PUBERTY TWO [ FIVE HARGREEVES X READER ] ♡

୨୧┊FORTY :

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RETURN.

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Disappointed I made my way down the path again, ignoring what had just happened a moment ago . . . It wasn't the first time that happened.

Simply I've always just told myself I was dreaming or something . . . I gripped the straps of my bag tightly on my shoulders, kicking a view rocks here and there.

I had to get back to the Umbrella Academy, be helpful somehow, I just had to. I really wanted to make Five proud and myself.

I wonder what those letters said, what were they about? I was all too curious to find out but my fear overpowered all the emotions I had over it, I just couldn't bring myself to open it.

I'm afraid if I did I'll never stop crying. I had to be strong right about now.

I grew stiff as it happened again, I stood idly as I looked around me, how?

The rock I was kicking this whole time didn't move, it was suspended in the air like time had stopped, I looked to the sky to see the clouds stand still. They didn't move at all, it seems I've did it again.

I've made the world stop turning and functioning with time.

Without a moment pass after that I inhaled calmly as I exhale, seeing the area around me growing lively once more, people started chatting again as clouds moved freely. I looked to the ground.

Nothing. That was nothing at all.

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I looked up at the naked ceiling as I groaned loudly. Turns out all of Five's siblings were out and about, plainly busy. This primarily sucked because I was bored as hell!

I blew a raspberry as I sat up from laying on Five's floor, I looked around his room with a blank face.

There's nothing to do . . . My eyes widened as I saw time rewind, it forcing me up as it made me walk backwards, I furrowed my brows as it seemingly made me repeat every single thing I did today yet backwards and fast-forwarded.

This horrid rewind stopped abruptly as I was back behind the counter with Diego, at the family meeting that happened earlier today . . .

What the fuck was that . . .

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WEDNESDAY, 8:15 AM
(AGAIN)

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Did . . . Did no one notice this?

". . . Hold the phone. We all died fighting this thing the first time around. Remember?"

"Klaus shockingly, has a point. What gives us a win this time?"

Why did I feel violated by this, I was literally minding my own business and time decided to fucking rewind itself! I frowned as I looked at the unfazed siblings.

Suddenly my expression faltered as it turned into shock, electricity crackled as the floor started to shake, lights flickering immensely, I caught myself gripping the counter for support, actually.

Five . . . It was Five!

He fell onto the counter in front of Diego and I. Diego jumped in surprise as I smiled warmly at Five's arrival and he held a briefcase!

How lovely!

Yet . . . My smile soon faded as I noticed his injuries, horror washed me over quickly as I scrambled to get closer to him.

"Je-- Jesus!" Luther exclaimed, Klaus groaned as he got up like before. Totally unaware of the situation, right before he looked over at it, though.

"You guys, am I still high, or do you see him, too?"

"Five, where have you been?"

"Are . . . Are you okay?" I exclaimed in worry as I helped him off the counter, I held his arm as I was now supporting him in his current state.

He breathed heavily as held one of my hands,

"Who did this?" Luther questioned, everyone was now around us as they all wanted to know what happened to their beloved brother.

Five remained silent for a moment before he let go of me, turning around as he took Allison's coffee away from her,

"Irrelevant." he said simply, his back still turned on all of us as we stared at him in wonder.

He casually chugged the cup of coffee, making a loud slurping sound, I flinched in disgust at the sound.

Once he finished he sighed, turning over to us,

"So, the apocalypse is in three days. The only chance we have to save our world is, well, us."

"The Umbrella Academy."

"Yeah, but with me and Y/N, obviously. So if y'all don't get your sideshow acts together and get over yourselves, we're screwed."

"Essentially." I added, stealing glances at everyone. I smiled sheepishly before I looked down at my hands.

"Who cares if Dad messed us up? Are we gonna let that define us?"

Klaus shook his head at Five's rhetorical question,

"No."

"And to give us a fighting chance to see next week, I've come back with a lead." Five said, holding up a piece of folded paper, I smiled at slight relief that there was some ounce of hope for us all.

"I know who's responsible for the apocalypse." he said as he looked down at paper himself before he handed it over to Allison.

I leaned closer to her as she unfolded it, Diego leaning over me to see as well.

"This is who we have to stop."

As Allison unfolded the paper my brows came to an instant furrow,

"Harold Jenkins?"

"Who the hell is Harold Jenkins?" Diego inquired from above me, Five said nothing as he slurped up the last bit of his coffee.

Five's siblings stared over at him with baffled expressions as Five was evidently tense.

Harold Jenkins . . .