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i love the unviable au an unhealthy amount, could you elaborate a little more on how they stop the apocalypse?
HMM. Well. They wake up, and Team Apocalypse is a go. Five absolutely insists that they get Vanya on the team, and he absolutely wants Vanya to know heâs alive. Well, present at least.
(Ben - Ben retreated from the world, after he died. He didnât want the others to know. He wanted them to grieve and let him go. Besides. With how the rest of the family treated Klaus after - after everything
after Five. After Five vanishing and the drugs and Benâs death and Klausâs spiral that no one seemed to care enough to pull him out of. Klaus was the only sibling that could see Ben, and Klaus needed him. Needed him in a way that none of the rest of the family did.Â
Ben didnât ask Klaus to tell them others about him. Klaus figured that no one would believe him anyway.)
Klaus in hemming and hawing but Five isnât exactly Ben, is he? He can interact with the world, in his own limited way. He can write. He could do this with or without Klaus.
But no one else needs to know, probably.
(Five doesnât think much about how Team Apocalypse is going to be comprised of mostly people who he didnât find dead on the ground. The only one he saw dead is Klaus, and isnât that funny? To Klaus, a solid half of the team is dead.
To Five, only Klaus is.)
So Klaus and Ben and Five get up in the morning, and Five says that they Have To Find Vanya. Except Vanyaâs not in the house, sheâs gone back to her own apartment because she has stuff to do and a life to live.
(Somewhere, the Commission is getting antsy. Klaus heads towards Vanyaâs apartment, and thatâs not supposed to happen. Vanya is supposed to be isolated. Something is changing the timeline, and they arenât sure what.
So they send some investigators. Their best. Hazel and Cha-Cha are deployed.)
So they go to the apartment. Klaus awkwardly knocks on the door and it swings open and thereâs Vanya blinking at him in the way she always does.Â
âVanya!â Klaus cheers, and leans forward to wrap her in a hug, because he is a very touchy-feely person and he had to watch as Five and Ben got all the hugs last night.Â
âKlaus?â Vanya says, sounding confused, but she lets her brother in. She watches him with wary eyes, and Klaus feels his heart break a tiny bit but - heâs known to his siblings, as a thief and a magpie.Â
âDo you want... some tea?â Vanya asks awkwardly, shuffling towards her kitchen, âI have uh. I have a lesson soon, but I mean, uh...â
Thatâs about the time when Five loses patience from where heâs been telling Klaus to Say Something and starts picking up couch cushions and throwing them.Â
âUh.â Klaus says, staring, from Vanyaâs point of view, into space. In actuality heâs looking at Five who is behaving like an absolute gremlin.
(Klaus is reminded, all over again, of how young his brother looks. Is. How old Five was when he died.)
âDo you want to explain whatâs going on, Klaus?â Vanya asks tightly.
âFive is really impatient.â Klaus blurts out, and then covers his mouth because oops.
âFive?â Vanya says loudly, and Five rattles a cabinet in confirmation.
âUh.â Klaus looks at Ben. Ben shrugs, because lets be honest they werenât able to control Five when they were younger either, they have no chance now.
âWait,â Vanya says, pale as milk, âSo yesterday, in the courtyard...â
âYup!â Klaus says cheerfully, putting on his best grin, âAw, you know, a broken calendar is right twice a year and all that!â
âThatâs not the saying.â Five informs him, flopping dramatically onto the couch.
âIt was almost the saying.â Ben says sympathetically.
Klaus valiantly ignores them.Â
âFive is... here?â Vanya asks, her eyes scanning the apartment.
âOn the couch, like he owns the place the little shit.â Klaus tells her.
Vanya stares at the seemingly empty couch for a moment, and after a few beats of silence, she just says âIâm going to go ahead and cancel that lesson.â
(Somewhere, somewhen, the Commissionâs hackles all go up in alarm as Harold Jenkins frowns down at his phone and wonders if he should try his luck and go to the apartment anyway.)
Later, when Ben has Five distracted trying to teach him to pick something up, Klaus talks quietly to Vanya.
âVan, heâs - heâs so little.â Klaus tells her, voice a little too thick, âHe looks - heâs exactly the same as when he left. Heâs so tiny, and heâs still in that fucking uniform. Heâs so tiny and I canât stand it.â
And Vanya wraps her arms around her brother. She and Klaus have never been close, not even when they were little, but theyâre both outsiders. Theyâre both rejects. And thereâs a certain sort of kinship in that.
âI wish I could see him, too. See them, too.â She whispers, because telling her about Five also means telling her about Ben.
And Klaus could say a million things to that. Could snarl and tell her to be careful what she wished for, because alongside Ben and Five came a hundred million nightmares that rattle around Klausâs head every time heâs too sober to ignore them.Â
But he looks over as Five slaps at Benâs shoulder to get his attention and then guide his hands over to the apple they have settled in between them as their test subject.Â
And then he looks at Vanya, and he says -Â âYeah, me too.â
And then thereâs a knock on the door.
âShit.â Vanya says, swearing. âI left a message but - itâs probably my student. Just. Lay on the couch and look miserable or something.â
Klaus is very good at acting, sort of. So he immediately drapes himself across the couch and groans dramatically, adding in a cough for good measure.Â
Vanya rolls her eyes, and opens the door to apologize to whatever child was supposed to have a lesson and -Â
Oh. Not a child. An adult. She blinks, âUh, hi. Can I help you?â
âHi!â The man greets, smiling at her. Not too many people smile at her like that. âIâm here for the lesson? I know, I know. Iâm a bit older than your usual clientele - â
Klaus coughs loudly and Vanya winces, âIâm sorry.â She says, cutting the man off, âI tried to leave a message - Iâve had an emergency come up and Iâm not able to do lessons today.â
âOh, but - â The man starts, and Vanya suddenly feels someone push on the door as if to close it. She manages to catch it, but considering thereâs no one there, well.
âIâm very sorry.â She says firmly, using one hand to bat through the air behind the door to shoo who she assumes is Five away. âIf you send me your availability, Iâd be happy to reschedule.â
âThat would be really great.â The man says, nodding. âDo you think youâd be free tomorrow? Itâs just - Iâd really like to get started, you know?â
The door rattles again and Vanya winces, âIâm not sure. If itâs urgent I can, uh, send you the information for another teacher. I really am sorry about this.â
âIâll call later then.â The man says, âSorry for bothering you.â
âNot a problem.â Vanya says automatically, âHave a good day.âÂ
And then she closes the door, and turns around to frown at Klaus, âTell Five to quit, I had that handled.â
âYou know, I only have to translate his responses to you.â Klaus points out, sitting up and swiping a hand across the back of his mouth, âLike, he has ears.â
âFive, I had that handled. You didnât need to be pushing on the door.â Vanya says to the room at large, her hands on her hips.Â
âFive!â Klaus says loudly, sounding very scandalized, âWhy! We oughtta wash your mouth out with soap!â
Vanya gives him a critical look, âIâm not sure whether youâre saying that to get him into trouble or if heâs actually swearing. Either way, we should probably talk.â
âFive says to clear your schedule for the week.â Klaus says scooting over on the couch and giving it an inviting pat, âYouâre officially recruited for team apocalypse.â
âMe?â Vanya asks, completely confused. And why shouldnât she be? None of her siblings have willingly recruited her for anything before. Forget being the last kid picked for team sports, Vanya wasnât even on the list.Â
Klausâs eyes soften, because even if Vanya wasnât on the list, Klaus was still the last picked kid. âFive insists. Loudly.â
And Vanya smiles. Itâs wobbly, but itâs there, because sheâs been leaving out peanut butter and marshmallow sandwiches and leaving the lights on since she was a kid, grieving for the one sibling who was on her side. And here he is. Refusing to ignore her. Picking her for the team.Â
Of course the apocalypse canât happen the same way, because Vanya isnât isolated. Sheâs part of Team Apocalypse.
Instead of nagging at her about Leonard, Allison sighs and tells say that she loves Klaus as well but... heâs Klaus. Heâs probably going to rob her the moment her back is turned and all that. Heâs still their brother, and itâs nice that Vanya is hanging out with him but...
And Vanya bristles, because yeah Klaus is the family fuck up but heâs their brother. Sheâs the family wallflower, the odd man out, the freak. So she and Allison still fight, and Allison still insists that sheâs just looking out for Vanya and Vanya insists that sheâs never needed Allison to look out her before now -
An important thing of note.
Five doesnât have the eyeball.
Five knows what it looks like, he probably had it in his apocalypse nest and poked at it when he was stuck on an equation. He knows that color it is. He probably memorized its serial number. He doesnât have the physical eye.
Klaus is still chaotic as fuck, but Vanya adds a certain sense of... level headedness to the team. And despite everything, Klaus is actually fairly efficient... when he wants to be.Â
Vanya has the exhausted âI donât want to be here any more than you doâ look to her that inspires some measure of sympathy from overworked desk ladies so they probably get the info about the eye not existing yet without all the... extra drama.
Now. Hazel and Cha-Cha arenât hunting someone down. Theyâre investigating. So they donât burst in gun blazing, theyâre basically stalking Vanya in an effort to figure out both What Changed and how to isolate her.
I know what youâre thinking. But what about Griddys? Do the squad not know about the commission agents trailing them?
Well, after the whole eye escapade, Klaus is hungry. He fondly recalls food an ex used to make with Vanya and she smiles and marvels at how different their lives are. And then, because sheâs suddenly a little nostalgic, she offers to take him to the one restaurant they went to as kids.
Griddys.
So they go, and Ben and Five are there are well, and Klaus probably insists on getting them waffles as well (âitâs lunch time Klausâ âwaffle time is ALL the time Vanyaâ) so theyâre sitting there eating
and of course Cha-Cha and Hazel are stalking them. And why be careful and hide their faces. The Hargreeves donât know them. They can just blend in as two ordinary people, eating lunch.
Except thereâs the one little ghost who can. Five spots them, and immediately freaks out because those are ASSASSINS and he never did figure out what role Vanya played and What If Theyâre There To Kill Her
So he frantically informs Klaus, and Klaus whispers to Vanya, and Five tells them they need to get the hell out of dodge. ESPECIALLY Vanya.Â
And this is Vanyaâs life now, so she sneakily tucks money under her plate (because she isnât dining and dashing Klaus, jesus) and smiles at Klaus and goes to the backroom, where she shimmies out the window.
Klaus stuffs the remainder of his waffle in his mouth and grimaces at his hands and goes to the bathroom as well, except he diverts and goes out the back entrance where he meets Vanya in the alley and they both scarper.Â
âI can totally talk you through stealing a car.â Five says eagerly, âI saw like, loads of commission agents hotwire a care. I totally know what Iâm doing.â
âFucking sweet.â Klaus says, nodding. âPick out a ride then, little man.â
âAbsolutely not.â Vanya says, having gleaned enough from Klausâs words to understand, âWe are not stealing a car, jesus. If we need a ride, I can always... I donât know. Call a cab.â
âThe little dude has a point.â Klaus says, âCalling a cab isnât exactly uh, you know. Conducive to a quick getaway.â
Vanya frowns.
âWe could steal Diegoâs car.â Ben offers, because secretly Ben is also very chaotic.
âDiegoâs car.â Klaus agrees with wonder.
âWeâre going to get stabbed, arenât we.â Vanya sighs, putting her face in her hands. Itâs not a question.
(And meanwhile in the diner, Cha-Cha realizes that the targets are gone and checks outside, and Hazel gets to chat with the lovely owner. Agnes. What a lovely name, huh?)
Honestly the whole au sort of ends up being like. The Klaus and Vanya show against the siblings while Five and Ben work together in the background and Five causes, you know, absolute chaos. And also gets lots of hugs. Ben and Five get lots of hugs in this au.Â
Klaus still gets kidnapped. Not because they want to get Five, but because they want to isolate Vanya. Well, not just that. Theyâd just kill him if that was it. They also want to know - what changed. What made Klaus seek Vanya out. What changed the timeline.
And Five can move things. Five can write on things. So he sees Klaus get kidnapped and follows him, figured out where he is, tells Ben to look after Klaus, and goes back to Vanya. He grabs a sharpie, and scrawls the address on the closest available surface, and hey if Vanya just happens to be fighting with Diego about the car...
âWhat the FUCK.â Diego demands.
âFuck.â Vanya says, looking at the address. âFuck. Okay. Okay, Diego, are you in?â
âIn what?â Diego demands, scrubbing a finger over the sharpie that has popped up on the windows of his fucking car.
âRescuing Klaus.â Vanya says, looking braver than she feels.
âKlaus can deal with his own shit.â Diego growls.
âOkay.â Vanya says, and of course sheâs alone, sheâs always been alone in this fucking family -
âWhere are you going.â Diego asks, jogging up to her, âI donât know what the fuck heâs gotten himself into, but youâre going to get yourself killed.â
âThen I guess Iâll get to see Klaus either way.â Vanya bites out, âAnd the family will have rid itself of another problem, huh? Win win all around.â
Diego swipes a hand over his face and swears, âFuck just, fuck. Okay. Okay, fine. Weâll go drag Klausâs ass out of the fire. And then you are going to explain exactly what the fuck happened to my car.â
âDeal.â Vanya says, already in the passenger seat and buckling in with determination.Â
Safety first, bitch.
So they go to the hotel. They bust in. They manage to get away. And Klaus manages to get his hands on the briefcase.
âKlaus, wait - no!â Five screams, and Klaus opens the suitcase and vanishes.
(But Five was touching Klaus, was trying to grab his arm to pull him away, terrified and incapable of helping because heâs intangible. Five gets to go with on this side trip to Vietnam.)
And then a light flashes, and thereâs Klaus, and Five, and - some random dude.
âI thought you were joking.â Dave hollers, staggering backwards and staring at the suitcase like itâs going to jump up and bite him.
(Five is impatient, and irritable, and wants to get home to take care of things and stop the end of the world. Klaus falls head over heels for a soldier, but in the past few days... heâs gotten awfully fond of Vanya. He wants to help her.
By our powers combined, we have a Klaus who is motivated to go home, but also motivated to convince Dave to come with. We end up with... alive Dave.)
(Wow this is one of the few aus I have with alive Dave. Go me.)
âVanya, Diego, Ben.â Klaus says, beaming, âMeet my boyfriend, Dave!â
âKlaus, I say this with the utmost sincerity.â Vanya deadpans. âBut what the fuck.â
âBen?â Diego demands.
Vanya and Klaus turn to Diego with contemplative looks.
âOh yeah, forgot about that.â Vanya says.
âIn my defense Iâve been gone for like, months.â Klaus says. And then pauses meaningfully. âWait a second, does that mean - â
A pebble flies and hits Klaus in the face. This does not stop him.
âIâm the oldest sibling!â Klaus yells, preening like a peacock, âBehold, infants! It is I, your eldest brother!â
âAbsolutely not.â Diego growls, as Klaus points at thin air.Â
âAm so. Physically, I am older than everyone else. Yeah, itâs on technicality. Suck it, Casper.â
âKlaus, stop messing with Five.â Vanya sighs, sounding like this is something she has said before. âYou know he can probably kill you.â
âFive?â Diego squawks.
âIs anyone going to tell me whatâs going on?â Dave asks, already looking like heâs accepted his fate and life might as well be this weird.Â
âThe world is ending in five days. Welcome to team apocalypse.â Vanya tells him sympathetically.
âThe world is what.â Diego hollers.
âOh yeah.â Klaus muses, âForgot to mention that as well.âÂ
âWhat is going on!â Diego howls.
âDonât we all want to know.â Klaus flutters in sympathy.
After that, they decide to convene at Vanyaâs apartment and go over what they know, and what theyâve learned.
Team apocalypse gains two (2) members! Welcome to the team, Diego and Dave.Â
(Diego didnât complain to Patch about a missing sibling because he doesnât know Five is around. Patch doesnât find a ransom note, because Hazel and Cha-Cha didnât leave one. Patch doesnât die, and Diego has no reason to go tearing off in grief and anger and vengeance.)
And thatâs more on team apocalypse trying to stop the apocalypse lmao
#unviable au#the umbrella academy#tua#tua au#five hargreeves#number five#vanya hargreeves#klaus hargreeves#diego hargreeves#dave katz#dave lives in this au#long post#far tua long#klaus and vanya get proper sibling time#diego and dave join the team#five is a little shit#ben loves his little shit brother#leonard peabody is frustrated as all fuck because he keeps trying to meet vanya and getting brushed off#vanya has SHIT TO DO sir#she already called all her students and informed them that she's taking the week off#in all fairness her dad just died#she is entitled to grief leave#circumstances mean that leonard isn't able to get close#Anonymous
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A/N: Just a heads up, the sensitive content in this chapter will be marked "<<<<<<" as the beginning and ">>>>>>" to signify the end. The racial slurs used in this chapter were targeted towards African Americans (and still are) and I chose these because I, myself, am African American and used them as a sort of âdefaultâ for any POC readers. â ď¸Please, never use these towards anyone. Whether it be in a âjokingâ manner or not. They are hurtful and were created to be that wayâ ď¸ I wrote this chapter the way I did to bring awareness. Proceed with caution. Much love â¤ď¸
Warnings: â ď¸racial slursâ ď¸, violence, mentions of guns and dying/death
Word Count: 3707
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Chapter 3: The Frankel Footage
Shaking himself out of his shock, Five stood from his seat and hurried after his brother, grabbing onto his arm and stopping his strides. âThe hell is wrong with you, Luther? I just told you the worldâs gonna end in ten days!â
âYeah, well, youâre always saying that.â Luther nonchalantly spoke before moving away, but Five intervened yet again.
âAnd so far, Iâve been right.â He hissed as Luther sighed and shook his head.
âLook, you want to go save the world? Knock yourself out, alright? I already got a job.â
âWait, you work in this shithole?â The boy furrowed his brows.
âYeah. Well, my boss owns the place,â Luther only received a nod from his brother, so he clarified. âIâm his body man.â
But this only made Five even more confused. âWhatâs that? Like, a masseuse or something?â
âOkay, you can make fun all you want, but I take good care of Mr Ruby.â
âWait, Ruby. The Jack Ruby? The gangster who shot Oswald.â
Despite Fiveâs concern, Luther proudly smiled a smug smile as he glanced over at his boss. âYeah. The one and only.â
âWell, it finally happened,â Five sighed. âThat gorilla DNA has finally taken over your mind-â
âHey, watch it, alright? Jackâs a good friend-â
âAnd youâre Number One. Numero Uno. Remember?â
Luther clenched his jaw and shook his head. âThere is no Number One. Not anymore. Not in 1963,â When Five stared at him in disbelief, Luther sighed again. âLook, Iâve been stranded here alone for a year. What did you expect?â
Five scoffed. âI get it, alright? You watched Pogo die, the world exploded, and I marooned your big dumb ass in time. Iâm sorry, okay? But Iâm asking for your help, Luther. The Umbrella Academy needs you.â
âIt doesnât need me,â He slowly spoke to draw out his words. âIt never did.â
âLuther, honey,â The waitress from earlier approached the two. âJackâs about to lose it on some half-wit. A little help?â
âAh, shit,â He groaned and began walking away. When Five tried yet again to stop him, he whirled on him, his lips pulled into a thin line. âListen. Youâre the genius who said we should jump, right? Youâre the one who got us stuck here. And youâre the one who brought Vanya. So, if there is a doomsday coming, sheâs probably the cause. And if I was gonna do something about it, it sure as hell is not gonna be with you. Thatâs (Y/N)âs job, being dragged around into your messes-â
âI donât drag her into anything.â Five swallowed, blinking rapidly.
âYeah? Well, she wasnât stuck as a thirteen-year-old and constantly worrying about her kids until you showed up. Iâm surprised she isnât sick of you yet.â And with that, he stomped away to his boss. This time, Five let him go, his words sending a pang through his chest as he thought back on it. Grabbing his drink, he sighed and shook his head.
âDad shouldâve left him on the moonâŚâ He muttered, taking a sip of his drink before moving to leave his seat. When he felt his jacket snag on something, he looked down to see an object in his pocket. Taking out the tape, he frowned and turned it over.
Date: 11/22/63
Subject: FRANKEL FOOTAGE
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This world was unfamiliar to (Y/N). She knew she had to have been somewhere in America, but she didnât know where. The cars, fashion and stores bringing the street she walked to life told her she had to have been in the sixties. But she didnât want to believe it. Surely Five hadnât time travelled that far? She had to have been dropped during some type of sixties-theme festival. But the voices suddenly beside her quickly prove her doubts wrong.
âWhat do we have here?â
âLooks like weâve got ourselves a lost little colored girl.â
Tensing, (Y/N) continued her way down the sidewalk, slightly speeding up her pace, but the men fell into step beside her with ease, flanking her sides.
âYouâre on the wrong side of town, girl.â
âYeah, we donât like coons around here.â One of them hissed right in her ear. Her eyes welled up with tears before the other shoved her forward.
âGon now, get!â He ordered as if she were a dog. She realized thatâs how they had seen her. An animal. Nothing more. Tripping on a crack in the sidewalk, she fell to the ground, smacking her face on the concrete. She choked out a sob as the two men cackled. And to make matters even worse, she felt the pitter patter of raindrops start to freeze her skin.
(Y/N) gasped out in shock when the men spit two wads of saliva in her face. She knew she mustâve looked a mess with spit and tears sliding down her cheeks and blood oozing from her nose. She hiccupped on her sobs and began to stand, much too tired from her previous fight with Vanya and literally being dropped from the sky to successfully do so. The men backed her up against a wall and one fisted the front of her vest before a voice called out.
âTake your hands off of my child!â Whipping around, the men were half expecting to find another target, but (Y/N) coughed and sputtered nonsense upon the person her gaze fell upon.
âM-MomâŚ?â
Before her was Grace, but⌠she wasnât robotic in any sense. She could tell by the raw anger etched into her features. She took a brave step forward. âI said. Take your hands. Off my child.â
And that was another thing: her accent. (Y/N) was immediately comforted by the stern southern accent the woman shared with her attackers. It was a voice she never thought she needed. The two looked between Grace and (Y/N) with smirks. âYou mean this lil olâ jigaboo-â
âIs my daughter. Now you let her go before I call the police.â
âWoman, I donât care if you call the police-â
Grace took it upon herself to step closer and grab the child by her arms, yanking her into her warm embrace. (Y/N) immediately latched onto her, quivering in her hold. The men scoffed and shook their heads, beginning to walk away. âMake sure to keep that thing on a leash if youâre gonna have it out, maâam.â
âOh, fuck off.â She growled before turning and walking back in the direction the girl came from. As they walked past the alleyway, Grace took out a handkerchief and began wiping the girlâs face clean of what the raindrops hadnât already washed away. âItâs alright, hun, they arenât gonna hurt you anymore.â
âT-Thank you.â (Y/N) sobbed and gently held her nose in pain. Grace crouched in front of her and gently held her face in between her hands.
âDonât thank me, darlinâ, itâs how everyone should be treatinâ you âround here⌠Where are your parents? I could take you to âem.â
(Y/N) thought for a long moment, watching as the rain soaked Graceâs hair and clothing. The woman didnât seem to mind as she watched the girl before her swallowing thickly. (Y/N) skimmed over her current choices. She didnât have any choice.
âI donât have parents. I-I donât remember themâŚâ
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âIâm tellinâ you, Reggie, sheâs highly intelligent for a child her age.â Grace proudly presented (Y/N) to the man she had grown fond of over their time working together. (Y/N), however, was frozen in her spot. Sir Reginald Hargreeves. The man whose death she had wished upon for years, whose death had finally graced her existence, was back in her life. She flinched at the disapproving look on his face, much too acquainted with it by this point in her life. âAnd sheâs very respectful. Talented, too, this girl can speak several languages.â
âYou seem rather fond of this child.â The man observed as Grace squeezed her into her side.
âSheâs my pride and joy.â
âAnd you cannot remember anything of your past, child?â
âN-No,â (Y/N) shook her head and stared down. âNot a lot. J-Just my name and birthday.â
Reginald hummed and stared her down with an unreadable expression. When she met his eyes again, he was crouched down to her level, his monocle clutched in his fist. â(Y/N), was it?â
âYes.â
âIt would be an honor to have your presence within my home, along with your mother.â
âO-Oh, thatâs okay-â
âI insist. Besides, you have been living with her for almost half a year, correct? It is highly unlikely that she will share a home without you.â
âHeâs right about that, hun,â (Y/N) glanced up at Grace, who was smiling warmly at her. âIâm not leavinâ you.â
(Y/N) could have cried.
And she did.
One year later, (Y/N) had been living quite the comfortable life with Grace and Reginald. She had been introduced to the ape, Pogo, for the second time since Grace first started working with him. As much as she loved being around the chimp, it brought back so many memories. She almost felt silly, looking after him sometimes knowing he had done the same for her in the original timeline.
Her relationship with Reginald was nothing she ever expected. He was gentle, well as gentle as Reginald Hargreeves could get, he cared for her, spoiled her, even. She wouldnât have to ask for anything half the time. If he were to overhear a conversation between her and Grace about a dress she oh-so wanted, it would suddenly be laid out on her bed the next day. She usually had a say in dinner meals every Thursday and Sunday and Reginald listened intently whenever she would voice any discomfort or concerns with her living conditions. (Y/N) never had a real father, but she assumed this is what it was like to have one. She never wanted to let go of it.
For her birthday in 1963, she was surprised that he had actually gotten her a present. As she entered the parlor, she was met with the tiniest bark and an even tinier golden retriever, bounding up to her. She gasped and stopped low, letting him jump into her arms. She let him lick her face and giggled in the joy it brought her.
âYour mother said you would like it. Though I would never allow dogs in my house, I have come to understand that there are rules I must bend for you, my child.â
(Y/N) turned to her father. Yes, father. Reginald, also growing quite fond of their father-daughter bond formed between them, decided to adopt the girl. As much as his beliefs and his deep distaste for children protested. There was just something about this child. Or perhaps it was Graceâs insisting, reassuring him that he would make a wonderful father. (Y/N) was very hesitant at first for her own reasons she never shared, but eventually came around to the idea of being his daughter again.
This was the same Reginald Hargreeves who locked her in a dark room for five days straight, but also an entirely different man. Perhaps it was her fascination with the differences, or maybe she just wanted a real father for once.
âThank you, Dad.â She softly smiled, the man nodding in response.
âBut this is your pet, (Y/N). It is your responsibility. I will not find it in my study, in my bedroom, you are to train it yourself-â
âCan you-â
âAnd no, I will not help you pick out its name.â
The girl softly groaned and looked back down at her new puppy. Looking into its eyes, she smiled softly at a distant memory as a small child.
âWelcome to the family, Mr Pennycrumb.â
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(Y/N) groaned when she felt the sunbeams of the early morning sunrise hit her eyelids, coloring her black vision with the stinging fire of orange. Rolling onto her other side, she stretched her blanket over her head. They were yanked away the next second, causing a whine to leave her lips. âMom⌠Five more minutes.â
âI let you sleep in long enough, hun, itâs time to get up. You have a date with Preston this afternoon.â Grace gently pulled her daughter to sit up, giggling quietly at her look of disgust.
âPreston? Seriously?â
âYes, seriously, letâs get goinâ.â Grace patted her leg and walked to her door, waiting patiently. (Y/N) sighed and rubbed her face, letting her feet slide into her slippers. As they descended the stairs to the kitchen for breakfast, Reginald could hear his daughterâs sleepy complaining from his place at the table.
Setting his utensils down, he turned his head in their direction. âMy child, how many times throughout each week must we have to repeat this conversation?â
âUntil it starts making sense.â (Y/N) stepped into the dining room, now in her robe, and crossed her arms over her chest. Reginald sighed and stood from his chair at the table.
âYou are one of my greatest accomplishments,â He began towards her. âThere is no doubt in my mind that you would make a fine successor. I do not believe you will need a husband. In fact, you would be better off without another individual holding you back from what you are truly capable of.â
âBut?â She raised a brow.
âBut⌠I have grown to know you more than I expected⌠and I know that you would need someone to help manage your finances you inherit once I am gone. Preston is a fine young man who was born into this life, made into this life. He will take good care of you.â
(Y/N) knew there was only one person in this world who would truly take good care of her. But he wasnât here, and she needed to play the part as the amnesiac adopted daughter, so she huffed and nodded. âFine⌠Iâll goâŚâ
âThank you-â
âBut only if Mr Pennycrumb can go, too.â
âVery well, but you will not be gifted another animal if you lose it.â
The outing wasnât entirely bad. (Y/N) didnât mind the picnic or the art museum, it was the company that made her blood boil. Preston is anything she would have expected out of him. This had been their seventh date, tenth of the ones he planned. (Y/N) sought out any opportunity she could to cancel on him to save herself from the unbearable three hours she would have to spend with the kid. He was arrogant, smug, selfish, narcissistic, and overbearing. Of course, this was not the Preston he presented to her parents. No, to them, Preston was âa fine man with a bright future ahead of himâ, or as Grace would put it, âa delight to have aroundâ. He laughed like a drunk, talked like a husband, and smelled like a man. All at the age of fifteen. (Y/N) had to remind herself on several occasions that she was mentally the older out of the two and to not stoop to his level when he got under her skin.
âDonât you think, (Y/N)?â The voice brought her attention back to the boy beside her. She looked up from the grass they had been strolling through. When she hummed in question, he amusedly scoffed and side-step closer to her. âNever mind. I should have known you wouldnât have been interested in politics.â
âWhat is that supposed to mean?â The girl raised a brow. At her confusion, he laughed and gently tapped the side of his head.
âYouâve always got that head of yours in the clouds. Or turned behind you- like right now.â
(Y/N) turned her head away from where she had been looking over her shoulder. âWhat? Sorry, Preston, Iâm a little preoccupied today.â
âWith what, exactly? You donât seem to be the type of girl to have very many issues. Nothing to worry about.â
âAnd you wonder why I donât listen to you.â She sighed as her puppy ran in between her legs, rolling in the grass once he was a few paces in front of them. Preston frowned in distaste and shook his head.
âYou should really keep that thing on a leash, sweetheart.â
She inhaled deeply and closed her eyes, clenching her teeth as she folded her hands behind her back. âReally now?â
âReally. You know, Iâm not very fond of dogs, so Iâm not sure how itâll work out once weâre married. I think we should get one after we have kids, you know? Just so the kids could grow up with it.â
(Y/N) quickly turned her head to the left, pointing out across the street. âPreston, would you look at that?â
âLook at what?â He gullibly looked in the direction, (Y/N) quickly checking the area before almost silently singing her tune. From her shadow, her clone formed and robotically walked behind the two. She quickly switched spots with it and ordered the clone to walk with Preston before scooping her puppy into her arms and rushing off in the opposite direction. Once she was behind a diner far away from their date location, she let out a sigh and gently patted her dog on the head.
âWere you sick of it, too?â She chuckled. Resting the back of her head against the brick wall she leaned on, she let out a slow breath and began to relax. The sound of guns cocking had her head snapping up so fast, she swore she could have dislocated it. Just down the end of the line of stores were three white-haired men, one in a milkman uniform, training their guns on her. (Y/N) didnât waste a second tucking her dog in front of her and spinning around, charging down the opposite direction as bullets whizzed past her. She dodged them the best she could, jumping a few feet in the air at the ones that threatened to take their place in her feet. It was like a dance; the twisting, spinning and jumping, and she was to perform this dance until one of those bullets killed her if she didnât find a way out soon. Sliding to the side of a clothing store for cover, she gently shushed her pet as she caught her breath.
