Let it Rain (The Umbrella Academy)

CHAPTER TWO: The Foundations

We all herded downstairs to eat at once. I went to pull out my chair when Two put his arm out to stop me. "What are you doing?" I hissed.

"We're not supposed to sit until Dad shows up," he replied in a hushed tone. I looked at Two then around at the rest and copied their stoic expressions and stiff posture.

Reginald walked in with heavy footsteps and looked around the table at each of us. "You may be seated," he ordered then everyone sat down in a practiced fashion. Five sat across from me, looking up from his book to steal glances at me every now and then while Four rolled up something that looked like a cigarette of sorts and Six read a different book. You could see the markings on the table where Two had carved into it with one of his many knives.

I felt a nudge on my shoulder. Two looked at me then spelled out "H-I" on the table using his index finger.

"N-O N-E-E-D 2  S-H-O-U-T" I sarcastically replied. "R W-E N-O-T A-L-O-U-D 2 T-A-L-K?" I narrowed my eyes in my perplexed expression.

He shook his head. "I-D S-A-Y M-I-N-D T-A-L-K B-U-T I-T-D B-E S-U-S." I returned his frown. "W-A-N-T 2 W-A-L-K W  M-E A-F-T-E-R?" My frown turned upside down and I nodded my head. He gave an ear to ear grin.

Reg decided to comment on this transaction. "Is there something over there more important than interrupting Herr Carlson?" Any answer other than "no" would be foolish.

"No Sir," Two responded then turned to show me his broad smile. Everything about this moment.

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"So where do you want to walk to?" I asked with a pep in my step.

"Have you ever been to Griddy's?"

"Is it that donut shop down the road?"

"Yeah that's the one."

"Sure, sounds guid." Just as I spit the words from my mouth Four and Six walked up behind us and draped an arm across our shoulders.

"Ooo, did you say Griddy's?" Six asked.

"Aye. You wanna come with us?"

Two gave a silent "Noo..."

"Like you have to ask." One and Three looked at each other with mirrored smiles.

"All richt then it's a date," I said beaming at the others.

"Not the one I had planned..." Two mumbled inaudible to the rest.

All of us just short-of-skipped out the doors. Five held the door open for me but let it go in Number Two's face who turned to him with a snarl. Five gave a small "hmff" and shrugged his shoulders as he simpered at his angry face.

I turned back, seeing how Two wasn't behind me anymore. "Are you coming?" I asked as I grabbed his hand in tow. Two gave me a goofy grin.

Number Two simpered right back at Number Five whose mouth was parted a sliver. "Hmff," he said as he shrugged his shoulders, mimicking Five.

We all looked at each other with wide toothy smiles as we reached the doors of Griddy's. Two and I had let our hands drop. The Kraken opened the door for me and the others except Five when he shut the door in his face. Five must've expected this though seeing as how he spatial jumped inside the restaurant beside me.

"Hey. That was rude," I said to Two, lightly hitting his shoulder then casting a smile at Five. I didn't miss the smug look that he gave Two afterwards though. I scoffed and brushed past them both. I sat on a barstool off to the side separate from the others. "Coffee please," I stated to the waitress, tossing a few dollars in her direction vacantly.