Escaping Reality || Five Hargreeves ||

Chapter 2.5

"There goes my wallet I guess...-"

Alice sulked as they both walked back back while carrying the bags filled with lingerie and women's clothing that Autumn bought.

"A bet is a bet Alastor"

Autumn jokingly said and Alice just mimicked how Autumn said Alastor and they continued their walk. But that peaceful walk filled with jokes and conversations was cut short when sudden gunshots started to break out.

The sound was all too familiar to Alice as she started to glance around, trying to find a certain boy in shorts.

"What's happening—"

"Autumn I need you to get home without me. I promise that I'll come back soon—I....I just need to do something"

Alice said, Autumn didn't seem all too convinced with that promised but stubbornly sighed as she nodded and ran to the direction of their apartment to get away from the shoot out.

With Autumn gone Alice decided to quickly head into Elliot's place to try and find Five there.

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As Alice got there she saw a very familiar light of blue appear as a boy came out of it. Alice made her way as she walked up to Five placing a hand on his shoulder to get his attention only for her hand to be grabbed tightly and twisted as she was pinned to the wall.

"Are you with those swedes?"

Five threatened close to Alice's ear which Alice should feel threatened but instead she felt her face heat up by how close they both were.

"Five.....it's Alice—"

And hearing that Five immediately let go as the sound of her voice was all too familiar and sounded like the Alice he knew.

"I'm, uh,sorry—"

"It's fine, although you might have twisted my already twisted arm from last night."

Alice said as she winced and rubbed her arm a bit, Five observed her a bit as he noticed the various bandages and some bruises on her arms and face.

"New hair?"

Five pointed out as he glanced up a certain man looking out the window and the various equipment on the roof

"Yeah, had to find a way to adapt after being...you know.. "

Alice trailed off as she noticed the somewhat guilty look on Five's face.

"But hey! At least I'm not burnt to crisp, so you practically saved us"

Five nodded at Alice's attempt to cheer him up a bit as they blinked inside.

"So, you know this guy or something?"

"Yeah, he's a bit of a conspiracist"

Alice said as well as gesturing that he was also kind of koo koo in the head. Five nodded as he registered the information and knocked on the door.

Elliot opened the other door next to it as he asked what did they want.

"Hi, were selling encyclopedias for our youth group and we were curious if—"

Five didn't even get to finish whatever made up front lie he had as Elliot closed the door in their faces.

"Rude, but door to door advertising is kind of annoying—"

Alice shrugged at Five as he proceeded to blink the two of them inside. Which startled Elliot quite a bit as he started scrambling and finding something sharp to defend himself with.