FICTITIOUS WORLD || FIVE HARGREEVES [1 | DRAFTED AND EDITING ]

TEN 」ALCOHOL

11.

AS Y/N'S CONSCIOUSNESS slowly returned, she became aware of hushed voices surrounding her. She sat upright in bed and her eyes met Allison, Diego, and Vanya's concerned gazes. "What happened?" she asked, her voice laced with confusion. The Hargreeves siblings all looked at each other before Seven nodded silent. Callisto grumbled at the irritating sting on her head, realizing that it had been aided with gauze to keep it from bleeding.

"You, uh...the chandelier," Vanya stammered, as the events of the previous night came rushing back to Y/N. A look of annoyance crossed the girl's face as she remembered the masked woman's attack. "Those bitches," she muttered under her breath.

However, the occurrence last night wasn't the only thing that she recalled as her eyes widened in fear of missing out on her duties with helping Five. She tried remembering what was to happen, but no. There was nothing. Again.

The more she stayed in this world, the more she forgets, and it wasn't even a normal forgetful phenomenon. She should be able to remember everything!

"I have to go," Y/N exclaimed, swinging her legs over the side of the bed. She winced in pain as she felt a pounding sensation in her head. "Ow!"

"I think you should stay here and rest," Diego and Vanya said in unison, their voices filled with concern. Y/N chuckled, despite the pain in her head.

"Thanks for the concern, but I'm fine. I just need to change. Do you mind?" she asked.

"No, not at all," they both answered in unison, stepping away from the bed to give Y/N some privacy. Y/N quickly changed her clothes, and ripped the gauze that was played on her head, she carefully wiped away the blood from her forehead that had been the result of the disruption in the blood clotting process from the gauze she took. She grabbed a bandage from Five's stash and placed it on the cut, covering the wound.

As she left the house in the early hours of the morning, Y/N struggled to recall where Five might have gone after the incident. Suddenly, she remembered the place: Meritech. With determination in her step, she set off in search of her partner.

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As Y/N approached the Meritech building, her eyes were drawn to a sight of horror. Flames licked at the edges of the building, engulfing it in a raging inferno. The sound of shattering glass and products echoed through the streets, adding to the chaos and destruction.

"Woah, is that a burning building?" she thought, her eyes scanning the area for Five. She finally spotted him with Lance and made her way over to them, eager to ask Five some questions.

But before she could even start her inquiry, a massive explosion shook the building and sent her and Five flying backwards. They both let out a scream, the sound of terror and pain ringing in the air.

The boy turned to her with concern in his eyes, shaking her shoulder as she attempted to remove herself out of her dazed state, trying to make sense of what he was saying. She squinted her eyes and let out a pained noise, "Five, I can't hear you."

He spoke again.

"What?"

Slowly, his voice became audible. "Are you okay, Callisto? Where have you been?"

She tore her attention away from him and focused on the ruined edifice of their only lead. As they got back on their feet, they surveyed the damage. The Meritech building was completely destroyed, with nothing left but a stained, smoldering structure, surrounded by a sea of blazing fire and choking smoke.