ROSES AND FLAMES - Five Hargreeves

48. "you drugged us with marigold?!"

4 years ago

"You think we should get a dog? Wouldn't it be so fun to have one?" In the middle of dinner, Josie was happy to be doing date nights with five, the boy nodding his head, needing to narrow down what type of dog.

"That depends, am I gonna take care of it or you?" He asked, Josie cutting her meatballs. "50/50." Josie suggested, five seeing that happen, taking a sip of his juice— being underage to actually get their hands on any alcohol.

"We don't know the first thing about dogs." Five added, Josie pulling out her new phone, the boy shaking his head. "I told you not to buy one, Samsung is better."

"You're so old, Apple is totally in right now! Plus the kids keep thinking I'm actually their age, they keep suggesting YouTube videos to me." Referring to the kids in their building, Josie made friends, trying to fit in with her psychical age, knowing it'll never change.

"Okay, how does a labradoodle look? Half Labrador retriever, half poodle." Showing a picture, five wouldn't mind having a dog like that, his eyes glistening a little.

"Depends on how much money we have—"

"Well don't fear, with my two jobs working retail and a waitress, and you working at the country club, we'll be fine my love." Josie reassured him, the two already crunching the numbers.

"I love you." Five said to her, Josie smiling, her cheeks going a little red. Five was becoming a softie around her, it was refreshing to see after so many years. "Shall we get the bill?" Josie asked, five not needing to as they dropped a fifty dollar bill, getting to leave.

Letting five drive this time, Josie turned on some music with a playlist they created together, arctic monkeys being in there a lot, five looking at Josie. "What?" She asked, wondering if there was something on her face.

"I really want to kiss you." Five whispered, Josie raising an eyebrow, the car still in park. In a blink, josie nearly rolled her eyes in the back of her head when five came to kiss her, sensually and softly.

present
Josie's morning wasn't what she was expecting after a family reunion with everyone, a headache occurring as she didn't know why, going to the teppanyaki place almost every other day. Today was off.

She could've been getting her period, still continuing on with her day until she heard that Luther practically scared the mens strip club so bad, wondering what he did to make that happen.

Needing to take off early, Josie felt like puking on the way to Sloane's and Luther, parking on the street and she leaned on her car for a moment, not wanting to go in. "Fuck me." She mumbled, needing the strength to go inside.

Walking over like a zombie, the door was half open, screaming when she saw lasers being pointed at her, ducking to hit the ground. "Woah! You could've killed your sister." Said diego, covering his wife's eyes.

"Am I dead?" She asked, feeling someone help her up, hating that it was five. "No, you're not dead." He told her, holding her waist as she got up.

I miss her. Gasping, Josie looked at him, holding his cheeks. "What are you doing?" He asked, his face being smooshed together. "Think of something." She demanded, five furrowing his eyebrows.

Your hands are soft as always. Gasping one more time, Josie squealed as she let go of fives face, putting her hands on his shoulders as she jumped up and down. "Holy shit! My powers are back! I have powers!" She said with glee, dismissing the fact she feels terrible right now.

"It's the reason we're here my— Josie." Five corrected, Josie jumping up and down as she went into the living room, everyone looking just as terrible. "Josie can you turn down the happy girl time?" Asked Allison, Josie coming to sit on the couch beside five.

Viktor soon came in, everyone all ducking when Lila had laser eyes again, Josie rushing over and kicking her leg to knock it off, grabbing her eye mask from her pocket from when she takes naps at the club.

"Oh! This is what I need." Lila said, thanking her sister as Diego patted his wife's shoulder.

"Relax kodiak Jack." Hearing someone come down the stairs, everyone looked over to see the fact that Ben was holding the marigold, Josie wanting to read into someone's brain, but all she could hear was fives.

"Ew Ben, put your—- what the hell is that?" Josie asked, forgetting the words. "Tentacles kid." Diego told her, Josie standing with the couple, folding her arms together.

"It was me." Said Ben, answering to why everyone feels so sick and weird. "YOU DRUGGED US WITH MARIGOLD!" Josie yelled, ready to attack the man, Diego holding her back.

"Let me kill him." He told her, Josie huffing as she needed to calm down a little, feeling nauseous. "I know you all too terminally emo to do what had to be done, so I made an executive decision and spiked your sake with the marigold."

"Okay I see we kill sparrow Ben." Josie suggested, Viktor ready to kick Ben's ass right now. "No, we're not killing anyone, but that definitely wasn't cool." Said Sloane, trying to make her brother understand that.

"Wait hold on! Klaus, why aren't you sick?" Allison asked, Klaus immediately looking at Josie, the girl knowing why. "Because one sake bomb is too many, and a thousand is just never enough." He answered.

He never drank it.

Rushing over and helping Viktor punch Ben, Josie got two good punches until Luther dragged her away, Josie getting scared because his robe was open. "Close that shit!" She yelped, not needing to see all of that.

With letting Viktor have his moment, Josie was preaching to every single thing he said, five looking at her knowing she only had to rebuild her life up again three years ago. "I could've lost my job!" Said Luther, Josie shaking her head.

"Did you?" Asked five, Josie shaking her head.

"I heard you got bumped up to prime time? Way to go buddy." Josie encouraged, needing to only stare at his face and not let her eyes linger to places she didn't need to see.

"And I've been booked in Atlantic city—"

"Oh no way I'm going to be there too for the girls." Said Josie, excited for that to happen. "I was still shocked when he told me." Said Sloane, Josie smiling at the couple and liking how she covered up his body with the robe.

Getting a phone call, Josie nearly collapsed on the ground, forgetting to call Luna and telling her she couldn't come in, answering the phone as Ben was twitching on the couch.

"Hi Luna. Yeah I'm sorry but I have some family issues— yeah his family. I know right, I don't know how they've survived this long...." Laughing with her assistant, Josie stopped as she realized everyone was listening to her phone call, the girl clearing her throat.

"Okay gotta go bye." She quickly said, Luther picking up Ben. "Wait— where are we going?" She asked, coming with them.