CHAPTER FIFTY-NINE: KINDA OF A DATE

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Lila walked out of the building and towards Diego's van who was name Wanda, but she stopped, like she was taken a breath or hesitate over something.

She then opened the truck of the van but then when she looked to the left she spotted Allison in her chair smoking. So she walked over to car before opening the front door which cause Allison to let out a gasp before she cough and waved with her right hand, trying to get the smoke out.

"Oh, oh, sorry. I was---" she said as Lila closed the door "As you were. I just need a minute" she said and she let out a sigh "Tell me it gets better when they're older" the two looked at each other "Tell me it gets easier" Lila said "Once they hit puberty---" "Give me that" Lila grab the thing Allison was smoking before taken a puff of it.

"That's better" she said before looking at Allison and chuckled which made her chuckled as well and they both started laughing "You coming in, or you just gonna linger out here like a total psycho?" Lila asked "I can't. I can't" Allison said "Mmm. Mm-hmm" Lila nodded as she took another puff.

"You can" she said "No. Nobody wants me in there" Allison said "Nobody cares anymore" Lila wheezily and Allison looked at her "I don't" Lila said as she took Allison's carkeys.

"It would be so awkward" Allison said "They're over it. Let's go" Lila opened the door "No, Lila--" Lila step out of the car "Give me my...Hey! Give me my keys!" Allison said "Chop-chop" Lila said to her as she gave her a smirked.

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Elliott was riding on his dad's back as he was running around, playing airplane while Elliott was giggling.

"Alright, that was the ride" he put Elliott down "Again daddy, again" Elliott said with a smile "No, now it's my turn" Ellie said "No, it's mine" Elliott said "You have already tried" Ellie said and the two started fighting again.

"Kids!" they two stopped before looking at their dad "If you two keep fighting there will no Christmas presents for you" Five said and the twins' eyes widened.

Five then looked at Elliott "Elliott, Goofball, you have just tried okay, now let your sister go" Five said and Elliott nodded.

Five then looked at his daugther "Where do you want to go through now. The forest, the dinosaur's age, ice age, fantasy land or the jungle?" he asked.

"The jungle" Ellie answered "Alright, but we careful, 'cause there are tigers in the jungle" Five said "Nothing I can't handle, 'cause my dad is a superhero" Ellie said as she put on a small domino mask "That's my little superhero" Five said before he turned around and bend down so Ellie could jump on his back.

"Ready?" he asked as he could feel he had a good grip on her "Ready" she said and he smiled as he started running around again while she giggled as she stretched her arms out to the side, like she was flying.

"I didn't think that Five would be so lovely" Luther said as he was standing next to you "Well, when you are with the right people, they just change you for the better" you smiled "I wish Sloane was here, and she and I had that life that you and Five is having" Luther said and you looked at him.

"I'm so sorry about Sloane, Luther, she was a wonderful person, you two was perfect for each other, but she will always be with you" you said "I know" he nodded "I just hope that her and I would have more time together" he said "I hope that too" you patted his shoulder.

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"Lila! Gimme my keys!" Allison had followed after Lila into the party, trying to get her to give her back her keys, but Lila refuse.

"Please don't make me go in there" Allison said as Lila was carrying three huge bottle of soda.

"Allison, listen to me" Lila said "No...Nobody likes me here" Allison said "You're being dramatic, my kids is more behave than you right now" Lila said "I'm telling you, nobody wants me here. Please. You don't understand" Allison said "Trust me, you're fine" Lila said.

You and the others turned around to see Allison with Lila. Five put Ellie down as he looked at Allison.

"Lila, I'm too stoned for this" Allison said as the siblings glance at her. "This was a mistake" she said "You're right. This is incredibly awkward" Lila said.

"Uh...Hey, uh. Allison!" Luther said with an awkward smile.

Luther then started walking over to her "Uh...Uh..." he said awkwardly.

