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“Ah, Schlatt. Late as always I see?” Philza asked as he looked at the co-founder of Lasmanburg. Schlatt glared at Philza with a scowl. Quackity walked in behind him seemingly uninterested in this whole thing. “Shut up, Philza. I’m here, ain’t I?” Schlatt sneered. Phil watched as Techno narrowed his eyes in distain. Schlatt walked over to his seat at the table used for when the coven-heads met. “Hello, Schlatt,” Dream said calmly. Schlatt glanced over at Dream, uncaring in whatever the youngest coven-head had to say. But to be fair, Schlatt didn't care for what anyone had to say.

“Hey Quackity! What’s up? How ya been??” Skeppy asked as he put his elbows on the table and leaned forward. Bad rolled his eery white eyes as he saw his partners antics. “Skeppy, what did I tell you about putting your elbows on the table?” Bad scolded lightly. Skeppy sighed overdramatically before he sat back up properly. Philza stiffled a chuckle at their antics. Over all, it seemed like this would be a usual meeting. With Dream, the head of the XDCoven, sitting closest to the door. His second in command, Punz, standing behind him with his arms behind his back, looking very indignant. Philza, the head of TheFirstEmpire, sitting to Dream’s right with Techno standing stoicly beside him despite having been offered a chair. Bad, the head of TheBadLands, and his partner, Skeppy, sat across from Philza and Techno. Skeppy talked excitedly to Techno, who seemed indifferent to listening. Finally, Schlatt, the co-founder of Lasmanburg, was sitting across from Dream. Quackity, the other co-founder, leaned against the wall while looking at his phone, seemingly inattentive to the current circumstances. Philza clapped his hands to draw the others' attention. “Alright! Now that we’re all here, how about we get down to buissness?” Philza said with a passive-aggresive smile pointed at Schlatt. Schlatt scowled. Techno glanced over at Schlatt without saying anything. Bad sighed as he realized he’d probably have to stop them from going at eachothers' throats yet again. The meetings had gotten increasingly aggressive ever since Fundy had been stolen from TheFirstEmpire. Dream smirked as he watched the situation unfold. “I don’t get why you’re even trying, Philza. Fundy’s in my coven now, and you can’t do anything about it,” Schlatt sneered. Philza’s fist clenched as he kept forcing his ‘ ‘pleasent’ ‘ smile. Techno scowled but moved his hand onto Phil’s shoulder. He gently squeezed his friends shoulder. Once. Twice. And then moved his hand back.

Philza took a breath before he spoke. “Mm, Schlatt. You and I both know that isn’t entirely correct. Fundy is still my blood, and therefore I believe it would be best if you gave him back,” Philza said, trying to keep his cool to avoid this escalating into physical conflict. Skeppy glanced at Bad as he realized just how badly this situation could end. Quackity looked up from his phone and opened his mouth to speak but Schlatt beat him to it. “Well tough luck Phil. You ain’t getting him back. But by all means you’re welcomed to try.” Schlatt challenged. Phil’s temper flared as Bad spoke up. “Hey, hey, hey! Let’s take a breath-“ Bad was cut off. “Oh, shut up, wouldn’t you Bad? All you ever do at these meetings is try to be a peacekeeper you self righteous-“ “HEY!” Techno snapped as he slammed his fist on the table. “That’s about enough out of you Schlatt. Now either we can get along and talk civially, or we can go home.” Techno commanded. Dream wheezed as Techno spoke. The other coven-heads and their second in commands, excluding Punz and Quackity, looked over at Dream. “I’m sorry- I'm sorry- it’s just that- I don’t think Techno’s in the place to be bossing us around,” Dream chuckled as he stopped laughing, causing Phil's blood to boil. “Just because you undermind your second in command does not mean I do too,” Phil spoke coldly. Techno glanced down at Phil, looking his friend over as he realized just how much Dream had gotten under his skin. “Oh? So you get hissy at me for being ‘disrespectful’ but you won’t do anything about the fact that one of your fledlings is currently in Schlatt’s coven? It seems to me that you’re scared, Philza.” Dream said snarkily. The atmosphere in the room crackled with tension. Philza was trying his hardest to not throttle Dream right now. Techno glanced over at Philza, covering up his worry before he whispered a quiet “Phil, don’t.” Punz’s usually stoic face was for once more then a scowl, now a more worried as he glanced down at Dream. Schlatt’s eyes narrowed as he observed the situation. Quackity quickly shut off his phone as he leaned off the wall to watch the ever escalating problem, fully expecting it to become a blood bath. Bad was glaring at Dream with a uncharictaristic scowl. Bad was very close to Philza and his coven, so this act of blatent disrespect wasn’t going to entirely slide with him. Skeppy leaned over to Bad to whisper something in the older vampire’s ear, “Dream- maybe you should apolo-“ Punz was cut off. “Shut up Punz. I meant what I said.” Dream responded as he glared at the blonde vampire. Punz shut his mouth with an audible ‘click.’ Philza cleared his throat before he spoke again, “Dream. I think it would be best if you apologized. Because the only reason I won’t march into Schlatt’s coven-“ Quackity went to correct that techinchally it was his and Schlatts coven but a quick glare from Schlatt shut him up. “-to get Fundy back is because they have Fundy as leverage. You don’t have anything to use against me, so I am not above wiping your entire coven off the face of the Earth,” Phil snarled. Dream shrugged. “Fine, then what kind of apology do you require?” Dream asked sounding unamused. Phil exchanged a knowing glance with Techno before he spoke.

“A blood tie.”

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At 6:28 every single morning, Tommy was awoken by the world's ugliest alarm clock blaring in his ears. Every morning he’d wake up, take a shower, change into his clothes for the day, brush his teeth, and do whatever other hygene things he needed to do. Dream was particularly picky about the cleanliness of his human servants. After he was confident he’d scrubbed off a layer of skin, he was to go to the cafeteria at exactly 7:00 and eat breakfast. Just like today. He walked quietly down the hall, as did other people much older then he was. Tommy was the youngest person in the coven being merely twelve years old.
Tommy got to the cafeteria and grabbed his tray of breakfast, which included yogurt made of almond milk with cinnamon oats and berries, orange juice, and some eggs. It would've sounded delicious if they didn’t have it every single morning. Tommy glanced around 'til he was waved over by Eryn. Tommy beamed and hastily walked over to his friend. “Morning Tommy!” Eryn said in a hushed whisper. “Hi Eryn!” Tommy responded. A glance around their table made him realize Purpled wasn’t there with them. “Where’s Purpled?” Tommy asked curiosily, now puzzled, as he began to eat his eggs. Eryn’s mismatched eyes looked up at him. “Punz carried him off before breakfast, so I’m guessing he’s got fangs in his neck right about now.” Eryn responded as he began mixing up his yogurt. Tommy grimaced at the thought.

While Tommy himself was greatful that Dream even payed him any attention, it didn’t stop him from envying Purpled. Compared to the rest of them, Purpled had it easy. Punz was one of the scariest vampires in the XDCoven, and yet he treated Purpled like something precious. Tommy was pretty sure that since Purpled had been used as Punz’s bloodbag that Purpled hadn’t so much as been yelled at. Purpled was pamperd... it wasn't like Tommy was ungrateful for how Dream treated him or anything! He was very greatful! He just wished he was given the same softness, kind words, and affection that Purpled got from Punz. As if his thoughts had summoned him, Purpled walked up to them, a fresh set of bandages around his neck. Purpled sat beside Tommy before the older boy reached into the pocket of his purple hoodie and pulled out- Three, perfectly sqaure, BROWNIES! Tommy gasped as Eryn’s mouth fell open. “How?! We’re forbidden from getting sweets-“ Eryn said. Tommy looked at Purpled in awe. “How did you-?” Tommy asked as Purpled handed him and Eryn a brownie each. “Punz gave them to me,” Purpled anserwed simply. “Lucky! Sapnap would laugh at me if I asked for something against the rules,” Eryn said as he took a few bites of the brownie. Tommy didn’t add anything to the conversation as he ate his food, saving the brownie for last before he wiped his mouth off. Purpled and Eryn were talking about something as Tommy drank his orange juice. Before he could get up to go put his tray away Purpled grabbed his shoulder. “What?” He asked as he realized Eryn and Purpled were looking at one of the corridors out of the cafeteria. Tommy looked over at the corridor. His eys narrowed as he watched Callahan and Sapnap walk in, which was odd since they usually didn’t eat this early in the morning. The noise of the cafeteria stopped completly as the other humans realized something was up. Tommy couldn’t hear what they were saying, but apparently Eryn did because Eryn’s eyes widened before he looked at Tommy with a concerned look. Before Tommy could ask why Eryn was looking at him like that, the sounds of footsteps rang out through the eerily silent cafeteria. Tommy looked up as Callahan walked over to them. The mute vampire had an unreadable look on his face. *"Tommy, Dream wants to see you,"* Callahan signed. The stoic vampire glanced back at where Sapnap had been, but he'd disappeared. Eryn looked scared. Why? Why was Eryn scared?

Tommy felt his unease growing as he got up. Callahan put his arm around his shoulder in what was probably an attempt at comfort, but it was just making Tommy uncomfortable. Callahan quietly led Tommy out of the cafeteria and Tommy could hear the cafeteria become lively again once Callahan left. Callahan was one of the only vampires Dream left alive when he had killed Puffy, the previous leader of The XDCoven. Tommy didn’t know a lot about what happened because it was a forbayed topic. Callahan looked down at Tommy as they walked through the winding maze that was the manor before looking up again. Callahan kept glancing at Tommy with what Tommy could only guess was guilt. Why was he guilty? Tommy smoothed his face into a monotone expression as Callahan made it to Dream’s bedroom. Callahan opened the door and motioned for Tommy to enter. When Tommy did, Callahan closed the door and walked off. Tommy looked around the room before his gaze landed on a very enraged Dream who was standing over his desk. Tommy stood silently at the door waiting to be addresed. Dream glanced up as he heard the door shut. Dream’s face was one of anger and frustration. “Hello, Tommy,” Dream said coldly. Tommy gulped as he realized that Dream was a lot more mad then Tommy suspected. “Unfortunatly for you, you’re being gifted to TheFirstEmpire,” Dream said in an annoyed tone. “Of all the humans he could’ve chosen, he had to choose you, didn’t he? My best bloodbag...” Dream muttered under his breath. Tommy wanted to ask who ‘he’ was, but Tommy knew a lot better then to ask that question when Dream was in such a foul mood. Dream let out a frustrated sigh as he slammed his fist onto the desk. Cracking the old spruce wood due to the force. Dream hissed, “Go get your stuff packed. You’re leaving in thirty minutes."

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Tommy felt like he couldn’t breathe as panic clawed at his ribcage and sunk itself deep into his heart. Surely Dream was kidding? Surely Dream would wheeze out a laugh and jokingly berade Tommy for how scared he looked, say that it was just a joke. Tommy looked up at Dream again with hope. It was cut down in an instant as he saw the Dream's grim expression. “What-?” Tommy asked quietly. “You heard me. I’m taking you to TheFirstEmpire. You’re going to become one of Philza’s humans,” Dream said with annoyance. Tommy heard him. Tommy understood him. Tommy knew he should listen and leave because Dream was already in a foul mood.
But he didn’t.
He couldn’t.
It felt like his whole world had been flipped upside down and mercilessly destroyed.

Every part of him wanted to believe Dream was lying. Dream always lied. But Tommy knew he wasn’t lying and that this was actually happening and there was nothing Tommy could do about it. He wanted to beg, plead, get down on his knees and cry for Dream to do something because Tommy didn’t want to leave! He didn’t want to be some dumb peace offering to another coven! He didn’t want to leave Dream, even as mean and cruel as he could be! He didn’t want to leave Sam and Ponk! He didn’t want to leave Purpled or Eryn who he’d grown up with! He didn’t want to leave his home! This was where he belonged! Why did it have to be him?! Why couldn’t it be anyone else?! Why was it him?! There was tons of other humans that Philza could’ve selected, so why him?! Why does he have to leave his home?!

Tommy willed himself to not cry, to not bawl his eyes out like a child. But it didn’t help, because Tommy was leaving everything he ever knew to go to some other coven that he didn’t even know that much about! Because what if they were worse then Dream? What if they weren’t satisfied with him and took it out on Dream’s coven? Tears welled up in Tommy’s crystal blue eyes, stinging his eyes as tears threatened to slip down his slowy reddening cheeks. Tommy’s jaw tightened.

He attempted to control his breathing as to not break down sobbing all over Dream's room, but to no avial. Tears began to actively fall from Tommy’s eyes as Tommy tried to wipe them away, but it was too late. Dream turned to face Tommy with a scowl. “Didn’t you hear me? I said go get your things so we can leave. I want to go there and get back as soon as possible. You throwing a tantrum over it isn’t helping either of us. So suck it up and go get your stuff ready or i’ll drag you there with nothing but the clothes on your back!” Dream snapped as he walked towards Tommy. Malice and rage was all that could be seen in Dream’s eyes. Tommy stepped back and away from Dream because he knew that look. Dream jerked forward with his arm raised up so he could backhand Tommy. Tommy’s heart jumped out of his ribs and into his throat at the realization he was about to be hit again. His arms insticevly went up, but the strike never came.

It was barely a moment until Tommy dared to look back at Dream. He was scowling. It took Tommy a moment to realize why Dream hadn’t hit him. It’s because he wasn’t Dream’s anymore. He didn’t belong to Dream and instead to Philza. It would be considered a massive act of disrespect for Dream to strike Tommy now. “Just go,” Dream snarled. Tommy nodded quietly before he opened the door to Dream’s room and hastily walked out, quietly shutting the door behind him. Tommy couldn’t stop the tears from falling down his cheeks as he ran towards his bedroom. He didn’t want to waste more time and get Dream angrier at him. He hated when Dream was mad at him. Tommy ducked and weaved through the hallways of the XDCoven’s manor. He got to his room and quickly glanced around at what he’d even consider taking. It wasn’t like he had much to begin with. Tommy grabbed a duffle bag out from under his bed. He only had the bag because Dream enjoyed taking Tommy with him on whatever trips he could. Trips that wouldn’t happen anymore because Tommy wasn’t even going to be here! Tommy felt his heart wrench as he put the bag on his bed. There wasn’t much he’d think of taking. He reached over to his nightstand and grabbed two framed pictures. One was of him, Eryn, and Purpled. This was one of the few non-miserable days in the XDCoven. They'd gotten their chores done and could actually be kids for a while.

The second was a photo of his mom. Tommy never actually got to meet her. Well he did, but it wasn’t when he could remember her. She’d died a few weeks after his birth due to complications. He quietly stuffed the photos in his bag before he reached across the bed and grabbed a stuffed cow. The cow’s name was Henry and Sam had gifted Tommy the cute plushie. Tommy put the plushie in the bag before he went to his bathroom and grabbed whatever hygiene products he had. Tommy then walked over to his dresser and grabbed his clothes before he put his clothes and hygiene products in the bag before he zipped it up. Tommy wanted to break down, sob, scream, do anything that could make him able to stay here. He just didn’t want to leave. New people and new vampires with new rules he didn’t know. New expectations, new chores, and new punishments that would probably hurt way more because Tommy wasn’t born into TheFirstEmpire.

Instead, he was a stupid little peace offering. Tommy wouldn’t be surpirsed if he got killed at TheFirstEmpire. From what he’d heard, bloodties were rarely ever treated right when gifted to a coven because of guilt by association, they were new, or were bottom of the barrel. Tommy glared at the bag for a moment before he slung it around his shoulder. He cast one last sorrowful glance at his room—the place he'd known all his life—before stepping out into the corridor. He silently passed by Punz and Sam who were seemingly discussing something. Sam had a look of regret or sadness on his face as Tommy attempted to walk past them. But Punz stuck his arm out into Tommy’s path, forcing him to stop and preventing him from walking away. Tommy looked up at Punz and Sam with confusion before Sam stepped toward Tommy. Sam sighed before he spoke, placing a callused hand on Tommy’s head. “Be good for them, Toms. God kid, I’m going to miss you,” Sam muttered under his breath as he looked down at Tommy. Tommy nodded quietly because he felt like if he opened his mouth he’d wail like a fussy baby. Punz didn’t say anything. He seemingly had only stopped Tommy for Sam’s sake. Punz recoiled his arm and let Tommy leave. As Tommy walked towards the front doors of Dream’s manor he could faintly hear Punz mutter something. The words were drowned out by Tommy’s own footsteps. When he got outside, the sun wasn’t fully up yet up and Dream was waiting for him in the backseat of a black car with tinted windows. Tommy glanced back at the manor before he descended the porch stairs and climbed into the backseat of the car, sitting a seat apart from Dream. Tommy put his duffle bag at his feet and buckled the seatbelt. He couldn’t help but feel like he had forgotten something important. As the car began driving, the realization hit him.

