CAFFEINE || ғɪᴠᴇ ʜᴀʀɢʀᴇᴇᴠᴇs

\\LET ME DOWN||SLOWLY\\

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Zero, had walked into the living room so awkwardly her posture only sent Luther to have chuckle to himself when she'd entered the open space. I mean it all felt as if she'd never left and or changed.

Which for her she hadn't.

Her eyes were glued to her black laced shoes as if they themselves were more interesting then being located 17 years into the future.

"This is awkward, okay I think I'm ready to do this." At that Zero had pulled the smallest bit of courage that she had, her eyes averted up in the direction of the four adults set before her, she froze for an moment that was until her eyes fell on Diego's, now that is when hell let loose all at once.

"Okay, Nope don't got this definitely do not have this." Her eyes retreated back to her black shoes. When she'd retreated Five found himself harshly sighing next to the girl, his arm remained linked with hers for comfort. His head dipped in front of her own to avoid anyone else's gaze.

"Come on you've got this." Zero grunted glaring up at Five with clear regret.

"You keep saying that I've got it yet my heart screams that I don't. Okay. I-I-I don't know what to do? What if I start running agai-"

"You won't, you won't just think of us."

Zero deadpanned.

"Really the last thoughts that I have of us are either threats against one another, arguments and well let's not forget about you storming out of the Academy. That my friend is the reason why my feet keep moving."

"Okay, Okay. I'm Sorry. Just maybe think about Happy thoughts then look at them like you did before. I know it'll be hard too but if you start running again who knows where you'll end up."

Zero, fell in her standing position sighing at the thought. She'd closed her eyes to steady her own heartbeat, her hands were clasped onto Fives wrists in search of control that she so desperately wanted to find.

"O-Okay. I-I'm ready."

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"L-Luther?"

Zeros gentle whisper and voice only sent the bulky man to have beam on the balls of his feet in an awkward manner. Not to just him but to everyone they'd found this slightly weird and only had to deal with the fact that they were indeed all together once again. Well some of them were.

"H-Hello." Luther raised his right hand in a waving manner to Zero who had discarded her arm from Fives. She was curious to have their beloved siblings stand before her, alive and older.

Shifting her body right in direction of Luther, Zero had latched at his right arm examining her brother like a hawk. This only sent Luther to flinch when she'd used her speed.

"I sense you're not use to that after so long?" Zero only teased before she'd tried to lift the monkey mans arm with her own only to see herself fail.

"Jesus I need to go to the gym. You've gotten pretty buff, whoa." Luther chuckled at the comment.

"See your sarcastic remarks still remain." With a shrug Zero flipped him off now comfortable to have her sensing abilities kick in, signalling that he was by far her Luther and not some actor/imposter.

"Still won't get use to that." Turning to the next person Allison only fell slightly worried to have the attention set on her now.

"Ally?"

"Hey sis."

"Holy shit, you've wait what girl, you used to be scrawny as hell now look at you. Oh my gosh." Zero teased only having Allison to sigh at the little pixie girl she'd missed dearly. Wrapping her arms around her only caused Allison to have sigh in relief at the feeling.

"I've missed you too, Zee." Letting the small girl go Diego had stepped forth for his turn to have the girl he'd missed teasing over the years.

Zero turned to have her full attention set on him.

"D-bag you've gotten big!" The nickname only sent Diego to smile at the distant memory. After Zee disappeared he wouldn't allow anyone to have call him that.

"Trash-bag." Diego mocked only earning a slap to the chest when he'd towered in for a hug.

"I've missed you, dumber."Diego only murmured this for her to have heard, Zero gently smiled against him, her senses had felt guilt and unforgiveness from each of them when she'd first met these older versions of her family back in her bedroom.

"I'm sure you have Dumbass."

"My turn come on. My turn." The whine that left Klaus's lips only repeated like a child asking for candy.

Diego couldn't help but to roll his eyes at the impatient man boy set next to him, but before Diego decided to let Zero go of his grasp he'd kissed her head as if longing for the times he couldn't do that, Zero had to catch herself before turning to take In the appearance of Klaus himself.

"Baby!" He'd screeched happiness beamed and chimed against his features as he'd rushed to hug Zero who hadn't hesitated in pulling the man she'd only seen two hours ago into her own form.

Younger Klaus could still be seen upon adult Klaus and to Zero she felt nothing but normal at the fact that this was still her Klaus.

"My oh my dear lord, my big baby-girl Zee." Klaus cupped at the girls face, pouting when he'd examined her carefully.

"So young, so innocent and so pure." Without another word he'd rushed in for another hug, crashing the girl with his arms. Zero giggled at the sudden actions.

"Never will you go away again. NEVER! I tell you all!" The rumble of his voice sent Zero to giggle her laugh only raised the tension among the four. The house was finally warm for once.

The atmosphere felt as if it were frozen in time. For the shortest amount of this moment they all felt hope and slightly happy for the first time in a long time.

Next had been the one person who'd missed her more then she could ever bring herself to have know.

"Vanya?" Zeros small voice caught Vanya herself to slightly move from where she sat, her arms were plastered to her side as if demanded to have stay there until further instructions.

Instead of Vanya taking charge in hugging Zero, it seemed to have flipped the other way around for Vanya then the others. Zero had latched herself to her sister hugging her so close, she could feel the steady breathing projecting off of Zero it made her smile. A genuine and heartfelt smile.

"I-I've missed you Zee." Vanya could only whisper this to the girl. She'd slowly wrapped her arms around her afraid that their siblings would threaten her about the book she'd written and what she'd done to hurt the family.

Little did she know the one person who had trusted her with their full heart and life had only died a horrible death that she was yet to find out about.

When Vanya let Zee go. Everyone could only recognise how her head gazed the room for him.

"Where's Ben?"

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