The Beauty of Being Numb | Klaus Hargreeves x Reader

Kenny's Birthday

Klaus and (Y/N) are the firsts to arrive at the bowling alley, so they sit to wait for the others. Klaus starts reading the newspaper he took from Five.

-There was a man inside the Academy- (Y/N) mentions, trying to find sense to what happened.

-What?

-When the ceiling fell, I should have died... But this tall guy appeared out of nowhere and caught me on the air.

-A guy?

-Yeah- she tries to remember the details-. He was blonde, blue eyes... And he did this strange thing with his hand...

-Did he have a shot on the chest!?

(Y/N) looks at him surprised.

-Ja! How you know?

Klaus smiles fondly.

-If I tell you, you won't believe me. I don't even believe it myself!

-Tell me!

-That was Dave- (Y/N) turns pale.

-Da...Dave? The Dave?

-Yeah- Klaus laughs-. I must have conjured him before you fell, just like I conjure Ben to save Diego. Isn't it amazing!?

-Oh...

It's too much, the men Klaus loved had just saved her life... Why him?

At that moment, the others enter the place and take a seat at the same lane where they are.

-Look, I hate to be the one to say this, but everyone needs to prepare- Luther immediately talks.

-For what?

-To do whatever it takes to stop Vanya.

Allison hits him with her notepad.

-Ow!- everyone glares at him-. We may not have a choice!

-Bullshit- Diego repeats what he said a day before-. There's always options.

(Y/N) sighs and lays her head on Klaus's shoulder as he goes back to reading the newspaper.

-Yeah, like what?- Five asks.

-I don't know.

-Look, whatever we decide, we need to find Vanya and fast, okay? She could be anywhere.

-Or... Here- Klaus says as he and (Y/N) watch the announcement-. Look at this.

He shows them that Vanya is due to play at the theatre that night.

-That's right. Her concert is tonight...

-Hello...- an employer interrupts, uncomfortable-. I hate to intrude, but my manager says if you're not gonna bowl, you gotta leave.

They all turn to look at the man at the counter, who smashes some bowling shoes on it. Everyone sighs and goes to pay for a pair, but Diego and (Y/N).

Luther comes back and throws a pink bawl to the right lane, angry. Allison writes something:

"She's our sister."

-We're the only ones capable of stopping this- Luther responds-. We have a responsibility to Dad!

-To Dad!? No, I've heard enough about...

-He sacrificed everything to bring us back together, Diego!

-I'm with Luther on this one- Five states-. We can't give her a chance to fight back. They're billions of lives at stake. We're past trying to save just one.