This will be my first fanfiction that contains SLASH.
I would like to thank PoetKnowit20 and bloodsoakedleather, as ther stories inspired me to write mine.
I am a big fan of Hal/Tom fics. So I decided to try my hand at one. Hopefully you will like it.
NOTE: I am no good at writing the way Tom speaks. So I wrote it the only way I can. So this means you will have to imagine the way Tom speaks. Sorry, I did try but it sounded awful.
Disclaimer: I don't own being human obviously or these would definitely be together in the series. Ah well.
(Musical Inspiration: Anna Ni Issho Datta No Ni (GUNDAM SEED ~Great Anime Series~), Animal I Have Become (Three Days Grace), Mordred's Lullaby (Heather Dale), and Requiem For A Dream (Ray Ventura).
Ever since Tom and Annie had found out about Hal being an Old One there had been an even greater lack of trust between them. Even though Hal had helped against Fergus and his group they would rarely leave him alone with baby Eve and Tom always carried a stake, albeit discretely. However both Annie and Tom knew that Hal knew they didn't trust him.
Hal could feel the distance between them grow. The trust he had managed to gain had disappeared in the blink of an eye. He wondered now if maybe he would have been better off joining the Old Ones again, but almost immediately discounted that thought. He had wanted to get away and he wouldn't betray Leo's memory by going back.
A few weeks after the incident as they now called it, Annie and Tom were taking a walk with baby Eve to calm the baby down and to give her some fresh air. Even though Hal wasn't exactly with them, they could tell that he was following them at a distance. Every time they had taken a walk, Hal would ask if he could come but Annie and Tom would always insist that it would be better for him if he stayed indoors. They all knew that this was a lie as he had worked with Tom in the store and he had been fine. So Hal always resorted to following them.
"Watch out!" Annie and Tom jumped as Hal's voice shouted at them.
As they looked they saw a group of 5 vampires tackling Hal to the ground and striking at him with stakes while another 3 vampires ran towards them and baby Eve.
Tom pulled out 2 of his own stakes and started to fight 2 of the vampires while another ran at Annie and baby Eve. Annie quickly moved to the side and using her ghostly powers made a branch fly at the rapidly approaching vampire. The branch pierced the vampire's heart and turned it to dust. When she looked at Tom, She saw that the 2 vampires he had been fighting were dust as well.
"C'mon, we should get back to the house." Tom said checking baby Eve.
"What about Hal?" Annie Asked. "If he hadn't shouted, we would have been caught."
Tom sighed, but nodded and turned back to where Hal and the other 5 vampires were.
However the vampires had gone, leaving Hal lying on the pathway.
Tom and Annie approached slowly, wary for some sign of deception from Hal.
As they got nearer though Tom could smell blood. More specifically he could smell Hal's blood.
Moving more quickly now Annie and Tom got to Hal's side.
Carefully Tom turned Hal over. Both Annie and Tom gasped. While the vampires had not managed to pierce his heart they had managed to stab him with the stake in other places over his torso and a stake had even managed to get him in the face.
Hal moaned gently and slowly opened his eyes to see Tom and Annie looking down at him.
"Are you alright?" He managed to croak out, his voice faint and scratchy.
Tom and Annie nodded quickly. Hal managed a small smile before asking,
"And Eve is she alright?"
Again Tom and Annie nodded. "Good." Hal whispered, his eyes flickering.
"No Hal. You have to stay awake." Annie said.
Hal struggled, but managed to do as Annie said. Tom bent down and pulled Hal up, ignoring the much older man's moan of pain. He hooked Hal's left arm over his shoulders and hooked his own right arm around Hal's waist, helping to keep the injured vampire up.
The werewolf and Vampire struggled back towards their house while Annie followed, keeping an eye out for other vampires. Despite all the commotion baby Eve had fallen asleep really well.
Inside the house, Tom laid Hal on the couch in the living room, while Annie put Eve in her crib which had been moved downstairs to accommodate Eve when they were all in the room.
"Hal, stay awake mate." Tom said worriedly.
Hal managed to nod at the worried werewolf and ghost. "Can I have the first aid box, please?" He mumbled.
Annie quickly rushed into the kitchen and got the first aid box, before taking it back to Hal.
Hal nodded his thanks and opened the box picking through it carefully and selecting some bandages. Vampires healed quickly but sometimes binding a deep wound could speed the process up.
When he had finished picking out what he needed, he carefully shut the lid. Then he moved his arms slowly wincing in pain to the neck of his shirt tried to pull it off.
Tom helped him when Hal let out a louder and more painful sounding groan, as the shirt came off Tom whistled at the extent of the damage done.
Most of Hal's chest was covered blood. There were several large holes that were made by the stakes. A couple on each side where the lungs were and 3 more in Hal's stomach area. There was even a small hole where a stake had managed to hit Hal's Adam's apple. There were a couple of stake marks on Hal's back.
As Hal started to wrap the bandages around his injuries he grunted in pain.
"Do you need help with that?" Tom asked moving to help.