He hadn’t said goodbye to Purpled and Eryn.

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Purpled hadn’t meant to overhear Punz and Sam’s conversation. He was simply trying to do his chores. A box of used reusable-syringes that were used to withdraw blood from the particularly resistant humans that needed to be cleaned in his hands. His eyes widened as he heard Sam speak. What did he mean by "I’m going to miss you." And "Be good for them."? Who was "them"? Why was he going to miss Tommy? Was Tommy going with Dream somewhere? Yeah that had to be it. Then he heard Punz speak. “I can’t belive Dream is actually sending him to TheFirstEmpire,” Punz muttered.

Time stopped. Purpled was convinced his heart ceased to beat as his blood turned to ice. Purpled’s eyes widened, his hands shaking violently, all he could hear was the ringing in his ears. His mouth and throat went dry and- what was even happening to him?! Purpled hadn’t realized the box was slipping from his palms until the syringes crashed and clattered against the ground. The needles clattering loudly as Purpled tried to process what he’d heard. Tommy? Tommy was leaving to TheFirstEmpire?! NO! That can’t be right- Tommy was born here in the XDCoven! Christ above, Purpled remembered when he met Tommy when Purpled was four. Tommy couldn’t be leaving! Tommy was his best friend. They couldn’t take him away! He knew Dream was cruel, but he didn’t think to this extent!

Purpled didn’t think. Didn’t think his actions through. Didn’t consider what he was doing. But before he knew it he was running, uncaring of the broken glass of the needles that dug painfully into his feet and stained his socks red with his blood. He didn’t think as he heard Sam calling after him to wait. Didn’t think as he listened to Punz yelling for him to stop, to come back. Didn’t listen as he saw Tommy get in a black car. “PURPLED, STOP!” Punz yelled with worry.

Purpled didn’t stop. Couldn’t stop. Wouldn’t stop. Because they were taking Tommy away from him. Taking his little brother away. His best friend. One of the only reasons The XDCoven wasn’t entirely miserable. Taking one of the only lights in Purpled’s life. Taking away one of the few people Purpled would say he loved. Dream couldn’t take Tommy away. Purpled didn’t want Dream to take Tommy away. Purpled couldn’t handle if Dream took Tommy away because Tommy was one of the few things Purpled had and he didn’t want to loose him-!

Arms wrapped around his upper waist. Muscular arms that kept him from running outside and towards the car. Purpled watched with tears in his eyes as the car drove off, taking Tommy with it. Effectively taking Tommy away from Purpled. His vision blurred as warm tears formed in his eyes and freely fell down his cheeks. Purpled didn’t even realize he’d been screaming Tommy’s name until a callused hand covered his mouth. Punz’s hand.

“Purpled, Purpled calm down. It's okay. It’s going to be okay, I promise. Purpled calm down," Punz was saying. But his words fell on deaf ears because Tommy was gone and Purpled felt like his world was shattering. That his heart had been ripped from his chest and torn apart before being fed to rabid coyotes. Because nothing felt right without Tommy. Purpled didn’t realize his knees were giving out until Punz caught him. Punz sunk onto the warm wooden floors, following after Purpled as the mortal boy let his knees buckle under him. Purpled was on his knees with Punz keeping him upright. Purpled was openly crying, mumbling Tommy’s name over and over again as if it would bring him back. Purpled’s shoulders shook as he sobbed.

Punz pulled Purpled closer. He moved his hand off of Purpled’s mouth. Punz wasn’t particularly good at comforting people but he was guessing he shouldn’t be doing that. Punz pulled Purpled into a hug as the mortal sobbed. “Tommy-“ Purpled repeated as he buried his face into the crook of Punz’s neck. Punz wrapped his arms around Purpled, resting his chin on the boy’s shoulder as he sobbed. “I know, I know. It hurts. I’m so sorry Purpled,” Punz said softly as he held the shaking, trembling teen.

Purpled wrapped his arms around Punz’s neck as he cried. Punz felt terrible. He wished there was something he could do to dampen Purpled’s grief. Something he could do to bring Tommy back so Purpled would stop crying. Punz never particularly cared about Tommy, but he was Purpled’s friend and without him it was obviously making Purpled upset. Punz didn’t know how to handle that. He wasn’t good at emotions, dangit! That’s what Ponk was good at! And Puff- Punz cut off his train of thought. He didn’t need to be thinking about his dead sire. Not right now. This was about Purpled, not him. He didn’t need to throw a pity party because he missed his mother. He needed to comfort Purpled. Because that’s what his human needed right now and Punz would give Purpled whatever he needed or wanted whenever asked.

Deep down he knew the reason he was so hellbent on taking care of Purpled was because he hadn’t really gotten that same ca- Punz internally cussed at himself as he realized his thoughts were circling again. Punz frowned deeply as his red eyes caught on Purpled’s tear-ridden, puffy red face. Punz unwound one of his arms so he could reach out a calloused hand to carefully wipe away Purpled’s tears. Before he wound it back against Purpled’s back. Purpled’s nails were digging into Punz’s back. Leaving crescent moons in their painful wake, but Punz didn’t care. It’d heal anyway. What he did care about was Purpled. Always Purpled. Punz was loyal to Dream by default, and Dream came first above all. But Punz felt like Purpled was the most important person in his immortal life. Purpled had shown care for Punz in a way that no one else had. Not Dream, not Foolish, not Callahan, and Not even Puffy, who’d always been too busy with Dream and Foolish to pay attention to her oldest fledgling. It was one of the few things Punz hated about his mother. And there he went circling back to his own problems! Punz scowled quietly.

He couldn’t give up his stupid feelings about his mother, could he? Sure, she left him alone more then he liked, and sure he always felt a bitter jealousy to his younger siblings. But that was half a century—maybe more—ago. He should be over it by now. He should have accepted the fact his mother loved his younger siblings more than him. Should’ve accepted that no matter what he had done to get her praise, her attention, anything from her, that it would be overshadowed by Foolish and Dream. Punz knew he was weak for feeling like this. He knew Dream hated Puffy for being so smothering on him. He knew Dream had enjoyed killing her for the title of coven-head. He knew he was weak and pathetic for feeling like this. Dream had reinforced those thoughts the few times Punz had consoled in his younger brother.

Punz blinked back into reality at the sudden realization that Purpled had sobbed so hard he’d fallen asleep. Purpled was slumped forward ontop of Punz’s chest. Punz sighed softly with a fond smile as he quietly picked Purpled up. He realized Sam was looking at him worriedly when the turned. “Is- is he okay?” Sam asked hesitantly. Punz nodded. “He’ll be fine," Punz said before quietly walking off to his room. His, specifically because he wasn’t going to leave Purpled alone like this even if he was knocked out cold in Punz’s arms. He wouldn’t leave Purpled alone like he was. That was a promise Punz intended to keep above anything else.

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Tommy’s leg bounced anxiously as the car pulled to a stop in front of a manor that made The XDCoven look like a tent. Tommy gulped anxiously as Dream got out. Tommy followed soon after, grabbing his bag as Dream lead him up the stairs. Dream reached his hand back and grasped Tommy’s wrist. It looked like a kind gesture from the outside. But Tommy knew what it meant: "Don’t make me look like a fool." Tommy’s anxiety bubbled alive as the door to the estate opened. Tommy’s blue eyes widened as he stared at the three vampires awaiting them inside the manor.

A blonde haired vampired stood at the front, akind smile on his face. But Tommy knew looks could be deceiving. A mountain of a man with pink hair and red eyes with fangs so large they poked out from under his lip stood to the blonde's right. He looked like he’d gut you for looking at him wrong. The third vampire, a lanky brunette, stood to the blonde’s left, looking bored by the situation until his eyes landed on Tommy, now becoming amused. Dream met them at the top of the stairs, Tommy behind him. Dream dipped his head ever so slightly in respect. “Philza, Technoblade, and Wilbur. An honour to see you. As promised, I have brought your blood-tie to pay for the disrespect I caused you. I hope he is of your satisfactory," Dream said in a polite tone that made Tommy’s skin crawl.

And then all three of the new vampires heads turned to look at Tommy. It felt like their eyes were boring into his soul and looking for any imperfections. Anything wrong with him. A reason to refuse him and send him back to The XDCoven with what would be an enraged Dream. Tommy couldn't be more certain now.

He was going to die here.

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Techno’s eyes narrowed slightly as he watched Dream practically drag Tommy (thank you Phil for telling him and Wilbur Tommy’s name because otherwise this would be more awkward than Techno could handle) up the stairs. Something didn’t feel right about how Dream was treating the mortal, and it made anger flow through Techno’s veins.

Though maybe it was because it was Dream and he already hated the younger vampire with a burning passion. Whatever it was Techno couldn’t put his finger on it. Techno resisted the urge to roll his eyes at Dream’s ‘sincere’ apology. Knowing very well that Dream didn’t mean it at all. Techno began contemplating if he could just leave. Would Phil be mad if he walked back inside? Probably.

< this is annoying > Techno said
through the mind link that he, Wilbur, and Phil shared.

< Shush, Techno. Wait till after we get Tommy to complain. > Philza
scolded.

< of course, Phil. > Techno muttered back.

< HE’S ADORABLE OH MY GOSHHHH!!!! LOOK AT HIS EYE- >

< shut up Wilbur. >
< shut up Wilbur. >

< This is why I wanted to be an only child > Techno said bluntly.

< Techno, be nice to your brother. > Phil said annoyed.

Phil looked down at Tommy with a soft smile. His red eyes narrowed slightly, surely Tommt just looked young. Dream wasn’t stupid enough to break vampire law by feeding off of someone younger than 16. Right? Phil glanced at Techno with contemplation. Techno realized something was up and took a few steps forward. Dream stepped back down a stair to make room for the two vampires as Techno stopped beside Phil. Crouching down to be more on level with Tommy his own eyes narrowed as he examined the boy.

< he looks young.. > Phil murmured.

< agreed. Maybe he’s just a late bloomer? > Techno offered.

< or he’s a kid > Wilbur added unhelpfully

< Dream’s nowhere near stupid enough to give us a child. Surely. He knows what the consequences of having a child as a blood bag alone would be. Let alone if he tried to sell the kid off to another coven. > Phil said sternly.

< Late bloomer then. >Techno said.

Wilbur walked over as well. Tilting his head curiously at the child as he grinned. Because oh by the goddess was this mortal adorable, then again Wilbur found anything adorable. Because c'mon’ the world was full of cute things. He crouched down as well. It’s not like he wanted to scare Tommy. Because that was counterproductive if he wanted to befriend this little guy! Wilbur also spoke up. “How old is he again, Dream?” Wilbur asked curiously with an undertone of pointed accusation.

“He’s sixteen.” Dream said back with a sickly sweet voice that was trying and failing to cover up his annoyance. “I wouldn’t give you a child. I’m better than that.” Dream said with a huff as he crossed his arms over his chest.

Techno hummed in consideration. “Alright,” Techno said with a nod. He didn’t have a reason not to believe Dream besides the fact that Tommy looked younger than expected. And the fact that it was Dream. Since well, Dream was shady. But it was a vampire law that could not be broken. There were very few laws for vampires in general. But most of them were for the safety of the humans and fledglings.

Like how it was against vampire law to abandon a vampire fledgling, abuse mutilate, or kill the humans under your care. For example.

Phil huffed as he looked at Dream. “Very well then. We’ll take him. You, and your coven. Are forgiven for the disrespect you showed me, Techno, and my coven. You should leave before the sun rises.” Phil said calmly with a hint of annoyance because he didn’t want Dream on his property anymore. Mostly because Dream got on his nerves.

Dream nodded. Taking a glance at Tommy with a smirk. “Goodbye, Tommy.” Dream said with a smirk. Dream reached out a hand and ruffled Tommy’s soft blonde hair. It wasn’t lost on Techno Phil and Wilbur how Tommy had tensed up immediately. And relaxed when Dream let go. Dream dipped his head before he walked back down the steps of TheFirstEmpire’s manor. Quickly walking down the steps and back to the car he came in. Good riddance.

“Hey, the suns ‘bouta come up. We should go inside too.” Techno added as he looked up at the sky. Phil nodded as he put an arm around Tommy’s shoulders. Noticing how the boy flinched. Phil’s eyes narrowed. Maybe Dream had been breaking vampire law. He could get it if the boy was just nervous but this was the second time in six minutes that this boy had reacted negatively to being touched.

There wasn’t anything Phil could do right now if Dream was abusing his humans. He didn’t have enough evidence. He’d just keep his eye on Tommy to see if he showed any more signs. He walked inside the manor, much preferring the warm manor instead of the cold stairs.

“Aye, Wilbur? Why don’t you take Tommy to The Nest so we can initiate him into the coven? I gotta talk to Techno for a minute.” Phil said sweetly.

Wilbur looked at him and nodded before he glanced at Tommy with a big grin. “Hi!” Wilbur chirped. “Why don’t you come with me, sunshine?” Wilbur said. Techno rolled his eyes. “We’ve had him for less than forty seconds and you’re already giving nicknames? Seriously, Wil?” Techno asked with a raised eyebrow. “Oh, hush!” Wilbur said with a dramatic eye roll and a wave of his hand.

Wilbur gleefully took Tommy away and when they were both out of earshot Techno and Phil began talking. “You saw the way he acted around Dream, right?” Phil asked. Techno nodded, his pink hair falling into his face as he raised a hand to tuck it back into place. “Yeah, I did.” He confirmed. “I wanna keep an eye on him. But I don’t think he’d warm up to one of us very quickly because we’re the heads of the coven, so if we tried he’d probably act like a deer in headlights like he did on the stairs, which wouldn’t get us anywhere. Ya think one of the others could try?” Phil asked curiously.

“Who’re ya thinkin’?” Techno asked as he cocked his head to the side. Phil thought for a minute. “Niki, maybe?” Phil asked. Techno shook his head. “With her new fledgling around she won’t leave Jack more than she has to,” Techno grumbled. “True, I should’ve thought of that,” Phil muttered. “What about Ranboo?” Techno asked. Phil nodded. “Ranboo would work, plus he’s kinda our only option unless we wanna let Connor try and get a kid to like him,” Phil said with a grin.

Techno looked at Phil with disturbance. “Connor and small traumatized teenagers do not go together.” Techno deadpanned. “Yeah yeah I know,” Phil said with a laugh. The last time Connor had been around a small traumatized child was when they’d nearly convinced Aimsey to

“Hey by the way, have you made any progress with getting Aimsey to trust you?” Phil asked referring to the abandoned fledgling that Ranboo had befriended. Techno shook his head and sighed. “No, she’s still terrified of me. No progress at all. Ranboo says she hasn’t been coming around as much either. He also thinks she’s doing worse. Not getting enough blood. God, I don’t even know how she’s getting blood. It’s obvious her sire abandoned her early into her fledglinghood. And she’s still adamant about not trusting me enough to let me near her. Let alone trust me enough to let me take her under my wing.” Techno said with a frustrated sigh.

Phil frowned. That wasn’t good. A year or so ago Ranboo had been out in the forest in the middle of the night and had accidentally found Aimsey. An abandoned fledgling. And after a few months of befriending her, he’d finally told Techno about her because Ranboo had realized she was entirely alone. And now Techno had been trying to get Aimsey to trust him so he could claim her as his own fledgling so he could get her out of living in the forest and actually get her fed. But she was stubborn, scared, and feral. The one time Techno had tried to talk to her it hadn’t ended well.

