I Didn't Know • Tomboo •

• Chapter 5 •

He held my hand and walked over with me to the rest of the group. We sat down and everyone had food.

I blushed lightly embarrassed. I had taken too long and now everyone was eating but me, "Oh, I'm gonna go get fo-"

"I got you some Ran." Tommy said and gave me a box with food.

I blushed, "Oh...thankyou Tommy."

He smiled, "Ofcourse."

I opened it and began eating. The gesture made not only my wrist warm....but my heart warm too.

"Oh! Here Ran, I got us Coke." He said proudly, "It's better than any other drink."

I chuckled, "Thanks Tommy."

"No problem." He smiled and moved his hand into mine. He laced our fingers underneath the table.

I got butterflies and then continued eating.

• Time Skip •

We finished eating and I took Tommy and I's trash to throw it away. I let go of his hand and got up walking to the trash can.

I tossed it away then sat back down. Tommy grabbed my hand again then asked, "Ran, you wanna share an ice cream?!"

I blushed, "Uhm- We just ate Tommy, maybe later."

He blushed, "Oh yeah."

Wilbur laughed, "Still hungry, huh?"

"Oh piss off Will." Tommy rolled his eyes.

"He's just energetic." I defended him.

Tommy blushed and squeezed my hand lightly. I squeezed back and felt my wrist burn up. It was like a good burn, but I'm not so sure. It was odd and yet I liked it.

Tommy held in a wince and let go of my hand. He grabbed his wrist and secretly peeked at it while no one but I was looking.

He looked up at me and I grabbed his arm, "Guys, were gonna go look around more."

"Alright, don't get lost." Tubbo said.

Everyone waved and I took Tommy with me away from the table and food court.

"Ran, it burns." He said and whimpered.

I bit my lip, "Tommy....mine burns too."

He sniffled, "Ran! Make it stop!"

I had no idea what was happening. I panicked, "Toms, I dunno how."

He started breathing a little heavily, "Ran it really burns....like a lot."

I rolled down his sleeve and grabbed his wrist, "Does this help."

"Barely." He mumbled.

Maybe it's touch that helps?

I laced our fingers and hugged him tightly, "Better?"

He hugged me, "Mhmm."

I kissed his head, "I think one of us is touch starved or something, and so our mark sorta told us that?"

"Are you touch starved Ran?" He giggled.

I blushed, "No....Are you?"

"No." He answered.

"Okay...Maybe it was something else." I shrugged and let him go.

He too let go and then held my hand, "Less burning....but still burning."

I sighed, "I'm sorry Toms."

He frowned, "Its okay, but what about you? Does yours burn as bad?"

"No not really, it was better after I kissed your head." I answered.

Will walked over, "Hey uhm- I know you guys are soulmates...."

Tommy looked over at Will, "Wh- What?- How!?"

"Well. I saw your mark while you were shopping and I saw you give Ranboo the bracelet for his mark. What's wrong?" He asked us knowing something was indeed wrong.

"Our marks- they burn. And we're not sure what it means." I answered.

"I read up on soulmate marks all the time. I dream of finding my soulmate. I know a lot about the marks." Will smiled.

• Rewind Wilbur POV •

Tommy and Ranboo walked off to go look around and shop. But Tommy seemed troubled. By now I knew they were soulmates. I felt bad, and wanted to help them out since they were new to it all.

"Tubbo?" I asked.

"Yeah?" Tubbo said.

"Tommy and Ranboo.....they're..." I said hoping he'd confirm.

"Yeah." He sighed, "You should go help."

He moved so I could get out then I walked off to go find the two of them.

Ranboo POV

"Can you help please?" Tommy asked.

"The burning means the other is touch starved and occasionally it can be because the other is having a sorta- meltdown or crisis. But you two are probably just touch starved. So to help, just be intimate." He told us then asked, "So are you guys platonic or-?"

"Platonic." Tommy cut in and I nodded.

"Okay, then just hug and you guys should be fine. Maybe comfort one another." Will suggested.

I looked to Tommy. He blushed then asked Will, "Just curious- What would romantic soulmates do?"

He awkwardly laughed, "They'd get intimate. So most likely skin touching or kissing....and y'know...the other thing."

Tommy turned red, "Well thank god we're platonic, thanks Will."

"No problem, later!" He waved then walked off.

I moved my hand up Tommy's sweater and shirt then whispered, "I'm just gonna try it, okay?- Maybe we're not platonic Toms."

He gulped, "But Ranboo...."

"Do you want to stop the burning?" I asked seriously.

He sighed and nodded, "Okay fine."

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