GHOSTIN, five hargreeves

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"HERE, FOLLOW ME!" Klaus grabbed Eric's arm quite dramatically, pulling him down the hall. Eric followed, stumbling on his feet.

"Stay here." Klaus simply said, shoving Eric in a bathroom and closing the door. Eric felt his lungs deflate as he realized the situation. He would just have to put his faith in the umbrella academy. Which is easy since they all have abilities. That is, until the door opened again and suddenly everything went black.

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"-stop stressing Hazel. I got two of em in the trunk right now!" A feminine voice woke Eric from his little nap, he was tightly stuffed in the back of what he assumed was a car. He noticed Klaus with him, also stuffed in. He mumbled something and then laughed. Eric couldn't understand why. It seems as though they have been kidnapped and Klaus is laughing?! Maybe he was still drunk.

"You lift the lanky one up, I'll get the kid." The voice said again, opening the trunk and Eric squinted as the light shined in. He met eyes with a stiff woman and a chubby man. He was assuming that the man was Hazel. He didn't know the woman though. She grabbed him and roughly lifted him up, making him bump against the wall of the trunk a few times. She dropped him on the ground, making him hiss in pain. She didn't hesitate to untie his feet but leave his hands tied. She escorted him into what seemed to be a motel room. Then he was shoved into a chair.

"Can't wait to see what information you and your brother have for us! Hopefully you two will comply and then we can all get this over with." She sneered and Eric scrunched his eyebrows. They thought that Klaus was his brother. Which at first made no sense, considering how pale Klaus is but then it hit him. They thought he was apart of the Umbrella Academy. The realization made him want to laugh. Idiots.

"Why did you take us?" He questioned her, but she ignored him, walking back outside after tying him up. Later she came back with Hazel, carrying Klaus' body as he thrashed and laughed like some off brand high joker. It amused Eric.

"Okay you two, tell us where your little brother is." The girl commanded, after putting on a red mask. Since Eric and Klaus were sitting facing the wall, the could only see the woman at the moment. The man quickly jumped to her side, now wearing a mask as well.

"Well hello there! I don't know if you knew but I have 4 brothers! Well one of them's dead but still, yah gotta be more specific. Also what should I call you? How about Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dumb?" Klaus ranted and Eric turned his head slightly, fighting back an amused smirk.

"You can call us whatever you want. Not like you're going to be able to speak for much longer." The woman snarled and pulled out a pair of pliers.

"Tell us where your brother is or we'll rip out your damn teeth!" She said as she stalked toward Klaus. Eric shuddered, he didn't realize that they planned to use torture methods. Hazel looked at Eric then the woman with a frown.

"Hey Cha Cha, what do we do with the kid? Shouldn't we torture him too?" He suggested and Eric bit his lip. So the woman's name was Cha Cha.

"I wouldn't mess him up if I were you. He's Five's little pet at the moment." Klaus calmly replied and Eric wanted to protest. He was NOT Five's 'pet'. They had just met.

"All the better. Maybe we can lure the kid here using him." Cha Cha hissed, smirked and turned to Hazel.

"Go write up a little letter to Five. Tell em we got his boy toy and brother. And if he wants them back he needs to meet us here." She directed and Hazel did as she said without argument. Eric could definitely tell who was the more dominant leader. He could maybe use that to his own advantage later.

"He won't risk his life for me, we just met." Eric stated, and he realized he just exposed that he wasn't apart of the academy. Klaus didn't look persuaded but Cha Cha had a momentary minute of hesitation.

"Hm." Was all she said as Hazel handed her the finished letter he wrote out.

"We'll just have to leave it for him to see." She smirked as she spoke and left the motel room, Hazel following behind. There was a beat of silence as Eric realized the horrific truth of their current situation. He has been kidnapped and could be tortured. Klaus seemed to notice his nervous fidgeting and spoke up.

"Hey, it's not true." He whispered, offering a crooked smile. Eric could tell that he was on some drug withdrawals already.

"What's not true?" The small boy asked with a frown, tilting his head so he could meet eyes with Klaus. The older one chuckled playfully.

"Five likes you. It's obvious. Painfully obvious. Oh wait that might just be the pain from these ropes-" Klaus shifted in his chair, "but my point is, he will come for you." He finished, making Eric's frown deepen.

"How is that supposed to make me feel better though?" He questioned and Klaus laughed dryly again.

"You can live knowing a member of the umbrella academy likes you!" He joked sarcastically, trying to do jazz hands. Eric wasn't impressed. He bit his lip, looking at the door wistfully.

"Still. I could be leading him to his death. If something happened to him-" Eric felt a pang in his heart as he spoke. Klaus frowned, seeming to realize the full extent of the whole situation.

"You like him, don't you?" He questioned and Eric nodded softly.

"He saved my life, took me away from an abusive household without even realizing it and then genuinely protects me. I've never known anyone like him before." He confessed, fidgeting with his hands. Klaus grinned quickly, he seemed to switch moods an awfully lot. Eric felt a blush creep on his face as Klaus suggestively raised his eyebrows.

"Five and other boy- wait what's your name again?" He questioned and Eric finally let out a real laugh. Klaus perked up at that, happy to have brought joy to the other boy. Eric realized he liked Klaus a lot. The man wasn't repulsed at the thought of two boys together. If anything he was encouraging it at the moment.

"Eric." He replied calmly, with a lingering smile.

"Eric. Eric and Five sitting in a-" He was interrupted by a whoosh sound and a bright light. Eric flinched, closing his eyes quickly. He expected to see Cha Cha and Hazel, back for more. But instead there was Five. Looking angry but relieved at the same time. He rushed forward, already with the same smirk he had when they met.

"Seems like you got yourself in a little situation, doll."

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