I Saw An Angel (No. 5)

Part 4

Jumping to the other side of town we see Five again, standing in a pristine white building clutching the eye in his right hand. He looks around the main foyer, waiting for the main doctor. A man in a lab coat walks into the same area, he goes to speak to the receptionist before he spots Five.

"Uh Can I help you?" Caught off guard Five turns around spotting the doctor. He holds up the hand clutching the eye before speaking.

"I need to know who this belongs to." The man, Lance as his name tag reads, looks at the boy confused.

"Where did you get that?"

"What do you care?" Lance looks the bay up and down, concerned about how he got the eye. Five noticing the look stumbles out with an excuse. "I...I found it...at a playground, actually. Uh, must of just," Five clicks his tongue as a smile crosses his face "Popped out. I wanna return it to it's rightful owner." The receptionist smiles at the young man in front of her.

"Aww... what a thoughtful young man." Five grins at her, his eyes gleaming with false politeness.

"Yeah. Look up the name for me, will ya? "

"Uh, I'm sorry," Five looks back towards Lance as he starts speaking "but patient records are strictly confidential. That means I can't tell you--"

"I know what it means." Lance rocks back on his heels before continuing.

"But I'll tell you what I can do. I will take the eye off of your hands and return it to the rightful owner. I'm sure he or she will be very grateful, so if I can just--" Lance reaches his hand out to take the eye from Five but he is unable to when Five moves his hand back from Lance.

Yeah, you're not touching this eye."

"Now, you listen here, young man--" Five surges forward and grabs a hold of Lances collar and pulls him down to look him in the eye.

"No! you listen hereto me, asshole. I've come a long way for this, through some shit your pea brain couldn't even comprehend, so just give me the information I need, and I'll be on my merry way. And if you call me 'young man' one more time, I'm gonna put your head through that damn wall." Lance tilts his head slightly to the receptionist and tells her to call security, causing Five to shove him away and leave. Some time later Vanya walks through the academy, calling for her brother, and makes her way up to his room.

"Oh, thank god. I was worried sick about you." The woman steps into the room when she spots Five staring out the window to the ground below. Five turns to an apologetic look in his eye.

"Sorry I left without saying goodbye." Five looks down at his shoes as Vanya walks closer to him.

"No, look, I'm the one that should be sorry." Five fully turns away from the window to look at her. "Yeah, I was dismissive, and... I--I guess I didn't know how to process what you were saying. And I still can't, to be honest."

"Maybe you were right to be dismissive." Vanya falls silent as Five turns to his desk. "Maybe it wasn't real after all. It felt real. Well...like you said, the old man did say time travel could contaminate the mind." Vanya takes a deep breath, thinking over her next words carefully.

"Then maybe I'm not the right person you should be talking to. Look, I used to see someone. A therapist. I could give you her information." Five shakes his head softly.

"Thanks, but...I think I'm just gonna get some rest. It's been a long time since I've had a good sleep." Vanya smiles softly at her brother before sighing and leaving the room. After a couple seconds, Five follows after her to see if she's gone. As he walks towards the doorway the closet opens and sitting inside is Klaus, who as he is stepping out, knocks everything on the floor. Five cringes at the noise of the items falling to the floor as Klaus talks about how their conversation was so touching and sweet.