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I look behind me to see Klaus and Ben watching in confusion, thinking that Five was talking to them but I turn back to see him glaring straight at me. "How the fuck-" he suddenly teleported closer to me, trying to grab my hoodie like he was about to threaten me but he falls right through me. I groan and shudder, stepping to the side from Five as he stumbles forward away from me. "I hate that. Ben, how do you handle people walking through you?" The said boy just shrugs and Five whips his head around to face me with a snarl. "Holy shit. You actually see me!?"
"Klaus, what the hell is going on!?" Five exclaims to his brother, growing annoyed thinking it had something to do with him and his powers.
Klaus simply just shrugs, also having no clue about me. "Not me dear brother. He popped out of nowhere."
"I'm a girl Klaus." I glare at him, pulling my hoodie down and freeing my hair.
Five looks at me, at Klaus and back at me with wide eyes. "Who are-"
"-ok listen to me. I am not supposed to be here-"
"-what do you mean?" Five crosses his hands in front of his chest as he cuts me off and I sigh.
"This may be hard to believe but I'm not from this universe. I'm from another universe." he scoffs at me, not wanting to waste his time on me since he had other pressing matters to attend to.
"I don't have time for this." he walks off towards the stairs and I chase after him, leaving Ben and Klaus behind.
"I know about the Handler and the apocalypse." Five stops short, turning to glare at me. "And I know much more things boy." I narrow my own eyes at him so he would just listen to me.
"Ok, I'll play," He crosses his arms in front of his chest, raising a brow at me. "how can you prove you're from another universe?"
"You're all about time jumping Five, how can you not believe me-"
"-I jump through time. Not universes." he rolls his eyes.
"Yeah well, I am from another universe!"
"I don't believe you."
"What do you want me to say then!? That you and your siblings used to sneak out to Griddy's at night to eat donuts or that you would cheat on Reginald's physical training races by just teleporting to first place or maybe the fact the A.J. Carmichael is a fucking talking goldfish-!"
"-how do you know about all that?" Five asks, slowly dropping his arms to his sides when he realised I was telling the truth.
"Like I said. I'm from another universe, one where we do not have the apocalypse at all. Well not yet anyway. Wouldn't be surprised if there's an outbreak of zombies from scientists fucking around with dangerous chemicals." I rant out and quickly shut myself up as the boy just looks at me with an unamused face. "Look, I need to get back home-"
"-wait, so you're saying there's a multiverse? I thought that was just theoretical, I mean this completely changes how we understand the initial singularity-" I quickly shush Five, not understanding a single thing he said nor was I interested.
"Yeah well, I'm living proof. Well, non-living... I guess?" I shrug.
"Where did you come from? How did you get here?" Five asks as he continues walking up the stairs to his room and I follow behind him.
"Well if you mean when, I come from the year 2020. I was actually at home, making some food like any living person and the next thing I know, this blinding blue light engulfed me and I ended up here. As some sort of dead, ghost person. But I'm not blue... I still look like a fleshy human thank god..." Five walks into his bedroom and I go to sit down on his bed as he searched through his wardrobe for something that would actually fit him instead of the overgrown suit he was wearing.
"Maybe my calculations were not only wrong but somehow opened a portal where it brought you here."
"Well great. Fantastic. Absolutely amazing. I'm stuck here aren't I?"
"Most likely, yes. Until I figure out how to send you back. After I stop the apocalypse."
"Ah yes. This whole apocalypse fiasco." after I said that, Five quickly turns to me, narrowing his eyes at me.
"Wait, do you know everything that's going to happen?"
"Yes and much more." I shrug again and his eyes widen.
"Do you know who causes the apocalypse!?"
"Yes."
"And!?"
"And I can't tell you." Five sneers at me, stalking up to me quickly and I scramble back on his bed.
He's terrifying in person.
Well, he is an assassin.
"You better tell me who it is or I'll-"
"-you'll what? Kill me. Seems like you're too late. Plus if I told you, I might screw up your universe." he takes in a deep breath to calm himself down and takes a step back from me.
"Fine. You better stay here and not get in my way."
"Nope. I'm coming with you. I'm up for an adventure right now. Plus, I haven't been to this part of the world before." he rolls his eyes at me and I get up from the bed. "I'm leaving my stuff here ok." I leave my laptop on his desk-which surprisingly doesn't phase through-pocketing my phone along with my fork.
Never know when that might be useful.
"Ah, shit." Five mumbles as he stares into his wardrobe and I chuckle, just seeing his trademark uniform. I leave his room to let him change and I walk around to different rooms until I was able to find some black socks in Allison's room.
