𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝘀𝗵𝗲𝘀 ~ 𝗞𝗹𝗮𝘂𝘀 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘃𝗲𝘀

~ Chapter Twelve ~

Later that night, The Academy was quiet as the others waited for Five to get back. But as time went on, they began to grow irritated as he never showed up. "I don't think he's coming, Luther," Dusk said, looking out the tinted windows, hoping to see Five's van pull into the driveway. "Doesn't matter. He still has a decision to make. We'll wait as long as it takes," Luther sighed. "Can't we sleep on it? Maybe wait until tomorrow? Frankly, I'm getting tired,"

Luther shook his head before walking upstairs. After a while of looking out the window, the raven gave up and went back to her music. But unknown to the members of The Academy, someone had pulled up to the front. But it wasn't Five. Instead, it was two masked intruders, a man and a woman. They pried the lock off of the front door and slowly walked inside, looking around the entrance hall.

"Cha-Cha, look," One of the masked persons said, pointing at Five's painting that hung above the roaring fireplace. "That's our kid," the other one nodded before they continued to walk around the academy, searching for him. In her room, Dusk softly hummed as she played one of Mozart's pieces. Hearing the beat of the music brought back so many memories of her and Klaus as they played the piano during their free time as kids.

"That's it! You got it," she said as the younger Klaus was approaching the end of Mozart's Requiem. He stumbled over a few of the keys as he looked down at his calloused fingers but continued playing until he reached the final note. "Great job!" Dusk gushed, throwing her arms around him, giving him an awkward side hug. "But I screwed up," Klaus admitted. "But that's okay. We all make mistakes, but you kept going as if it didn't happen!" she smiled.

BANG BANG BANG! 

The sound of gunshots filled the air, bringing Dusk out of her flashback making her look over her shoulder. "What was that?" She asked herself, carefully walking towards the closed bedroom door. When she opened it, she saw Diego attack one of the masked intruders before he ran off as the other one started shooting. She managed to sneak around them as they continued to fire in the direction of the living room.

At the end of the staircase, Allison hid behind a corner and motioned Dusk her way. The two women came out of their hiding spots, kicking the guns out of the intruder's hands and jumping the intruders. Dusk threw the intruder in a pink mask across the room, and Luther threw the other one near the front entrance. "Who the hell are these guys?" Allison asked. "Who the hell are these people?" The intruders asked one another.

While the Hargreeves were distracted, Cha-Cha grabbed her gun and started shooting at the family. Luckily, in the hail of bullets, no one was injured. "Luther, go!" Dusk shouted to him as he climbed up one of the side staircases. Cha-Cha went looking for the rest of the siblings while Hazel, the other intruder, walked over to a glass case and grabbed a mounted spike. "Guys? Is everyone okay?" Vanya called out as she came down the stairs.

Dusk poked her head out of her hiding place and looked over to see Vanya walk into the room. "Vanya, watch out!" Dusk called out as Hazel swung the spike at her sister. She jumped onto the table to avoid being hit. "Hey, asshole," Luther called out from the hallway, getting Hazel's attention and giving Vanya the chance to escape. As Luther fought Hazel, Dusk and Vanya embraced each other as they tried to be silent.

"Stay here. I'll be right back," Dusk assured her as she came out of her hiding spot and walked towards Hazel and Luther.  "Luther, let me handle this!" she called out. Hazel turned around. and the raven opened her mouth, letting flames come out and head in his direction. Hazel dodged the flames and ran out of the room. "I could've handled him!" Luther protested. "Really? Because from the looks of it, he was about to kick your ass," Dusk scoffed.

Allison and Diego ran towards Luther, trying to lift up the bulky man. "Ah, you gotta cut down on that fast food, soldier," Diego joked. The siblings looked up to see Cha-Cha cut the metal cord that held up the chandelier. And with lightning speed, Luther pushed them out of the way as the chandelier came down and landed on top of him. "LUTHER!" Allison gasped in horror. Suddenly, he started to get up and lifted the chandelier off of his body, revealing that he had black fur all over his torso.

Allison, Diego, and Dusk stared at him in disbelief. "Holy shit," Dusk gasped. As they continued to stare. The moment he saw their shocked expressions, Luther ran up the stairs towards his room, embarrassed by what they had to see. Number Eight looked over to see Vanya looking at the destroyed chandelier. "Did you know about Luther?" She whispered. "No," Dusk shook her head, looking over to the staircase.

After making sure the intruders were gone, Allison and Dusk tended to the cut on Vanya's head. "Who were those people?" "I don't know, Vanya. But we are lucky to be alive," Dusk answered honestly, taking a seat next to her. Diego walked into the living room, beginning to pace back and forth as he let out a shaking breath. "Are you alright?" Allison asked, looking over her shoulder.

"What are you still doing here?" Diego said, ignoring Allison's question, and glared over at Vanya. Vanya tried to protest, saying that she was trying to help. But Diego told her that she could've gotten herself or anyone else killed. "Don't blame her, Diego! She didn't cause those intruders to come to the academy!" Dusk defended.

As Diego continued, Vanya looked over at Allison, hoping that she would come to her defense, but she stayed silent. Vanya let out a sigh and walked out the room in a huff, despite Dusk and Allison's protests for her to stay. "You pleased with yourself, shithead?" Dusk glared at Diego before going back upstairs. As she walked to her room, she came to a stop at Klaus's door again and looked inside, realizing that she had not seen him since earlier that day.

"Oh, shit,"