"Hey! So glad you made it" he smiled "Just...though I'd pop in and say hello" she said before smiling as Lila walked away.

"Hello" Allison waved "Yeah. Great" Luther smiled "It's, uh, been a minute, huh? Since we've..." "Yeah" she said as he nodded "Yeah. Um..." she said before looking around "Is Viktor here?" she asked "No. No. He's not here yet, but, uh, he said he was coming, so..." Luther said "Yeah" she said before walking past him "Okay, see you later" he said.

"Hey aunt Allison" Ellie and Elliott waved "Hey" Allison waved back before walking away.

"Don't she like us?" Ellie asked "Of course she do Sweetpea" Five said "Allison just have a lot on her mind and she is probably a little stress, give her time" you said and twins nodded.

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While you and Five was playing with your kids Diego and Luther was standing next to each other, leaned up against a ball bit with a bottle of beer in their hands.

"I mean, you do the job, even though it's killing you and the kids, they suck whatever energy you have left" Diego said "Mmm" Luther nodded "And the in-laws, I mean...I'm glad they're alive in this timeline, but that don't mean I want them living in my house" Diego said and Luther nodded.

"And then there's Lila. You know, she told me she couldn't get pregnant while breastfeeding" Diego said and Luther looked at him "You can, by the way. I actually can't understand why Five or Y/n is not so tired of this like I am, and how him and Y/n can figure things out and make things work, is like they are the perfect dream fantasy family, I don't get it, what is their secrets" Diego said.

"Diego, come on, man. Some people would kill to have what you have. You know? Maybe that is why Five and Y/n is not tired of this family life he has, is because they have finally gotten something they always wanted but never thought they could have. They appreciate the things they have gotten and that is what they do" Luther said and Diego took a sip of his bottle "I mean..." Luther looked over at Lila and Grace that was playing with bubbles before he glanced over at Five and you that was playing with Ellie and Elliott.

"I know Sloane and I would have killed to have this" Luther said "Shit" Diego said before he looked at his brother as he did a slightly nod "You're right. I'm sorry" he said.

"Diego, where's the cake?" Lila asked "You said piñata before cake" Diego said "That was like two hours ago!" Lila said annoying as she took off her birthday hat. "Can we get this show on the road?" she looked at her wrist watch "I have book club tonight" she said before leaving to get the cake.

Since it was Grace's birthday, she was the first time in line to hit the piñata and after her it was Ellie.

"One, two, three..." Diego spind his daughter around "Yeah, Grace!" Allison cheered.

"Four, five six" Diego said before stopping "Now go!" he smiled and Grace started hitting the piñata with a bat while Diego was growling playfully.

"Harder!" Diego cheered "Yeah, Grace" Noa cheered "A little more" Ben said "All right" Five said "You can do it Grace" you cheered as Grace kept hitting the piñata "All right. That's enough. Good job" Diego clapped "Good effort" Five said "Good job" you said.

"Come here, birthday girl" Allison said and Grace approached her before the two high-five "Yes" she smiled.

Then it was Ellie's turn "Come on Buttercup" Five cheered "Come on Sweetheart" Maddie cheered as the couple cheered for their daughter.

Ellie hit hitting the piñata but it didn't not break "Wow. They really can't break that thing, huh?" Luther asked "East side piñatas are notorious for their difficulty" Diego glanced at Lila.

"Screw this. I'm starving" Luther said before he walked over to the piñata "Out of the way, Ellie. Let uncle Luther handle it" he said and the twins moved over to their parents.

"I'll hit you, son of a bitch" Luther told the piñata while you and Five covered their kids' ears when Luther curse.

Luther let out a grunt as he punch the piñata "Oh" Allison said "Come on" Luther started grunting as he kept punching the piñata more aggressively.

"What the...what..." Ben said while you and Five glanced at each other.

"All right, you asked for it!" Luther said before bitting the piñata which cause the children to scream.