“Well, that’s unfortunate. Don’t worry though, I’m sure she’ll come around eventually.” Phil said softly with a smile. “I hope so,” Techno muttered.

“We should probably go see Tommy and Wilbur, knowing Wil he’s probably being over the top and stressing the kid out,” Phil said jokingly. Techno sighed. “Alright,” Techno said defeatedly as they walked down the hallway.

As much as Techno claimed to ‘despise’ Wilbur, or claimed that ‘he’d kill Wilbur one of these days’ he would undeniably kill an army for Wilbur. He almost had when Fundy had been kidnapped by Schlatt. If Phil hadn’t stopped Techno he absolutely would’ve tried to kill the entirety of The Lasmanburg coven. And Wilbur would do the same thing for Techno.

That’s the funny thing about siblings, especially vampire siblings. They’d do anything for each other but hundreds of years together made it easier for them to get into arguments. However it wasn’t always the case. Niki was older than Techno by a few hundred years but they got along swimmingly. Phil couldn’t remember the last time they argued. But for Wilbur, it was another case, at least for Techno. Techno was older than Wilbur by whole centuries. Techno was turned during the Trojan War. and Wilbur was turned in 1622. While Niki was turned a few hundred years before The Trojan War. They’d all had lots of time to go at each other's throats and learn, test, and cross boundaries with each other. It’s just what siblings did.

And Phil loved all With all his heart. They’re his kids. Of course, he loved them, he loved them with every fiber of who he was.

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Tommy was freaking out, which was honestly becoming a normal occurrence whenever vampires were around. But right now especially because it felt like Wilbur (he’d learned the brunet’s, and the other vampire’s names, both from what he’d heard when Dream was here, and because this guy does not shut up) was trying to get him in trouble and yet it wasn't like Tommy could just disobey the vampire- the reason he felt like this was because when he’d been led into the heart of the manor, Into The Nest, and with what little knowledge about vampire culture and instincts he did possess, he learned that the nest of any coven was a very important and nearly sacred area, being the heart of a coven.

So why had Wilbur insisted on dragging Tommy onto the massive mattress that was piled in thick luxurious blankets, quilts, duvets, pillows, and any other type of blanket you could think of? Tommy was a MORTAL he should not be anywhere near here in the first place, let alone in it. But the leader of TheFirstEmpire, Philza, had told Wilbur to bring him here while he talked to Technoblade, so maybe it was okay? Either way, he was going to blame Wilbur if he got in trouble for being inside a vampire's nest instead of politely standing in a corner until someone needed him.

Tommy glanced up at Wilbur as the vampire inched closer to him, Wilbur was sitting cross-legged to Tommy’s left, grinning with all of his too-sharp teeth. “So what’s your favorite color?” Wilbur asked curiously, one of what felt like hundreds of seemingly meaningless questions, why did Wilbur want to know what his favorite animal, color, food, etc., was? Tommy shifted away slightly, “red.” He answered quietly as his anxiety pooled in his gut, rising up and up to squeeze his lungs and make it feel like briars formed by his anxiousness was wrapping themselves around his heart and squeezing until it made him feel an urge to panic.

Wilbur was just a bit overwhelming to be around, obviously that was the problem. Tommy was already stressed out beyond belief, he was in a new environment with entirely new vampires he’d never met, ripped away from his home and friends With new rules he didn’t know, And unknown punishments that were bound to be worse than what Dream did, Prime, Tommy was gonna die here wasn’t he?

all because Dream had screwed up and Tommy was the one to pay the price. And he hated everything about it. He wanted to go home, he wanted to go back to Purpled and Eryn, he didn’t want to be here anymore. But he didn’t get a choice, did he? No of course he didn’t, he was a mortal. These were vampires, they had the final say over his life and he couldn’t do anything about it, Tommy didn’t feel like he’d live very long here anyway, Blood-ties rarely lived an actual human lifespan due to neglect or just straight-up abuse because of underlying resentment or hatred for whatever coven the blood-tie came from and-

Tommy’s thoughts, and panic, were promptly cut off when the sounds of two pairs of footsteps, one heavier and the other lighter, echoed down the hall as Technoblade and Philza walked down the hallway, the door opened and Philza walked into the room, Techno behind him as the two vampires glanced at Wilbur and Tommy. Wilbur grinned, Tommy however was freaking out. And why wouldn’t he?

Every single time Dream had ever fed from him it had hurt. It had hurt so terribly bad that it made Tommy want to squirm and cry and beg the vampire to just stop. But he knew he couldn’t because that would make Dream mad and whenever Dream was mad it never ended well for anyone, let alone Tommy who Dream had seemingly enjoyed taking his anger out on or just enjoyed tormenting. Either or really.

He blinked back to reality as he felt the large mattress dip as Technoblade sat on the bed that was covered in blankets and pillows, his red eyes glancing up to meet Tommy’s icy blue eyes. Tommy quickly glanced down at somewhere around Technoblade’s cheek, In Tommy’s experience it wasn’t worth the risk to look a vampire directly in the eyes, some found it disrespectful for a mere mortal to look at them as if they were equals, some got offended if you didn’t make eye contact. So looking somewhere at their face was usually the best bet, especially since Tommy didn’t know which type of vampire Technoblade was.

Wilbur and Techno glanced at each other, seemingly having a silent conversation, Tommy didn’t pay any mind to them as he silently put his hand in Philza’s calloused one. Scooting closer to Philza as the vampire pulled Tommy into his lap, careful as if he was scared that Tommy would shatter in his hands if he was too rough. It was painfully ironic, Philza, the vampire who would be the cause of Tommy’s misery.

(Because when has a vampire ever been nice without a cost? Not even Sam was nice to Tommy out of the kindness of his heart, it was because he pitied Tommy.)

The vampire who Tommy was about to be in service to for the rest of his (possibly short) mortal life too. The vampire who could make Tommy’s life a living nightmare for the rest of his existence was treating him so delicately, so softly. Like he believed Tommy could break under the slightest amount of force or pressure.

Tommy forced his muscles to relax, knowing it would only hurt, and burn even if his muscles were tensed up when fangs inevitably dig into his flesh. He’d learned that after the first few times, Dream fed from him when he was nine years old.

He was brought out of his thoughts by Technoblade shifting towards him and Philza. Oh yeah. Tommy had forgotten it wasn’t just going to be Philza biting him. Dream had told him when a blood-tie was accepted into a new coven, not only did the coven-head drink from the new human, but so did his right hand. From what Dream had told him in the car ride here, Philza was going to drink from his neck, And Technoblade most likely from his neck as well, although from his wrist wasn’t entirely excluded from the possibilities.

Tommy jerked back to reality again as an arm wrapped carefully around his waist and he was pulled against a still, unmoving chest as Philza pulled Tommy against his chest. “You alright, Tommy?” Philza asked as he glanced down at the mortal in his lap.

Tommy nodded quietly despite the anxiety pooling in his gut that was begging him to do something, say he wasn’t alright, or plead to be left alone, begging Tommy to fight back.

But Tommy ignored it. He wasn’t going to get in trouble within the first hour of him being here. He swallowed thickly as Philza hummed, his other hand reaching up to Tommy’s face, carefully holding his chin as he tilted Tommy’s head back onto Philza’s shoulder, Tommy’s curly golden blonde hair falling onto Philza’s shoulder.

Techno watched quietly with an unreadable expression. As Wilbur sat close to his sire, glancing encouragingly at Tommy, as if everything was okay and that Tommy wasn’t going to get his throat torn into by two of the strongest, oldest, and most feared, vampires in history.

Philza leaned his head down quietly, the cold chill emitting from his skin as Philza’s blonde hair tickled the side of Tommy’s face the ancient’s red eyes moved to look at Tommy’s face before he spoke.

"Tommy, to you and your descendants, TheFirstEmpire makes a promise." Philza started, followed by a brief silence to let the words sink in, only giving Tommy more time to wish he could cry. "As long as you and your bloodline reside here, you will be under our protection and care. All necessities you will ever need will be provided. Fear and misery won’t touch you. We give our resources, home, and protection to you as you give service in return. It is in this mutual relation that connects you, Tommy, to TheFirstEmpire, This is what I, Philza, swear to you." Philza said somberly.
Tommy inhaled deeply as he closed his eyes, expecting the burning pain of fangs carelessly ripping deep into his flesh, waiting for the pain that always made him want to cry and beg and curl up and die because why did it have to hurt so much?!

But it never came.

The feeling of fangs sinking into his neck wasn’t painful, Philza pulled him impossibly closer and it was oddly comfortable for Tommy. Philza’s bite wasn’t hurting and Tommy didn’t understand why. A small part of his brain told him to just relax because he barely felt it despite a bit of pressure. He opened his eyes and glanced anxiously at Philza, waiting for the pain, for the fangs to sink far deeper than they needed to go.

But they never did.

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Phil glanced down at the anxious boy in his lap, he could understand why Tommy was so anxious, he would be too in Tommy’s shoes, Blood-Ties were infamous for getting killed a few years after they joined a new coven. Much to Phil’s dismay. He wasn’t going to let Tommy be in misery here. He’d met Dream enough to decide that even if Phil was wrong and he wasn’t abusing Tommy, Dream couldn’t be pleasant to be around. He was like an overgrown fledgling.

Phil blinked in a mild surprise, he’d had type O blood before, but every time he tasted it, it always surprised him. The blood was sweet, savory even, and silky yet delightfully thick, Tommy’s blood was nearly divine on Phil’s tongue as it easily slid down his throat. He held the boy closer as he could feel Tommy quietly starting to relax thanks to the endorphins and melatonin in Phil’s saliva.

After a few minutes of silently drinking, making sure to not overeat, he pulled back. Quietly wiping his (relatively clean) mouth on the back of his sleeve. He glanced down at Tommy, reaching his thumb up to run it along Tommy’s cheek, just under his eye, gently trying to provide some comfort to the boy. However, it didn’t seem to work as Tommy’s breath only hitched. Phil frowned quietly, glancing over at Techno who looked at Tommy with a mix of judgment and concern. “Here, let’s get you to Techno so you can go to sleep,” Phil said sweetly to Tommy who only looked up at Techno, Phil could feel Tommy tense up. A part of him wanted to reassure Tommy that Techno wasn’t as rough as he looked but he didn’t think it would help Tommy.

Techno held his arms out as Phil carefully shifted Tommy into Techno’s arms.

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Tommy wanted to shudder as he was pulled into Technoblade’s arms, Technoblade made Tommy nervous, mostly because the pink-haired vampire was big, big and muscular and he looked constantly mad or displeased and it was nearly impossible to read his expressions, and to top it off Technoblade’s fangs were so large they poked out below his lip.

Tommy inhaled shakily, his muscles fighting to relax as they kept tensing up while Techno wrapped a muscular arm around him and pulled him into his broad chest, Tommy fought the urge to shift uncomfortably or to let his anxiety get the better of him. He knew he needed to be good, making a vampire, especially one as strong as The Blood God, was never a good idea.

A rough calloused hand went up to his chin and propped it back on one of Technoblade’s broad shoulders. Tommy’s heart felt like it was painfully pounding against his ribs like a bird caught in a snare. He knew he was being bad, that he needed to relax or Technoblade would just bite him anyway and it would hurt and Tommy would want to cry and then he’d make a bad impression and they may think even less of Dream’s coven and it’ll be all his fault and-

“Relax, Theseus.” Technoblade drawled, glancing down at the anxious boy. “I’m not gonna hurt ya, Just relax,” Technoblade said as he let Tommy’s head rest in his hand instead of exposing his neck to the vampire.

Tommy’s breath hitched at the words, swallowing thickly as he glanced anxiously at Technoblade. Who pulled him further into his lap and against his oddly warm chest impossibly more, (why was a vampire warm??) Technoblade glanced down patiently at Tommy, his calloused thumb running soothingly up and down Tommy’s cheek. “C’mon, Theseus. Ya gotta relax.” Technoblade said.

Tommy breathed deeply, trying to get his breathing calmed down because he was being bad and he didn’t want to be bad because being bad always ended with Tommy being in some sort of pain, whether it be bruises or cuts or an extra rough feeding. He tried to focus on Technoblade’s calloused thumb, the slow motion helping him fix his breathing.

When Tommy wasn’t panicking because there was no way The Blood God could be gentle and not hurt- he quickly realized he needed to apologize for being inconvenient and postponing Technoblade’s feeding-
“I’m sorry-“ Tommy choked out
It was silent before-

“It’s alright, Theseus. You’re okay. Just calm down, alright?” Technoblade said quietly in a more tight voice. Tommy barely noticed as he forced his muscles to relax, forcing his lungs and heart to slow down as he glanced up at Technoblade. Tommy leaned his head back against Technoblade’s shoulder.
“You ready?” Technoblade asked

Tommy nodded, slipping his eyes shut as he anticipated for those intimidatingly large fangs came closer to his neck, “stay relaxed, it’ll hurt if you're tense.” Technoblade murmured in Tommy’s ear, “Alright..” Tommy replied meekly.
Tommy’s breath hitched as he felt those large fangs sink carefully into his neck, Tommy was incredibly shocked that the only ‘ ‘pain’ ‘ he felt was a dull sting that quickly went away as the Endorphins did their job. Tommy forced himself to relax further. Technoblade held Tommy carefully in that same way that Philza had done, somehow even more gently despite Techno being much bigger than Philza.

After a few minutes, Tommy suddenly felt kinda sleepy and he slumped forward a bit, opening his eyes a bit as Technoblade’s arm moved up to support Tommy. Careful to keep the human boy comfortable in his arms and lap. Tommy didn’t know how long Techno fed for, but eventually, the large vampire carefully pulled his fangs out of Tommy’s neck.

Tommy quietly realized that he was gonna fall asleep, and Technoblade seemingly did too, because the ancient pink-haired vampire pulled Tommy against him, letting the boy rest against him. “See? Wasn’t so bad.” Technoblade said quietly as Tommy’s eyes slipped close again, “Go to sleep, Theseus. You earned it.” Technoblade drawled.

Tommy nodded quietly, if he was more awake he wouldn’t do this but he quietly leaned against Technoblade as the large vampire hummed quietly at the sleepy mortal. Tommy’s eyes eventually slipped closed so he could sleep.

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< What do I do? > Techno asked

< Just lay down, Tech, We’re all tired. > Phil answered

< Why does Techno get to cuddle him? > Wilbur pouted

< Because Tommy fell asleep on him. > Phil answered.

Techno quietly shifted so he was sitting against the headboard, Tommy sleeping soundly on his chest as Techno wrapped his arms around the sleeping blonde.

< Did you notice how scared he was? > Phil asked

< Yeah, he had a panic attack or something when it came to Techno. > Wilbur added.

< I feel bad. > Techno mumbled

< Don’t, it’s not your fault. > Phil added

Phil huffed quietly as he also laid down, sound to go to sleep in the bed that his coven’s scents faintly clung to.

Wilbur flopped down beside Phil, eagerly demanding attention from his sire like a needy fledgling, Phil was ever as doting and ready to hold his youngest fledgling close, A purr sounded from Wilbur’s chest as he was pulled into Phil’s chest and allowed to be close to his sire.

Techno glanced down at Tommy, he was worried about the human, he was so skittish, that it made him wonder what Dream had done to this poor mortal. Techno huffed as he reached up a hand to run it through Tommy’s golden curls, carefully running his hand through his hair comfortingly as he gently started untangling the boy's hair.

< What’s going on? > Niki asked

< Yeah we heard everything, is the new human okay?? > Connor added

< He’s okay, just skittish. Poor thing had a panic attack when it came to Techno. >

< Wait what?? Why? > Niki asked

< My guess? He probably got bit too harshly and it’s scarred him enough to be uncomfortable around vampires as a whole. > Phil said.

< When do we get to meet him? > Connor asked

< Soon, we’re gonna try and get Ranboo to befriend him so we can learn more about him, he’s uncomfortable around me Techno, and Wilbur. > Phil said.

< Alright, that works. > Connor said before his side of the bond went quiet.

< I gotta feed Jack. > Niki said before hers also went quiet.

