(Reboot au [my au] - where their past selves are the opposite day au.

Enjoy.)

No One's P.O.V

"Hey now.." Tom whispered as he brushed off the hair that was covering Tord's eye. They were both at the hospital, where Tom is lying on a bed covered by a white comfy blanket with a breathing mask on. He had multiple wires connected to his body to determine if his body was still intact with the possibilities to live.

Tord on the other hand was just holding his hand, praying for his friend to be okay. He was visibly shaking, his hands started turning cold from it. His eyes is starting to swell and he wanted to cry. But he promised he wouldn't. He promised himself he wouldn't dare to cry.

Even if Tom dies.

Tord looked up to Tom, when seeing how pale and thin Tom got he quickly looked back down. Shutting his eyes close as he could feel his heart ache.

Tom frantically frown his eyebrows playfully, "Tordy, are you ignoring my gaze?" He barely said and laughed as if it was nothing. But to Tord it meant a lot of pain. He slowly opened his eyes as he lifts his head up to Tom.

He forced a smile, "N-no.. I would.. never.." Tord replied, noticing the crack of his voice. He turned away feeling embarrassed, Tom found this cute and giggled weakly.

"As always.. your hearing is very sharp.." Tom commented frantically, Tord turned back to face him as he held Tom's hand fairly tight.

"W-what do you mean??" Tord asked shyly as his bangs slowly went back to covering his eye. Tom breathed in slowly before smiling back to his friend, "With this... Breathing mask.. Edd and Matt said.. they couldn't hear.. my voice very well.." Tom giggles weakly once again.

Tord jolted up as he hears every deep breaths Tom takes. For him it felt like time was ticking..

Tord laughed genuinely, "yeah.. b-but.. I think--.. I mean.. w-why is your voice.. barely--"

"I wanna rest now.." Tom interrupted, his voice barely coming out of his mouth. He claps his lips together as he closes his eyes gently and slowly tried to hold Tord's hand tight. But he couldn't anymore.

Tord's expression then changed, for the fact that he is afraid..

"T-tom.. what do you--" he was cut off when Tom cupped his cheek. Tom gently smiles at him, "we'll meet again.. in our next life... I'll.. wait for you there.." Tom frantically said. Tord's eyes widened in pain,

"T-tom... Please don't talk like that.. y-you're scaring me.." Tord whined as he lowered his head, shutting his eyes while holding back the tears. He heard Tom breathed in heavily and then gently let their foreheads touch.

"It's a matter.. of truth now.. Tordy.."

Tord's gaze shot back to Tom when Tom suddenly collapsed back to his bed, breathing in heavily. Tord panicked, he was about to stand up and call for the nurses, until Tom held his hand gently.

Tord looks back down to Tom who wanted him to stay. Tord sat back down, clutching his knees, shaking crazily. He kept thinking to himself, 'don't cry.. you promised..' again and again.

Tord shut his eyes, desperately holding back his tears, he didn't want to seem like a weak person in front of the one person he actually liked..

Tord jolted up when he felt Tom's coldness touch his skin once again, he looks back at Tom who was smiling weakly at him. Tord noticed how his color started fading, his lips were getting whiter..

And yet Tord was confused why Tom was still able to smile...

"please... Cry... If you.. need.. If you don't.. it'll break you mentally... Forget about that promise.."

"B-but--" Tord was cut off when finally his tears fell. He desperately tried to cover his face, but he couldn't tear his gaze away from Tom.

Tord saw how Tom's eyes were slowly closing, he stood up in panic,

"T-t-tom! Please!! Stay with u-us!!--"

"Hey.. it's okay now..." Tom whispered, calming Tord a bit. Tord finally decided to break down and cry, gripping his hair and the white sheets of Tom's bed. His turtle neck was getting wet from his tears.

"Tordy.."

Tord looked back to Tom slowly,

"Let's all meet again.. someday.. okay?"