Then Lila and Diego enter with the cake just as Luther got the piñata free, but by accident he swung it towards the cake causing it to fell up in the air and landing on the floor with a splat making the kids gasp.

Grace then started crying "It's okay, Sweetie" Allison comfort her "My cake!" Grace cried "Grace's cake" Ellie and Elliott sob "It's okay, Cupcake" you and Five comfort your kids.

"Way to go Luther" you hissed at Luther while Diego took the piñata out of Luther's hands "What is wrong with you?" he asked "I got it open" Luther responded.

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While Five was carrying a sleeping Elliott, you were carrying a sleeping Ellie as the two of you enter your parents house.

You and him walk up the stairs before you enter a bedroom each and Five tug Elliott in his bed before laying a kiss on his forehead while you did the same with Ellie.

When you walked out of the bedroom, Five looked at his wrist watch that you gave them "We need to go to that meeting" Five said "Yeah, I will tell my parents that we are going on a date" he looked at you "Well, it kinda has being a long time since we have being on a date, so it wouldn't hurt that we count this as a date" he said "But then we have to eat at a café after the meeting on our kinda of a date" you said "Deal" he said.

You both walked down the stairs to see your parents in the living room "Mom, dad, Five and I are going on a date, so do you two mind watching the twins?" you asked "Not at all" Lydia said with a smile "Have fun but not too much fun" Martin said as he got up.

"Take care of her, Five" he said as he looked at Five "I always do, Mrs. Russell" Five said "Really? Then why'd you lose her?" Martin asked "Dad" you said.

Five grab your waist and pulled you towards him "And I'm not losing her again. Not ever again" he said and you smiled.

"Well, you kinda kidnap her and then put her in a coma" Martin said "Dad" you looked at your dad "Stop it okay, I'm so tired of you not accepting Five, he is really trying his best for you to accept him into the family. Yeah, Five is the reason I was put in a coma, but he is also the reason I survive the apocalypse, he has kept me alive, saving my life more times than I can count. Watching my back. Nursing me when I was sick. Holding me when I was sad. Calm me down when I was having one of my panic attacks. He has being by my side for over 45 years, being protecting me more than anyone else in my whole life. He has brought the life and light back to me. Giving me hope and something to fight for. He is my husband, the father to my kids. My light, my hope, my first and only love, my one and only, my world, my other half, my soulmate. My everything. And that means that he is family, whatever you like it or not. So can you stop being such an asshole towards him and try to be nice!" you snapped at your dad which caused him to widened his eyes.

You then looked at Five "Come on Honey" you grab his hand before leaving.

Lydia looked at her husband "Your daughter is right Martin, it wouldn't hurt you being nice" she said "He is the one that took our daughter away from us" Martin said "But also the one that saved her, brought her back to us. He is making her happy, why can't you see how happy Y/n is with him" she said and Martin let out a sigh.

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"I really hate my dad right now" you said as you and Five have changed into your undercover outfit and was walking towards the place where you were going to meet Larry.

"I know Love, but maybe he is just protective" he said "I'm not a little girl anymore, I'm actually older than my parents, even so I found it so weird" you said "Give him time" Five grab your hand before he lifted it up to his face and kissed your knuckles which cause you to smile.

"I'm glad I have you" you said "And I will never leave you" he said "And I will never leave you" you smiled before walking over to Larry who was standing in front of an apartment.

"Millie, Jerome, glad you could come, follow me" he said and the two of you followed after Larry up the stairs.

"All right, just be cool, you two. Anybody asks, you're with me" Larry said as you, him and Five walked up the stairs before entering a room where a bunch of people were.

You and Five could hear indistinct chatter as he enter with the guy "There are the real Keepers" Larry said as the two of you glanced around "Best of the best" he said.

As you and Five glanced around you spotted someone and you narrowed your eyes before smiling as you recognize that it was Lila.

