Head canons

Formal Events (TUA)

TW: Drug abuse, underage drinking, Luther+Allison. Stolen from the-kyromancer on Tumblr. 1000 words.

No POV
     The day before any big event, Reginald Hargreeves would have Grace fit the children for suits and a dress for Allison. The day of the big event, he would ignore them until it was time to go. Today was that day. Allison had picked out a dress, with help from Vanya, of course, and the boys were all fitted for a suit. They were going to leave at 5:30 to go to a charity ball.

Luther's POV
     We got out of the car and walking into the building. Allison had her hand on my arm. I made small talk with people, but I really wanted to be alone with Allison. I guess I could wait until we got back to the Academy.
     "Hello, I am Sir Jones. The host of the event tonight." A tall man with black hair said.
     "Hello, sir. I'm Luther Hargreeves and this is my sister Allison." I replied.
     "What a gentleman you are." A short lady standing next to Sir Jones said. "My name is Annalee Jones. Sir Jones is my husband."
     "It's a pleasure to meet you, madam."
     "You're the most handsome young man I've ever seen." She said.
     "Thank you ma'am."
     That went on for awhile. It didn't bother me though. If this is what Dad needed us to do, it's what I would do.

Diego's POV
     I hate wearing ties. As soon as Dad wasn't standing over my shoulder, I took it off. I stuffed it into my pocket and went to talk to some of the girls. There was a brunette my age in a security uniform and a blonde in a short dress talking to her. I walked over to them and started talking.
     "Hey, ladies. How are you doing tonight?" I asked.
     "Good." The brunette said.
     "Aren't you handsome." The blonde said. She looked older, but sometimes you can't tell.
     "Hargreeves." I said. "Diego."
     "Sarah Raymond." The blonde replied. "You and your siblings are 16 now, right?"
     "Yes, ma'am." I said. "I'd say you're about 16 yourself."
     Sarah snorted. "I'm 21."
     "Oh, so you wouldn't mide getting me a drink?" I asked.
     "I'm not going to jail for getting a minor a drink. I was just talking to my friend." Sarah gestured to the brunette.
     "Patch." She said.
     "First name?" I asked.
     "I go by Patch." She said.

Allison's POV
     I stood with Luther unless someone wanted a picture. I posed and smiled and waved. Trying to get my face out there. I wanted to be an actress. People mostly wanted a picture of me, but sometimes they would want Luther in the picture too. I was wearing a black dress with navy sequins. It matched the suits, but you had to know I was trying to match to see it.
     "Mister and Miss Hargreeves, what's it like being 16 and superheros?" A reporter asked.
     Luther blanked. "It's stressful, trying to balance events like this, school, and training, but we manage to look good doing it." I said, coming to the rescue.
     "How do you feel about your father?"
     "He only wants the best for us."
     "Is there a special someone in your life?"
     Luther and I looked at each other out of the corner of our eyes. "No. We don't have time for a relationship right now." I squeezed Luther's hand to let him know I was lying.

Klaus's POV
     "Cover for me." I told Ben.
     He sighed but didn't protest. I went into the bathroom and changed into a bright pink dress with black lace overlays. It was Allison's. I hated that Dad always made me wear pants. I came out of the bathroom and stashed my suit behind a potted plant for later.
     "You know, the Scotts were right all along." I said to Ben.
     He rolled his eyes at me. "Come on. I'm hungry."
     "Alright. Go get a snack. Diego is waiting for me by the bar."
     "They won't serve you." Ben said, walking away.
     "I can try." I said even though he couldn't hear me.
     I walked to the bar and sat beside Diego. He had a glass of dark liquid in his hands.
     "I'll have what he's having." I told the bartender.
     The bartender sat a glass down. I drank it and almost spit it out. It was Coke. Diego laughed at me.
     "We're underage. I tried to get someone to buy me a drink, but she wouldn't." Diego said.
     "Excuse me." I said to the bartender. "I would like some of your finest wine."
     "Sorry, Hargreeves, you're underage."
     "I'm underage?" I asked. I started laughing.
     "You're not high are you?" Diego asked.
     I kicked him. Dad would either kill me or lock me back in the mousoleum if I was high at this stupid party. Plus, there was enough stimuli to keep the ghosts away. Diego made a face at me.
     "No. But the bartender doesn't know that."
     "The bartender knows who we are." Diego said.
     I sighed. "Worth a shot."
     "A shot in the dark."

Ben's POV
     After Klaus changed, I went to the snack table. He and Diego always tried to get the bartender to give them drinks. It never worked, but they tried anyway. I filled a plate with food. A cupcake, some chips, dip for the chips, a handfull of m&m's, and a sandwich. The fancy sandwiches that always look better than they taste. I ate. Klaus and Diego showed up and ate off my plate. Diego left. Klaus looked nervous.
     "What's wrong?" I asked. "Are the ghosts back?"
     "No. Someone died here though. I can feel it."
     "Are you..."
     "No."
     "Will you be okay?"
     "Yeah."
     I followed Klaus around for awhile to make sure he was okay. Luther and Allison were busy, Diego was flirting, and Dad would punish him. We walked around, trying to keep him entertained. Eventually, he found someone to dance with. When I knew my favorite brother was okay, I went back to the table and took a nap.