GHOST - Five Hargreeves X Umbrella Academy

2:20

Violet cloaked herself immediately, not even needing the look sent her way by Five.

The three of them span and began running as fast as they could push their legs to move as the commission workers fired at the drop of the handkerchief. Bullets soared around them ruthlessly, whizzing past their heads and sending snow and ice flying up around their feet and across their path.

Nausia wracked her as a couple of bullets passed right through her body while she sprinted, trying to catch up to Five and Diego - both who's legs were significantly longer than hers. She swallowed back the sickness and forced herself to carry on.

They closed the distance on the tractor, the only thing in the field that they could shield themselves behind, but all her eyes were focussed on was the boys backs. She was trying to push the daunting thought away of what she would do if one of the bullets struck them.

In a moment like this she wished she could share her cloaking ability with them.

The trio practically dived down behind the giant tractor wheel, Five quickly drawing his legs in before he was struck, their backs against the wheel. Violet skidded to a crouch in front of the two, more careless about hiding her whole body behind it as she didnt really have the need.

"Can you get us to the house?" Diego breathed, resting his head back and taking deep, shuddering breaths.

A blue glow surrounded Five's clenched fists, but it dissipated and he wearily met Violet's eyes. "Shit. I'm too tired." He exhaled heavily, heart racing.

Diego warily glanced back, psyching himself up for something. "You guys go," he got to his feet, still in a crouch. "I'll take care of them."

They both stared at him like he was crazy. He sure sounded it.

"What-"

"-go!" He yelled, jumping out from the cover of the tractor and holding his hands out.

They both took off towards the house without further question, Five not looking back. But Violet was faltering as she couldnt help but look back, afdaid she would see her brothers body hitting the floor, only to see Diego holding back hundreds of waves of bullets using his powers. They slowed before stopping and she hadn't even realised she'd slowed down in her awe like staring until Five's frantic voice yelled at her from up ahead.

"Vi, come on!"

She span and sprinted, almost tripping over her own feet a couple of times, her lungs burning.

Five yanked the glass door open and held it for her but she just ran straight through it. She uncloaked herself and he dragged her down by the arm under the table, their knees grazing against the floorboards. He wrapped his arms around her immediately, shielding her underneath him as he squeezed his eyes shut and tucked her against his chest protectively.

Violet closed her eyes tightly, covering her ears and ducking her head down, flinching against him as glass shards flew around them and the windows burst inwards. Furniture shattered, light fixtures fell and clashed to the ground. The sound was deafening.

It carried on for what felt like hours but was only a few more seconds before stopping all of a sudden.

Her ears rang and gently, her hands were prised from the sides of her head.

She exhaled shakily before they both climbed out from under the table. When she was able to see everything else, she noted it was one of the only things left standing or in one piece.

"Are you okay?" Five asked softly, eyes shooting to her, worriedly searching her face.

She tried to grasp her hands in front of her to stop herself from shaking, but he saw it and she swallowed. She nodded despite it all.