+Morning: Tom's apartment+

Tom was he first to wake up to the sun's rays shining through his window. As much as he didn't want to get up, he had a job and a little girl to take care of.

He went to his private bathroom in his room and got dressed up for the day. A quick shower, brushing his teeth and such. Then he came out of the bathroom to change into his uniform for today.

White dress shirt with long sleeves, then his black pants, socks, and shoes. After those he attached the harnesses along the upper part of his body, hooking them in the proper places to keep still.

"Finally..." He mumbles to himself as he exits his room. Tom closes the door behind him before making his way downstairs to star making breakfast before waking Tika up for their first day.

Only to his surprise, she finds her down stairs sleeping comfortably on Tord's lap. Her upper body against Tord's, who didn't seem the least bothered by the light weight he's supporting.

A soft smile takes his lips before he leaves them be for now so he could make breakfast for them peacefully.

After preparing the ingredients, Tom has bacon cooking in a pan on the stove while he's making pancake batter. A couple of moments later, Tika takes in the smell of the bacon and pancake batter.

Her good eye opens a bit and bunks a few times to correct her vision. She slowly sits up, on of her hands on Tord's chest as she looks around confused.

She had been scared yesterday was just a dream, but the reality to waking up to her saviors made her day better. He young girl slips off Tord's lap carefully not to wake him up, even fixing the white blanket from last night back on his lap.

Tom noticed her presence coming over to him when he hears the soft pattering of her feet against the floor. He looks up from his mixing bowl to greet Tika with a friendly smile.

"Good morning, Tika. Did you sleep well?"

Tika looks up at her guardian and shyly nods with a small smile. She takes a couple steps closer to see what Tom's doing.

The man holds out the bowl to show her the pancake mix. "Want to help me make breakfast?"

"Yes." Her voice soft, the stutter finally going away. Tom practically beaming at the step forward with her healing vocals. She sounded sweet like an angel.

Tom set the bowl on the counter to go retrieve the wooden step stool for her to stand on. He sets it up next to his workstation and helps her take a step up on it so she's looking over the counter.

"Careful now, I don't want you falling back and hurting yourself."

She nods her head firmly and Tom places the bowl in front of her to mix. Tika takes the whisk and starts mixing the rough batter until it's good, we'll until Tom says its good.

Tom went to the pan cooking the bacon to check how it's doing, he make it turn a few times before placing them on a big plate. Then adding more uncooked bacon to the pan for cooking.

While they cooked, Tom turned on the radio to play some light music, the two sometimes making light conversation.

"Alright Tika, do you mind walking up the Commie? Then we can finally eat breakfast." Tom asks as he's placing the dirty dishes and pans into the sink.

Tika replies, "Okay." She hope off the two step stool. She leaves the kitchen part of the living room and goes to the sleeping devil on the arm chair. He didn't even seem to wake up once during the time with the music, cooking, or light chatter.

Making her way to him, She pats his lap when Tord's in reach. The man still didn't flinch or show signs of waking up.

"Mr. Devil?" Tika questions, this time patting his arm. With no response, she climbed on to his lap to sit and get a better view of him.

Tom looks back from the kitchen with a chuckle seeing the young girl having a hard time waking up his ex-flatmate. "He's a heavy sleeper, dear. You gotta be forceful to wake him up," He advises as he goes back to cleaning the dishes.

"Hmm..." She hums tilting her head as if to get a better angle on how to get the man to wake up.

A little idea popped into her head.

She got off the sleeping devil's lap to go back to the kitchen. Tika went over to the fridge with the step stool she picked up first. She climbed up and pressed the button on the machine to give her something cold.

Tom looks to the fridge when he heard the ice machine go off. He holds in a chuckle seeing Tika holding a piece of a paper towel and filling it with ice.

Well isn't this gonna be interesting, for him at least.

Tika hops off the step stool and walks back to the sleeping man on the armchair. Tom wiping his hands with a small towel as he stand behind the island counter where all the food is set. His eyes watching her venture to wake the sleeping devil.

The young girl smiles as she climbs back on Tord, pulling the collar of his hoodie and black tank top underneath in her direction lightly to make a small opening. She drops the ice cubes in the opening, quickly getting off Tord to retreat to Tom while they both wait to watch him wake up.

"HOLY-"

Tom covers Tika's ears, he is not letting an innocent girl listen to this fucking Commie cuss.

Tord jolted out of his seat, pulling at the end of his hoodie and tank top to get rid of the melting ice. "Ah! What the fuck?!" He looks to the table counter to see Tom watching all amused while covering Tika's ears. The girl didn't look so innocent either since she's giggling so happily.

"Very funny," Sarcasm dripping off his words as Tom let's Tika hear again when he removes his hands from over her ears. "Who did it?"

