The Academy

𝙲𝚑𝚊𝚙𝚝𝚎𝚛 6

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"𝙳𝚘 𝙸 𝚐𝚎𝚝 𝚊 𝚑𝚞𝚐?"

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"Where's Vanya?" Allison asked as she entered the kitchen to see Klaus and River sat at the table with a guitar and Five rummaging through the cupboards of the house. River was humming along softly as Klaus strummed the strings.

"Oh, she's gone," Klaus told her as he hugged the guitar closer to his body.

"That's unfortunate" Five spoke while turning around.

Allison nodded her head in agreement "Yeah"

"An entire square block. Forty-two bedrooms, 19 bathrooms, but no, not a single drop of coffee" Five said in a frustrated tone as he slammed an empty container on the table.

River rolled her eyes at the young boy "Your dad hated caffeine"

"Well, he hated children, too, and he had plenty of us" Klaus responded as he continued to strum the strings of the guitar.

"I'm taking the car" Five told the three while turning to leave.

Klaus put the guitar to his side and slowly lifted his feet off the table so he was in a normal sitting position "Where are you going?"

Five stopped and turned around to look at his brother "To get a decent cup of coffee"

"Do you even know how to drive?" Allison questioned.

"I know how to do everything," He told his sister as he spatial jumped out of the room.

"I feel like we should try and stop him" Klaus started to get up from his sitting position "But then again, I also just kinda want to see what happens" The three heard a car engine then what seemed to sound like a car driving off.

"All right, I guess I'll see you guys in, what, ten years? When Pogo dies?" Diego asked as he strutted into the room.

"Not if you die first," Allison told him as she scoffed.

"Yeah, love you too, sis. Good luck on your next film" The two siblings were now looking at each other "Hope it turns out better than your marriage"

Allison rolled her eyes at him and left the room. River watched as her best friend walked out and shook her head "Well aren't you charming Diego"

Diego turned to look at the woman "Shut up ginger" River rolled her eyes at him and gave him a playful punch.

"Are... are we leaving?" Klaus asked.

"No I'm leaving, me by myself " Diego told Klaus while walking away from him.

"Oh, fabulous! Me and Riv will get our things" Klaus said in excitement.

Diego just shook his head and dragged River to the car. The two got into the front seat while Klaus ran to the back seat "Hey! You know every time I close my eyes" He grabbed his brother by the shoulder and pulled his body back "I see a diarrheic hippo about to shit on my face. It's terrifying"

Diego sighed heavily as he turned the keys to his car "Terrific" The three drove in awkward silence to the docks. Diego got out of the car and stood near the edge of them just looking at the water.

Klaus tapped Rivers shoulder "Can I ask a question?"

River turned around in her seat "Of course you can love" She waited for the question but Klaus seemed a bit apprehensive "Go on..."

"Did you feel... Like someone stopped you from doing something today? Like someone grabbed you?" Klaus asked.

River nodded "Yeah... And I've felt like I've had eyes on me all day"

Klaus turned to the empty seat next to him "Really? All day?" River nodded slightly concerned with his actions.

"Alright who are you seeing?" River asked. "What ghosty have we got the pleasure of being with today?"

"You can't see them?" Klaus asked.

River just shook her head "They must not want me to see them" She turned back in her seat to watch Diego again seeing spirits sat on the edge of the dock "Coz I'm sober enough to see everyone else"

Klaus looked back at the seat next to him then at his brother "You should go see what he is doing" Klaus suggested "Because I'm bored"

River got out of the car and walked up to Diego. She stood next to him to see he was holding his dad's monocle "You know I could push you in"

Diego jumped slightly at the woman's voice but calmed down when he saw who was talking to him "You wouldn't be able to move me an inch" Diego replied with a smug smile.

River smiled and pushed Diego slightly. Diego almost fell into the water but River grabbed his shirt and pulled him closer to her "You sure?" Diego just rolled his eyes at her.

"Yoo-hoo you two!" Klaus opened Diego's car door and stuck his head out of it. "I hate to rush you but come on man, we're starving"

Diego and River turned back to see Klaus now getting back into the car "Did he say we?" Diego asked.

"Yeah I think he's with someone" She told him "Either that or he's seeing things again.

"Like a spirit?" Diego asked earning a nod from the woman in front of him. "Good to know you're sober enough to see them now then"

"I think the incident with Ben's statue sobered me up" River responded while looking back at the water. "But I can't see who's next to him... Can see everything else though"

"I'm sorry" Diego spoke in an apologetic tone while looking down at his feet.

River smiled at the man and held out the knife she confiscated off him "Here take it back" Diego went to grab it but she pulled it out of his reach slightly "But no more throwing them at Luther"

Diego nodded and took the knife out of her hands. He lifted the weapon as carefully as possible not wanting to cut River's delicate skin "No promises"

River just laughed and looked at the monocle he had in his hand "I won't tell them you know" Diego smiled at her "However I do want to know where you found it"

Diego's smile turned to a frown "I found it on mom"

River sighed "Oh... Well, do what you have to do" Diego nodded and dropped the monocle. As Diego dropped the monocle into the water River heard a police radio go off. Diego turned to look at his car and then at the beautiful woman that was stood in front of him "Go" She told him "But please be careful"

Diego smiled slightly "Do I get a hug?" River smiled and embraced the man. Diego pulled the woman's body closer "You want a ride home before I go?"

River shook her head "Don't worry about me I can get home easily worry about him" She looked over at Klaus who was sat in Diego's car "Who knows what he might do if you don't drop him off somewhere safe"

Diego smiled "Goodnight River"

"Goodnight Diego" River returned his smile as she spatial jumped out of the area.