Techno waited for Phil and Wilbur to go to sleep first, a part of him making him stay awake the longest to make sure that the area was safe for his coven. His thoughts were cut off as Tommy squirmed in his sleep. He looked down quietly, “Shh.” He hushed as he ran his hand up and down Tommy’s back. Tommy whimpered in his sleep, curling up with his knees as close to his chest as possible as he leaned into Techno more

Techno realized that the kid was probably having a bad dream or something, Techno was a bit too socially awkward for this- but Tommy was in his coven now, And it was his job to protect and keep this little one safe. An idea struck Techno.

A low rumbly purr rippled through Techno’s chest, somewhat unused since the last time he’d purred was when Ranboo was a young fledgling and constantly had nightmares and would wake up in panic. He could feel Tommy relax as the purr rippled through Techno’s chest as he pulled up a soft blanket and wrapped it around Tommy’s shoulders

“Calm down, Theseus. You’re safe here.” Techno drawled.

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Tommy wasn’t exactly used to waking up on his own terms, If he ever slept in Dream would burst into his room to scream at him to wake up, Or if he was lucky Sam would wake him up before Dream realized that Tommy wasn’t awake when he was supposed to be awake and ready for the day ahead of him.

Actually, he wasn’t used to doing anything on his own terms, his entire life was preplanned for him by the vampires who had owned him since his mother got pregnant. He missed his mother, even if he hadn’t gotten to share much if any time with her before she’d died.

Tommy’s thoughts melted away in a foggy slush as he blearily woke up, Whatever he was thinking about while he was half-asleep was completely forgotten as he quietly tried to gather his bearings, he was oddly warm.. which was nice, there was a handful of purple bruises mottled over his ribs so the heat was appreciated. And if he tried hard enough just maybeeee he could fall back asleep...

Tommy squirmed to try and lay on his other side but promptly stopped as he realized an arm was wrapped around his waist, Two arms, actually. His eyes jumped open at the realization that he wasn’t alone in this bed. He looked up as he realized just who the person he was being held by was.

His breath caught in his throat as he realized that none other than The Blood God himself was who Tommy was sleeping against. A cold sharp panic shot from his stomach and encased into his chest, It felt like freezing cold briars had jutted out of his ribs and wrapped around his lungs and heart, and every time he tried to breathe the thorns only sunk deeper and deeper into the flesh of his vital organs.

He wasn’t allowed to sleep cuddled up against a vampire- The few times he’d fallen asleep after Dream had fed off of him he’d been immediately awoken by either being tossed off Dream’s lap or a slap across his face or venom-filled words screamed into his ears or- The point being he wasn’t supposed to be so close to Technoblade and he should move immediately-

Logically he knew that if Technoblade didn’t want him so close- That if he didn’t want Tommy to be held (cradled) so close to his chest then Tommy would’ve had his neck snapped in his sleep- Or he would’ve woken up on the floor or from a fist connecting to his ribs or something along those lines.

But at the same time it didn’t stop the sinking feeling in his stomach, The feeling of what could only be described as cruel briars wrapping harshly around his heart, squeezing and squeezing and squeezing until every pint of blood and ounce of comfort and safety was drained leaving an anxious husk in its wake.

Tommy glanced around, he needed to move, now, Before Technoblade woke up. Before he could wake up and realize that Tommy was being bad and needed to be punished immediately for it, He needed to move before he got yelled at or had something taken away. He just needed to move! He didn’t want to get in trouble! He just got here! How can he be a perfect gift if within the first.. hour? Hours? He didn’t know In his new coven he’s already broken one of Dream’s most prominent rules.

Tommy was just a human, he didn’t deserve to be able to sleep around vampires, he only lived to serve whatever vampire owned him- Even if he was certain this vampire- or well, Vampires, Dream had told him during the car ride that Tommy was being given to Philza and Technoblade not just one... Anyways, Even if he was certain those vampires would kill him the first chance they get, or neglect him to the point he dies anyway, or are just plainly cruel-

He wanted Dream, this was too much. Too many unaccountables, He didn’t know what would set Technoblade and Philza off, He didn’t know if there was any extra or any less rules that he was supposed to follow- he doesn’t even know where his duffel bag is! And it made his anxiety horrible!

Tommy squirmed, trying to be as unnoticeable as possible as he tried to ease his way out of Technoblade’s arms. While he wasn’t exactly sure if he had been pulled into the ancient vampire’s arms or if he had moved into Technoblade’s arms while he was asleep- It didn’t matter because if Technoblade woke up right now, If he woke up and realized how close Tommy was to him Tommy was absolutely sure that he’d be yelled at or hit or kicked off the bed or something similar because how many times must his anxiety repeat this, HE ISN’T ALLOWED TO BE THIS CLOSE!

Tommy squirmed his way out of Technoblade’s arms without waking the ancient vampire. He sighed with relief quietly as he tried to move as far as he could, He hadn’t woken Technoblade up, So maybe he was okay.

Or so he thought.

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Techno wasn’t exactly a heavy sleeper, His heightened sensitive and protective nature meant that if anything was off while he slept he’d most likely wake up to figure out what had happened.

Like right now.

He’d felt Tommy squirming in his arms and figured that maybe the kid was just trying to get comfortable, But then he heard Tommy inhale sharply and realized that the kid was trying to get away from him. Which Techno did and didn’t understand. He understood cause well the kid had acted horrified about the idea of Techno biting him.

He didn’t understand because usually falling asleep after a feeding was a way for a human’s brain to identify the drug-like feeling of vampire venom as a good thing instead of something to be feared. It was an evolutionary process. Vampire venom had all sorts of hormones in it that was similar to a parasite, Once bitten the enhanced hormones were taken straight to the brain (hence why vampires usually feed on the neck or wrists.) and like a parasite would make the human brain believe it was a good safe thing that it should enjoy and not fear..

And yet Tommy was still trying to get as far away as possible.

“Theseus..” Techno drawled quietly as he sat up. “What’re ya doin’?” Techno asked bluntly, he quite honestly wanted to go back to sleep, Tommy had been a welcomed source of heat while Techno had been sleeping, and the weight of having someone sleep on his chest was more than enough to make his sire instincts pleased.

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Tommy whipped his head around to look at Technoblade. Crap, no no no no. Tommy hadn’t been as quiet or sneaky as he had thought- How had he not realized Technoblade was awake the whole time?!

Wait-

Technoblade had been awake.. the entire time...

Meaning...

He knew Tommy was breaking the rules.

He knew Tommy needed to be punished-

He knew.

And Tommy knew it as well.

He had been bad, he had broken the rules and he knew he needed to face the consequences of his actions because he knew better than to fall asleep after a feeding HE KNEW BETTER!

He should’ve known better...

Tommy tensed up as Technoblade moved closer. Tommy knew he shouldn’t be a coward and try to weasel his way out of a punishment, it usually only made Dream more mad... But something about The Blood God himself punishing Tommy was a hundred times more intimidating. While Tommy knew Technoblade was one of if not the second most powerful vampire in the entire world- knowing that just a slap from this man- this monster? Could split Tommy’s skull in two-

Made his heart freeze, and the briars tightened, and tightened, and tightened-

Until it broke.

“I’m sorry-!”

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Techno blinked as Tommy apologized. His red eyes narrowed slightly in confusion and a hint of suspicion. He glanced back at his sleeping father and brother before he quietly moved to be closer to Tommy, who jerked back as if being near Techno burned him. He raised his hands up in surrender as he looked at the terrified kid.
As much as Techno wanted to question what Tommy’s whole reaction was about, he really couldn’t do that without waking up Phil and Wilbur which would probably make this eighty times worse because both of them are overbearing and easily worried about the human members of the coven- But then again Techno isn’t exactly the best at this whole emotions thing..

He huffed quietly as he flicked his head back for a moment to gesture at the door. He watched as Tommy paled. His eyes narrowed in concern. The kid was probably just scared and confused from blood loss, If he was in Tommy’s shoes he’d be terrified too..

Being in an unfamiliar coven full of strangers who wanted to sink their fangs into your neck could not be pleasant, So he didn’t really blame Tommy for being nervous, Plus humans were kinda known to be nervous and jumpy after a feeding, Compared to vampires humans were a very delicate species in general- although if you say that to a human be prepared for an earful.

Techno quietly slid off the mattress, Careful not to wake up Wilbur or Phil as he offered a hand to a very anxious-looking Tommy, Tommy quietly took the offer and placed his hand in Techno’s, The ancient vampire blinked a bit at how calloused Tommy’s hand was, He shrugged it off as he helped the little mortal down onto the ground. He glanced at Wilbur and Phil before walking around the bed and to the door silently opening it as he gestured for Tommy to go first. He followed after the boy shutting the door behind him silently.

Techno looked down at Tommy with a blank face as the boy refused to actually look at him. He tilted his head ever so slightly as he crouched down to be on Tommy’s level, Looking at him quietly before speaking. “Theseus, what’s wrong? What got you so scared?” He asked calmly as he tried to get the boy to just raise his head and look at him. Which got absolutely nowhere.

Techno watched as Tommy fidgeted for a moment before the boy spoke. “I broke a rule..” Tommy replied softly. Techno’s brows furrowed as his lips pursed in confusion. What did Tommy mean? He’d just gotten here how could he have already broken a rule?

“What do you mean, what rule?” Techno asked calmly still looking at the boy in confusion.
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Tommy froze as Technoblade questioned his words, Was he going to make Tommy spell it out? Did he want Tommy to admit what he’d done wrong? Was he testing to see if Tommy knew the rules? Because if it was a test Tommy was certain he could pass it.

“I’m not supposed to fall asleep after a feeding, it’s annoying,” Tommy answered quietly, he couldn’t see the vampire’s reaction since he was looking at the floor like it was the most interesting thing in the world. “What?” Technoblade asked suddenly. Tommy spared the vampire a glance at his startled reaction.

“Was that one of Dream’s rules? Don’t answer that of course it was- Look, Theseus, We don’t have that rule here.” Technoblade said bluntly. “It’s fine if you fall asleep- The fact that was even a rule baffles me it’s normal to fall asleep after a feeding.” Technoblade continued. “Is that why you were so panicked? You thought you were gonna get in trouble?” He asked suddenly.

Tommy nodded. “Yessir.” He replied quietly. “Heh? Don’t call me ‘sir’ that feels weird, Just call me Techno.” Technoblad- no, Techno replied. “Okay,” Tommy replied softly. Techno glanced far past Tommy and back down into the hallway, “C’mon let’s get you settled while Phil and Wilbur are asleep.” Techno said as he got up to start walking down the hall, Tommy following behind him.
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Not allowed to sleep. The kid hadn’t been allowed to sleep after a feeding. That is the most outlandish and stupid thing he has ever heard in his hundreds of years alive. It was normal to go to sleep after a feeding because of the blood loss and venom- Is Dream stupid? Probably knowing him.

Techno shook the thoughts away as he stepped into the living room and over to bending down to grab the discarded duffle bag (which Wilbur had apparently knocked out of Tommy’s hands by accident.) and handed it to Tommy who immediately took the black bag.

“Alright let’s get ya to yer room,” Techno said sluggishly still kinda wishing he could go back to bed. Honestly, he might after this. He led Tommy back down the hall and up the stairs towards where all the humans tended to hang around since well it was designed with them in mind.

Eventually, he came to the designated room, opening up the door, and holding the door for Tommy to go in. It wasn’t anything special, Just a bedroom with a bathroom and a queen size bed. But hey if it works it works. “Alright, You just settle in, Phil will probably be around eventually, depends on when he wakes up. If you need anything you can find Grian-“ Techno stopped realizing this kid in fact does not know Grian and therefore could not easily find Grian. “Er well, I’ll just tell him to look out for you, easier on everything. You just settle in.” Techno said awkwardly as he shut the door

Oh by the death goddess, this is why he hates talking to people that was so so so awkward why didn’t he just wake up Phil and let him deal with it? He’s too antisocial for this crap.

He ran a hand through his pink hair before glancing around and walking into the nearby lounge area, spotting Grian almost immediately. “Hey,” Techno said as he walked up to him. “Oh hey, Techno! You need something?” Grian asked curiously as he stopped what he was doing (playing Jenga with Mumbo). “Yeah actually. The new kid, Tommy, can you keep an eye out for him please i am too tired to be dealing with this.” Techno said bluntly. “Well yeah of course I could!” Grian said excitedly. “Great. Thanks. Owe you one.” Techno said dismissively. He’d feel bad for being rude to Grian later right now he wants to go back to sleep.

Techno walked off, going upstairs yet again (Phil needs to get an elevator this is ludicrous) as he came up to Ranboo’s room. He knocked on the door quietly. “You up?” He asked. “Mhm, come in,” Ranboo said simply. Techno opened the door glancing at Ranboo who was sitting on his bed seemingly playing Minecraft. Whatever Techno doesn’t care. “What’s up?” Ranboo asked curiously before yelping as Techno suddenly collapsed into Ranboo’s bed. “Tired.” He replied simply before moving to sit with Ranboo with at the head of the bed, the blankets in his lap as Ranboo leaned under his arm and against his side.

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Tommy watched as Techno left, he shifted a bit before glancing behind him at the room he’d been given- It was.. a lot compared to the room he had at Dream’s coven, a simple-sized mattress now replaced with a queen-sized bed that was covered in fluffy blankets and pillows- there was a closet and a bathroom attached to the room, a dresser a desk some shelves a window- Yeah it was a lot. At least for him. He hummed a song he’d heard before- You’re gonna go far or something like that as he moved over to the desk, not his. He wouldn’t be alive long enough for it to really feel like his.

He didn’t think he’d live long enough for this room to feel like home or to feel safe, He knew what happened to blood-ties he knew he was in trouble the moment he came here for simply being associated with Dream. He shook his head as he put his duffel bag down unzipping it to get his stuff. He placed the photo of him Purpled and Eryn on the desk shelf, looking at it somberly as he remembered the fact he hadn’t gotten to say goodbye.

He’d never see them again. Not in this life at least, maybe in their next lives, they can be puppies or cows together forever and never ever be separated by vampiric politics. He just wanted them here, they were what made a place feel like home. His eyes stung with tears as he squeezed them close a few slipping down his cheeks as he sniffled pitifully wiping them away.

He put the photo of his mom down at the desk as well, He never knew her but she felt important to him. Marechi was her name. He knew that he looked like her, He knew she’d been friends with Purpled’s mom before Purpled’s mom killed herself. And that’s about it. He didn’t know a lot about his mom and for some reason that upset him.

He set the toiletries in the bathroom before neatly folding his clothes so he could put them away in his dresser. Before he got to the last item, Henry. The stuffed cow plushie that meant the absolute world to him, One of the only comforts in his life of misery shame, and torment. Henry was worn and brown and well-loved but he was Tommy’s and that’s what mattered.

He put Henry into the bed snuggled under the covers as he hesitantly sat on the bed, it dipped with his weight as the soft mattress made him untense a bit, It was soft and comfortable and something he didn’t deserve. He’d expected a basement or something along those lines not actual comfort. He moved to sit at the headrest a blanket or maybe two in his lap as he set Henry on the soft blankets, he smiled softly running a hand over Henry’s ripped-apart left ear, it’d been torn during a trip with Dream and he just never had the capabilities to fix it.

It’s been around an hour of getting used to his new surroundings before he heard it. He looked up as a knock rang through the room, “come in..” he said softly as the door opened revealing none other than Philza— Tommy tensed up immediately although knowing Philza would be coming it still brought a feeling of absolute dread to his stomach because whenever Dream came to see him it was never good and he was monologuing and panicking and he needed to calm down NOW because this wasn’t something to panic about so why was he freaking out?!?!

