The New Number || F. Hargreeves

xiii. Did Anything Really Change?

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Ambrose woke up to panicking Hargreeves members who rushed to get back to the Academy, "Rose! Fuck stay awake for me. Ok!"

Ambrose looked over to Allison who was unconscious and touched her throat, "Were... almost home..." He said trying to heal her enough that could keep her alive but was forced to stop.

"No stop, you'll pass out again!" Luther shouted as Five held him close.

"God damn it Rose, why did you have to go play Hero!"

"She... would have died if I didn't... I'm sorry... don't cry." Ambrose touched Five's cheek leaving a bloody handprint only to pass out again.

"Hey, Hey, Hey! Rose Diego if you don't drive faster!"

The rush to the Academy was chaotic and nearly lethal as they arrived they took no chances but to rush both an unconscious Allison and Ambrose to Grace and Pogo for help.

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The Hargreeves children finished their training for the day though only Ambrose and Vanya were set aside due to their circumstances, Vanya had promised to play a piece for Ambrose upon his arrival to his new home he was in mourning but he loved how much Vanya reminded him of his sister.

"That was beautiful, Vanya."

"Thank you for listening. Why are you crying?" She puts her violin in its rightful place as he goes to hug the crying boy.

"It's been a month and I can't unsee them dying... I didn't even tell them that I loved them."

Vanya kept her silent until the boy stopped sobbing. She pulled away from him and smiled, wiping his tears away, "Soon you'll be with the others all the time for missions... you'll like it you'll fit in."

"What about you?"

She shook her head, "I'm ordinary..." She says grabbing her things to take to her room without another word.

"No she's not... she's like me." Ambrose heard Sir Reginald's throat being cleared.

"She is absolutely powerless! Number 8 remember that."

"You're lying because you're afraid of the bomb you can't control." The old man and Ambrose stood in silence, In reality, Sir Reginald was shocked by how clearly the boy read him without any warning and sighed.

"Follow me!" Ambrose did as he was told and with that, all of the Hargreeves siblings watched how their father treated their new brother, Ambrose knew more because he could see more. Ambrose was no normal child, unlike his other new siblings.

The day Ambrose walked into Sir Reginald's study was where Ambrose spent his time learning what his new guardian had found when studying the other children, Ambrose from the day he practically moved in had his new father's attention most of his new siblings hated this while others were fascinated by the boy.

During Dinnertime Sir Reginald spent his time ridiculing the children Ambrose hated it, "This is why all of you aren't as capable as Ambrose!" Sir Reginald would mostly call Ambrose by his name as if he earned such honor to be named all together his new siblings hated it.

"If I must interrupt. Everyone is capable... you shouldn't compare them to me, we are different and that's clear, you should apologize they deserve better." This was the first where his new siblings were shocked to see their father just listen to the other.

"I will not, it is clear where they stand! You must eat we eat in sile-"

Ambrose interrupted this may have been the first time he actually caught Five's attention, "Maybe you change your rules were children after all we could be allowed to speak to each other to intact closeness and trust while working together during training and missions."