How to Kill Time (Reader x Five Hargreeves)

"Who the hell is Harold Jenkins?"

"I don't know." Five answers simply as he throws the coffee cup across the room "Yet. But I know he is responsible for the apocalypse."

"How is he connected to what's gonna happen?" Luther asks.

"I don't know."

"Wait, so you just know his name? That's it?" Diego asks.

"It's enough."

"There's probably dozens of Jenkinses!"

"Well, we just better start looking, then." I say.

"I'm sorry. Am I the only one that's skeptical here? I mean, how exactly do you know all of this about what's his name?" Allison says, crossing her arms.

"Harold Jenkins." Five corrects impatiently. "You know those lunatics in masks who attacked the house?"

"Oh, yeah, I think I remember those guys." I mutter.

"Yeah, the ones that attacked us while you were getting drunk." Diego points at Five with the blade of his knife.

"Yeah. Them. They were sent by the Temps Commission to stop me from coming back and preventing the end of life on Earth."

"The Temps what?" Allison asks.

"My former employer. They monitor all of time and space to make sure that whatever is supposed to happen... happens. They believe the apocalypse is coming in three days. So I went to Commission headquarters and intercepted a message-" I clear my throat loudly.

"I?" I ask.

"Fine. we went to Commission headquarters and intercepted a message that was meant for said lunatics. "Protect Harold Jenkins." So he must be responsible for the apocalypse." Five concludes.

Silence. I count in my head. In 3, 2, 1-

"What do you mean, protect time and space?"

"Where is this Hazel, Five?"

"My skin is on fire."

"Do you have any idea how insane this sounds?"

"You know what else is insane?" Five's patience evaporates as he begins his rant. "I look like a 13-year-old boy. Klaus talks to the dead, and Luther thinks he's fooling everybody with that overcoat. Everything about us is insane. It always has been."

"He's got a point there." Diego says.

"We didn't choose this life, we're just living it. For the next three days, anyway."

"But the last time we tried to stop it, we all died. Why is this time any different? Why shouldn't I go home to my daughter?" Allison asks.

"Because this time, I'm here. We have the name of the man responsible. Guys, we actually have the chance of saving the lives of billions of people. Including Claire." His voice fills with deesperation.

"You know her name?"

"I do, and I'd like to live long enough to meet her." A pause.

"All right."

"Let's get this bastard."

"You had me at Gerald Jenkins." Diego says.

"Harold Jenkins." Five corrects.

"Whatever. I've already lost two people this week, I'm not losing anyone else."

"And Luther?" I ask, noticing the silence from him.

"Yeah, you go. I'm gonna stay and go through Dad's files. I still think this has something to do with why he sent me to the Moon."

"Seriously? Now you wanna make the end of the world about you and Dad?" Diego asks, incredulous.

"No. "Watch for threats." That's what he told me. You think that's a coincidence? This all has to be connected somehow."

"No, we should all stick together." Allison says.

"We don't have time for this." Five hisses through his teeth.

"Let's roll. I know where we can find this asshole. Klaus, you're with me." Diego says

"Yeah. I-- I'm good. I think I'll, uh... I think I'll pass, I'm... feeling a little under the weather, so, uh..." Klaus exits and everyone else does as well. Only Five and I remain and I blink at him.

"Well that was easy." I say.

#

I immediately regret saying the words as Diego unfolds this supposed "plan" of his.

"I know this Jenkins dude has to have a record." The black car is parked in front of the police station, the four of us cramped into the tight space it gives. "We gotta get our hands on this file."

"What are you going to do? Just walk in and ask for it?" I scoff.

"I know the station like the back of my hand, sis. I've spent a lot of time inside."

"In handcuffs." Allison chimes in.

"Whatever." Diego mutters. "Here's the plan."

"Plan? I'm just gonna blink in and get the file." Five says. Allison and I nod in agreement.

"No, that's not... You don't know the ins and outs of this place, okay?"

"I literally just did this yesterday." Five says.

"What?"

"My yesterday, not your yesterday." he corrects. "It'll take me two seconds."

"Listen to me. You are not going in there. I made a call. That's what a leader does. He calls"

I groan loudly as Diego exist the car, slamming the door loudly.

"I need to go make a call. Be right back" Allison says, exiting as well.

We spend a few minutes in silene before I decide to break the ice

"This scene is familiar." I comment.

"Yep."

I laugh a little and Five joins in on it too but it's interrupted by a wince. I look at him, concerned.

"Are you oka-"

"I'm fine." he croaks.

"No you're not. What is it?" I ask, leaning to the front passenger seat.

"Nothing!" He almost shouted. He sighs, once, and turns back towards me. "I may or may not have gotten hurt but we don't have time for this. We have 3 days. I'm not going to waste it."

"I don't think taking care of the only chance we have of saving the world is not wasting." I say. "You need to go to the-"

"It's not that serious, okay?" With either great timing or because life is against me, Diego and Allison enters the car from their visit.

"You both okay?" Diego asks, raising his eyebrow at the way Five and I are placed. We immediately press our back against our seat.

"Yeah." Five answers. He stares at him, skeptical. "You got the file?"

"You're welcome." He passes the folder to me and I open it.

"Holy shit!" Allison shouts.

"What?" Diego asks.

"Harold Jenkins is Leonarrd Peabody."

"Umm...what?" I ask.

"Vanya's new boyfriend."

"Vanya had a boyfriend?" Five and I ask at the same time.