He was dragged out of his thoughts as Philza sat at the end of the bed, smiling with too many too sharp to be human teeth as he turned to face Tommy slipping off his sandals so he didn’t track dirt into Tommy’s bed as the ancient vampire sat crisscrossed on the soft bed. “Hiya mate. I know we didn’t really get to talk a whole lot during the ceremony so I figured I could get to know you now, that alright?” Philza asked curiously

“Yessir,” Tommy said obediently nodding his head quickly. “Alright, who’s your little friend here?” Philza asked curiously as he tapped a pale finger against Henry’s warm brown fur. “Henry..” he answered quietly. “Nice name, He looks like a Henry, You got a favorite food?” Philza asked. “I like mandarins,” Tommy replied back. “Oh those are good, I eat them sometimes despite not needing human food,” Philza said with a laugh as Tommy found himself ever so slightly untensing at how- human Philza seemed. “What’s your favorite color?” Philza inquired, “Red.” He replied. “Cool! Mines green.” Philza responded, “You like music?” Philza asked curiously, “Mhm..” He murmured back. “Do you have any allergies? Like peanuts shellfish?” Phil- no no nono NO do not call him Phil do not get comfortable with the vampire who holds your very life in his hands do not let your guard down he’s trying to get your guard down so when he stabs a knife into your back it’ll hit your heart when he does- Tommy thought in rapid fire as his eyes widened ever so slighty.

“No.” He responded back calmly. “Good, We have a human— Mumbo, He’s allergic to peanuts,” Philza said nonchalantly. “You like video games?” Philza asked curiously. “Never got to play one..” He answered truthfully. “That’s a shame, maybe you and Ranboo should play together sometime.” Philza said sadly “Who-“ Tommy clamped his teeth on his tongue as he realized he’d spoken out of term. “Who- what? Cat got your tongue mate? Go ahead and ask.” Philza said reassuringly as Tommy hesitated. “Who’s Ranboo?” He asked softly. “Ranboo is Techno’s fledgling, He’s around your age in human years” No he’s not, Dream lied to you. Tommy thought back bitterly. “And you’d two would probably get along nicely, We were actually planning on letting you meet him if you’re comfortable?” Philza asked with a head tilt.

Tommy hesitated, he didn’t want to meet this vampire fledgling. But it’s what Philza and seemingly Techno wanted.. and Who was Tommy a mere mortal boy— their bloodtie, to deny them?

“Sure..” he replied softly.

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“Alright! That’ll be great, you can meet him tomorrow yeah?” Philza said with clasped hands as the absolutely ancient vampire smiled at him again with too many too sharp teeth once again. Tommy didn’t acknowledge his anxiety yet, he had other things to do like keep up appearances.

Philza spoke again smiling fondly as he did. “There’s a few more vampires in this coven, Niki, my daughter. Connor, Ranboo, my grandson, Jack my grandson, and- And Fundy.. my other grandson.” Philza said the last words bitterly as if something bad (he didn’t know what) had happened to whoever this Fundy guy was.

“Alright..” Tommy replied back softly as he looked at Philza with a bit of confusion and anxiety, or well fear is a better word since this man- monster? Owns him, he could kill him, he could torture him or toy with him, or make his everyday life a living nightmare for something Tommy didn’t even do. “Any questions for me?” Philza asked curiously folding his pale hands into his lap.

There was one, one question that stood out in the sea of anxiety and fear and questions about his survival rate, not that he’d ask those, that’s how you give vampires ideas on how to torture you.

“Um, what do I address you as.?” Tommy asked softly not meeting Philza’s gaze as he looked everywhere but the ancient vampire, settling on the floor as if the soft tannish grey carpet was the most interesting thing in the entire world. “Call me Phil, mate,” Phil said calmly as he tilted his head at Tommy, wine-red eyes glancing over his appearance, Inspecting him, judging him.

“Thank you,” Tommy said back out of mostly polite reflex as he shifted uncomfortably under Phil’s gaze, The ancient vampire seemingly caught on the boy’s discomfort and clasped his hands together as he got up. “Alright, Well I’ll let you settle in. Tomorrow you can meet Ranboo and then we’ll figure the rest out after that.” Phil said simply as he walked over to the door and left. Leaving Tommy alone in the too-quiet room on the too-big bed that’s distinctly missing two older boys who were rambling about something stupid...

Tommy missed it.

Tommy missed them.

A few hours later Tommy was being guided by an older lean human named Grian to the dining room downstairs, there wasn’t a lot of noise- or well there was but compared to Dream’s cafeteria it was basically a library. Grian left to go find a seat and Tommy was absolutely flabbergasted to see that over at the large singular dining table, there was a vampire or two, A pink haired one with strawberry red eyes who was sitting beside a human— Mumbo.? Tommy think’s that’s the man’s name, Casually sinking her fangs into his wrist to feed while he used his other hand to eat some food, some really good looking and smelling food that made Tommy’s mouth water. “Tommy!” Grian called, “Come sit with me!” Grian invited gesturing to a seat beside himself. Tommy hesitated before walking over, pulling the chair out to sit beside Grian as Wilbur walked out of the kitchen to put some more food down onto the table grabbing a few plates for the humans- there weren’t that many Tommy realized, there was only around sixteen humans including Tommy himself- That was weird in Tommy’s opinion, TheFirstEmpire was the strongest coven alive and it only had sixteen humans in it’s walls. That was nothing compared to the nearly two hundred humans in Dream’s own coven.

Wilbur offered Tommy a plate, “Eat up, Sunshine, you’re too skinny for my liking.” Wilbur teased ruffling Tommy’s hair as he took the delicate porcelain into his hands, He put a bit of food on it, some mashed potatoes a bit of steak (when was the last time he had steak?) and some steamed veggies, not wanting to be selfish as he hesitantly ate, everyone else was eating so it was fine for him to eat, right?

Tommy’s eyes widened at the taste as Grian giggled. “It’s good, isn’t it? Niki is the best at cooking!” Grian said lightly as he dug into his own food. Tommy took a sip of water (which had been brought to him by the vampire in a blue hoodie) as he tried to process the fact that vampires, the superior species he was taught his entire life to fear and respect, Were tending to them, Mere humans who lived only for their convenience and needs. He was so confused by it, It wasn’t normal. At least not to Tommy, maybe it was to these humans since Mumbo wasn’t even bothered as the pink-haired vampire he didn’t know the name of- probably Niki now that he thinks about it, Pulled away from his wrist before leaving the room. It was all so confusing and new and it made Tommy feel a bit overwhelmed.

Half an hour later dinner was done and the humans were told to head to bed since it was getting late, Tommy went up to his room with the guidance of Grian as he said goodnight to what could be the head human of TheFirstEmpire kinda like how Deriva was Dream’s head human. It was only a theory though, Tommy changed into his pajamas as he tossed his used clothes into a laundry hamper in the bathroom. He crawled into bed as he mulled over the events of today and what would inevitably be tomorrow. He huffed rolling over before sleep finally wrapped it’s arms around him and pulled him into a blissful unconsciousness

The next morning Tommy woke up around six in the morning per usual.. Except this time the world’s ugliest alarm clock didn’t wake him it was himself. He huffed as he rolled out of bed to go over to the bathroom to clean himself off.

He walked into the room closing the door as he became interested in the fact there was a lock in his bathroom, That’s something he’s never had, privacy. He walked over to the large tub looking at it as he suddenly realized he hadn’t grabbed new clothes, he ran back out to grab some clothes as he headed back into the bathroom. He set them down at the sink as he contemplated if he wanted to take a shower or a bath.. he eventually landed on the bath as he turned the water on, letting the warm water fill up before he turned off the faucet and removed his pajamas, as he sunk into the warm water his mind finally entertained the ideas of what would happen today.

He was meeting a fledgling. Why? He laid down in the water letting it fill his ears, Was it important? Probably. Was it some cruel joke? Or way of punishment? Fledglings had a hard time controlling themselves around humans... Was Tommy just going to be a chew toy for some baby vampire..?

He lowered his head under the water looking up at the white roof, He didn’t want to be a chew toy or some prey for a fledgling to learn to hunt. He didn’t want to be hurt but if it’s what Phil wanted-

His lungs seized at the thought as he bit his lip, air bubbling out of his lungs and into the water as he squeezed his eyes shut. He could picture it now, A fledgling— Ranboo, Chasing after him for fun, using his claws to tear Tommy’s skin before draining him, Or maybe just keeping him alive just barely to continue hurting him.

His lungs ached at the thought-

Wait

No, they weren’t

BREATHE!

Tommy lurched upward panting as he realized he’d nearly drowned himself...

After that realization, he quickly washed dried, and clothed himself for the day.

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Tommy was sitting in his room sitting on his bed as he awaited for Ranboo or Phil to come and get him- some vampire was supposed to come and get him he assumed to take him to meet up with this Ranboo kid— fledgling is a better word since Ranboo could already be twenty human years old depending on how his fledgling-hood and how long it’d lasted or something Dream talked to him occasionally about it, On how a fledgling’s early and midlife worked but it still didn’t bring him any resemblance of comfort because he was still going to be alone with a vampire fledgling for basically the entire afternoon and that just freaked Tommy out- that piled with the fact he almost killed himself this morning wasn’t helping his already shot fried and knotted nerves.

The door creaked open as a human— Scar? He’s pretty sure that’s the man’s name smiled at him. “Hey, Ranboo’s lookin’ for ya kid,” Scar said in a friendly tone as he walked over to Tommy who was still sitting on the bed, the bed that was too soft and too cozy and too much for a stupid blood-tie like him. “Alright,” Tommy murmured softly as he got up to go over to the door Scar following him as Scar led him upstairs, the upstairs had no windows, no way for sunlight to get in, and the large halls were covered in beautiful ancient tapestries and paintings- One of Philza and the pink haired vampire and Techno.

Scar led him down the corridor towards Ranboo’s bedroom, He smiled sweetly at Tommy despite Scar’s intimidating appearance. “Right here ya are kiddo, go have fun.” Scar said before walking off. Fun? He was supposed to have fun while being hunted down like a wounded rabbit by a sadistic baby vampire who couldn’t even benefit from Tommy’s rare blood since Fledglings couldn't even eat human blood and was dependent on the blood of a vampire specifically their sire to survive-

The door opened as a boy around seventeen looked at Tommy, he smiled with odd purplish red eyes as he opened the door wider. “Hi, Tommy.” Ranboo said quietly, “Wanna come in? We can play Minecraft if you want.” Ranboo said as he walked into the room expecting Tommy to follow him to which Tommy did following him into the room as he hesitantly sat on Ranboo’s large bed, Ranboo walked over to an odd box some sort of console probably and turned it on, connecting two controllers as he walked over and handed Tommy one. “Here! We can start a new world together.” Ranboo said with a smile that had too many too sharp teeth. He nodded silently, this wasn’t what he’d been expecting. He’d been expecting that the moment that door opened Ranboo would rush out and tell him to run for his life and Tommy would obey only for it to be futile and for Ranboo to easily catch up and mercilessly tear him apart.

Ranboo had to teach Tommy how to play, Had to teach him what a mob was (Tommy learned the hard way NOT to hug creepers.) And Tommy actually had a bit of fun, They built a house Tommy learned he loved the resource gathering part of the game as it made him feel helpful and needed and that he genuinely enjoyed playing with and being around Ranboo. They sat together for nearly four hours just playing Minecraft, Tommy built a mini house that was basically just a storage center from how many resources were in there and Ranboo had started building a hyperealistic castle that was gonna take forever since they were in survival.

It was fun, When was the last time Tommy had fun with someone who wasn’t Eryn or Purpled? Let alone the last time he’d had fun being around a vampire of all things? It felt like absolutely nothing could ruin this, that nothing could make him anxious or nervous or feel like he was in danger because Ranboo was kinda like him! Nervous and eager to please it was like a match made in heaven if you turned a blind eye to the massive power difference between the two of them-

And then Techno walked in.

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Ranboo had been having a great day, Yeah he had to talk to the new human, Tommy, to get him used to being around vampires, especially Phil and Techno who Tommy belonged to, Techno told Ranboo all about it when Techno had come in here the other day, He was sat on his bed Tommy beside him as he placed more stone bricks for his castle, the fruits of his labor finally starting to show as he built his absolutely massive castle that he was super excited to show Techno after because it was cool! (He wanted his sire’s praise.)
He glanced up as Techno came into the room, he smiled sweetly immediately feeling a ‘Hi-fledgling-hi.’ As he got up, moving over to Techno to stand beside him as Techno pulled him against his side, if he had a tail it would be wagging as he looked up at Techno who looked down at him as Techno placed a calloused hand on Ranboo’s mismatched colored hair as he ran his fingers through Ranboo’s hair, he preened under the affection as he leaned further into Techno’s warm side, Techno was weird in he could stay in the sun for a few minutes and he could also produce body heat.. Which most if not all vampires can’t do.

Ranboo glanced over at Tommy with a sudden frown as he moved a bit to look at Tommy, why did he look so.. scared? Like yeah sure Techno can be intimidating but he wouldn’t intentionally hurt a human, Humans were so soft and squishy and fragile- And they needed humans to survive so why would they intentionally hurt such an important part of their lives? Ranboo didn’t understand that, all vampires used to be humans after all.. so why be so cruel to someone? Ranboo couldn’t understand abusive vampires.

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Techno glanced at Ranboo as he leaned into him, he smiled at his fledgling as he ran his hand through his baby’s hair, Ranboo was so important to him. He glanced at Tommy and then back at Ranboo before taking a double take. “Tommy, you alright?” Techno asked looking a the seemingly zoning-out boy. “Tommy?” He asked walking forward and glancing at Ranboo, “Hey, kid, you okay?” He asked waving a hand in front of Tommy’s eyes as he watched the boy’s mouth faintly open and close, well it kinda looked like he was chewing or smacking his lips maybe but Techno wasn’t too focused on that more so focused on the fact something was wrong with his human and that concerned him greatly.

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Tommy stiffened the moment Techno walked in. He never actually asked for permission to play the game with Ranboo and even if Ranboo said it was okay it didn’t mean Techno would think it’d be okay- Techno outranked Ranboo heavily because Techno owned his very existence- His life, his body, his blood, his entire being dangled in the mood of this large intimidating vampire who could crush his bones like pinecones or beat his face until his brain was permeantly damage or he could easily just rip Tommy’s throat out while feeding- Gruesome images flashed through Tommy’s mind as he zoned out- images of blood and gore and beatings both from Techno and past ones from Dream rippled through his messed up brain.

Tommy jerked as he was suddenly brought back into the world- Eugh he hated whenever that happened, He’d be doing something and just randomly space out, it usually didn’t bother him but when it’s times like when he’s taking a bath (like this morning) it was just weird and dumb and oh wait Techno’s saying something he should listen. “-ommy! You okay?” Techno said as he put a hand on Tommy’s shoulder, Tommy flinched and nodded. “Oh! Eughm- yeah yeah I’m okay.” He said raising his hands up in surrender. “You scared me, kid, What happened?” Techno asked looking at Tommy worriedly as Ranboo ran over to the bed to sit down beside Tommy. “Oh I uh don’t know, That just happens sometimes.” He explained quietly. “Am- am I in trouble.?” He asked quietly. “What? For playing Minecraft? No.” Techno said shaking his head. “Oh. Alright.” Tommy said back quietly.

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Techno grimaced mentally as he saw how Tommy acted, That wasn’t normal. Maybe he should tell Dan about this, The human was a bit geeky and was overly attached to his nurse Trayaurus but whatever it’s fine, He’s the doctor of the coven, Also a vampire and yet he had spent his hundreds of years alive studying human biology and constantly went back to university to touch up on whatever he’s rusty on. He’s the best human doctor in the entire country of Mojang.

“Does that happen often?” Techno asked kneeling down to be more so on Tommy’s level so he wasn’t towering over the poor boy. “Uhm, kinda. I dunno, it just happens if I’m nervous.” Tommy mumbled as Techno nodded mentally writing that down as he glanced at Ranboo before looking at Tommy. “Alright, Well I just came in here to tell you lunch is ready.” Techno drawled as he helped Tommy off the bed, sharing a glance with Ranboo before the two moved down to the dining room, He made sure Tommy went to go eat before walking downstairs towards the basement. He seriously needed to convince Phil to get an elevator this is ridiculous even for him and he’s a something thousand-year-old vampire!

Techno stepped down into the clinic as he looked around. Looking away as Trayaurus glared at him- The human nurse just hated him for some reason- Actually, no Trayaurus hated everyone. “Dan?” He called out as he looked around, Dan popped his head out of a closet. “Hey! Techno! How ya doin’ man? Haven’t seen ya down here in a while!” Dan said with a big grin as his goggles fell into his face, he moved them off to the side of his head as he walked over to Techno. “Yeah sorry about not coming to see you, I have a few concerns I wanna talk to you about, We have a new human named Tommy and he has these things where he just spaces out he says it happens a lot but mostly when he’s nervous- I almost had to shake him to get him back to reality!” Techno said exasperatedly.

