The umbrella academy: In which Five gets all the love he deserves

Untitled Part 4

He knew that this was coming one way or another. The lack of sleep and the fact that he had barely eaten. What he consumed the most was coffee or alcohol. So a few days after the apocalypse was prevented when Five woke up and felt weak and dizzy and in pain, he was not surprised. Not even after the apocalypse, he couldn't rest properly. He was stressed and alert, half expecting something bad to happen again. Another apocalypse or the Commission. The Handler can send her assassins after him when he least expects it.

Five groaned and he got up from the bed and walked into the bathroom from his room. The last thing that he wanted was to get up from the bed. But he doesn't want to be suspicious. Plus if he doesn't come down to breakfast or any meals for that matter, one of his siblings would come and drag him themselves. Which annoys him. He's 58 and yet his siblings act like he was a kid. Especially Allison. His sister misses her daughter and if she doesn't have her to mother her, all her mothering goes to her brother who looks like a 13-year-old kid.  When he had first returned from the apocalypse the woman didn't even want to drive him to get his coffee. And now she always fusses over him. Always straightening his new brought clothes. Always pulled a jacket on him if outside was chilly. Or making him eat, never letting him leave until he hadn't finished his food.

And the most embarrassing thing that she has done was last night when she had come into his room and tucked him like a little kid. And neither the body harm threats hadn't fazed her. Either had become too soft or his siblings knew that they were empty threats. So yeah. He hates to be a 13-year-old in a house full of grown-ups. Even if he's a grown-up too. (His consciousness was of a grown-up).

After he had showered and changed from his pajamas Five stumbled downstairs and walked into the kitchen where he only spotted Allison at the table drinking coffee and reading a book.

"Where's everyone?" He asked making his sister jump surprised.

"Five. You scared me. We should buy you a bell", she said and chuckled when she saw the dark look on her brother's face. "Mom in charging. Diego is at work. Klaus is out with Ben. Vanya had left for her rehearsal and Luther is driving her."

"Before breakfast?" 

"Five. It's 12 o'clock"

Five was surprised when he heard that. He hadn't checked the watch when he woke up. And he thought that his siblings would drag him down if he misses a meal. 

"We wanted to wake you up. But when Luther went to get you he said that you didn't even flinch when he shook you. He figured that you were too tired", she said and she gave him a pointed look. Clearly thinking that he had gone to sleep late last night and she wasn't pleased. "And we decided to let you sleep"

"Oh. Alright", he said and he went to the coffee maker to get himself some coffee.

"We saved you some pancakes. Do you want them to reheat them for you?"

Five was very tempted to say no. He wasn't hungry. And only the thought of food makes him nauseated. But he knew that if he refuse Allison would be on his case and start saying that he was too skinny and need to eat more. "Sure."

Allison smiled and stood up to reheat the food and Five sat down at the table with his coffee. He thought that if he drink his coffee he would feel better. "Thanks", he said a few minutes later after his sister had put a plate with a stack of pancakes in front of him.

Five grimaced and he poked his food before he started to eat small bites. Even the small bites that he was eating slowly were making him nauseated.

"Five. Are you alright?"She asked upon seeing her brother eating his food with a grimace. And now that she was looking better at him she could see that he was a little paler.