Thralls

Chapter 9

You're master needs you

Tom sat up.

"Tom, you good?" Dina asked. "Bad dream or something?"

Tom didn't respond. He was focusing on the voice in his head.

Go to your master, he needs you.

Tom stood up.
"Tom, what are you-"
Tom ran out the door.

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Tom was completely under the thrall as he walked up the stairs to Azal's floor.
He reached the door and quietly knocked.

The door opened and his master stood there, shocked.
"T-Tom!" His master gasped. "What are you doing here?!"
"You needed me master," Tom said.
"Oh no," his master sighed and pulled him in.

His master began to pace and mumble. He often did this is what Tom noticed.

Hug him, the voice said. Comfort him for that is his command deep down.

Tom walked up to Azal and pulled him into his arms.
Azal began to sob into his jacket.
"St-stop..." he sobbed. "You don't want to comfort me! Its just the thrall! You don't love me, it's just the thrall! Its all the thrall!"
Tom just kept hugging him.

Suddenly, a light switched in Tom's mind, and he came back to himself. At first, he was confused at what was going on, and how he got where he was. But he looked down and saw Azal crying in his arms

"Hey," Tom said softly, lifting Azal's chin to meet his eyes.
"T-Tom..." Azal looked up at him with shock and tears eyes.
"The one and only," Tom smiled softly. "Whats wrong?"
"I just feel so terrible!" Azal cried. "I want to be with you so badly! But I want to know the truth!"

Tom sighed. He wanted nothing more than for Azal to be happy. And if that meant never seeing Azal again, then thats what he would do.
Tom smiled sadly and leaned down to kiss Azal.
The two shared a brief kiss, before Tom quickly pulled away.

"You don't have to chose," he said, tears coming to his eyes.
"Wh-What...?"
"I want you to know Azal," Tom said, opening the door. "Goodbye..."

(Sorry to leave ya'll on a cliff hanger! But it gets good after this hehehe)