She was wearing a red dress and her hair was lose and she was holding some champagne. And she had a name tage that said Nancy.

"Is that?" you whispered to Five who nodded.

Five let out a smirked as he scoffs before he turned to Larry "Excuse us, Larry" he patted his shoulder before he looked at you "Come on" he took your hand and walked towards Lila who was talking with two people.

"You know Hilary. She used to know every single thing" she said to the two people.

"So this is book club?" Five said with a sotto voice as you and him walked past her.

Lila titters as she glanced at you and Five before looking back at the people "Will you excuse me just a second?" she smiled before walked over to the two of you.

"What are you doing here, are you two trying to blow my cover" Lila whispered "You're gonna blow our cover" Five said as he pick up two empty name tages before handing one to you "Thanks" you started writing your fake name.

"What are you two doing here?" she asked "We're working, undercover" you said "And also this is kind of a date" Five said.

"Nice mustache, by the way" she said sarcastically as Five wrote down his fake name on the name tag.

"What are you supposed to be? A Greek serial killer?" she asked and he let out a small chuckled "I'll have you know. This is top-of-the-line horse hair. And my wife happens to like it" he said "I do" you said.

"Can't you grow your own?" she asked and he chuckled while you look at him "But you look cuter without it" you said "Copy that, note to myself, never grow a mustache" he said and you chuckled "Maybe you can wear that mustache later tonight" he looked at you and raise your eyebrow in a flirting way "It's a date" he said "You two are so disgusting" Lila said.

"But the real question is, what are you doing here?" you and Five looked at her name tage "'Nancy'?" you both asked.

"Let's just say the transition from full-time assassin to full-time caregiver to 3 small children and one chunky husband is no picnic. I needed to get outside the house okay" she looked at you both with a smile.

"I saw a sign and took a chance. It's cheaper than therapy" she smiled before grabbing his name tag and put it on his chest.

"But you know these losers might be onto something" she said.

"Well, you are not cut out for domestic bliss" Five said "What would you do if you ever had the chance to experience domestic bliss?" she asked "I will take it. Whatever life, I will take it as long as my wife Y/n s with me, I will take whatever life she want" he said.

"If everyone can take their seats, the presentation's about to begin" a huge guy said.

"Come on" Lila said as everyone took a seat.

A couple enter the room which cause Lila to gasp "Who are they?" Five asked "You never heard of Gene and Jean? Sure you're part of the right CIA?" Lila asked before looking at you "I know who they are, Five don't" you said "Are you sure you're husband part of the right CIA?" she asked.

"Just spit it out, British jerk " Five hissed at her "Okay, grumpy pants, is it your time on the month?" she asked "Just tell him Lila" you said "Fine" she said as you, her and Five took a seat next to the projector, farthest behind.

"Gene and Jean started the first chapter in Clovis, New Mexico. Since then, the movement has been everywhere" Lila explain as the light got turn off.

"Wow. Wowie! I mean, holy shit!" Jean smiled "Pardon my French, but look at all these beautiful shining faces. It is too much. Thank you for being here. We have a big night planned, because tonight, we will be discussing..." she said and the projector started.

'THE UMBRELLA EFFECT'

'A practical study of Contemporary Post-Modern Mutaise and Timeline Purification'

"'The Umbrella Effect" Jean said and Five glanced at Lila who glanced back at him before raising a brow.

"And how I believe we can return to a resorted...and correct timeline" Jean smiled.

The projector change image and the screen showed an Umbrella Academy comic "Now, what do we mean when we talk about the Umbrella Effect?" Jean asked as she looked at the group. "Well, some people refer to it as 'Timeline sickness'" she pointed at herself while you, Five and Lila glanced at each other again before looking back at the screen.

"These artifacts from other timelines..." Jean said and the projector change image to the Umbrella Academy and Reginald action figure "Like the shared memories so many of us have experienced, huh?" Jean moved her hands as she was talking "Yup" someone from the group said.

