(y/n) - your name

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I hum softly against the warmth that wrapped around me, a sad smile on my face when I open my eyes to see Five sleeping soundly. He finally looked at peace, that scrunch between his brows was gone and his face had softened now he didn't need to worry about anything anymore. I felt a sense of peace knowing I wasn't alone anymore, to have someone with me to navigate this new world with me.

I was laying on his chest as his arms held me tight on top of him, my head tucked under his chin. He was afraid to let me go throughout the entire night, not wanting me to be out of sight which was hard to do when I had forced him to get out of his work clothes and take a warm shower. He asked me to talk to him outside the bathroom door, to tell him what had happened when I woke up in this universe and how it was so different from my actual world. My friends weren't my friends and I wasn't living close with my parents since I was on a whole different continent.

He told me what happened when he got out of the elevator five years ago, his family separating and leaving him behind while he searched for me for 5 years. How he had to grow up again so quickly to find a job and a place while still trying to find me until he did. He couldn't blink around anymore, a normal human being with everyday human problems.

I nuzzle my face into Five's chest before sighing out blissfully, feeling him chuckle softly beneath me and I smile before looking up to see him look at me with tired but eternally happy eyes. "Morning sweetheart..." my heart jumped from the familiar pet name and I flush, him looking over me as he brushes his fingers against my rosy cheeks.

"Go back to sleep love. You're still tired." I mumble tiredly as I sit up carefully on his lap, my messy hair falling over him and he tucks it back behind my ear, holding my cheek and simply looking up at me.

"If you're awake, then I'd rather be awake with you. I don't want to miss anything anymore... not now when I finally found you." I lean into his palm, shuddering against the warmth of his hand and his bright green eyes that didn't waver from my own.

"Breakfast then?" I ask and he nods before I move to get up from the bed but I gasp when I get pulled back, landing back on the bed with Five over me as the blankets cacoon us from the rest of the world outside. "Five-"

"-just... just give me a couple more minutes to look at you... please..." he whispers, his eyes flickering over my face as he held my cheek. "5 years..." he whispers to himself and I frown at how alone he must've been if his family just separated and left him behind.

I look up at him with the faint light bleeding through the blankets, blushing from the way he looked over me, as if searing the moment of us in his brain, to sear this memory of me, of him, us together like this in founded bliss. There was a twitch of a smile on his lips, the corner just lifting up as he lowers down over me making me flush. He sighs happily as he buries his nose in my hair and neck, breathing is shakily as his fingers gently trace over my curves. My eyes flutter with a shaky breath before I lean up to trail my fingers over his multiple healed scars and wounds on his body. He look so much older compared to his baby face, his physic leaner and stronger, shoulders more broad as I trailed my fingers across his back.

"You've grown up..." I whisper to myself and I feel him smile against my neck.

"So have you sweetheart." his hands trace over my hips and waist before leaning back to look over me. "Your baby cheeks are gone." he chuckles and I lean up to touch my face after he pinches my cheeks. "But you still look like my baby." I roll my eyes as I smack his chest, flustering when I hit his abs and he grins seeing my reaction.

"And clearly you've kept up the hero regime. Trying to beat Luther at his game now?" I tease and he just rolls his eyes with a smile. I had given him some trackies to wear but I didn't have any shirts or hoodies big enough to fit him. "But seriously... you've aged..." I whisper as I caress his cheeks and he leans into my touch. "You really don't have your powers anymore... do you...?" he shakes his head, pressing kisses down my arm and back up to my neck as I sigh out. hHe holds the back of my neck, his fingers tangling in my hair as his lips trail across my throat and up my cheek before he leans back to look down at me. I rub my thumbs over his closed eye lids gently. "You look so tired..."

"You too." he whispers with a frown, kissing the bags under my eyes. "Let's go eat." he mumbles into my hand once he was ready for us to leave our cacoon and I smile up at him as I lean my hand up to brush his long hair away from his face. He smiles down at me, kissing my palm before we both get up from bed to freshen up. I went to one of two bathrooms to brush my teeth, leaning over to rinse when I feel Five's arms around me again.

