Till Time Do Us Part || TUA

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HARMONY ||

For the last seventy-five days, Harmony had been with Klaus discovering him at a bus stop a few days after her encounter with Diego. Klaus had formed a small cult, which had grown larger than she'd anticipated.

Though she was initially confused, she wasn't surprised. Harmony chose to stay out of his way, helping where she could while accepting that Five might not return and that her mother, The Handler, clearly had no interest in her well-being. To keep herself occupied, she immersed herself in planning for fruits, vegetables, trees, and other projects.

Harmony felt a pang of guilt for not returning to Diego at the asylum, but she knew he was better off where he was, considering the chaos he might cause if he were out.

As she sat in the back seat of a car, with Klaus driving and Ben's ghost in the front seat, the tension between her and Ben was palpable, often resulting in bickering with Klaus serving as the mediator.

The car suddenly came to a halt, its engine sputtering to a stop in the middle of a desolate stretch of road. Harmony glanced out the window, seeing nothing but miles of dirt and no sign of civilization. Klaus turned off the engine and stepped out, with Harmony following behind him. "Great," she muttered, her frustration clear.

"Now what?" Klaus muttered, exhaustion clear in his voice. They had been running from his cult, which had grown out of control—thanks to Klaus's charisma and Harmony's calming influence on the more restless members.

Harmony leaned against the car, recalling their earlier argument. "Remember when Ben told you the engine was overheating, and I agreed? And then you got mad at him?"

Klaus sighed as he walked over to the front of the car, lifting the hood to inspect the engine. "Yeah, well, being smart doesn't make you interesting," he replied, his tone a mix of annoyance and resignation.

Harmony gave him a tight-lipped smile and stepped closer, ready to help, even though the situation felt more hopeless by the minute.

She watched as Klaus bickered with Ben, the one-sided conversation making him seem like a loon to her since she couldn't hear Ben's side.

"Back to Dallas," Klaus muttered, and Harmony's eyes widened at the comment. Ben must have asked him where they were headed next.

"Wait... we're going back to Dallas? For how long?" Harmony asked, her voice tinged with surprise and concern.

Klaus hushed her, his focus shifting back to the engine. He seemed overwhelmed, likely because both Harmony and Ben were bombarding him with questions at the same time.

Klaus then turned to where Harmony assumed Ben was standing. She stared at the empty space, wondering if Klaus was actually seeing Ben or if his mind was just so messed up from everything that had happened.

"None of your beeswax," Klaus said to Ben, his tone dismissive.

"Seriously?" Harmony whispered, clearly unamused with Klaus bickering with a ghost she couldn't even see.

Klaus, ignoring her, continued his conversation with Ben. "Yeah, you are my ghost bitch. Remember?" he retorted, the banter between them only adding to Harmony's frustration.

"Klaus... we should head back to San Francisco. They need us," Harmony urged, trying to steer the conversation back to something more serious.

Klaus groaned, clearly annoyed. "They were so clingy. Felt like my skin was on fire," he complained. Harmony could partly agree with him, but the thought of running into more of his siblings made her guilt grow by the minute.

Klaus suddenly burst into laughter, still facing the empty space where Ben presumably stood. "Ben's saying he has unfinished business. What're you gonna do? Wear your little ghost power suit, make some ghost phone calls, and do some business? Aww!" he teased, his voice dripping with sarcasm.

Harmony sighed deeply, pinching the bridge of her nose. She couldn't take it anymore. Even though she couldn't see Ben, she could vividly imagine a grown man arguing with a 16 year old in the middle of nowhere. It was almost too much to handle.

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LILA ||

Being sent by her mother to keep an eye on the Hargreaves, no longer having any satisfaction in merely observing through Harmony's eyes. Frustration boiling over, she decided to take matters into her own hands. The sound of Lila's footsteps echoed softly on the marble floor as she walked down the hallway.

Spotting a guard standing above Diego, who was slumped on the floor, she tightened her grip on the pee pan she had picked up along the way. Without a second thought, she swung it across the man's head, the sharp clang resonating through the corridor. A giggle of excitement escaped her—Harmony had been having all the fun, and now it was finally her turn.

Diego, still groggy from the anesthesia, blinked up at her, his vision blurry. "Lila?" he mumbled, struggling to make sense of what was happening.

"You're not the only one who wants out, wolf man!" she declared loudly, her voice filled with exhilaration. The red lights flashed on and off, casting an eerie glow on her smiling face, which never faltered as she relished in the chaos.