"ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴀ ᴡʜᴏʟᴇ ᴍᴀɢɴɪғɪᴄᴇɴᴛ sᴏᴜʟ ʙᴜʀɴɪɴɢ ʙᴇʜɪɴᴅ ʜᴇʀ sʜʏ"- ᴀᴛᴛɪᴄᴜs
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Lavender chose to stand between Number Five and Klaus as she held her black umbrella over her body much like the others had. They had all been standing in the rain ready to start their fathers funeral while avoiding each other's gazes. Lavender wasn't sure if she should attends the funeral like she had or to stay in the house giving the sibilant time to greave. But then she thought back to all the stories Number Five had told her about the wicked old man and she could careless if he didn't want her there, she had zero pity for the now dead man.

"Did something happen?" Grace now spoke up getting odd looks from her children in return.

"Dad died, remember?" Allison now spoke up as she looked at the Mother with a frown of the eyebrows.

"Oh... yes of course" Grace said sadly as she now looked away.

"Is Mom okay?" Allison asked no one in particular as Diego blinked their way.

"Yeah, yeah, she's fine. She just needs to rest, you know... recharge" Diego said quickly as Lavender took note about how quickly he took her side. She nearly smiled at the sight but knew it hadn't been the time.

"How come he doesn't have a umbrella? Am I using his?" Lavender asked Number Five worried.

"You're fine Lav he just likes to do things the complicated way, don't worry" Five quickly reassured her as she looked away with a nod.

"Want one?" Klaus nudged her and held out his cigarette to her.

"Oh, no thank you. Um, another time" she offered him a smile as he nodded her way with a shrug and took another hit of it.

"Whenever you're ready dear boy" Pogo said to Luther who looked the most sad out of all of them. He then poured their fathers ashes onto the ground. Lavender cringed softly as they all when into a pile and she then felt pity for the blonde who looked around awkwardly.

"Probably would have been better with some wind" Luther coughed awkwardly not getting a response.

"Would anyone wish to speak?" Pogo now spoke up again hoping to ease the awkwardness but everyone only stayed silent.

"Very well. In all regulars Sir Reginald made me what I am today. For that alone I shall forever be in his debt. He was my master, and my friend and I shall miss him ever much. He leaves behind a complicated legacy-" Pogo began sadly but Diego quickly cut him off.

"He was a monster" he said quickly getting a laugh from Klaus. The Hargreeves all looked his way along with Lavender.

"He was a bad person and a worse Father. The worlds better off without him" Diego said as he stared into space.

"Diego" Allison scolded him.

"My name is number two. You wanna know why? Because our father couldn't bother to give us actual names... he had Mom do it" Diego said as he pointed toward the blonde woman who held a smile.

"Would anyone like something to eat?" she asked kindly and looked around.

"No were okay Mom" Vanya told her as Grace frowned.

"Oh okay. How about you dear?" Grace said as she smiled toward Lavender.

"Maybe afterwards, thank you" Lavender said giving her a great full smile. Grace nodded as she smiled widely toward the brunette way.

"Look you wanna pay your respects? Fine, but at least be honest about the type of person he was" Diego said.

"You should stop talking now" Luther glared over toward his brother.

"You out of all people should be on my side here Number One" Diego taunted as he pointed at Luther.

"I am warning you" Luther glared.

"After everything he did to you. He had to ship you a million miles away" Diego said inching closer toward the man.

"Diego stop" Luther said in a deeper voice warning the knife throwing man.

"That's how much he couldn't stand the sight of you" Diego yelled while tapping Luther's chest with his finger. THis caused the blonde man to swim at him making Diego duck down as the two started to fight again. Klaus held out both his hands pushing Five and Lavender back in a protective way but only got a push from Five and Lavender chose to ignore it considering she couldn't take her gaze off of the brothers fighting before her.

"Boys stop this at once!" Pogo ordered but the two simple ignored him and continued to push and throw punches at each other. Luther shoved Diego extra hard this time firing him up ever more then he had before.

