Today was even more boring than yesterday. I spent my time playing video-games and dancing around. The only thing that happened besides my neighbor telling me to sing less loudly was the call I received from Clyde that wanted to stay until tommorrow. And since he seemed so happy of course I needed to say yes. And after the call I just fell in the pit of boredom again listening to the faint clicking of the kitchen's clock as I looked around my room, my eyes passing dozens of posters of music bands and movies before reaching a family picture on my bedside table. Here we stood, Dad, Clyde and I at my birthday. That was the day I was gifted my walkman and it was one of the best birthdays of my life. I look to the side of the picture, a part of it isn't here anymore. I ripped it off when mom left, I didn't want anything to do with her anymore.

The thing I didn't notice was the familiar teleporting boy appearing in my room as I was deep in my thoughts.
"Knock knock."
I jumped a little and turned around to see Five smirking against my door.

"Fucking hell five. You really like to give me heart attacks, don't you ?"
"I'd say yes. Your reactions are quite priceless."
"Shut it!"
"Anyways. Are you ready?"
"No. But do I have a choice?"
"Nah."

"Thought so. Let's go big boy."
He raised an eyebrow.
"Are you mocking me because you're slightly taller?"
"Fuck yes I am!"

And with that we space jumped to a big, empty room made in an unknown material.
"Welcome to the Umbrella Academy's fucking training room m'lady."
He said with sarcastic jazz hands.
"Jesus fuck. You guys train here? I'm scared of the rest about the house now."
"The house is pretty normal. Rich as hell but normal. The training rooms though, are creepy as fuck."
"I can see that."

As I looked around I felt my air leave my lungs as I was pulled in a headlock.
"Number one, always be on your guards. Use your power to enhance your awareness if needed since you are a telepath."
He said as I wheezed and glared at him.
"I won't teach you a training stance since it differs because of the personality. Get into a position where you're protected, ready to attack and comfortable."
I nod as I slightly extend my left leg and position my arms to my liking.
"Like this?"
"Perfect. Now stay aware. Listen to the sounds around, listen to your senses. And to your powers."
I nod my head as he disappears and I close my eyes. Breathing in and out. I try to find Five's mind in this vast room and when I find it it doesn't surprise me that he is harder to enter than others. But once I enter it I get even more ready for whats to come.

'Good stance. They looks very concentrated. Let's start. Right hook on their left arm.'
So I open my eyes and block to the punch as he smirks to himself. And it continues for quite some time until Five appears in front of me.
"That was good. Let's teach you how to fight now, okay? This was only the start ___."
"Of course. Let's go then Five. Teach me."

And it went on like that for a few weeks which turned into months. I trained with Five with the asistance of Klaus and Ben from time to time and hung out with the rest of the Hargreeves siblings sometimes even bringing Clyde. With the time I became stronger and had a way better control over my telepathy, my anxiety attacks even disappeared. And as I spent time with the Hargreeves boy our bond deepened. Today again, like the rest of this week, we'll try to make the telepathy work which always ends up with nothing happening.

"Okay ___. Let's try something different okay? When did you use them except after long panic attacks?"
"There was a car crash. People were trying to get out of their cars and I just imagined the doors opening, the security belts loosening and the people going outside."
"You need to focus of that. Imagining. Imagine...this paper flying for exemple."

I look at him and at the paper. I concentrate on it and close my eyes. I imagine it floating and after a few moments of silence I see a sad Five and know I failed.
"I fucking hate this. I can't even control my fucking powers because I'm a wimp."
"Take it easy, controlling your powers is not doable in the span of a few hours. You're scared and it's normal to be when you are like us."
"That's the problem! It's 'normal' to be scared. But we aren't normal!"
"Fuck normal when you can be extraordinary. Now. I think I know what the problems are."
"What are they?"
I look at him with teary eyes. I feel ashamed that I am making him lose the time he kindly gave me.

"Your lack of self-esteem and your fear. You're not a monster. That's what you told all of us. That we aren't mindless monsters. We know our powers enough to control them. Explore them so you can be the one that commands, not your fears and even less the fact that you don't believe in yourself. Because I believe in you. You can so it."
And as if these words unlocked a new found strength in me. I smiled and closed my eyes. I imagined Five floating Peter Pan style this time. And it seemed like it worked.