"Tika did, and might I add it was amazing to watch." Tom answers as he goes back to get some plates for them to finally eat breakfast. "Have a seat, breakfast's ready."

Tord rolls his eyes and moves over to the counter. He looks down at Tika with his hands on his hips, "Like surprising people much, princess?"

"Maybe?" Her expression innocent with a cheerful smile.

The norski sighs amused, he picks her up and seats her up on the high stool. Tord then took off his hoodie and black tank top.

When Tom turned around from the cabinet, with plates and cups in hand, he fumbled them in his hold surprised to see Tord shirtless at the table sitting beside Tika. The girl giggling cutely while holding her hands over her eyes.

"Tord!" Tom exclaims to the other man disapprovingly. "A shirt at the table if you will. There is a young girl present." He places the plates and cups on the table carefully.

"Oh, Witness? Just because there is a girl present mean I can have it off when she's not around?~" A teasing smirk on his lips, Tika's giggling turning into laughter.

Tom's cheek turns red, he takes away the plate full of bacon. "Shirt! Now!" His literal expression saying 'If you don't put on a shirt now I will rid you of bacon!'

"You wouldn't dare! It's bacon!"

The officer just had to walk to the garbage to make his point very clear.

"Fine, geeze!" Tord pulled up his tanktop from behind his chair and put it back on. He cold wet spot ever he present and making him shiver for a moment.

He plate of bacon was put back on the table and the party of three finally got to eating breakfast.

~+Edd's House+~

Matt sat at the table eating his breakfast while watching Edd washing the dishes before coming to eat with him.

"Hey, Edd..."

"Yeah, Matt?" Edd said loosing him humming.

Matt sets his spoon down next to his bowl. "I think we need to talk."

"About what?" Edd asks curiously turning off the faucet. He turns around to face Matt, the ginger's expression serious as a surprise to him.

"It's about you and Tord." Matt noticed the way Edd flinched just a bit but tried to make it seem like it didn't happen. "I want to talk about it with you and Tord, but since you're already here..."

Edd waves his hands in front of him in dismissal. "What's there to talk about Matt? Tord and I are perfectly fine."

Matt looks at him for a moment and sighs. "Edd, I know I don't act smart most of the time, but I'm serious here. Don't think I've noticed the way you and Tord are so distant from each other." He could tell in Edd's stance he's hiding something. His friend is not the best liar.

"Come on Edd, spill."

Edd, in defeat, made his way over to the table and sat across from Matt. "Tord's gonna day something if I tell you."

"I'll handle it, and you will be present too." Matt said calmly as he crosses his arms. "Now tell me what's up."

"The sky," Edd said to be funny.

Matt laughs too but rolls his eyes after. "Serious, please."

"Fine," Edd said. "I guess I should explain from the beginning."

~Flashback~

"Edd! Open up!"

Edd opens his bedroom door to find Tord standing behind it looking like a wreck. "Tord, what the heck?! You look like a mess!" He exclaims moving aside as Tord lets himself into his room.

"I am a fucking mess!" Tord says Turing around once Edd closes the door. "I need your help."

"With what exactly?" His artist friend asks as he goes to his bed to take a seat. "I've seriously never seen you like this."

"I know okay, I'm surprised by this as well! I just want this feeling gone!"

Curious Edd looks at his friend up and down for second. Messy hair, sweat, and most especially panic and nervous. "What feeling?" He asks suspiciously.

"I don't know, okay... I just get nervous, and a bit hot when I see him. Gosh those eyes send me spinning and it makes me wanna go crazy." He runs his hand through his hair and meets Edd's eyes. "Edd I'm serious here, I feel like teasing him all the time to be playful and and god do I want to keep him close to me-"

"Hold up." Edd says quickly holding up his hand to stop Tord. "Who's him?"

"Thomas! For fucks sakes it's Thomas!" This time he pulls at his hair like he's going crazy.

"Tord..." Edd says slowly and carefully. A thoughtful look on his face before it turns into a grins. Pieces of Tord's explanation from earlier becoming clear as they're put together. "Oh my gosh- Tord! You. Love. Tom!"

The red hoodie wearing friend looks at him like he said something stupid.

"No, think about it Tord. The feelings you posses for him clearly state you've fallen hard for him." A grin displaying his obvious delight. If Tom and Tord fall for each other that means they get along and equally don't fight each other physically anymore.

Knock knock

"Edd?" Tom's voice sounds from the other side of the door.

"Door's open Tom!" Edd said loudly enough for Tom to hear him. Amusing as it is, he even ignored Tord's certain look his way.

The door opens, Tom stepping in and noticing the other person in the room besides it's main occupant.