The three sets of footsteps eventually found their destination and rounded the corner with skilled quickness, shooting at the girl until she was nothing more than a bloodied corpse on the ground, bullet holes lodged in almost every inch of her body. The three men nodded to each other and turned around, making their way out from behind the stores.
(Y/N) had already been down the street from her house by the time her attackers found the clone in her place. She couldnât have been bothered to check herself for any wounds, too worried about Mr Pennycrumbâs potential bullet wounds. But the pup was perfectly, happily nuzzling into her arms and wagging his tail. This left (Y/N) to ponder.
Who the hell were those men?
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âIs it on?â
âI donât know.â
âWhat do you mean, you donât know? Thereâs an âonâ button. Just- Thereâs something over- that jigga-ma-thing, whatever.â
âI hit the jigga-ma-thing!â
âOkay, well, just- Give it to me. I know how to do this.â
âAlright, here, here. Hurry up.â
âOkay, alright, letâs seeâŚâ
Lila didnât look up from her task of painting poor Elliottâs toenails, his bindings he received after threatening the trio with a gun preventing him from moving too much. Which was beneficial to her, as it kept her from ruining the paint job. She softly smiled as she listened to the argument between the elderly couple on the film Five and Diego were intently watching. âTheyâre so cute,â She commented. âI love old couples. Iâm always so proud of them for not murdering each other.â
Ignoring her, Diego turned to his brother from his seat on Elliottâs counter. âWhy are we watching this?â
âShush.â Five replied, eyes trained on the film before him, searching for any clue to the approaching apocalypse, brows furrowed in concentration.
âYeah, I⌠Iâm Dan Frankel. AndâŚâ
âIâm Edna Frankel.â
â...Edna Frankel. We are in Dallas, Texas, to see the president. Todayâs date is November 22, 1963.â
Five nodded as everyoneâs attention was brought to the projected screen before them.
âThatâs six days from now.â Lila spoke as Elliott thrashed about more against his bindings. Diego sat forward in interest.
âHoly shit. This is it. The grassy knoll. Kennedyâs about to get shot. How do you have this?â
âHazel died to get me this footage,â Five answered. âIt must be the key to stopping doomsday.â
âHazelâŚ?â Diego frowned, remembering the man he spent hours searching for and planning to kill to avenge the death of Eudora Patch.
âLong story.â
âWhatâs doomsday?â Lila looked up at the boy.
âLonger story.â
âWhat exactly did he say to you?â Diego asked as Lila turned her head back to the film.
Five shrugged. âWell, he was killed before he could explain. But whatever he wanted us to see, itâs on this film.â
âThis is very exciting.â The old man smiled before the sound of gunshots and screaming could be heard, the camera moving around in blurs due to the shock of the old woman filming.
âOh, my god!â
âOswaldâŚâ Diego whispered, setting his knife down as Five leaned in closer.
âThe president!â
When the camera was steadied to record across the street, Five and Diego both stiffened in their spots at what their eyes caught. âOh, noâŚâ Five breathed and moved behind the projector, rewinding the film and scooting the cart backwards to zoom in closer. The room was silent as Diego stood to his feet and Five rounded the cart before standing beside his brother, directly in front of the film. âThis canât beâŚâ
âOkay, you gonna fill me in now, boys?â Lila glanced between the two. âWhat the hell is this shit weâre watching?â
But she was ignored yet again.
âNo, thatâs impossibleâŚâ
âClearly, itâs not.â
âWhat⌠What is it?â Elliott muffled past the gag in his mouth.
A beat of silence went by before the two Hargreeves whispered in unison,
âDad.â
âââââââââââââ
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I made an account for the sole purpose of this TUA fic concept
Iâm a sucker for those âthe characters read the books/watch the seriesâ fics and Iâve read a little for TUA but I just had the idea:
The Hargreeves kids watching the two seasons but instead of just the seven of them, their birth mothers are brought in to watch as well
Maybe have the birth mothers family (if they have any) watch it with themÂ
This happens before everything. Before Benâs death, before Fiveâs disappearance, before they even have their names. The kids, One through Seven, are brought in. Maybe when theyâre old enough to get the gist of whatâs going on, but before theyâre 13.
These 6 young women are brought in (because I adore that Luther and Five being twins is canon in the comics and I love the mention of it), and theyâre confused because maybe The Umbrella Academy isnât internationally well known so the kids are familiar but they canât put the name to the face. Not until they introduce themselves, anyways, and suddenly theyâre face to face with the baby that they gave away years ago.
Maybe a few of them regret it, maybe they tried to forget it, maybe they spend so much of their time thinking about it or maybe theyâre overjoyed that their baby seems to be doing so well.Â
But their names.Â
Thereâs just so much about them that doesnât feel,,, so right? Maybe thatâs not the word for it but theyâre too polite sometimes, their casually cruel treatment towards their sister isnât normal and the way that they simultaneously act entitled and inferior towards each other isnât suppose to be as normal as the kids make it out to be.Â
All in all, the women are confused and maybe a bit wary of their casual usage of powers among each other thatâs normal to the siblings as much as it is abnormal to the birth mothers.Â
But communication is easy since each child learned their own mother language as well as the language of their siblings birth place and then some which only seems to remind the women that holy shit these kids are technically rich because of their father
The Hargreeves though? Theyâre confused and wary as hell. They may not have been introduced as The Inaugural Class of The Umbrella Academy yet (or maybe they have considering what your timeline is) but theyâve been training for most of their life and the situation is baffling. Here are these random people that theyâve never met before (at least to their knowledge) and theyâve never had to go outside to interact with others, not really at least.Â
So it makes sense that they go for polite but threatening. They maybe decide unanimously that the weaker willed ones like Four, Six and Seven are discreetly protected behind their older (in spirit) siblings, One, Two, Three and Five.Â
But theyâre no real threat, its obvious in the way that the Hispanic woman uses such an endearing term like âmijo/aâ and the way that the Russian woman has an ever present smile on her face and such a sweet disposition that reminds them of their littlest sibling and hey her eyes look just like SevenÂ
So after a while, theyâre more open to being relaxed. Not Five though, heâs always been just a little paranoid and being a 58-year-old in a 13-year-old body never had anything to do with it. So heâs got a harsh personality but the Danish woman doesnât seem to be deterred. He kind of reminds her of her older twin brother who acts so harshly, but who she knows loves her so much. Â
So here are 7 siblings and 6 women and maybe family that was there for the women when they needed them the most. And maybe the person(s) behind this decide to be kept anonymous but they oh so want the children to get to know what being cared for is like. Maybe these women get to know the consequences of their actions or the children learn that the one who birthed them had their reasons. And itâs no excuse but itâs also not their fault. Both parties should be able to feel what they feel because itâs a complicated and maybe painful situation.Â
The children lose their respect for their father every episode. Even One, who they all know cherished the favoritism but it doesnât get in the way of his horror when he finds out that he used to lock Four in the mausoleum, still does if the flashbacks are anything to go by because not Four, not the kindest and brightest of their siblings.Â
And when they learn of Sevenâs powers and the reason why they are never present, they are understandably upset. They feel rage and disbelief that she had such a crucial part of herself ripped away at such a young age, because they know that their powers are like another limb. Theyâre born with it and they grow up with it and they were able to live their life with it so they feel rage. Rage that Seven had been so violated. Rage that the Seven they know isnât really the Seven she was suppose to grow up to be. The Seven they knew as toddlers was sweet towards them but had a mean protective streak a mile wide that could never be controlled, not even by their father. The Seven they know now is so meek and desperate for attention. The Russian woman looks the most devastated as she thinks of the baby girl she got to hold for only a few hours before she was whisked away by a rich old man who is turning out to be the monster that one often hears about in television.Â
But the women? They watch as the children in front of them, maybe a little damaged and emotionally constipated but so obviously protective and caring for each other, grow to be the grow ups in the screen above them that grow up and grow apart after so much tragedy.Â
They watch as seven eventually becomes five.Â
How Luther is sent to isolation for years and he goes along with it in a bid to continue to please their father.
How Diego continues to rebel because he wasnât able to growing up but also maybe because he wants to spite his father, no matter how much he protests that he could care less what his father thinks.
How Allison goes through a divorce and loses her parental rights to even see her daughter due to her dependence of her powers that leaves her devastated.Â
How Klaus is an addict who desperately wishes to get rid of the ghosts that have followed him all his life.Â
How Five disappears only a little while after their current timeline.
How Ben was brutally killed by his own powers, never getting to grow up and become his own person.Â
How Vanya canât seem to do anything but go through the motions of her life, maybe having a little hope that sheâll be seen this time around, but is quickly squashed from Diegoâs disparaging comments and the casual dismissal of her from her living siblings.Â
They watch all this, and feel sadness and rightful anger that their babies lead the life of ex-child superheroes. The life of abused children. The life of children who had only each other.Â
But was it really enough? Was it enough to know that they loved each other but had a hard time showing it and owning up to it due to fear of their father? Due to the constant comparisons and the way Sir Reginald had them turn on each other.Â
But they knew it was enough. They see it in how Diego waits for Klaus to drive him around even after he had expresses annoyance beforehand, in the joy on Allisonâs face when she sees Klaus again after so long, in how Five makes sure to check up on Klaus after his kidnapping, on Lutherâs face when he apologizes to Vanya after realizing his own misgivings, in Benâs task of continuing to follow his brother around even when it pains him and in Klaus trying to comfort Luther after he finds the unopened correspondents. They see it in the support they show Vanya as she goes to check on Harlan.
It had to be enough to know that after all they went through, they still care for one another and at the end of the day, would protect one another just as they were as One through Seven.Â
So they watch what would be the Hargreeveâs kids misadventures, they watch as they grow together and grow apart just to grow together again, much stronger than before.Â
They express sadness and disbelief when they see where Five ends up, they get mad when Leonard throws Vanyaâs pills away, they grieve when they learn that Ben is dead, theyâre embarrassed but find it hilarious whenever Klaus cracks an inappropriate joke, they become protective when thereâs allusion to Vanya having sex, and are rightfully ready to throw down with Leonard as they watch their littlest sibling get gaslit into believing her family hates her as he nitpicks all of her interactions with her family.Â
But just as they express their feelings over what happens to their family, they feel an immense amount of exasperation towards their older selves because so much could be fixed if they only talked to each other.Â
They watch and despair over the missed opportunity that is Leonard in the same house as them just as they find out what his role is in the apocalypse.
Four tears up as he watched Klaus and Daveâs reunion be undone after all the heartache.Â
Seven cringes when Vanya dismisses Fiveâs claims that he had been stuck in an apocalyptic wasteland and suggests that heâs gone crazy after his stint with time travel.Â
Three feels her heart drop to her stomach as the flashback shows what becomes the moment that she faces the hard truth that come with her use of her powers.
Five feels himself flush in embarrassment as he watched two version of himself in the future, one that looks not much older than he does currently, go through paradox psychosis.Â
Six feels frustration and a fierce grief that leaves him confused because heâs still alive heâs not dead, but I donât have much longer.Â
One feels horror as he watches himself hurt his siblings one after the other with a sense of helplessness because this isnât me, I wouldnât do this but I already did, why would I hurt my siblings, Iâm Number One I have to be the one who protects them-Â
The women, on the other hand, see themselves in their children.Â
The French woman sees how her daughter and granddaughter, it seems, both look like a carbon copy of herself and her own mother.Â
The Danish woman sees herself and her twin brother in Luther and Five. Sees her own personality reflected in Luther and her brothers personality in Five. Sees how her twins care just as much for each other and their siblings as herself and her brother do each other.
The Hispanic woman sees Diegoâs fierce sense of justice that leaves others in the dust, and sees herself as she fought to keep her boy but ultimately lost him just as Diego loses Eudora. She thinks to herself like mother like son and bitterly laughs to herself but sheâs so grateful that Diego had a mother who cared for him just as she cared for him because she often though about him and always made sure to commemorate his birthday.Â
The German woman canât help but see herself in her boy. Canât help but see her little brother in him. Canât help but see her older brother in him. Because Klaus is so joyful but he hides his pain behind a mask like her younger brother, heâs so loving towards his siblings like her older brother, and so nonsensical like herself. So like herself, down to the curly hair and the addiction. Even if she was able to overcome it with support from her family, it pains her and leaves her in despair to see Klaus and canât find fault in those he had around him because she sees how much they try and sees how hard the Hargreeves find expressing emotion is to others.Â
The Asian woman sees how sweet and shy her youngest is and thinks only of her oldest, who reminds her so much of him and can only despair in seeing that he didnât live as long as her oldest had. She can only ask herself why her children donât seem to be able to see themselves to adulthood but can only be grateful that even in death he has someone with him.
The Russian woman knows that her husband sees her in little number Seven, in Vanya, no matter how little that is. Maybe their personalities arenât so similar because Seven is shy but sheâs got the sweetest heart and so clearly loves her siblings. She has the same smile that she has and her little doe eyes remind her of herself when she was younger. Sheâs so small next to her siblings, just like herself.Â
So they see themselves in these kids, these grown ups. But so do the Hargreeves.Â
They see how Luther looks like what the Danish woman would look like as a man and how Five looks exactly like a younger version of the Danish man who introduced himself as the woman's older brother.Â
They see how Two has the same skin tone and facial structure as the Hispanic woman.Â
They see that Allison looks exactly like the French woman and see the same in Claire.Â
They see Fourâs curly hair and slim build in the German woman.Â
They notice how Six shares the same dark hair and lower facial features.Â
They see Sevenâs eyes and smile and short stature in the Russian woman.Â
So maybe they donât know them well enough to see what the women see, but they grow to see it overtime because they spend so much time there, in this suspended room in time.
The women insist on getting to know them and vice versa. They insist that they have to talk about their feelings and assure them or gently scold them, depending on the reason, for what they feel because god do these children need to learn how to talk more about their emotions in a healthy way.
They get closer to the children and start to really see their childish side. They all fight over the silliest things, and become pouty when attention isnât being drawn over to them. They crave physical affection, even Five who wonât admit that his maternal uncle patting him and One of the head made him feel all gooey inside. They make faces towards foods that they donât like and still prefer junk food over real food.Â
So maybe itâs harder to let themselves act like children because theyâre being conditioned to not âbe childishâ but even then they have their lapses in control. Four enters a state of panic after being reminded of his time in the mausoleum. One feels overwhelming guilt when he sees how Luther hurts Klaus and reminds himself that heâs the one that needs to protect them, as the leader and self proclaimed older sibling. Five feels himself cry for the first time in a long while when he sees how his siblings act towards him in the future and realize it hurts him deeply because he knows that heâs messed up their lives a lot but canât they see that he only want to keep them alive, he doesnât want to see them die again, he canât-
But instead of being shamed into controlling their emotions, they are comforted and reassured. Fourâs birth mother helps ground him and counts his breathing with him to keep him from falling further into his panic. One getâs reassured by his birth mother that his future self isnât his current self. That everyone in the room has seen just how much he cares for his siblings and knows he would do anything for them. The twins uncle gives into his urge and hugs Five, whispering in a hushed tone that itâs okay to cry, to let it all out. He whispers that his older siblings are being idiots and if they knew just how much their actions were hurting you, they wouldnât hesitate to apologize and hug you too. His words only make Five cry harder.Â
So they are cared for and allowed to be themselves fully and can be childish to their hearts content. And their birth families watch on in amazement and adoration.Â
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I have so much more that Iâll probably add later, but basically I want them to be cared for, allowed to care for each other and learn to express themselves better. I want to see them get to have a good relationship with an adult and if possible their birth mothers.Â
Pls share links and stuff if you get inspired, Iâm not much for writing fanfic but I really do want to see something like this. Iâd read the shit out of it. I have so much more that I want to add but Iâll probably do something about it later.Â
#i just think it's neat#they deserve to be cared for#Luther and Five are twins#they may all be the same age but there's definitely an older sibling/little sibling vibe among them all#i love the idea of each of the kids and the women seeing family traits in each other#i headcanon Vanya as a feral protector of her siblings before Sir Hardass took away her powers#Vanya was the epitome of i've only had them for a day but if anything happened to them i'd kill everyone in this room then myself#except she was raised with them but my point still stands#they watch the series#i have mixed feelings about the Hargreeves birth mothers#protectiveHargreeves#protectivesiblings#lutherhargreeves#allisonhargreeves#diegohargreeves#klaushargreeves#tua five#five hargreeves#fivehargreeves#benhargreeves#vanyahargreeves#spaceboy#thekraken#therumor#theseance#the horror#the boy
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(The Umbrella Academy x Sibling! Adolescent! Reader)
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"I would advise you to put your wallet in a more secure place, sir. You wouldn't want it to fall out again." Zero handed him back his brown, leather wallet which he took. "No. I wouldn't. Thanks for the advice." Leonard said. Leonard observed Zeroâs uniform. He smiled a little at the young girl, looking that she was a fan of Umbrella Academy. It almost reminded him of when was younger.
"No problem."
"So, you from around?" Leonard and Zero started to stroll down the sidewalk. "Well I guess you could say that, but no. I'm just visiting my sister." Zero answered.
"Well, you should probably be heading back. It's not safe for kids like you to be out this late. There can be some dangerous people out here in the streets."
"I guess you're right. It is getting late. Well.... See you around, Leonard. It was nice talking to you." Zero said, waving at him as she started walking away.
"Yeah....see you around." Leonard said looking at her one last time, before going his separate way.
~âď¸~
ZERO CAME ACROSS GRIDDY'S. She saw it was surrounded by police cars. Agnes probably called the police, Zero thought. Zero hoped she was okay. Must have been really scary for her to experience something like that. Zero knew she was.
"I should be heading back now. Leonard was right. It is getting pretty late."
Zero started to head back home, As she walked back she felt herself bump into someone. She turned around to see a middle-aged man wearing a tuxedo. Zero began to panic, quickly apologizing. "I'm so sorry, sir. I should really watch where I'm going."
"Oh, no problem, kid. It's alright." The man reassured.
"Hazel! Come on!" Shouted a woman who was also wearing a tuxedo just like the other man's. "I'm coming!" The guy who Zero assumed was named Hazel ran after the woman. Zero paused and looked after them for a few seconds, then shook her head and kept walking back home.
"They were both wearing tuxedos. Kind of like the one Five was wearing when he came back. What is up with grown-ups and tuxedos. Hmm. Guess I'll never know."
~âď¸~
ZERO WAS ALMOST HOME. She was happy that she got to interact with so many people in one night, especially Leonard. He seemed really nice. Although his atmosphere felt like otherwise. Almost as if there was something vengeful and unapproachable about him, but Zero just shook that feeling off not worrying about it too much.
As Zero continued walking, she looked to see a family of five. They were laughing and having fun. And most important of all, they were together. The young one of the family gave a small wave to Zero, which to she waved back. She gave a small smile to the bunch, a little bit jealous of how much fun they were having together.
This just reminded her of how alone she truly was, ever since her siblings went their own separate ways. she was so distracted that she didn't notice a truck driving by her.
"Hey, kid!" Zero jumped and turned around to see the man she net at Griddy's. She squinted her eyes slightly at the bright light.
âWhat are you doing out here all by yourself?"
"Oh. I was just exploring, but I'm heading back home now." Zero said.
The man raised an eyebrow before saying:
"Need a ride?"
~âď¸~
ZERO PEERED OUT the window that had droplets running down it, at the rain falling through the city.
"So, where's your brother?" The man asked.
"Ummm, he's back at my sister's house." Zero lied. "I have come to realize that I haven't officially thanked you for paying for our food back there. So thank you."
"No problem." The drove by the open apartments, trying to park his truck.
"Well, we're here." Zero started to unbuckle her seatbelt, reaching for the door handle. A red umbrella in front of her caught her attention. "Wouldn't want you to get wet." Zero grabbed it and her trailed back up. "Are you sure?" The man nodded his head."You can repay me by getting to where you're going safely, alright kid."
"Right. Thanks so much, sir. For Everything."
"Syd. Name's Syd."
"Syd? That's fun to say. I like it. I'll make sure to remember that. Thanks, Syd. I wish you well for the rest of your night." With that, Zero walked into the apartments.
"That kid is something else." Syd said before driving off.
~âď¸~
ZERO'S EYES OPENED TO THE morning light. She yawned as she got up. This was the best sleep that she had ever gotten in years.
"Zero. Five." Vanya called out to only see Zero.
"Zero where did Five go?"
"He left when you went to sleep." Zero explained.
"Oh, shit." Vanya muttered.
~âď¸~
Vanya and Zero were in the academy looking for Five.
"Five?" Vanya called out.
They both went through the hallways.
"Are you upstairs?" Vanya called out again, as they went upstairs.
They looked to see Five looking out the window.
"Oh. Thank God." Vanya said, a wave of relief washing over her.
"I was worried sick about you. Thankfully, Zero told me where you might be."
"Sorry I left without saying goodbye." Five apologized.
A huge sense of emotion washed over Zero. Someone else was here.
"Klaus." Zero thought.
"No, look, I'm the one that should be sorry. I was dismissive and...I-- I guess I didn't know how to process what you were saying. And I still can't, to be honest.
"Maybe you we're right to be dismissive. Maybe it wasn't real after all. It felt real. Well... like you said, the old man did say time travel could contaminate the mind." Five said.
"then maybe I'm not the right person for you to be talking to. Look oh, I used to see someone. A therapist. I can give you her information." Vanya offered.
Vanya still thought he was crazy. But Zero didn't blame her though. This was a lot to process for Zero when she first found out the world was going to end.
"Thanks, but... I think I'm just going to get some rest. It's been a long time since I've had a good sleep." Five said.
"Okay." Vanya sighed and left.
Zero's eyes trailed to the wardrobe behind her. She went over and opened it up causing, Klaus to fall out.
"Zero? How did you know I was here?" Klaus asked.
"Everyone has a certain emotion in themselves that stands out from the rest. I recognized your emotion. That's how I sensed you were here."
Klaus made an 'Oh' sound, getting out of the wardrobe.
"That was so... touching, all that stuff about family and Dad and time. Wow!" Klaus said.
"Would you shut up? She'll hear you." Five scolded.
"I'm moist."
"I told you to put on something professional." Five said.
"What's? This is my nicest outfit." Klaus said in a hurt voice.
Five sighs.
"We'll raid the old man's closet."
"Whatever. As long as I get paid."
"When the job is done." Five said walking out with Klaus.
"Hey. Five wait. Whatever it is you're going to do I want to help." Zero said following after him
"No. You need to stay here. I'll tell you what I have so far when I come back." Five said.
Zero sighed.
"Yeah, yeah, I understand." Zero said.
With that, Five and Klaus went off to do their business.
"I'll just be here... waiting." Zero said when they were gone.
Zero went back to her prison which Reginald called her room, not really wanting to socialize with anyone right now. Zero went in to see the book Ben gave her, wide open on the floor. That was strange because she could have sworn she left it on the bed before she left. She went to pick it up. When she did, she felt a chill going down her spine. She started feeling a really familiar emotion.
"Ben." She turned around and looked behind her, but no one was there
"Great. I'm going crazy." Zero muttered as she kneeled back down to pick up the book.
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A Villain In The Making - A Timeless Side Piece
For most people today was just a normal Saturday afternoon. They walked about the city, they ran their errands, they just existed. You on the other hand, you sat around in your room anxiously waiting for your friends to return. The academy kids had left a few days ago to go fight some crazy scientist in France named Gustave Eiffel and Sir Reginald even took Vanya with them this time leaving you to yourself. You could recall the day they had left since it was only a few days ago. You were peacefully playing a game of chess with Five when the sound of an alarm started to blare.
âUgh, another mission?â Five questioned annoyed
This would be the third one in a row that he and his siblings had in the last week. He was getting tired of having to up and leave all the time especially since he only got to see you once you were finished with school during the week. And even then he now had to split his time with you with his six other siblings. This was awful. You saw the disappointed and annoyed look on Fiveâs face and knew that he didnât want to go.
âI'm sorry this keeps happening.âÂ
âThis is the third time our chess game has been interrupted by some mission.â Five complained
âMaybe we should try playing checkers next time?â You jokingly suggested
You could see as a smirk start to form upon Fiveâs face as he replied,
âI donât think chess is the cause for all these missions.â
âYou never know!â You remarked
âThere is a chance, however slim, that it might be the cause. That does not change the fact that I donât want to go.â Five retorted
You opened your mouth about to try and comfort your friend but from down the hall you heard the loud shouts of Sir Reginald demanding his childrenâs presence. Both you and Five looked in the direction of his voice as he shouted,
âDo you not hear the alarm? Our mission is in Paris children, we must leave at once!â
You and Five looked back at each other, both with wide eyes as you processed what he had just said.
âYouâre going all the way to Paris?â You stated aloud âI guess youâre going to be gone for a bit then, huh?â
Five felt his stomach drop. You were right, he was going to be gone for a bit. He didnât want to leave you here though. He didnât want to leave you at all. Without really thinking Five took your hands in his and suggested,
âYou should come with me- with us.â
âFive as much as I would love to take a trip to Paris in the middle of the school year I cannot.â You explain
âWhy not?â He asked
âI hate to be the person to remind you of this but my parents care for me and would think Iâm kidnapped, Five.â You explain
âShit, youâre right.â Five said as he pull his hands from you and began to pace back and forth
âHey, if it will make you feel better maybe you can do something touristy for me while youâre there.â
âLike what?â he inquires, stopping his pacing
âI donât know, look for people who you think are like us and then do whatever it looks like those other people are doing.â You elaborateÂ
âChildren your lack of urgency is putting the world in danger!â Reginald shouts once more
You and Five look at each other once more realizing that he needed to go. It wasnât fun but it was just something the both of you had to deal with given the differences in your upbringing. He was raised to be a âheroâ and would have to leave to fight on behalf of the world and you were just some kid who lived across the street and still needed to finished her advanced algebra homework. Letting out sigh you quickly wrapped your friend in a tight hug which he reciprocated. As you held each other you could hear the sounds of his siblings starting to run downstairs and knew it was time for him to go. Parting ways you looked at your friend one more time and encouraged,
âGo kick some ass with your siblings. Iâll be waiting here for you when you get back.â
âIâll be back as soon as I can.â Five replies, giving you a smile
And with that you watched as he flashed away. You turned back towards the chessboard that you had been playing at with Five only moments ago and sat down in your chair. As you were about to start putting the pieces back in their original spots a voice called out from behind you and asked,
âMay I finish this game with you?â
Turning to look at the voice you smiled and said,
âSure Pogo.â
As Pogo took a seat across from you, he mentioned,
âJust because the children arenât around does not mean youâre not welcome here Miss (Y/N). This might not be your home but I hope itâs a place where you feel like you can belong.â
âThank you.â
As you came back into focus you heard the sounds of many people chattering. Looking outside your bedroom window you could see as a crowd started to gather behind barricades across the street at the academy with signs in hand. Dozens of fans of the Umbrella Academy were stood outside the manor to wait and watch for the arrival of their favorite super powered kids. You however were just waiting for you friends to get back so you all could hang out again. Wanting to get out of your room and curious as to what all the fuss looked like in person you decided on heading over to the academy as well. Walking downstairs you called out to your parents,
âIâm going to go meet up with some friends!â
âAlright, sweetie but be back by 8:30 for dinner and remember the third rule!â Your mom called back
âUh yeah...I will!â You replied as you quickly hurried out the door rushing over to the academy before you could get caught
Carefully you made your way through the crowd and towards the front of the barricade closest to the house. You looked around at all the people who knew nothing of the reality that your friends were going through. It was crazy what a different world they lived in. As you stood behind the barricade waiting like everyone else for the umbrella academy to show up you felt someone push around you. Looking to the right you saw a kid about your age placing a suitcase down on the ground. He looked around frantically as if trying to find something and you could see that he was dressed up in an academy uniform. Not a good one though. It looked like all the materials were constructed out of tape and paper. You attempted to look away from the weird kid before he noticed but it was too late, you had caught his gaze. Trying to not be weird you quickly commented,
âUh...hi.â
âHi! Iâm Harold.â He says extending his hand
There was something off about this kid but you couldnât place it.
â...(Y/N),â You replied slowly shaking it âNice costume.â
âOh thanks! I made it myself.â He exclaims
âI can see that.â You comment unimpressed
He mustâve noticed your tone because he followed up with,
âIâll get a better one soon though!â
You were actually a bit impressed by that. The Umbrella Academy uniforms were custom made so to have an accurate replica created would cost a lot of money.
âYour parents must really love you to pay for a custom made uniform.â You say surprised
The kid looked off to the side for a bit after you had mentioned his parents but when he looked back he explained.
âOh no, Iâm going to get one when I join the academy!â
You blinked a few times in confusion. What did he mean when he joins the academy? Itâs not like an after school program you could sign up for free to be a part of. For better or for worse the Umbrella Academy was hand picked. Sir Reginald specifically chose kids who fell under the very rare and odd circumstances such as your friends and yourself. Giving the kid an odd look you questioned,
âJoin? Not to be rude kid, but what makes you think you can join?â
âWell I was born on October 1st.â He states
âYeah so was I, but you donât see me standing in one of those uniforms.â You retorted
âBut you can be! We both probably have powers, Sir Hargreeves just needs to help us find them out!â Harold replied excitedly
God these people really had no clue what life was like behind those walls. They knew nothing of how dull and damaging academy life could be. Centering yourself you placed a hand on the kid next to youâs shoulder as you stated,
âListen, Gerald right?â
âHarold.â He correct
âWhatever. Having powers has downsides, it is not all sunshine and rainbows. Sometimes it can be painful or frustrating or caused unintended harm to yourself or others when they get out of control.â You continued
Instead of a look of contemplation you watched as his eyes lit up.
âSo you do have powers?!â He exclaimed
âI never said that.â You replied trying to get him off that topic âIâm just saying this academy isnât the gift you think it is. You shouldnât delude yourself because youâre only going to end up hurt.â
âWell, if you donât want to be in the Umbrella Academy and hang with the coolest people around then suit yourself but Iâm going to be living it up with my to be discovered powers and new siblings.â Harold stated
âUh huh. Sure you are.â You remarked
âJust wait and youâll see.â He replied
The two of you then went silent as you stood and waited for the academy to appear at their house. The thing was the Umbrella Academy had just arrived. The car had pulled into the back of the house where I could not been seen by the public. Turning from the front seat to look back at the academy, Reginald narrowed his eyes on Vanya and Five.
âNumber Seven go in the house and wait in the parlor. Number Five I want you to spatial jump to the front of the house while your siblings and I drive around the block to the front in the car.â Reginald stated
âWhy?â Five questioned
It didnât make sense for him to be here while everyone else arrived later.