"___! Put me down!"
I open my eyes to see Five his head upside down and his face in a fake angry expression which breaks as he chuckles loudly and I put him down.
"Oh my fuck. I did it! I fucking did it!"
"Yes you did. You see that you can! Now. Let's get you to make more things float."
He says as he pats my back. And points at all of the heavy materials in front of me.
"Concentrate on making the things float. Don't let anything distract you. Enclose yourself in your mind. But still be aware of what's around you."
He says as I lift the objects and he comes to do comments, stands in front of me, tickle me and basically annoy me for the time I held to the objects in the air.
"Is it good Five?"
"Very. You can stop. There are still a few things I want to try."

Time passes again and I learned how to manipulate my telekinesis. How to make a shield. And of course how to levitate people or objects. The people being Klaus and Ben that would be air swimming in the training room.

"Now. What happened for you to stop time."
"Clyde was about to get hit by a car. He so was happy when he got a new comic that he ran to go back home. I don't know. I was so in shock I guess that time just stopped. Only for Clyde as everything around him moved. Except him."
"So that means you can stop time on certain persons, objects and even a small radius around you?"
Intervened a curious Ben.
"Basically, yes even if the radius is very limited."
"That's hella cool. But you can only use it when you experience something shocking?"
Asked Klaus.
"Since I don't control it. Yeah."
"That's what we'll change today ___. But we're gonna have to shock you first."
Said five as he sat on the opened window ledge, the sound of the rain filling the room. And then he slipped out of the window and fell outside.

"Five!"
We all yelled and I heard all of their hearts beating slower until they stopped. The sound of the rain stopped too. All that was left was an eery silence.
"Fuck."
I mumble as I go to the window and see Five hanging in the void. So I bring the boy up with my telekinesis, my two arms extending to catch him. Once I got him back their hearts started beating again and the rain fell even harder than before as Klaus looked lost.

"What just happened. You were- wait ___ you did it bub!"
"Yes Klaus. And now please, don't scare me like that anymore Five."
He smirked at me and messed my hair.
"Can't say I won't. Now that you're in the right state of mind. Let's do it. All over again, so that you get accustomated. But now alternate. Just me. And then the entirety of the time itself. You need to learn how to focus on that."
"I hate you."
"You know you don't."

As weird as it seems that night I did everything right. Maybe it was because the three boys gave me reassurance and confidance. Maybe it was the pride that emanated from Five. Maybe it was everything. But I learned a lot better than other days. I didn't feel scared anymore. After the training Ben and Klaus went to sleep and I laid there with Five.
"You won't leave me right? You're important to me. One of my very first friends and the one I am the closest to...I would be devastated if you left."
"No I won't. Because to be honest you are also the person I am the closest to. My first outside world friend. And you have no judgement whatsoever of who I am, of the way I act and think. So if you left, I'd be devastated too."
"Promise you'll never leave?"
"Promised. But you'll never leave either."
"We're in this shit together man!"
We laughed as we took our breaths back. Lying on the ground of the training room.

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Today is a special day. I want to reveal that I have powers to the rest of the Hargreeves siblings. I spend my day happily at home with Clyde and dad. Until I got a call from the Hargreeves household.

"Hello. How may I help you?"
"___! We need to talk!"
"What? Will you finally admit your undying love to Luther?"

"___! It's important. Really!"
"What's wrong Diego? You lost a knife?"
"Yes also that! But not just that!"
"What the fuck did you shitheads do again? Wasn't Five here to stop y'all?"
"That's the problem! Five isn't here anymore!"
"What..?"
"He argued with dad about the fact that he could time travel. And he ran away and we don't find him anymore. He did it! He time travelled. But he's not coming back..."
"Shit!Fuck! I'm coming."
"Okay...see you."
"Yeah."
I hung up on him rushing out of the house as fast as I could mumbling a 'got to go' to the two confused males in the living room. I sped through the streets, bumping into some people that glared at me. Once I was at the Hargreeves household I ringed the bell nervously and Pogo opened the door.

"___ what are you doing here? Now is not the mom-"
"I know Pogo! Diego called me! Please let me enter!"
"I-"
"Please Pogo!"
He pondered but kindly smiled at me and let me enter I ran to the living area.
"Do you see children? The best out of all of you became childish and egotistic! That proves he wasn't ready for time travel. Or anything for that matter. And it's disappointing-"
"No it's not! Five is not disappointing! You are the only disappointing thing in this room Sir Hargreeves. You just are the excuse of a father!"
"What are you doing here and who permitted you to talk to me this way child?"
"I am here because your children called me! And I talk to you the way I want to talk to because you're a neglecting, mean and disgusting asshole that brings his children down! I don't care who you are and what you can do to me! You can't just insult your son like this!"
"I am not insulting him I am just stating facts-"
"Well he wouldn't have been disappointing if you trained him correctly!"
"What do you know about correctly being trained. You are ordinary, bland, annoying and a speck of dust next to the Umbrella Academy."

