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Alex and Eva
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"It's the same date, possibly later in the day... Everything looks pretty normal... It's possible they solved the Cleanse without us", Five said looking around.
"You think they did it without you?", Y/n asked as he nodded making her shake her head no.
"That's highly unlikely", Y/n whispered as they standing outside their neighbor's house. Lila was long gone to see her kids and Diego.
And the couple had been in an uncomfortable silence ever since they left the apocalypse.
"Y/n... We... we have been standing outside the door for the past twenty minutes", Five said breaking Y/n off her thinking spell.
"It has been... almost a year since we saw last them, Five", Y/n said. "Y/n-", Five started but he was cut off.
"No, I am just... I am so so nervous to see them... Aren't you?", Y/n asked. "No... Not really. If anything, I am more than excited to see them", he said.
"I don't understand how you are so normal... How are you doing this? H-how... just tell me please", she asked as he slowly grabbed onto her hand and gave it a gentle squeeze.
"Hey... tell me this... What exactly is scaring you so much?", he asked.
"What if they hate us for leaving them for so long? What if they don't love us anymore? What if... they don't trust us anymore?... What if things never go back to how they were before?", she asked as he shook his head.
"What if everything is just as we left it?", he suggested as she took a deep breath. "Nothing is the same, Five", she argued.
"I don't want them to hate me, Five. I can't see that look in their eyes. I can't see them looking at me like they can't trust me anymore", she explained.
"Hey... You need to keep one thing in mind... For us, yes... Surely it has been over ten months... But for them it hasn't been more than just a few hours... So please don't worry about it... Let's go inside already. They love you more than anyone and anything in this whole world. And for them... Nothing's changed", he said.
"Really?", she asked as he could hear the glimpse of hope in her voice. "Yeah. Really", he said as he rubbed her back.
"If you are ready... Can I ring the doorbell now?", Five asked as she nodded. "You can do it", she mumbled as her grip on his hand tightened.
He rang the doorbell as not even a minute later the door opened and Mrs. Brook was standing in front of them making Y/n sigh in relief. "Oh Mrs Brook", Y/n hugged her tightly not having seen her from so long.
"Oh... Oh, glad to see you missed me so much, dear", she chuckled rubbing Y/n's back with a familiar smile on her face.
"No... I am sorry. I just... It's been an extremely tough and very long day, Mrs Brook", Y/n said as Five nodded in agreement.
"No worries, honey... I was just starting to get worried about you two... Hello Five", Mrs Brook looked at Five with a nod.
"Hey there, Mrs. Brook... It's really good to see you", Five said.
"Better to see you two. Come on in already. The kids have been waiting for you", she said as Y/n quickly walked in, Five following, and Mrs Brook closed the door after letting them in.
Y/n suddenly felt familiar arms wrapping around her as she knelt down and hugged Alex tightly. "Hey honey!", Y/n smiled as Five held onto Eva and kissed her forehead.
"I thought you left me, mommy!", he exclaimed as Y/n pulled away. "No, no. Not at all. Why would I leave you, honey?", Y/n asked as she pecked his cheeks again.
"Mommy... Why are you crying?", he asked wiping her tears. "I just felt like I haven't seen you in ages", Y/n said pecking his cheeks again.
"Mommy! My cheeks hurts", he whined. "Let her be, buddy", Five said as he looked at Five. "Daddy!", he hugged him as Five handed Eva to Y/n and hugged her tight keeping her close.
"Mama!", she said. "Yes Eva... I am so sorry, baby... I was gone for too long, wasn't I?", Y/n pecked her cheeks as she buried her face in her neck.
"Why weren't you coming back?", Alex asked. "Well buddy... We um... We got lost on the way", Five said. "But how?", he asked.
"We... We took the wrong train. Don't worry too much. It doesn't matter anymore. Don't worry", Y/n said caressing his hair.
"Okay... Now you won't leave me and Eva again, right?", Alex asked. "Never again, love. Never. I promise", Y/n said ruffling his hair.
"Would you both like to go freshen up? I will keep them here and-", Mrs Brook was cut off. "Oh no you have already done a lot, Mrs Brook. We will be on our way. Thank you so much", Five said.
"You don't need to thank me... You know I love spending time with them. It has been exciting to do so much with them", she smiled.
"But we couldn't thank you enough... And... I have to give these two a shower and we um... we have to go the Christmas p-party hosted by Five's brother", Y/n said.
"Oh right... Better enjoy while they are in town", she said as Y/n nodded.
Due to the lack of contact between the Hargreeves ever since the reset years ago, they had come up with the story that their families were rarely in the same city.
"We will be back by the evening... Sorry... I um... I don't have much prepared for the dinner this time", Y/n said.