âPanem et circenses. Bread and circuses. The more the people are entertained the less questions they ask. Now go.â Reginald commanded
âFine.â Five replied
Annoyed, Five spatial jumped out of the car and to the front of the house like he was told to do. With a flash he appeared in the middle of the two barricades filled with people. The crowd looked on with awe and excitement as they saw him there. Forcing a smile for the public Five gave a small wave as he looked around. And then, he saw you and a genuine smile came to his face. Pulling something from his pocket he flashed over to you. You didnât say anything, unsure of how to interact given in this context you looked like another fan in the crowd. Granted, you were a fan of him and the rest of the academy just not in the same way as everyone else. Making the move to speak first Five asked,
âCan I sign your comic?â
âOh wow! Yeah!â Harold said as pushed you away
Frantically, he tried to pull a comic from his pocket and hand it to Five. This was one of the things he hated most about having fans, they only cared about what they wanted and would put anyone else in harms way to get that. It was disgusting behavior to begin with but even worse that this kid had pushed you. Unhappy with the fact that he had pushed you out of the way Five looked at the boy upset and curtly replied,
âNot you. I was talking to her.â
You knew he wanted to talk to you but the question he had asked didnât make sense. You didnât have a comic on you. Curious as to what he meant you asked,
âWhat comic?â
âThe one in your jacket pocket. Right there.â Five points out
Looking down your saw a rolled up comic in your pocket. Pulling the comic out you unrolled it and noticed that it was completely in french. He had gotten this comic and placed it in your pocket just so he could talk to you. Clever.
âNow how did that get there?â You questioned, a playful smirk on your face
âNo clue. So can I sign it?â Five replied
âSure, you can sign my comic.â You remarked sarcastically
You handed the comic back to Five and watched as he made no attempts to find a pen or marker to actually sign the comic. Instead, he stood there on the other side of the barricade, ignoring the rest of the crowd, and just focusing on you.
âSo what have you been up to while weâve been gone?â Five asked
âSchool mostly.â You replied
âAnything new happen?â He followed
âThe new guy who sits behind me keeps picking on me and pulling at my hair.â You stated
Five could feel an anger start to rise in him. He was only gone a few days and someone had the audacity to pick on his best friend. No. Absolutely not, not on his watch.Â
âI can do something about it for you.â He firmly states
âAbsolutely not.â You retorted
It was annoying that this kid shows up and thinks he can just bother you but itâs not something you couldnât handle. You were in the process of going through the proper channels at school but if nothing got resolved you had no qualms about handling it yourself. You did not need Five handing it because you knew his handling was the equivalent of a death sentence even if he didnât cause serious physical harm. The psychological damage from someone with super powers threatening them would be enough to make that kid regret his own birth.Â
Harold looked at the conversation between you and Five, and although he felt there was something different about it, thatâs not what mattered to him. You had just told a member of the umbrella academy you DIDNâT want their help.
âWhat heâs a hero, he can totally help with your bully.â Harold interjected
Five looked towards the kid who had pushed you earlier and who was now trying to tell you what he thought was best. Taking a step closer to the barricade he stared Harold down. Lowering his voice in a steady tone he questioned,
âWhy are you talking to her?â
Harold couldnât see Fiveâs eyes from behind his mask but he could feel his piercing gaze and the tone in which he spoke felt less like a question and more like a threat.
Seeing what was starting to build you tried to redirect Fiveâs attention back to you by saying,
âNumber Five, heâs another fan just like me, remember?â
Five turned to look back at you, his eyebrows furrowing in confusion.
âNumber Five?â He asked, his voice slightly saddened âWhat did I do?â
âThatâs. your. name.â You tried to remind without openly saying anything
It took a moment but Five was able to pick up on the message you were trying to get across and says,
âOh-uh yeah...Number Five. Thatsâs me.â
 âAnyway...â You continued âDid you do anything touristy in Paris?â
âActually I did.â Five replies cheerfully âI saw a whole bunch of tourists placing these locks on bridges.â
âInteresting. Why?â You asked
âI donât know but people kept writing them and their friends names on them so I did it too and wrote me and my best friendâs names.â Five explains âAlli- I mean Number Three kept giggling as I did so though which is odd since she did the same thing with Number One.â
âWeird. Iâll-â You catch yourself before finishing âI mean youâll have to ask her about it then.âÂ
As Harold watched the two of you talk he felt a little frustrated. He knew that Number Five didnât really want to talk to him but he needed to find his way into the academy. Trying to interject her said,
âExcuse me Number Five but I really need to talk to you-â
His words were ignored though as someone loudly shouted,
âThey're coming! I think I see their car!â
You and Five look towards the street before you looked back to him. You knew that his father didnât send him out here to talk to you and you worried how he would react if this is what he saw when he showed up. Taking on a more urgent tone you told Five,
âYou need to move along, your father will be here any second.â
âI see them! I see the car!â Another person shouted from the crowd
Five stood frozen in place. He knew he needed to move but he also wanted you to come with him. But he couldnât just drag you with him that would get both of you in trouble but he felt less anxious when you were actually by his side. You knew your best friend and sensing his internal conflict you said,
âJe te verrai Ă l'intĂŠrieurâ
Finally looking back from the street, Five can feel his brain and body starting to catch up with each other and really process the situation. Looking at you he quickly replies,
âĂ très bientĂ´tâ
You give him a small nod acknowledging his statement and Five takes that as his cue to walk away. Heâs stopped though when Harold grabs at the sleeve of his jacket exclaiming,
âWait no!â
With the crowd focused on the arrival of his siblings, Five didnât want to make a scene. He could flash away but he was concerned the kid would hold on and come through the spatial jump with him. Attempting to just pull his arm away Five stated,
âGet off me kid,â
âNo I just need to talk to you!â Harold replied
You were already tired of this kid to begin with but seeing him grab and pull on your friend when he should be keeping his hands to himself was the last straw for you. Placing your hand on top of his you firmly demanded,
âLet go of him. Now.â
Harold refused to let go though and so you were left with no choice. Rapidly, you heated up the molecules of your hand and burned the hand that held onto Fiveâs sleeve. The kid quickly let go as he saw the dark red burn now on the top of his hand. Looking towards Five you commanded,
âGo.â
And with that Five made his way closer to the entrance of his house. Staring out you with wide eyes, Harold looked between you and the mark on his hand.
âHow did you do that?â He questioned shocked
âDo what?â You responded blankly
You had to have had powers. You were born on October 1st and you had just hurt him so he would let go of Five. Maybe you didnât realize you had them but if you had powers that means he probably did too. Trying to get you to understand he explained
âYou burned my hand.â
âNo clue what youâre talking about.â You replied
This kid was not going to find out what you could do. Continuing to look at him blankly he saw as the rest of the academy member started to walk towards the house.
âNevermind. Here come the rest of them, academy life here I come.â He said to himself as he jumped the barricade
You let out a sigh as you realized this wouldnât end well, and yet you kept watching. He let Ben and Klaus pass him by before grabbing on to Allisonâs arm the same way he did for Five.
âExcuse me. I'm your biggest fan.â He said
From behind him you could see Luther approach. And if his body language was any indicator you could tell how pissed he was that this kid was grabbing Allison. Grabbing Haroldâs arm firmly, Luther pulls him of Allison and he angrily reprimands, âHey, hey. You're not supposed to be in here.â âGet back behind the barricade!â Sir Reginald yells at him
You watch as Luther wraps an arm around Allison and walks her towards the house while the crowdâs focus shifts to the incident going on before them. With the crowd distracted, as Diego passes you he gestures for you to follow him. You take a cautionary glance at the crowd and with what seems like the confirmation of no one paying attention you phase through the barricade and quickly follow him towards the academy entrance. Although you thought no one noticed though, Harold did.
âWhat are you doing?â Reginald demanded
Harold look back from what he had just witnessed and up at Sir Reginald. âIt's just...I was born on the same day as the Academy kids. I think I'm like them. I must be. I haven't quite figured out what my power is yet. But maybe with your help, we can find out.â He stuttered âYou have no power. You never will have power. Now, go home.â Reginald stated âNo, please. Just... I...You have to let me stay. I came all this way. Please don't make me go back.â Harold begged âA little word of advice, my boy. Not everyone in this world can be powerful. Chasing something unattainable is a recipe for a lifetime of disappointment and resentment.â Reginald stated
âNo, no! I have to have powers because that girl, she has powers! I just saw it!â Harold exclaimed pointing in your direction
Hearing his words you quickly made yourself invisible before anyone could see you standing with the group. Reginald looked towards the house before looking back at Harold asking,
âWhat girl?â
The crowd started to laugh hysterically at the antics of the kid before them. He was ridiculous thinking he could join the umbrella academy. Trying to defend himself Harold exclaimed,
âShe was just here! She-she disappeared!â
âPeople donât just disappear, boy.â Reginald remarked âNow get off my property.â
Tears formed in Haroldâs eyes. His heroes were now his worst enemies. They ruined his dreams and they ruined his life. From the stairs of the manor you and the rest of the academy kids watched as Harold grabbed his bag and started to run away. You felt bad for the kid but you also hoped you would never see him again.
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Family (Five Hargreeves x Fem! Reader)
A/N:Â Hi, it's time for a ... Five Fiction, lol. Danny didn't appreciate my joke, but ok. Again this is a one shot, it's just me wanting to share my ideas, I hope you like it. - Val
Important announcement: We still have spots for you to request!
Another important thing: In this one shot, Fiveâs 19 years old and not 13Â like in the series...Â
Aaaaaand this is from season 2.
Words: 1,334
From the office of Sir Reginald Hargreeves,
To my Pursuers:
I, Reginald Hargreeves, request the pleasure of your company for a light supper on the 20th of November, 1963, at half past seven o'clock.
"Okay, we'll go," says Luther getting up from a chair.
At first, Luther didnât want to go, but a little speech from Diego convinces him. Together with Vanya and I, we walked towards the stairs of Elliott's little apartment. Luther turns to look at me and stops me with his arm.
"Uh, what are you doing?"
I look up at him. "You just said we'll go, come on, we don't want to piss off Daddy Hargreeves!" I take another step, but again, Luther stops me.
âY/N, I don't think you can go," he says looking at his siblings.
"Why not?"
âYou're not part of the family, our father will get confused with all the info, your presence will worsen all.â
âExcuse me?" I say offended.
"What Luther is trying to say,â says Diego, approaching. "Is that, we know who we are dealing with, heâs not the best person.â
"I know that, youâve told me repeatedly,â I roll my eyes. "Stop whining, all of you seven have powers, I'll be fine.â
"Yes, I thought that too and ended up stabbed,â he growls, âListen, I just think itâd be dangerous,â he says unsure.
"We've been through worse things," I cross my arms.
âIt's different.â
"I don't see a problem with Y/N being with us,â adds Vanya.
"Thank you!â
"Vanya has amnesia, it doesn't count," says Luther.
"What?" She complains.
"Anyway, Y/N you can't come, itâs not right.â
"Oh please, Luther, look around you, none of this is right," I complain.
He looks at me and makes a face.
"Don't make me do something that I might regret.â
âLuther," says Diego, but his brother ignores him.
"What are you planning to do, Ape brain?"
A very bad phrase towards a man with super strength to someone who has no powers. Suddenly Luther takes me by the waist and puts me on his shoulder. I try to avoid it by kicking and screaming, but obviously nothing works.
"Put me down!"
Luther takes me to the roof of Elliott's store where he has all his photography equipment, drops me to the ground and takes my arm and then handcuffs me -I did not know where those came from, and I do not want to know- one of my wrists, to a buildingâs pipe.
"You got to be kidding!" I screech trying to break free.
"It's for your own good," he says and returns to the building.
"Luther!" I shout. "Diego!" I wait for a few seconds without receiving an answer. "Son of a bitchâŚâ I whisper leaning my head against the pipes.
Truth be told, this doesn't surprise me on Luther's part, but at least I thought Diego would do something.
âI'll avenge myself.â
***
While Y/N prepares her revenge on the roof, the other Hargreeves head towards the place where their father indicated.
The first to arrive is Five, who walks to the elevator and presses the correct button, but when the doors begin to close, Diego stops them. Little by little, the others arrive, but Five frowns when he does not see the girl.
âWhereâs Y/N?" He asks, looking at his brothers.
"Tell him, Luther,â Diego mentions reproachfully.
"Tell me what?" says Five. "What the fuck did you do?"
"Not now, Five,â answers Luther and the elevator doors open, Five uses his powers to confront Luther.
"Tell me exactly what happened if you don't want me to use your ape hand to make a keychain.â
***
"I'm not one of the familyâŚâ I whisper through my teeth. "Stupid Luther, if it weren't for me, he'd be in a circus."
"Just when I thought you were the sane one of the teamâŚ"
I jump when I hear another voice. I turn to find Five walking towards me with his hands in his pockets.
"If you just come to tease, I'll throw you off the roof.â
"I don't think you can do much handcuffed to the pipes," He says, sitting next to me. I sigh.
Weâre silent for a few seconds until Luther's words return to my mind. I look at the boy.
"Do you think I'm not part of the family?" I ask.
"You're not," He says shortly and I nod, looking down.
At this point I'm used to Five's cutting and sarcastic comments, most of the time I talk back, but what he says is true, I can't deny it and I hate that.
âI just wanted to go with them. I know that your father is something delicate and I know that he was a horrible person who did a lot of harm. I thought that, just being there as moral support, I could help somehowâŚâ
He laughs at my words.
"Dinner would have ended very differently if you hadâŚâ
I frown.
"What happened?"
âWe showed him our powers, he asked questions. Luther finally rebelled against him after being his puppet for years, Diego was traumatized by constructive criticism, Klaus acted weirder than usual, Vanya exploded the fruit, Allison used the rumor again and I- Well, I thought he could help me, but I'm still clueless.â
I analyze everything he tells me and it may sound strange, but Iâm no longer surprised by the Hargreeves family reunions.
âWowâŚâ
âYep," He turns to see me. "Let me help you with thatâŚâ he says lifting the handcuffs, he gets up and opens them.
I stroke my wrist as I get up.
"Come on, I've got a revenge on Luther waiting for meâŚâ I walk up the stairs. "Diego also deserves it, he didn't do shit to help me.â
âY/N?"
I stop and turn to see him a few feet away.
"Yes?"
"You may not be part of the family," He looks away. âBut I think you are the most important person in the group."
Iâm surprised at his words. Five is the least to express any feeling other than anger.
"You think?" I ask with a smile.
"Without you, we would be lost," he says, smiling a bit dryly.
"Awww, you're so sweet, Five!" He rolls his eyes and I laugh. I open my arms and nod, âCome hereâŚâ
âY/N,â Five complains, but I wrap him in a hug. He sighs and not long after I feel his arms on my waist, his body relaxes.
"It's just a hug, grumpy," I say over his growling. "Thank youâŚâ I whisper as I step away, putting my hands on his shoulders. I smile and then kiss his cheek.
"Aw! Guys come here!â Klaus's voice makes us jump apart. The others follow him closely. "Luther, how can you say that sheâs not in this family? Sheâs getting closer to being an actual sister!â He says pointing at us.
"What!?" I feel my cheeks burn and the others laugh.
"Ben says he hears wedding bells," Klaus adds, clapping his hands.
"Shut up, Klaus!" The boy and I say at the same time. I may be embarrassed right now, but I can't help but smile a little.
"Maybe I was wrong before,â says Luther and my smile disappears completely.
"Oh I'm going to show you how wrong you can beâŚâ
"I don't like that look," Luther backs up a bit and then goes downstairs.
I laugh at his action, itâs not the first time that I carry out a promise, so I follow his steps without hurrying. When we get to the apartment, the others scatter around the place while I rejoice in Luther's agony trying to apologize.
"Who would say that such a small girl can scare someone like Luther?" Allison scoffs, then walks into the kitchen.
Then a blue light flashes behind me.
âThatâs my girlâŚâ Five whispers close to my ear and then teleports back to another location.
I feel my face burning again and I grin like an idiot, but that can wait for now.
#Five Hargreeves#Number five#Umbrella Academy#Umbrella Academy fanfic#Five x reader#Five Hargreeves x reader#twoidiots writing
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Worth it
Diego Hargreeves x reader
Summary: When you finally notice how Reginald treats Diego you can't help but call him out on his bullshit.
A/N: Even if this reminded me of just how much I hate Reginald, I actually had a lot of fun writing it and I hope you like it too!
Warnings: angst, smoking, swearing and just Reginald being a dick as usual.
Meeting your boyfriend's family should be fun. That's what you kept telling yourself, but in reality, it scared the shit out of you to meet the man that starred in Diegoâs nightmares.
The worst part of it was that you didn't even know what to expect. You knew it was hard for Diego to open up, especially about his family and upbringing, but it was really complicated to comfort him sometimes when you couldn't understand how. You hoped you could learn some more the day you two had dinner with Allison and Vanya, but it seemed to be a difficult subject for all of them, and you weren't about to ask the girls you'd just met about their deepest traumas.
For now, you just placed your hand on his shaking thigh as he pulled over in front of the biggest house you had seen. He tried to give you a reassuring smile but he couldn't hide the anxiety in his eyes.
"Look, we're here to check on your mom, right? So let's just hope there's no one else home, and if they are then I'll be right beside you, okay? You're not alone baby." You placed your hands on his cheeks and kissed him on the forehead, as lovingly as it was possible.
"Let's go now, I'm sure mom's gonna love you." There he was again, avoiding that conversation.
And so you both walked up to the unmistakable entrance to the famous Umbrella Academy, a place that looked like anything but a home. You werenât going to tell him, but something about the houseâs energy made you want to take his hand and run away from there.
Thankfully, after a few knocks on the door, a beautiful woman with kind eyes and a big smile opened up. It was Grace, Diegoâs beloved mother, and the warmth that came from her took away all your worries as she gave you a tight hug, as if youâd known each other all along.
âSo you must be the gorgeous Y/N Diego keeps talking about! Iâm Grace, nice to meet you.â She walked over to him and hugged him as she had done with you. Your heart melted in your chest as you noticed how much calmer he seemed now that her arms where around him. She reminded you of your own mother, and you also felt much better knowing that someone was already giving your boyfriend all the love that he deserved.
But of course, someone had to ruin it, because happy moments couldnât last long in his presence.
âWhat is this nonsense? Break it up right now! You know displays of affection can only last two minutes maximum. Go finish your chores Grace.â Reginald Hargreeveâs legendary voice seemed to echo in your ears for as long as it took him to come down the stairs and push Grace out of the way, already acting like the bastard you expected him to be, but he hadnât noticed you yet, or he didnât even care.
âWhat are you doing here Number Two? Have you come to mend your innumerable mistakes and rejoin your brother on the missions?â He started walking closer and closer until he was facing Diego directly, never breaking eye contact and barely even blinking. He looked unhuman and it unsettled you.
âN-no, sir I-â
âWell then you are not welcome here. And I donât understand why you even bother bringing a woman.â The way he said those last words made you shiver, and he still wouldnât even give you a small look, he kept staring at your boyfriend as if he was the most disgusting thing heâd seen. You hated it. âYou should remember that your mother is merely a replica of a human being, she can not produce real emotions and she certainly can not comment on your little friend here, so you better leave with her and never come back unless you finally plan on being useful.â
Somewhere along his hate speech Diego had pulled you behind him, as if he could protect you from his words with his strong body or even worst, as if he thought Reginald would actually physically harm you.
But you were done with it. You were done with his so called father and you had to let him know, so before he could turn towards the door you took his protective arm off your body and you stepped right in front of the monster that was haunting him.
âYou know whatâs your problem sir? You think you are so damn perfect because you created these amazing superheroes but in reality all you did was damage a bunch of perfectly healthy kids, and thankfully they turned out to be incredible human beings in spite of your horrendous methods of parenting but you canât even see that because you are so fucking full of yourself!â You were so angry you didnât even realize what your hands were doing, you had pushed him several times in the chest, but the man was standing still, completely unbothered by your rant, which only made it worse for you.
âAnd you wanna know why I came here? Because Diego is worth it. Yes, Diego, the actual man that he is and not the number you wanted him to be. I love this man more than I could possibly say, more than your sorry ass can even understand, because Grace might not feel the way we do, but Iâm pretty sure even what you call a replica of a human being has more emotions than you do. Iâm here to meet her because heâs worth it, and Iâm yelling at you for the same damn reason, so next time you try to tell him he canât visit his own mother, remember why all of your children left you here alone, because none of them want to see your disgusting face.â
And with that you left, slamming the door behind you. You could have sworn that his monocle fell of his face as you pushed him one last time, which you would have loved to see, but you werenât going back in there, and right now all you needed was a cigarrette.
You were leaning on Diegoâs car, smoking while trying to calm your uneven breathing when you saw him coming towards you. You almost forgot the fact that your words might have hurted him and you were ready to apologize when he lifted you in the air and twirled you around a few times before putting you in the ground and kissing you in a way he never had, as if the world was going to end in any minute.
âI love you so fucking much. Letâs get out of here.â He said, kissing your forhead the same way you had kissed his at the beginning of the day.
#diego hargreeves#diego hargreeves imagine#diego hargreeves imagines#diego hargreeves x reader#the umbrella academy#the umbrella academy imagine#the umbrella academy imagines#the umbrella academy x reader#diego hargreeves fanfic#diego hargreeves fanfiction#umbrella acedmy#umbrella academy fanfic#diego hargreeves angst#angst#umbrella academy angst
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my thoughts on TUA season 2
(spoilers, obviously)
- opened with Klaus and Ben, my kings. Klausâs hair looks so weird straightened while shortÂ
- AWESOME opening soundtrackÂ
- seeing all their powers so controlled makes me wonder how they leveled up to that skill in the alternate timeline. like the only time we saw Klaus use the powers of other ghosts in the correct timeline was when two of them caught him falling out of the sky. however Diego did end up controlling bullets and Allison used her voice to technically kill one of the Swedes
- the homeless man screaming Allisonâs name alongside Luther... funny shit
- big teddy bear Hazel
- Elliot was fucking awesome i think he was a great addition as a side character. rip tho :(
- honestly i donât understand why Diego would WANT to save JFK. like itâs not that big of a deal. does he not understand what messing with the timeline can do??
- Lila... impeccable
- Sissy and Vanya... impeccable <3
- yeah and fuck u Carl
- ugh, Klausâs beard. disgusting <3
- Ben and Klaus definitely act like they should be, given that theyâve been stuck with each other for over a decade. iâve seen some people calling Klaus an asshole for not telling his siblings about Ben, which is completely understandable (cause he was an asshole), but Iâm guessing it was because he was afraid? that sharing Ben with his siblings would mean that he would lose him to them, or his siblings would find him selfish, or they would ask something of him that he couldnât give. if that makes sense
- that ghost bitch comment was funny thoÂ
- to the guy who called Klaus pretty boy at the bar: sir you donât know what youâre getting into
- Raymond!! heâs such a sweetheart, i really liked him in the show. iâm really happy that Allison has found a bit of normalcy (as normal as the 1960s Civil Rights movement could be). it shows how passionate she is about what she believes in: even though she knows the movement is far from over, even back in 2019, sheâs not gonna abandon it
- Allison staring at the moon every night: either thinking about Luther or how the moon blows them all up. maybe both
- of course Luther would be working for Jack Ruby
- awesome cinematography during the mental asylum escapeÂ
- yeah it makes sense that the Handler would still be alive. she was a cool villain. although it wouldâve been awesome to see how evil a fish could be
- Diegoâs plan was pretty stupid. thatâs my boy
- honestly they revealed how Klaus started a cult really well by having one of his followers find him at jail. Klaus, ever the musical aficionado, of course writes his scripture based off of pop songs
- Raymond and Klaus meeting!! that was cool to see how their paths connected
- Lila painting Elliotâs toenails green. ugh i love that crazy bitch
- i LOVE how they incorporated the umbrella man!! tbh iâve always believed he was the one behind the assassination. Lee Harvey Oswald was framedÂ
- honestly a bit understandable that Luther was planning on killing Vanya? cause he had no idea who she is now, but them reuniting was actually really sweet. heâs grown up so much
- the Swedes and their cats.
- the Umbrella company building with the nuclear family mannequins... creepy, awesome shit
- baby pogo baby pogo baby pogo baby pogo
- shanked diego shanked diego shanked diego shanked diego
- did anyone else get vibes from Klausâs episode opening that he was an escort to the old woman? like how he was being shown off at her arm or something and getting out of jail from a call from the governor. idk maybe the lady was just very taken with him, as anyone would be
- Elliot, our helpful king
- Allison and Klausâs reunion was so sweet!! iâm so glad they got to interact so much more in this seasonÂ
- Ben getting Raymond out through a haunting... hilarious
- sweet intimate moment between Lila and Diego
- Ray meeting Luther was hilarious, but i do feel for the poor guy. i mean iâm not in love with my adoptive sister but still
- the sit-in was really well done and beautiful while terrible. the âriotâ that ensued was very appropriate for todayâs settingÂ
- D-Dave
- honestly i was scared that Klaus was gonna be overly attracted to him or whatever, which would be weird cause heâs years younger than Klaus, but honestly, at the core he just wanted to save Daveâs life. even if it means never meeting him in a different timeline. he truly loved Dave. and that ptsd flashback was done so well
- i knew Lila wasnât trustworthy but i didnât REALLY expect that!Â
- Vanya and Luther talking with each other, Luther admitting the apocalypse wasnât all her fault. beautiful
- the Majestic 12 reminds me of the conspiracy theory that only a few families control basically everything in the world. the Majestic 12 may be based off of that, idk
- idk about everyone else but Klausâs scorpion and the frog story made total sense to me! frogs ARE bitches
- the diner scene.... ugh. it really shows that the two of them did fall in love and they did stupid in love things, like talking about their family, about why Dave wanted to join, favorite colors, favorite foods, etc. however thatâs seen later on when Dave visits the compound
- yes itâs very disheartening when Klaus is attacked, but honestly i think it had to happen, just like the riot had to happen. the 60s werenât a fun time for lgbt people and poc. it was only going to be a matter of time before the show HAD to acknowledge the consequences of Klausâs âflamboyancyâ in 1963 Texas. it doesnât make it right or easy to see, but itâs realistic.Â
- it also makes sense that Klaus fell off the wagon after experiencing something like that. yes we all wouldâve liked him to stay sober, but sobriety and recovery arenât linear.Â
- Allison is so happy with Ray can we please drop this pseudo-incest plotline letâs MOVE ONÂ
- Texas Grace ! who is not actually Grace rip (i think? i was a bit confused lol)
- the scene with Harlan running off was really upsetting but we got to see those weird light particles that we saw in the first season
- Pogo Pogo Pogo Pogo
- Klaus being a dick to Ben again, as brothers do. i do feel bad for Ben though it must be sooo frustrating. that scene with him and Allison was really sweet and funny tho
- i just have to say that Luther and Diego are so fucking funny this season itâs awesome. like there are a LOT of good lines overall by everyone but theyâre hilarious. âAt least he didnât shank my assâ âno bro, he shanked your heartââDads part of a sinister CABAL thatâs plotting on killing the president.â âa caBAL?ââYou two still a thing? *leans in* do we need to talk?â âNo, sheâs married.â âWoah dude... thatâs rough.â and countless others
- the sibling reunion!!Â
- Klaus really does get left out of everything tbh
- Ben :(
- sisters and Klaus!! that was so awesome to see. and Klausâs hairpins, Vanya saying sheâs gonna tell Sissy she loves her, their dance sequence, Klaus calling Allison out on that incest. beautiful
- the fucking Swedish cover of Hello was PERFECT i mean i was sad for the Swedes but it was hilarious. there were a couple beautiful shots of the boat on fire though
- god it mustâve been so traumatizing for Allison to be thrust into such a hostile place with no voice and no way to contact her family
-Â idk about you guys but long live Team Zero
- calling Ben that he was becoming their father was a bit uncalled forÂ
- the fact that Klaus didnât help Daveâs chances, and in fact escalated Daveâs own timeline.. his trembling hands... robert sheehan is an amazing actor
- the Black president bit lmaoo loved it
- the way Reginald spoke to Diego.. iâm gonna throw hands with an old man
- Klaus LITERALLY looked like he was having a seizure and they all just... played it off??Â
- poor, poor Carl. nah fuck him lol
- that bloody opening scene was awesome! and thank god Five got to say fuck. the fact that it was about a candy bar makes too much sense
- Robert Sheehan acting as Ben: amazing showstopping spectacular heâs so talented
- the whole multiple Fives and Luther bit was honestly really funny, and i immensely respect smaller Five over bigger Five.Â
- yes Klaus, you survived a family of seven. you got this
- not sad about Carl dying one bit!
- Ben... that was such a beautiful scene. not just the content of the scene, but the cinematography. Ben fading away... Vanya hugging him... ugh. the main takeaway i had from that scene is that at the core of it all, Ben and Klaus love each other immensely. they have a weird, dysfunctional, fucked up relationship, where Klaus is an asshole and Ben definitely shouldnât of possessed him without his consent, but theyâre still brothers, and Ben forgives him.Â
- oof Benâs funeral was hard. also was it just me or did Klausâs kid actor sound weird? like it sounded like Robert was dubbing his linesÂ
- all the siblings back together again!!!! Klaus going with Vanya to save Harlan!! Vanya telling him Ben forgives him and that it wasnât Klausâs fault Ben got stuck with him!! everyone in the car!!! be still my beating heart
- yeah didnât see Lila having powers coming tbh. i really feel bad for her sheâs had such a rough and traumatic life, especially with the Handler as her only parental figure
- the Swede brother and Five putting down their weapons:Â âenough.â the Swede wanted revenge for his brothers - an eye for an eye, but there was a mutual understanding between the two of them: they would do anything for their family. if the Swede hurts one of the Hargreeves, Five would never stop coming after him. i thought it was very beautifulÂ
- mmm Reggieâs foreshadowing coming into play. proud of u Five
- the ending was so beautiful. everyone got closure in some type of way. except now Klaus is alone with nothing but his dog tags :(
- EMO BEN HAHAHA WTFFF?? is Lila in the sparrow academy? why was Benâs portrait over the mantle piece? did Five disappear?? is the sparrow academy just older versions of the siblings who stuck around?? so many questions
FINAL THOUGHTS
- Ellen Pageâs acting consistently blows me away. she is amazingÂ
- beautiful cinematography, funny writing, pretty good acting. i didnât like the soundtrack as much as i did the first seasonâs, but some of it wasnât bad.
- iâm glad ben got peace, but iâm also glad justin min isnât gone for good. his social media presence is too vital for us
- i swear to god if they keep treating klaus as a joke and donât let him get any actual development like everyone else had (he barely got closure with Dave, he reconciled with Ben through a second party) next season, iâm gonna riot. PLEASE i want to learn more about his powers now that Ben is gone. what happened to seeing tons of ghosts when heâs sober??
- Luther and Diego were probably my favorite duo of the season, Iâm so happy that theyâve reconciled and are bonding more.Â
- just seeing Vanya grow and be happy was amazingÂ
all in all, really wonderful season. i probably liked it better than the first one. now itâs time to consume fanfiction and maybe finish my own (check out âgod doesnât want him and neither does the devilâ on ao3!)