"How do I get these?" I try to pick up the socks on her bed but they stay on the blanket until I tried again. "The hell?" When I lift my hand, a copy of the socks appears between my fingertips.
Yeah, I'm not questioning the logic in this universe.
I put the socks on and walk into Klaus' room to find some black combat lace boots I could wear. "Come to mama." I grin, getting a copy of the pair of shoes and putting them on. "I love these shoes!" I walk out and see Five also leave his room in his trademark uniform that makes him look so cute in. "Hey, Five! Look!" He turns around and I point to the shoes.
"How are you wearing Klaus' shoes?" he asks in confusion, wondering how I got a pair. Granted they were a bit big in size but I can't complain. I just didn't want to walk around barefoot.
"I somehow made a copy to wear. Cool huh." I run up to him and we both walk down the stairs and into the large living room place thing.
I don't know man, it's a huge place ok.
Five walked up to the fireplace and stood before his portrait that hung above it, his hands in his pockets and his lips pursed. "That's a creepy painting. He glances at me with a brow raised and I shrug, settling down on the couch to sit when Vanya walks into the living room.
"Nice to know dad didn't forget me." He turns to her as she looks at him like she couldn't believe that the one sibling that cared for her was finally back, safe and sound.
"Oh, that asshole." I mutter out and Five's eyes shift at me quickly for me to shut up before looking back at Vanya
"Read your book, by the way. Found it in a library that was still standing." He spoke softly to her, a hint of a smile on his face. "I thought it was pretty good all things considered."
"Yeah, definitely ballsy, giving up the family secrets." I recite the words from memory at the same time Five says them and he glares at me briefly but I just chuckle.
"Sure that went over well." he says and Vanya sighs out.
"They hate me."
"Oh, there are worse things that can happen."
"You mean like what happened to Ben?" I glance at Five to see him falter like he was remembering back to when he read about his brother's death, his jaw clenched.
"Was it bad?" he asks softly and Vanya just nods. The siblings stand in the quiet, thinking about their brother.
"We should go... the funeral is about to start..." Vanya says and walks off but stops, wanting Five to go with her since she was worried that if she took her eyes off him, he would be gone again.
"You go on ahead, I'll be there soon." he nods lightly and she hesitates, not wanting to do that but doesn't piss off Five as she walks away.
"You ok?" I ask as I stood up, wishing that there was some way I could comfort the boy after hearing about one of his favourite siblings being gone.
"Let's go." Five doesn't say anything else, a blank look on his face and he walks off to the backyard as I scramble to follow after him. He grabs an umbrella on the way out when we notice that it was raining outside, opening it up and stepping out. I didn't walk out, not wanting to get wet and I figured I should just stay inside. "Are you coming?" I look up at Five who hesitantly holds the umbrella out above the both of us and I blink at him in surprise.
I smile as we walk out with the others. "Thanks..." I whisper to him but he doesn't say anything, looking at Luther and I turn to look at Ben as he stood next to Klaus.
We still don't have any confirmation on how he died...
"Did something happen?" Grace asks Diego as I pull the strings on my hoodie, trying to block out the cold rainy wind.
"You know... you didn't have to hold the umbrella above me." I mutter out, looking up at Five who ignores me still. I shrug and decide to leave it be, turning to look at Klaus and grin up at him as he held a pink umbrella above him. "Cute umbrella."
"Why thank you Crazy." he grins back, holding out a lit cigarette to me and I take a copy.
"Whenever you're ready dear boy." I take a puff as Pogo arrived, Luther walking to the middle of the group under the pouring rain and holding an urn to pour out Reggie's ashes.
Never expected to be at his funeral in person.
"Probably would have been better with some wind..." he says and I snicker, breathing out a dirty cloud from my mouth.
"Taking hits from something that kills you. Ironic." Five smirks with a whisper, listening to Pogo's eulogy.
"Says the 58-year-old man that loves to destroy his liver with alcohol." I snap back and Five raises a brow in amusement at me.
"He was a monster." Diego cuts off Pogo, Klaus and I both snorting out in laughter. "He was a bad person and a worse father." Diego continues to say. "The world's better off without him."
"Amen, sister." I preach, hi-fiving Klaus, Five breathing out in annoyance.
"Would anyone like something to eat?" Grace calls out and I wonder how she isn't short-circuiting with all this rain.
"Look, you wanna pay your respects? Go ahead. But at least be honest about the kind of man he was."
"You should stop talking now." Luther warns Diego.
"You know, you of all people should be on my side here Number One."
"Oh, a fight is gonna break out. How exciting." I clap in fake amusement and Five looks at me in disgust as some of the smoke goes in his direction.
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