"Memories the power that we would have you believe are just figments of our imaginations" Jean explain and the projector change image to a picture of Reginald holding an umbrella standing on the grassy knoll. Five recognize the picture, it was the same picture they took in Dallas which cause you and Five to look at each other.

"A dapper dandy holding an umbrella, standing on the grassy knoll" Jean explain and the projector change image to Klaus' cult.

"An obscure sex cult called 'Destiny's Children" Gene said and the projector change image "A little of child superheroes in short pants, from which we derive the name of this phenomenon, the Umbrella Effect" Gene explain as the image showed Five and his siblings in their Umbrella Uniform.

"Question is...who benefits from covering this up?" Jean asked and the projector change to a picture of Reginald and his wife Abigail "The elites, of course. The ruling class has always been threatened by the truth. But they cannot stop the truth now, can they?" Gene asked and the group muttering.

"No, I didn't think so" Gene said and the projector change image to two black scroller, one had the Umbrella logo on and the other had the Sparrow logo on.

The projector change image to a black briefcase, those briefcase the Commission used before changing to Viktor's book that he wrote back in the old timeline.

"These artifacts are proof that we're living in the wrong timelines" Jean said as the projector change image to a set of the same movie but with a different main character on. One with Allison Hargreeves and the other with a different woman on.

"And they're the key to bringing about the Cleanse" Jean said.

"What the hell is the "Cleanse?" he asked her "No idea, but shut your mouth" Lila whispered.

"What does they mean?" you asked "I don't know, but shut up" Lila whispered "Don't tell my wife to shut up, beside your whisper is very high-pitched" Five said "You're gonna blow our covers" Lila whispered "You're gonna---" Five whispered. "Don't blow our covers, or I'll rip your balls off" she said "You're gonna blow our covers" Five said.

"Is there a problem back there?" Gene asked as him and Jean looked at, you, Five and Lila.

"Shit" Lila said as everyone turned to look at them "I'm sorry. Could you little Chatty Cathys stand up, please?" Jean asked "Don't..." Lila whispered to Five "I don't...Can't really see your pretty little faces" Jean said and Five gave you a smile before him and Lila stood up.

"Oh, Papa, it's Nancy" Jean smiled and Gene chuckled "Hi, everyone" Lila sent out a small smile as she glanced at the others.

"And who's your little friend? I don't believe we've met" Jean asked and Lila put a hand on Five's right shoulder.

"This is my handsome fella---" "Jerome" Five cut in "Jerome" Lila removed her hand from his shoulder "From the Orlando branch" Five said "Mmm" Jean nodded "Jerome from the Orlando branch" Jean smiled at her husband Gene "Looks like your suntan could use a little work there, Jerome" Gene said "And who is the other pretty one" Jean looked at you and you stood up "I'm Millie. I just moved here. I'm also from Orlando branch" you said "Millie, what a pretty name" Jean smiled.

"Maybe there's something we could help clarify, Millieand Jerome from the Orlando branch" Jean smiled "No, so, um, sorry---" but Five cut Lila off "We were hoping maybe you could elaborate on the concept of the Cleanse" he said.

"Some believe it's the end" Gene started but then Jean put an arm in front of her husband chest, stopping him before she moved her hand up to his face.

"Others believe it's but a great restoration" Gene said "What do you believe?" you asked "Well, you're in luck, because we are rearing a very special lecture on just this topic" Jean smiled as she had her hand on her husband's shoulder "Aren't we, darling?" Jean asked "That's right, darling. If you're interested, give us your information. Address, phone number. We'll make sure to send you an invitation. All three of you" Gene said.

"Thank you both" Five said with a smile before get sat down "So sorry about that" Lila smiled before she also sat back down while you also sat down next to Five.

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After the meeting, you, Lila and Five decided to go to a café close by to talk about the meeting.

You were sitting next to Five while Lila was sitting across from you.

