•Lambent• {Five Hargreeves} The Umbrella Academy

Chapter 22- Cheater

Dolores blindly followed the siblings as they carried her husband into the house and through the long hallways of the Academy. Diego and Allison were speaking but the only thing Dolores could hear was her heart in her chest. She didn't even know that she was crying until she went to rub her eye.

Eventually, someone had led Dolores to a chair next to Five's bed and she watched intently as Grace tended to him. She folded her arms on the side of the bed and rested her head on them. It wasn't long until she was asleep. It wasn't surprising. The poor thing was exhausted, too much had happened for her to handle. 

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Five awoke with a start. His hand flew to his side and he noticed there was a bandage over the wound. He blinked a couple of times before sitting up. His side burned but he didn't care. Looking to his left, he saw Dolores, asleep in a chair with her head on the bed. He chuckled softly and maneuvered around her so he could stand up and get off the bed.

He changed out of his bloody clothes and picked up the pair of silk pajamas that were on a chair next to Dolores. He noticed another pair of clothes next to it. A maroon checkered dress, which looked similar to the pink one Dolores wore, and a pair of tights were neatly folded. Five glanced back to Dolores. Her tights were still ripped from when he cut them to access her wound and she was covered in blood.

Once he was dressed, he shook Dolores awake.  

"Ladybug, you need to wake up so you can change." Dolores sniffled and slowly brought her head up from the bed. She blinks twice, letting her eyes adjust to the lighting.

"Five?"

"I'm right here baby girl. I'm not going anywhere but you need to get dressed." Dolores looked down at her blood-soaked clothes and nodded her head. She stood up and looked Five up and down.

"Are you okay?"

"I'm better now." Dolores stared deep into his eyes, looking for any sign that he was lying. He wasn't. She smiled and placed a kiss on his lips before grabbing her clothes and headed to the bathroom.

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After she put on the new dress, she spun around, looking at her reflection in the mirror. She liked it. She also liked that it matched Five's uniform that he wore.

With a skip in her step, she made her way back to Five's room, almost sliding on the hardwood as she stopped. When she opened the door she was met with Five sitting on the bed, his shirt was unbuttoned, exposing his toned chest and stomach. Dolores squinted and watched as he replaced the old bandages with new ones.

"Do you need help?" She offered. Five shook his head.

"No, I think I got it." Dolores looked down and began to mess with her braid. She felt a little upset that she couldn't help. Five took note of this.

"Actually, a kiss might help make me feel better," he smirked. Dolores looked up and gave him a small smile.

"Are you lying because you want a kiss?" Five shrugged. That was exactly what he was doing.

"Only one way to find out." Dolores blushed and made her way to him. She giggled as he grabbed her hips and pulled her closer to him. Dolores leaned down slightly and waited until Five closed his eyes before pressing a small kiss on his cheek. She tried to back away but Five kept a tight grip on her hips. She squealed as Five teleported them in the middle of the bed with him on top of her.

"You cheated," Dolores exclaimed with a laugh. Five shook his head.

"You cheated me out of a proper kiss. I think this is fair," he took a second to study her before placing his lips on hers. Dolores giggled again when he disconnected their lips and started peppering kisses all over her face and neck. Suddenly he pulled away and propped himself up to move her hair behind her ear.

"I love you, ladybug." Dolores brought her lips up to kiss his nose.

"I love you too." Five rolled off of her and laid down. Dolores snuggled next to him, making sure to avoid his injury. Then they were fast asleep.