The Beauty of Being Numb | Klaus Hargreeves x Reader

Water Hungry

-We'll open the shop at 11, okay?- Ren says as (Y/N) steps out his car.

-Could you pass for the coffees?- Lile asks in a drowsy voice-. I'll be dead tomorrow.

-Sure- she waves them goodbye-. Bye!

-Bye!

As she walks to the entrance door, she looks for her keys in her purse. But when she extends her hand to grab the knob, she discovers there's nothing there.

Frowning, she pushes the door open, cautiously stepping inside.

-Klaus?

No one answers. She's about to call for Luther when she sees the chandelier crashed in the middle of the hallway, drops of blood everywhere around it.

-Klaus!?- she panics.

Her necklace and bracelets bead echo through the house as she runs upstairs. There are bullet holes everywhere and broken things on the floor. When she turns the corner to the bedrooms, she sees Grace sitting in her usual place. She has her arms slit and some wires stick out of it. She screams in terror and shock.

-Klaus! Klaus! Klaus!

She runs down the hallway, feeling her chest heavy and bumps into Luther when he gets out of his room.

-Hey, hey...- she's frantic, looking everywhere with tears in her eyes.

-What happened? Where are the others? Where's Klaus?

-Calm down, everyone's ok.

-But Grace...

-Hey, relax...- he kneels in front of her-. Follow my breath.

She shakes her head and tries to walk to Klaus's room, but Luther stops her and drags her to his room.

-Let me go! I have to find Klaus!

-He's not here.

-What?- she feels dizzy-. What happened to him!? Is he hurt!?

-No- Luther sits her down his bed-. Listen, we were attacked a couple of hours ago. Allison, Pogo, and Diego are fine, they're sleeping in their rooms. And Vanya left- he takes her hands-. As for Five and Klaus, they weren't here when it happened and haven't come back.

-No, no, no. I left Klaus here, he was going to take a bath. He was here!

-No, (Y/N). We're sure, I consulted the others. No one saw him during the whole situation and we ran all over the house. If he was here, we would have seen or heard him.

-Then where is he?

-I don't know. I wouldn't worry much if I was you. He's probably looking for drugs or drinking. He'll be back in the morning, you'll see.

-Then we have to go for him- she stands up, trembling.

-There's no point in that- Luther gets between her and the door-. You should not be out at this hour, something could happen to you.

-And something could happen to him as well!

-Okay, (Y/N), there's something you need to understand- Luther takes her by the shoulders-. Klaus is an addict. Dad and Mom did everything humanly possible to help him, but he's a lost cause. You can't help him, he doesn't want help. You'll see we'll find him tomorrow, drunk or high, at some part of the house.

(Y/N) looks at Luther with hurt eyes, not believing what he's saying. -How can you be so cold? He's your brother. If Alisson disappeared you wouldn't be acting like this.