Number Eight // Five Hargreeves

XII

Tessa's POV

I open my eyes to find the strong glow of the morning rays peeking through Elliot's cracked window.  The soft rhythmic chirping song of the birds outside brings me a sense of peace and serenity within all this chaos.  The feeling is unfamiliar, but desirably comforting.  

I sit up streching my back in the process and see that I'm not in my clothes from last night which makes sense from how ripped and dirty they were from yesterday's events.  But I don't remember changing.  Actually, now that I think about it, I don't remember anything after falling asleep in the car.  

A pair old baggy sweatpants are on my legs that are about two sizes too big, and a soft blue sweater that smells oddly similar to Five... oh my god I'm in Five's clothes.  My heart skips a beat just merely at the thought as I inhale another breath of the familiar scent of strong coffee and fresh rain, plaguing myself with a strong sense of comfort that always arrives when he's close to me.  

A soft moan disrupts my fantasy as I look over and see Five sprawled out next to me, stirring slightly in his sleep.  He's clutching the sheets slightly as though he were holding onto something within his dream.  

This is probably the most relaxed I've ever seen him.  He looks so peaceful.  No stress from the apocalypse, no exhaustion from jumping between time, just a pure dreamless sleep.  

I take another look at him and brush a strand of hair lightly out of his eye, careful not to wake him.  A strong urge rises up within me, telling my body to just lie down next to him and curl up against the warmth of his arms.  But, the world still ends in three days, no matter how much I try to avoid it.  I give him a soft kiss on the forehead and tip toe out of Elliot's room, shutting the door silently behind me. 

"Tessa, if I didn't know you, I would think you were doing the walk of shame out of Five's room,"  I hear the witty voice of Klaus Hargreeves ring out from the kitchen.  He looks at me and wiggles his eye brows as he sips his coffee.

"Don't worry Klaus, you're still the only model on that runway,"  I say as Ben cracks up laughing.

"FINALLY someone who matches my humor," he says as he throws up his arms with a huge grin on his face.  I giggle as I pour myself a cup of coffee, conjuring up a quick flower crown for Klaus and dropping it on his head, and giving Ben a heartfelt hug as always.  I don't know how it happened but that just became the normal routine between the three of us.  I guess it gives us all a sense of normalcy, just a little geture of sanity that brings us some comfort in this cruel unforgiving world.  

"Where is everybody?"  I ask slightly unsetteled by the deafening silence that graces the apartment.  

"Ahh let's see, well Allison's with her husband, Diego's trying to save the president and Luther is crying about the moon in a bar...again,"  Klaus says casually.  

"Well they need to get back here.  We need a family meeting,"  Five says from behind me, already out of his pajamas and ready to go save the world.  

"Well goodmorning to you too sunshine,"  Klaus mocks sarcastically.  Five ignores him and pours himself a cup of coffee, downing it instantly.

"We need to talk about what the hell happened last night,"  Luther comes stumbling in the door, his words slurred by the excessive alcohol.  Diego and Allison are right behind him.  

"Yeah I actually wanted to talk to you guys about that-"

"What's there to talk about Luther?"  Diego says, cutting me off from what I was saying.

"Well you heard what Dad said...Tessa's the cause,"  He strikes back earning shocked reactions from everyone in the room.

"What the hell are you implying Luther?"  Five says angrily, the anger rising more on every word.

"Hey guys can I say something-"

"I'm just saying we know the cause, and we all promised to stop whatever the cause was."

"That is not happening!  It's not an option! Tessa is family!"  Klaus yells now standing and his usually quirky self has been replaced with a rare serious facade.

"Actually Klaus, no she's not-"

"Shut up Luther!  You don't know what the hell you're talking about,"  Five yells back.  At this point everyone is yelling at Luther.

"GUYS!"  I yell as a surge of energy comes out of my fists and resonates through the floor, shaking all of them.  Their attention turns to me.

"He's right.  Come on guys, we all know it,"  I say, not letting pity get into my voice, but just keeping a strong confident tone.

"The hell he's not.  Tessa, what he's suggesting is not an option,"  Diego says, protectivness lacing in his voice.

"We will find another way.  We can figure this out,"  Allison says, taking my hand.

"But guys-" 

"Tessa listen to us.  We will figure this out. Together.  Giving you up is not an option,"  Five looks deep into my eyes, and I swear it felt like we were the only two in the room.  I search his expression, but it's as stern as ever.  I know that there's no way he's letting me do this, and deep within me, I'm so internally grateful.  

"Besides, I have an idea.  The Commission has something called The Infinite Switchboard.  Essentially, it shows how events are supposed to play out and how they keep the timeine running smoothly.  We get to that, we can see what causes the Tessa to... well, end the world.  So Tessa, Diego, you're with me.  Klaus, Luther and Allison, I need you to go to Dad's manufacturing company and try to find out why he's going to be there on the day of the assassination.  We meet back here at 6 tonight.  Got it?"  Five asks as he finishes explaining his plan.  We all nod our heads, too scared to interferre with Five when he gets into leadership mode. 

"Alright then, let's go save the world,"  Diego says attempting to have a dramatic superhero moment.  We all just roll our eyes as I grab Diego and Five's hand.  He gives me one last reassuring smile and a light squeeze on my hand, which is such a small gesture that means so much to us, and quickly jumps to the Commission, ready to fight whatever danger we might be up against.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Hey guys I'm super excited and grateful people are reading my work !! I was honestly just doing this for fun and I never thought people would actually like it ! But anyway, things are going to start heating up a lot more between the siblings and within Five, so stay tuned for more !

Also, school just started for me so I'm a little busier than normal, but I'm going to try my best to stay consistent with updating a new chapter once a week :)

That's all my loves, but I hope you enjoy this story as much as I enjoy writing and so desperately wishing I was apart of this fictional reality :)

I'm thinking about starting a new fic soon, either surrounding Draco Malfoy or Stiles Stilinsky, so let me know what you would like to see ! But I'm also open to suggestions and ideas so just let me know my dears !!