ROSES AND FLAMES - Five Hargreeves

𝟮𝟵. mommy and daddy issues.

After explaining what went down with the handler and Lila, josie was shocked to see her mother so lenient, not liking that whatsoever. "So she gave you a chance of life just because I'm her daughter? What a pathetic woman." Josie said, walking into her bedroom to get more clothes and stay with the rest.

Five followed her in, forgetting how teenager she made it, staring at a poster of Marilyn Monroe that was above her bed, another poster of the beetles, five shaking his head at that one.

"Well there's one good thing about this mess. However I'm going to need your help. I have to kill the board of directors." Five said casually, helping Josie put some clothes into a bag. Not surprised with that, Josie knew she needed to help give after their first fight, still feeling guilty for not telling him sooner.

"That's going to be fun." Josie sarcastically said, successfully having all her clothes in her bag. Although the word may end, she still needed to feel clean, knowing five could use a shower later. "Well it's that or we stay here." Five said, a little out of it as he was looking at the textbooks she had on her desk from school.

"You actually went to school?" He asked, looking at her math text book for calculus. "Helped us to our story, I have a 4.0 gpa." She teased, showing her award that was also on the desk. Staring at her unimpressed, Josie was quite impressed, knowing she was smart in high school but for some reason she felt smarter now than when she did earlier in life.

Being in close proximity, Josie could see the desperation in fives eyes, looking at him with such ease. Her back towards the desk, looking at five. "Just so we're clear, you're not mad at me?" Josie asked, Five's brown eyes looking into her eyes.

"I was, but then I knew you couldn't possibly be working for her and that I shouldn't be mad." Five said honestly, looking at her school picture that was on the desk as well.

"What do you mean?" Josie said, feeling a little offended from that comment. For fifteen years she's been a spy and now she can't be all of sudden? "You're with me all the time, when would you be telling the handler everything? Never, because Lila is telling her everything, which is why we can't trust her."

"You think Lila spent two years in an insane asylum just to make Diego trust her enough to leave?" Josie asked, thinking how psychologically messed up that is." "Exactly, she's making sure we don't leave."

"Well yeah, but diego is practically in love with her. Pretty sure they already... y'know." About to make a very inappropriate gesture with her hands, five took the liberty to stop her with that, sighing at her.

"Well, we better get going now." Five concluded, clapping his hands together. Grabbing her bag and shutting the door behind them, Josie had called out to Marlene, realizing she must've already left for her date, shrugging her shoulders.

Blinking out of the house and back to Elliot's, Josie made awkward eye contact with Diego putting his belt on, wondering where he got that god awful shirt from.

"What are you guys talking— about?" Josie asked, five looking at her to stop looking at Diego. Walking over to Luther with a note, Josie read it aloud as she started to giggle, Vanya looking at her with concern.

"You guys are having dinner with you daddy!" She laughed, trying to contain herself a little. "It's a setup, that's what it is." Luther said, eating eggs.

"Please don't say daddy." Said Diego, clearly havinf some war flashbacks. "What? Like you don't say daddy?" Asked Josie, getting a rise out of him.

"What, you do?"

"...My father is dead, how dare you say that." Watching Diego go quiet, Josie knew that was way too easy to tease him with, especially after getting stabbed by his own. Smirking and  looking at Vanya who saw her mind games towards the man, Josie pressed her lips into a fine line, staring at the man who was also in an insane asylum for obvious reasons— number one, his hair.