ROSES AND FLAMES - Five Hargreeves

𝟭𝟵. on the run

"Can I get a size 12, women's?" Josie asks the lady at the bowling arena, standing beside Klaus who needed a size ten. "Your family can take two aisles, write your names down and begin." The manager said happily, seeing the others already stand there.

Josie politely grab her shoes, throwing the others at five who was already sitting down, both obeying the orders. "A little heads up is nice!" Five exclaimed, rubbing the back of his head. Shrugging her shoulders and putting her shoes on, josie wrote all the names down in order of liking  them— not to mention not putting their real names down.

Mind reader
Coffee lover
Knives man
The comedic
Slit throat
Allison lover

Clapping her hands and everyone looking at her; Josie smiled as she grabbed the bowling ball and began the process of making it seem like they were going to play. Luther was not a big fan of his name, standing away from Allison and staring daggers at the girl.

"What? If you can give me one good reason as to why I should change it, then I will." Putting her hands on her hips, none of the siblings tried to argue with her, shaking their heads or rolling their eyes.

"Look, I hate to be the one to say this, but everyone needs to prepare." Luther sat down, conveniently beside Allison, looking down at the ground. Josie took that cue, sitting beside five on that empty spot and noticing they were the only ones who put the shoes on.

"For what?" Diego said, sitting on the other side of them; leaving a space between him and Klaus . "To do whatever it takes to stop Vanya." Luther simply said, not reacting when Allison decided to hit him with the note pad.

"We may not have a choice Allison."

"Bullshit, there's always options."

"Yeah? Like what?"

Josie noticed Klaus opening up the newspaper five had found, wondering what made his eyes light up, being told that Vanya's  recital was tonight.  "She plays the violin?" Josie whispered to five, not knowing that information, even if she did stalk the umbrella kids when she was just starting out in the commission.

"Hello," one of the bowling workers came by, attempting to be in a cheery mood. "I hate to be intruding, but my manager says, if you're not going to bowl; then you gotta leave." She clapped her hands, retuning back to whatever she was doing.

Luther; who took Fives turn; grabbed the bowling bowl and chucked it to the farthest lane, getting a strike on the dot. Josie was shocked by how he was able to do that; wondering if she's been too hard on space boy.

Allison wrote on her notepad, getting completely dismissed by Luther as he brought up the fact they all— excluding Josie; have a responsibility to their dead dad. "Dad? No I've heard enough about—"

"He sacrificed everything to bring us back together." Luther cut off Diego's sentence, being backed up with five who agreed with his sibling. Josie was shock to see him make a decision that fast. As five went on a little statement of how they need to get Vanya, Klaus spoke up, telling them he might be able to help.

Josie sighed, knowing exactly what he was going to say, gesturing for him to stop. "This isn't the time to try." Josie mumbled to herself, watching Klaus throw a ten pound bowling ball to be caught by nobody, getting yelled at Luther.

"You know I liked you a lot better before you got laid?" Okays hissed at him; immediately regretting say that. Josie laughed; remembering that happening as she pointed at the man. "She even thought you were a furry." She cackled, catching her breath and clapping her hands.

Wiping a tear away; Josie held her stomach, giving Klaus credited for saying it; giving him a thumbs up. "Will you act a little mature? You are 32." Five asked Josie, wondering if her brain was decreasing to the age 16 by the minute.

Frowning at Five for being more mature, the two weren't going to argue as diego and Klaus were still there, looking at the lady and son who were coming. "Excuse me, it's my sons Kenny's birthday, would it be fun to be with kids your own age? Assuming it's okay with your two dads?"

Looking at her dads, the two looked at each other, looking at Josie and five. "I rather eat candle wax." Josie mumbled, getting caught off guard when five said he rather chew off his own foot.

"Happy birthday though, Kenny, how old did you turn?" Josie asked, still a little creeped out by fives comment. "14." Kenny mumbled out, blushing red. Josie felt a little bad, getting up to be with the other children.

"Jo—" Josie waved off Klaus grabbing her attention, wanting the siblings to figure out their shit, all she had to do was to tag along as they will either survive or die today.

"What's your name sweetie?" Kenny's mom asked, giving her a juice box. Josie stabbed the straw into the small circle, slurping before answering. "Josie, ma'am." She smiled, going to sit on beside a girl who looked at Josie nervously.

"You look seventeen. Are you a senior?" The girl asked, almost hyperventilating. Josie's eyebrows furrowed; shaking her head. "I'm actually 32, in a sixteen year old body." Josie winked, getting to mess with her a little bit.

"Yeah, and I'm an astronaut." Another girl sassed, flipping her hair back, ready to bowl for her turn. Josie looked up when she saw Luther and Allison come back, seeing her almost getting yelled at, rolling her eyes.

Before she could go anywhere, Josie turned to see men from the commission, rolling her eyes and beginning to take cover. "Oh she's good." Referring to her mother, she yelled for Luther and the rest to duck; watching Kenny and his group being able to leave their area.

Shots were fired left and right kneeling behind the bowling ball shelves; covering her ears to not go blind by any chance.

"Who the hell are these guys?"

"They are probably here for Kenny's birthday!"

Josie looked to see nobody of his birthday still in the cross fire, rolling her eyes, still appreciating Klaus for his efforts. Josie had to figure something out, going invisible to sneak up on some; seeing Diego throw his knives.

Using one of his knives and stabbing one or two of them, Josie heard Luther yell to the ground to run through the lanes, running as fast as she can can, tripping and falling into it; screaming a little as she was scared of getting shot on her ass.

She closed her eyes as she was caught by Diego, letting her down gently. "Thanks." She huffed out, getting her hair out of her face and beginning to run with them.

Being able to leave through the back door, they all stopped for a moment, catching their breaths and all being on the same page of what is going to happen if they were to go see Vanya. "Shouldn't you guys have already figured that out?" Josie asked, slightly concerned with the plan, now realizing five was nowhere with them.

"Wait— wheres five?" She asked again, directly asking diego as they all J-walked across the street, carefully looking around and hoping to not see another one of the assassins. "Don't know, he disappeared the moment you went to be with Kenny" Diego clenched his jaw, holding out two of his eyes.

Josie rolled her eyes, huffing to know Five had left her; wondering where he could've possibly gone at the time where she and his siblings were now going to be in trouble if they don't have a proper plan set in stone.

The Icarus theatre wasn't far from the bowling alley, being able to get in easily and already hearing the music begin to play. "Shit, it's already started." Josie told them, looking at Luther who stood there a little dumbfounded.

Allison stopped Luther going any further, on her note pad written how she needed to go alone. "That's a terrible idea." Josie confidently said, putting her hands on her hips.

Luther of course, had no way of saying no to Allison, letting the stupid idea move forward. "You're using her as a distraction, aren't you?" Diego asked, getting confirmation.

"Quick question, are we going to kill her or just take her for the night? Because the world is still going to end people."