“Well for one don’t shake him,” Dan said shaking his head. “And second I can’t be certain without running some tests but to me, it sounds like-“ He was cut off as Trayaurus tripped over a cot while glaring at Techno, Dan laughed before continuing.

“Absence seizures.”

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It’d been around thirty minutes since lunch time and Tommy was once again certain he would die. A common theme whenever he was around a vampire- Especially Philza. Phil had came down to the dining room to collect Tommy after lunch to escort him down the seemingly mile-long stairs and into the basement of the manor. Tommy wasn’t thrilled with that, he doesn’t like being in tight dark cramped spaces- whenever he was bad sometimes Dream would lock him up in a closet for hours until his limbs were stiff and cold from how cramped the small closet was-

Phil put a hand on his shoulder as they walked down into the basement, He was surprised to find that it was just a doctor’s office? Ponk was the doctor at Dream’s coven so he knew what a doctor was but why was he here.? He looked up at a blue-haired vampire as he crouched down. “Hey there! I’m Dan! That over there is my buddy Dr. Trayaurus but he’s my helper, why don’t you come sit down on this cot?” Dan said sweetly as he gestured over to the bed. Tommy nodded stifly as he walked over climbing up onto the cot as he looked around nervously.

Phil looked at Dan as they talked about something as Trayaurus came over to take his temperature blood pressure drawed some blood some stuff like that as Dan walked over to him with a smile. “We’re gonna test you for something called an absence seizure.” Dan said sweetly, “We’re gonna test some of your blood for any underlying conditions but we’re also gonna run an EEG on you to see what’s going on in your brain little buddy.” Dan said as he looked over at Dr Trayaurus.
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Ranboo glanced around as he made his way outside, a hood over his head as he covered his skin entirely, He didn’t want to get burned, He snuck outside taking a bag of some of Techno’s blood outside with him as he ran out to the barn where the horses- mostly Techno’s horses since Techno liked breeding the most powerful horses capable- were as he flipped his hood off looking around.

“Aimsey?” He called as he looked around for his friend, Aimsey was a little vampire fledgling that had been abandoned by her sire so she didn’t have a stable source of food or housing so she’d sometimes stay in the barn during sunny days and so Ranboo would bring her some of Techno’s blood-

“RAN!” Aimsey said excitedly as she ran over hugging him excitedly as the little vampire girl looked up at him with big purple eyes. “Hi! I missed you! What’s that?” She asked curiously as she pointed at the blood bag in Ranboo’s hand. “It’s my sire’s blood, it’s for you,” Ranboo said with a soft smile as he handed her the bag of blood. She grinned excitedly. “Aw! Thank you, Ran!” She said with a smile as she took it from him, reaching it up to her mouth as she sunk her fangs into it, and let the blood fill her mouth, she sat down happily as Ranboo sat with her.

Aimsey was thin. Too thin. But she never would let Techno take her in. The one time someone had managed to grab her and bring her inside she’d almost immediately escaped and Connor got scolded by Techno for sneaking up on and grabbing a flighty skittish fledgling and dragging her inside against her will. She hadn’t trusted Ranboo for a month after that.

She was still skittish and flighty, Her sire had completely broken her, her instincts weren’t formed completely and made her see any vampire as a threat-

Any vampire, except for Ranboo.

Aimsey drained the bag as she wiped her mouth off, looking at him gratefully, she hadn’t fed in a long time. So this was super good. “So,” Ranboo started glancing behind him before looking at her. “What do you think about coming to join my coven?” He asked. “Ran, I love you man but I just can’t. you know that.” Aimsey bristled as she inched away from him. He frowned sadly as she did. “But we can help you.” He insisted. “I don’t need help. I’m fine on my own!” She protested. “No, no you’re not Aimsey you’re starving and your brain isn’t forming properly without a sire!” Ranboo argued as Aimsey barred her fangs at him, Hissing like a feral cat as she stood up abruptly. “I don’t CARE! I’m not joining some stupid coven just to make you feel better! I don’t need a sire and I never have!” Aimsey argued. It was always like this. She refused to join a coven because her last sire had broken their bond, and it was excruciating for a newly turned fledgling.

“Aimsey..” Ranboo said softly as he got up. “No! Don’t ‘Aimsey..’ Me! It’s my choice! I don’t want to be some stupid charity case for your sire to take in and then throw away!” She snapped as she stepped back- promptly colliding with something as she whirled around to face none other than Techno.

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Her instincts SCREAMED.

dangerdangerDangerDangerDANGERDANGER

All she heard was her instincts wailing and screaming that she was in danger because there was an absolutely ancient vampire right in front of her who she’d encountered before- she remembered that night in the woods when Techno had came to meet her instead of Ranboo- And it had terrified her. Like it terrified her now.

She didn’t want to be hurt

She didn’t want to get attached and build a bond and be all safe and content just for it to be ripped away from her and leave her a whining sobbing mess because she wasn’t a good enough fledgling to deserve love and care-

“Kid. I don’t want you as a charity case. I want to help you.” Techno said firmly as he crouched down to be on her level. And Aimsey being Aimsey- did what she did best.

She ran away.

Bolting outside as Ranboo and Techno yelled for her to come back as the sun scorched into her pale skin immediately making her feel sick as the sun ripped her skin and burnt it into a charred black mess as she ran through the forest.

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Aimsey wanted to SCREAM as the sun ripped into her flesh burning through her pale skin and ripping into her muscles and maybe even her bones- The sun beat down on her harshly as smoke rose up from her wounds cascading into the air as tears burned at her eyes making it hard to see where she was going- There was an old abandoned mineshift nearby that she’d been calling home- she just had to make it there before she burned to death in the burning raging sun that was tearing her apart literally.

She huffed her still alive heart racing as she blinked blearily her vision fogging as she let out little distressed chirps begging for help- begging for her long-gone sire to come and make the pain stop but she couldn’t stop running or she’d really be gone- she skidded to a stop in front of the mineshaft that was nestled in between the woods and the meadow as she darted inside the cold cave instantly providing some relief as she tumbled to the crown, sobbing as she curled up her body aching as the burns hissed angrily making her regret everything. Regret ever getting turned in the first place-

She regretted ever staying out too late that night- She should’ve gone home but no she’d gotten dragged off into an alleyway that related of trash and then got her blood mercilessly drained from her fourteen-year-old body before she was inevitably turned into (and then abandoned as) a vampire fledgling.

As the burns etched deeper into her skin she let out a pitiful wail of agony, a message rooted deep into the sound begging for her sire, begging for comfort, begging for a safe warm nest instead of a cold damp cave, A cry for help. Help that wouldn’t ever come because how could she ever trust a vampire when the vampire that was supposed to love her and provide for her and take care of her and make everything okay abandoned her a week into her turning? She’d had a week of everything her newly turned brain wanted before it was mercilessly ripped away and she was abandoned in the middle of nowhere- And then she’d stumbled upon TheFirstEmpire’s manor- And at first she’d considered maybe going to them for help but the raw angry painful shattered bond prevented her from doing that because what if they just abandon her again?

What if she’s not good enough?

What if she’s such a stupid broken malnourished fledgling that after a week they’ll realize something wrong with her and abandon her just like her sire (who she didn’t even know the name of) did?

She whined as her purple eyes slipped shut curling into a ball as she lay against the cold stone, whimpering pathetically as the pain overtook her newly turned body- she’d only been a vampire for a few months and she was already wishing that stupid transformation had killed her instead of leaving her starving all the time..

She passed out, the pain too much for her to handle as her little body went limp against the cave. It was quiet in her brain for once as she breathed unevenly, just wanting everything to stop as she was suddenly sucked into a deep sleep with a dream that was more so a memory instead.

“Ranboo?? Are you here??” She asked curiously as she heard footsteps the full moon shining into the meadow as she sat up from where she was lying in the tall grass that tickled her pale skin. The quietness sent her on alert as her ears pricked, “Ran?” She asked hesitantly as she gazed off into the trees, her eyes catching on pink hair that definitely wasn’t Ranboo. She jerked upright getting on her legs as she stepped back realizing that this was a fully grown vampire and definitely not her friend-

“Easy.” A deep voice drawled as he stepped closer, “My names Techno, I’m Ranboo’s sire.” He explained quietly as he walked quietly over to Aimsey. “He’s told me a lot about you, little one,” Techno said quietly as he crouched down in front of Aimsey- her human brain was telling her to run that this was definitely something dangerous she should get away from- And yet the other part of her brain the more vampiric part was so interested in this vampire- probably because she’d been apparently drinking this man’s blood. Ranboo had started bringing her his sire- or well Techno’s blood in bags so she didn’t starve to death out here so that’s probably why her brain feels drawn to him-

“You hungry?” Techno asked softly as he sat down on the soft ground, holding out a hand in offering for Aimsey to sit with him, she hesitantly nodded as she sat down with him, not really knowing why she was still here and not running away as fast as she could because adult vampires were dangerous- they could kill her easily- so why did she feel like this one was different? Techno held out his wrist for her, “Go ahead.” He said giving permission as she hesitantly scooted towards him, Taking his wrist in her pale hands as she looked at him for a moment trying to decide if this was some sick game or something before she carefully sunk her fangs into his wrist- blood pooling into her mouth as her purple eyes lit up excitedly at the flavor.

It’s been a while since she’s had warm blood, the bags are always cold and for a moment she could ignore the fact that she was dangerously close to what her instincts insisted was an ancient threat. For once she ignored the conflicting voices in her brain to just take this simple pleasure as her stomach started getting full as she heard a faint purring from Techno- she wanted to lean against him and hear it better because it was making her little fledgling brain feel like mush-
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Techno laughed quietly at the absolutely adorable expression on the little fledgling's face, Running his hand through her hair, Ranboo had finally told him about Aimsey and he’d decided to meet her where she was supposed to meet Ranboo. He hated the idea of a little fledgling being alone in the woods and he wanted to come find her so he could take her in So he could keep her safe.

He looked down at her fondly as she ate, his brain was still in ‘adoption’ mode from when he turned Ranboo since the boy was only now just old enough to leave the nest and wonder the grounds- he wouldn’t be opposed to having a new little baby in his nest after all Aimsey was frankly adorable and she needed a sire seeing she was abandoned- And the first stage of imprinting on a new sire was getting her fed. And as Aimsey pulled away he pulled his hands back to wipe away the excess blood. “Can I ask you something?” He asked calmly. He watched as Aimsey hesitated before nodding. “How would you like to come back to my coven’s place? We can get you clean get you some softer clothes-“ He was cut off as Aimsey suddenly tensed up.

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Trap. Trap she knew it was a trap! Why was she so dumb that she neglected her basic instinct?! Was she that suicidal?! Her instinct was what kept her alive for so long! He didn’t care, he just wanted a new fledgling to fill his nest for a while until his brain finally realized she wasn’t his and he kicked her out! She stood up on shaking legs as she barred her fangs at him, hissing warningly as she took a step back- “Aimsey,” he said trying to calm her down- She stepped back again. “Wait we can talk about this,” Techno said getting up as she took five steps back before suddenly whirling around and bolting into the tree lines.

“AIMSEY!” She heard Techno yell but she didn’t care, too focused on how much of an idiot she was.

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Dan had his suspicions something was wrong, Tommy’s brain wasn’t as developed as it should be for a sixteen-year-old. Once Phil and Tommy had left it had just been him and Dr. Trayerus and they were going over the EEG, Tommy’s brain showed enough signs of absence seizures to prove Dan’s theory-

“I just don’t know what’s up with his brain Trayerus! If he was so far back into brain development he’d act more like a child! I just don’t get it..” Dan sighed in frustration. “Maybe he’s not actually sixteen,” Trayerus suggested. “What, you think Dream lied?” Dan asked curiously. “Maybe, He’s small and if he was truly sixteen he’d be forty five pounds underweight,” Trayerus replied looking over the results.

“You think we should tell Phil?” Dan asked, “No, not yet. We should wait until we have definite proof because what we’re thinking could cause a large outlast.” Trayerus murmured. “Should I go get Tommy for more tests?” Dan asked as he ran a hand through his hair- a sign the ancient vampire was stressed out. “Let’s wait a while. We don’t need to stress him out and cause another seizure.” Trayerus explained as he spun in his chair to look at Dan who nodded, “Yeah.” He agreed.
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Tommy put his hands in his pockets as he climbed up the stairs towards Techno’s room, he’d gotten word from Grian that Techno was looking for him and it had been a few days since Techno last fed- how had it already been nearly a week since he got here.? So he was probably hungry and well-

Tommy was his human. It was his job.

It was his job to keep his vampiric masters happy and content so they didn’t take out centuries of rage on him. He took a deep breath getting his nerves under control as he knocked on the door quietly. “Come in.” Techno drawled as Tommy creaked the door open slipping his shoes off and leaving him in his socks with little cartoon bears on them as he walked over, Techno nodded approvingly as he helped hoost Tommy up on the bed and onto his lap.

Techno wrapped his arms around Tommy’s small body, he was upset and clingy and he was hungry too, Aimsey running away and possibly getting hurt was too much for his sire brain to handle he’d tried going after her but the fledgling was a lot faster then she looked. He was just hoping Tommy didn’t pick up on his foul mood. Except Tommy definitely did since the kid was way too observant for his own good and he could see as Tommy bared his neck, seemingly trying to calm Techno down by being obedient.

“Oh, little mortal.” He said lowly in what could either be an affectionate praise or a sad realization either way Techno quickly buried his fangs into Tommy’s neck being as careful as he could so he could feed.

After a few minutes of feeding Techno quietly slipped his fangs out of Tommy’s neck, holding the boy quietly in his arms from Techno glanced down lazily at Tommy as he contemplated his next actions, While vampires didn’t necessarily need to sleep, After feeding it always made Techno kinda sluggish and tired in a pleasant way. And honestly, he wanted nothing more than to curl up on his side cradling the little mortal to his chest- that would be nice.

Techno quietly let Tommy go for a moment, Letting him sit on the soft large mattress covered in blankets and pillows as he glanced around the room for a moment he grimaced as he realized one of the lanterns was glowing obnoxiously into his red eyes. He huffed as he laid down and reached over to his nightstand where the lantern was as he quietly blew out the candle inside as he laid back down on his plush soft bed. The sound of creaking alerted him that Tommy was moving, He glanced over as he realized that while he was turning off the lantern, Tommy was seemingly getting ready to leave Techno’s room. Which confused him because he didn’t want Tommy to leave

As much as Techno would never admit it, Tommy was one of his favorite humans in the entire coven. Techno leaned forward slightly, “Where are ya goin’, Theseus?” Techno asked plainly.
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Tommy had been somewhat anxious and worried when he’d been told he had been summoned by Techno, Who was possibly the most intimidating vampire in the entire cove.. who also owned him- Owned his very being and life and held his morality in his pale hands. But he hadn’t resisted when Techno had pulled him up into his arms, Or when Techno had sunk his fangs into the soft skin of Tommy’s throat. He’d been quiet and hadn’t fought back, Like a good human

Tommy glanced over as Techno let him go and set him off to the side of the soft mattress, He watched as Techno leaned over to the lantern on his nightstand. When Tommy had been with Dream, Whenever he ignored the boy after feeding it was usually his cue to get out and leave before Dream got tired of him being in his presence and started yelling at him or sometimes slapping him. So he had assumed that Techno would be the exact same way-

So he’d quietly moved to the edge of Techno’s bed, he’d already had his feet on the ground and spruce wood floor when Techno leaned forward to speak to him A bit of anxiousness shot through his chest as he realized he’d done something he wasn’t supposed to be doing. Tommy quietly moved back onto the bed as he moved quietly over back over towards Techno, sitting neatly off to his side. “Sorry, I thought you were done.” He said quietly.

