(A/N ok so this is in the future when tom works for tord in the army)
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Toms POV
As I paced down the metal hallway my eyes, or screen persay, was glancing at every place I could think of. The pit of anxiety in my stomach rising dangerously.'what the hell does he want with me?!' I thought to myself. Suddenly the door swung up to reveal the red leader himself. It was odd that he never called me up to the office, I mean i know i was basically always at his office but he never, and i mean NEVER, called me up to talk. it was always "thomas get my coffee", "thomas do this paperwork". as much as i hate being a coffee boy i have to admit the way he says my name... thomas... just the way it rolls off his tingue just makes me fall even more in love than before. yeah i get it im supposed to hate the bastard but... its all a front. Ive never been that good at showing my feelings so i just kinda... dont, i guess. i dont know what im supposed to do about my god damn problems but ive decided that im going to start with tord. OH NO YOU SAID HIS NAME GAAASSSSPPPP!!! sue me. suddenly i heard a finger snapping in my face."Thomas! Are you listening?!" ' oh god did i zone out?' "Um yessir sorry sir." i said quickly standing at attention. " I need to clear my 8:00 for tomorrow. AM to be exact." " of course... not to intrude but for what?" i asked trying to start any conversation. " Well hopefully ill have a date." With who i thought. I know its not my place but i felt my heart shatter, oh god i knew i didnt have a chance." with who?" i asked feeling my self tear up.... "I was hoping it would be you." Tord said. I felt my face heat up and I could feel my heart start to pound in my chest. "M-me?!" I stuttered in complete shock. I guess my screen displayed little exclamation points because he laughed, ah his laugh, I could listen to it for hours. Him laughing just made me want to smile. " So...?" He said snapping me out of the blissful fantasy I was having. " yessir of course I'll go out with you." I said a little to fast. "-sigh- Yknow Tom..." He said using a name that I hadn't heard in years," When you respond with words like that I feel like you're just saying that because you feel like I'll fire you if you don't..." He said looking kinda sad. " What NO! I mean- no it's not that at all To- sir." I said regaining my composure" It's just muscle memory at this point." I said sympathetically. " Oh. Okay then. First off we need to fix that." He said looking at his feet with thought. " Um... What do you mean by that?" I asked. " No more sir." He said snapping his head back up." Excuse me?" I r plied." No more calling me sir."" Why?" I inquired. " Well if I have Oman tic feelings for you- which I do- then calling me ' sir' will just feel weird." He replied looking me dead in the eyes." Anyway," He said grabbing my shoulders " Thomas, will you go out with me?" He asked me, actual passion in his eyes( well... eye) " Yes. Yes, I would love to go out with you s- Tord." I said, smiling, causing him to smile. " GREAT!" He exclaimed " Ill call you up at 8:00 okay?" He said. " That sounds great." I replied fondly. "Fantastic!" He said kissing me on the cheek and zipping back into his office leaving me blushing in the hallway. As I walked back to my dorm I ran into my friend Jamie. She was the leader of my battalion and the army scientist, and was always mothering me in a way. " Hey Tommy! What's got you so giddy?" She asked with a smile, which according to Tord she only ever gave to me and him. " First off, Don't. Call. Me. Tommy. Second I'm happy because..." I hesitated " Spill. That's an order." She said straight faced. " Oh har de har." I replied sarcastically. " Anyway, come on! Tell me please!" She whined " ugh fine. I'm happy because Tord just asked me out." I said grinning. " CONGRATS!!" She squee les pulling me into a tight hug. " Proud of you kiddo!" She said letting me go. " thanks." I said grudgingly as she began to walk away" Alright kid, get out of here. You've gotta get ready for your date." She said putting emphasis on the word date. " Haha, bye Jamie."I said as I walked down the hall.
~ time skip to 7:50~
( Tords POV)
I was rushing around my room finally letting panic set in' what if I say something dumb' ' what if I step on him' ' what if what if what if ' I kept thinking of all the things I could do wrong. 'Relax Tord. If he didn't wanna go out with you he would of said no, besides you're the Red Leader. If you can impress Europe you can impress Thomas Richmond( lay off me with the " THATS not his last name Jamie bleh" I'm doing that for sake of tomska asked that we don't use his last name in ref. To Eddsworld. RESPECT people respect-Jamie )... right? Anyway head in the game dude head in the game. You got this.' I thought to myself as I walked out of my room and down the hall. I was wearing my old red hoodie and jeans, because I told Thomas-via Jamie- to just wear social clothes that he'd normally wear when he wasn't working. I took a deep breath and knocked on his door. I heard some shuffling and the door opened and there stood Thomas. He was wearing his normal hoodie and pants and those old worn out checkered vans that he always wore. He almost looked like the old Thomas that I missed so much. " Yo Tord. You alive In there?" He said " Ja? Oh sorry. Admiring the view" I said smiling. He laughed at my cheesy line making me smile a real genuine smile. " Nice to see you smile again." He said. " Yeah... it's been a while, feels good." I replied. " So," I started taking his hand, " You exited?" I asked as we walked out the doors into the world beyond my main base and I saw Tom smile.
-time skip brought to you by stylin zombie peas-
After the date Tom and I went back to the base. As I was punching in the key code for the first door Tom suddenly stopped me and said " Wait.". " Um... What's up?" I asked wondering why he stopped me. Then he did something I never thought I'd experience, pulled me down- because I'm like 5' inches taller than him- and he kissed me, it gentle and soft. Nothing I'd ever expect from him, but it was nice. The kiss lasted a few seconds then he pulled away, Britt red. " Sorry." He said looking at his feet. " hey don't apologize." I said gently, " why not? That was out of line for someone so far below you..." He said avoiding my gaze. " Was it so out of line if I had wanted it?" I said smiling. " you- you wanted that?!" He exclaimed looking genuinely surprised. " Hell yeah." I said sticking my tongue out to the side with a smile. He laughed and smiled. We stood in a comfortable silence for a while before he decided to break it by clearing his throat, " um Tord?" He said looking quite unsure of himself" hm?" " I... I love you."..." I love you too Thomas.
