Not Even Close || Number Five x Fem!Reader

Chapter 53

Hearing the same word three times was like hearing someone say Beetlejuice three times for Five. "Okay, the next person to say dickhead is getting a punch to the throat." He announced in annoyance. This only made them want to say it more.

"Dickhead."

"Dickhead."

"Dickhead."

"Dickhead."

All came from Luther, Allison, Klaus and Diego. But thinking about the term is a whole other thing for Y/N. “If I were to say dickhead, it wouldn't be for them, dickhead.” The girl sent the message to Five's mind.

Number Five didn't really know what to say to her. All he could do for now was look over to her, who was sitting there with an emotionless expression. She didn't even bother to turn to him. He really was screwed.

"Hey," going back to the rest of the problem, the Kraken called for Klaus and Y/N, who were with Sir Reginald while the others were fighting against the Sparrows, "did Dad tell you guys why he was calling them his kids?"

"He sure did." Klaus sputtered, "You ready? Dad was so repulsed by us back in Texas, that he adopted an entirely different group of children just so so he didn't have to raise us."

"Well, that's just peak Dad." Diego remarked, also taking a seat. Others also had a lot to say about Reginald's chosen motive in avoiding to adopt them.

"Isn't it?"

"So he just didn't want us anymore?"

"Did he ever?"

Space boy seemed so eager to tell them that he was right. "See? I told you we shouldn't have asked for his help in '63." It was almost as if his concussion just disappeared.

Though, compared to his siblings' thoughts about Reginald replacing them and naming these people the Sparrow Academy, Number Five focused beyond their family. Rather than having that as his main concern, he thought about the effects of it in terms of the whole universe. "I think you're all missing the big picture here." He began, "If Dad didn't adopt us as kids, he changed the timeline."

It was indeed a bigger problem in Y/N's opinion. With those 20 days she had spent time trying to save everybody from two apocalypses with Five, she had already been aware that even the slightest tweaks in the timeline can affect the world. Now that the timeline's been tampered again...

"So, who knows what else is different now?" Number Five finished.

"Shouldn't you know?" The way Allison ignorantly assumed the boy to know everything about time made Y/N turn away from the circle with a sigh. It's not that easy, the girl thought. From that moment on, she just figured out that there was no point in listening to the conversation. Not when people respond like that.

Five winced at her words in the subtlest way. "Sorry, Allison, but it might take me more than 20 minutes and a traumatic brain injury to figure this all out." He explained in a literal sense. All he ever wanted right now was to lie down and take a nap before he connects dots. "Is that okay with you?" He asked Allison, hoping that she wouldn't be too stubborn about it.

"No, actually," unfortunately, she was too stubborn about it. "It's not."

Y/N once again turned to them by a twist of her waist. A scowl was formed on her face as she hears the attitude in Allison's voice. Reading her thoughts, she found out that she was frustrated that she's yet to hold her daughter in her arms. "Look, I understand what's with you right now, but the guy's been restless for 3 weeks. Must he really think things through already?" She wasn't able to hold her tongue as she told her off. Even when Five did something to her, she still felt bad having him carry the rest of them on his back as he never had any time for himself.