I look at Ben and Klaus who nod their heads at me. I needed to say it. And Sir Asshat Hargreeves wasn't going to retain me from saying it.
"I was miraculously born on the 1st of october 1989 too Sir Hargreeves! Yeah. I hid my game! And how do I know what being correctly trained is like? Your son Five trained me! And he was kind and patient! Unlike you! They are your children not objects you can use!"
"They are what I want them to be!"

My heart beat futiously as I wanted to punch that guy so hard he made a dent in his over expensive bar. I glared at the man in front of me closed my fist and punched Sir Hargreeves in the stomach as I felt a strange energy englobe my fist. He flew all the way to the bar where he hit his back and I made bottles break around him.
'They aren't your fucking toys old man. You can't just play with them.'
I say as he slips out of conciousness.

I looked around and saw Ben and Klaus sadly nodding at me, as Allison and Vanya looked shocked, Diego smirked at me as Luther, filled with rage, threw himself at me.
"I'm gonna make you pay!"
I clicked my tongue and block him throwing the taller male on the ground.
"Luther. Oh Luther. What is it like to be daddy's boy and get all of the attention? It feels good right? Well while you were being a loyal little puppy the others were treated like shit. Enter that into your small brain, Sir Hargreeves is not a good man!"
"And you are not our friend! You're just something we used to be less bored!"
"Oh? Is that right guys?"
They all looked disgusted at Luther and left the room one by one.
"You're an asshole Luther. I didn't think you would be this stuck up to dad."
Glared Allison as Luther looked at her guiltily.
"You're full of shit Luther. Just like him."
I said as I bumped my shoulder with him and went to see the others.

"We're sorry about what Luther said."
"No hard feelings, I don't like him either to be honest."
We tiredly giggle as Grace went to see what happened in the living room. I overheard Luther saying that it was his fault as he looked back at us.
"Allison. Can you make him forget that what I did? Please. Make him forget all that happened in that room."
"Yes of course. I understand you ___... I heard a rumor that Sir Hargreeves forgot everything that just happened."
I looked at Sir Hargreeves that slowly opened his eyes and asked Grace about what happened as she said that she didn't know either.

We all released a sigh we didn't know we held.
"Griddy's?"
Asked Diego as he looked at all of us.
"Griddy's."

When we arrived to Griddy's it was calm as we all sat sadly on the stools next to the counter.
"You lot look sad. What happened? You are also less than usual, where's the kid that likes black coffee?"
Asked a concerned Agnes and we all looked at one another.
"He...left.."
"Oh. I'm sorry.."
"He didn't die...he just disappeared.."
"Well still, you must all be so heartbroken..Everything you eat and drink today is free. A gift from me to you."
"Thanks Agnes."
We ended up staying at Griddy's until the end of the afternoon. When we went back to the academy I asked the Hargreeves if I could stay the night and Grace kindly accepted since she knew how close Five and I were. Sir Hargreeves accepted reluctantly but agreed with Grace. I called dad to tell him all that happened and he told me that it was better if I spent time with the Hargreeves siblings in that case.

Supper was very quiet as it is a rule to not talk while we were eating. Allison lend me one of her Umbrella Academy pyjamas and I went to take a bath. Today was catastrophic. Chaotic. A pure glimpse of what hell felt like. My heart started pounding at my chest as I try to reassure myself. He did it, he time travelled. He wanted to do that for so long, and he did it! He'll come back soon. It's five after all. We shouldn't worry.
"He won't leave us. He's Five. He'll probably be there tomorrow saying some sarcastic shit and it'll all go back to normal."
I tell myself as I finish my bath and get into the silk pyjamas. I empty the contents of the bath and take my clothes as I begin my journey to Five's room, bumping into Diego as we smiled sadly at each other. Once I got there I close the door and put my neatly folded clothes on his desk chair as I look at his books. Books about molecular sciences, advanced mathematics and time travel theories. On his desk was also a bunch of equations he told me about when we finished our training sessions talking in his room, the same equations that were written all over his walls. Talking about mass, Newtons, speeds, energies and that made less sense the more you looked at them. I throw myself on his bed and look at the said equations. He did it. And I feel so happy for him that he did. I hope that he tells me everything once he gets back!

A/N: That chapter was a drag to make but I feel pretty happy of myself. And since the wind of creativity is blowing I will surely update another chapter today! Don't forget to vote, comment and enjoy!