Hello. After evil Dream, now you have nice, friendly Dream (kind of?) :D

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Tommy looked into the water at his reflection as he sat beneath the weeping willow tree. He felt it was a fitting place to be, that is- if he were a stupid Disney Princess. Gripping his hands into fists, he ripped a clump of grass out of the ground, getting dirt under his short fingernails. He looked at the earth in his hand, scowling at it like it had wronged him. The gentle croaking of frogs irritated him even more, and he threw the clump of soil into the pond, hushing the amphibians. Tommy immediately felt guilty that he had frightened the frogs, but his frustration silenced his remorse.

They had all been having a wonderful day- Wilbur, Techno, Phil, and him- until he just had to start up an argument. Tommy hadn't meant to. It was just a simple question and statement, and he didn't see the big deal with it until it was too late.

"When can I go with Dream and Techno? They're going on another trip soon, and Techno's been training me," he had casually reasoned, stabbing a fork into the pork chop on his plate. A fork clattered onto Philza's plate, and Tommy's eyes shot up to look at everyone's expressions.

Phil's eyes widened as he slowly turned his head to look at Techno, and then his face slowly turned into anger and disappointment. Meanwhile, Techno's stone-cold stare held on Tommy as his knuckles turned white from gripping the steak knife in his hand. Wilbur looked nervously around the room, knowing a battle was about to begin.

"Tommy," Phil said tersely. "Go outside."

"What!? Why?!" Tommy complained, dropping his fork on the table.

Techno spoke to Phil as he glared at his brother. "Yeah. Why, Phil? He needs to hear why he needs to learn to shut his mouth and be discreet."

Tommy cowered at Techno's words and scowl, sinking ever so slightly down in his chair. It took him a second to remember that Phil disliked Techno training him to fight.

"Techno!" Wilbur shouted, lightly smacking his arm. "Don't be a jerk!" Techno tore his glower off of Tommy, settling it on Wil.

"Stop being a myrmidon!" Techno berated Wilbur, shoving him out of the chair.

"Boys, settle down!" Phil demanded, standing so fast from his chair that it fell over. He grabbed Techno's shoulder, and as Wilbur lunged at his older brother, Phil stopped him, trying to bark orders at them as they shouted over him to each other. Tommy covered his ears as he got out of his chair, running to the door to escape.

Now he was sat on the cold grass under a useless tree. He was hungry since he hadn't finished his dinner, and he was too afraid to go back inside. Tommy couldn't hear the shouts from the house anymore, so he assumed they had at least calmed down a little bit. Wishing he had at least brought a jacket to pull over his t-shirt, Tommy shivered, laying down on the ground.

The approaching sound of soft steps in the grass made Tommy tense up as he prepared to be reprimanded, and he sat up. Whoever was behind him didn't say anything.

The image of the moon refracted on the surface of the water, and lights from fireflies hovering nearby accompanied it.

Soon, the person was sitting behind Tommy, patting his shoulder.

"Are they fighting again?" Dream asked calmly. Tommy nodded, biting his lip. "It's alright," he calmly assured the boy. He didn't want to ask his young friend what had happened because he knew Tommy despised telling people his problems. All Dream could do was make sure he didn't feel like it was his fault.

Sometimes, Dream would pretend that Tommy was his little brother. Since he had no family of his own, Dream made his own makeshift one- similar to what Philza, Techno, Wilbur, and Tommy had done. He made a lot of good friends like George, and Sapnap was like his brother. However, unlike Sapnap, Tommy was in constant need of sympathy and/or reassurance that Dream felt like he ought to fulfill to be happy with himself. He was glad that Tommy needed him. Maybe that was what he liked: being needed.

"Can you see if-f Wilbur can come out?" Tommy asked, now more relaxed.

"Yeah," Dream sighed, patting Tommy's head and standing up.

He would have given the whole family a piece of his mind if he could have, but he'd lose the courage as soon as he opened his mouth to say anything. Nearing the front door, Dream knocked on it. Philza's unamused face emerged, and he sighed, then offered for him to come inside.

"No thanks," Dream replied brusquely.

"I'll get Techno, then," Phil said dully, turning around.

"We actually need Wilbur," Dream quickly said. Philza turned back around, a look of suspicion on his face.

"We?" Phil asked, raising an eyebrow.

Dream's expression turned a little sour. "Yeah, Tommy and me. In case you didn't realize, your youngest son ran off because of you."

Phil crossed his arms, frowning at him. "I'm aware that he ran off, Dream. And I would appreciate it if you would stop trying to counseling me on how to take care of a family- because you don't even have one," Philza chastised him.

Dream grimaced before pushing past him. He entered the small living room, where Techno and Wilbur were having a civil and thoughtful conversation. They both stopped talking when they saw him, obviously confused.

"Hi," Dream greeted them, a fast smile on his face. "Wilbur, could you come with me, please?" He then asked calmly.

Wil glanced at Techno, who shrugged, then nodded though he was still confused. The two briskly walked past Phil, who was visibly unhappy with them both.

They made it outside, and Dream stopped holding his breath.

"Is everything all right?" Wilbur asked as he trailed behind his friend.

Dream just pointed to Tommy sitting by the pond, and Wilbur nodded, understanding that he wasn't going to say anything.

As Wil made his way over to Tommy, Dream couldn't help but feel envious. He knew it wasn't his place to feel that way, and he also knew Tommy deserved every bit of comfort that he received. Dream could read Wilbur's lips as he told Tommy he was sorry, and his heart dropped as the two hugged. It felt like he was being replaced, though he wasn't. He was only being reminded of his place outside the family he would never be a part of.

A twig snapped, making Dream quickly turn to face an approaching Philza with Technoblade close behind him. Slitting his eyes, Dream shook his head at Phil. Techno's eyes switched between the two, but he eventually made his way over to Tommy.

Phil stood and watched before returning his glare to Dream.

The aggravation in Phil's eyes was apparent as he turned away in defeat, going back into the house.

Dream walked home.

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I clearly didn't know how to end this story, but that's the point of a quick write: It's not supposed to be good, it's supposed to be done fast :D