(Third Person PoV)

So Tommy had to settle with staying with Technoblade and Philza.

For now or so he thinks.

He slept in the guest room instead of the basement, he went outside to do chores that Techno gave him (after complaining that he was bored), he read the books that Techno had and was basically having what he would consider a normal life.

"Come on Ares, we got wood to chop down," Tommy said and the pup followed him.

Tommy named him Ares after the Greek god of war because a lot of Techno's books were about Greek mythology and that one name stuck to him.

Of course when he told the pup's name to Phil and Techno, Techno started to call him by his old nickname: Theseus.

To be honest, Tommy wasn't surprised since most of his childhood, Techno has been calling him that.

He was just confused about why this nickname. Is it because they both have T-names? Why name him after a Greek hero whose life ends in tragedy? Why not after one whose life doesn't end in tragedy? (Granted there is only like two Greek heroes whose lives don't end in tragedy)

Tommy has asked why but Techno doesn't respond why. Always changing the subject or responding with: That name is cool for you. He feels like there's more to it.

Anyway back to the present, Tommy swung his axe down to chop wood down.

Why wood?

Because wood is important to have, not just for building but for firewood and to create weapons.

Basically wood is important for them and they have to collect as much as they can.

After chopping the tree down, Tommy always planted the saplings so more trees can grow.

That's a thing that most people should do after chopping trees down. Plant the saplings!

"I think we have enough," Tommy murmured after a while of this.

Ares yapped in agreement and they walked back to Techno's house.

"We're here b*tch!" He exclaimed.

Techno sighed. He was reading something when Tommy came in.

"You got the wood?" He asked.

"Of course we have the f*cking wood! I accomplished tasks. I'm not that stupid," Tommy rolled his eyes.

"Sure sure," Techno muttered.

"I heard that!"

Techno got up to place the book away and Tommy went down to the basement to place the wood away.

Phil was off mining things for his house. He doesn't want to continue "taking up space" in Techno's house so he's off building his own house.

Techno doesn't really mind having Phil over but he respects Phil's decision.

He's going to build his house near his so it all works out!

Then he heard a knocking noise.

This confused him so he went to peek at who was at the door through the window.

They were wearing a bright neon green hoodie.

It was Dream!

Techno panicked and quietly ran towards the basement where Tommy was at.

"What's wrong this time?" Tommy asked.

"Dream's here. You got to hide," Techno said rapidly.

"D-dream? He's here? Now?" Tommy's eyes widen and he looked scared?

No, scared doesn't even seem to cover the expression that Tommy was showing.

"Get in the chest, I'll distract him," Techno opened the chest and went over to hand Tommy a potion of invisibility in case Dream comes over to the basement and finds the lone chest.

Tommy picked up Ares and went into the chest while Techno went back upstairs to open the door.

"Hi.....?" Techno asked.

"Hello Technoblade. How are you on this fine day?" Dream asked.

"I'm doing...well. How about you?" Techno asked.

"I have been better. You see, I lost something that belongs to me. I have been asking around but no one has seen that something. And I have been wondering if you have?" Dream asked. He sounded like he was talking to an old friend.

"What your house? I keep telling you that you're homeless. Looks like you're finally admitting it," Techno said.

"I HAVE A HOUSE! *ahem*," Dream shouted before clearing his throat, keeping his composure.

"No, something else. You mind if I take a look around your house?" Dream didn't wait for an answer and pushed his way through.

Yes I mind that. Very much, Techno thought.

"You got a lovely home here. This is based on your old childhood home is it?" Dream asked.

"How do you-?" Techno started but Dream cut him off with, "I know a lot of things."

Dream went around the living room before entering the kitchen.

"Who's Ares?" He asked and Techno flinched.

He went to the kitchen and saw that Dream was holding up a bowl where Ares eats his food.

"Ummm new dog. This one got attached to...me so he lives here now. He's wandering around the place, exploring things," Techno explained.

"Interesting. Other than Carl, I never really expected you to grow interest in a pet," Dream put the bowl down.

"Carl is more than just a pet, he's my friend," Techno said.

"Uh-huh," Dream murmured.

Dream went upstairs to the guest room.

"Why are there two beds?" He asked.

"You never know when someone comes in and is in need of shelter. So I have two beds just in case," Techno explained quickly.

Dream didn't say anything to this but instead, he ran his fingers through the old blanket.

Dream then finally went down to the basement and Techno was beginning to panic even more.

He's pretty sure that his excuses didn't work against Dream and now what's he going to explain to him about the basement.

Tommy, don't mess this up please! He thought.

"This is a rather large basement and I can see why," Dream turned to look at all the chests stacked against the wall.

"Supplies and stuff. Never know when you have the urge to build or to place things that you have mined before," Techno explained.

"True, the buildings are rather big now that I think about it. So what's in that chest?" Dream pointed to the lone chest where Tommy and Ares were hiding in.

"Oh uhhh nothing important! Just regular junk, nothing that you should have to waste your time looking at it," Techno sped walked towards the chest and rested his elbow on it.

