The Umbrella Academy Imagines & Scenarios

The Past and Pending (Ben Hargreeves x Reader): Part 4

Warning: Blood, mentions of child abuse, kissing between minors.

Notes: Reginald is a dickbag. That is all.

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July 2007

The fluorescent lights of Griddy's buzzed as you sat at your table, the whole place empty except for you and Agnes. Your body tingled from the energy, the electricity running through to your fingertips. You finally let go of your mug of hot chocolate, trying to ward off the thoughts of warm blood seeping through your fingers.

Ben's blood.

Images flashed through your mind of his ghostly face, trying to choke out something, anything. You kept the pressure on his wound as you begged him to stay with you. A tear ran down your cheek at the memory, but you quickly swiped it away with the back of your hand.

Ben had made it through, just barely. He lost a lot of blood and was unconscious for almost a week. Once he was stabilized, you snapped at Luther and Reginald, blaming them for Ben getting hurt. Reginald forbade you from seeing Ben and, for good measure, threw you in the dark, rubber room that neutralized your powers. You screamed yourself hoarse in the room for days until he let you out, but he still kept you from Ben.

You hadn't been able to catch even a glimpse of him since the incident, so you asked the others about him whenever you could. He was also upset that you were being kept apart, so when he was finally healed enough to be off of bedrest, you two set up a meeting, with Vanya as your middleman. Both of you agreed on Griddy's at midnight.

The sound of the door opening made you whip around and, sure enough, there he was. Ben practically ran towards you as you shot up from your seat. You threw your arms around him and buried your face in the crook of his neck. His familiar scent comforted you as his arms wrapped around your waist and held you securely. "I missed you," you whispered, the sound coming out muffled.

Ben ran his hand up and down your back soothingly. "I've missed you, too. So much."

You pulled back a bit, the tears you had been trying to hold back coming in full force. "I'm so sorry I couldn't see you. Reginald-"

He stopped you, his hand reaching up to wipe your tears away. "I know. Klaus told me...he told me he locked you up."

"Yeah, he did. He knows, Ben. Being together is going to be a lot harder now." Both of you knew from the beginning that Reginald wouldn't approve of your relationship and you had successfully kept it a secret from him up until the mission.

"I know." Ben looked down to the floor. "I can't lose you."

You took Ben's face in your hands. "And I can't lose you, but we'll get through this together, I promise."

Ben shook his head a little. "(Y/N), I almost died. We can't keep fighting like this. If we do, one of us will die for real."

"Then we don't keep fighting Reginald and Luther's battles. When we turn 18 in a few months, we move out. We get our own place where we don't have to hide. We get jobs like normal people and just....live. We can have a life together." You said it with such conviction that Ben's face finally broke out into a smile.

"I'd like that. I really would." You matched his smile and he leaned in for a tender kiss. You closed your eyes, enjoying the feel of his lips on yours again. This was how it was meant to be. You and Ben.

He broke the kiss and leaned his forehead against yours, his eyes still closed. "I love you."

Your heart felt like it was trying to leap out of your chest. The two of you had been together for a while, but neither of you had said those words yet. It was obvious to yourselves and everyone else that you loved each other, but saying it out loud had always seemed so scary. Ben wasn't scared anymore when the declaration fell from his lips, and neither were you when you replied, "I love you, too."

He smiled softly. "I've waited a long time to tell you that, you know."

"Me too, but we'll make up for the lost time."

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