Survival

#8 Like a goddamn romance movie

Lila and Five were lying in bed. Lila intertwined her fingers with his, smiling and thinking about all sorts of things. Five was already half asleep when Lila spoke. She had done this so often during their years together. All of a sudden she wanted to talk in the middle of the deep night, even though Five was almost asleep. At first months he told her to go to hell, then later he tried to listen to her until she fell asleep herself.

"You know what's weird?"

"Everything?" He asked absently.

Lila laughed, "Yeah... but I mean something specific. We're exactly the same age in date, if it wasn't so complicated and we lived like normal people, lived on the same street for example, we could have gone to school together. You'd be the class nerd and I'd be the class rebel."

"So arch enemies?"

"Yeah, sort of, which isn't much different from reality. But I'd secretly admire your intelligence and maybe we'd find common ground eventually."

Five didn't say anything in response, but smiled.

"Maybe we'd eventually become friends... and later... maybe we'd work together, because despite all the problems during school, we'd actually work well together and you'd invite me into your business."

"And what business would we be in?"

"Hmmm... hard to say. Not in anything boring. Plus, we wouldn't even have any special killing training, but with your brain and my crazy personality... we could have a detective agency!"

Five opened his eyes, "a detective agency?"

"Oh yeah... you'd be great as a detective, as evidenced by the fact that you found Sloane."

"Not sure yet..."

"But it's the biggest clue in a long time."

"I hope it's not just a disappointment."

"Don't be pessimistic. Besides, I'm really proud of you for this, it means a lot to Luther."

"I should have helped him a lot sooner..."

"And why did you do it now?"

Five looked at her, "because I finally understood him."

This time Lila smiled and kissed him. Pulling away, she returned to her thoughts again, "but with the detective agency, that would be really cool!"

"And would you be a detective or would you be presenting the office and interacting with customers?"

"Mmm, tough choice, I think I'd be a great face for our agency."

"You would definitely be."

"I'd probably do whatever I felt like doing..."

"So... just like any other time."

Lila gave him a little elbow in the ribs for that.

"What? Isn't that right?"

"It is, but you can't provoke me like that!"

"Or what?"

Before he could do something, Lila was on top of him, giving him a long kiss. "I don't feel like sleeping yet, so I'll probably abuse you."

"Actually, I'd like to sleep."

"God, you're talking like a pensioner again."

"Well... I'm glad I don't have the body of a pensioner, because you'd probably give me a heart attack with all the things you want to do to me."

"But it would be a beautiful death, wouldn't it?"

"You're really crazy lady!" He pulled her in for a kiss.