Even though he was wearing a pig mask, he awkwardly grinned with sweat rolling down his forehead, knowing damn well that Dream wouldn't see his face.

The  problem is that Dream was also wearing a mask so he also couldn't see the homeless man's face.

"Are you sure?" Dream asked.

"Yes I'm sure! You have something to look for and I don't want to waste your time so why don't you go on and continue looking for it. Definitely not around my house though," Techno explained.

"Hmmm. Are you sure? You wouldn't mind if I continued looking. Maybe what I'm searching for is outside," Dream said.

"Maybe. But I can assure you that whatever you're looking for, my house isn't the right place to search for," Techno explained.

"Tch."

Even though Dream was doing a good job at hiding his face, which hides most of his emotions, he wasn't doing a good job in hiding his body language.

Or maybe, he wasn't trying to hide it.

He's desperate, Techno realized.

Dream was desperate to find whatever he was looking for and Techno has a feeling that he knows what it is.

It has been obvious to him from the start and it's obvious to him now.

Dream is looking for Tommy.

Not groundbreaking sure but it would be if Dream ends up finding Tommy and that's something that Techno cannot allow.

He has to cross his fingers that Tommy stays quiet inside of the chest until Dream is out of sight.

Munch!

...

...

"What was that?" Dream asked, glancing over his shoulder. His back was turned to Techno and the chest.

Techno wanted to slap someone right there and then.

Specifically a certain child.

"That was me! I'm hungry, got to eat these gapples!" Techno explained quickly and showed Dream a gapple that he quickly took a bite of it.

"Uh-huh....," Dream didn't sound so sure.

Techno sat upon the chest and nervously looked around.

"Look at the time! It's getting late. You should head home. Whoops you don't have one. Sorry, you should head somewhere," Techno exclaimed quickly.

"I have a house."

"Yeah sure."

Dream groaned, "Fine. But I'll come back so expect a visit from me sometime next month."

He left the basement and Techno heard the door slam shut.

One Mississippi...

Two Mississippi...

Three Mississippi...

Four Mississippi...

"Ok Theseus. You can come out now," Techno got off the chest and it opened to reveal a frighten Tommy, holding a gapple in his hand.

It has teethmarks all over and one deep bite into it.

"Th-that," Tommy cleared his throat because his voice was an octave higher than his regular voice, "that was close."

"You almost gave away your location! Why were you eating a gapple!" Techno snapped.

"I was nervous ok! I didn't mean to bite into that gapple so loudly!!" Tommy shouted.

Techno groaned and buried his face in his hands.

This child is going to be the death of me! He thought.

Child did a Nono

Why not spill some blood

ARE YOU INSANE!!!!

Well we're Techno's chat of course we are

I mean true but

No no this is more exciting than blood brb let me get popcorn

More Drama!

More Drama!

More Drama!

More Drama!

More Drama!

More Drama!

More Drama!

Techno shook his head quickly to get rid of the voices before he accidentally caves in to their needs.

He can't let that happen now. Not yet.

"Techno! Tommy! You two alright?" Phil arrived.

"Yeah we're in the basement!" Techno called out.

Phil went down and let out a sigh of relief.

"Glad you two are alright. I think I just saw Dream storming off. That can't be him can it?" He asked.

"Oh it was him. It was a close one but he didn't find what he was looking for," Techno explained.

"What was he looking?" Phil asked.

Techno glanced at Tommy and Phil murmured an, "oh."

"I need some time to myself," Tommy suddenly said and walked off upstairs.

"..."

"That must have been frightful for him. Having to experience that," Phil said.

"No sh*t. Of course it was. Can you imagine escaping from your tormentor and then seeing that that same person is now looking for you?" Techno asked, sounding angry.

This took Phil by surprise.

Techno hardly ever swears.

He can and won't hesitate to drop an F-bomb so casually but it's still an honest surprise to hear him say a swear word.

"We have to do something about Dream and Tommy. Something tells me that Dream isn't giving up on searching for Tommy. We can't allow him to find Tommy," Phil explained.

"You're right but can we do?" Techno asked.

"I'm not sure but all I know is that with Dream running around free, Tommy is in grave danger," Phil said.

The two of them stayed in silent while thinking about their options.

(Meanwhile: 1st Person PoV)

I lay there on my bed, staring at the wall.

That was a close call. Dream could have found me.

Ares looked at me with concern in his puppy eyes.

"If this keeps up, he is going to find me eventually. I don't want to rely on others to protect me from Dream but...," I trailed off and made sure that no one was listening to me talking to Ares.

...

Coast was clear.

"I'm afraid to face him." I finished.

I hardly ever admit that I was afraid but the great Tommyinnit isn't afraid of things!

It just so happened that Dream is one of the few things that I'll ever admit to being afraid of.

How can I not after the things during exile and even before that?!

"What am I going to do, Ares?" I asked.

Ares only whimpered in response.

What am I going to do?

A/N: while this may not be accurate to what happened, this is an Au for a reason.

(I'm just using that as an excuse for my bad memory. Please bare with me)

Now off to eat breakfast!

Cya in the next one -Flare