N°8

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"Let's go home" he gives me a soft smile that warmed my heart as we both passed through the portal.

I shut my eyes as tightly as I can in hope to not see Five in pain. His screams are heartbreaking enough.

Finally. We drop to the ground of... I don't know where, still holding Fives hand he gets up before me, I stand in pain from hitting my head off the ground. "You okay?" I hear a familiar voice but it sounded different, higher pitched? Five pulled me off the ground I looked at... At Five... Younger Five... 16 year old Five...

I then look around noticing there are 5 other adults staring at us until one of them spoke up.

"Does anyone else see... Little number Eight and Five or is that just me?" I looked down. My jaw practically drops when I saw my 16 year old body. I looked at Five who was just as shocked.

"Shit" we said in unison.

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I walk through the halls of my house, the one that for many decades before were used to torture me, I walk through the bedrooms seeing the framed photos of my family and choking techniques on the wall. What a strange house I lived in.

I come across my doorway with 'Eight' written on the front. I brush my hand over the door handle before opening it and being hit with nostalgia, my room... My same old room that hasn't changed since I was 16 years old... I feel my eye sight blur as tear drops fall onto my baggy clothes.

Why do I miss it? This place, this room... I buried all my dark thoughts in here, away from civilisation. But yet I still long to be here during my time growing up instead of the apocalypse. This was a mistake I wish we never came back here, I don't know if I can handle this... I don't think my heart can. I can't do this.

*Swish* I hear a familiar sound, it's Five.

"Hey! Hey, I know it's hard but we are going to be alright" he says reassuring me.

"How do you know Five?" I begin to sob and break down as he pulls me into a close hug and sits me down on my bed.

"I-I just know it, we are going to save our family from the apocalypse and we-we're going to be alright you just need to believe... Okay?"

I nod and wipe away my tears "I know I know, I-I'm being silly and dramatic I'm sorry"

"Don't worry baby, come on now get changed and I'll meet you downstairs. We can do this" he says before kissing my forehead and leaving again.

I smile and begin to make my way over to my closet, I sigh at my contrast of clothing options....

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Everyone is sitting around the table, with Klaus I assume sitting on the table. I stand next to five as they stare, most likely just as shocked to see us we are with them, I walk over to the fridge.

"What's the date?" Five asked "the exact date" I added.

"The 24th" someone said, in which I assume was Vanya. "Of what?" Five said slightly irritated. "March" she answered again.

Five stood for a while trying to figure some equations in his head, "good" he finally replies with. Setting 4 slices of bread on the table, 2 for me and 2 for himself.

"So are we gonna talk about what just happened?" A giant blonde man asked.

"NoPe" I reply popping the P and being sarcastic, Five seemed to be the only one who chuckles.