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

Untitled Part 73

"Alright, kids. Before we start the class I want to give you a project. For the weekend your homework would be a presentation about your family. I want you to write an essay about your parents and siblings if you have them. Write about your day-to-day life activities with them. And another one about your most exciting adventures with them, like holidays or excursions and make sure to have pictures as well. I except for all of you to have this until Monday". The teacher said making half of the class groan.

"Really miss. Would you make us work on the weekend?"One girl asked.

"Yes, young lady. I expect everyone to work in the weekend" she said making the kids groan again. "Don't groan like me. This is like the most easiest homework you would ever get. You should be grateful. I can always change it and make you read a 200 pages book and write a resume afterward." The class immediately grew quiet. "That's what I thought. Now back to today's subject...

Some of the kids paid attention to the lesson, and some of them started talking with each other. Five was none of them. He stayed frozen as he played in his mind his teacher's words. She wants them all to make a presentation about family. They are in high school. Not middle school. It's stupid. Most of the class are excited to show off their relationship with their family or the places they visited. But what about him? What family does he have? Parents. His father was a monster who bought him and his siblings and instead of raising them like a loving father, he abused them and made them train every day. He didn't even bother to give them proper names. And his mother. While kind and compassionate in the end she was still a robot. She was programmed to act like this. 

Siblings. His siblings all abandoned him once they got back in their timeline. To live their life they said. It was like only their powers made them a family. And now that their powers are gone they are not a family anymore. Well not all of them left him. Klaus, and surprisingly Ben, decided to stay with him. The only smart enough to realize that Five was a child and can't live by himself.

Even though Five appreciate them for sticking with them, they aren't exactly that close. Despite their father's money, both Ben and Klaus found themselves a place to work. Klaus works as a waiter at a dinner and Ben works in a bookstore. And because Five always remains alone at home when his brothers go to work, they suggested for him to go to school.

They expected for Five to snarl and yell that he was not a kid and he would not go to school. Instead, he agreed with a shrug and a small barely audible "Alright". I mean how bad can the school be? And he was right. It's not that bad. Yes, Five is shying away from making friends or other human contacts. The reason why he agreed was to not be alone. Not to make friends. Some kids are friendly. Some are not. Especially the popular or the rich ones. The lessons are easy. So are the homeworks. Everything was good there. Until the stupid teacher gave them that stupid assignment.

Maybe he should pretend to be sick. But nah. His brothers would not fall for this and he doesn't have his powers to teleport anymore. And he was pretty sure that if he would not go to school on Monday his teacher would expect his assignment the next day. Thinking more and more about his family and the assignment that he didn't even know how to write, the pain in his chest grew more and more. Five was lost in so much in his thoughts that he didn't even notice when he was crying. Until he heard some snickering.

"What's wrong princess? Did the letters scare you and made you cry like a little girl?" a boy asked laughing making some of his other classmates laugh as well.

Crying? Was he really crying? Five brought his hand to his face and realized that it was wet. God. He was so pathetic. He didn't even have the courage to look at his colleagues to see their mocking or pitty expressions.

"Mark", the teacher snapped. "One more word and I will send you to the principal" The teacher walked towards him and she crouched beside him. "Five. Sweetie. Are you alright? Do you feel sick?"