Academy's Collide

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Five woke up early with an awful headache. He sat up and looked at his current state; he was still wearing the same uniform from last night, his hair was a mess yet again and he was still hugging tens jacket she gave him. He held it close to his chest again before standing up and walking to his closet, stuffing it on the top shelf, then laying out another uniform on his bed and finally blinking to the bathroom. He looked at the clock next to his room, he had about 30 minutes to shower before everyone was supposed to be up and ready. He closed and locked the door and loosened his tie a bit then turned on the water and grabbed a towel and hung it on the curtain rail above him. He finished getting undressed and he walked into the shower. As soon as the hot water hit his back, he practically collapsed to the floor and sat there for a good 15 minutes. When he finished, he blinked to his room, got dressed, dried and combed his hair.

He still had about 10 minutes to kill so he opened his closet and pulled the door open to his tiny room and he flipped on the lights. He went to another box and pulled out another set of string lights, this time they were yellow lights and and were just clear bulbs, he unplugged the christmas lights and plugged in the strings. They were much more calmer and easier to fall asleep to. He pulled the old lights off the walls and wrapped the tape around them before wrapping them up together and putting the giant strand back in the same box he got the the new ones out of. He looked to the pillows and fluffed them up a bit and pushed them to the right corner then grabbed an old blanket and spread it out on the floor like a rug. He moved a box close to the pillows which had a bunch of books in it with his clock. He finally took the string lights and scotch tape and hung the up around the room. As soon as he crawled out and closed both doors. The alarms that were set throughout the the floor went off, including his. He turned it off and blinked to the downstairs kitchen to see Grace finishing up breakfast.

"Good morning!" She said when she saw him, "Yeah well, ahem morning to you t-too." He said, she smiled and ushered him to his seat. "You siblings should be here shortly." He laughed nervously and sat there in awkward silence until Diego walked in. "Well this is new." He said as he took his spot next to him. "What is?" He asked and Diego shook his head. "That seat sat empty for years." Five looked away when Diego playfully punched his shoulder. "I should've said this already but, it's good to have you back." He said, five smiled as the rest walked in. "Morning." Everyone said differently as they sat down. "Breakfast is served!" Grace said as she sat down plates; scrambled eggs, bacon, and buttered toast with strawberry jam and a big glass of orange juice.. "Now, excuse me, I must go prepare another bottle for Mr. Hargreeves." She said in disappointment and left the room.

The siblings looked each other with confusion but pushed their thoughts away and each picked up a fork and starting stuffing their mouths. Everyone ate in silence yet with glee since it was their first real meal since...forever. "So..." Allison finally spoke up, "Five." He looked up with egg on his face. "Yeah?" He asked as he wiped his face with a napkin next to him. "Where were you last night?" She asked, "I looked for you around the house and you weren't here." He grabbed his glass of orange juice and chugged it down before speaking, "Out." He responded as he took a bite of his toast. "Really?" She leaned back and crossed her arms, "Where?" She asked sternly, "Carousel Burlesque in 1963." He joked, everyone looked at him in question, "Out for a cup of coffee guys, c'mon!" He said as Ben walked down with something blue in his hands and looked around the room with a fake smile. "Good morning." He said then turned to five and his expression changed quickly. "You." He said and walked towards him and pushed his plate towards the Vanya. "I don't know who you are, nor do I care." He said and five smirked. "Well! That makes two of us." Ben groaned and threw a blue blazer in front of him. "I believe this belongs to you." Five stared at it then at Ben then to his siblings with their shocked eyes. "That's not mine." He said but Ben leaned on the table. "I don't know what game you are playing but it ends NOW!" He pushed himself up and away, "Stay away from sister, or you'll regret it." That's when five shot up from his seat. "I can do whatever I want, whenever I want and I don't have to listen to the likes of you."