I know he was afraid to let me go, his head leaning into my back tightly when I stand straight and dry my face off. He moves to tuck his head into my neck as we walk to the kitchen and I start making breakfast, him watching me make it silently as he clung to me. I set the food into plates, putting it to the side and turning around to face Five as he still held me.

He silently picked me up and placed me on top of an empty counter, pulling me close to the edge as his hands held my hips. I flush as I avoid his eyes, my hands moving around his neck from his chest when he tilts my chin to look at him. He kissed my nose before leaning down to kiss my lips sweetly, gently and lovingly. I tilted my head and kissed him back deeper, his lips parting mine passionately as his hand that held my chin moved to rest against my neck and the umbrella necklace while mine tangled in his hair to pull him closer. I let out a shuddered gasp against his lips as he pulls my legs around his waist tight, holding my hips beneath my nightgown before he kisses me again. I lean up desperately to hold him, our bodies pressed against each other tightly as I stutter against the kiss when I feel his hands roam over my back. He kisses me sweetly over and over again as I hold his cheeks before we pull apart slowly for air.

I hold his cheeks with a blush as he leans back to look at me, his fingers holding onto me. "Let's go eat before it gets cold..." I whisper and he nods silently, helping me down from the counter before we both grabbed our breakfast to nestle on the couch together. We ate while we watched the TV, snuggling into each other after we were done and not moving away from each other.

The bed sheets rustled as Five moved to get comfortable, laying on top of me as I sat back against the headboard. He buried his head against my chest, laying over me in a way that let him hear my heart beat against his ears as he held me tightly. I rubbed his back as his arms were locked around my waist, my fingers brushing through his hair and he sighs softly in bliss. The TV in my room was playing a tv series I was kinda paying attention to, slowly getting exhausted from the warmth of the room and with Five hugging me. We had spent the entire day together to catchup on everything we missed out in each other lives, holding each other unless we needed to separate for something we needed to do.

I stop for a second when he moves, him grabbing one of my hands to entwine our fingers together and kisses the back of my hand before keeping it next to him on my chest. I frown at how alone he must have been, more alone than ever since his own family had left him instead of staying together.

"So what do you do now? You know, not being a hero anymore." I ask and Five leans his chin on my chest to look up at me, as if thinking before answering.

"Well, I'm a professor." He says, playing with my hand and I blink at him in surprise.

"What!? Like University Professor!?" he looks at me, confused as to why I was so shocked before he nods.

"What? Don't think I can't cut it?" he teases me and I flush as I shake my head.

"It's not that, it's just I can't see you teaching kids or wanting to be around them."

Five pinches my nose and I scrunch it. "For the record, I'm amazing around them."

I raise a brow at his words. "Really? I can't imagine you being sweet to them. I can see it being like a Boot Camp with you." he chuckles at my words.

"Well, maybe you're not too far off."

"So I am right!" I gasp. "Do you have a reputation for being a smart but cold and ruthless professor?" I mock playfully and he rolls his eyes with a smile.

"You'd be surprised by what kind of reputation I actually have sweetheart." he muses as he sits up to pull me into his arms to snuggle me.

"What do you mean!?" I desperately wanted to know what kind of reputation he has now! "Tell me!"

"I don't think so. That's a different story for another time."

"Five!"

"(y/n)!" he mimics me and I huff but he laughs softly. "Alright, I'll tell you one thing." I nod quickly, ready to listen. "I have a reputation for being more intelligent than all the old professors that teach at the universities." I smack his chest.

"I assumed that already! That's obvious you're too smart for your own good! I figured that as much! Tell me something I wouldn't have guessed-!" I yelp when he pins me down on the bed and I flush heavily.

"Is that so sweetheart? Maybe you have some secret intelligence to rival."

"Are you mocking me right now?" I ask bluntly and he bursts out laugh, ducking his head against my neck.

"Sweetheart never."

I huff but let it go seeing how much fun he was having now. "Well, as long as your job is not putting you in danger anymore. No more Commission right." I chuckle, Five going rigid for a second before leans back to smile down at me. "You know, I kinda expected you to lean towards being a professor if you were a normal person without powers."

"Really now?" he hums as he pecks my nose.

"Mhm, with your time travel equations and all."

"Well, I do have multiple PhD thesis' on those."