#the umbrella academy#tua spoilers#tua season 2 spoilers#the umbrella academy season 2 spoilers#the umbrella academy season 2#tua season 2#klaus hargreeves#luther hargreeves#vanya hargreeves#five hargreeves#ben hargreeves#allison hargreeves#raymond chestnut#dave katz#diego hargreeves#reginald hargreeves
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let's save the world
season two, episode six
five hargreeves x reader
summary: you attend a light supper with the hargreeves family- youâre confident to say it was a shit supper
warnings: cursing, the asshole reginald
word count: 4.5k
a/n: okay, iâm so sorry that this part took so long to come out (itâs also kinda short but thatâs more because the episode focuses a lot more on the other siblings), at first i stopped writing for a week or two and then i kinda focused on requests because i didnât want those people waiting too long, but hopefully iâll be able to crank these out over the next week and finish the second season. which comes the question: when season three comes out, do you want me to continue this? it might be a while, and it will also depend if i feel like continuing, but i want to know what you want as well. thanks :) please enjoy
iâm also sorry if there are any inconsistencies. i realized iâve had r go back to the cafe on multiple occasions when she said she wouldnât be back- i went ahead and changed that. i might have to read through my own story to fix my mistakes đŞ
after your drunken four person party at the hair salon, everyone went on their own ways to confront the issues they had so that they could have some semblance of peace before the six days you had were up.
you couldnât exactly face your problem. it came in the form of a certain fifty-eight year old man that had fucked up both of your bodies, and you didnât know where he was. sure, you could admit the problem and see that as facing it, but you wanted to at least tell five. you had no clue as to why.
for that moment, you allowed yourself to let it go. you were stumbling through the streets with the near empty bottle of champagne almost slipping from your grip. it was definitely a sight to see, one that would definitely be concerning to the passerby- only a few spared you a glance, though.
when you ended up at the cafe that you had missed, even after only being away for a day or two, you looked through the window from a few feet away. taking one last glance to the bottle, you quickly downed the remaining drink before tossing it into a nearby trash can and pushing through the door that rang a bell atop it.
stacy happened to be on shift, and when she looked over to see you, she had a smile at first- until she noticed your state. ây/n? what happened?â
waving your hand in dismissal, you push past the swinging gate. her face scrunches up as you move past her, âis that- are you drunk?â
with a shrug, you lean against the door to the back, only a push away from falling straight onto your back. âiâd like to think i hold my alcohol well,â you lick your lips, a small smile tugging your lips up, âitâs nice to see you again.â
before she had a chance to respond- to question why you were drinking, since she thought you to be a teenager, you had pushed through into the kitchen. you could walk to the stairs to the apartment with your eyes closed, and you nearly did. it was made a bit more difficult, since you were unable to balance fully on your feet, but you managed.
it only took you a few minutes to wrestle with the lock before you stumbled through the door and to the bed, falling onto the soft mattress, almost instantaneously passing out.
-
when you woke up, you had a killer headache, and you had to lay with your face in the pillow beneath your head- one that had a pool of drool sinking into the fabric, but you couldnât care for that right now- for a few minutes to remember what you did yesterday that gave you the horrible ache. it came back to you slowly, and you sighed heavily as you sat up, running your fingers through your messed hair.
standing from the bed, you made your way into the bathroom, looking in the mirror hanging above the sink to fix you hair that seemed to have gone through hell, with how it had been messed up so severely.
you shook your head once you were done, fixing your shirt slightly and grabbing a pain killer before shutting the light off and moving to leave the apartment. your eyebrows furrowed when your gaze fell upon an envelope that looked like it had been slipped through the crack at the bottom of your door.
glancing around the small room cautiously, you slowly stepped towards it, snatching it up off of the wooden floor once you made it. it was plain, save for the circular golden sticker holding the flap closed.
you pursed your lips, hesitantly pulling the sticker off and pulling the card inside out. your eyes skimmed over the words written.
from the office of sir reginald hargreeves
to my pursuers:
i, reginald hargreeves, request the pleasure of your company for a light supper on the twentieth of november, nineteen sixty-three, at half past seven oâclock.
-1624 magnolia street-
dallas, texas
âshit,â you mutter to yourself quietly, the envelope drifting to the floor as you release your grip on it to scratch your scalp. glancing towards the calendar, which had previously been used to count the days you were stuck here alone, your eyebrows furrow. âthatâs today.â
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you make your way to the address listed on the paper, looking at the tall building once you finally make it.
southland life.
reading the card once more to be sure this was the place, you sighed softly and walked across the parking lot to get to the entrance, not sparing another look up as you walk through the door.
looking around as you make your way up polished steps, you stuff the now folded card into your back pocket. as you get to the elevators, you see that one is already opened, so you quickly walk over to get in before it leaves you behind.
when you look into the opened doors, you stop for a moment when you see five. âoh,â you stare at him for a moment. âyouâre back.â
âyeah.â he motions to his side for you to actually step in, and you realize that you hadnât actually done that yet, practically jumping inside.
you stick your hands in your pockets. âyou usually donât just up and go like that on me.â you point out his previous actions, indirectly questioning where he had gone that was so important to leave you behind.
âsorry,â he glances to the ground, and you could tell he actually was. âi-â
he was cut off by the sight of a hand stopping the doors just as they nearly closed, âwait up.â
itâs diego who steps into the small space next, and you all look at each other in surprise and confusion, before the rest of the hargreeves family files in, all glancing at each other. it ends with luther, who you have to move to the side for.
the doors finally close on all of you, and there is a silence that you know is from the anticipation of what exactly is going to happen. the numbers over the doors begin to light up, one by one, each letting a ding echo through the space.
after a few seconds, a stench fills the air that has your nose beginning to scrunch up as you try not to breathe in- everyone else notices the smell, and soon itâs realized that luther was the one who had caused it. âsorry.â he stared straight at the numbers, not looking at any of you, âiâm nervous.â
the doors take way too long to open, but when they do everyone is rushing out, covering their noses to avoid smelling it any longer.
when you enter the floor, a sign hanging from a pole supporting the roof tells you that it is a tiki bar- if it wasnât obvious enough from the beachy decorations surrounding you.
âalright,â five is the first to get to the table, standing by a seat surrounding the circle. âwhen dad gets here, iâll do the talking, okay?â
itâs more of a statement than a question- you know that and you arenât about to argue. the only thing you know about the man is what five told you when he was actually thirteen. that he was a man who cared for nothing but himself and creating a team that he could control. you believed it. it was hard not to.
âiâve got a few questions for him myself.â diego tells him, and you know if he actually managed to ask any of them, this whole meeting would be over in an instant. he wasnât exactly the calm and understanding type.
you shake your head as you turn to look at them, standing at the chair next to five, âwe donât want to scare him off.â you tell them, glancing over everyone, âhe might be able to help us stop this new apocalypse and get home.â
the man isnât so ready to cooperate. âno, y/n, we need to figure out why heâs planning to kill the president.â
âokay, this is a matter of life and death, you imbecile!â five argues back, and you can tell this supper is going to be a real shit show.
âokay, maybe we should take turns talking?â vanya suggests, everyone looking to her as she grabs one of the decorations, âalright, whoever has this conch shell gets to talk.â
you run a hand down your face. this family and their terrible communication. âvanya, we donât have time for a debate, okay?â five tells her, already seeming to begin to lose his patience.
âmaybe i should lead.â allison walks forward and takes the shell from the other girl, âwe all know iâm a much better public speaker than the rest of you.â
diego looks at her from where he paces, âokay, daddyâs girl.â the jab is small, but you know itâs going to set off a lot. you look to five, your expression showing all of what you think. he just shrugs.
âoh, jealous number two?â the girl questions, raising an eyebrow at him.
the man moves around the table, âhey, no more numbers.â he glances around, âno more bullshit. weâre team zero.â
your eyebrows furrow in confusion. what is this crap? team zero?
âuh, diego.â luther speaks from his seat, âyou donât have the conch.â he motions to the object in allisonâs hand.
you have to look down at the table to hold in your laugh at that.
the man gives a tight lipped smile, holding his finger up for a second before taking the conch from allison and... throwing it, letting it shatter against the wall.
youâre about to finally let your laugh out, until the door comes swinging open, reginald swiftly making his way to the table as everyone stares. he sits and everyone is silent as they take their seats as well, and you fidget with your fingers.
âyou have not only burglarized my lab, set my chimp loose,â his tone is serious as he fixes the cuffs of his sleeves, âconned your way into the mexican consulate, repeatedly stalked and attacked me,â you didnât realize how much you had really done until you had gotten the list from the old man, and you see that he has brought a notebook with him when he brings out a pencil. âbut you have, on numerous occasions, called me...â
klaus is pulling a chair out next to him, a drink in hand. of course he had gone to the bar already. âhey, pop.â he smiles as he sits and leans back in the chair, âhowâs it hanginâ?â
reginald barely looks at him when he intrudes his little speech, his eyes moving to look around at all of you. â...dad.â you glance to your side to see how fiveâs doing, and as you had expected, he was annoyed. you could tell by the way his jaw had begun to lock in itâs place. âmy reconnaissance tells me that you are not cia, not kgb, certainly not mi-five, so.â he places the pencil on the table, âwho are you?â
everyone is silent, not sure exactly what to say, but five speaks up after a moment. âweâre your children.â
âexcept for me.â you cut in, holding up a finger just so he knew. you did not want to be associated with this man.
his gaze falls on you two as five takes a quick glance in your direction, âweâre from the future.â he continues as if you hadnât interrupted him, âin nineteen eighty-nine, you adopted us and trained us to fight against the end of the world.â the old man looks around, seemingly not believing what he was saying. âcalled us the umbrella academy.â
his gaze continues to move around, âwhy on earth would i adopt six-â
âseven.â he is cut off by allison, âone of us isnât here.â
diego is staring at the table, âdead.â he informs, looking up, âone of us is dead.â
âyeah, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba, enough of that now,â klaus speaks from his chair and you all look to him, slightly confused as he had turned to talk to what seemed like an empty space behind him. he turns back to the table, waving his hand in a silent sign to continue.
reginald laces his fingers together on the table, âregardless,â he looks away from who looked like a crazy person, âwhat would possess me to adopt seven ill-mannered malcontents?â
âwe all have special abilities,â you lean forward on the table with a pursed smile on your face, âbut, once again, you didnât get me.â you wag your finger in the air, feeling the need to reassure that point.
âspecial?â reginald seems to ignore your second point, an eyebrow raised in interest, âin what sense?â
âin the superpower sense.â luther speaks from beside him, giving a small smile as he nods.
the old man looks to him, âcall me old fashioned, but iâm a stickler for a pesky little thing called evidence.â he returns his gaze to everyone, âshow me.â
allison picks up her drink, stirring it with her straw, âeveryone wants to see powers all of a sudden,â she jokes, taking a sip.
âweâre not circus animals, okay?â luther informs him, âweâre not going to balance balls on our noses and... clap our hands like seals for your amusement.â he claps his hands together a few times. just as he finished speaking, though, a knife flies through the air, curving around reginald to stick in one of the wooden pillars.
itâs quiet as everyone looks at the knife, before reginald opens his notebook and begins scribbling something. everyone leans forward, âwhat are you writing?â diego questions quickly.
he looks up from the paper, âyou are zero for two, young man.â
allison giggles into her drink, and diego begins to push away from the table to go after their dad. you try to stand and stop him, but five gets there before you in a flash of blue. âstop!â he whispers to him, his hands on his shoulders for a moment to keep him from moving any further.
you sit back down in your seat, and look to reginald, who seems impressed. ânow, that is interesting.â
with a sigh, five moves away. âalright, quick run down.â he begins to move around the table, pointing to each person as he gives away their powers, âluther: super strength, klaus can commune with the dead, y/n can create and control fire, and allison can rumor anyone to do anything.â
âbut she never uses it.â diego takes his seat again, and allison rolls her eyes.
looking up from her drink, she looks to him. âi heard a rumor, you punched yourself in the face.â his eyes turn white and his hand balls into his fist before colliding with his face, and you cringe as he groans in pain, holding his head in his hands.
as he curses in pain, reginald seems to ignore it as he looks to the woman sitting next to him. vanya. âand you?â he questions her.
âuh, maybe we donât take vanya for a test run.â luther suggests, and everyone seems to agree.
she looks nonchalant about it. âitâs fine.â she says with a shrug, âi can handle it.â
she reaches for a fork, and everyone begins to try to stop her, âhandle it?â allison questions with a raised brow, âlast time you handled it, you definitely blew up the moon.â
when she doesnât seem to be stopping to everyoneâs protests, clinking the metal to her glass, all of you begin to push away from the table, but itâs too late when the fruit at the center of the table explodes, covering the table and everyone around it.
you look to your shirt in disgust. she couldnât have done something a bit less messy?
she smiles in her seat, shrugging her shoulders as she looks to the table. âoops.â
allison presses her lips together as she gets another drink and switches her straw over. diego stands from his seat, leaning onto the table. âlook, we know youâre involved in a plot to assassinate the president.â he speaks, and you roll your eyes at his continued insistence to save the president, as if that wouldnât change the timeline one bit.
reginald looks to him. âyou were recently hospitalized, correct?â you canât help but to clench your jaw at the mention, âyou still appear to be suffering from delusions of grandeur and acute paranoia.â his tone is matter of fact.
you look to five, who also seems to be knowing the direction this dinner was taking. south. plummeting into a near-erupting volcano that bubbled at the surface.
âam i?â diego pulls the picture of their dad in the grassy knoll out of his back pocket, reaching over the table to put it in front of him. âthatâs you.â he informs, pointing to his figure in the picture, âthatâs two days from now on the grassy knoll, at the exact spot the president is going to get shot.â
picking the paper up, he looks to him after inspecting it for a moment. âwell...â he looks around before passing the picture back over the table, âi suppose youâve solved it. you have single handedly unearthed my nefarious plot.â
diego looks at him, and you bite your lip. suddenly, you feel bad for him- mostly because reginald was a bastard that you could easily burn for everything he had done. âis that what you wanted to hear?â he questions, âyou fancy yourself a do-gooder? the last man who will save us from our descent into corruption and conspiracy?â everyone is silent as he continues, âthis is a fantastic delusion. despite the reality that you are a desperate man, tragically unaware of his own insignificance, desperately clinging to his own ineffectual reasoning. more succinctly, a man in over his head.â
he had sunk back down to his seat throughout his fatherâs speech, and you could see the tears gathering in his eyes. you look to five and he returns your gaze, and you can feel the frown that sets into your face. he sighs softly, looking down to the table as diego stutters his denial.
everyone is silent for another few moments, and you shake your head. âlook, forget about the president.â you wave your hand as if to swat the idea out of the air, âwe have a catastrophic war coming in five days. we need to figure out how to stop it.â
reginald looks at you. âwar? men will always be at war with one another.â
âno, this isnât just some war.â five tells him from beside you, his fingers laced together on the table that he leans on, âweâre talking about a doomsday. the end of the world.â
the old man looks at him for a moment. âwell,â he says after a moment, raising his hands to motion to the group, âyouâre the special ones, arenât you?â he smiles, but you can see the sarcasm behind it, âwhy donât you band together and do something about it?â
you all stare at him, until from the chair next to him, klausâ hands fly up into the air and he begins to shake, choked gasps escaping him. âis he having a seizure?â allison asks in concern, everyone looking at him in confusion.
âoverdosing, probably.â diego comments.
lutherâs eyebrows furrow, âshould we do something?â
âklaus!â five whisper-yells at the man as he leans over the table, ânow is not the time! what are you doing?â
he slowly turns towards where youâre sitting, and you grimace as you see the vessels that are beginning to pop out from beneath his skin, his face turning red from his choked breathing. âiâm...â the word is barely there.
âout with it, boy!â reginald exclaims.
âben!â after the word is spoken, he goes limp and falls to the ground, shuddering from where he lays on the wood.
reginald closes his book, placing it on top of some folders that he had also brought, âwell...â standing from his seat, he tucks the things in the nook of his arm, âthank you all for coming. iâve seen about enough.â
as he steps over the barely conscious klaus, luther watches, âno- i-â after a second, his hands slam down onto the table, making you flinch slightly from the sudden bang. he stands, ripping his button-up open, âlook at what you did to me!â he seems distressed as he shouts, âlook at it!â
five lets out a slight huff, falling back into his seat. âoh, shit. why?â
you bury your face in your hands, unable to comprehend how broken this family is. what is wrong with all of them? you donât think youâll ever know.
you look back up as reginald glances around before pointing to five. âyou in the culottes.â the young-looking boy lifts his head to look at him, âa word, in private?â he doesnât give him a chance to answer as he turns to leave, walking away from the family.
watching as five gets up, you fight for words but canât manage to say anything as he leaves you behind. he seems to enjoy doing that these past two days.
âcheck, please.â allison holds her finger up for the waiter to end this shit show already. you donât even wait for the paper to come, standing from your seat to get in the elevator ahead of them all.
the numbers ticked down as you stare up at them, letting out a soft sigh in the otherwise silent space. when the doors slide open, youâre left staring out into the hallway for a moment before you finally stepped out and left the building to be hit with the chilly night air.
deciding to stay a bit to possibly catch five on his way out you move to the side of the entrance on the sidewalk, sitting down on the cold concrete. you can see the cars waiting in the parking lot. you think one of them must be reginaldâs.
a few minutes later the other siblings exit the building, and you watch silently as they begin to make their way away from the building- but diego and luther come to talk to you first.
âyouâre not heading back to elliottâs place?â the knife thrower questions, raising an eyebrow at you as you look at him.
shaking your head, you pull your knees to your chest to get a bit more warmth. âiâm going to try to wait for five. iâd rather he not leave me behind for something important again.â
itâs quiet for a moment as the two nod, before luther claps his hands together. âalright, then. weâll see you when you get back.â
you play with your fingers as they walk away and one of the car leaves- vanya had gotten in, so you assume it was her âfarm frauâ as klaus had called her. the rest of the siblings quickly disappeared to... wherever they were going, and you were left alone (aside from the car that awaited reginaldâs exit).
after waiting for you donât know how long- maybe about twenty minutes or so- you see the flash of blue that signals fiveâs arrival and you quickly jump up from the concrete.
âoh, finally.â you sigh, brushing off your pants as he does the same with his uniform jacket, âit was starting to get too cold. what did the old man say? does he know how to stop this thing?â
the frown on his face tells you otherwise, and he sighs softly. âhe didnât help with anything. just told me what i already know.â
you run your fingers through your hair, staying quiet for a moment. âso, what do we do now?â the question almost makes you sound weak, and you hate it. you were just tired of having to save the world from something that you donât even know.
ânow, we make a deal.â he tells you, and you furrow your eyebrows in confusion, watching as he glances to the ground. âthe handler told me she would give us a briefcase in return for a favor.â
you feel your shoulders slump slightly at the mention of the woman. âi canât believe this.â you shake your head with a sigh, but youâre already grabbing his hand so he can flash you to wherever she may be.
when he doesnât do it, you look at him with a raised eyebrow. he looks surprised, for some reason. âyouâre not going to ask what it is?â he asks, wondering why you just blindly agreed.
âi trust you.â you shrug, and you yourself also find it incredibly stupid. the deal could be a death trap that you didnât know about, yet youâre ready just because he thinks it will help save everyoneâs ass.
after a moment of quiet, he nods. âokay.â he blows out some air, and you feel his hand tighten around yours slightly. âyou should know, though. she wants us to kill the board.â
that is what really gets you. âthe board? how are we even supposed to do that?â
âshe knows when and where theyâre meeting.â he tells you, and you purse your lips.
âalright.â you take a deep breath, âletâs make this deal before i change my mind.â
he nods, and without another second, youâve appeared in front of the door of a room that looks to be in a very fancy hotel. you keep hold of his hand, not able to deny the nervousness that washes over you at this task. but you could do it. you were one of the best assassins, so whatâs killing a few more people?
after five knocks on the doors a few times, they open to show a smiling handler. âah!â she exclaims, and you can tell she had been waiting on the two of you. âjust in time for a nightcap.â
she walks away from the door and you finally release his hand when you step in and close the doors behind you. âto be clear.â five speaks as the handler holds a cocktail out to him, âwe take out the board... you get us all home. no doomsday, no apocalypse.â
as he speaks she had moved to the bed, laying on top of the covers on her side as she takes a drag from her cigarette. holding a paper up in the air. âthatâs the deal.â
âweâre in.â you tell her before you can think any further, just knowing that this was a way to get home, the only way you knew of at the moment. if you didnât take this, who knows if you would be able to stop this. the first time around you didnât even stop the apocalypse, only escaped it.
when she waved the paper, you stepped forward and took it, unfolding the invitation. five looks over your shoulder. thereâs a seal of a bird at the top, and you quickly skim over the words.
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The Hargreeves Kerfuffle Part 2: Family Reunion
The Hargreeves Kerfuffle Part 2: Family Reunion
The Hargreeves siblings x Hargreeves!Reader (Familial Relationship)
BG: The Reader is Number Eight. It follows how you fit into the structure of Season 1 and the family dynamic of the siblings.
This part follows the collapse of The Umbrella Academy during their youth and having the family back together after years apart for the very first time.
I have mashed up the information and some events from both the comics and the tv series. So a heads up for readers who havenât read the comics, it was hinted in S2 but in the very beginning of the comics, itâs canon that Reginald is indeed an Alien.
The series will consist of 10 parts. Where the reader would have a focused interaction with each sibling. (Eg. After this part, it would be Luther x Reader, then Diego x Reader and so on! âYes Ben is included)
WC: 4786 (never had I written so much for one part before!)
Contains: Angst. Death- Reginald and Ben (so not exactly a spoiler, but while writing Benâs scene had my eyes water a bit.) Crap childhood and the Hargreeves being a mess.
A/N: You guys are literally the best! Reading your replies and comments about how much you enjoyed part 1 and are looking forward to the rest of the series, really warms my heart!
>>GENERAL MASTERLIST<<
>>THE HARGREEVES KERFUFFLE SERIES MASTERLIST<<
READ: [PART 1]Â [PART 3]Â [PART 4]
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March 21, 2019. Â
Never had you thought that you would be back here, looking up the gates of The Umbrella Academy, 13 years later.
There was and still is so much pain associated with this building, this entity, this identity of The Umbrella Academy. That you hadnât seen it coming- well not exactly completely blind to it. Sir Reginald Hargreevesâ upbringing of children-your siblings, your childhood- had always been shit but you had never come close to imaging it to be as emotionally and mentally damaging as it did.
Children at aged 7 finding out they had powers was great. To a kid, it was a dream come true to be a real-life superhero. It all started out as fun and games but soon, training started to be competitions to outshine your siblings-your competitors whist being told to work together at the same time. It was quite a hard concept to grasp as a young kid, but in order to get any attention and praise from a distant father, a kid would do anything.
By the age of 9, the superhero team of âThe Umbrella Academyâ was officially announced to the world. The group consisted of the 7 Hargreeves children, publicly known as: Spaceboy, The Kraken, The Rumor, The SĂŠance, The Boy, The Horror, and Foresight.
An 8th child with seemingly no superpower, had been secretly tucked away, hidden from the world and too, distanced away from her own siblings. It was though Vanya Hargreeves didnât exist.
You did try your best to spend time with Vanya and keep the Sunday sister bonding time with her, but with all your training and missions, combined with all her violin lessons and some other private lessons she often go on with in long periods of time - though she wouldnât mention what they were- there was absolutely no time to be in each otherâs presence, so soon you along with the rest of your siblings slip away from Vanya.
At age 10 was a big year for the Hargreeves siblings, they had kind of successfully protected the city of Paris from the chaos of the Eiffel Tower being a spaceship- yes it did flew away but at least the people were saved- The mission became world wide news and soon every move they made caught the publicâs eye. With this led to more intense training and additional etiquette workshops to better the groupâs public image.
Reginald being a helicopter parent took a toll on the children, who had coped in their own ways. Luther taking the role of âleaderâ to heart, Diego with his never ending hero complex, Allison using her power to get whatever she wanted, Klaus fell into the world of drugs and alcohol, Five-the rebel who thinks heâs smarter than everyone even dad, Ben into the world of video games, Vanya became ever more quiet and more to herself, and you-a yes person to dad who calls you his most valuable asset that has ever crossed his path, never wanting to let him down.
Things really started to get out of hand at the ripe old age of 13. Breakfast had been a mess, Five had a massive argument with dad and stormed out of the house. You ran after him, caught his coat just as he passed the gate- the very gate you are standing in front of now.
âFIVE! WAIT!â
âWHAT?â He turned, looking angrier as ever.
âPlease donât leave.â You place your hand on his shoulder- damn when did he become taller than you? âYou both can talk this out. Rationalized things outâ You pleaded.
He shook your hand away. âTalk? REALLY Y/N? You think good old dad would dare listen to someone younger than him? TO HIS OWN CHILDREN?â He snorted. âYou are daft y/n. I thought you were smarter than this-â Five sighed. âBut a guess you are too much of a daddyâs girl to see things clearly.â
âI know you didnât mean thatâ You stammered, not letting the tears fall. âthatâs just your anger talking.â
âoh but I do mean it. Now if youâd excuse me, I have to get going to prove dad wrong.â
Five makes a step forward but you blocked his way
âGET OUT OF THE WAY Y/Nâ He pushes you. âI DONâT WANT TO SEE YOUR FACE ANYMORE.â
As you fell to the ground, you see him blip away.
That was the last time anyone had seen Number Five and his final words still haunts you to this day.
âget out of the way y/n! i donât want to see your face anymore.â
To make matters worst from having a sibling disappear and to never come back was to have another sibling lose his life.
The media was quick to publish the news. It was all the tabloid and news outlets seem to care about. The headline would vary but all in all still carry the same heart-breaking news. Be it from âThe Horror dies in mission.â , âThe Umbrella Academy loses the life of another of its members.â to âRIP to teen superhero Ben Hargreeves aka The Horror.â
Oh Ben, dear Ben. Why must he be taken away? You thought. Why?
The mission was meticulously planned and prepared for. You were sure to have extracted all the information on what was to go down and what the villainsâ moves were from your vision.
You had memorized that every aspect of that dream- you had 2 weeks to prepare. Everyone was supposed to be safe, but why wasnât Ben?
Why didnât reality play out as to what you foresaw? You had never slipped up before. Why had the one time you did cost you the life of your beloved brother? Why?
While sobbing your eyes out onto Benâs grave, a memory of what seemed so long ago came rushing back.
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>>âIâm sorry y/n.â He said leaning on your door frame.
âBen!â You exclaimed. âIâm so glad youâre back up and running!â
Ben was caught off guard. âYouâYouâre not mad at me?â
âWhy would I be mad at you?â You questioned, genuinely confused at your brotherâs words.
âCause, Cause I almost got you killed. I am a monster.â
You sat up straight at those words, your ribs hurt a bit at the sudden movement, but you didnât care. Your brother was blaming himself for something he couldnât have controlled.
âNO BEN!â
Ben jumped from your sudden outburst.
You motioned for him to come closer.
âBenâŚâ looking into his eyes. âBen you are no monster.â
âButââ
âuuh uh Iâm not doneâ You held his hand in yours. âYou are no monster what happened then was an accident, nobody knew, heck nobody expected powers to just show up. It was beyond anyoneâs control. It took us by surprise.â
His shoulders relaxed.
âIt wasnât your fault. I donât blame you for what happened.â
He gave you a bone crushing hug. âThank you y/n. You donât know how guilty I was feeling.â Voice muffled by your shoulder, which is now wet with his tears. âI kept thinking about the pain I caused you and I wasnât allowed to leave my room even when I begged dad to see you and say sorry. y/nâ
âShhh shhhâ Rubbing his back. âItâs alright Ben. Whatâs important is that weâre all here now. Alive, Safe and sound.â. <<
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âIâm sorry BenâŚâ You choked out.
âIâm so sorry BennyâŚâ Wiping his gravestone of your tears. âIâI got you killed. I am a monster. I am THE monster.â You hiccupped. âIt is MY job to keep everyone same, to do the reconnaissance, to ensure that everyone in the frontline is safe. It is my power to foresee what could go wrong, to avoid disastrous mistakes. AndâŚ.and I failed, Ben. I failed. I failed you, dad, The Umbrella Academy.â
âI miss you Ben so muchâŚâ You lie down with an arm across the lawn. Picturing that is was him youâre hugging, that he is really there.â more than your annoyingly sweet ass could ever believe. I wish you were here Ben, safe and sound. And if you could hear me Ben, I wish you could forgive me.â
Your eyes slowly fall shut from the emotional guilt youâre feeling but a warm breeze passes through like a warm embrace lightening the heavy burden within.
A soft whisper of reassurance and familiar words brings you to peaceful rest.
âI forgive you y/n. It wasnât your fault. I donât blame you for what happened.â
You stirred from your sleep as you felt yourself lifted from the ground.
âCareful Diego! You might wake her up.â You hear Klaus say.
All this trauma, stress and was just too much to handle by minors and as quickly as all your powers came, the same goes for the people who left.
Klaus was the first to leave the academy at age 16, who choose to be self-checked at a rehab centre, stating that that was a way healthier environment then this shithole that was âhomeâ. Â Who could blame him? Especially when you yourself were planning to leave.
As much as you wanted to get up and leave in the dead of night, you canât. You donât have the heart to leave your remaining siblings behind. No, not in this environment. If you were to leave, you wanted them to go with you, to at least know they would have a good life ahead.
Under Reginaldâs watchful eye, it would take time to sort the plan out, but it would be worth it.
And you know just the person to talk to.
âHeyya Diego.â
âYouâre up to something y/n/n and I donât want to be in any part of it.â He says without glancing your way. âNot after the pineapple incident.â Diegoâs eyes finally landing on you.
Rolling your eyes, you chuckled. âOh come on Diegs! That was years ago! It was just a childish prankââ
Diego gives you the finger.
â-Oi! It is not MY fault what Luther did to you; besides you were supposed to take the EAST stairwell, NOT the West.â You say matter of factly, shaking your head. âUghh no, we are getting out of topic. Diego, I need your help and you have to promise not to tell anyone-â
âYouâre devising a getaway plan, arenât you?â
Your brows scrunched together. âHowâd youââ
âIâm not blind y/n, I recognised the look of someone who too is planning to escape.â
You raise a brow. âToo?â
âYes, Too.â Diego edges closer to you. âNow, why donât we save the trouble of potentially ruining each otherâs individual schemes and join forces. Team up. More brainpower. And whatnot. Deal?â Offering his pinky out.
You ignored the outstretched gesture. âWhat happened to being a lone wolf huh? Â I thought that was your thing now?â You countered.
âLike a said y/n, the more brainpower, the higher the success.â He explained. âSay, we do manage to get out or perhaps just leave, like Klaus. Where would we go? Where would you? Hmm?â
âI⌠IâŚâ You honestly donât know.
âExactly. Thatâs why we team up and once weâre out of here. We stick together for a while till we get back on our feet and figure out what we want then go our separate ways.â
You nod, digesting his words. It seems like a solid plan with ample flexibility before deciding on what to do with your life after. ButâŚ.
