Die With A Smile

1.9

As Nico passed by an alleyway, the boy heard familiar voices, causing him to halt. Turning to the direction he was faced with the backside of Luther and Diego.

"Luther? Diego?" Nico called out, now jogging over to the pair, who turned. The boy raised a brow when he spotted a passed out Five in Luther's arms.

"Nico? What are you doing here?" Luther asked, this made Five perk up and force his eyes to open. The Umbrella boy gave a bright smile as drunk giggles passed his lips.

"What's up with him? Is he drunk?" Nico asked, raising a brow, ignoring the boy, and eyed the two adults.

"Let's just say his 15-year-old body couldn't handle a whole bottle of vodka." Diego explained, pressing his lips together to hide his smile.

"Yikes." The boy mumbled, shaking his head. He then looked at Five, who was already looking at him as he held Delores close. His dimples were on display as he smiled brightly at the inky-haired boy.

"Hey, there sweetheart." Five slurred as his hazy eyes stared up at Nico. The boy raised a brow at the Umbrella before looking at the two men, who held shocked looks. Five then waved Nico to come closer, who reluctantly followed. Surprising the three, Five dropped Delores and wrapped his arms around Nico's neck.

The two adults shouted in surprise as Diego held Nico by the shoulders to keep him balanced. Nico groaned at the sudden weight, even more, when the Umbrella boy unintentionally dug his head into his shoulder, where a bruise was. Five laid his head on Nico's shoulder, his steady and hot breath hitting the boy's neck.

"You know, Delores always said she hates when I drink. She said it made me surly—" Five giggled into Nico's shoulder. While the inky-haired boy rubbed a soothing hand over his back, unsure what to do in this type of situation.

"Hey!" Diego shouted, causing Nico to jolt from the loudness. It didn't help that the boy was right beside him, getting the full blast.

"Hm? Yeah?"

"I need you to focus. What do this Hazel and Cha-Cha want?" The man demanded from his dazed brother. The inky-haired boy tilted his head, Hazel and Cha-Cha? Five then pulled back from Nico, a wide grin cast over his lips as he stared up at Diego.

"We just want to protect you." He continued, his tone softer than before.

"Protect me. I don't need your protection, Diego. Do you have any idea how many people I've killed? No. I'm the four frickin' Horsemen. The apocalypse is coming." Five scoffed, his voice slurred. He then let out a gag, which Nico prayed that he didn't throw up on him. The inky-haired boy then felt the back of his hair was being played with.

As much as he would love for this to continue, he needs to get Klaus and fast.

"Okay." Nico softly said, unwrapping Five's arms from his neck. The drunk boy whined but was powerless in his weak drunk state. His pleading eyes stared up at Nico but the boy shook his head, his leather glove softly creasing Five's cheek.

"You guys go, get him some water, and have a trash can nearby." He told them, his eyes flicked back to Five and gently rubbed his head. He then turned around and began to jog away, his heels clicked against the wet floors.

"Where are you going?" Diego called out, the Umbrella boy just whined as he leaned against his brother.

"To get Klaus, he's been captured by those lunatics! After I get him, I'll head to you guys." Nico yelled back, waving a hand, the three watching as he ran towards the end of the alleyway, disappearing from their sight. Quiet literally, once the three blinked the boy was gone. Silence cast over the three as they tried to wrap their heads around what just happened.