"Cmon big boy!" Diego yelled as Luther became more angry at that and came at him full force.

"Stop it!" Vanya yelled out as Diego started pounding on Luther's back trying to get him down but it did no use.

"Hit him! Hit him!" Klaus yelled with a cigarette in his mouth. Lavender gave him a crazy look.

"Who's gonna win?" she asked the green eyed man next to her.

"Hard to tell, who do you have your money on?" Klaus asked her.

"The smaller one looks pretty angry" Lavender nodded pointing toward him. Klaus nodded and looked back over watching as Diego got Luther's face quiet a few times just as Pogo shook his head and walked away.

"We don't have time for this" Five said as he walked off. Lavender decided it was best to follow after him now as she left giving Vanya one last nod.
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"You're Mom makes the best enchiladas i've ever taste in my seventy five years of living" Lavender smiled widely as she walked into the kitchen not realizing not only was it Five in there but also Klaus and Allison. She looked embarrassed between the two newer people in her life as she finished chewing.

"Sorry... um, want one?" she asked them. Allison smiled and shook her head as Klaus nodded and waved her over.

"An entire square block, forty bedrooms, nineteen bathrooms, but not one single drop of coffee" Five glared as he slapped the table slightly walking closer to Lavender who was in the middle of handing Klaus her fork.

"Dad hated caffeine" Allison said to him with frowned eyebrows.

"Oh well he hated children to but he had plenty of us" Klaus laughed but stoped when he realized no one else was laughing. He then took the bite that was left on Lavenders fork.

"I'm taking the car, wanna come?" Five said as he glanced over at Lavender.

"I might stay if that's okay. Grace offered to show me her favorite cookie recipe and I probably should shower" Lavender said as Five squeezed her forearm with a nod.

"I'll be back" he reassured her.

"Where are you going?" Klaus asked as he sat up and looked at his brother.

"To get a decent cup of coffee" Five said to him as if it where the most casual thing in the world.

"Do you even know how to drive?" Allison asked him confused.

"I know how to do everything" Five said before blinking away.

"I taught him... hope you don't mind" Lavender said as she looked over at Allison with a shy smile.

"No you're fine" Allison shook her head and gave the girl one last smile.

"I feel like we should try and stop him but then again I kinda just wanna see what happens" Klaus said to the two woman just as Diego walked in.

"Alright I guess i'll see you guys in what? Ten years? When Pogo dies?" Diego asked as he popped one of Lavenders grapes she had on the side into his mouth while moving past her.

"Not if you die first" Allison snapped back at him annoyed with his fit he had earlier.

"Yeah love you too sis. Hey good luck on your next film... hope it turns out better then your marriage" Diego said to her as Lavenders mouth dropped.

"Nice meeting you Lavender. Don't be a stranger alright?" he said to her as she over her a tight lipped smile.

"Bye... Diego" she said now remember his name as he gave her a side smile.

"Are we leaving?" Klaus asked following after his brother.

"No, i'm leaving" Diego told him making it clear he wanted to go on his own.

"Oh fabulous i'll get my things" Klaus said as he turned around but stopped in his tracks seeing Lavender pushing some hair behind her ear and sipping a drink.

"Care to join us love?" Klaus asked her as she put her drinks down.

"I don't think Diego wants the company so i'll stay. Thanks for the offer though" she told him and grinned showing her teeth for the first time.

"Fine, fine, fine. Fear well until soon" Klaus said as he sent her a wave with his 'hello' tattooed hand and walked away. Lavender grinned and walked away toward her room. As she made her way down the hall she stopped and stared up at a large panting of a older man and six children. Lavender could make out each other the children as the Hargreeves siblings as she noticed similarities like the nose shape, hair texture, or little moles. Her gaze feel onto a rich skinned boy who seemed to be a bit smaller than the others. Lavenders eyes frowned together realized he wasn't here at the funeral like the others and her mind immediately went toward the statute she only got a glimpse of. She gave the painting a small smile all though it had only been paper and paint before going off to her guest room hopefully getting a good night sleep for the first time in a very very very long time.

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