Techno hummed quietly as he watched Tommy quietly move back to sit down on the soft bed again, He could physically hear Tommy’s anxiety over being a ‘bad’ human which was far from the truth Tommy was arguably one of the better-behaved mortals. A pang of remorse hit his chest as Techno realized Tommy thought the only reason that Tommy was in his room was for him to simply feed. Which was half true and half not, Techno wanted to feed yes but he also wanted to dote on someone and keep them close and right now Ranboo was in the barn with the horses praying Aimsey came back.

“I was done,” Techno stated bluntly fidgeting to face Tommy. “But that doesn’t mean I want you to leave.” He explained holding out a hand for Tommy to take.

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Tommy didn’t know how he ended up in this position nor did he think he was ever supposed to be in a position like this. Techno had dozed off while holding him in his lap and honestly, he was pretty sure he was being used as a glorified human teddy bear because he was cradled against Techno’s chest like he was actually worth something, like he was worth the warmth and protection that he knew Techno would never give him. Dream had never cuddled with him or doted on him, it was always words as harsh as Dream’s calloused fists.

He squirmed slightly, it reminded him of his first day here, roughly a week ago. He still wasn’t being hurt, hadn’t been screamed at or locked away in some cold cellar for misbehaving- Granted he’d been as perfect as he could be, doing chores (Which for some reason got him odd looks from the other humans who never did their fair share or covered their weight.) He’d done everything- He’d been sweet and compliant and let Phil and Techno’s fangs dig into his neck for as long as they liked because he wanted to be perfect to be a perfect little human for these two incredibly ancient incredibly dangerous vampires.

He buried his face into Techno’s neck, his own neck was aching a bit but compared to how Dream treated him this was easy- a cakewalk- he was doing good so good- he had to be doing good because again he hadn’t been punished and neither Techno nor Phil had came to scream at him during the night for being useless-

The door slammed open as Wilbur stood in a panic, “TECHNO!” He yelled as Techno sat up. “What.” He asked as he sat up letting Tommy lay down against the big soft mattress as Wilbur darted over. “Steve got out of the stables!” Wilbur said as he looked at Tommy with a big grin. “Oh hi, Toms!” He said sweetly as he wandered over to lean against the bed. Techno sighed getting up and grabbing his cloak as he flipped it over his arms and head as he walked out. “Uh- who’s Steve?” Tommy asked quietly, he’d learned questions were seemingly encouraged- At least with Wilbur, Tommy was basing this off the big happy grin that spread over the brunet’s face whenever Tommy asked him a simple question.

“Steve is Techno’s horse!” Wilbur explained simply, “Oh? But I didn’t see a barn-“ Tommy mumbled in confusion. “Oh it’s behind the manor so I’m not surprised, but Techno breeds horses! He’s been trying to beat the world record for fastest horse for years.” Wilbur said with a fond smile. “He’s came close but each generation of horse gets faster and faster!” Wilbur said excitedly as Tommy nodded, That made sense, Techno was immortal he was bound to pick up some weird hobbies along the way, right? And besides better Techno was mad at the horses instead of mad at him.

“I’m sure Techno would let you see them if you asked!” Wilbur suddenly added as Tommy looked at him in confusion. He’d never been around farm animals in his entire life. He didn’t know what a horse would do to him- Would it kick him? Bite him? Horses are big and if it’s a horse Techno can ride then that horse must be an absolute unit fully equipped with big hooves and teeth-

“Uhh..” Tommy hesitated as Wilbur laid down on his stomach, looking at Tommy with curious big red eyes. “Maybe you could even help Techno with feeding them!” Wilbur rambled off as Tommy considered it- would he even be allowed in the barn? Or stables or wherever Techno kept his horses? He didn’t know and he was a bit hesitant to ask but horses were kinda cool, he’d never seen a horse up close..

“I think you’d like Carl, Carl is Techno’s favorite horse but shh don’t tell the other horses,” Wilbur said like it was a secret instead of.. whatever this actually was. He was a human- a servant, a pet, that’s what a human was for vampires so why did Wilbur act so weird? Even compared to Phil and Techno the man was odd. Or well monster would be a better word because even if he didn’t necessarily belong to Wilbur the vampire could still make his life a living nightmare with little to no consequences for his actions since Tommy was a mere mortal, a blood-bag, a tool to be used for a vampire’s convenience before being tossed away like a broken toy-

And Wilbur was a vampire, the supreme species, the only predator that actively hunted humans, after the vampire and human war was swiftly ended humans basically became second-class citizens, There was a few human-only cities, but besides that humans were treated accordingly, like lambs to slaughter, Covenless vampires lived in the cities- and then coven’s controlled massive territories sometimes entire countries- Like TheFirstEmpire, it influenced the city, controlled basically all of Mojang! It was a vampiric superpower and Wilbur was their charismatic prince, The one who could talk his way out of absolutely everything.

Who could get away with everything.

And if Tommy died well no one would really care, Heck it was even expected, he was a blood tie-

His thoughts were cut off as Techno stormed back into the room with a frustrated huff, Tommy instinctively sat up straight to move off the bed not wanting to overstay his welcome on the soft mattress and risk getting beat to a pulp by The Blood God of all people, Techno’s red eyes caught on Tommy as he ran a hand through his pink hair before Wilbur spoke, “Hey! Techno! Tommy and I were just talking, why don’t you take him to see the horses later?” Wilbur asked curiously as he gestured at a frozen-up Tommy because was Wilbur TRYING to get him in trouble with the big angry ruthless vampire?!

Actually now that he thinks about it, Probably.

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“What?” Techno asked as he looked at Wilbur with confusion, “Why would I do that?” Techno questioned as he looked over at Tommy who frankly looked like he’d rather be anywhere but here. “Because! You can bond with him!” Wilbur insisted as he looked at Techno hopefully. “Wil, what if he gets kicked by a horse?” Techno asked bluntly as he crossed his arms over his chest. “But he wouldn’t! Your horses are well trained! They would not hurt Tommy!” Wilbur insisted.

“No,” Techno stated firmly. “Come on! Tommy hasn’t ever seen a horse before! It would be so fun!” Wilbur whined. “Wilbur I said no.” Techno drawled as he rubbed his temple. “If you’re so insistent he needs to be bonded with why don’t you take him to your room and hang out with him?” Techno asked with a grunt as he moved to lay on his bed. “Fine! I will! Come on Tommy lets go to my room.” He said insistently as he offered Tommy a calloused hand up. Tommy hesitated for a moment before he nodded taking Wilbur’s slender calloused hand in his own as he let the vampire pull him up onto two feet.

Wilbur smiled at Tommy as he guided the little- well, not little, despite his shortness Tommy was sixteen so he wasn’t exactly little by human standards but for vampires? Oh, he was just a little baby, a tiny fledgling in need of care. Wilbur smiled at the thought as he took Tommy to his room carefully opening the door as he led Tommy through the slightly messy room and sat him on his bed.

“Hi!” Wilbur chirped as he scooched over to sit on his knees beside the blonde mortal. “What do you want to do? We could draw or watch a movie or maybe play some games? Or I could play a song for you!” Wilbur offered rattling off the options in rapid fire with a big toothy grin that showed off his too many too sharp to be human teeth.

Tommy hesitated, “could, could we watch a movie?” He asked looking up at Wilbur to see his reaction, it was the option that required the least amount of effort so maybe that was the one he was supposed to pick.?

Wilbur smiled sitting back on the mountain of pillows on his bed as he looked at Tommy in the dimly lit light. “Alright! Wanna watch an animated movie?” He asked curiously.

Tommy nodded, if Wilbur was suggesting it then that was the fake question he was expected to see through and know it was more so of a ‘I want to do this so you go along with it and make me think you think you have a choice.’ Or at least that’s always what Dream did. Wilbur smiled brightly (honestly how much bigger can this guy’s grin get? Tommy wondered) as he opened up his arms, a motion Tommy recognized as a request for him to come over. He crawled over to Wilbur laying against his chest with one of the vampire’s arms wrapped around his shoulders.

Wilbur looked down at him fondly- So maybe he did the right thing? If Wilbur was unhappy then surely he’d let Tommy know. Vampires always made sure that you knew when they were upset with you since vampires weren’t exactly known for being overly friendly or pacifistic creatures, They were known for being aggressive and sadistic and cruel, They weren’t gentle or nice even if these ones seemed hellbent on making him think that they cared, that they wanted to keep him cared for and comfortable but he wouldn’t fall for it! He knew their tricks. It was all just a test. They wanted to see if he’d be a bad human and fall into their temptation of a luxurious life full of comfort and catering and easiness instead of the life a human is SUPPOSED to live! He was too smart for their lies and tricks. If he could see through Dream’s tests and lies and all of his tricky traps then he could see through Phil’s and Techno’s and Wilbur’s! He wouldn’t make them think he was a bad human he wouldn’t make them think he’s a bad gift!

Because he wasn’t a bad gift! He was the best Dream had! He was the chosen one to mend the bond between TheFirstEmpire and TheXD Coven! He was the one who was supposed to ease the waters- Calm the storms- he was supposed to mend what was broken and stitch it back together because a life was the most valuable thing a coven could trade away for forgiveness! It was an honor to be chosen for this!

Even if a part of him wanted to run, wanted to cry and beg to go home to Purpled and Eryn and Sam- He wanted to go back to playing in the gardens with Purpled when they were little, he wanted to be little and get carried around on Eryn’s shoulders since he was so much older then Tommy was- Eryn was currently sixteen and Tommy was only twelve! Eryn and Purpled were both older than he was and-

And of the legal age to be blood-bags. But Tommy wasn’t, He wasn’t supposed to be a blood-bag yet because he was too young to be one, But Dream hadn’t cared and had made him a blood bag anyway because of his rare blood type. “Tommy?” Wilbur asked as Tommy blinked back into reality. “You having another seizure, Sunshine?” Wilbur asked softly as he cupped Tommy’s jaw, “Oh uh- no I was just thinking.” Tommy admitted softly as he laid against Wilbur. Wilbur smiled, “Oh alright, Let’s finish the movie yeah?” He said sweetly as he unpaused the film honestly Tommy forgot what it was called or what it was about but it didn’t matter as long as Wilbur was in a good mood and felt like being kind to Tommy.

He couldn’t find himself to care about his worries as Wilbur wrapped his arm closer around him and pulled him close before wrapping a blanket overtop both of them as the movie continued.

He couldn’t find himself to care even after he fell asleep cuddled up with Wilbur.

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Dan glanced over the papers- he hadn’t slept in a good bit but that was okay because he knew deep in his gut something wasn’t right- Sure Tommy was having seizures but his brain wasn’t developed enough to be that of a teenager- Did he have some sort of developmental issue? But if he did wouldn’t it be easier to see? Wouldn’t he be able to tell? He was a doctor for nearly a hundred years! He should be able to figure this out. He groaned as he leaned back in his chair. “This feels impossible! The only way his brain could be like this is if Dream lied about his age but he wouldn’t do that, right!” He asked looking over at Trayaurus, “It’s Dream, what wouldn’t he do?” He asked as Dan sighed. “Yeah but- he knows that would be like declaring war on us- And what would I even tell Phil? Oh by the way the kid that’s terrified of your every move is a child?!” Dan snapped in frustration. “You need to tell him what you suspect,” Trayaurus said simply.

“I can’t, Not without enough proof because what if I’m wrong? What if I get one of us killed because of an assumption?” Dan asked looking over at his fellow doctor. “Run a blood test, or do an x-ray,” Trayaurus said simply. “Why can’t I just ask him?” Dan asked. “He won’t tell you, If Dream lied it’s for a reason and he wouldn’t send us a liability,” Trayaurus said as Dan nodded. “Yeah you’re right, wishful thinking I guess.” He murmured as he looked over the research articles. “Blood tests aren’t a hundred percent accurate.” He stated, “Neither are x-rays, If he was my patient I’d run both and try to cross-reference his testosterone and bone structure to find a rough estimate on where his age could be at and then ask someone like.. Stampy? Grian? Someone who’s approachable and friendly and have them observe Tommy for a while, they’re better at telling ages than we are because they’re human so they can tell from things he does or how he acts.” Trayaurus suggested. “That might actually work,” Dan said with a smile. “We should get a blood sample and test that and then do the x-ray since the blood will take the longest so the sooner the better,” Dan said as he got up.

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Dan knocked on Wilbur’s door after having gone through several people to try and find where Tommt was. “Come in!” Wilbur said happily. Dan pushed open the door, “Oh hey Dan!” Wilbur said with a smile. “Hey Wil, Can I burrow Tommy for a moment? I need to do a blood test on him.” Dan said with a smile as Wilbur nodded, “Sure! Off you go Sunshine!” Wilbur said as he ushered Tommy off of the bed. Tommy nodded and walked over to Dan, Dan clasped a hand around Tommy’s shoulder as he led Tommy back down the seemingly mile-long stairs back down to the basement where the doctor’s office was.

When they got to the doctor’s office he set Tommy down in the chair, Letting Dan poke and prod at his arm.. He was kinda nervous why did Dan need his blood? Like he knew usually why a vampire needed his blood but this was for blood work? What was blood work? He glanced down as an awful-smelling cotton ball was pressed against his skin before a needle was inserted into his arm as he winced. He watched as his blood was drawn, glancing at Dan in mild confusion. “What’re you doing?” He asked hesitantly. “Drawing your blood, we’re gonna run some tests to see if there’s anything wrong with you,” Dan said simply.

Dan hated lying- especially to kids but sometimes it had to be done, He knew Tommy would freak out if he said why he was actually drawing the boy’s blood but it would be better for everyone if he simply lied.

“Oh, why?” Tommy asked. “To see if you’re absence seizures have anything to do with something in your blood,” Dan said, it was a lie- You couldn’t get absence seizures from something in your blood but Tommy probably didn’t know that. “Oh alright.” Tommy said simply as he let Dan take out the needle before pressing a cotton ball down on the pierced skin before applying a bandaid, “Alright you’re all good to go!” He said with a smile as he walked over and handed Tommy a piece of candy. “I can have this?” Tommy suddenly blurted. “Yeah? Why couldn’t you?” Dan asked curiously a pit of dread forming in his stomach. “Because- Dream never lets us have any sweets, he says it makes our blood all gross,” Tommy said quietly as he held the chocolate bar in his hand. “Oh well, Phil doesn’t think that. Phil wants our humans to have the occasional treat.” Dan said sweetly as he gestured at the door, “You can head up back to the human’s floor now, Thanks for cooperating.” Dan said as he pat Tommy’s shoulder.

Tommy nodded as he got up heading upstairs as he went over to the floor of the mansion meant for the humans. He hesitated as he walked towards his room, He didn’t even think about interacting with the other humans kept in this coven, Sure Grian was nice and Mumbo was seemingly an okay person from what Tommy observed being around other humans was odd for him because he’s spent a majority of his life with vampires, He knew vampires better then he did people so being around them always made him just a little bit uncomfortable.

He walked into his room quietly shutting the door as he glanced around, What could he do now? He could tidy up although his room was already spotless.. What was he supposed to do? He was bored.. Maybe he could take a nap. He quietly walked over to the bed slipping his shoes off as he climbed into the soft comfortable bed that made him wonder what kind of impression he’d left on his owners to deserve something as nice as this.

He laid there for a while, staring at the ceiling, He tried closing his eyes but nothing worked as he tossed and turned in his bed, He just wasn’t tired.

Suddenly there was a knock on his door, He paused realizing it wasn’t the sound of one of the vampires since he’d taken the time to memorize their knocking patterns. “Come in.” He said quietly as a tall lanky ginger stepped inside with a big bright smile. “Hey! You’re Tommy right?” The man asked. He paused. “Uh yeah?” Tommy said hesitantly. “Awesome! I’m Stampy! Why don’t you come out and hang out with me and my friend Squid? We’re having a Minecraft building tournament with some of the others!” Stampy said with a smile as Tommy hesitated, Was it a trick? Was Stampy trying to get him into trouble.? “Uh does Phil know.?” He asked hesitantly. “Oh, Phil doesn’t care! He lets us do basically anything we want!” Stampy insisted as Tommy hesitated- “We won’t get in trouble right?” He asked, “Oh heavens no! Come on it’ll be fun I promise!” Stampy said as Tommy hesitantly nodded. “Alright..” he said as he got up and followed Stampy into the living area where a few humans he didn’t recognize and- Grian! Were all sitting around a large TV some holding what Tommy could identify as Nintendo switches.