With that Tom closed his eyes and his heart monitor displayed a thin line with a long eerie sound. Tord brought his hands up to his face, he looked down to Tom's lifeless body with pure sadness and regret.

"THOMAS!!" Edd yelled as he rushed in the room, almost breaking the door,

"FUCK!!" Matt cursed after Edd as he, too, rushed over to Tom's lifeless body.

"T-TORD!! WHY DIDN'T YOU CALL ON US-- WHAT HAPP--"

Tord cried so loud, his knees collapsed on the floor as he covered his face with his hands,

"TOMMY!!!" he cried, Doctors and Nurses started rushing inside to try and save Tom as Edd and Matt pulled Tord outside.

They all sat quietly in the hallway, waiting for any good news. Edd was at his edge, sweating to himself as tears fell down, Matt was clenching his own hands tightly while Tord sat beside him quietly, not speaking a word.

Not until.. Matt finally tried calming Edd down,

"Hey.. let's hope he's gonna be saved--"

"He wanted to rest."

Edd and Matt whipped their heads towards Tord who was forcing a smile to himself as he looks up to his two friends,

"I never even get to confess.. because I was scared that it might get in his way of resting."

"For now.."

{2014~}

"Tord!!" Edd called out to his friend as he rushed over while pulling Matt alongside with him,

"Oh, hey Edd. Matt." Tord replied, his thick Norwegian accent echoed through the empty hallways. It was still early in the morning and Edd already ordered his two friends to be in school.

There was still 2 hours until class starts,

"So why did you called us out this early again? I'm supposed to be in bed, sleeping and be late for class." Tord retorts as they continued to walk, following Edd.

"Well~ you see... I met this guy at band practice and he seemed pretty nice!! He became the band's new leader too!!"

"Edd, your bangs again." Matt interrupted as he brushed off Edd's bangs that was covering his eyes. When Edd's hazel brown eyes was finally revealed, Matt quickly looked away, fixing his glasses. There was a tint of red on his cheeks while Edd confusingly looked at him.

Tord, of course, giggled softly, understanding what was happening, he cleared his throat catching the other two's attention,

"So.. about this guy...?"

"Oh! Right!! Follow me!!"

Edd brought them to the music room where from outside the door, they could hear someone playing a bass. Edd finally opened the door, revealing a soft tanned guy, who had two black voids as his eyes, he looks up to Edd and smiled,

"Hey, Edd." He greeted before he noticed Edd's other friends,

"Who are they?" He asked as he puts his checkered bass down and walked over to the three.

"Tom, this is Matt and Tord! They are my childhood friends!" Edd cheered as he pats his two friend's shoulders.

Tom streched his hand out to Matt,

"Hey there, I think you already know me." Tom calmly greeted as Matt happily shake his hand, "yeah... I'm really sorry about the.. gun.. thing."

"Nah, we'll all die someday anyway.." Tom finished before turning to Tord.

"Tord, right? Nice hair." Tom greeted as he streched out his hand to Tord. Tord hesitantly took his hand as he stared at Tom. He didn't know why but seeing this guy made his heart beat incredibly fast.

"Uuhh.. dude?.. my hand..?" Tom interrupted as he pulls his hand away from Tord's, he looks at Tord confusingly before turning back to Edd.

Tord continued to observed him, staring at him and watching him every move.. for him it.. felt like.. destiny? Tord felt like.. he already met Tom before, that's what his guts was telling him.

"Dude why the hell do you keep on staring?!" Tom asked annoyingly, Tord snapped back to reality, smirking devilishly to Tom,

"Sorry, it's just that your ugly face is distracting me."

"HA?! ARE YOU PICKING A FUCKING FIGHT?!"

"Probably, what do you think?"

"WHY I OUGHTA--"

"TOM NO!!"

"EDD! DON'T GET CLOSE! YOU GUYS STOP FIGHTING!!"

'Yup, this is destiny. And I'm not messing this up, the second time.' Tord thought.