"See! I was right!" I gasp and he chuckles, peppering kisses down my neck.

"My sweet ghost girl is so smart." he hums and I scoff, smacking his shoulder lightly. "So sweetheart, what about you? Who are you in this new timeline?"

"Well, this version of me graduated uni recently, works in a Live Events company that handles concerts and music related stuff, I apparently live here in New York and not Australia, I've lost all my friends... my family..." I mumble and I see Five frown.

"How long were you stuck here?"

"It wasn't as long as you. Just a couple of weeks to a month now."

"But you've lost big chunks of your life sweetheart. It's still not ok." I shrug and that makes Five frown deeper.

"I'm used to having to grow up quicker than I have to. Being physically 23 doesn't change much even though I am mentally 19..."

"(y/n)? Are you ok? That big of a change is not something you can get used to easily. Trust me." I smile at Five and nod. I know he understands completely, him being double the age he mentally is compared to his physical appearance.

"I'm ok. But how old are you now?"

Five chuckles at my question, pressing kisses down my neck. "63 sweetheart."

I shiver from his husky voice as his hand holds the other side of my neck to continue litter kisses on my skin. "You're quite spritely for a 63 year old. You look what, 20?" I tease him and he nips me playfully before looking down at me.

"22 sweetheart. I'm physically 22 now." I raise a brow as I eye him down, appreciating his looks. He really is sexy aged up.

"How are girls not swooning over you? Especially your students?" He laughs behind his hands, eyes shining with mischief.

"They tend to get scared of me." I chuckle at his words.

"Oh trust me, your poker face is quite terrifying." he grins mischevioulsy, growling as he pushes me down on the bed.

"That clearly didn't keep you away sweetheart." I blush bright red from his actions, him nipping my nose. "You clearly have a thing for the dangerous types." I gasp softly as his hand runs up my inner thighs.

"And you clearly enjoy being young despite your arguing about raging hormones and teenage impulses." I stutter and I feel him smile against my shoulder.

"It has its... perks..."

"Ya nasty!" I squeal with a blush as I gently push him off me and he laughs softly, pulling me back into his arms to hug me tightly despite yelling at him to let me go.

"Oh, you have no idea how I missed your spitfire and playful banter." I huff as I lay in his arms, letting him hold me as he leans his chin ontop of my head. I nuzzle his chest and relax in his arms as he rocks me, feeling sleepy in his arms as my eyes became droopy.

"Five..." he hums to know he was listening. "You haven't... got in contact with the rest of the family?"

He pauses for a second before answering. "...no... Its been 5 years this April when we split up." I curl into his arms and he holds me tightly.

"So... what do we do then?"

"What do you mean?" he looks down at me, brushing my hair back.

"Do you want to reach out to them?" he shakes his head no immediately. "But Five-"

"-they left, it was their own decision. I know how to look after myself. I've never needed them. But I have you know. I know you didn't leave on purpose. You had no control over it." he kisses the top of my head.

"Ok..."

"What do you want to do sweetheart?" Five asks and I look up at him.

"Well, you always did say you wanted to live a normal life with me... so... why not do that... no time wories, no apocalypses, just normal everyday living. You and me?" he smiles brightly at the idea.

"I would love that, my sweet girlfriend."

"Oi," I raise a finger at him. "We're gonna start over, finally have permanent date for when we became a couple." Five just laughs softly and grabs my hand to kiss my finger.

"So what? You want me to ask you to be my girlfriend all over again?" he kisses my palm before leaning down to whisper in my ear. "When we clearly are passed that stage in our relationship?" he chuckles as I blush and I shiver knowing what he was on about.

"You really are a dirty-minded insatiable asshole."

"And why do you think that is?" he grins at me and I face palm him, making him sputter before chuckle. "Alright sweetheart. How about we say that we have been together since last year March 24th. So one year and 6 months this coming September." he mumbles, kissing each of my fingertips.

"March 24? That's so specific. Why-" I remember the date now. "The day you came back to your family to stop the first apocalypse." I furrow my brows in confusion when he shakes his head no, leaning down to caress my cheek gently with such soft endearment in his eyes.

"It's the day I first met you (y/n)."

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