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Ranboo wakes up in a cold sweat, breathing heavily. 'Where am I?' He thinks, alarmed.
"Hey, hey, hey," he hears someone say, "you're ok." After frantically looking around for the source of the voice, his gaze lands on a girl with silver hair sitting with her back to the wall, book in lap.
"Who are you?" Ranboo examines the room once more.
"Oh, I'm Niki! A friend of mine said he saw you on a park bench? What were you-"
“Who's your friend?"
”Oh, his name's Wilbur. This creepy man was looking at you funny so Will said he pretended you were his kid and walked off with you. Sorry if that doesn't sit right. He said he'd rather seem like a creep then see you missing on the news." She pauses, looking slightly surprised at Ranboo's sudden calmness. "Why where you on that bench anyways?"
"No reason," he replied while getting up from the bed he was laying on. 'Purple and white striped sheets. Three white walls with one purple accented one. A brown book bag with patches sewn on with what looked like a plaid shirt sleeve sticking out. Interesting.'
"Well, thanks for helping me out, but I better get going!" He saw the look of protest in her eyes and quickly added, "my parents are probably worried sick about me."
”Oh!" She replied.
"mom always gets so worried when I visit the park at night, I guess I understand why now," he added satisfy the look of worry she had.
"Oh, ok! Do you need a drive home?"
"No thanks, my mom would definitely freak out if she figured out I fell asleep at the park. Thanks though." They walked out of the room with Niki behind them, showing them to the door.
"Wait. What's your name?" She quickly got out before the door fully closed.
'Shit' Ranboo thought.
"Um, my friends call me Ranboo. Thanks for everything!" And he bolted before Niki could get a 'you're welcome' out of her mouth.
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’Shit shit shit shit’ was all Ranboo could think about while bolting home. 'My head's gonna be on a stick for this!'
When he finally got there, his lungs were practically about to collapse. He frantically fiddled with his keys and unlocked the door. He was immediately embraced with a strong, but short, force that almost knocked him onto the couch. "Where the fuck were you!?" Tubbo yelled at Ranboo while squeezing him tightly. "You scared the shit out of me!"
"Sorry! Where's Tommy?-" Before Ranboo knew it, he was tackled onto the couch and was having a wrestling match with Tommy.
After they finally settled, Tommy grew serious, a rare sight indeed "Where the hell were you?"
"Can you let me get up first?" Ranboo grunted out from under Tommy
"Fine."
"Soooooo long story short, I fell asleep on the bench at the park, a dude saw a creepy man looking at me weird, acted like he was my father, and took me to his place instead of waking me up like a sane person! Then I wake up to meet stranger girl in stranger girl’s room, I assume it was her room anyway, and I got out of there as fast as the snail from Turbo the 2013 movie, which is really fast, actually."
"You, WHAT!?" Tubbo shouted, ignoring Ranboo’s attempt at comedy.
"Tubbo, please calm down!" Ranboo said while hugging him."I'm sorry, it won't happen again!"
"Damn right it won't. Now, Im’a go to go take a shower, all this worrying s’made me sweaty and gross.”
After Tubbo left, Tommy piped up.
"He's worried about you, y’know. He just has a weird way of showing it."
"Do any of us show emotions in a normal way?"
"Oh shut up man," Tommy replied, punching Ranboo's arm.
"Have you trouble makers had lunch yet? I can make some." Ranboo asked while getting up.
“That sounds awesome right now. Thanks Ranboob."
"You're welcome Tumtum."
"HEY!" Ranboo and the newly showered Tubbo bursted out laughing.
"You’re already out of the shower?" Tommy asked.
"Can't take too long, we can only have so much mulah Tommy." Tubbo said while rubbing his thumb up and down his middle and pointer finger, to symbolize money.
Money they didn't have.
"Yea yea," Tommy replied while falling onto the couch.
"What movie do you wanna watch tonight guys?" Tubbo asks while pulling out his bag.
"What about re-watching 'Believe Me?'" Tommy asked.
"Why? That one made me cry. It's too sad." Tubbo replied.
"It was good-" Tommy started.
"Wait, don't you have a test tomorrow Tommy?" Ranboo smirked. Tommy shot up.
"SHIT!"
Everyone burst out into a coughing fit. Into laughter. Into bliss.