Doomsday Creators (The Umbrella Academy) Book Three

19. Reconnected

Lucy wasn't alone for long in her bedroom, for it wasn't long until she heard a knock at the door.
She knew it was Five, as she could sense him. So, she didn't bother getting up to let him in, for she assumed he would Blink in the room by himself, and a few moments later she was proved right.
"What do you want?" Asked Lucy.
"I just thought I'd check in on you... Harlan's gone. Viktor allowed him to escape. You wouldn't happen to know anything about that, would you?" Questioned Five.
"No, I did not help Viktor break Harlan out of here. Even if I did disagree with your plan to hand Harlan over, I would never conspire against you, behind your back. So, I don't appreciate you accusing me like that. And if that's the only reason you came here, you can piss off, because I'm not in the mood to deal with you right now" informed Lucy.

Five dropped his cocky attitude and cautiously approached the bed that Lucy was sat on.
"That wasn't the only reason I came here. Luther told me that I had better come and check on you, because you seemed upset" revealed Five, as he sat on the side of Lucy's bed.
"And did he say why I was like this?" Quizzed Lucy.
"No, he didn't. We weren't alone, so he probably didn't want to say anything in case he was overheard. So, are you going to tell me what happened?" Asked Five.
"I guess so... I accidentally told Allison and Luther about what happened to me in Dallas"
"I see. How exactly did you tell them this information by mistake?".

"Me and Allison were arguing about how I don't know anything about love, so I should just keep my nose out of her business, and I accidentally revealed that I'd been raped. I didn't want to tell her any more about my ordeal, but she rumoured me, and forced me to confess the whole story" explained Lucy.
Five frowned, "She should not have done that. If you didn't want to talk about it, then she shouldn't have used her gift to force you".
"Allison is good at forcing people to do things, it's kind of her thing" reminded Lucy.

"Yes, but this is a serious topic, and she shouldn't have pressed the issue if you made it clear you didn't want to talk about it, especially as you weren't alone. And it was wrong of her to say that you don't understand love, when I don't think that's true. You're my sister, and I know that you care a lot about other people, because I can feel it. You are not heartless or incapable of love" reassured Five.

"Thanks... There's nothing I can do about it now though. Her and Luther both know what happened to me in the 60's, and why I'm such a mess. And they are never going to forget it" sighed Lucy.
"You're not a mess... Do you want the rest of the family to know the truth too?" Questioned Five.
"Not particularly" admitted Lucy.
"I know you don't want to tell them, but it seems kind of unfair that Viktor, Klaus, and Diego don't know, but everyone else does".

"I don't like keeping secrets from them, especially Viktor, as we are very close now. But I'm really not ready to have to talk about what happened to me all over again. If we survive this apocalypse, there will come a time where we can all sit down and talk about it, without me shouting it out accidentally, during an argument. But if we are going to die in 5 days, I really don't want to have to spend the time I've got left, reliving the worst experience of my life" informed Lucy.

"I get that. But if we are all going to die soon, don't you want to tell them the truth, while you've still got the chance?" Quizzed Five.
"Not right now... Look, I'll think about it in the morning, but it's not something I really want to do. So, I'm not going to make any promises... However, it might be nice to get it off my chest, so that I don't feel like I'm carrying around a big secret anymore. I just hope that Luther doesn't accidentally blurt it out before I get the chance, as we both know he isn't great at keeping secrets" replied Lucy.
"No, he's not" agreed Five.

"You can go now then, Five. I'm sure you've got more important things to do this evening, than sit here listening to me moan about how shit my life is" said Lucy.
"I can't go yet, not while you're still angry with me" informed Five.
"How do you know that I'm angry with you?" Questioned Lucy.
"You're my sister, I always know when you're angry with me" Five admitted sadly.

"Well, can you blame me for being mad? You take off without so much as a goodbye note, and leave me alone for days. I nearly died, we all did, and where the hell were you? Off time travelling without us, as usual. You're never around when I need you most. You always leave us behind to deal with the fallout of things you've  done, and I'm sick of it. And I'm sick of you walking out on me, especially you didn't even tell me you were leaving. I'm not a little kid, I don't need to know every time you leave the building. But I feel that as your twin, I deserve to at least know if you are going to jump in time and abandon me!" Shouted Lucy.

"I didn't abandon you. And I didn't mean to be gone for so long, I swear. I didn't tell you where I was going, because I didn't want you to worry about me, since I know you don't like Lila. And I didn't bring you with me, because I don't trust Lila either, and I didn't want to risk her hurting you. But since I had to work with her to make the briefcases work, I had no choice but to travel to the Commission with her" informed Five.
"You could have given me the heads up, to let me know you were leaving the timeline, so that I didn't nearly have a heartattack when I felt you suddenly being pulled away from me. You didn't have to tell me where you were going, but you should have let me know that you were leaving" replied Lucy.

"You're right. And I'm sorry for leaving, without telling you. I didn't think about the consequences of my actions. I shouldn't have left you all alone, in a timeline that is not our own, especially when we were at war with the Sparrows. It kills me to think that I could've lost you. I don't know what I would have done if I'd returned to the timeline and found you dead. I don't like leaving you alone, especially when there is a human eating, black hole out there, destroying everything in its path. But I'm on a time crunch. I don't have long left, if I want to try and save the world. Which is why it doesn't always occur to me, to tell you what I'm up to, since I'm always under a lot of pressure to be the one to come up with a solution to save the world. Common curtesy is not always something I can afford to give" admitted Five.

"I'm your twin, dumbass. You don't have to be in the room with me to tell me that you're going out. Because we can talk to each other using our minds. And you can always Blink to my location, wherever I am. It takes you 2 seconds to let me know what you're up to" reminded Lucy.
"You're completely right. And from now on, I will let you know what I'm about to do, especially if it involves me leaving you for long periods of time" promised Five.

"So, does that mean you are going to tell me where it is you are about to run off to, once you leave my room?" Asked Lucy.
"How do you know there is somewhere, and that I'm not just going to get an early night?" Questioned Five.
"Because I can read you like a book, since we are twins. I also happen to know you very well, and you don't do early nights, not when there's an apocalypse to stop" answered Lucy.

"I guess you've got a point... Klaus helped me out with a lead. It's not much, but it's all I have right now. So, I'm going to meet some tattoo artists. Don't worry though, it has nothing to do with Lila, or the Sparrows, I am going to be completely fine" reassured Five.
"I always worry about you, no matter what you're up to... I wish you good luck" replied Lucy.
"Thanks, I'm definitely going to need it, if I stand any chance at stopping this apocalypse" admitted Five, with a sigh.
"Well, I trust you"
"Good. It's nice to know that someone still does".