever crazy crap you've gotten yourself into—I just... I can't believe you—UGH!" You threw your arms above your head, slamming them back down on your hips with your back to the infuriating boy.
Tommy just stood there, having no idea what to do or say. You were so upset, so angry, and it was all his fault. He never wanted you to be so hurt like this, even if he had saved you before anything really happened.
"(Y/n/n), it's alright. They didn't get us, we got away. I—" Finally, you turned to him, and he cut himself off. Your eyes were red with hot, angry tears; you glared at him like he was some kind of monster. He had completely underestimated your fury, and his heart broke a little knowing it was him you were glaring at.
You stomped up to him, standing right in front of him, before you threw your hands up against his chest and shoved him backwards. He fell down on your bed, staring up at you in shock. His eyes glistened with tears.
"How dare you?!" You yelled down at him. "Don't you understand? It doesn't matter that we 'got away'. What if we didn't?!" Tears were flowing down your cheeks now. "How did you expect me to react? They could've killed us, Tom! A-And then you go and do that... that thing you did? Where'd you even go? I really thought you'd just left me there. Left me with those people."
You were panting and stuttering and crying. Your hands digging into your sides and likely bruising the skin there. Tommy's tongue was glued to the roof of his mouth.
You stared at him with such pure rage. It was what Tommy feared. Was what filled his nightmares on those bad days. He had wanted to tell you everything, just open up to you and really let you in. Now that you finally knew what he was, even if it was only a fraction of the whole truth, you seemed to really hate him.
You continued to stare at his face, anger slowly seeping out of your mind. You realised you hadn't even been looking at him properly, only now finding the marks scattered up his arms. Your gaze immediately softened, and you sat beside him.
He shuffled away from you a little, and your heart ached. He must have hated you, now. You had basically just screamed in his face. Made out like you blamed him for everything. But, truly, you didn't. You were just... terrified, still. You sighed, taking his hand. He did nothing to make you let go.
You stared intently at one of the longer cuts near his elbow, the blood still oozing out. Slowly, his skin knitted itself together. Tommy looked down at it, his eyes widening.
"You're..." He didn't continue, only sitting back up to look in your eyes. You smiled.
"Yeah, I am." The two of you sat in silence. You just stared at his arm, continuing to heal his cuts and scratches and bruises.
"I'm sorry, Tom." You whispered, not looking up at him. "I was just so scared. I thought that maybe—maybe they knew about me. They were going to take me away again..." You trailed off, focusing on a bruise that shrunk in on itself, his skin paling until it returned to normal.
"And then, when you... vanished, I thought they would take me. That you left me behind, you didn't care." Another tear leaked out and you huffed, swiping it away.
Tommy wrapped you into a hug, holding you close. "And I'll never leave you like that again." He kissed your forehead. "That guy was just on top of me; I had to get out of there. But I should've been faster—"
"Hey." You stopped him again, something you'd done a lot that day. "It wasn't your fault."
The two of you just watched you fix him up for a while, relaxing with one another.
"Before... What did you mean by 'again'?" You met his eyes. You found empathy in them.
You nodded. "When I was... 11 or 12, maybe, these people showed up at my school. Took me away to this place. The teachers didn't stop them." You thought about it, for once willingly, and shivered at the memories.
"I remember walking down this grey hallway... these windows looking into different rooms with other kids in them. Sometimes they were just playing around, acting all normal. But then there were these white rooms with bright lights and hospital beds... And the crying."
Tommy listened intently, recalling his own similar experience.
"When I was, like, 7... I think those same people took me, too." He told you. Your brows furrowed in concern. 7? That was so young. How could they kidnap a little boy? Then again, how could they kidnap anyone?
"I don't remember hallways, or seeing other kids there. Just... a room full of toys, and there were no doors or windows."
It was still the same Tommy you'd known for almost two years. But there was something different about talking to him, now. Now that there were no—or almost no—secrets between the two of you. You felt you could talk to him about anything... anything but that one thing.
"What's it feel like?" You asked him, changing the subject. He furrowed his brows, narrowing his eyes in confusion. "I mean, when I heal these do they just... go away?"
"I don't know. It's like stretching the skin, then sorta like pins and needles, and then..." He struggled to describe it as you healed his last cut. "Then nothing, really. Have you ever healed yourself?"
"No, I tried, but I don't think I can. How's that for the worst power ever?" You admitted, laughing at the end. Tommy opened his mouth, as if to argue, but you beat him to it. "What about when you teleport things? Do they just go away?" He shrugged in response.
"Not exactly." He reached over to your bed-side table, picking up your drink bottle. He held it in his hand, then it shrunk in on itself, like the trees and street lamps had earlier. It disappeared, before reappearing in your lap with a series of pops.
You gasped, the object literally appearing put of nowhere. It felt like goosebumps on your skin, before the weight quickly and suddenly pressed down on you.
