Queen of the elements (Book 4 of The Fire Within)

Part 47: Daddy Issues

Y/n: Hey, Is what's going on? Is you okay? 

Klaus: (Sarcastic) Yeah, I'm doing just fine. Everything is hunky dory. 

Allison: Look. are you mad at me because I saved your life? 

Klaus: I was very clear, was I not? No marigold.

Allison: I know, Klaus. What was I supposed to do? Let you die? 

Klaus: I know. It's just 3 whole years down the drain. Three years clean and sober. But this is what you wanted, right? 

Allison: What are you talking about? 

Klaus: I'm talking about this. Our little parasitic relationship. The eternal screwups and his holt savior. As long as I'm around, you don't have to look directly at your empty pit of a life or your own mistakes. 

Allison: Okay, Wow! You know what? (Allison stands up and Y/n takes a step back to see where this is going.) You know what? Maybe you should take it down a notch. 

Klaus: No, I think I'll take it up a notch, shall we? (He mimics Allsion's movements and moves out from behind the van so he if speaking to the whole family as Y/n makes her way back to stand next to Five.) I mean, Dysfunction is, after all, wat we do best in this family. We got (points to Allison.) Daddy Issues! (Points to Viktor) Daddy Issues! (Points to Y/n and Five.) The Choas Couple! (Points to Diego.) Mommy Issues! (Points to Luther.) More Daddy Issues! (Points to Ben.) Obnoxious asshole issues. (Points to Lila.) Then you... you seem kind of weirdly self-actualized as far as I can tell. Anyway,  (He starts to walk back towards Allison.) I'm just so done living,  cowering in your little bubble of superiority. 

Allison: So this is the thanks I get for taking care of you for the past five years? (She walks up to Klaus.)

Klaus: I think you've got that back-to front. 

Allison: Oh! 

Klaus: who took care of you since Ray walked out? None of these guys gave a shit. Who took care of little Claire while you bombed every shitty audition in town? Who took care of you when you cried because you thought Y/n's death was your fault? Everyone else blamed you for it. Maybe I should have too. I mean it was your fault after all. 

Y/n: Klaus! 

Klaus: What am I wrong?

(Before Y/n could respond, Allison scoffed and started screaming.)

Allison: So you think that I like having a grown man living in my basement, covering my entire house in bubble wrap? You think I like picking your sorry ass up every time you hit rock bottom? 

Klaus: Bottom? Moi? There's no bottom here, missy. No bottom at all. I'm the goddamn Mariana Trench! Wait till you see. 

(As they are arguing Five and Viktor get back in the van.)

Allison: You know what? Fine.  Fine. Jump off the deep end.  That is so clearly what you wanna do.

Klaus: I will. 

Y/n: No, no, don't do that. 

Allison: Have fun, and see if I give a shit! 

Klaus: Thank you! Truly, thank you. Finally, a grain of honesty. Feels good. Feels refreshing! You wanted the old Klaus. You got him. 

(He starts walking the other direction.)

Luther: Come on!

Viktor: What are you doing? 

Y/n: Klaus wait! (He stops for a second and turns around.) Please, get back in the van, we can get through this. 

Klaus: Not this time Blazey. 

(He continues to walk away, not looking where he's going and almost being run over by a truck, but he keeps walking. Allison turns around to face the rest of the family.)

Allison: You know what? Actually while we're here...