Let it Rain (The Umbrella Academy)

CHAPTER FIFTY-FIVE: Two People

"Think we outta join the crew today?" Bonnie asked in between light kisses, tangled in Five's limbs.

"Eh. I'm thinking we should just have an us day," Five replied through his own kisses while petting her ginger hair.

"Yeah, I'm good with that." She pressed her pink lips to him again then got up off the bed and slipped on a robe.

"Where are you going?" He got up with narrowed eyes and put on his own robe.

"Well, this is an us day and we never did get any of that Bordeaux so I figured we'd go get some."

"I guess room service has been blitzed haven't they." Five sighed then pulled on his suit pants while Bonnie put on a black shirt and blue jeans. He may dress spiffy, but it still wasn't her style. Five slid on his button up over his arms and Bonnie went over to button him up.

"I don't enjoy buttoning you up near as much as I do unbuttoning you."

"We could just forget about the wine. Stay here," he lowly told her.

She bussed him. "Come on. We'll be back lickety-split." She left for the door until Five cleared his throat. Bonnie looked back to see him holding his tie. She rolled her eyes with a sliver of a smile. "How could I forget?" Bonnie looped the tie as Five played with his future wedding ring still on the dainty chain necklace around her neck. In a few seconds his tie was fixed. "Now are you ready?"

"Sure you don't wanna stay in bed?" Bonnie laced her fingers with his and they made their way to the wine cellar.

They grabbed a bottle then on their way back, a window caught their eyes where looking outside they could see the beautiful clouded death awaiting them.

"Wow," she exhaled. Instead of making a beeline back to their room, Bonnie lead them outside the hotel to the bewildering view above them. The streets had been eaten away at and was almost upon the steps. The two sat at the edge of the world with their feet dangling. "This is a heck of a way to go." She popped the lid and took a drink then handed it to Five.

"That it is." He tipped up the bottle up, keeping his eyes glued to the marveling hunks of the ground rising around them and accumulating into the miniature sun. The sky, if you could even call it that, was filled with orange cotton candy majesty. Footsteps broke their peaceful quiet. Five looked behind them and sighed. "Reginald."

"I take it you know why I'm here."

"How 'bout I save you some time? Give you the "no" upfront. We're not the least bit interested in this bullshit plan you've been cooking," Five stated for the both of them.

"It's not, as you so colorfully called it, bullshit," Reginald scowled. Bonnie scoffed. "Mind if I join you?"

"Yes, actually," Bonnie frankly told him then huffed and rolled her eyes when he sat down anyway.

"So much for us time." She rested her head on her jo's shoulder.

"You just became engaged, is that correct?" They nodded. "Why stop at "us time" when you could have a lifetime together?"

Bonnie sighed. The idea sounded great, sure, but it just wasn't to be. "Old timer, look, if you wanna sit here and drink with us then no one's stopping you but I don't wanna hear whatever you're selling." She handed him the bottle and he took a drink.

"Mm. It's no Louis XIII, but it's not the worst."

Bonnie shrugged and took it back. "To each their own."

They turned back to the scene in front of them. "It is impressive, isn't it?"

"All the ways we could have screwed the pooch, this way is the most complete. I'm relieved, actually. This time everything goes. There's no Commission, no leaping away. No life spent going mad with the desperation to see a familiar face."