"It's amazing." You whispered, watching Tommy's lips tug into a smile. "For goodness sake, Tommy! Why didn't you just tell me?" You laughed, slapping his knee playfully.
Tommy could hardly believe it. He was so sure you hated Evos, hated him. You looked like you were about to kill him, earlier. But here you were, not ten minutes later, talking and laughing with him as if nothing had changed between you.
"I-I thought you'd hate me." He confessed, still staring at you in wonder.
"For being an Evo?" He nodded. "Why would I do that?" You asked, a silly smile plastered to your face. "Even if I wasn't evolved too... These powers don't define us. I would've loved you all the same."
A long a terrible silence followed, both of you processing what you'd said. Then, when your brain finally caught up with your lips, you jumped right off your bed. You tripped on your pyjamas, slipping over and falling. Then, that same strange noise sounding off in your room, you landed in a tangle of arms and legs.
Tommy was seated on the floor behind you, you sitting between his legs. He had one arm wrapped around your waist, and your back was pressed to his chest. Not you nor Tommy moved an inch, your eyes wide and your face flushed red. You felt his every breath, his torso heaving up and down behind you, his air blowing out across your cheeks. The sensation sent chills down your spine.
"I-I-I—uh, I, um... I was just—you were falling, and I..." Tommy stuttered, mouth struggling to form words before his brain even knew what to say. He hadn't even bothered to think before he teleported, mentally kicking himself for being such a love-sick idiot. He was supposed to land behind you and stop the fall, not join you on the floor. You, however, started to relax into him, a large part of you actually enjoying being this close to him. But you stopped yourself. Tom was your best friend, and best friends do not sit in each other's laps. Reluctantly, you took his hand away from your waist, and eased off of his body.
Now sitting in front of him, you spun around to face him. His face was white as a sheet, the only colour being his gorgeous green eyes. Gorgeous eyes? You shook the thought away.
"So..." You began, fiddling with your fingers.
"You said... you said you—that you love me?" His brows were furrowed; his eyes clouded with something you couldn't recognise. From his tone, it sounded like he was asking you something.
"Well, you know, you're my best friend." You tried to save yourself the awkwardness; the drama. He really was your best friend, and your stupid crush on him wasn't about to ruin that relationship. He was special to you... you couldn't lose him.
But the unfamiliar colour behind his eyes dispersed, a hint of pain replacing it, and somewhere in your heart you knew you'd said the wrong thing.
"Uh, yeah. You're my best friend, too." Ouch. He was so hesitant, too hesitant. He sat there; hands clutching his calves. His knuckles were a little pale. He was getting uncomfortable, again. Did he think you were friend-zoning him? Your throat constricted at that, and you almost choked. Was he doing that to you?
"But..." You trailed off. What could you say? Admit your feelings? Just like that? He stared at you intently, waiting for you to finish, a look of hope behind his small smile. "It's stupid, but... Since we're telling each other stuff... Sometimes... I wish we weren't just best friends." Your heart raced. Your final secret was out, all your cards on the table, and you wished the world would swallow you up. Or that Tommy would teleport one of you away. But then, slowly, a smile emerged on his face. Your heart jolted, having never seen anything quite like the look he was giving you, now.
He looked so... relieved.
"Really?" He asked, beaming. You nodded shyly. Tommy rose a brow. "Just sometimes?" He teased. You stuck your tongue out at him.
"Don't push it, Clark." You snapped, trying to glare at him, but your giggles made it difficult. The tension dispersed, and you'd never felt luckier to have someone like Tommy in your life. " But you have a point. I wish it every minute I'm with you."
"I wish it every second." He whispered. Your heart must have stopped. Was this a joke? Surely he didn't mean it. You looked deep into his eyes, his gazing back at you in admiration.
"You do?" He nodded softly, shuffling closer. You giggled again at him scooting towards you on the floor. He grinned back sheepishly. His knees touched yours, and a wave of chills washed over your legs.
You didn't know who moved first, but soon his hands were resting in your hips, yours placed on his knees. His face was so close you could see the brown flecks in his eyes contrasting against the green. You even found a few freckles on his nose and cheeks that you'd never seen before. "Can I kiss you."
You pressed your lips into his, eyes fluttering closed. He kissed back, his lips a little dry but gentle against yours. They danced together in sync. One of your hands combed through his brown locks, while Tommy traced up and down your sides with the tips of his fingers. Tickling you. You giggled into the kiss, and felt him smirk cheekily against you.
You must have kissed him for hours, neither of you wanting it to end. But, after about two minutes, you pulled away. The both of you were grinning like mad. Tommy pecked the corner of your smiling lips.
"Does this mean you'll be my girlfriend?" You rolled you eyes at his question, a look of blissful innocence crossing his handsome features.
"Of course, you idiot." Your face hurt from all the smiling and laughing, but even so, you grinned.
"I'm your idiot, now." You shook your head, laughing. "I love you, (Y/n)."