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Some Weird People Show Up In My Home

HELLOOOOOOO!

I have no idea why I feel so excited to write this first chapter but anyway..! I plan on doing Percy Jackson like chapter titles, so feel free to give me ideas for titles and stuff or little things you think would be fun to see:) 

Oh thank the heavens and hells finals got canceled. I was not prepared for these at ALL. Like in no way whatsoever was I going to pass ANY of those classes. 

THANK YOU COVID 2.0~!

I probably shouldn't be saying that given the fact that Max is now stuck over seas in some part of Aisa, but also NO FINALS LETS GOOO!What should I do to celebrate this momentous occasion... Movie Marathon with Hot Cocoa? no its summer time now so a coke and popcorn probably... Or I could bake... SO MANY DECISIONS AHHHH!

I sigh to myself and throw on a comfy crew neck and some black sweatpants. I throw my comforter onto the couch and walk into the kitchen to make some sort of abomination. 

I ended up making some chocolate covered popcorn with a coke. I set the stuff down on the table and head back to the kitchen to grab some napkins and water, because I don't feel like being all sticky and also getting diabetes. I can almost hear Max scolding me about good food choices.

CRASH

Oop- eh it was probably the cat. 

Wait we don't have a cat.

Earthquake?

No nothings shaking...

Did a pan fall?

YOU'RE IN THE KITCHEN DUMBASS

"Ow what the-"

"Five where the hell are we?!"

Oh shit. People. That's not good. I don't wait for them to turn around and see me over the island as I dash for my room. No idea why, just first instinct, I'll probably crawl out the fire escape. 

Unfortunately, a small child appears in front of me, looking around my age ( CRUD I FORGOT TO SAY I MADE FIVE LIKE 16 TO MATCH WITH HER! Ok so theres that and he's probably gonna be like mentally 34 or something, still old but not as old as 58). 

Fortunately, I was wearing fluffy socks and just slid right into him knocking him to the ground. Though in knocking him down I also trip myself. Curse fluffy socks and clumsy feet.

Within a second he has my arms behind my back and is dragging me back out to where the rest of his conspirators are. I feel tears running down my face but have no idea why, I don't feel anything right now... I don't even feel scared. is this what shock feels like? Or am I dead? If this is what death feel like then-

I'm thrown into one of our dining room chairs and suddenly all eyes are on me.

"So. Here's what's going to happen. You're going to tell us everything and answer any questions or else." The tiny male my age says.

"Or else what." Why are you like this Ashten. Why. The hippie looking ones laughs a bit at this. Not like a 'oh you'll see' kind of laugh, more like a 'oh shit I like this one' kind of laugh.

"I'll shoot you." 

"With what gun short stuff." SHUT YOUR SARCASTIC ASS UP BEFORE- The Jesus looking knock off punches you across the face. 

"Diego! You can't just-" 

"Shut it Victor. I don't want to hear it from you. I just did what we all wanted to do."

"Wow someones rude." They all look at me. "Shit did I say that out loud." The tiny kid my age just rolls his eyes and walks over to the kitchen and starts rummaging through the drawers. 

I take this moment to realize that the six random people in my house look identical to season two Umbrella Academy. It's almost Erie. The hippie guy come up to me and pulls up a chair.

"So what's your name..?" He asks me, seeming genuinely interested. I look at him suspicious, but it would be rude not to answer.

"Ashten. Most people just call me Ten though."

"Like the number?"

"Yup. What's your name?"

"Klaus!" He says with a smile. "And that's Allison, Victor, Diego, Luther, and the angry little guy in the kitchen is Five." He points them all out. What in the ever loving-

"Klaus what do you think your doing-?" The little- er, uh, Five asks. Having found the knife he wanted to use to threaten me.

"Just getting to know her! She seems like a nice person :D" I don't even know how someone can end a sentence with a smiley face but the way Klaus said that makes it feel like he did? Like no period, just a ':D'??

'Wait wait wait. So your telling me your name is, Five?" I look at him disbelief in my eyes. He just looks back disgusted.

"Yes." He looks me up and down "Why " 

"Prove it."

"How the hell am I supposed to do that-"

"Teleport. Or Spatial Jump whatever you want to call it." He looks confused, but I don't budge so he does. Except now he's up in my face. I jump back, not having expected him to actually do it.

"Happy now."

"Holy cheese stuffed children." This gets a couple weird looks, but I keep going. I stand up from the chair, roll my eyes at the glare from Five and move over to the couch.

"You guys might want to come over here. Not all of you will fit on the couch so a few of you might have to sit on the floor." They all look at each other suspiciously, but do so. I head into the kitchen and grab more popcorn, and snacks. I even throw on a pot of coffee.

"Alexa play Umbrella Academy Season One Episode One from the beginning please." They all look up as Alexa responds and the tv starts to play. I grab the last few snack set them down then grab all the coffee stuff, which gets Five to eye me suspiciously, but I just nod back to the show. I end up sitting on the ground next to Klaus, and what I can only assume is Ben.

We get past the opening part, and there are a couple of collective gasps from everyone when they see what comes next. They start to ask questions, but I just tell them to shut up and watch, and they do. 

We end up watching to the fifth episode, before we all stop. Five is the first to ask a question.

"What year is it?" I hesitate a little.

"2024..." All their heads snap up, hope in their eyes. He opens his mouth to ask more but I cut him off.

"Lets save the rest for tomorrow, its already past midnight, and I'm exhausted so you guys must be drained. I'll answer any questions in the morning." I say getting up. 

"Where should we sleep?" Victor asks.

"There's a guest room in the first room on your right, Max's room, he's not here and probably won't be for a while just after that. My room, which please don;t come in its a mess, is the last room on the left. The bathroom is at the end of the hall, and there's spare blankets and pillows in the closet right over there." I finish pointing to the closet. They all seem satisfied, and so with a quick goodnight, I head into my room and lock the door behind me.

Hopefully I don't have another nightmare tonight.

WOO and that's the chapter! There were a bit over 1,000 words in this chapter:) 

Now I have to finish up some other stuff for this so the next chapter probably won't be until like later this week, so bare with me:) 

Hope you enjoyed! And feel free to leave suggestions that you are hoping to see:)

Stay Weird

-Author