âOkayâŚ..â
âOkay!â
ââŚOn one condition. It would not only you and me. Weâll try to get to convince the others to come along too.â
âWhat?! y/n no, thatâs too many people on the plan-â
âMore brainpower, higher the success. Your words Diego. Not mine.â You retaliated. âBesides, we canât just leave everyone here. Itâs miserable here. Theyâre family Diego.â
âFine weâll tell Luther and Allison.â
âEveryone, Diego.â You stared him down. âAnd that includes Vanya. No buts.â
âUgh.Fine.â He points a finger towards your face. âWe tell Luther, Allison AND Vanya. But I swear y/n if anyone of them rats us out or backs out of the plan. We leave them behind. No pity if they choose to stay in this shithole of a house. They are old enough to make their own decision and to face the consequences.â He leans back to the bedâs headboard. âThatâs my final offer. Deal?â
âDeal.â You interlock your fingers, sealing the pinky promise.
It was easy to get Vanya on board, as she was the child that received the crappiest treatment from dad. Allison was hesitant at first but after convincing her the real world had so much more to give compared to that of the imaginary perfect bubble she created for herself here in the academy with the use of her power, she was on board.
Luther that ever loyal âleaderâ of the academy would never dare cross dad, the idea wouldnât have even crossed his mind. Diego had failed to make him see reason and so have you. Luther only came around to be a part of the escape because Allison had agreed to it.
It took almost 6 months. The time has come. You all had saved up enough money to rent a loft apartment downtown and pooled enough to last at least 3 months on your own.
At 1:00 am. Â All the remaining 5 Hargreeves are to ready with their backpacks to sneak out in groups, boys and girls, and meet at the rendezvous point, Giddyâs Doughnuts. There, a van would be available for them to drive to the apartment.
The boys were to go first, as to let Diego deactivate the security features of the house while Luther stands guard.
It was only supposed to take 15 minutes tops, it was 20 minutes past now. Something was wrong.
Deciding as a team to check up on the boys, you, Allison and Vanya head down to the foyer.
Upon arrival, you see Luther with his hands covering Diegoâs face, Diego who seem limp as a log.
âLuther whatâs going on?â Allisonâs voice rang out beside you.
âIâm sorryâŚ.â He looks down unto the unconscious Diego in his arms. âI just⌠I just couldnât.â
âNumber Eight! How could you! How could all of you! Three! Seven!â
The room seemed to turn colder by the sound of the voice. You turn and see Sir Reginald Hargreeves.
âDadâŚâ
âYOU ARE ALL A DISGRACE.â Reginald spitted.
âBut dad!â Luther pleaded. âI was the one who informed you about their plan!â
âENOUGH! NO MORE OF THIS FOOLISHNESS, BACK TO BED---â
âThatâs right NO MORE dad!â Shouted Allison. She glances at dad then at Luther. A frown etched her face as she commanded. âI heard a rumor that you couldnât move your legs.â
The effect was immediate. The lower half of Reginald and Luther stayed still as a rock while they tried their best to break free. But alas, Allison had the upper hand. âI heard a rumor you let us go freely.â At once, both men calmed down.
And to add insult to injury. Allison focused on Reginald and rumoured âAnd you would leave Diego Hargreeves, Klaus Hargreeves, Vanya Hargreeves, Y/n Hargreeves and Allison Hargreeves alone.â
Lutherâs betrayal felt like a stab in the back.
Moving on and creating a new life from the ground up for oneself was hard but having your siblings with you had definitely made it easier.
It took a while to get the hang of things, being 4 young adults with nothing. You missed Mom and Pogo, but you knew that they, like Luther would stick with Dad.
Vanya was the first to take up stack, she provided the finance to pay rent and groceries with the salary she would get from her violin performances at the local theatre. Soon Allison would also chip in from the money she received from her acting gigs.
Diego showed interest into joining the police academy while you wanted to get away from the lifestyle as much as possible, opted to move across the country and pursue tertiary education-because that was what normal 18-year-old do right? For once you want to be ordinary and what better way than experience what student life is all about.
Though there is one teensy detail that was hindering your application. You were home-schooled by your robot mom. There werenât report cards or grades that any university would accept. Even if there were, you wouldnât want to go back to that dreadful house.
 Both not wanting to lose your newfound passion, you and Diego had an enormous favour to ask.
âNO not a chance!â Allison crossed her arms. Â âItâs unethical!â
âYes we know-â you replied.
âBut itâs the only way.â Diego reasoned. âItâs not fair for y/n and I to not be able to follow our dreams and to finally FINALLY move on with our lives, Ally. While you and Vanya get to live out yours.â
You nodded along. âWe ask you just this one thing and weâre out of your hair.â
Allison looked between you two as if to decided whether it would be worth it. âFine, just this once.â Â She sighs. âAnd this doesnât get out kapeesh?â pointing her finger.
âkapeesh.â
~
âIâm gonna miss you so much!â Vanya admitted.
You pulled both your sisters into a hug. âIâm miss you gals more!â
Allison wipes her tears away. âDonât forget us okay? Remember weâre only a text away.â
âTell Diego that Iâm gonna miss kicking his butt when he come back from his officer training, ye?â
~
Over the years you hadnât lost touch with your family. Itâs been a while since youâve all together physically, but you do video chat every once and a while and you have a general tab on each of your siblings. Vanya is currently the 3rd chair violin at her orchestra, Diego had channelled his inner batman and believe to be a vigilante keeping the streets and public safe.
As for Klaus, Diego had told you that he hasnât managed to keep off his ~happy place~ and had seen him in and out of nightclubs.
AllisonâŚ.Well who wouldnât know about what sheâs up to. A-list celebrity with numerous critically acclaimed movies to her name, one half of Hollywoodâs hottest couple and amazing role model for mothers. Ahh Claire that sweet angel, who says that youâre her favourite aunt, that smile of hers melts your heart.
The last youâve seen of Luther is when his journey to the moon has been televised a couple of years ago. Thereâs been no news since.
 The rattling of the gate brings you back to the present.
âAH yes, Miss.y/n. He has been expecting you.â
âPogo!â You exclaimed, wrapping him in a hug.
âSo Iâm not to late then? Whereâs mom?â
âGrace is with Sir Reginald, my dear.â Pogo leads you up the stairs.
Looking around, everything is as pristine as usual. âI see that nothingâs changeâ You noted.
âYes, well I was asked to keep it as it always was.â
He opens the door to Reginaldâs quarters. There on the bed was dad, looking sickly pale but still alive unlike to what you had seen in your vision.
Beside him wiping away the sweat on his forehead was mom. âOh, my dear y/n Iâm glad you could join us.â She says as if years hadnât gone by without your presence.
You reach the foot of the bed. âDadâŚâ you begin.
But Reginald cuts you off. âNumber Eight. Glad to see that logical and curious side of yours overrides that irrational emotive side.â His voice weak yet still holds its signature condescending tone. âIt is your disposition to the voice of reason and mysteries of the unknown that led you here, despite your supposed hatred towards me-â
âThereâs no grey area, I do hate you.â
He waved his hand to dismiss your interruption.
âAs I was saying, it is of this reason- your control over the impulsiveness that is apparent to all of your siblings who lack control- is why you are my favourite.â
You scoffed.
âIt is true, my dear y/n.â
âOh please. You only see me as a âvaluable assetâ. Remember?â
Reginald nods. âI do, but I believe the exact words were âYou would do great things Number Eight. To see into the future is a valuable asset to have indeedâ. Thus, implying that your ability is the asset not you.â
âSure, just rub it in donât you.â Rolling your eyes.
âI hope that you do too remember that also in my own words that you were and still are âthe cleverest of the bunchâ.â
âSo why am I here, youâre clearly not dead.â You looked at him again.  Youâve never seen your dad so fragile ever. ââŚ.yet. So there must be something to do with that. Perhaps find your killer?â
On the bedside table, you took note of the cup of tea and medication. Your brain is in super speed, running through ideas on what could have cause him to be so sickly.
âIt could be your medsâŚ..â You look up. âMom who else has access to Dadâs medication?â
âJust us dear, Pogo and I.â
âNumber Eight there is no killer. I am dying because of old age, it is quite normal for-â
âNO No but the mortality rate is 350 years for the species ofââ
âAh!â Reginaldâs face showed of surprise which slowly turned into cunningest. âso, you know thenâ He chuckled.
âYes.â
âSince when?â He asked genuinely curious.
âWhen we first showed signs of powers, some of your notes were written in a language I did not recognised.â You recalled. âSo, I did some digging, it took a while but when I found about the secret safe under this very bed and what it contained. Everything became clearer.â
âVery good. Y/n. Nobody knew about the safe expect myself.â He looked over at Pogo. âDid you know of it?â
âNo, Sir.â Pogo admitted. âNot until now.â
âVery well indeed. You knew all this time, yet you didnât say anything. Why?â
âBecause it didnât matter.â You shrugged. âThe only thing that matter in this household was our powers.â
âDid the others-â
âNo, they didnât know. I hadnât told a soul. It is not my secret to share.â
âAnd soon it will be yours.â
âWhat?â
âNumber Eight, it is without a doubt my time here is limited. Perhaps as little as an hour.â
Never had you seen someone talk about their death like this. You shiver at the thought.
âBy the fact that you are here now and had seen a vision of me dead means that the block I had place on you to prevent you peering into events regarding me is failing. Failing as my health is.â
You want to be angry. How dare he supress your power. But you stand still as a rock by his confession. âwhy?â A soft whisper was all you could muster. âwhy?â
âBecause I had to keep my real identity a secret. To prevent you from exposing me.â He coughed. âBut turns out, you hadnât need to use your powers to know that, as what youâve told me.â He looked at you with watering eyes. âYou found that all on your own, yet you did not disclose anything.â He reached out for your hand to which you accept. âFor which I am delighted that at least I can say that I have one child, a daughter to be proud of.â
A daughter to be proud of.
You would like to think that you are strong and independent. And those are true. But that small child that all that wanted was to experience a parentâs love and affection. That emotional support of that small child which you thought you had successfully tucked away came clawing its way back to the surface.
ây/nâ You had almost missed it, wiping away your tears, you leaned closer.
âListen carefullyâŚ.â Your dadâs chest was barely moving. It was a struggle for him to get the following words out. âThe end is near, get the others âŚâŚand saveâŚ..theâŚ..tttiiiimmmâ
You never head what came next. Sir Reginald Hargreeves is dead.
Under the setting sun, Reginald looked at peace.
~
A half moon shines brightly above the house. It had been 3 days and 7 Hours since it happened.
Exhaustion is starting to catch up with you but there is still so much to do.
News channels had broadcasted the breaking news of your fatherâs death.
You had personally called your siblings to deliver the news, they are to arrive tomorrow for the funeral at noon. Â
Luther who had been expecting to relay dad his daily report status on the space radio, cussed at you in anger-those were the first words you heard in 12 years- calmed down and said that he will be there in 3 days, in time for the funeral.
âSweetie, I brought you some tea.â
âThanks mom.â You take a sip. âHey mom did you think youâre gonna be alright now that you knowâŚ. That dad is gone?â
She runs her fingers to your hair. âIâm gonna be fine dear, I am stronger than you know.â
You smile at her. You just canât help but to think whatâs gonna happen to her now that your dad is gone. Pushing that thought away-like she said, I am stronger than you know.
 âNow, why donât we get you to bed.â She cuts you off before you can say a word. âUh uh. You have done so much already. You need rest especially with the funeral in 9 hours. Pogo and I can handle the remaining task.â
âThanks again mom.â
She tucks you into bed. âGood night y/n/n. Sweet Dreams.â She kisses the top of your head. âI love you.â
âI love you too mom.â As she leaves your room, you realised that you didnât want to be alone. âMomâŚâ You called out, almost childlike.
âYes dear.â Grace makes her way back in.
âWell you stay with me? Sing to me until I fall asleep?â
âOfcourse dear.â She smiles, pulling up a chair beside your bed.
The lull of your motherâs voice sends you to sleep with the memories of the childhood before power. When everything was simple. When there was love in this household.
~
You awoke to sounds of screams and flashes of blue light. You hurry to your window, it shows the courtyard, a ball of blue chaos small black figures.
You pull on your jacket and ran downstairs, the clock in the foyer shows 11:37am. Crap you overslept! But that meansâŚ..that the figures you saw were your siblings. There are earlyâŚ.thatâs new.
You arrived in the courtyard just as you see Klaus throws a fire extinguisher at the blue light.
âWhat are you doing?!â Shouted Luther.
âWhat is that gonna do?â Allison questioned.
âI donât know!!â Klaus turned around âDo you have a better idea?âOh hey y/n! Nice to see you!â He ran over and gave you a tight hug. âWhat a family reunion ehh?â
Before you could reply, the ball of blue gave out a crackle of electricity.
âEveryone get behind me!â Luther pushes in front of everyone.
âYeah! Get behind us.â Diego chimed in, pushing Vanya closer to you.
Vanya ignores Diego, trying to get a better look herself. âIt looks like something is coming through!â
The ball of light exploded, the sudden burst of energy was blinding that you had to cover your eyes.
Then nothing, total darkness.
THUD. You heard Vanya scream.
âArgh!â
The blue chaos had expelled somethingâŚ.someone.
Luther was the first to speak. âWhoâs there?â
âShow yourself!â said Diego.
As a collective group, you walked towards the mystery person.
Your eyes go wide with shock. No it canât be, itâs impossible. You must be seeing things.
âDoes anyone else see little Number Five, or is that just me?â wondered Klaus.
Klaus looked around and saw that everyone showed that same face of disbelief. Pleased to know that it wasnât the drugs, he snickered. âNow THIS! THIS IS WHAT I CALL A FAMILY REUNION.â
Little Five who didnât seem to have aged a day since you last saw him,
Itâs been years but seeing him looking like he did back when you last saw him, you recall the last words he had shouted at you.
âget out of the way y/n! i donât want to see your face anymore.â
Five looks down at himself drowned in tattered oversize clothes, wining. âSHIT!â
Something is wrong, something is very wrong and you know it.
No way was this all a coincidence for your father to warn you about some impending doom and have Five to reappear 17 years later. It must be related somehowâŚWhatâs next you thoughtâŚâŚFor Ben to come back to life too?
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Lost Future Pt. 3
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Pairing: soulmate!Five Hargreeves x Reader
Summary: Soulmate AU where the soulmates share their wounds. || Along with your brother, you are transported into the 1960's with a bunch of kids you don't know. Turns out they are trying to stop the 2019 apocalypse and you are playing a key part of it.
Words: 6600 words
Warnings: Violence, swears, angst, fluff, mention of death, mention of illness, blood.Â
A/N: I finally finished it! I hope you like this last part of our two little soulmates story! Donât forget to leave your reactions in the comments!
Every Hargreeves and Beauchamps were gathered around the bunkerâs table, reviewing the last details of the plan that would preserve humanity after April 1st, 2019 came around. Everything was perfect, you were at your best, Vanya was ready for her part to come, Five had successfully located a team of operations agents and had abducted one of the duo, teleporting him to the woods to beat the shit out of him and remove its tracker. After his messy handy work, he teleported the Commission assassin to the bunker, where you would take possession of the man and play his role.Â
âSee ya soon.â You smiled confidently at your friends and brother. If you were unsure of your capacity to bring this mission to success, now you were pumped and ready to kick asses. You approached your target but were intercepted on your way by lips colliding with yours. The shock froze you on the spot, ironic considering that your body temperature was rising at an incredible speed. To your disappointment, you didnât have the time to recover and reciprocate the affection that said lips parted from yours.Â
âBe careful.â You admired how his exterior was a flawless portrait of calm despite how agitated you could see his soul. Fiveâs soul was a dark charcoal grey traveled by black thin and irregular stripes, no doubt because of his time as an assassin. Its jagged edges added to the menacing picture that was your soulmate's soul, but despite it being one of the darkest you've ever seen, you never feared it.Â
During your first training on Five, you were intrigued by the strange soul. In your life, you've never seen one react as Five's did. When you approached, its sharp edges were clearly trying to intimidate you and keep you away at all costs. It all changed when you tenderly touched the dark flame, its form creeping around your fingers, tugging you closer. Everywhere your own soul would touch his, the nearby dark strings regressed until disappearing completely and creating little white spots here and there. You could feel the change into Five's body, the relaxation, the lightness and the feeling of belonging.Â
Usually, you would keep the soul to soul contact to a minimum, the intimacy of the thing being too intrusive, but with Five, his need mixed with your desire made your hands wander. You stroked his soul like you would his cheek, enveloped your arms around the defenseless flame who crashed against your form and kissed the remaining dark spots away. Five's mind has never been as peaceful as it was in this moment, the feeling of being home was so warming and appeasing that he followed you like a moth followed a light whenever you tried to separate yourself from him.Â
âWill you still love me at the end of all this?â His insecurities were out only for you to see.
âForever. I promise.â You didnât know what he thought would scare you away, you just knew that nothing could change your feelings for him.Â
It was a good thing that the first sessions were one on one. It allowed you to pass time with him without worrying about the others snooping around and mocking how their brother became tender.Â
"Always." You smiled and turned to your target. Andrew positioned himself right behind you, ready to catch your falling body while you concentrated on the agent's soul.Â
You pushed the light grey flame to the back of⌠Zachary's body and took control. With your new training, the usual nausea was now a slight dizziness and you were up and walking in seconds. Zachary's efforts to regain control of his body were totally vain. The Hargreeves had an advantage while fighting your soul: they knew what you were. The agent had no clue, making it infinitely easier to block his attempt to take control.Â
The pain radiating from Five's beating was omnipresent. You were sure that some ribs were broken along with other major injuries. Oh and the abdominal pain you felt? Clearly not normal. Every detail of the mission was thought through, meaning that if you returned to Zachary's partner unarmed, there would be suspicions so you had to play the game and act as hurt. The easiest play of your life, really. The pain was pretty real so that wouldn't be a big deal. You werenât even sure you could walk.Â
Fiveâs face showed his concern when he saw you struggle to sit up. His hand reached out to help you, only to be batted away by your own.
"Itâs fine. I can do it." You saw his hands closing into fists at your pained grunts.Â
You lost your footing when you got off the table and fell to the ground in a yelp.Â
"Iâm fine." You tried to get up again but the white pain in your abdomen was too much.
"No youâre not. Stop trying to get up." Your soulmate positioned himself behind you. "Can you still do it?" You knew he was concerned about your well being, but pain had a tendency to make you impatient.
"Yes and the sooner we start the sooner it ends. So letâs go." Your fogged mind almost didnât register Fiveâs surprise at your outburst. "Sorry."
"No youâre right." He shook his head before grabbing a bloody pocket knife from his shorts. "Ready?" You answered with a nod, the knife went to your throat and you both teleported away, in the motel room Diego and Andrew found out to be rented by the Commissioners. Zachary's partner⌠Brendan lifted his gun as soon as he noticed the newcomers.Â
"Tell the Handler that my patience is getting thin." A groan fell from your mouth as Five tugged on your hair and exposed your throat. "And make sure to tell her that the next time I see one of her little puppets, she won't see me coming." The tension keeping your head up disappeared in a blue light, causing you to tumble to fall forward in a groan. Brendan was quick to kneel next to you to assess your wounds.
"Shit! He got you freakin' good that asshole."Â
"Damn midget was quick." You grunted in response, hands gripping your abdomen.
"The hell did he do to you?" Brendan helped you get on a bed and you recited the story Five gave you. "Dammit! We have to report that to the Handler." Brendanâs nervous back and forth walking was intriguing.
Curious about why reporting to the woman seemed so troublesome, you turned back to Zachary's soul and probed his memory. Five had warned you that the woman was special, but you didn't think it was that bad. The woman was mad, that was a fact. But when it came to your soulmate? Holy shit. She was a psychopath devil wearing Prada.Â
"You do it. I have to go to the infirmary." Gripping your ribs, you didnât even have to force your sentence to sound out of breath. From what you've gathered on Brendan, he wasn't the bravest one, meaning that he would insist for you to come with him to face the wolf that is the Handler.Â
"You were the one kidnapped. You tell the story." Bingo.Â
Breathing in sharply, you gestured for the blonde to come over. He grabbed the briefcase sitting on his bed to fix the proper date and location before walking over to your bloody form. He assured that your grip on him was secured and pressed the buttons to activate the teleportation. As it was your first briefcase travel, you werenât prepared for the twist your stomach graciously executed, forcing Zacharyâs last meal to hurry up your esophagus and fall on the floor in a brownish puddle.Â
Brendan jumped away fairly quickly, scrunching up his nose in disgust. "Couldâve warned me man."
You barely had time to shoot him an annoyed glance that medical staff took you away to treat your injuries and test you in case of a concussion, letting you time to analyze your surroundings between each test and identify potential exits if it ever came to that. From time to time you had to turn to Zachary, who was still clueless of what was happening to him, shown by his incessant attempts to order his body to move, and push him farther. His pleas for someone to help him were loud and clear, disrupting your attempts to concentrate and answer the nurses questions.Â
The nurses left you alone in your private room now that every wound on your new male body was disinfected and patched to their liking. You refused every painkiller that was offered to you in fear of losing control over Zacharyâs body and also to keep your mind focussed on the task at hand. One of the doctors came back with what you assumed was your file, explaining how lucky you were to be alive blablabla. You werenât lucky. You just had the best assassin of the whole timeline as soulmate and he happened to know where to strike to cause maximum damage without killing its prey.Â
"The nurses will prep you for your surgery. Your spleen has been damaged and is now bleeding into your abdomen."
You raised your hand to interrupt him. "No, I have to talk to the Handler first. Itâs urgent." Your heartbeat accelerated as your nervosity increased. The surgery would eat up too much of your precious time and who knew what would happen of you when under anesthesia.Â
"Sir. We have to bring you into surgery as soon as-"
"I said no! If you want me to have this surgery, youâll have to get the Handler here first!" You cut him off.Â
"We donât have ti-" The poor doctor was cut off about, but by a feminine cough this time. His fear clearly showed on his face at the vision of the extravagant lady in the doorframe.Â
"Good thing that Iâm already here then. Iâm sure we can have a little five minutes. Go get yourself a coffee." Her tone seemed sweet despite her hard commanding eyes, their intensity raising the hairs on your arms.Â
The argument was clearly over. The doctor hurried out of the room, allowing the blonde woman to take her time to talk to you. As you took in her sweet exterior, her radiant smile and her interesting clothes, you were thankful for your ability to see everyone's true self, because if you had crossed her path without being able to see her jet black soul, you feared that you would have trusted her without a second thought.Â
"I see Number Five hasn't lost his touch." She gestured vaguely at your numerous injuries with her perfectly manicured hand, which you couldn't help but notice, the vibrant red looking like blood on the top of her fingers. "But I guess he did lose some efficiency in his adorable little shorts, you are still breathing after all."
"He charged me to deliver a message to you ma'am." A gurgling sound punctuated your words, causing you to cough as soon as you finished your sentence.Â
"You will have to do it quickly darling, we don't want you to run out of time before you tell me." She moved closer to hear your words better. Her lack of empathy hit you right in the gut, you, no, Zachary was dying and she couldn't find it in herself to at least fake some kindness.Â
"Karma is a bitch." You chuckled at her confusion before quickly leaving Zachary's body behind and entering hers. The slight vertigo that you were now used to wasnât as bad as when you trained with the Hargreeves. Despite what you thought, she hasnât seen you coming and offered no resistance. You let yourself the time to adjust while she still hasnât detected you yet, her confusion overwhelming your mind and senses. Soon though, she started to feel wrong and tried to walk away from the weak form of the injured agent. Panic flooded through her mind when she realized that her body wouldnât do as asked. What is happening?Â
"Oh. You just got hijacked.â You snickered. Make sure that the Handler was in the building, check! You walked out of the room just as the doctor came back to take the dying man to surgery. Not knowing that this agency was full of murderers, you would have felt bad for what was coming, but you knew.Â
You ventured into endless corridors, your destination in mind. You had to make it there without having to search her mind for the directions if possible. You tried to block out her murderous thoughts, her rage sounding like thunder under your skull gave you a really bad headache. Fortunately for you, you had had your fair share of headaches in your life meaning that you had a good tolerance for them.Â
Unfortunately for you was that you couldnât make your way out of these damns corridors and find the briefcase room. Five had formally forbidden you to peek into her mind, saying that her mind was too dangerous to adventure yourself into. You hated to admit that he was right.Â
Five's soul was definitely nothing compared to the one right in front of you. The craziness that was boiling into its depth was licking at yours in an attempt to corrupt you or scare you away, you weren't sure which.Â
âMaâam? Are you alright?â You almost didnât register the concerned voice into all the chaos of your head. A sweet-looking woman wasÂ
âY-Yes.â You pinched your nose at the waver in your voice. âIâm just feeling out of it today.â Andrew would have been proud of your acting talent, he always told you that you were terrible. âCould you please show me the way to the briefcase room?âÂ
Her brown eyes widened as if you had insulted her whole family, stressing you out. What did you say wrong? I never say please, you little shit. You mentally facepalmed at that.
âEm. Sure, maâam. This way.âÂ
You had to bite the inside of your cheek to stay silent when the Handler didnât stop screaming in your head. You focussed on placing one foot in front of the other without face-planting in your high-heels while massaging your temple with your fingers. The headache was slowly morphing into a migraine, it wasnât good.Â
As soon as you saw the desired room, you made your way in it, caught the first one, and quickly inserted the right time coordinates.Â
The numbness creeping slowly into your mind scared you to no end. Tiny strings of her soul tried to reach yours, sometimes succeeding and making your heart rate skyrocket. Every barrier you tried to put between you, she would destroy them or find a way to pass through the cracks. At first, she tried to take control again but when she realized that it wouldnât work, she then passed to stab your mind with her own. Images of dead bodies would then flash before your eyes at her fortunate stabs, some bloodier than others, some had severed limbs, others were disfigured. It disgusted you how these people were butchered like they were animals. Then why are you helping their killer? You froze in place, the severity of her words hitting you like a train.Â
It⌠couldnât be. You knew he was a killer, Five never lied about doing atrocities in the past, but hearing it and seeing it were two different things.Â
âYou forced him to do itâŚâ As much as you wanted to believe your own words, you knew that it couldnât erase the fact that he did it nonetheless.Â
âY/N! Are you alright?â Your body was suddenly shaked back and forth, making you blink a couple of times to regain your senses. You were back at the bunker, in Andrew's arms, the Hargreeves concerned gazes fixed on you. As much as it hurt to do so, you couldn't find it in yourself to meet Five's gaze, the memories of lifeless corpses lingering at the back of your mind.Â
"I'm okay." Your voice was small, tired, just like how you felt.Â
"You don't look okay." You shrugged it off, entering your previous location's coordinates as the next destination in the briefcase and made your way toward Vanya, holding your hand out to her. You fled your problems as soon as you could.Â
Helping Vanya to stay on her wobbly feet was more difficult than you thought with the deadly high-heels you were wearing. You ditched them after having once again entered the bunker as your terminus.Â
A metallic sound caught your attention, the handcuffs in Vanya's hand shone under the neon light of the empty office. With a single nod, Vanya caught your wrist in one of the loops and closed the other around one of the many metal bars blocking the window. Everything was in place. Now, the last thing for you to do was get into Vanya's body and stay on the backseat while she used her ability to destroy the complex.Â
You visualized the bright white soul that was Vanya's and made a move to get out of the Handler's body when a sharp stab into your essence pulled you back into it. I wonder how Five will take that his soulmate doesn't make it back.Â
Cold sweat covers your body instantly, panic surging through your every nerves. Her soul found an opening into your fragilized wall and took advantage of it. Black threads emerging from her soul had wrapped themselves around yours, keeping you prisoner of her physical form. You let your guard down and it would now cost you your life.Â
"Y/N, everything alright?"Â
You slowly shook your head, tears forming into your eyes. You choked on your air, the Handler fighting you for control. The hours spent into Zachary's body, the pain you had to endure, all the time travelling, the body jumping added to the images of your soulmate's victims rendered you tired, allowing the mad woman to push you back to second.Â
"Five should have known better than to send a little" Her soul gripped yours as tightly as it could, her wrath flowing around in a psychotic manner making you almost pass out. "weakling to control me."Â
"Leave her alone." You haven't heard Vanya's voice much during the time you passed with her family under the yellow house. She was always shy, keeping her thoughts to herself. It surprised you that she managed to express herself in such a stern manner, an excited shudder ran through you. Maybe you had a chance.Â
"If you uncuff me." The grip on you tightened at Vanya's hesitation. "Or I'll crush her."Â
Oh. Bad idea. Once brown eyes suddenly became as white as snow, her soul and body glowing in the dimly lit room. The Handler's grip on you slipped when a blue stream hit her square in the chest, her body falling to the ground with her hand still tied to the bars.Â
Seeing an opening, you swiftly threw yourself out, seeking refuge into Vanya's mind. The silence that reigned there was welcome, you let yourself fall limply somewhere into the depth of Vanya's form, totally drained from the last interference. She must have felt your forced entry because the next thing you knew, her soul was shining like a thousand suns followed by the sound of destruction.Â
Vanya's power wave exploded the walls and ceiling surrounding you along with the entirety of the Commission's complex. You blacked out when Vanya made her way into the air, a bubble protecting her from the debris with the briefcase in hand.Â
âŚâŚâŚâŚâŚâŚâŚâŚâŚâŚâŚ.
11 days. The 11 best days of your life. Even though you passed them fighting to prevent the apocalypse, you would never change them for anything. You had the opportunity to meet your soulmate, fall in love with him and get to know him along with his family.Â
Back in your very own body, you were delighted when you learned that the apocalypse wouldn't happen in 2019 now that the Commission's base was reduced to ashes. The happiness you felt from Five's kisses and the loud cheers resonating around you was short lived, Andrew's sad gaze met yours, causing your eyes to tear up. He forced himself to smile, but you saw right through his facade. This same smile was forcing his handsome features back then and it hurt just the same to see him trying to be positive for your sake when he was himself drowning in his sorrow.Â
You leaved a confused Five behind and rushed into your brother's arms, your hands closing on his shirt in tight fists. His arms wrapped around your form just as tightly as yours were around his, the thought of leaving him behind again filling you with dread.Â
"I love you so much." The sob breaking your brother's whisper torned your heart apart.Â
"What's going on?" Unbeknownst to you, the room had stopped celebrating, instead focussing their attention on the odd scene happening before them. Allison was the first to ask what everyone was secretly thinking.Â
You took a deep breath, mentaly preparing yourself for Five's reaction at your next words. Releasing the fabric, you separated yourself from Andrew's shirt and joined your hands in front of you in an attempt to stop them from shaking. As soon as your soulmate noticed them, he space-jumped next to you in hope of giving you comfort, instead you cower back into Andrew's chest, but this time facing the rest of the group. You avoided his hurt gaze by watching your fingers.Â
"I-" The lump closing your throat made it difficult to speak your mind. A reassuring hand fell on your shoulder hoping to give you the strength needed. "I won't be there when you go back to 2019."Â
"It's fine, I can space-jump to Canada without a problem." Five frowned, concerned about why you being in another country was an issue.Â
"That's not what I mean." You shook your head and closed your eyes tightly in hope to keep the tears at bay. "What I mean is, when you go back in 2019 I won't be there 'cause I'll be dead. I died in 2009 of a brain tumor."