"Look, if these artifacts are from different timelines, and now they're showing up..." "It's possible the old man's reset didn't take" Five said "What does that even mean?" she asked "I have no idea" he said before letting out a sigh.

"He didn't finished because I killed him and Allison pushed the button" you said "And I have feeling that is not good" Five said

"Look, whatever this is, don't say anything to the family just yet" he picked up his mug of coffee "All right? Not even Diego" he said "Absolutely not. He thinks I'm at book club" she said and Five looked at her "It's just easier that way" she said. "He believed you're at book club? A former assassin being at a book club?" you chuckled.

"If I tell him I'm doing this. He is going to flip and start complaining about his job again" she said "Diego is going to find out sooner or later" you said "She is right, you better tell him or he might think something else" Five said.

"I just don't know how" she sighed "Well, then it's good Five and I don't have too much deception involved in our marriage, right Fivey?" you looked at your husband "Right" he grab your left hand before he lifted it up to his mouth and lay a kiss on your knuckles which cause you to smile.

"You two are disgusting cute" Lila said and you both chuckled.

"This date went well" you said "Wait, you call this a date?" Lila asked "Yeah, it actually was supposed to be a date, but then you showed up" Five said.

"Hey I was doing my own business until you two showed up" she pointed at you and Five "For someone who claims to be the smartest person in the world, you sure do have a knack for getting us into messes" she said.

"Says the woman who think chaos lifestyle choice and decided to deceive her husband" Five said "Says you, master of chaos. Have you ever tried smiling? It might help with those permanent frown lines" she said "I smile, but I only smile for real for Y/n/n" he said.

"Little shit" she said "Asshat" he said "Orphan" she said "Kid-steal and mind fucker bitch" he said.

"Stop it you two" you said before you got up "Where are you going?" he asked "To get another cup of coffee, you two better not kill each other while I'm away" you said "Well, I really want to stab him" Lila said "The feeling's mutual" Five gave her a fake smile.

"You handle six years without killing each other, you can handle more" you said before you turned around and left.

Lila have never seen Five be so soft and open to his feelings but she was honored to witness it. It was the first time he had ever smiled at her with that much sincerity and happiness. It have her a glimmer of hope that maybe her marriage to Diego could be salvaged.

"Y/n is very lucky to have you" she said "And I'm lucky to have her" he smiled before he took a bite of his bread.

But what both Lila and Five didn't know was that Diego was sitting in his work van looking into the café, to see his wife Lila talking to someone who he didn't knew was Five since he could only see his back and that made him think that Lila was cheating on him.

"Book club, my ass" Diego said before driving away.

"I'm back. And you're both still alive that's great" you said as you walked over to them.

"Well, I better get going before Diego think something" Lila said as she got up "I think you should tell him the truth Lila" you said "She is right, is always better when they know, otherwise they might think something else" he said "Like what?" she asked "I don't know. Cheating" you said and she chuckled "Yeah, right" she laughed before leaving.

"Have fun lovebird, remember to use protecting" she said as she left which made both you and Five to chuckled.

"So what now?" you asked "Well, technically we are still on a date" he said "True" you nodded and he took a bite of his bread.

"Wow" you chuckled as you saw that some frosting was on his fake mustache.

He looked at you "What?" he asked "Didn't your dad teach you how to eat?" you reach your hand towards him before wiping some frosting off his fake mustache.

He just smiled as he looked at you while you were wiping the frosting off his lips.

"I love you so much" he said "I love you too" you lay a kiss on his lips.

But then Five's phone rang and he let out an annoying sigh before he answered the call "Bad timing, so I really hope it's life or death" Five hissed "Listen, this is important, so come meet me at my place, have already called the others, I assume Y/n is with you, so bring her too. Luther said over the phone "It better be important" Five said before hanging up the phone.

"What is wrong?" you asked "Luther needs our help" he said "Well, let's go then" you said before the two of you left.

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