Tom slammed the door of the car and scowled. "Do we have to be here?" He asked.

Tord grinned. "Yes! It's almost Halloween," he replied cheerfully. "Now come
on." He grabbed his hand and dragged him to the line to buy tickets.

Now, Tom had never really been a big fan of a haunted houses, but he was forced to go. He muttered under his breath as they waited for the lady to let them in. "Scared?" Tord chuckled, poking him in the ribcage.

"No, I'm not." Tom mumbled.

"I bet you'll be holding onto me by the time this ends."

"Hell no."

"Aww, come on, you know you will~"

"I won't. Now stop."

--Time Skip--

As they walked through the haunted house, Tom had gotten scared just a couple of times. Tord hadn't, but he was still having fun. They entered a room where cobwebs dangled and red eyes flashed in the darkness. Tom felt his heart stop. "Oh no..." he whispered.

Tord whispered the exact same thing; he knew Tom was terrified of spiders. "Hey, um, Tom? You could hold on to me, if you're sca--"

"NO! Who said I was scared!? I-I'm fine-" just as he finished that sentence, a man in a spider suit jumped out and hissed in Tom's face.

Tom screamed and clung onto Tord, breathing heavily. "HOLY F**K!" He yelled.

Tord pulled him close, putting his arm around him. "Don't worry," he murmured. "It's fake. I'm here." Then he heard faint sobbing. Of course, it was Tom. "W-Wow. I didn't realize your fear was that serious."

Finally, it was over. They walked back to the car and let go of each other, blushing. Tom wiped his eyes on his sleeve and sniffled. "Sorry for... being such a baby," he said awkwardly.

"Huh?" Tord glanced at him with a confused expression. "A baby?"

He nodded. "Yeah, im a f***ing idiot for crying. I mean, they're just spiders. I dunno why im so scared."

"That doesn't make you a baby. We all have our fears."

"Tord..?" Tom stepped closer to him. "What are YOU scared of?"

"I... Im scared of..." he blushed. "Im scared of losing you."

And then they were both quiet on the way back home.

--Time Skip--

That night, Tom couldn't sleep. He kept thinking something would pop out of the shadows and kill him.
Or maybe a spider would crawl all over him. He shuddered and turned the light on. There was no way he would sleep, unless...

He hesitated and glanced at the open doorway. "Maybe..."

Tom's face turned red as he walked out and knocked on Tord's door. Then it opened after a few moments. "Ugh, you?" Tord looked him up and down with a look of disgust. "What the hell do you want, Jehovah's witness?"

"Wait, wha--?"

"Leave. Nobody wants you here." Suddenly, blood trickled out of his eyes and mouth. Tord smiled and raised a knife over Tom. "Goodbye, old friend!"

Tom woke up in a cold sweat. He gulped and felt tears forming in his 'eyes'. He ran out of his room and went to Tord's, slamming on the door. Hopefully Matt and Edd didn't hear.

A sleepy-looking Tord opened the door and blinked twice to clear his vision. "Tom?" he tilted his head.

God, he looked adorably hot when he did that.

Tom breathed out with joy and wrapped him in a hug. He felt tears escape his eyes.

"Why are you crying?"

"I-I thought you... Just, no, nevermind that."

"Okay, well can you at least tell me why you're here?"

Tom blushed and scratched the back of his neck. "Uhm... well..." he bit his lip. "I couldn't sleep. I kept having nightmares. So.. can i sleep with you?"

"Oh. Uh, sure!"

Tord let Tom in and laid down on his bed. Tom awkwardly did the same. He stared at the wall before drifting off to sleep.

~Morning~

When Tom woke up, someone's arm was around him and he was snuggled up with them. Oh, yeah,
Tord, he thought.

Pink dusted his cheeks but he sighed happily and continued sleeping.

--Author's Note--

Happy Halloween everyone! This chapter was kind of for Halloween, but uhhhhhh yeah. Im gonna be Sans! Anyways, thanks for reading my story!