“Hey, Tommy!” Grian said as he patted the seat next to him inviting the kid over to him as Tommy hesitantly stepped beside Grian and sat down between him and some other human, “This is Scar! I promise he’s a lot nicer than he looks.” Grian said with a smile. “Hey, kid.” Scar said simply, “I’m Squid!” Another one- A shorter man with fluffy black hair said, Honestly he’d question the name but he knew someone named Technoblade so. “I’m Stacy.” A girl said sweetly. “Yeah let’s introduce ourselves! It’s basically the first time we get to hang out with the new kid!” Said some guy with short hair and sunglasses who came over to him, “I’m Sparklez but if you hear people call me by captain it’s an inside joke.” He said with a smile as he offered Tommy a hand to shake to which he hesitantly took it, “I’m Tommy.” He said quietly.

“I’m Lizzie!” A girl with pink hair- What was it with people in this coven and pink hair? Spoke up as she gestured to a man beside her, “And this is my husband Joel!” She said with a smile as Joel waved, “Hey kid!” He said as he moved his brown and green hair out of his face. “I’m Sundee!” A man perked up from where he was sitting on the floor with a switch in his lap. “I’m Kelly and this is my sister Carly!” A girl with a pink flower crown said as she gestured to a girl beside her with a blue flower crown.

“I’m Pat,” A large man with short hair said, “And this is my wife Jen.” He said gesturing to a girl. “Hi, Sweetie!” Jen said with a big bright smile. “And lastly I’m Aphmau!” A girl said from where she was sitting beside Pat and Jen.

He blinked trying to dedicate all the names to memory because that was a LOT of names. “Alright, Hi! I’m Tommy.” He introduced with a hesitant smile as he slowly got more and more comfortable with being around these people. “Here, you can play with us!” Stampy said as he handed Tommy a switch- Seriously how many did they have?

They played for a while and Tommy was so engrossed he didn’t even hear someone approaching until-

“Well, what’s happening here?” Phil asked curiously as he leaned over the couch, “Hi Phil!” Stampy said, “We’re having a Minecraft building contest!” Stampy said simply as Tommy hesitated, would they get in trouble for this? He completely forgot about the vampires while he was- While he was having fun, When was the last time he’d had fun with someone who wasn’t Purpled or Eryn? It was odd.

“Sounds fun, Who’s winning?” Phil asked. “Grian.” They all (except Tommy) said unanimously. “Ah as expected.” He said with a smile as Grian grinned proudly. “I’m the undefeated champ!” He said as Mumbo swatted at him, “Don’t be cocky I can still beat you at Redstone.” He said scoldingly in a joking way. “Yeah yeah.” Grian said with a playful eye roll, “How are you doing Tommy?” Phil asked curiously as he looked over at the newest addition to his coven. “I’m having fun, Phil.” He admitted quietly. “Good, I’m glad!” Phil said clasping a hand on Tommy’s shoulder as the human boy blinked quietly, He was supposed to have fun.? That’s an odd concept for him, In The XDCoven it was based off survival not living or having fun, It was always just based off how many chores you could do or how many vampires you could feed..

Phil walked away leaving Tommy alone with the humans as they continued to play, They played for hours until it was dinnertime to which Tommy sat with Grian as they ate another absolutely divine meal of fresh perfectly cooked pork chops with perfectly steamed vegetables and a side of macaroni and cheese something Tommy has never had but realized he had decided he ABSOLUTELY ADORED! It was delicious and sweet and creamy and cheesy and it was just so good. After dinner, he went up with Phil to the coven leader’s bedroom.

Phil sat on the bed as he opened his arm to Tommy, “Come here, Darling.” Phil said simply as Tommy hesitantly came over, taking Phil’s hand as he was pulled into the ancient vampire’s lap, Tommy was a bit nervous it had been a while- Since he had been sworn into the coven actually, Since Phil fed off him. Phil carefully tilted his head back as he felt a cold breath on his neck, “Relax for me, Tommy.” He mumbled as he carefully sunk his fangs into Tommy’s neck, letting the boy’s blood fill his mouth as he watched Tommy quietly.

A few minutes passed before Phil pulled away, Letting Tommy lean into his arms, “Thank you.” He murmured softly as he laid back in the bed letting Tommy lay against his chest, “Why don’t you take a nap here?” Phil asked softly as he ran his head through Tommy’s soft golden hair.

Tommy didn't have to be told twice.

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A month.

That’s how long Tommy had managed to keep his actual age a secret. A singular month. He didn’t know how they found out but before he knew it he was being summoned to Phil’s room by Phil and Techno where they would surely be disgusted that they’d been deceived and punish him severely since they couldn’t get their claws around Dream’s own neck.

How did this even happen.? He was doing so, so good.

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“Hey, mate,” Phil said as he looked up at an anxious-looking Dan. “Hey Phil- I uh have something to talk to you about,” Dan said shifting uncomfortably, a stack of papers in his hand. “Alright come sit with me,” Phil said kindly as he patted the bed for Dan to come sit with him. Dan agreed quickly, Moving to sit beside Phil as he spread out the papers, Blood tests, X-ray scans, An MRI for Goddess’ sake. “What’s all this?” Phil asked in confusion his brows knitting together as his red eyes met Dan’s. “These are some test results I have for Tommy.. This,” He pointed at the boy’s blood test. “Has too little testosterone for a boy who’s gone through puberty, This.” He pointed at the X-ray scan. “Doesn’t have the dental requirements for a late teenager,” He pointed at the MRI, “His brain isn’t developed enough to be a teenager- At least not one as developed as sixteen,” Dan explained.

“What are you saying?” Phil asked his eyes narrowing, “I’m saying he’s not sixteen. If I had to guess at the youngest he’s eight, maybe thirteen or fourteen at the oldest but he is definitely not sixteen.” Dan explained as he looked up at Phil, His eyes soft in concern. “Dream gave you a child man- I didn’t want to believe it either,” Dan said quietly as Phil nodded. “Alright..” Phil said quietly. “And Trayaurus.. He’s convinced as well?” Phil asked. Dan nodded, “Trayaurus agrees, And I have human reports of his behavior and mannerisms- He doesn’t understand educational things someone of his alleged age should, He doesn’t understand geometry passed the VERY basics or algebra is- The most he knows is fractions and the likes.” Dan explained as he pulled out some handwritten notes from- Phil glanced over the handwriting, It looked to belong to Grian, Pat, Scar, Sparklez, Mumbo, And Stampy for the most prominent with some from Jen, Stacy, And Joel mixed in.

He picked one up examining it as he quickly read it, To summarize it was a report on Tommy’s behavior. “They guess he’s around thirteen..” Dan added sheepishly, Nervous about how Phil would react. “So we’re positive Dream lied?” Phil asked seriously. “Yeah,” Dan replied quietly. Phil huffed running his hand through his straw-blonde hair. “Great, just what I needed,” Phil said with frustration. “So what do we do now?” Dan asked. “Well you’re his doctor, Do you think if I asked him it would cause an absense seizure?” Phil asked. “It could.. The stress may invoke one. But he’s been doing better with them since he started hanging out with the other humans. So maybe it will be worth it.” Dan said helpfully. “Alright.. I’ll talk to him,” Phil said as he looked at Dan. “Thank you for telling me.” He said quietly as Dan nodded, “Of course, Phil.” Dan replied.
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Tommy blinked as Grian leaned into his room, he’d gotten more comfortable and started leaving the door open after realizing the other humans wouldn’t try to bother or pick on him if he did so. “Hey! Phil wants you up in his room,” Grian said politely as Tommy nodded, It’d been around a week since Phil had fed so the ancient vampire was probably hungry, So Tommy would be the good human he was and let Phil sink his fangs into his neck. “Alright,” Tommy said as he got up, closing his book as he stepped past Grian and made his way up to Phil’s room. He knocked on the door once, twice, Nearly three times before he heard, “Come in.” From Phil.

He opened the door glancing around as he caught sight of Phil and Techno on Phil’s bed- Oh. He didn’t think- Stupid he should’ve expected something like this, Neither of them really fed off him all that much so it was only natural their hunger synced up. “Come here, Darling,” Phil said softly as he reached an arm out for Tommy. Tommy nodded coming over immediately and taking Phil’s hand as the ancient vampire took him up into the bed. Techno was staring, watching intently with an unreadable expression that made Tommy nervous-

“I have a question for you, Tommy.” Phil said quietly, “And answer it honestly.” Techno drawled from beside Phil. Tommy shifted uncomfortably, Was he in trouble? He felt like he was. The two beings that owned every aspect of his person, His skin his bones his flesh his very soul- Were making him come to them not for food but for an answer to a possible crime- It made him nervous because he hated being in trouble because being in trouble meant pain and yelling and having his things taken away or not being able to see Purpled or Eryn- Among other things. And that’s only what Dream, Someone who Tommy had favor with, Would do. But what would Techno and Phil do? Phil didn’t seem to be the type to leave bruises, Maybe a verbal beating sure but Techno? Techno would be the type to break his bones because one punch from the large vampire could probably break every bone in his body-

“Theseus? You with us, kid?” Techno asked as he looked at Tommy with concern. Tommy nodded, “Yes- sorry.” He mumbled. “Don’t apologize, Mate.” Phil said softly as he looked at Techno before looking at Tommy. “As for that question. Tommy, how old are you? Really? We know you’re not sixteen so don’t try and lie to us please.” Phil pleaded as Technp nodded.

Tommy couldn’t breathe.

Couldn’t think-

Couldn’t even blink-

A month.

That’s how long Tommy had managed to keep his actual age a secret. A singular month. He didn’t know how they found out but now they knew Dream had lied and everything he had here was falling apart- They didn’t want some dumb useless kid who couldn’t even legally feed them- They wouldn’t want someone whose only benefit to keeping was to either beat the life out of him whenever they were particularly angry or as a personal cleaner-

They wouldn’t want him!

Because he was useless-

And they knew that.

And that was terrifying-

Because what would they do now?! Now that they knew he was completely and utterly useless to them? Would they scream at him for lying to them? Send him back to Dream demanding a human actually of age? Would they keep him if not only to torture him and make him wish he was dead? Would they just kill him? Briars and thorns crept from the deepest pit of his gut slithering through his nerves and setting them alight as they wrapped around his heart and squeezed until he couldn’t breathe- Wrapping around his heart and lungs and slowly creeping to tighten around his throat because he was so so so screwed. They were gonna hate him and hurt him and he wouldn’t get to see Purpled or Eryn because he’d probably be dead and they were gonna take everything away just like Dream would except a hundred times worse because they have no reason to love him- He’s only been here a month- Dream practically raised him and even Dream couldn’t resist beating him black and blue because he was so-

“Tommy?” Phil asked, Resting a hand on Tommy’s shoulder as the boy jerked back looking at Phil like a deer in headlights- His breath quickened as his shoulders tensed. “Calm down, You’re not in trouble.” Techno drawled.

What? What was Techno talking about OF COURSE he’s in trouble! He LIED! Lied to VAMPIRES! Dream would’ve snapped his neck if he ever lied about something so severe- He shook his head his bottom lip trembling as tears threatened to spill over his eyes and run down his cheeks. “Don’t cry.. It’s okay we’re not mad I promise.” Phil said as he carefully took Tommy’s hands in his own cold ones. Tommy gasped as his mouth opened and closed he wanted to speak but the thorns dug into his flesh- “Don’t-“ He croaked as tears finally spilled over his eyes. “Don’t lie to me-“ He pleaded. It would hurt more if he dared believe they actually cared, If he dared believe that a VAMPIRE would take pity on him-

“He’s not lying.” Techno finally spoke up as he moved over beside Tommy. “Can you breathe with me?” Techno asked suddenly as he took one of Tommy’s hands away from Phil’s grasp and placed it over his unbeating heart. He exaggerated his breathing, It took a few minutes but eventually, Tommy calmed down enough to try and breathe- “In.” Techno murmured as he took a big deep breath. Holding it for a few seconds before exhaling, “Out.” He instructed as Tommy struggled to copy. He knew they were mad he was being bad and making them waste their time trying to calm him down and it just gave them more of a reason to punish him for disobedience-

After a few minutes, Techno let Tommy go. Tommy’s shoulders shook as he blurted out “Twelve-“ He whispered. “What?” Phil asked softly.

“I’m twelve-“ Tommy admitted.

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“Techno, Take Tommy somewhere.” Phil suddenly ordered, Techno blinked tilting his head slightly as pink hair fell into his face. “What? Why?” Techno asked as Phil glared at him. “Just do it!” He hissed as Techno raised his hands in surrender, “Sorry, Sorry. Let’s go, Tommy.” Techno said as he got off the bed, Offering Tommy a hand as the little boy grabbed Techno’s rough calloused hand and hoisted himself up off the bed.

Techno took Tommy away as Phil watched, Rage poorly concealed behind his facade of stoicness. Phil snarled his inhumanely sharp teeth barred as he whirled around to grab his phone, Scrolling through the contacts until he found Dream’s, He immediately clicked call as he waited-

One ring.

Two rings.

Three rings-

“Hello-“

“WHAT IN THE SEVEN LAYERS OF THE UNDERWORLD WERE YOU THINKING?!” Philza screamed his rage evident. “What are you-“ Dream tried to say-

“YOU GAVE ME A TWELVE-YEAR-OLD LITTLE BOY YOU SICK PIG! WHAT WERE YOU THINKING?! DID YOU THINK I WOULDN’T NOTICE?!” Phil screamed his fist clenching so hard his screen cracked, “Philza! Calm down! It’s not that serious.” Dream tried-

“NOT THAT SERIOUS?! IT IS ILLEGAL TO EVEN DRINK OFF OF A HUMAN UNDER SIXTEEN LET ALONE SELL ONE OFF AS A BLOOD TIE! DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH YOU HAVE DISRESPECTED ME?! MY COVEN?! YOU MADE ME UNKOWINGLY BREAK THE LAW BECAUSE YOU COULDN’T SHUT YOUR MOUTH!” Phil shouted as Dream paused, silence on the other end of the phone.

“I want you to come to my coven as soon as possible, We will converse this in person.” Phil hissed, trying and failing to conceal the murderous rage he was feeling towards the younger idiotic selfish pig of a vampire on the other side of the phone.

“Fine,” Dream said simply as he hung up. Phil scowled as he ran a hand down in his face, He couldn’t believe this had happened, In all his years this had NEVER happened to him before!

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Techno didn’t know what to do with a kid so he did what Wilbur had suggested a while ago and took Tommy down to the stables to see the animals. “This is Carl.” Techno introduced as he patted the stallion on the nose, Carl snorted looking at Tommy curiously. “Woah,” Tommy whispered in awe, He’d never seen anything like a horse except for maybe a cow.

“Would you like to pet him?” Techno asked as Tommy nodded eagerly, The boy moved over probably somewhat forgetting what had happened in the bedroom as Tommy reached up a hand to pet Carl’s snout, Carl neighed and leaned into Tommy as the boy giggled. “Yeah, he’s very friendly. I could teach you how to ride horses soon if you’d like?” Techno offered as Tommy nodded. “That’d be nice.. I think I’d enjoy that.” Tommy said honestly as Techno smiled softly at the young- too young, Too young to be caught in the world of vampire politics, Human boy.

“Techno.?” Tommy asked quietly. “Yeah? What is it?” Techno asked as he pet Carl’s snout, squishing the soft skin, “Do.. do you think Phil will get rid of me?” Tommy asked quietly, He didn’t want to leave! He wanted to stay here- He didn’t want to admit it but the month of soft touches and kind words and friendly faces was getting to him- He wanted to stay here even if a part of him ached and cried for Eryn and Purpled.

“No,” Techno replied instantly. “Phil won’t get rid of you just because you’re a kid.” Techno insisted as he placed a hand on Tommy’s hair. “He’s mad but not at you,” Techno reassured. “Oh,” Tommy murmured quietly. “Wanna go take a ride on Carl?” Techno asked. Tommy nodded quietly. “Yeah.” He said quietly.