Neither Dead or Alive

Part 1: Meeting

He slowly stop breathing making his body pale as the wind catches through him not letting out shivers in his spine out of the thought he snapped back into reality '...What was I doing again?" He thought reading himself his eyes didn't catch any gaze only to be in a emotionless state, he felt a bird land on his head


Tiny feathers were worn off by the bird going in every direction goes left and right while being pulled down by the gravity, the boy stayed still having a tiny peck on his head it didn't hurt him it was like getting a little tap on the head


While it stop pecking it flew off going in a different direction where it was heading, the boy was still not questioning about it until he heard a voice nearby "Tommy!" Tommy blinked and saw a silhouette of a person that has a white pluffy hair


"Puffy...?"






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Tommy blinked for a second wondering how he got here his head was patched up it was bleeding earlier 'When did I...' he trailed off still confused about what happened, he only remember the time he got lost and passed out of bleeding "...I can't remember" he mumble in his hands that felt warm as he held his chest was pounding softly making him calm down, slowly he raising himself up in his bed and saw an envelope near on his desk, he read



Dear Tommy,

I'm sorry that I won't he here today I have an important business that happened in the docks please be safe when I came back home for a few weeks.

Sincerely, Puffy


The ink was still fresh meaning she left earlier after he woke up, his thought suggest on going to Nikki's flower shop after going to eat his breakfast, removing the bandages in his head he has a little time to prepare before he go without an empty stomach


Going out to his bedroom he could see an open office, Puffy's office, there's always a tiny flower with a small vase on Puffy's desk but it had been disappear into view, there was a little incident that Puffy mistakenly push the books at the desk without knowing the small vase behind and it fell on the process, the tiny flower was fine and they had to put the flower on the matching flowers to the large vase


The office wasn't appealing without the tiny flower with a vase, it have to live for it a while but Puffy still haven't buy a small vase for the flower she had been so busy for a month that she forgot about it and Tommy made a decision and gift Puffy a small vase for her flower that she loved, he always thought


Why was the flower so special to her?


It always has its meaning there's something Tommy can't read about Puffy when he was growing up, that flower was present when Tommy was born or maybe a secret that Puffy can't say to him, it always remind her for someone else so important to her that may relate to him


Who are they?


His thoughts clouded with questions that can't be answered, thinking about it now he wished he don't want to hear it yet, there was something struck him from thinking if he could avoid these answers, gazing from the view he snap back into reality


The morning sunshine rose it was a bright sunny day having a messy blonde hair he have quickly take his leave with the scrunching noise of dirt and his leather boots, time was slow and he have quicken his phase he doesn't want to stay out any longer from the silent breeze, it always bother him when walking alone








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Turning around from the familiar sound of the bell the owner quickly take a glance to the person, recognizing so well from the bright blonde hair they quickly smiled "Hello there Tommy"


Tommy gladly smiled, the shop became lightened from the presence of the boy "Good morning Nik's" he replied in a warm tone it was rather quiet but can still be heard, he look around and saw a red flower, though it was rather small, a middlemist perhaps?


"Hey...Niki? What flower is this?"


She looked where the blonde was pointing and she hummed in thought "Red Poppy Papaver" grabbing one of the seed that was covered in paper she plant them in a box "A famous flower wich is very known in the east I don't know if they we're still popular" she looked at Tommy thinking "Although I heard some people said that it will bring you good luck but it was just a rumor spread from a different village it's not really real"


Tommy sigh only to be looking disappointed and began to look outside the street seemingly to be busy, their eyes was caught from a flower that was displayed on the front window, people went inside to look closer intrigued by different kinds of flowers that are hanging from the ceiling and walls, Niki smiled and greeted them from their flower shop and it was time for the blonde's cue to leave


He patted the woman's shoulder and she nodded in response, Tommy smiled and began to walk out of the door the warm touch of the sun made his skin burn a little, every step he took he could feel a heave sigh of the town that was once again busy of many shops that are well visited


His thoughts were clouded not knowing where his feet would drag himself, taking turns of left and right and he found his way in the antique shop, a smile shown from the boy and began to enter


The green haired took a look at his costumer giving him a small smile at the blonde "Hey Tommy what are you doing here?" He said, memories flooding back in his head when his first encounter from Tommy when Puffy greeted at him, it was chaotic but it was fun to remember


Tommy take a look at his shop looking some of the shelf is still up the carved items was still on place for decoration and some historical books from the other side of the section, after he was done looking he turned his gaze to the man "Uhh... Do you have some sort of a vase? A small one?" He asked


Sam smiled and nodded "I think I have some in the back, wait here" He left the counter and went to the other door, guessing it was a storage room, Tommy was always curious as he is but he never intended to sneak on people's stuff along with Puffy


They both had great history with each other and they spend their most of days to have fun but after few years Puffy had became too overload with work over the seas


He understands her and he hoped for the best that she should stop worrying about him, she would always think Tommy as a little kid too fragile to get hurt when an incident happened years ago he can't tell from his memories if he could remember quite right, the simmering of the sea and long vast ocean he accidentally fell from the salty waters, he was out conscious and lucky enough when there was two fishermen found him while they were catching some fish in the middle of the day


That's what Puffy said when she explained what happened to him, she scold him after that and never near go near by a shore from now on, he kept her words still, though he was badly wanting to sea the ocean again not looking a painting in the wall that he always see everyday after he wakes up


He hummed in thought until Sam finally came back with a wooden box, the teenager look amazed at the design from the vase with different textures and designs, no wonder why Puffy love these type of stuff "Just pick whatever you want that interest you" Sam called out and went to the back again, maybe he forgot something to clean or sort some things


After awhile Tommy had pick the perfect one to stand on the small flower, the vase was quite similar to the old one but it's design was different from before, he looked around trying to find Sam though he was still inside the back


Tommy didn't have the option so he called out "Sam! I found the vase what I'm looking for!" His voice rang further, the room surely to be heard by him


"Good! I'll be there in a minute just gotta put something away" he answered the sound of cluttering noise mix with him


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"Bye Sam!" The man waved back before Tommy left the store with his bag of paper in his arms, inside were the small vase is secured with many layers of paper, finally after some minutes of walking he was thinking of heading back, but too early before dawn he had some other things in mind before he wanted to do something


For some minutes of scattering around the village he bought things he wanted to buy it wasn't important he just want to put some stuff in his room and impressed Puffy with his ideas he would decorate around the room. It's a crazy concept but it's worth for his time not sulking in his bedroom


He didn't like how long would Puffy even go home, but there some quick chances she would go home early with warm embracing hugs or another empty day just being alone


"I should bought some food..."


Muttering his thought out, they have been running out of food for a little, only to sigh the idea and walked towards the streets with a frowned look on his face




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"Oh, shoot! When did it became night time!?"


The boy quaked and hurried to go home as he went his way through the woods, full of stuff in his hands carefully trying to pick up his phase until he reached home


The night was cold well running on a freezing temperature outside, Tommy unlock the door and made his way through putting the buyed products on the kitchen table, quickly lighting up the firewood as he began to warmed up by the fire