The Beauty of Being Numb | Klaus Hargreeves x Reader

Let's Disappoint Each Other

Maybe she was exaggerating, right? Klaus would never hurt someone for his own benefit, she was sure. But a cult, a word she so much feared... How could he do that?

She parks the chevy in the hotel and decides to go for a stroll, thinking fresh air will clear her mind. She sits on a bench in front of an electronic store, a song playing in one of the exhibit televisions:

"I will follow him, follow him wherever he may go. There isn't an ocean too deep, a mountain so high it can keep me away."

(Y/N) thinks about the lyrics, playing with her "wedding" band.

"I must follow him (follow him), ever since he touched my hand I knew that near him I always must be.

Was it really that bad? A cult in the sixties probably wasn't the same as a cult in the nineties.

"I love him, I love him, I love him. And where he goes I'll follow, I'll follow, I'll follow."

(Y/N) scuffs, concluding she is being way too dramatic. It isn't like Klaus and his cult were going to murder someone, right?

"He'll always be my true love, my true love, my true love. From now until forever, forever, forever."

She knows she can't stay away from him, especially now. She loves him so much, she thinks she might even forgive him if he does actually murders someone.

She stands up and walks down the street back to the hotel, so she can take the car and drive to the mansion. But midway, (Y/N) sees Klaus in his car, parked in front of a hardware store. He is talking to what probably is a ghost, as his lips are moving, but there was no one else with him. She approaches the car and taps on the window. Klaus looks at her with a spark in his eyes. As soon as he opens the door, she speaks:

-I've decided I'll let you explain yourself- he smiles, but she doesn't even want to look at him-. Why you created a cult?

-Alright, it's a very long story, and I'm going to tell you every little detail... But first, I need to talk with someone.

-Who?

-Just wait for me in the car, I'll do what I have to do, and then I'll take you to eat lunch so we can have a conversation- (Y/N) sighs-. Please?

-Okay.

Klaus gets off the car as she enters the copilot seat, she can feel his nervousness, but can't understand why. He enters the shop as she tries to discover the reason he's there, looking through the windows.

Klaus walks as if he was on a minefield, pale, and utterly terrified. A grown guy with a clipboard steps out from the back of the shop and looks at Klaus.

-David!- he calls someone on the other side of the room.

Klaus holds his breath as another guy talks to him at his back.

-Yeah, can I help you?

-Dave?

He shakes as he takes his sunglasses off. Dave looks so young, barely an adult to be honest. Klaus exhales sharply as he approaches him.

-Yeah, that's what it says on my name tag, yeah.

-Look at you with your... Jokes and... Your name tag and...

-Well, can I help you find anything?

-Uh...

-So this is why we came to Dallas- Ben shakes his head-. You know, this might be your dumbest idea yet, and you're probably pretty dumb.