However Hal just shook his head and shifted away. Tom just sighed and took the bandage from Hal's hands and started to wrap them himself while Annie put the first aid box back and made some tea for them all.
"I don't need your help." Hal whispered not looking at Tom.
"Don't be stupid. You do need help if you can't do it without hurting yourself more." Tom responded.
He finished wrapping one of the bandages and started on another ignoring how Hal tensed when Tom's hand stroked his bare flesh.
"Why did you do it?" Tom asked after several minutes of silence.
"Do what?" Hal whispered his eyes closed, just enjoying listening to what was going on around him and the feel of Tom's hands wrapping the bandages.
"Shout out. Warn us. You could have gotten yourself killed." Tom responded.
"I didn't want you to get hurt. I told you that I changed my mind. And I helped you against Fergus and his merry band. Would it bother you if I died?" Hal asked.
Tom was surprised by the question. He was even more surprised when he realised that it would indeed bother him if Hal died.
"Yes. It would bother me." He finally answered.
Hal looked shocked at the honest answer.
Finally he asked "Why?"
"I guess… It's because I believe that you really aren't going to betray us. I believe in you." Tom looked Hal in the eyes.
Hal looked deep into Tom's eyes and saw that Tom really believed what he said.
"Thank you. That means a lot to someone such as me. If you would, I would like to call you my friend, you and Annie." Hal looked at Tom with hopeful eyes.
"I would be proud to call you a friend." Tom finally said and on impulse hugged the injured Vampire.
Hal froze for a moment before he tentatively hugged Tom back. Annie walked in with the teas having heard the last few minutes of the conversation.
Hal broke from the hug and turned towards her opening his mouth to ask her if he could be considered a friend, however she spoke first.
"I heard what you said Hal, and yes I would like to call you a friend."
Knowing how much he did not like contact, Annie tried to settle with giving him a handshake however for the first time he opened his arms and hugged her and gestured for Tom to join and they had a group hug. Then he let go and sat back down exhausted from his fight with the vampires. Annie handed the teas out and Tom finished bandaging Hal. They sat on the couch with Hal in the middle, Tom on his right and Annie on his left and Baby Eve in her crib to Annie's side. Tom turned the TV on and they watched was on. A few minutes later when Tom looked at Hal, he saw that Hal was fast asleep.
"Annie" he whispered "We should probably go to bed." He gestured at Hal as he spoke.
Annie nodded.
"I'll take Hal up. Do you want to take Eve?" Tom whispered.
Again Annie nodded and proceeded to pick up Eve. She whispered goodnight and left the room to go upstairs to her own.
Tom moved over to the sleeping vampire. He gently nudge Hals arm.
"Hal, c'mon mate. We should get you to bed." Tom spoke quietly as the sleepy vampire was roused.
Hal struggled to his feet and started to move towards the stairs.
"Here. Let me help you." Tom said while grabbing Hal's arms to keep him steady.
Hal nodded his thanks to the werewolf.
They slowly stumbled up the stairs to Hal's bedroom.
Once there Tom pushed the door open and helped to guide Hal to his bed. The weary vampire all but collapsed onto the bed taking Tom with him.
The werewolf fell on top of Hal causing him to let out a groan of pain.
"Sorry." Tom made to move but was stopped by Hal's arms circling around him.
"Hal? What you doing?" Tom questioned.
"Please stay. Your presence is soothing for me." Hal mumbled, not looking Tom in the eye.
Tom smiled slightly.
"Ok Hal. If you really want me to. I'll set up a space on the floor." Tom made to move but the vampire's arms tightened, keeping the werewolf in place against him.
"No. Stay here. With me. In the bed." Hal said quietly as if afraid that if he spoke louder he would scare Tom away.
Tom thought for a minute before nodding. "Ok mate. But we probably shouldn't sleep in our clothes. They're dirty."
Hal nodded. He moved to sit up but was wracked with pain from the movement and groaned.
"Don't move mate. I'll help you." Tom said and started to remove Hal's trousers.
Hal gasped slightly as he felt an electric current travel through his body at Tom's lightest touch against his skin.
When Tom had finished, Hal was left only in his boxers. Tom then removed his own clothes, not noticing the intense gaze that the vampire had focused on him. When Tom had finished he too was left in only his boxers. He quickly turned off the light and climbed into the bed with Hal.
Hal lifted his arms and allowed Tom to snuggle into side. Both He and Tom were surprised at this small gesture.
"G'night Hal." Tom yawned softly already falling asleep with his own arms wrapped around the vampire.
Hal looked down at the sleeping wolf.
"Good night,Tom." Hal whispered and moved his head down towards Tom's.
He then lightly kissed Tom's lips.
Tom sighed happily and snuggled further into Hal. The vampire moved his head back and smiled gently before resting his head on the pillow.
He watched as Tom slept before finally succumbing to sleep himself.
I hope you enjoyed it. I hope to continue if people think it is good.
Reviews would be welcome.
I thank you for reading and have a good day.
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