There, finally it was out! Minus the sharp breaths here and there, the room was utterly silenced. That is until Five kicked the nearby coffee table. The sudden sound made you jump and open your eyes to meet the image of your angry soulmate. You almost regretted telling him, but you knew that he deserved to know.
"That's impossible. You wouldn't be here if you were. Ben isn't." You had to fight yourself to not avoid his angry gaze. He was in denial and you would help him through it. You had accepted your death long ago, your eternal slumber along with your last moments still engraved into your memory.
You could feel yourself floating in comfortable darkness. Your senses were numb, no sounds bouncing around, nothing to taste, nothing to see, nothing to touch, nothing to smell. You couldnât tell why, but being this senseless made you panic slightly. How long had you been there? An hour? A day? A year? You had no memories of how you ended in this isolated place. However, something in you, hidden deep inside, said that this was better. This was safe. The appeasing thought cleared your mind and allowed your muscles to slowly loosen.Â
A flash of color appears in front of you. No. Not in front of you. In your mind. Light green orbs watched you closely. Their magnificent color was tainted by tears. Why is he crying? Light brown strands fall in front of his eyes, hiding his tears from your view. His hair was chaotic like he had passed countless times combing his hand through his strands. A chuckle rose in your throat, aiming to be set free and be heard. Only silence resonated in your ears.Â
His form is now shaking slightly. His untamed locks moved in quick succession and sobs reached you. His distress felt like a punch to the gut, stealing all of your air and squeezing your heart. You desperately wanted to reassure him, but at this point in time, all you could manage to do was stay still and wait for your fast-approaching end. Right, I was- You never got to relieve him of his pain, forming the second biggest regret of your life. You felt a pressure on your right hand, warmth spreading from the contact.Â
âYouâll get better soon Panda. I promise,â His sobs stopped and a tear-stained face forced a smile at you. Despite seeing the most hurtful smile on his lips, you believed him. The pain already started to fade away. âYouâll be alright.â
The day I died. Your brother was right, you were alright. You werenât suffering anymore. No more dizziness, no more vomiting, no more seizures and no more explosive migraines. You were free. Only⌠Your biggest regret would continuously haunt you. I never got to meet him.Â
In the background, you could faintly hear the flatline of the EKG along with the last cry of your precious brother and parents calling your name.
"I got diagnosed with a brain tumor in Spring 2003. The tumor appeared out of nowhere, but I remember feeling it developing in me. It felt like every cells of my body were vibrating."
Five remembered the first time he time-traveled. It was in Spring 2003 and he remembers the exhilarating feeling of the power vibrating within his body.Â
"Then I felt warm, even with the cold wind outside. That's when I knew something was wrong."
Five's first attempt to time travel was small. He aimed to the next season: Summer.Â
"After that, there was a weird nagging feeling that made me nauseous. Then again, I felt the vibrations and suddenly felt cold."
Five, in the excitation of the moment decided to travel further into the future, in the next Winther.Â
"And again, I felt the vibrations followed by the warmth. But then I don't know. It felt like something inside me broke."
Five decided to aim higher; many years later, landing in the apocalypse. Despite his best efforts to go back, he was stuck there.Â
"So I survived for 6 years before I died in 2009."
You didn't register Andrew's grasp tightening on your shoulder, but you did register Five falling to his knees in defeat. You hurried to his side, concern guiding your movements. Your hands found their home on his cheeks, wipping away the tears falling from his sad blue eyes.Â
"I caused this. I'm so sorry." He engulfed your form into a desperate hug, hiding his sobs into the crook of your neck. The sound of his whimpers hurt you the most.
"Well, maybe we can go back and find a way to cure you." Luther said while comforting a crying Allison.Â
You shook your head, you knew it was pointless. "My parents tried everything. My tumor couldn't be removed, it was too close to a vital area and because of my ability, my tumorous cells were mutated. So chemotherapy and radiation therapy had no effect." You tenderly stroke Five's cheek to get his attention. "This wasn't your fault."
"Yes it was!" His yell made you jump. "When I time-traveled it put your cells under the same pressure than mine and because yours were not made for it, it formed a tumor!" The tears wouldn't stop falling down his face, dampening the hem of his shirt and breaking the last pieces of your heart. You had fucked up by allowing him to fall in love with you.Â
"I can make you forget me." The mere idea of doing it made you sick however, if it could appease his pain, you were willing to do it.Â
Five's eyes widened before his hands gripped both your shoulders harshly. A yelp escaped your lips at the movement, alerting your brother who jumped into action. Too late. Five had teleported the both of you at the opposed side of the room, his distressed state only allowing him that much.Â
"Don't you dare do that! You really think that I'd give up the only thing that made me survive the apocalypse without saying shit? I was alone for forty-five years and the possibility of meeting my soulmate one day was the only thing that gave me the strength to continue to fight! Everything I did during those forty-five years was to save our future Y/N!"
"Hey listen-" Andrew was cut off by a furious Five.Â
"No you listen, asshole. For once I thought I would be able to be happy! My life on the run was finally over and I could start fresh! But I'll never get to live that because she will be dead when we get back!" His breathing was getting erratic, his eyes were wide and his soul was getting more and more agitated. You noticed the once thin black strings were now not only thicker but longer too. Worry made you take his hands in yours.Â
"And whose fault is this, genius?"Â
"Andrew!" Your scream made everyone stop, even Five whose fists started flowing a soft blue, definitely planning on teleporting to your brother and beat him with all of his cumulated rage. Instead, you turned to him and asked him to teleport you both away. His eyes met yours for a second before your wish came true.Â
You were now at the brim of a forrest with no one around to hear what you had to say.Â
"Five," You took his cheek in your hands and met his angry orbs with your teary ones. "I can't thank you enough for loving me. The moments I passed with you were the best of my life and I am so, so sorry for not telling you earlier about my condition. I love you and believe me, I would do anything to be able to live alongside you." You started crying at one point and burried your face in the crook of his neck.Â
His arms circled your waist, pulling you further into him to register every detail of your body. Your loud sobs almost covered Five's small whisper.
"Can you do it again?"
"What?" You pulled away slightly, confused about his intentions.Â
"Like in training."
Ah that. You were puzzled as to why he would want you to do that right now but if it could help him get better, there's no way you would deny him. So you focussed your mind into transfering your soul into his body, lovingly tracing his soul with your fingers to appease his suffering.Â
You felt the shudder running up Five's spine, along with the blush warming his cheeks, earning a chuckle from you. It made you sad to think that this was the last time you would be able to tease him that way.Â
"Now stay in there while I get us back home."
"What?!"
"This doesn't have to be the end of us." Your body was leaned down with the utmost care on the feet of a birch tree.Â
"Are you sure it's gonna work?"Â
"I have to try." He coughed to get himself together and teleported back to the bunker where he met an angry brunette.Â
"Where the hell is my sister?" Luther and Diego tried to intercept the angry teenager before he got to their brother, forgetting that it was pretty simple for him to dematerialize himself and pass through them. You would have laughed at Diego's horrified face if Andrew's fist wasn't coming swiftly towards Five's face. What a drag. Five thought.Â
He dodged the hit by teleporting away, near the briefcase where he entered the coordinated leading to 2019.Â
"She's with me."Â
You would have rolled your eyes at Five's condescending tone if you had a physical body.Â
"He's worried, Five. You weren't better."
He scoffed and made his way in the center of the room. He would never admit that you had such an effect on him, even though he knew it has been pretty clear in the last minutes.Â
"Why?" Andrew was now less angry and more confused. Quite frankly, so were you.Â
"If her mind travels within another body, maybe her soul will stay alive." You hummed in approval. It could work. On his side, Andrew nodded and hurriedly flicked Fiveâs forehead, a groan erupting from the Hargreeveâs throat. You laughed at the gesture, making sure to restrain your soulmateâs movement so he wouldnât hurt Roo for something that was destined to you.
âYou better visit me when you get back.âÂ
âItâs a promise!â You said after quickly gaining control of Fiveâs body to smile at your brother, one last time. As funny that the irritation radiating from Five was, you had something to do, so you gave him back the charge of his own body and got comfortable in some quiet corner of his mind.Â
The time travel to 2019 was a success. All 6 Hargreeves now back in their adult bodies, cheered at their accomplishment, some jumping into their siblings arms while others proposed to go get a drink. Five was delighted that finally, everything would be okay, his family was safe and he could live a life as normal as possible.Â
âWait wait!â Klaus stopped the group from leaving the lobby of the Umbrella Academy manor and turned to his blue-eyed sibling. âDid it work? Is she still with you?âÂ
Five took a moment to concentrate and search his mind for your presence. Usually his soul would easily find yours and interlace itself until both nearly merged together. This time, though, the desired reaction never came. With each passing second without finding you, Fiveâs eyes would widden more and more alerting his siblings of the problem.Â
Five desperately yelled your name in hope that maybe your soul had just fallen asleep or something and that you would suddenly reach out to him and soothe his worries. Seconds passed without any movement from you part, bringing Five to his knees once again. His plan didnât work and you were lost to him forever.Â
âFive, let us help.âÂ
Just as a comforting hand reached for his shoulder, Five teleported himself away to hide the new wave of tears that were falling down his cheeks. âThereâs nothing any of you can do.â His voice broke just like the last string of his heart that was keeping it together. A scream broke the silence of the house, all of his pain expressing itself and bouncing around in the empty corridors, reaching his shooked siblings. It was the scream of someone whoâd lost everything he had and they were scared of the lengths his desperation would push him to make himself feel better.Â
Even after 2 months, Five couldnât stop himself and plan a way to get back to you. He elaborated multiple scenarios and outcomes to find a secure way to be able to go back and restore what he destroyed, meaning your brain. His bedroom walls were worse than the time he had to write his equations to find who to kill to prevent the apocalypse. Every day one of his siblings would come and see how he was doing and maybe share some words that were never answered, trying to see if their brother was lost to them too.Â
On the 67th day, Vanya received a text from Andrew, asking Five to meet at an address. When the news got to him, Fiveâs hand froze in the middle of his writing. You had promised to see him when you got back. The thought made Fiveâs anger boil in his veins. You made 2 promises that you didnât keep. You had promised to love him forever, yet you were gone and now Andrew was expecting you somewhere in your country. Taking it upon himself, Five made multiple jumps to finally reach the desired destination.
âVanya told me you had a hard time to accept that she was gone.â Immediately, Fiveâs hand curled into a fist, ready to lash out at the man who was proclaiming to be your brother but let you down without a fight. He wasnât there for a whole second that Andrew was already poking into the wounds of his heart.
Fiveâs fist shot through the cold air of the Canadian autumn, aiming at Andrewâs face full force. Five prepared himself for the pain that usually comes when bones hit bones, yet he felt no pain, instead losing his balance when his fist passed right through the brunette. Unable to regain his balance in time, the man fell to his knees right in front of a stone. No, not a stone.Â
Y/N Beauchamps
October 1st, 1989
March 14th, 2009
Your grave. The sight of it made it even more real. You werenât coming back. His anger along with his need to fight disappeared, letting place to his grief. He cries silently, his form still kneeling before the stone marking your last home. Andrew stayed close behind for a while, eyes fixed to your grave before finally touching its corner softly and walking away.Â
Time passed and Five couldnât take his eyes away from your name engraved into the stone.Â
âIâm scared that I will lose it for good. That I'll return to be the monster that I was back at the Commission.â His puffy eyes had no more tears to share after a whole 2 months of crying your death. âI miss you so much.â He gently reached for your grave, touching the letters with care like they were a part of you.Â
âTook you long enough, soulmate.â Your voice echoed through his head, hurting Five even more. He was hallucinating your voice again. âOh, no. Itâs really me.â The feeling of your soul enveloping his made him gasp and fall on his behind. He could hear your voice in his dreams, your laugh in the wind, see your form in a crowd but never, never could he recreate the feeling of your souls mending.Â
âY/N!?âÂ
âI missed you too, Five.â The feeling of a kiss fell on his cheek despite anyone being around, filling him in utter joy. You were back.
âH-How-â He couldnât form a tangible sentence, making you chuckle in the back of his mind. Its sound melted his insides and would have brought tears to his eyes if only his body wasnât dehydrated from his last crying session.Â
âYou were right. My mind time-travelled with your body, but the jump ate the last of my energy which forced me out of you and back at my grave.â You traced his soul with yours, eliciting a delighted sigh from Fivesâs lips. âI couldnât go and find you, so I had to wait for you to come to me.âÂ
âSorry for taking so long. I should have known.âÂ
âDonât. We are together now.â You soul snuggled into his before separating yourself and making Five panic. âRelax, Iâm just incredibly tired.âÂ
âWill you be there when you wake up?â A part of his soul reached for you, enveloping itself around a part of yours like you two were holding hands. The fear radiating from him made you dizzy.
âYes.â You settled again into a corner of his mind, his soul still connected to yours. âOh and Five?â He hummed in acknowledgement. âI never break a promise. I love you.âÂ
âI love you too.âÂ
Your presence into Fiveâs mind kept him sane, while your appearance in his dreams made him whole.Â
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A/N: I just wrote the penultimate chapter and oh my, is it long
Warnings: racial discrimination
Word Count: 3131
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Chapter 5: The Swedish Job
(Y/N) wheezed as the coral dress she had just slipped into squeezed her ribcage so tight, she was beginning to see stars. Grace nodded in acknowledgement before shaking her head at the tailor. The woman at the girlâs side frowned slightly. âAre you sure, maâam? I can touch it up so that it wouldnât squeeze her so much.â
âIâm quite sure. It isnât a good color for her.â Grace waved her hand in dismissal. Once the dress had been removed, (Y/N) greedily inhaled as much oxygen as she could into her lungs. When the tailor walked away to retrieve another dress from the hanger rack, the girl leaned over, bracing her hands on her knees.
âMom, this is the⌠fifth dress now,â She breathed. âHow many more of these do I need to try on?â
âHun, I just want you to look perfect. Preston already has his suit picked out and itâd be nice if you two would match-â
âWait,â The girl waved her hands in the air. âPreston?â
Grace frowned. âYes, Preston.â
âBut I just went on a date with him! I have to see him all the time?!â
âIf youâre gonna marry him, then yes!â
(Y/N) groaned and rubbed her face with both her hands as the tailor returned to her side with a baby blue dress. Grace shook her head in distaste before it could even be tried on and motioned for another one to be picked out. Huffing, (Y/N) crossed her arms over her chest and grumbled to herself, eliciting a soft laugh from her mother. âYouâll be fine, (Y/N), the four of us are arrivinâ at the gala together. Now, doesnât that sound a little better?â
The girl hesitated at first, but nodded. âYeah, I guess it doesâŚâ She whispered before the tailor was slipping her into another dress. This one was chiffon and orange, flower designs starting from the torso and spreading up the chest, and out to the see-through sleeves. Grace squealed and circled her index finger in the air.
âGo âhead and twirl for me, darlinâ.â She clapped as (Y/N) bashfully smiled and spun in a circle for her mother. âItâs beautiful! Perfect! Weâll have this one!â She vigorously nodded, the tailor visibly sagging in relief. (Y/N) let out a sigh and chuckled at her motherâs excitement. She had to admit, though, it was a beautiful dress. Perhaps not one she would wear if she was in her actual body, but it was fitting for her physical age. Once the tailor packed up and left their home, Grace let (Y/N) change back into her casual clothing before guiding her downstairs. âTime for dancinâ lessons.â
Entering the parlor, (Y/N) was greeted by her dance instructor and Preston. Smiling tightly, she stepped lightly into the middle of the floor with the boy.
âLetâs pick up where we left off, children.â The instructorâs flowy voice sounded as he put on a record for the music. In preparation of the gala, Reginald insisted they practice with Mariachi music, much to Prestonâs distaste. The boy rolled his eyes behind their instructorâs back as the music began to flow throughout the house. He slyly slipped his arm around (Y/N)âs waist and took one of her hands in his. With a sigh, the girl placed her free hand on his shoulder. âAnd⌠one, two, three, one, two, three, one- No,â The instructor cut himself off and marched up to the two. âMs Hargreeves, you do not lead. Mr Hildebrand must lead.â
âSorry.â She whispered as he stepped back. Preston quietly chuckled at her in a mocking manner that had her clenching her jaw. If he had known the first thing about dancing, I wouldnât need to lead, she thought to herself as their feet began moving again.
âOne, two, three, one, two, three, one, two- Mr Hildebrand, focus on your partner! Dance is about the emotion, do not stare at your feet. Are you going to the gala with your feet?â
(Y/N) rolled her eyes. Diego was a better partner than himâŚ
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âNumber Four, on my count!â Reginald clapped his hands, alerting thirteen-year-olds Klaus and (Y/N). The two nearly fell over at the abrupt stop Klaus came to, causing them to snort and hold onto each other for dear life. âIf you two will not cooperate, then Number Eight will exchange partners! Again!â
As the music started up again, Klaus led their dance in long strides and animated sways that had them nearly knocking into Allison and Ben. The incorrect footing the two had been using the entire time eventually caught up to them when (Y/N) accidentally stepped on her brotherâs toes, the boy yelping out and stumbling to the ground, dragging her down with him. Their laughs filled the room, too loud to hear the scratching stop of the record.
âNumber Four! Number Eight! This is unacceptable behavior!â
Their laughter subsided at their fatherâs scolding. They scrambled to their feet as he stomped over, hands behind his back. âNumber Four, to your seat. Number Two, you are now Number Eightâs partner!â
(Y/N) squeezed Klausâs arm as the boy covered his smile with his hand and did as he was told. She smiled at Diego as he stiffly approached her, fists clenching and unclenching. Once he was close enough, he placed a hand on his sisterâs waist and held her hand in his other one, her free hand taking position on his shoulder. The entire time they danced, Diego was rigid. He didnât flow with the music and always let (Y/N) take the lead, much to Reginaldâs annoyance. No matter how many times they were stopped, no matter how many times (Y/N) tried to reassure him that he was fine, the boy was as stiff as a board. Shaking his head, Reginald stopped the music again.
âNumber Five, take Number Twoâs place.â He demanded. Diego deflated and quickly detached himself from (Y/N) before returning to his seat beside Klaus. Five smirked as he hopped up from his seat, approaching (Y/N) and swiftly bringing her into position, heat rushing to her cheeks at their proximity. Reginald was much more pleased with this partnership, and it was no wonder why. The two moved perfectly, they were on count, and refused to falter for even a second. (Y/N) was easily impressed by Fiveâs suave manners, the way he smugly smirked at her the entire time. She could only shake her head in amusement at this new demeanor. Five was becoming cockier the older he got.
(Y/N) felt the fire of their dance as they spun, twisted and twirled all around. They were the perfect team gliding past the other two pairs that were Allison and Ben, and Luther and Vanya. They were an unstoppable force, and not just on the dancefloor. To their father, mainly because he couldnât have imagined it any other way, he assumed the giddy smiles on his childrenâs faces were due to the excitement of their accomplishment. But their siblings knew all too well that those looks were only reserved for each other. Reginald couldnât clean his monocle enough to see such a relationship blossoming between them. Not even when Five ended the dance with expertly dipping (Y/N) slowly, their eyes latched onto each other as he slowly brought her back up. They were grinning widely at each other as they separated, feeling their burning cheeks as they tried to catch their breath from the intensity of the dance. When they turned to Reginald, he simply nodded in approval.
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So, as (Y/N) waltzed with Preston, perfectly in time with the music and gliding along the floor with grace, she felt nothing and did not smile in exhilaration.
Once the lesson concluded and the instructor took his leave, Preston turned to (Y/N) and gently lifted her hand to his lips, pressing a wet kiss to her knuckles. Inwardly grimacing, the girl forced a thin-lipped smile that didnât reach her eyes to stretch across her face. She watched him with a scowl as he swaggered his way out of the parlor and to the front door, just as Grace walked in with a mischievous grin. âMy, my, you really donât like him, do you?â
âNot a whole lot, noâŚâ (Y/N) sighed and crossed her arms. Her mother cooed and gently rubbed her shoulder.
âWell, letâs go shoe shoppinâ to make ya feel better.â
The hustle and bustle of the town as the two walked down the sidewalk was somewhat therapeutic for them. Reginald always advised that they use the car to get any and everywhere to save time, but they didnât see a need to rush anything. They had all of the time in the world. Or at least they had until the store closed, but it was still early in the afternoon. With linked arms, and Mr Pennycrumb in (Y/N)âs other arm, the two approached the doors to the local shoe store with breezy smiles.
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The look the shopkeeper gave (Y/N) was nothing new for her as he opened the door for them. As they entered, he stared at Grace as if she had grown a head on each of her shoulders and began a trio singing group with them. âUh⌠maâam?â
âYes?â Grace turned to him with raised brows. The shopkeeper cleared his throat nervously and motioned towards the young girl.
âShe isnât allowed in here. No colored folk in my store.â
(Y/N) was used to this treatment. She was grateful that she had her parents to shelter her when they could, but she knew her place in this timeline. So, to avoid any conflict, she began out the door. But Grace quickly grabbed her by the shoulder, all warmth from her face gone as she stepped forward. âIâm sorry? I didnât see a âWhites Onlyâ sign on your door.â
âW-Well, yes, but itâs this entire side of the street that doesnât allow-â
âAnd we could tell by the signs that so very clearly exclude my daughter simply because of the color of her skin. But you, sir, do not have a âWhites Onlyâ sign. So, I believe my baby girl is allowed to shop for a pretty pair of shoes from your establishment. Am I wrong?â
The man sighed as his expression dropped into a defeated frown. He risked a glance over at (Y/N), who was wearing a shit-eating grin. Rolling his eyes, he shook his head. âNo, maâam, you are not wrong.â
âI thought not. Now if you excuse us, weâre just goinâ to look for some shoes.â
Turning the girl around, Grace guided the two towards the back wall of the store, soothingly rubbing her arms. âIâm so sorry about that, hunâŚâ
âItâs okay, Mom. Thank you for sticking up for me.â
âOf course, sweetheart. We need to fight back or else times will never change.â She squeezed the girl close in a hug, and (Y/N) couldnât help but immediately latch onto her mother as tears welled up in her eyes.
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After they found the perfect pair of white heels, they were on their way out of the store and back on the sidewalk. They quietly giggled to each other at the memory of the shopkeeperâs glare as they paid for the very expensive shoes. Because of this, (Y/N) didnât notice the woman walking towards them near the pet shop. When their shoulders came into contact, (Y/N)âs bag fell to the ground due to her iron grip on her puppy, shoes forgotten. âIâm so sorry!â She quickly apologized, her head snapping up to the woman, marveling at her sense of fashion. The woman was decked out in a beautiful blue dress, accompanied by the largest white pearls she had even seen. She wore long, fingerless white gloves and a white hat with a birdcage veil attached to it. Her earrings were to die for and her sunglasses gave the outfit a hint of chic. Her eyes moved past the matching white purse to the brilliantly red heels on her feet. (Y/N) was in total awe.
âUgh, watch where youâre going!â The woman barked and snapped her head up to the young girl. âDo you have any idea- Oh! Oh⌠my. Hello, dear.â At the sudden change of tone, both (Y/N) and Grace frowned in confusion. âIâm so sorry, I just⌠you are a very beautiful young ladyâŚâ
âUh⌠thank you.â She nodded as Grace stooped to pick up the bag from the ground.
âEven with the scars! Gives you a bit of an edge. What is your name, dear?â
Her slight smile faltered at the mention of her scars. â(Y/N)... (Y/N) Hargreeves.â
âAnd a beautiful name to match.â She grinned and turned her head to Grace. âAre you Mom?â
âI am.â Grace nodded and tugged her daughter closer.
âKeep her young and beautiful. It doesnât usually last by the age of thirty,â She placed her cigarette holder between her lips. âWell⌠Ms (Y/N) Hargreeves⌠Perhaps I will see you around.â
A tiny growl from the girlâs arms had the womanâs eyeless smile dropping faster than anything (Y/N)âs ever seen. Mr Pennycrumb had been growling at the woman, teeth baring. The woman lifted her sunglasses and sent the dog a blue-eyed glare that had him shying away and whimpering into his ownerâs arms. (Y/N) widened her eyes and stared down at her puppy in concern. The woman set her sunglasses back on her face and gained her smile yet again. âCute dog.â She deadpanned before walking into the store.
âWhat a strange womanâŚâ Grace muttered as the two watched The Handler stroll about the pet store.
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Five watched in calm delight as the waitress poured him a fresh cup of coffee, filling it to the brim. Just as she was about to walk away, he glanced up at her. âLeave the pot, dear. Thank you.â He smiled. The woman set it down before walking away, muttering a âlippy little shitâ to herself. Vanya, who the boy found running from the same three gunmen as before, sat beside him with a lost look on her face.
âYou gonna tell me what the hellâs going on?â
Five turned to her and decided to lay it all on her in one go, âWhen you were a baby, you were bought by an eccentric billionaire. He raised you in an elite academy with seven other siblings with extraordinary powers, but in the year 2019, in order to avoid the apocalypse, we jumped into a vortex and ended up scattered throughout the timeline in Dallas, Texas.â He watched patiently as Vanya slowly looked away in deep thought. âAny questions?â
âWhat do you mean, âthe apocalypseâ?â
Five inhaled to ready himself for another explanation. âI mean the end of the world as we know it.â
âYeah, but how?â
His mind jumped back to the day it all happened. With he and his brothers suspended in the air, getting their literal lives sucked out of them. He thought of Vanya, blinded by her rage towards (Y/N) for some reason he didnât even know, attacking his love directly in the face relentlessly with her bow. How she cried on the ground as her shaking limbs desperately tried to lift her body from the ground. How he could do nothing but watch. He could have turned Vanya away, could have hated her for it. But he knew deep down that he could never hate his siblings, he could never hate Vanya. Not for the life of him. Especially not when (Y/N)âs words rang in his head.
âItâs just that weâve hurt her so much alreadyâŚâ
âYou really donât remember anything?â He asked instead.
âNo, nothing before a month ago.â She shook her head.
âThen what do you remember?â
Vanyaâs eyes strayed away from her brother in thought. âI remember⌠I landed in, like, a⌠back alley. Got hit by a car. My head was ringing like crazy. I had no idea how I got there, where I came from,â When Five didnât respond, she asked her question again. âWhat causes the apocalypse?â
Vanya was unpredictable to Five at his point. She knew of her powers this time and he didnât want to upset her. Not only because he didnât like to upset her, but for the obvious reason that her rage ended the world in the first place. So, he lied.
âAsteroid impact. The big kaboom ends everything⌠Just like the one that got the dinosaurs, except way worse,â He picked up his coffee mug and stared forward. âBad news is, it followed us here.â
Vanya stared at her brother in confusion. âWhat do you mean, âfollowed usâ?â
âEight days from now, the world ends in a nuclear doomsday. Itâs a different disease, but⌠same result.â He watched as Vanyaâs lips desperately tried to curl into a smile as she tilted her head.
âThat canât be right.â
âI saw it. With my own eyes,â He sighed and stared down at the counter in despair. âYou were there. We all wereâŚâ
âShit,â Vanya whispered and jumped out of her chair. âI need to make a phone call.â
âVanya.â Five softly called as he watched her rush to the phone on the wall, dialing a number. He decided to give her the time she needed and sipped his coffee. But the cup drained faster than he expected and time was running out. Standing from his chair, he walked over to Vanya and hung up the phone. She turned to him with widened eyes.
âWhat the hell?!â She whispered.
âWe donât have time for this.â
âThatâs my friend you just hung up on!â
Grabbing her by the shoulders, Five stared into her frightened eyes. âListen to me. Those people from the field are coming after us. They are never going to stop. Do you understand me?â He whispered sternly and watched as she swallowed, expression softening. âWe need to stick together, find the others, figure out how to stop doomsday. Whoever this person is, they canât be more important than the end of the world.â
He immediately regretted those words. He knew it the second Vanyaâs face tightened again. When she slammed the phone back onto the wall and stormed past him, he knew there were six other people he thought far more important than the end of the world. Itâs why he hauled all of them along with him rather than doing the job himself. And he knew there was one of them who mattered in a whole different light. With a heavy sigh, he followed after his sister out of the diner.
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What a Time to be Alive - Diego Hargreeves x reader
Chapter 5- Valhalla
Summary: The gala was fun and all, a mild exception being when you almost got choked out by one of the Swedes. For the time being, you and Diego get a surprise visit by the rest of the Hargreeves.
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âYou know, Iâm starting to get the feeling Dads avoiding us.â Five says frustrated, looking on as the cars continue to hastily leave the ruined party.
âYeah, no shit.â You mumble back at him, fixing your dress, as you happen to notice how it now has a nice clean rip where the shoulder seam should be together. In the face of danger all accessories are temporarily forgotten, oh well, you didnât even like the dress anyways, to constricting.
âHate to be the boring one, guys, but, uh, itâs time to get the hell out of here.â Says Lila as she walks into view from behind some bushes and a brick wall, continuing to walk past all of you until she reaches the pavement, stopping to turn around and usher you three to follow.
âWhen you say âwe,â who exactly are you referring to?â Challenges Five.
âNot a lot of ambiguity in that sentence.â Replies Lila, shrugging him off.
âListen, I donât know who you are or where you came from, but whatever it is, Iâd advise you return posthaste.â Five says, using that pushy tone of his again, done with Lilaâs falsities.
âSheâs right Five we gotta get outta here.â Mutters Diego, looking around slightly nervously.
âI just saved your life, you kinder-shit. If I hadnât stepped in, all that would be left of you is a blazer and some bloody socks.â She snaps back.
âThatâs the problem. Youâre too good. You ask too many questions. You know too much. And you fight like you know what youâre doing.â Five says making a compelling point. You eye her up suspiciously.
âHeâs not wrong.â You tell her, equally as conflicted as to who or what she truly is.
âSo I know how to handle myself. And that makes me the bad guy?â She questions calmly like what weâre saying is absolutely ridiculous.
âWhoever you are, youâre in my way. If I see you again, I will kill you.â States Five seriously, with restrained anger flashing in his eyes as he gives her a last dirty look before walking away back to Elliotâs house.
Looking to you and Diego in disbelief, she turns to go walking a couple of feet before turning back to the both of you. âGuys come on we have to go.â She urges.
âI was getting my ass handed to me back there. You helped Five, not me.â He questions walking in closer to here accusingly.
âBecause heâs a kid and youâre a man. Bloody act like one for god sakes, Y/N didnât appear to need any help. If I remember correctly.â She says in defense, trying to get her point across without giving herself away.
Nodding Diego walks past her. You look up at her pleading eyes and look down for a second thinking of what to do. Making up your mind, you purse your lips together, walking past her as well.
âY/N, really?â She pleads, knowing sheâs losing the battle. You turn to her.
âI liked you Lila, you were fun to hang around with for awhile, Iâll admit. But we know nothing about you, and shits gotten weirder then ever. And right now I can sense that your lying to us, I wouldnât even have to look at you to know that, I can practically smell it.â You explain to her without much remorse, you knew something was up after all, and nothing is getting in the way of your familyâs safety. If she happens to be with the wrong people, that is.
You stare at her for a second more before turning around and following Diego. Tired of all the crazy shit youâd endured at the party.
