The Umbrella Academy Season 3

Chapter 10

"Because Five, I see the fear in your eyes! The worry that the same thing might happen again! The feeling that maybe you didn't stop the apocalypse and you're gonna have to live through it again! I went through those 45 years in the apocalypse, I went through those 45 lonely years! You think I don't understand how you feel but guess what?! I probably had it worse! All I had was my teddy bear I found that Ben gave me when we were 9! The handler tried to marry me off to some random dude! She also tried to sell me for a couple thousand dollars! She actually managed to sell me, but the person just sent me back!" I start to tear up as I was saying that.

"What?"

"When I was 17 I broke my arm and had to use whatever I found to wrap it and it still probably wouldn't be healed if it weren't for me looking like this!"

"Wait-"

I ignore him talking and interrupt him.

"Five, I'm being nice to you because I know you've been through, so let me just do this!" I walk up to him and hug him and he hugs me back after a second.

A few minutes pass by and I start to let go.

"Better?" I ask.

"Um, yeah actually" Five answers surprised, "I wasn't expecting to feel like that. I didn't know one hug can do that." He says smiling at me.

"I'm glad you feel better." I say smiling back.

We stand there in silence for a few seconds.

"So, when were you planning on telling me about all of that?" Five asks me.

"I honestly wasn't going to." I say looking down.

"Why not?"

"I didn't want it to seem like I was trying to make myself look like more of the victim."

"Did you tell anyone about this?"

"No" I answer sadly, "you're the first person I've told."

"Not even Ben?"

I shake my head no as I look back up at him.

"Are you going to?"

"I'm not sure how he would react. He's really protective of me, especially since what happened. I don't want to worry him more."

"Okay, but if you do, tell me."

"I will."

We get disrupted by yelling and remember that the rest of our families are also fighting. We quickly run to the balcony to try and stop everyone.

"What do we do?!" Five asks me.

"Stay here I'm gonna get Kevin!" I say.

"Okay? But why?!" I was gone at that point and didn't bother answering him.

I go to Kevin's room and see him sleeping.

"Kevin wake up! They're all fighting! Help!"

"Okay I'm coming" he responds, "why are they fighting?" He asks as we start walking.

"Because they wanted to fight to see each others skills, but then it got out of hand."

"Were you fighting?"

"No. I would never fight for some random reason." I say nervously.

"Then why is your lip bleeding?"

"..."

"I'll deal with you later." He turns invisible and eventually gets everyone on the floor.

Five and I are at the top of the stairs looking down at everyone.

"How'd he do that?" Five asks.

"Don't ask" I answer.

Everyone's on the floor confused.

"Are you guys done yet?" I ask.

"Did you do that?" Rachel asks.

Kevin becomes visible next to me.

"I did" Kevin states, "now are you guys gonna tell me why you're all fighting? I just want to know what I missed?"

"Lila punched Allison in the jaw and almost knocked her out!" Luther says.

"It was an accident!" Lila claims.

"It, infact, was not because Lila never aims wrong!" Marco says looking at Kevin.

"Snitch" Lila whispers.

"I'm sorry could you repeat that? I wasn't listening?"

"I said you're a snitch!"

"You guys act like children, you know?" I say.

"You say that as if you weren't fight too!" Rachel says.

"Well we decided to stop fighting because we realized it was childish!"

"I'm glad you're back, I'm not the only responsible one anymore" Kevin says to me, then looks back at the academys, "now apologize!"

"What?" Everone says confused.

"He said apologize!" I repeat.

"Why?" Diego asks.

"You want to act like children, I'll treat you like children. Now say you're sorry to each other!" Kevin demands.

Surprisingly, everyone apologizes to each other.

"Now apologize to me because I woke up from a nap for this!" Kevin says.

"Sorry" everyone says to Kevin.

"Now if you don't mind, I'll be in my room trying not to go crazy from all you children!"

"Thanks Kev!" I say.

"No problem!" He says walking away.

"Your lip's bleeding!" Five says worried.

"Yeah I know. I'll go take care of it."

"Do you need help?"

"No, I got it. Thanks." I say walking to the bathroom.