Let it Rain (The Umbrella Academy)

CHAPTER THREE: Bittersweet

When we woke up we were both still cuddled in each other's arms. The sunlight pouring in set my red frizz aflame. "Jeez, nae one said 'red red wine' is sae two faced. One second it loves me then the next it's trying to kill me." I grabbed a pillow blindly and put it over my head.

Five groaned, clutching his own head. He looked over at the note beside two red pills and glasses of water. "I guess Pogo found out." He handed me a glass of water and a pill.

"Thanks."

"Breakfast in bed, anyone?" Grace cheerfully walked to our bedside and handed us each a plate of two eggs and a piece of bacon in the shape of a smiley face.

"Thank you, Mom," Five said.

"Thank you, Grace."

"I hope you know I'm never letting you babysit again." Seven shook her finger from the end of the bed.

"Oh hey Seven." Five scratched the back of his neck.

"I dunno. I thought he was a pretty badass babysitter." I smirked at him and he grinned.

"Adorable," Seven commented dully. "Dad said you two have practice scheduled in an hour." She exaggerated a grin. "Good luck with the hangover."

We looked at each other with dread written all over our faces. "Yay..."

••••

Reggie and Seven waited at the top of the stairs as he announced our first assignment. "You are going to race one another to the top of these stairs. Don't be last." Then Seven blew her whistle. Five and I winced at the shrill sound as the others bolted to the top. He gave me a small side smile and laced his fingers with mine then spatial jumped us to the top.

"Hey! No fair, they cheated!" Number Two shouted.

"They adapted," Reg stated back and the rest of them moaned.

"One down, who knows how many more to go." I gritted my teeth.

"No regrets," Five said.

"No regrets," I replied, not letting go of our hands.

••••

"Alrighty, what's next?"

"What's next is dueling. You all will be sparring each other until there is a lone winner."

"Oh is that all." I rolled my eyes.

We all stood off to the side of the mat as Reg called for Number One and Number Three to dual. I crossed my arms and leaned back. "This outta be interesting." They had a not-so-secret romantic relationship so we were intrigued to see how this would turn out.

"I don't wanna hurt you," Number One said with a worried glance.

"Well me neither!"

"And that'll be your downfall," Hargreeves announced.

One went to pick her up with his super strength and try to gently restrict her movement but he stopped when Three spoke, "I heard a rumor that you tapped out," and he did.

"Huh," we all said in unison, not knowing what we expected.

"Number Six and Number Eight." We all shifted nervously. We've all seen Six's power before but if anyone could take him on it'd be me.

"All richt strawberry donut, you ready for this?"

"So bitter." We both laughed.

He took the form of the Horror and launched a tentacle my way which I leisurely avoided by using Five's power to jump away from every attack. Five smiled at this and Two shot a worried glance between him and his love.