âOh, come on. Y/N? Diego? Really? Youâre just gonna walk away?â She yells, as Diego starts to make a beeline for the woods. You ignore her calls as you jump over the thigh high stone wall and into the woods you go.
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The next morning you and Diego get a surprise visit from Luther, someone whom you havenât seen in a year and a half. After greetings are said, he walks in hungry as ever. So now here you are in Elliotâs kitchen as Luther makes himself a ridiculously large amount of scrambled eggs. You, Diego, Five, and Luther in the midst of a discussion on everything thatâs happened up until now.
Smelling the delicious scent of scrambled eggs you sit on the kitchen table with your boots on the chair, looking between Diego and Luther whoâs currently cooking said eggs at the moment. Watching as Diego paces back and forth heated about the ass kicking you, Five, and himself received last night.
âNo, no, no, I donât understand. They keep following me and Y/N. Those Dutch fuckers.â Diego points out, attempting to explain his thoughts to Five.
Wait, who?â Wonders Luther, trying to keep up with whatâs going on.
âSome Swedish sociopaths.â You answer bluntly.
âPrecisely Y/N, atleast one of you is paying attention.â Turning to Diego he continues, âTheyâre hired guns paid to eradicate us before we do anymore damage to the timeline.â
âYeah, but why now? I mean Iâm fine for three months until you showed up.â Diego growls, snapping his fingers angrily at Fiveâs unflinching form.
âYeah, I was here for a year and no one messed with me.â Luther adds, focusing on the eggs heâs still cooking.
Pointing to Five you reply, âLutherâs got a point. I was here for almost two years and I havenât been randomly hunted down by anyone. Then you show up and I get put in a choke-hold.â You say raising an eyebrow at him.
âEven if it was my fault, which it isnât, we only have six days before the end of the world, and the closest anyoneâs gotten to Dad was that driveway at the consulate.â Comments Five, glancing between the three of you.
Quietly Luther speaks up, âWell thatâs not exactly true.â He says with a sigh, looking at the wall before turning to your guysâ confused faces.
âWhat do you mean?â Asks Five, stepping in closer.
âYou didnât?â He looks away from your prying gaze, he did.
âI saw him.â Luther says, looking nervously at you three, like a child getting caught with a frog in his pocket. He then proceeded to go on a long and boring story about how he traveled back to the Umbrella Academy, talked with Sir Reginald Hargreeves himself, only to get shot down and sternly told to leave. Of course thatâs what was going to happen, idiot, he doesnât even know who you are.
Sitting to Lutherâs right and Diego to his left with Five in a chair to your back left. You slouch leaning your arms against the table, propping your head up with your right arm, as you lean against the wall. Listening to the two converse about his misfortunes.
âThatâs pathetic.â Diego tells Luther bluntly.
âYeah, well at least he didnât shank my ass.â He mumbles, mouth full of scrambled eggs.
âNo, bro, he shanked your heart.â Diego says in the most sincere voice youâve heard in awhile.
Snorting with amusement from your side of the table, you add bluntly, âWell it wouldnât be the first time.â Gaining a chuckle from Diego and an eye roll from Five.
âMhm, hilarious.â Luther replies sarcastically, continuing to scarf down more eggs.
Walking into the doorway to the kitchen, Elliot stops, looking confused at Luther. âIs that my bathrobe?â Staring up at him like a deer in the headlights he says innocently, âNoâ
âLook, who cares what he shanked? He knows something about time travel.â Interrupts Five, talking to the three of you.
âUh, wait, why donât we just do your thing and, uh, time travel us out?â Wonders Elliot.
Standing up visibly frustrated, not really caring enough to explain himself anymore, Five asks the three of you sitting down. âAnyone care to explain?â
Luther looks up at Elliot ready to clarify why, âFirst time he tried, he got lost in the apocalypse.â Diego adding, âSecond time, he ended up without hair on his balls.â
âLast time I tried it, I scattered my family across three years in Dallas, Texas, possibly triggering a doomsday.â Five says, while making himself a cup of coffee. âAnymore questions, Elliot?â
âUh, no.â Studders Elliot, finally getting the point.
âYouâre all missing the big picture. Dad is the ringleader of a sinister cabal thatâs planning to kill the president.â Diego says sternly.
âA cabal?â Luther asks, confused again.
âIgnore himâ You tell Luther, earning a glare from Diego, you smile at him innocently.
âLook, the way I see it, we only have one option.â States Five.
âOh yeah, whatâs that?â Questions Luther, half sarcastically.
âItâs time to get the Umbrella Academy back together.â Five says in all seriousness.
âHell yeah, family meeting.â Diego grins, looking at you, you lift an arm up in reply.
âWhy not?â
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Sitting in the upstairs area near the balcony are Diego, Luther, Vanya, and Elliot, whoâs trying to explain the workings and history of jello to everyone. No one really caring enough to listen to his rambling about how itâs made. Meanwhile, you stand looking down at the doors in excited anticipation for your long lost friends.
You listen as they bicker from behind you, Diego still salty about getting the life sucked out of him by Vanyaâs energy tentacles, finally they make their peace and you smile to yourself. Proud that heâs matured a bit since then, knowing old Diego probably wouldnât even be talking to her right now. Hearing the sound of a bell ring, you look up to the doors and spot Five, Allison, and Klaus making their way inside. Shouting their own greetings not catching sight of the rest of you just yet. Now finally looking up, they spot the four of you and shock instantly arrives on their faces, everyone looking at each other with dumbfounded smiles.
âOh, wow. I know this is impossible, but, did we all get sexier?â Klaus wonders his eyes landing on each of you. You smile at him, missing his stupid humor.
The four of you walk quickly down the steps, grateful to have the whole family back together again. You rush up to Klaus, engulfing him a bear huge. âI missed my partner in crime.â You tell him smiling like an idiot. Breaking away, still holding onto your arms he adds, âAh my dear, how Iâve missed our Friday night margarita parties.â Smiling at you, Diego then comes in for a brotherly greeting himself. âOh, you are drunk.â
âYeah. No, just a little...just a few.â He says glancing at you for a second. You grin shaking your head at him, typical Klaus. He then turns to participate in a group hug with Vanya and Allison. You speed walk over, stretching your arms along with him, engaging in the friendly hug as well. Collecting yourselves together again, you stand back grateful for everyone still being alive and well.
âKlaus. Is Ben here?â Five questions, gathering the attention of everyone.
Putting a hand on his hip he casually says, âOh, uh...no. No, unfortunately, ghosts canât time travel.â He says, as he looks around to all of you, avoiding your gaze. You then hear an oddly aggravated whisper as the air pricks with static. Only you notice it, turning to the empty chairs you smirk. You know Benâs here. Even though you canât see the dead like Klaus can, whenever heâs around you and as long as heâs not to intoxicated, are you able feel the presence of the ghosts that follow him.
âY/N is this true?â Five asks you, not completely believing him.
Winking at the chair you turn back to Five, glancing at Klaus for a second. As he rolls his eyes at you. âEveryoneâs accounted for. Alive. And dead.â You state.
âAll right, then. Letâs get down to business.â Five ends with, starting to walk up the stairs. Never one to mess around for too long, huh.
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Everyone stares at Five as he begins to apologize for stranding us all here in the 60â˛s. Then he goes on to confirm about this new apocalypse and whatnot. Surprising Klaus, evidently leading to the discovery of his cult that he apparently somehow started, not that youâre that stunned, if weâre being honest.
Five then shows the picture of Sir Reginald standing on the grassy knoll, Diego fully believing him to be the cause of Kennedyâs death, and Five saying it could be something else entirely. You agreeing with the the more probable explanation of Fives. He does express the fact that no one really knows shit about anything quit yet either, so how could we know itâs actually Reginald on the grassy knoll.
Diego then starts rambling about how the assassination and the apocalypse have to do with their dad, yet again. Five cutting in with his own calculated approach.
âBut we know something changes the timeline, we have to make this right.â
âYeah, but how, if we donât know whatâs broken?â Adds Allison, whoâs sitting next to Vanya on the couches large plushy armrest. Klaus sipping a glass of beer or something of the like behind them.
âCome on, do the math. We know Dadâs having shady-ass meetings with some shady-ass people. We know heâs on the grassy knoll in three days to kill the president.â He says looking at everyone, trying to convince them. âSo I think we know what we have to do.â He says, walking over to Five after delivering that dramatic line.
Both of them speak at the same time.
âFind Dad.â Says Five.
âKill Dad.â Says Diego, with slight aggression, your eyebrows raise in surprise.
Everyone looks up at him, confusion clearly written on every single one of your faces. You honestly werenât expecting Diego to throw the whole ship out to sea. He wants to kill the old fart huh, yeah thatâs not gonna fuck up the timeline or anything.
âNone of us are supposed to be here, right? I mean, what if itâs us? Has anyone here done anything to screw up the timeline?â Questions Vanya who gets nothing but nervous glances from mostly everyone. You included.
âDiego and Y/N, have been stalking Lee Harvey Oswald.â Blurts out Luther.
âI was an unwilling accomplice.â You retort, sneering at him.
âAnd youâre working for Jack Ruby.â Diego cuts in defensively.
Klaus speaks up adding, âAllison has been very involved in local politics.â He says, while laying comfortably on the couch.
âOkay, you started a cult.â She snaps back.
âAnd Iâm a nanny on a farm. I donât have anything to do with all of that.â Vanya says calmly.
âWell, maybe you do, we just donât know yet.â Allison adds.
Diego whistles bringing the attention of everyone back to him. âListen to yourselves. Everything in our new lives is connected to Kennedy. That canât be a coincidence. Luther works for Ruby, Allison is protesting the government, Dad is on the grassy knoll, Klaus is...â he pauses for a second. âDoing something weird and pervy but probably related. See, clearly we were all sent back here for one special reason: saving John Fitzgerald Kennedy.â Diego rambles completely serious about his mindset on Kennedy and the real reason why you are all here. Iâm in love with an idiot, you think. Opening your mouth to state your opinion, the rest of them doing the same. Five sits back in thought, sick of all his siblings and yours nonsense.
Sitting up quickly, Five interrupts sadly, âGuys, you all die. Even Y/N. I was there. I saw it. And I wanna forget it, but I canât.â Everyone shuts up listening to him talk about the end of the world. âI saw Russian nukes vaporize the world with all of you in it...in a war that never happened until we brought it here. And Hazel gave his life to save us, so you may need to shut up and just listen to me.â Everyone looks on concerned and nervous, letting the hard truth about the future set in. âI donât know if things weâve experienced here are all connected. I donât know if thereâs a reason for everything. But Dad will. We need to talk to him before everyone and everything we know is dead.â
Pondering the words Five just said to everyone, Luther suddenly gets up. âOkay, Iâm out.â
Frustrated Five raises his voice, âDid you even hear me, Luther?â
âYeah. Yeah, I did. I heard a 58-year-old man who still wants his daddy to come and fix everything. Well you can count me out. Itâs time we all grew the hell up.â Grumbles Luther, frustrated with everyone and the idiotic idea of going to Sir Reginald for help.
Standing behind the opposite couch of Allison and Vanya, you turn to Five vexed by what he just told you, raising your voice slightly. âDid you get knocked on your head as a child, I mean all of you, seriously? When has Sir Reginald-stick-up-his-ass-Hargreeves ever legitimately helped us do anything?â You pushed, trying to make a point. âEven though I thought Iâd never say this actual sentence in my entire life, Iâm with Luther. Fuck that old monocle wearing dipshit. Iâm out.â You huff pissed off. How could they all actually agree to meeting up with him, like heâs gonna talk it out and everyoneâs gonna be A-Okay again, no way. You lived in the Umbrella Academy for seven years. It wasnât what one would call, a walk in the park.
Everyoneâs eyes are on you by the time youâve finished your passionate rant, all looking very perplexed by your outburst. Your opinionated eruptions arenât anything new, as youâve always stood up for yourself and what you believe in, but. You sadly understood that even as grown up as they all are, they still seek guidance in the old man. Lutherâs right, itâs time theyâve all gotten their shit together.
âAlright then.â Luther adds turning to walk towards the stairs, you hot on his tail. Hearing the calls from everyone else for you two to come back, you ignore them. Even when Diego gets up, questioning the both of you.
âDonât.â You glare at him darkly, not wanting to hear any more bullshit about JFK or Reginald.
In a flash, Five teleports directly in front of Luther, blocking your exit down the steps.
âNo one leaves until we figure this out.â Five says, a stern expression on his determined face.
Sighing, Luther grabs his uniform, picking him up and throwing him off the staircase. Where Five teleports somewhere before he can hit the hard, tiled floor below.
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Walking down the side street, next to Luther you keep your eyes forward not wanting to hear anything Diego tries to tell you. Taking the hint, Diego decides to talk to Luther instead. âWhatâs going on with you, big boy?â
âUgh, leave me alone, Diego.â Grunts Luther, keeping his eyes forward and locked onto the street ahead of him.
âHuh? So, what, youâre just gonna sucker punch Five and haul ass, huh.â Looking to you, he continues not being able to stop himself. âAnd donât even get me started on you, I mean really, you follow me around and then decide to throw in the towel.â He questions dangerously, honestly a bit annoyed that this whole time you were never really on board for saving the president.
You roll your eyes, about to let him have it. âIâm not stepping anywhere near that old fuck. We could handle ourselves, if the rest of you werenât complete fucking idiots.â You snap.
Grumbling something incomprehensible, he turns to Luther. âYou got a legitimate reason for walking out on us?â
âLook, maybe trying to stop doomsday is exactly what starts it. Did you ever think of that?âÂ
âOh, so we do nothing? Since when are you a quitter?â Challenges Diego.
âSince the last time I destroyed the world by overestimating my own importance.â Luther exclaims, defensively.
âSo this is about you never living up to the old manâs expectations bullshit, huh?â Says Diego, trying to keep up with the two of you who are walking quit briskly down the side street.
Luther scoffs, âMaybe. I donât know, I mean weâre all crazy where Dadâs concerned.â
âOh, Iâm not.â Adds Diego smiling. Yeah okay hot stuff keep telling yourself that, you think, forcing yourself to hold it in. âHeâs an asshole. Iâm awesome, and Y/N would agree with me too, if she wasnât so moody. Itâs all very simple. You have to understand that, okay?â Diego says smartly, so damn sure of himself.
Stopping at the sidewalk you cross your arms turning to Diego. âSo why canât you leave JFK alone then, hmm?â You look up expectantly, raising an eyebrow as wait for the truth.
He pauses for a moment, âIâm a hero. Heroes stop crime.â He tells you earnestly, not a hint of sarcasm in his voice.
Shaking your head at him you take a deep breath, Luther coming to your aid. âNo, no, no. No, Dad told you youâre a hero. Right? He told all of us. But what if he lied? What if weâre just a bunch of freaks who have no business changing the world.â Shouts Luther.
âNo, everyone changes the world, Luther. Everyone. And itâs scary, but thatâs kinda the deal. You know, your so goddamn big, sometimes I forget what a sensitive bastard you are.â Making eye contact with you he continues, âItâs all gonna work out. Weâre on the right path.â
âYou sound like a religious cat poster.â
âOh, yeah? How do you know?â Asks Luther confused and frustrated.
Deciding to draw their attentions to something more important, you state an unseen but obvious fact, one that youâve been silently tracking since the three of you left Elliotâs place. âHey dipshitâs, thereâs a long black car thatâs been following us since we left Elliotâs.â They look at you confused for a second. âSix oâclock.â
Luther turns around as a mysterious black vehicle rolls up to you three. The driver getting out and pulling a piece of paper from his inner suite pocket. Handing it to Diego, who takes it cautiously.
Cutting it open with one of his knifes, he begins to read it aloud, âTo my pursuers: I, Reginald Hargreeves...request the pleasure of your company for a light supper on the 20th of November, 1963, half past seven oâclock, 1624 Magnolia Street.â He finishes, looking up at the two of you.
âA light supper?â Luther wonders.
Luther and Diego then turn to you, Diego with a dumb smirk plastered across his face, you roll your eyes and hang your head back in defeat. âGoddammit.â You deadpan.
âAnyone hungry?â Luther randomly asks, you guessing itâs his attempt at lighting up the mood.
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ZERO WAS OBSERVING HERSELF in the mirror imagining what her day would be like this morning. The change in the weather already had her feeling gloom, but she didn't really expect much from today. It was probably just going to be just like every morning, or so she thought.
Seconds later, Pogo came in, gently, through the door. "Miss Y/n, Luther, and the rest of your siblings are here." As soon as those words fell out of the chimp's mouth she froze as if she didn't know how to process what he just said. She couldn't believe it. Zero didn't think that they would even attend. After how so Sir Reginald treated them, this must be some kind of joke. Once Zero fully processed what was happening, she positions herself around and raised an eyebrow. "Why hadn't you told me they were coming before?"
"I wanted it to be a surprise." Pogo smiled gently at her before walking up to fix the tie on her uniform. Once he was done tying it, he looked at her with his big brown eyes. "You'll do fine. Just talk to them." Zero nodded in understanding, eyes furrowed. "I see....... and Pogo?
"Yes?""You don't have to call me Miss. I'm not quite grown up, as you can see."
"Well, I think you've grown to be a mature young lady," Pogo said smiling.
"Too bad Mr. Hargreeves didn't think so." Zero thought as she walked out of the room.
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TO SAY THAT SHE WAS nervous was an understatement. It had been forever since she had seen any of her siblings at all, including Luther. A bead of sweat rolled down the side of Zero's head in anxiousness. Within every step she took getting closer to the living room, the feeling of her throat closing up came with it.
When Zero arrived in the living room, the first person she saw was her bulky brother Luther along with Diego, Allison, Klaus, and Vanya. They had all looked so grown up. It almost made Zero envy for how mature they had gotten.
"Zero has arrived." Pogo announced causing the five to have their eyes zapped straight to Zero. Vanya was the first to walk up to her with welcoming arms. "Zero." Vanya went over to hug her, causing Zero to back away trying to contain her abilities from being triggered. "I'm sorry." Vanya apologized as she backed away.
"You came back." Zero said, putting what had just happened aside. She was just overjoyed and slightly overwhelmed to see her family again.
"I told you I would come back." Vanya shyly smiled, running a hand through her dark brunette hair. The next person to the conversation was Klaus.
"Oh my, Zero! Well I'd say you don't look a day over..... Since I last saw you!" Klaus said acting surprised but was just really being a tease."Some family reunion, huh?" Zero slightly rolled her eyes at him. "Go on, M-I mean Zero. Go sit by Luther." Pogo held his hand out in the direction of the couch. As Zero made her way over to the couch, she tried to avoid eye contact with her siblings in pure shyness.
"So do you come out of your room now or is it just for stupid occasions like these?" Diego asked, clearly annoyed.
"Diego." Allison warned.
"It's fine." Zero said quietly, voice barely above a whisper. As soon as she said that Klaus's eyes widened.
"Wait. She can talk now?"
Klaus asked, but everyone just ignored it as a question.
"Why am I always the last to know about stuff?" Klaus groans as he fixes himself a drink.
A pensive silence starts to enclose over the room. Zero understood it was kinda awkward because none of them saw each other in such a long time.
Zero observed her siblings as they had their moments of silence. She looked to Luther who looked the same just as when he had left. With the chimpanzee DNA he took, he had gotten taller. She remembers when they were younger, with him being the leader. She knows Luther tried his best, but Reginald didn't think that was enough. Luther was always the leader, and she could feel how much it always got on Diego's nerves. Those two were always getting into rivalries.
Sh started to feel bad that he's going to realize he went to the moon for no reason. Reginald didn't read his reports at all; and she knew that.
Even though Luther was raised to be the best and most useful, Zero couldn't deny that he went through some trauma. They all did. He was raised to believe he was the best and a leader. Another example of Reginald's bad parenting. And as a result, his ego is still here, as Zero noticed. He's the only one that still cares for his father, while Zero just doesn't know how to feel after all the things he did to her. They say it's always better to forgive, but Zero just doesn't know.
Luther loved being hero more than anything, she had to just hope that he wouldn't put that over himself and his family.
Her pupils bored over to Diego. He may be brash, but deep down Zero senses that he's insecure and still wants to prove himself. Still trying to measure up to Luther, even though Diego has become very skilled in Zero's eyes. She still remembers the time when they had first interacted.
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ZERO WAS WALKING DOWN the hall with Reginald's reports in her hand; taking them to him. A thud into her shoulder made every last one of the reports fall out of her hand, but like magic, she reached her hands and the reports defied gravity to arrive back into her possession.
"Sorry"
Zero was about to walk away but Diego stopped her.
"W-wait. I heard you in my mind. What kind of ridiculous trick are you playing on?"
"...... I can read minds and feel emotions."
"Well don't do that on me. I-i don't need a weird girl like you looking through my mind." With that Diego walked away, keeping a guard on his mind.
~âď¸~
ZERO THEN PEERS AT ALLISON. She had grown up to be a very pretty girl, as so Zero thought. Allison was always nice towards everyone in the Umbrella Academy. She never once talked bad about anyone behind their backs, which is quite admirable to Zero. How much Allison craved for attention is what she didn't notice.
Then there's Klaus. Still the same rebellious person he is. Zero admires how he can just move on and not dwell on the past too much. Sweet and vulnerable as a boy, and also her other close friend thanks to Ben. Besides herself, Klaus got experimented on by Sir Reginald the most. Through the years he has become not all himself, which awakens her concern for his well-being.
Finally, there's Vanya. Zero learned that she became a writer. She remembers when she sent her book to Reginald, but he never read it. Zero finds herself wondering how her music career was doing. Though in the past she seemed aloof, not want to have anything to do with her siblings, Zero had always watched them from afar, knowing their feelings and insecurities.
But sometimes it would be too much feelings and insecurities.
Zero's thought process was interrupted when Luther began the gathering speech.
"I guess we should get this started. So, I figured we could have a sort of memorial service in the courtyard at sundown. Say a few words, just at dad's favorite spot."
"Dad had a favorite spot?" Allison asked, astonished, an expression of surprise crossing her face along with the others.
"You know, under an oak tree. We used to sit out there all the time. None of you ever did that?" Luther asked, like it was a usual thing.
Not all of us were his Number One, is what Zero thought.
"Will there be any refreshments? TV? Scones? Cucumber sandwiches are always a winner." Klaus asked as he nonchalantly popped a joint, joining his siblings in the living room, drink in hand. Luther's face scrunched up at Klaus.
"What? No. And put that out. Dad didn't allow smoking in here."
"Is that my skirt?" Allison says in tone, referring to the skirt Klaus was wearing. "What? Oh, yeah, this. I found it in your room. It's a little dated, I know. But it's very breathy on the." Klaus motions his hands. ".... Bits."
"Listen up. Still, some important things that we need to discuss, all right?" Luther proceeds.
"Like what?" Diego asked dryly and uninterested.
"Like the way he died."
"And here we go." Diego rolled his eyes, uninterested.
"I don't understand." Vanya mumbles. I thought they said it was a heart attack."
"Yeah, according to the coroner."
"Well, wouldn't they know?"
"Theoretically," Luther explained.
"Theoretically?" Allison asked.
"I'm just saying, at the very least, something happened. the last time I talked to Dad, he sounded strange."
"Oh, Quelle surprise!" Klaus exclaimed gurgling his drink.
"Strange how?" Allison asked.
"He sounded on edge. Told me I should be careful who to trust. Hearing these things made Zero look up from her lap, at Luther.
"Luther, he was a paranoid, bitter old man who was starting to lose what was left of his marbles," Diego said walking over to him.
"No. He must have known something was going to happen. Zero, you must know something. Did he say anything out of the usual to you?" Luther said kneeling to Zero.
".........No." Zero replied, looking back down.
Luther sighed and got back up. "Look, I know you don't like to do it, but I need you to talk to Dad," Luther said referring to Klaus, causing Allison to scoff.
"I can't just call Dad in the afterlife and be like, "Dad, could you just...stop playing tennis with Hitler for a moment and take a quick call?"
"Since when? That's your thing," Luther encourages.
"I'm just not in the right frame of mind," Klaus replied.
"You're high?" Allison exclaims.
"Yeah! Yeah! I mean, how are you not listening to this nonsense?"
"Well, sober up, this is important. Then there's the issue of the missing monocle." Luther said.
"Who gives a shit about a stupid monocle?" Diego said.
"Exactly. It's worthless. So whoever took it, I think it was personal. Someone close to him. Someone with a grudge."
"Where are you going with this?" Klaus asked.
"Oh, is it obvious, Klaus? He thinks one of us killed dad." Diego said, eyes trained on Luther.
"You do?" Klaus said in awe.
"And I already know exactly who is the main suspect is. He thinks Zero did it." As soon as Diego said that everyone's eyes went wide and Zero tensed up.
"No, Zero. That's not-" Luther reached out for Zero, but she backed away.
"Why......do you lie?" That was the last thing she said before walking out of the room, heading for her bedroom.
"How could you think she would do that," Vanya said in disbelief.
"She's a kid, Luther," Diego said.
"You're crazy, man. You're crazy. Crazy."
Klaus, Vanya, and Diego started to storm at the room not wanting to continue with the conversation anymore.
Allison started to walk away too with a disappointed look on her face.
"That went well," Luther said sarcastically. He sighs and settles down on one the couches and rubs his head in exhaustion.
"Master Luther."
Luther's thoughts were halted by Pogo, who walked in; wooden walking stick glued to his paw. Luther had called him in to ask him about Sir Reginald's Monocle which turned to be missing.
"I'm trying to locate Dad's monocle. Have you perhaps seen it?"
Pogo simply shakes his head.
"No, unfortunately I haven't, but I would assume it would be one of his personal findings."
"It's not there... I've already checked." Luther goes silent almost about to give up.
~âď¸~
ZERO WAS IN HER BEDROOM reading the book Ben gave her. She already read it a thousand times, but this book is the only thing she has of Ben. She soon started to hear the music play in the house. She shook her head and kept reading. Zero' started to think about what Luther had said about their father seeming off. It wasn't just him, she also noticed he was a out of character months before he passed. Reginald started telling her more about the world beyond the Academy. Of course they would have their usual sessions, like playing chest or eating breakfast together. Sometimes they would just sit by the fireplace in silence. No lectures, no teachings, just silence.
Zero's thought process was diminished by a Thunder clap and sound clouding her ears, along with bright blue shadowing over her room. Zero decided she would stay in a room since there is no way she was going outside. A blue glint casted her eyes as she just stared in awe at the illuminating glow. It was some sort of a wormhole forming in mid-air. She saw her siblings going out to look at it as well.
"And just what do they think they're doing?"
She saw Klaus coming out with a fire extinguisher throwing it in. She then saw Luther directing them to back away from it. All the Hargreeves just stared at it with the wind ferociously blowing. The unbelievable happened. A small figure fell from the whole. As soon as the person hit the ground, the wormhole instantly closed up.
The siblings started to inch closer to the figure, along with Zero who examined the person with curious eyes, eyes widening at what it was.
It was her missing brother.
Five Hargreeeves
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Love in The Midst of Doomsday~
Five Hargreaves Ă Reader
Chapter Three
Chapter Four: Day Four
Word Count 3.4k
Warnings: fluff, slight angst, mentions of past trauma: panic attack and anxiety in this chapter.
Carrying Luther to the car was a struggle, to say the least. He is half man, half ape, meaning twice the deadweight to carry. It took all three of you to get him in the car, and Vanya drove us back to Luther's little shack that he's been living in for the past year being in Dallas. Luther woke up once she stopped the car, convenient for the three of you.Â
Luther "Where the hell am I?"
Five "Good morning sleepy head, you just got home!"
Luther "Five? What happened, why am I in this car..with you and Vanya..and-" he looks at you.
"Hi, my name is Y/n."
Luther "Why are you here?"
Five "Because she is my wife." Luther inhaled so deeply that he started choking on his own saliva, which made Five get a good chuckle.
Luther "I'm sorry, I must have heard that wrong-"
Five "Have you forgotten that I am way older than you, number one?" Luther rolls his eyes, "Why is it so hard for all of you to comprehend that I am old enough to be married?!"
Luther "Because you don't look a day over sixteen..and neither does your wife."
"What happened to Five, happened to me as well. It is just as weird for us as it is for all of you. But this is just how it is right now.."
Luther sighs, "I am sorry for freaking out..you seem like a nice girl."
Vanya "Do you want to go inside? You got hit really hard." Luther touches his head and flinches from the pain.
Luther "Yeah, I think that'd be a good idea. It was nice to meet you Y/n."
"..you too."Â
Five "Lovely seeing you, as always Luther." He smiled fakely. Luther does not respond, only opening up the car door and slamming it behind him.Â
Five chuckles, "Dad should've left him on the moon." You sigh and fix a piece of hair that had fallen into his green eyes.
"Vanya will talk to him. He'll come around, he has too."
Five nods, "I still need to find Klaus and Allison."
"We will." He nods and pulls you into his chest and holds you for a little while. After what feels an hour passes by, Five gets impatient and gets out of the car to stretch his legs. All of a sudden, there is a hole in the brick wall, where Luther is supposedly staying. Five looks up and he sees his brother's fist through the wall and laughs to himself.Â
"What the hell?!"
Five "I guess things aren't going well.."
"Mmm.." you were going to say something but Vanya came walking down the sidewalk.Â
Five "Well that went well-"
Vanya "I'm going back to the farm."
Five "What are you talking about?! You can't do that-we all need to stick together!"
Vanya "Were you ever going to tell me?" Five looks at her confused, "Y'know, the real reason that caused the apocalypse?" Five looks up and curses towards his brother but you couldn't tell what he was saying. "Why didn't you tell me!? Were you ever going to-?""
Five "No, can you blame me?"
"Five.."
Five "-When you get mad..shit blows up." You sigh to yourself, knowing that was not the right way to tell her about her powers.Â
Vanya shrugs, "Great. Any other family issues that you have to tell me about?" She gets in the car and you get out of the car.Â
Five "Plenty! But there is no time forâŚ" he stops talking because her window is still up, so he knocks on the window for her to roll it down. When she does, he continues his side of the conversation. "Look, the time is ticking on doomsday. So please tell me that when I need you, you'll be ready."
Vanya "I can't help you Five, I don't even know who I am."
Five "You are our sister!"
Vanya "I was, I'm not that person anymore. New timeline, new me." And then she drove off.
Five "THAT'S NOT HOW THIS WORKS!-" she continued to drive off, leaving you and Five behind.Â
"Well, this took a drastic turn.."
Five huffs, "We don't have time for this..come on, let's get back to your father's." He takes your hand and he blinks the two of you back to your father's apartment building.
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When you guys return, you find Diego and Lila on the sofa. Lila is dressing Diego's stab wound while snacking, while your father is rushing around the house like a madman.Â
Diego "Where have you been?"
Five "Found Vanya..and saw Luther again."
Diego "Wait, you did?"
Five "Yeah..you were out when she used her powers in an open field. By the way I see it, the Swedes found her and tried to eliminate her, but she got scared of course..and you know what happens when she gets scared..or mad."
Diego "Will they come back?"
Five sighs, "I don't know."
Diego "And you let her go, why?!"
