five and me ↴ the umbrella academy

chapter thirteen ↴ hate when that happens.

Kenzie sat in the car in the passengers seat next to Five, with Luther, Diego and Klaus in the back.

She had gone home for like a short while to shower, and when she came back they'd found out Diego had been in jail and Allison was in trouble.

"why are you wearing that?" Diego suddenly questioned, motioning to Kenzie's outfit of a yellow plaid set, her black doc martens, and some yellowish sunglasses that were completely useless.

"lemme tell you something knife boy." Kenzie said, turning around and taking the red lollipop out of her mouth. "when I die, cause the world is ending pretty fucking soon, I'm gonna look good doing it, 'kay? also, love the utility vest look you have going on— it's really James Charles-y."

"Five I think think your girlfriend's not all there mentally."

"fuck up knife boy."

—

let's get one thing straight:
Mackenzie May didn't like Allison Hargreeves, but that didn't mean she wanted her die.

at the current moment, they were in the living room after coming back from a cabin in the middle of nowhere, where Allison was alone bleeding out from a slash in her throat.

"the bastard that nearly killed our sister is still out there— with Vanya." Diego stated, pacing.

Kenzie sat on the other couch, bouncing her knee up and down worriedly.

"Vanya is not important." Five replied harshly.

Kenzie scoffed. "hey, that's your sister. a little heartless even for you Five." Diego defended, making Kenzie nod. "thank you for saying one genuine thing, Diego."

"I'm not saying I don't care about her, but if the apocalypse happens today she dies along with the other seven billion of us. Harold Jenkins is our first priority." Five argued, lacing his fingers with Kenzie's.

"I agree. Let's go." Diego, Five and Kenzie turned to exit the room when Klaus said, "you guys count me out."

they stopped and turned to look at him. "I mean, you know, no offence or whatever it's just, I kinda feel like this is a whole lot of pressure for newly sober me." he continued.

"You're coming." Diego replied, tone incredulous. "No no no, I mean we can all agree that my powers— they're pretty much useless, I'd just be holding you guys back."

"Klausy, get up." Kenzie ordered the same time Five said, "Klaus, get up."

"you can't make me." Klaus grunted.

in a fluid movement, Diego pulled a knife out of its holder and nailed it right between Klaus's legs.

he put his hands up as a show of agreement. "then again, a little exercise never hurt."

—

"you know," Kenzie stated, leaning an elbow on Klaus's shoulder, being taller because of her boots, "out of all the things I was expecting, I really thought Harold Jenkins would've been blond."

"are you not gonna comment on the dozens of sharp objects sticking out of his body?" Diego asked almost amused as Five bent down and ripped the bandage off his eye and shoved in the fake eye.

"eww . . ." Klaus muttered, and Kenzie silently agreed.

"same eye colour, same pupil size, guys this is it! the eye I've been carrying around for decades. it's found it's rightful home." Five explained, pulling the eye back out. Kenzie internally gaged.

"we got he got the guy we needed to stop the apocalypse." Diego realised. "Yay! Let's go." Klaus instructed, Diego catching the back of his shirt beige he could leave.

"No, no. Wait, wait. It can't be this easy." Five denied, straightening up. "look, this is the note that I got from the Commission. the one that says "Protect Harold Jenkins", aka Leonard Peabody"

Kenzie nodded. "yeah, so?"

"but who killed him? who did this?"

"I have a crazy idea." Klaus began. "Crazy, but why don't we find Vanya, and ask her what hap—" "Five? hey!"

he had space jumped away, leaving the three. "well then!" Kenzie yelled, throwing her hands up in the air.

"if Vanya got away from his asshole, she might be heading back to the academy."

"well come on then," Kenzie announced. "let's go. Five's probably already back there."

—

"you two check downstairs." Diego ordered, looking to Kenzie and Klaus.

Kenzie scoffed. "yeah! I totally will, thanks for asking for my opinion instead of telling me what to d— oh wait!"

Klaus and Kenzie checked the downstairs floor of the academy, making small talk.

"who is it?" Kenzie suddenly asked as they checked a random bathroom.

"who's what?" Klaus replied as they exited and walked along a hallway.

"who were you trying to conjure?" Kenzie clarified. "uh, you don't have to say anything. I was just asking."

Klaus shrugged. "his name was Dave. we were in the Vietnam war together."

Kenzie raised her brows. "hm. what was he like?"

Klaus smiled genuinely. "kind, pretty, sweet, optimistic— he was basically the opposite of me."

"he sounds lovely." Kenzie commented.

"he wa— hey, what about you? your sister, what happened to her."

Kenzie sighed. "Angelica passed away a few years ago from cancer. she was so sweet man. loved life, especially the nature aspect of it. when she was hospitalised for good, she was devastated about not being able to go see the plants in the garden every morning so I planted them in pots and brought them in for her." Kenzie paused. "her smile lit up the entire hospital."

"now she sounds cool." Klaus added, and they both laughed.

"you know, Klaus, you're pretty okay. why does no one take you seriously?"

"cause I can see dead people."

"man, hate when that happens hm?"

(AUTHORS NOTE)

what is this? a double update?!

also:

CAN ANYBODY MAKE ME A COVER?! I CANT PAY YOU CAUSE IM BROKE BUT ANYONE WHO WANTS TO MAKE ME A COVER OUT OF THE GOODNESS OF THEIR HEARTS I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IT 😂😂💗

cause you know, ya girl is desperate :)

anyway, see you all in the next chapter!

peace,
b xx