Ben turns around til he reaches the staircase and looks back at five. "Not here." He said with a wobble in his voice then he walked upstairs and closed the door behind him. Five snatched his plate from Vanya and continued eating. "What was that all about?" She asked but he shook his head, "Don't worry about it." He saw everyone look at each other with a smile. "Did this outing have anything to do with a certain sparrow academy member?" Klaus asked, five rolled his eyes. "I only bumped into her." Diego raised an eyebrow, "Her? As in, you talked to a real person while not having feelings for an inanimate object from a mall?" He asked, five rolled his eyes. "She just...forgot to give it back." He grabbed his glass and chugged what was left of it before blinking to the fridge for a refill. "Oh my god." Klaus said, everyone looked at him and he looked back at five with stars in his eyes. "Have you been smoking again?" Five asked and Klaus stands up and walks towards five, "This little boy." He grabbed him by the shoulders and held him close, "Is becoming a man." He said with fake tears.

Five pushed himself off and sat back in his seat, "Look." He said. He stood up behind Vanya and she took fives spot next to Diego. "If I tell you what happened, will you drop it and shut up?" He asked, everyone nodded in excitement. "But it has to be everything!" Luther said with a mouth full of food. Five sighed and told them everything, of course leaving out the part where they almost kissed and when she gave him her jacket which explains why she had his blazer. They just sat that in shock, Diego laughed. "Look at you getting into trouble with a real girl." Five rolled his eyes and continued. "Look, we went to Griddy's, we talked, she paid then we walked home, sorta." He sipped his drink that was filled to the brim and grabbed his plate. "I may or may not have attempted to go the wrong way." He sat down and looked at his siblings, "She distracted me, alright." He wished he didn't say that because it made everyone laugh. He shook his head, "We got home, I gave her my blazer and went to bed." Everyone looked at each other then got up and squealed while chanting "Fives got a girlfriend! Fives got a girlfriend!" He picked up his plate and blinked to the sink and rinsed off his plate. "So..." They said in unison, he looked at them. "Okay first of of all, that was creepy as fuck, don't ever do that again and second, so what?" He asked, "What did she give you?" Vanya asked, "A chance." Allison said, "What about date number two?" Diego joked, "It wasn't a date!" Five yelled. "What about her...." Everyone looked at Klaus, "Really? No!" Five said, knowing where that sentence was going. "I just gave it to her, now you promised to drop it so drop it."

Everyone snickered at the sight of him getting mad. "Really? A 13 year old boy is mad because a girl's older brother gave it back to him then the girl herself." Luther said. Five grabbed the blazer from the table and blinked to the courtyard, they were right. He was getting mad at Ben for giving it back instead of her. Ugh! It's just a blazer!! He thought but he hugged it close, "So why does it feel important?" He asked with no response. He sighed and blinked back inside and started to search the house for tens room. He finally reached the 4th floor and noticed a door open. "Where is it?" A familiar voice said, he walked slowly towards the door and peaked in to see ten digging through her closet. "Hey." He said which made her jump, she walked out with a stern expression yet softened when she saw five. "Good morning." She said and he nodded as to reply back. "Looking for this?" He pulled out his blazer and ten snatched it. "How do you get this?" She asked, clearly hurt. "Your brother." He said and she raised an eyebrow, "Which one?" She asked and he rolled his eyes. "The one that raids your room all the time and thinks he is being cool when he is really being an asshole." She cursed, "God dammit Ben!" She looked at the blazer and hugged it with a smile then to see five raise his eyebrow with a smile. "Thank you." She said as she pushed her hair back "No problem." He replied and he walked out.

A bell rang and five looked at the grandfather clock in the entrance, 8:30 was the time, "Shit." He said and blinked to the bar and grabbed a glass and went the old man's grown up juice cabinet. "Excuse me." He turned around to see Reginald with an empty glass and bottle, "Your excused." Five said annoyed and took a seat as Reginald went behind the counter, "Bourbon?" He asked, five was hesitant but nodded and Reginald poured him a drink, "Whats the occasion?" He asked and Reggie sighed, "To what is ever left of our sanity." He filled up his glass and passed five his, "I'll drink to that." Five held his out and Reginald did the same. Their glasses clinked, queuing both men to drink their portions in one sitting. "Welp." Five said, "I'll meet you in the courtyard." He reached for a napkin and flipped the glass over on it before blinking away.