"Need something, Witness?" Tord instantly putting on a devilish playful attitude when he noticed the Brit looking his way.

Tom scoff looking away from Tord, "From you, absolutely nothing." Tone cold, eyes narrowed to show his disgust with his enemy. He looks at Edd with a more softer expression, "Matt asked if you wanted to go shopping with him. He said he want to look around the mall for something."

"Tell him I'll be down in a moment after I'm done talking to Tord."

Their blue wearing grins nods his head. Tord losing himself in those black voids for a moment more before the door closes shut behind him.

Edd looks back at Tord, noticing him to start drooling. "Dude, you fell hard."

His Norwegian friend shakes his head and wipes away the drool on his sleeve.

"I'm not!"

"You're in denial."

"So you're fine if Tom dates someone else." Edd fishes out with a thoughtful look. He hold his chin in thought, "I wouldn't be surprised if he got married anytime later if he did find some he loves. He is a piece of eye candy after all."

"Thomas would never-!"

"And the fish caught the bait." Edd pats his lap and stands up from his bed. "Come on lover boy, let's head down before your newfound crush does something."

~Time Skip~

"Okay Tord, you know what your doing... but do you really have to be so formal?"

Today the day. The day Tord would finally confess to Tom and ask him to be his boyfriend. It had taken time for Tord to set into the idea of actually being in love with the blue Brit.

The more he thought about it the more he couldn't stop thinking about him. Edd even had the balls to tease him after every encounter Tord had with Tom.

"If I'm gonna confess to him I want to do it my way." He taps his bow lightly against his black violin. "Plus what's better than winning him over with the joys of music which he loves since he has Susan."

Tord has planed to sing something he made with a violin piece he composed for this very day. "I wanna make this the best day ever for him."

Edd gives him a lopsided grin. "Alright dude, I think you got this in the bag." He's confident his best friend can do this.

Tord receives a pat on the back before Edd leaves to head downstairs to meet with their friends. The plan would be for Edd to take them to the park to get ice cream. The excuse for Tord not coming is because he had something important to do, basic but it'll do.

Taking a deep breath, he made his way out.

~End Flashback~

Matt looked at Edd with a very serious look. "If Tord is in love with Tom, why did he go to you instead of he meant to confess to him."

"Tord panicked last minute and made a glide for me instead knowing I was the only one who knew what was going on." Edd replies shaking his head. He closed his eyes and took in a breath. "You would not believe what I had to sit through after that day."

"Then why put up the act?"

Humming, he answers a few seconds later, "Tord thought we could go for a different route. That route was to make Tom jealous and hope he would interfere." Edd shrugs his shoulder. "We managed to pull of all the acting because of the acting class we used to take back in high school, remember?"

Matt puts his hands together and hit his head on them lightly against his forehead. All this time, Tord's feeling we're the same toward Tom.

"Why did it have to be this complicated..."

Edd looks at Matt confused.

"Listen Edd, is there anything else I need to know about Tord? Is he hiding anything?"

"Uhhh...." Chocolate colored eyes trailing away from his blue ones.

"There is, isn't there."

Edd sighs once again and keeps his eyes onto the table feeling guilty. "Matt, I really can't give you anymore information. This is Tord we're talking about, if you want to know more, you have to talk to him. It's just not my place to say...."

Matt leans back in his chair done with his questioning. He may have picked off his friend for information but now he knew Tord definitely returned the feelings for Tom.

The problem was, should he tell him.

At the thought it just seemed like a bad idea. He can't interfere, the relationship as it is is broken and the two of them need to slowly mend it back together on their own.

The hanahaki disease is slow with Tom. After seeing him again for so long it actually seemed like the disease paused for a period of time giving his officer friend a chance to relax.

"Matt."

Not realizing he had been so lost in thought, he was surprised he had managed to close his eyes in the process. He opens them to see looking back at him serious as well.

"If you're asking me about this... than do you know if Tom holds any romantic interest in Tord?" He asks sounding hopeful.

Should he lie or tell the truth... If he tells the truth, there will be a chance Edd will tell Tord about it.

"Edd, if I tell you, you can't tell Tord about this. You have to promise because I'm trying to keep Tom safe. Understand?" Matt has to take this approach with caution.

Edd nods slowly in agreement to show he understands.

"Tom... Tom has feelings for Tord too."

"Do you know for how long?"

Matt hums, "Probably long than Tord started having feelings for Tom."

Grinning, the brunet stand up from his seat in excitement.

"Hey, you promised not to tell Tord! So don't Edd, please."

Edd looks at his ginger haired friend who showed stern seriousness. Matt wasn't the one to get serious all that often, in fact it's actually rare.

"Okay Matt, I'll keep my promise."

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