Five had introduced me to the family. It went quite well actually. I didn't expect them to accept me as their family member, but they did, to my surprise. They had told me that after that night, they had a long talk and figured that I must be one of them. Joining them was probably for my "safety and own good" ro say it in the words of Allison. The only one who seemed quite suspicious of me was Luther. He wasn't really that convinced, which is understandable. Though I must admit, he could've been a little nicer with his words. He told me that he could never trust me and that I can't just replace their dead brother, which of course wasn't my intention.

The fact that I had gotten Ben's old room probably didn't make the situation better. Luther was the only one who had all sorts of objections, he didn't even show up to dinner. When I got back to my room, I let out a sigh and sat down on the bed. I looked around. "This will be my new home from now on, huh?" I thought to myself, already thinking about how I can personalize it a bit.

I heard a knock on my slightly opened door. When it opened, it surprisingly revealed Vanya. She came in a few steps and gave me a kind look. "Mind if I sit down next to you?" she asked. "No, go ahead!" I quickly replied, scooting a little further to the left. "Listen..." Vanya began as she sat down next to me. "Don't think too much about what Luther said, alright? It's just how he is, he has some sort of... trust issues?" I could tell that she wasn't really able to put it into words. "Just give him some time." she said, handing me a small, neatly wrapped box. "We got this together for you." Vanya seemed quite happy as I opened it.

In the box was a silver necklace with an umbrella pendant. "Welcome to the family." she gently said. "We're all glad to have you here." she added. I looked at the necklace, not really knowing how to respond, nor what to think. I was grateful, but at the same time I thought it was all going a bit too... quick? They were basically trusting a complete stranger that even broke into their house to spy on them. I closed the box with the necklace in it and set it on my nightstand. "Thanks a lot, I appreciate it." I forced a smile, I didn't want to worry them even more after all.

"It's pretty late already, you should sleep. If you need something, you know where we are." Vanya got up again and walked towards the door of the room. "Sleep well!" I shouted after her as she closed the door, getting a "you too!" in response.

I decided that sleeping seemed like a good option. I got up again and changed into something more comfortable and lay down on my bed again. I took the necklace out of the box and looked at it, thinking. Various thoughts crossed my mind. I was worried about what was about to come, what awaited me and the others. I won't be safe for long, that's for sure. Either the commission or my teacher would most likely try to find and hunt me down. I've betrayed them after all.

I couldn't help but sigh again, letting myself fall onto the bed and sinking into the soft sheets, the necklace dangling down from my hand. I then heard that static noise and looked up. "Doors exist for a reason." I said, looking at Five who had just appeared in front of me. "I'll choose whether or not I want to use the door or not." he shrugged. "Besides, I was all the way in the kitchen, that would've been a long walk to your room." he added, stepping closer to me.

I sat up again, giving him a questioning look. "Why are you here anyways? You should sleep too, today was quite the extraordinary day after all." I got up again, putting the necklace on the nightstand. I opened the window and looked outside. It was a nice change to have a different view again. I heard Five taking the Necklace and appearing behind me. He was putting it around my neck, his hands gently stroking my neck. I let out a chuckle. "That tickles!" I tried to get away, but he held me in place. "Don't move or you'll accidentally strangulate yourself while I try to put the necklace on." Five huffed.

"There you go." he said, pulling his hands away. I smiled and stepped in front of the mirror., he stood behind me. "I like it." I gave him a gentle smile. Five finally seemed to calm down a little, as a faint smile appeared on his face. "It was my idea to get it." He seemed a little proud of himself. "You already know me well despite knowing me for a few days, huh?" I joked, sitting down on my bed again, the cold air wrapping around my body.

"Be careful not to catch a cold." Five quietly said, patting my head. He then gave me a gentle smile and left without another word, leaving me in a state of confusion. "Did he just... pat my head?" I asked myself, holding my head and processing what happened.

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The next morning, I woke up pretty late. When I realized, I quickly got up and rushed down the hallway. I went towards the living room where I heard someone talking and peeked around the corner. It was Luther and Five. "Jesus, grow up." I heard Five say, he sounded pretty angry. "How can we know whether or not we can trust Pente?!" Luther shouted, walking back and forth. "Sent by the commission board to spy on us, what if it's a trap?!" he added, rubbing his temples. "Just give it time! Pente needs us the most right now, we can't risk her getting hurt. We need to protect her as best as we can." Five seemed to be defending me. "She's more than useful to us." he added. I looked at them in shock. "Useful?" I asked myself.

"Don't use her for your own good. You're the worst, you're just trying to make her our weapon, aren't you?! You and your great ideas?!" Luther seemed quite frustrated, and to be honest, I was too. I couldn't believe that Five would just use me, he seemed way too.. caring and gentle when we met. I was about to interfere when Five suddenly got loud. "You're wrong!" he shouted, defending himself this time. "I was considering it, I admit it!" he got quiet again. "But..." he tried to continue, but he wasn't able to finish his sentence. "But what?" Luther asked, suddenly grabbing Five by the shoulders. "There's just... something about her..?" Five quietly said, looking away.

I hid behind the pillar, my face reddening a little. "What?" I thought. I stood there in disbelief, thinking that I'm just interpreting something wrong. "Why would you care anyways?" Five asked, freeing himself from Luther's grip. Luther just looked at him in confusion as Five walked away. I quickly made myself invisible so he wouldn't see me eavesdropping on their conversation. "I won't trust her just because you tell me to!" Luther shouted after him. Five let out a chuckle. "I know better than you do, Luther." he said without turning around and walking up the stairs. "After all, you didn't notice her being there the whole time." Five added before disappearing. Since my cover was blown, I made myself visible in front of Luther, awkwardly looking at him. "Good morning..?" I nervously said, but Luther just stormed off.