teenagers! + five hargreeves (DISCONTINUED)

OLD HABITS; FOUR

[WE ONLY SEE EACH OTHER AT WEDDINGS AND FUNERALS]

THE OLD donut shop seemed to have aged along with the Hargreeves. The lights were flickering on and off violently and the entire store needed to be, well updated to say the least. But the sweet donuts had not changed in flavor, Not at all.

Rory bit into her strawberry donut with a content smile, It felt wonderful to have one again after all these years.

After setting her pastry back on the plate and wiping her hands neatly, Rory turned to Five who was casually sipping on black coffee.

"I'm surprised you haven't said anything yet." She pulled her knees to her chest and awaited his response.

Five raised an eyebrow out of confusion, "What are you even talking about?", Oh, He thought, That... "Yeah i assumed it was some freak accident, Right? Didn't wanna bring it up and hurt you." He continued, hinting at her teenage appearance.

Her smiled faded a little before she took a slow breath, "It was like... A month or two after i moved out. Dad only had Luther at the house, but he needed two people for this mission." The memory made her feel sick, But the feeling faded as Five placed a hand on her knee.

"I figured, Why not? Haven't gone on one since i was 16. So i called Dad and said i'd do it. Immediately he told me the situation, It was a hostage situation at some run down factory... Luther of course was 'Eager to serve!'" Rory said the last part in a stupid deep voice, mocking her older brother.

"Well, i had to go undercover as a teenager so i could blend in, Dad thought two adults would raise suspicion. I used my powers." Deep breath. It's just a memory...

"And switched my appearance. Everything went great the first part actually, Luther and i kicked some butt, I threw some stuff and stabbed people. The usual." She paused,

"It wasn't until i was about to take out the last guy, One of them had a gun we didn't know about and shot me like... Three times?"

Five hated this feeling of guilt. He could have been there for her. They could have aged together, had a good life together... Yet here they were inside a run down donut place, Both stuck in similar situations.

Rory continued, "Then i went into some coma thing? This part is all Blurry to me. When i woke up i was still in my teenage body, I asked Dad and he said that i-i hadn't switched back at all... Apparently Luther had gotten shot too."

The buzzing lights filled the silence between her story, She was still trying to remember that day. In all honestly she had done everything to remove it from her mind.

"So it's all some big mystery. I woke up unable to use my 'Gerontokenesis' as Dad called it, ever again. And Luther didn't speak to me until, Well today i guess." She finished the story with a shrug.

So that's what happened to Luther... Five thought.

Five just nodded. "Sounds like a party."

Rory just scoffed and smiled at his sarcasm.

The door bell jingled softly, then thundering footsteps followed. Rory turned to look but Five squeezed her knee tighter.