Invisible String | Five Hargreeves

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"That little delinquent is your son?" "Allegedly my son." Diego says followed by Klaus' laugh echoing through the lobby. "That's so funny!" he says. Five goes up to the bar to grab himself a drink and you go to get a coffee, both still overhearing Diego and Klaus' conversation.

"Wait, who's... who's the mother?" Asks Five, joining his brothers. You follow him reluctantly. "Lila." Diego blurts out.  "Excuse me?" Klaus gasps. "Whoa, Lila's here?" asks Five almost worried. You raised your brow. Who the hell is Lila.' "Was." Diego corrects Five. "She dropped him off in my lap last night then bolted." He explains. You spot the kid, eating his doughnut and make eye contact with him. You smile and wave. His face brightens up and waves back.

"I don't much care for that one." Klaus says. "Don't." Diego snaps. "Technically, she's family." Says Five. "She was trying to murder us, like, yesterday." Klaus complains. "Yeah, like I said, 'family.'" Five says briefly looking at you. "Diego, is she coming back?" asks Five. "Well, she goddamn better be because we got more important things to be dealing with right now!" Diego says loudly making sure the poor kid hears it. "Calm down. Shh." Klaus shushes him.

"Speaking of which, what the hell is she doing here anyways?" Asks Diego looking over at you. "She is here with me. And she's all caught up with everything. She's staying." declares Five. "I am?" you ask confused. "You are. Don't worry, I'll make sure she isn't up to something." He says. You roll your eyes at him. "Like I said, it's my siblings who want you gone, not me." You take a sip of your coffee. "Plus if I wanted you all dead you'd already be." "Her cockiness is still there." Mumbles Diego.

"Where's Luther?" A voice asks approaching the table. "Who cares? Probably out for..." Diego pauses. "...a run." It was the person who took out all your sibling in one blow. Cautiously you back away a bit. Five notices and grabs your hand attempting to comfort you the way you did to him last night. You don't push him away which he takes as a good sign. But your guard doesn't drop.

"Mmm! Love the haircut." Says Klaus. "So I, uh, talked to Marcus last night." They say, this catches your attention, making your body relax.

"Wait, what? You talked with the enemy?By yourself?" says Diego, completely disregarding the fact that you were there, with his brother holding your hand. "Uh I should probably go." You whisper to Five. "Hm what? No." He whispers back & pulls your hand, bringing you closer to him. Klaus look over at the two smirking.

"Somebody had to do something." They say. "Who elected you, Vanya?" Diego asks. "It's, uh, Viktor."

"Who's Viktor?"

"I am. It's who I've always been." Says Viktor. The academy stares back at their siblings, not saying a word. "Uh, is that an issue for anyone?" Viktor asks. Klaus chuckles.
"Nah, I'm good with it." Diego says. "Yeah, me too. Cool." Klaus says, going back to eating his breakfast. "Truly happy for you, Viktor. But last time I checked, you don't speak for this family." Five says. Oh god I really don't wanna be here. You thought to yourself, looking down at you and Five's entangled hands. You let go pulling your hand away.

"Okay, well, it's fine, okay? Marcus totally gets it. He doesn't want a war any more than we do." You fight the urge to smile learning your brother was on the same side as you after all.

"What are you talking about? He tried to homicide us!" Argues Diego. "So did Lila, and you had a kid with her." Klaus points out. "To be fair you did break into our home." Diego glares at you. "Shut it Sparrow. That's not the point!"

"Listen we made a deal. He's gonna give back Five's briefcase, then we're gonna get out of the timeline. We're gonna meet later today for the, uh, the handover." Explains Viktor.

This brought you back to reality. Five isn't from this timeline. He was going to go back eventually. Just your luck, you were starting to grow fond of him.