Five "I couldn't stop her from leaving, Diego. She'll come around. Just give her time." Elliot hands him a cup of coffee and you your cup as well.Â
"Thanks dad." He smiles and kisses your head.
Elliot "You good, kiddo?"
"Yes, I'm fine. Just tired, that's all."
Elliot "Maybe stay home tonight, huh?"
"I'll think on that, thanks again for the coffee daddy." His eyes sparkle for a moment, hearing you call him daddy made his heart just about burst.Â
Lila "Do you know who sent them..the Swedes?"
Five "Oh, I have my suspicions." He grins and takes a sip of his coffee. "But the main priority is to find dad and get some answers. Because everything else depends on it."
Diego "I had him-"
Five "Yeah and you let him go-"
Diego "He stabbed me."
Lila laughs and offers him a high five, to which he does not contribute too.Â
Five "Good news is, I know where dad is going." He says as he takes a piece of paper out of his pocket. You sit down next to him and he shows it to you first, before handing it to Diego.Â
"This is great news!" He smiles and then he hands it over for his brother to read.Â
Diego "Where did you find this?"
Five "In dad's office, while he was busy stabbing you." He smiles.Â
Diego *fakes a laugh* "Hoyt Hillenkoetter and the Consulate General of Mexico in Dallas cordially invite you to a gala-"
Elliot "Wait, Hillenkoetter?"
Five "Yeah, why? Do you know em?"
Elliot "Hillenkoetter is one of the Majestic Twelve!"
Diego "The Majestic Twelve?"
Elliot "They are a secret committee of scientists, military, deep state. They are the shadow government." He says as he rummages through some papers on his desk and pulls out a photograph. "Here." He hands it to Five to take a look at. "Kennedy was the first president to ever try to push them into the light but the committee is not one to be toyed with.."
Five looks closer and closer at the picture, "That is Hoyt right there." Elliot said as he pointed to a man.Â
Diego "I only count eleven."
"Then who is the twelfth?" Five looks at you and then at Diego when he realizes that the twelfth person is their father.Â
Five "This only means that we need to talk to dad before he goes through whatever the hell the committee is planning."
Diego "We should get ready." Five nods and gulps down the last few sips of his coffee and then he goes into your room to clean himself up.Â
Lila "You look exhausted darling." She says as you lay your head back against the sofa.Â
"Sorry.."
Lila "I wasn't asking for an apology, you can't help being tired, Y/n."
You nod and offer her a smile, "Thanks."
Lila "What else is wrong?"
"Just have a lot on my mind."
Diego "That is to be expected." You nod, "But we'll get through it. All of us."
"I know we will."
Diego "You know, I am glad that you are here Y/n. You are a nice addition to this insane, dysfunctional family." You giggle.
"Thank you Diego, that means a lot."
Diego "Of course. If you need anything, I'll gladly help you, alright?" You thank him again, "I mean, I will gladly beat up Five if he ever does anything to you.." you burst out laughing and roll your eyes.
"He is a great husband."
Diego puts his hands up in defense, "Alright, I'm just making sure. But seriously, if you need anything, I'm there."
"Thank you Diego, really..thank you." He pats your hand and gets up from the sofa.
"Come on Lila, we have to get dressed up for the GALA!" He dramatized 'gala' to make us all laugh.Â
Lila "Yes sir." She solutes him and then winks at you before leaving the room. You begin to rub away the little headache that is starting to form in your brain.Â
Elliot "That's it, you are staying home!"
"Oh my god."
Elliot "Nope. You are staying home and you are resting with your old dad while Five and Diego go to that Gala."
"But what if-"
Five "You are staying home, hun." You look behind you and see Five standing in your bedroom doorway with his arms crossed over his chest.Â
You huff, "Why?"
Five "Just come here, will you?" You stand up and make your way over to your bedroom and wait for Five to shut the door behind him. "I want you to stay here babe."
"Why? I can help."
Five "I know that you can, but you have helped so much these last few days..you can rest tonight."
"But what if something happens? I can be there to help-"
Five "This is mine and Diego's family business. Our father will not know us and things can get dangerous."
"It already did, Five. Diego got stabbed."
Five "That is my point Y/n, I don't want that to happen to you."
"Have you forgotten that I was the one who trained you, Five?" He snickers and grins. "I showed you everything that you know. I just can't blink like you can, that is the only difference that we have between the two of us."
Five "Baby, I know how strong you are. I know how talented you are at what you do..I just have a gut feeling that you should stay home." You start to walk away from him and you sit down on your bed. He blinks his way over to you instead of walking, which makes you jolt.
"You could've walked."
Five "But where's the fun in that?" He makes you laugh and in return, he laughs. You are the only person that brings him joy. The only person that makes him genuinely happy. "But I am being serious Y/n. Please stay home, for me..stay home."
"Okay. Alright, I will." He blinks long out of relief those words gave him.Â
Five "Thank you..now come on." He takes your hand.
"Where are we going now?!"
Five "To shower, we need it." Both of you smile and head towards the shower to relax and enjoy each other's company before he leaves for only god knows how long tonight.Â
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Later that night, you watched Five, Diego and Lila leave to go to that Gala. You really wanted to go with them but Five would not allow it. For some reason, you could not change his mind. So as they went, you stayed back with your dad.Â
Elliot "Oh, why such a long face?" You just look at him, "Now why such a mad face?" That makes you giggle a bit. He sits down next to you and pulls you into his arms.Â
"I just have to stop worrying.."
Elliot "Yes, you do. Five is strong-"
"I taught him how to be an assassin."
Elliot's eyes got big, "Of course you did..all of the more reason why you need to stop worrying."
"Mhm.." you get up to get something to drink while your dad turns on the television to see if anything good was on. Sadly, there was nothing on but stupid politics because the president is coming to town. You roll your eyes as you hear some of the bullshit that comes from the news peoples mouths.Â
Elliot "I know, I know..I'm turning it-" there is a knock on the door, startling the two of you. It couldn't be Five or Diego because Five would have just blinked his way in like he always does. "I got it sweetie." He walks over to the door and opens it. Revealing a huge man in the doorway, carrying some of his belongings.
Elliot "Can I help you?"
The man "I am looking for Five..he's my brother. He said that he would be here." You walk up to him and much to your relief, you see Luther.Â
Luther "Y/n!" He drops his belongings and pulls you in for a huge bear hug. You almost don't know what to do because you don't know him like you know Diego, but nonetheless, you hug him back.Â
"Hey, what are you doing here?"
Luther "Five told me that he would be here..is he?"
"Uh no, him and Diego just left actually."
Luther "Ah, okay. Do you know when he will be back?"
"No," you laugh, "I never know when he will be back."
Luther laughs, "Yeah well neither do his siblings.."
Elliot "Um, you are welcome to stay until he comes back." Luther places his things down on the floor and sinks his body into the sofa. "Bad day?"
Luther "Yeah." He said as he looked around the room, focusing on a bottle of nitrous.
Elliot chuckles, "Want some nitrous?" You roll your eyes.
"That is my que..goodnight boys."
Luther "Uh, you don't want-"
"No, I'll pass. You two have fun though."
Elliot "Goodnight sweetie." You just nod and head to your bed.Â
You hear the two of them talking gibberish so loudly that you couldn't even rest. You have to admit that some of the things that they would say made you laugh so hard that your stomach started to hurt. But then you would remember that your boys were still at that Gala and you have no idea what is going on. The stress and anxiety it brung you made you feel nauseous. You had to repeat to yourself that he is fine, that he is okay, and that he can handle anything. But even the strongest can be unmatched with a single gunshot. That is what worries you, hell, it worried you while you had to work special jobs for the Handler a few months ago. There was a mole in the Commission and she made you fish him out. Things got messy and you ended up with a bullet wound in your side. You made it out, but the mole didn't. It was either you or him, and you had to live. Yes, you lost an old friend but he turned on you, he gave you no other choice. You put your head in the palm of your hands because you can't believe that you are thinking back on that tragedy. You even find yourself feeling for your scar over top of your shirt.Â
"Come on, why do you have to do this to yourself?!" You ask yourself. "Come on, pull yourself together..pull yourself together." You repeat to yourself over and over until you stop hyperventilating. Thinking about your past when Five was gone, brings you such heartache that it leaves you shaking in the corner of your room every single time. You found that repeating that same mantra that it calms you down as best as you can without the help of Five. He knows that you struggle and he helps you immensely. So when he was gone, not only did you struggle without him, you had to deal with the loss of him as well. Needless to say, those five years were the worst years of your life.Â
You force yourself up onto your bed and you position yourself into a tight human ball and hold yourself until you fall asleep from being mentally exhausted.
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You feel a change in temperature and a flash of blue light comes into your room. You slowly blink your eyes to wake yourself up to find Five sitting at the edge of your bed.Â
"..hey." you say sleepily. You hear his sniffle before he looks at you. "Five..your nose-"
Five "Yeah, I know." You are wide away now, rushing yourself towards his side. You grab a tissue and start to wipe the little blood that was coming from his left nostril.Â
"What happened to you?"
Five grunts as he takes off his blazer, "The Swedes were there. They ambushed all of us."
"Oh my god-"
Five "Lila got the guy off of me." He thinks back on that exact moment. He remembers how shocked he was, how puzzled he was on why she would save him over Diego.
"She fought them off of me but not Diego..she has a hard on for Diego!"
"What, do you think that she's-"
Five "Part of the Commission, yes I do."
"If she was, we would know her."
Five "Not if the Handler has been hiding her, Y/n. Why else would she save me, huh?"
"I don't know. Maybe she has grown to like you-"
Five "Come on Y/n, wake up! We worked for that woman for years! She has tried to kill the both of us multiple times! Why is it wrong to think that Lila was sent here to spy on us?" You don't know what to say. All you can do is think. Think back on every time you almost died doing one of her missions, thinking about how you almost lost Five so many times. And how the Handler was always right there, while it was happening. It makes you sad to think that the woman who took you in, could be the woman who is trying to kill you and your husband.Â
Five "Hey.."
"Hmm? Sorry I was thinking."
Five "Look, I'm not saying that I know for sure but tonight made it pretty damn obvious to me that my suspicions are correct."
"So what do we do?"
Five paces around the room, scratching his head as he walked, "I don't know yet. But I don't want you alone with her, understood?"
"Yeah." He hears the worry in your voice and his anger quickly subsides and his husband-side comes out. He cups your cheeks and he calmly kisses your lips.Â
Five "I'm sorry for yelling."
"I know. Thank you for telling me your suspicions..and I believe you."
Five nods and places your hair behind your ears, "How was your night?"
"Oh..Luther is here."
Five "WHAT?"Â
"Yeah uh, he showed up like a half an hour after you all left."
Five "Son of a bitch." He heads for the door but you stop him.Â
"Him and my dad are high off of nitrous, you aren't going to be able to talk to him tonight."
Five chuckles, "And he's supposed to be the leader in this family." He laughs to himself. "I have to do everything.."
"Not alone Five. Never alone. You have me..remember?"
Five "I know hun, I love you. I love you so much." He holds you before kissing your entire face.Â
"Come on, let's get you cleaned up so we can go to bed."
Five "Sounds amazing." He smiles and lets you help him and clean off the dried blood off of his body. You are used to seeing Five battered so this is nothing new to you. Does it ever get easier? No, of course not. But you have learned how to cope with it and so has Five.
Five "I'm done with this life Y/n. I'm done killing, I'm done working for that woman..I'm done with it all. I just want to live this second chance that we were given..peacefully. Me and you, maybe some kids running around our house..few pets..just peacefully."
You nod, "That sounds like a plan to me."
Five "Yeah?"
"Yeah. Me and you, kids and some pets..what more could a girl ask for?"
Five "I love you."
"And I love you." You finish up and then he pulls you into his arms and holds you as you both fall asleep within minutes of being in bed. The thought of being free and never returning to the Commission, honestly made you fall asleep with a huge smile on your face. Freedom will be the next chapter in your and Five's life. If the two of you make it out of this upcoming doomsday..
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Family Outings (Five Hargreeves x Fem! Reader)
A/N:Â Another five fiction, lol. In this Five can be 13 years old, hahaha. Hope you like.
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"Diego!" Five yells from his room.
Diego shrinks into one of the kitchen chairs.
"Now what did you do?" Allison asks in front of him, with a mug in hand.
âI left some knives in his room,â He answers with a grimace.
âBad idea, bro. Our dear Five has been very sensitive these days,â adds Klaus.
"I don't think it's that badââ
A blue flash appears in the kitchen, causing Diego to jump back. Five raises one of his knives and glares at him.
"You think it's fun to stab my notes and maps?" He asks through his teeth.
Diego grimaces.
"I'm sorry, I forgot. I wonât leave them there again,â Five pushes his hand away.
âThe problem is not that you forgot. Stop practicing in my room!" He yells, stabs the wooden table and then disappears. Klaus whistles.
"What was that all about?" Ben asks.
"Diego almost died... again,â Allison takes a sip of her mug calmly.
"That boyâs crazy! I've always practiced in all the rooms, I don't understand what the problem is now," says Diego taking his knife.
"Maybe Five is on his period," says Klaus.
"No, he's yelled at us more than usual lately and only leaves his room to eat," Ben adds thoughtfully.
âPerhaps heâs lost his mind officiallyâŚâ
They were all thinking that was the most logical reason.
***
The next day all the siblings finish eating and help collect everything. When Five finishes his part, he decides to make himself a cup of coffee as usual, but taking a sip his face twists.
"Agh! Who do I have to kill to get a decent cup of coffee?" He complains looking at his siblings.
Allison, Diego, Luther, Ben, Klaus and Vanya look at each other without knowing what to do.
"You bought another kind of coffee yourself," Vanya says. Five shakes his head.
âNo, someone must have changed it. It tastes awful,â He says, throwing away the coffee and washing the cup almost furiously.
The siblings share another worried look, they know it can get worse if they do something. Luther raises his hand and winks at them, the others tried to stop him, but it was too late
"I'll take care of it," he says, approaching his brother. âFive," He touches the boy's shoulder and he turns, raising an eyebrow. "Don't you think it's time for you to learn to control your anger?"
He says it with a reassuring smile, which doesn't last long as Five's features tightened.
"Control my anger?" He says, laughing cynically. "Oh brother this is nothing. Do you want to know what I can do when I'm really angry?"
Luther shakes his head repeatedly and babbles nervously.
âFive," says Vanya and her brother looks at her, finally noticing the fear in the others. He sighs.
"I'll go for a better coffee," he says and then disappears.
"I think Luther wet his pants," Diego says holding back a laugh as Allison slaps his shoulder.
***
Three weeks later.
"Guys!" Diego yells running to Allison's room, the largest of all, and calls his siblings to meet there.
"What's going on?" Ben asks.
âIs it important enough to interrupt my bath?" says Klaus dressed with a towel.
"You're okay?" says Vanya.
When everyone is together -except for Five- Diego thinks well what he has to say.
âYou wonât believe what just happened.â
"Say it," Allison complains.
"I was practicing with my knives, Iâm using a new technique that I have perfectedâ"
"Diego!" The others say at the same time.
"Yes, okayâ I was practicing and I didn't realize that Five had entered, so by accident I cut his ear a bit. It was just a scratch! I think I panicked a little when it all happened.â
"And now he's looking for you to kill you?" says Ben crossing his arms.
âNo, that's what I have to tell you. I apologized but he just... smiled. He said there was no problem, it was just an accident, and continued on his way.â
"Didn't he yell at you?"
"Threats? Revenge?"
"No, it's not- Do you think he's planning revenge?" He says, suddenly more nervous.
"Wait," says Allison. "You're telling us that Five,â points outside her room. "That little maniac we have for a brother, didn't do anything to you?â Diego nods.
"This is very strange," says Vanya.
"Do you think he's drugged?" Luther asks.
"No sir," says Klaus. "I would know.â
When everyone is silent, they hear the faint sound of a record: Dancing in the moonlight.
The Hargreeves brothers stay still in their places.
"Does the music come from..?â Diego says.
"Five's Room," Ben finishes for him.
"Maybe he is high," adds Klaus.
***
The next day Klaus grabs his walkman, puts on his headphones, and starts dancing around his room until he goes out into the hall.
Everything is fine, the music takes him to unimaginable places -just like his drugs- and from time to time he looks in the rooms of his siblings; Ben is reading, Vanyaâs practicing on her Violin. Klaus smiles at them, but everything changes when he passes by Five's room, where he stops at the door frame.
For a moment he thinks he sees Five walking from one place to another fixing his outfit. He laughs at his own thoughts, but he can't help but hide to spy on him better and what he finds surprises him even more.
Five is dressed in dark jeans, a navy blue T-shirt, sneakers, and a leather jacket. Klaus can't believe what he sees, his brother in front of a mirror, combing his hair and adjusting his jacket.
Never in his life had he seen Five worry about his appearance and the worst thing is that he wears normal clothes! And not the uniform of the academy that he has become used to.
Klaus is gaping, but he knows he can't be there any longer, so he runs off to Allison's room and tells his sister everything he just witnessed.
"You've got to be kidding me," Allison says without taking her eyes off her magazine.
âI swear I'm not lying. I know I'm a genius at lying, but not this time."
His sister sighs and looks up.
"Okay, suppose that's true. Why do you think heâs doing it?"
âI don't know, that's why I came to you, little sister. I have no idea what is going on. Let's see it with your own eyes.â
She rolls her eyes and they both leave the room just as Five leaves his. Allison also can't believe what Klaus said was true.
"Five?" She asks.
âHey," answers the boy with a half smile, causing chills in his two siblings.
"Are you going somewhere?" Ben and Diego peeked out their doors to find out whatâs going on.
"I'll go out,â replies Five with a shrug and walking towards the stairs to avoid further questions.
âFive's not wearing the uniform..." says Diego, meeting with the others. "Did you also see him or am I going crazy?"
"This is so strange," adds Ben.
"Where do you think he went?"
"I don't know, but we have to follow him," Allison answers. "He didnât use his power.â
The four of them were silent for a few seconds, until they ran to their rooms and grabbed their coats. Allison told Luther and Vanya on the way out. Diego hurried forward to look for Five and found him walking into a flower shop.
"What's happening to him!?" Klaus exclaims.
Five leaves the premises with a red rose in hand and a big smile before continuing on his way. Cautiously, the other Hargreeves followed him until he reached the cinema. The boy waited at the entrance next to the small cubicle where tickets are bought.
"He seems nervous," says Luther.
âWhat're you planning?" Diego asks in a whisper.
Klaus, Allison, Vanya, and Ben roll their eyes at their brother's question.
"Look!" Vanya points out the moment a girl calls out for Five.
He smiles at her and scratches the back of his neck nervously. The girl hugs him and he corresponds, then gives her the flower. They chat for a bit and then head off to buy their tickets.
"No wayâŚâ
"What?"
"I canât believe it!â
âShit."
"Five isââ
"On a date!"
***
Three weeks before.
"I'll go for a better coffee,â he says and then disappears.
While his siblings plan to avoid Five's anger. He appears outside the Griddyâs shop, where he and his siblings used to go often when they were younger.
He fixes his uniform, walks into the store and sits at the bar, ignoring the people. After a few minutes Agnes, the waitress takes his order, just black coffee.
While waiting, Five decides to look around: to his right were two gentlemen, talking and laughing. To the left, in the background, thereâs a girl, perhaps the same age, sitting with a cup at her side and a notebook in front of her, sheâs drawing, deeply concentrated. And further on are a group of four teenagers laughing and joking, every now and then one of them turns towards the girl.
His thoughts are interrupted by the cup of coffee Agnes brings him, his focus now on caffeine. Thatâs why he doesnât hear the laughter increases.
Five is oblivious to what happens behind his back: A boy rips a napkin into small pieces, makes them into balls and begins to throw them towards the girl to attract attention.
Little by little the girl loses her patience with the teenagers, who have been visiting the store for three days only to annoy her while she tries to focus on her drawings.
A napkin ball falls on her table, another falls into her notebook, but when one touches her face and the laughter of the boys increases, she decides thatâs enough.
Sighing, she doesn't want to leave the cafeteria, she's only been there for a few minutes and she really wants a moment alone, as she always manages to do. She looks up and looks around her and sees the two men who are about to leave, so she looks at the bar. A boy in uniform sheâs never seen before is there.
It seems that theyâre the same age, so she takes her cup, her notebook, pencil case, bag and walks towards the bar, on the boy's right side. She clears her throat and he looks at her sideways.
"Excuse me, does it bother you if I sit next to you?" says politely, pointing to the bench.
Five just shrugs. Y/N frowns at his reaction, she was expecting something more, but doesn't want to push, so she puts her things on the counter and reopens her notebook.
"Hi Y/N, can I get you more chocolate?" Agnes asks. And the girl nods.
Hearing the girl's request, Five can't help but roll his eyes thinking how childish it is to drink chocolate. After a few minutes, Agnes returns with the cup and offers it to the girl, who thanks with a smile.
"Now why did you change places, Y/N?" Agnes asks while cleaning the counter. "You always sit on the back."
She makes a face and points behind her.
"Oh, those children. They have come three days in a row, haven't they?"
"Yes, unfortunately.â
Five raises an eyebrow at the conversation. Agnes leaves to continue cleaning the place.
"Don't your parents say anything to you for drinking coffee?" Y/N asks him.
âNo," He says curtly and she makes a face.
"Personally, I prefer chocolate," She adds with a smile.
"Good for you.â
Her smile falls at the boy's responses.
"Sorry, I just wanted to make conversationâŚâ
The girl takes a sip from her cup, takes out the pencil she was using earlier, and goes back to her drawings.
Five is a bit surprised when the girl next to him no longer tries to get his attention, usually people nags until he loses it, especially about his uniform, or even recognize him from the academy. He turns a little and sees the delicate strokes the girl makes, along with some loose pages that almost fell off the notebook. Without thinking, Five asks.
"Did you do all that?"
She raises her head and watches the boy, who points to the paper.
âOh yeah âuh. I did it,â She takes out one of the sheets and shows him a pencil drawing of a swallow.
Five takes the sheet.
"You're good," He says simply and returns the drawing.
"Thank you,â she answers with a smile. âI'm Y/N.â
"Five," he replies, nodding, she looks at him confused.
"What?"
"My name is Five."
âOhâŚâ
âYeah."
Y/N shrugs, looks down, and notices his blazer.
"What school do you go to? I think I have seen that emblem before, but I don't rememberâŚâ
Five rolls his eyes, but knows it's his fault, he hinted to continue the conversation.
"A private one, it's not very well known,â He says, turning to the counter and taking his cup.
Y/N frowns trying to remember, but is unable to do so, as her thoughts are cut off by another ball of paper crashing against her nose.
"Ugh, you have to be kidding me," She complains, drawing the attention of Five.
"You know? If you say something to them, maybe theyâll stop bothering you.â
She snorts. âI already did, the first day they arrived. They invited me to be with them and when I said no, they did their best to annoy me, it has been like this for days. Every time I say something it's worse,â She rolls her eyes. âI guess they can't understand much when they have a brain the size of a walnutâŚâ
The comment makes Five smile, remembering that he once said it to his brothers.
"Trust me, I know what you're talking about," he says.
"You do?" she asks.
"My brothers are not the smartest in the academy.â
She laughs.
âIt must be fun going with your siblings to the same school. Iâm an only child,â She adds.
"Sometimes it isâŚâ
She opens her mouth to continue the conversation, but one of the annoying guys arrives at her spot, between Five and Y/N.
"Hey kid," He says, tapping Five's arm. "Why don't you just leave and go back to your stupid school?"
His friends laugh and Five turns completely still on the bench, looks at the boy with a tight smile.
"And leave Y/N in the hands of four idiots who don't know what a 'no' is?" He says sarcastically.
Y/N looks surprised, while the other boy clenches his hands into fists.
"Surely sheâs bored with you, friend. I'm doing you a favor.â
âHow considerate of you. Whatâs your next altruistic action of the day?"
That makes the girl laugh and Five raises an eyebrow, annoying the blond boy further.
"Do you want to fix this problem outside, kid?"
"I don't see why,â answers Five. "And you?" He asks Y/N and she denies. "You see?"
âYou and me outside. Now.â The boy mutters.
âNo, thanks.â
The friends get up. That puts the girl on alert, touching Five's shoulder and he notices it too.
"Just leave us alone," She says.
"Shut it, princess,â answers the blond.
Before anyone could do anything else, the blond grabs Five by the collar of his shirt and forces him out of the store. Being taller and stronger than Five, it was quite easy to pull.
Y/N quickly packs up her things and pays for her chocolate and Five's coffee. When the blond lets go of Five, he walks away laughing a bit.
"What's so funny, you idiot?"
"Oh nothing. Only- it's funny to think that you guys want to fight me.â
"Oh, let's break you up," says another of the guys.
Five laughs again and the four boys approach him, but he uses his teleportation power to dodge them. In less than five minutes, the boys are on the floor complaining. Five sees the end of the âfightâ and fixes his tie.
"I can't believe it," Y/N says, surprised by what she just witnessed.
The black-haired boy turns to see her and shifts somewhat uncomfortably instead.
"You're a freak!" Yells one of the boys on the ground, then stands up  and runs through the streets with his friends closely following him.
"You're okay?" asks the girl, getting closer.
âObviously," He raises a brow.
"That was amazing!" She exclaims surprising the boy. "You're one of the Umbrella Academy, aren't you?"
"Uh- I, Yeah,â he says, thereâs no point in denying it.
âGreat!"
He frowns, then rolls his eyes and walks back to the store to pay for his coffee.
"Oh, I paid," she says.
"You didn't have to do it.â
"Come on, it's the least I can do," she says, smiling. "They won't go back to the store now. Thank you.â
Five looks her straight in the eye and smiles a little.
"You're welcome.â
"I - uh, do you have something to do?" She asks with a slight blush. "We could go to the park thatâs nearby.â
Y/N hopes she doesn't sound like one of those desperate or intense girls, while Five thinks about his options. Go home to put up with his siblings or go to the park⌠with a cute girl.
"Sure, why not?"
She smiles again and they both walk into the park while talking about whatever comes to their minds.
After being together all afternoon, Five realizes that Y/Nâs a funny and smart girl, when he tries to explain something to her about his power and how it can work using unusual terms, she tries to understand, and asks the right questions. She knows how to listen and takes it seriously. While she tells him about her art and some techniques that she has learned during her classes, getting all of Five's attention.
Both are happy to have met and although Five is not used to these new feelings, his curiosity wins and he wants to know more about her. The boy can't remember the last time he felt so⌠happy.
Throughout the remainder of the week and those that followed, Five returns to the store and meets Y/N, always in the same place. In a short time they know about their families, favorite activities, tastesâŚ
The girl's company makes Five's anger and frustration dissolve quickly, he no longer takes it out on his siblings.
Five finds himself looking at every detail of the girl's face whoâs telling him⌠something. His thoughts go beyond her voice, now every time he thinks of her, positive adjectives accompany it. Every time he walks to the store he gets nervous and Five knows that this is not normal.
So after three weeks, he works up the courage to ask her out to go to the movies. Y/N accepts, avoiding acting in a shameful way.
When the day of the date arrives, both teenagers are excited, but also anxious: Five decides to dress in 'normal' clothes when remembering that Y/N once asked if he was always wearing the academy uniform. He wanted to surprise her, while sheâs dressed in a flowered, loose dress along with a denim jacket. The first to arrive is Five, after a few minutes she arrives with a beaming smile. The moment he sees her, he hides the red rose that bought her behind his back while smiling back.
"Wow, you look very different without wearing the uniform!" She says upon arrival.
"Hello to you too," He says, making her laugh.
Y/N hugs him by the neck and he reciprocates the hug. When they both part, he offers her the rose.
"I brought you this," he says with a little blush.
"It's beautiful, thank you,â She answers taking the flower.
"Uh- I was thinking the new action movie, but I don't know if you want to see it..?â He says nervously.
âItâs cool.â
The two of them get tickets, buy popcorn, and enter the room, oblivious to what is happening not far from them.
Five's siblings enter the cinema, after a discussion of whether it was right to spy on the boy, in the end, the idea of ââKlaus won. Inside the room, the film continues without problems, while the teenagers share from time to time a look, touch hands and laughs, the rest of the academy can not believe the attitude of their brother.
After the movie ends, Five and Y/N walk out of the room holding hands.
"It wasn't that bad, but it wasn't that interesting," She says.
"I think the same.â
"Can you hold this? I have to go to the bathroomâŚâ
He nods and takes her jacket along with the flower. When Y/N disappears, Five's smile falls.
"I know you're there, come out now.â
Several complaints are heard, but in the end the six brothers come out and approach Five.
"What the hell are you doing here?"
"How did you know we were here?" Luther asks.
"I heard how you argued with Diego over the popcorn,â Ben and Klaus roll their eyes with âI warn youâ scowls. "I would recognize your voices anywhere," he says seriously.
"Oh, but thatâs not the important thing here, little brother,â says Klaus as he walks to his side. âWho's that cute girl you have a date with?"
Five's cheeks flush, but he tenses his body at the question.
"It's none of your business.â
"Come on, Five. We don't want to ruin your date, just tell us her name,â says Allison.
"I'm sure you won't leave either way, sis,â replies Five with his usual ironic smile.
âTry us," Vanya adds with an amused smile.
He sighs. "Her name is Y/N, now get out!â The six laugh.
"Five?"
The boy tenses again when he hears her behind his back. He turns and smiles nervously at her as he hands her his things.
"Everything is alright?" She asks seeing the six kids who look at her excitedly. âHello?" She says uncertainly.
Five closes his eyes for a few seconds cursing his family. Thereâs no escape, so he turns to his siblings and puts a hand on the girl's waist.
âY/N, this is my family. They spied on us while we were watching the movie.â Now the girl looks at them surprised and a little embarrassed.
Five introduces each and she reciprocates the greeting.
"It's great that thereâs someone who supports our dear brother,â says Klaus, approaching the girl and then hooking his arm with hers.
"It's not that bad,â She says looking at Five, who tries not to smile.
The six Hargreeves want to get to know the girl Five is dating, not knowing that this was their first date. So they followed the couple for the rest of the date.
Y/N gets along with the family with great ease, thinks Klaus is funny, discovers that she has things in common with Ben and Vanya, thinks that Lutherâs protective of his family, Diego teaches her his power, and had a good conversation with Allison. All this under Fiveâs uncomfortable gaze.
The boy canât deny that heâs happy to see the girl who likes to get along with his family, but heâs also frustrated at the interruption of their date. Only in the evening, when she said goodbye to everyone, did he have a moment alone to accompany her home.
"I like your family,â She says.
"I'm sorry they interrupted our date," He scratches the back of his neck.
"Next one will be just the two of us," She says, causing him to raise his eyebrows.
âNext one?"
"Yeah, why not?"
He smiles in relief.
"I can't believe my family hasn't ruined something in my life, I assure you that Diego and Luther's fights are always-"
Five is interrupted when Y/N stands on her tiptoes and kisses his lips chastely. The boy blushes just like her, but they both smile and Five leans in to kiss her again, shortly.
"See you tomorrow?" He asks when they part.
"I'll wait for you,â She answers.
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