"Oh don't worry about it. You have been so busy and away for long so I have it all prepared. It something we do every year. Don't worry. I have got it all covered", Mrs Brook said.
"Oh... That's so sweet, Mrs Brook. It really is the best thing ever", Y/n smiled. "Yes... Thanks", Five said.
"No worries about it at all... These are the little things that matter in family", Mrs Brook said. "Yes... it matters... Family", Y/n smiled a bit.
"And we should get going... We will see you at dinner then, Mrs Brook", Five said.
"See you soon!".
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Y/n walked out of her room after taking a warm shower as she held onto Eva and walked to the kitchen.
"What are you doing?", Y/n asked Five. "Alex wanted a sandwich", Five said serving the plate to Alex.
"This looks so good! Thanks, daddy", he exclaimed making Y/n and Five smile a bit as Five pecked his head.
"You done showering?", Y/n asked making Five nod in response. "Did little Eva here have her shower already?", Five asked.
"All done", Y/n said as Five's eyes didn't leave hers making her look at him confused.
"What happened?", she asked. "Nothing happened", he said.
"Then what are you looking at?", Y/n asked. "You", he said. "Why?", Y/n asked.
"Nothing... You look... pretty.. Like this. Eva in your arms... Us back in our house. Alex here... Just everything. You look so much like yourself now", he mumbled as she placed Eva in her chair.
"Thanks... Although we could have done this weeks earlier by the way... If you decided not to hide it from me", she mumbled as he wrapped her arms around her and pulled her in for a hug.
She wrapped her arms around his waist and hugged him back. "I missed this... I missed them and... being here in our house... Our home", Y/n whispered.
"I am so sorry... That I made you wait six weeks... It's all my fault... I am so so sorry", he said.
"Okay... Can we um... not talk about it right now? I want to just... take this all in while I can... Besides there is a lot of things we need to talk about... And much more detail because I really need some answers as soon as I can... but, not right now please. Nothing for now... Later", Y/n said.
"Sure... As you wish", he said making her raise a brow.
"Really?... Because that is not what you were thinking six weeks ago when you didn't let me know you found a way back home because that is what I was wishing so desperately for", Y/n said.
"Y-you said you didn't want to talk about it right now", he said nervous as Y/n sighed and then nodded.
"But it doesn't end here, alright?", Y/n reasserted as he nodded while she proceeded to grab the fruit bowl and started preparing a meal for Eva.
"I know...", he sighed as she sat down beside Eva. "Alex... Sweetheart. Do you like the sandwich?", Y/n asked Alex as he nodded.
"It's so tasty. I was thinking of eating it ever since you and daddy left", he said making Five smile.
"Come on, Eva... Let's have some fruits", Y/n said pulling her chair close and started feeding her.
"Apple", Eva mumbled as Y/n feed her a piece of the fruit. "Yes... That's apple, darling. You love apples don't you? Mama will make you an apple pie soon", Y/n pecked her forehead making her giggle.
"I made you a sandwich as well", Five told Y/n making her nod. "Thank you...", Y/n said. "You can eat... I will feed her", he said. "But you must be hungry", Y/n said.
"Daddy ate everything while cooking", Alex giggled making Y/n smile. "And you didn't stop him...", Y/n gasped playfully as he laughed harder.
"I did, mommy. I promise! He said he is cooking so he can eat it", Alex said. "I guess I need to leave Alex to babysit you now, Five", Y/n said making Alex chuckle again.
"Okay... Let me feed her. There there Eva", Five grabbed the fruit bowl and handed Y/n the sandwich.
"Do you need some orange juice?", Y/n asked Alex as he pointed at his cup which was already had his juice there.
"Daddy already did", he mumbled. "Well... He is getting good at all this", Y/n mumbled taking a bite of her sandwich.
"Five...", Y/n called his name as he turned a bit to face her. "Yes honey", he replied.
"After we are done eating and everything... We have to go see the others", Y/n whispered as he looked at her sighing.
"You know we can't delay it any further, Five... We are on the clock here... We don't even know if they have found Ben or not", Y/n said.
"I know...", he mumbled. "What is going through your mind right now? Care to share?", Y/n asked.
"It's not... It's just Lila... She would be there and after everything she said especially right before leaving there... It makes me feel really uncomfortable... She is supposedly my brother's wife... It's almost like she is cheating on Diego... And even if she isn't... It is not fair to him", Five said.
"I understand... But the world is at stake here so these problems need to be overlooked for a while... We can deal with it once we survive this problem", she mumbled.
"Mommy... What are you and daddy whispering about?", Alex asked. "Just thinking of what to get you for Christmas", Five smiled at him.
"Will I get the camera I really wanted?", Alex asked. "Hmm... Aren't you a bit too young for that, sweetheart?", Y/n asked.
"No! I will take great care of it. I promise", he said excitedly.
"Don't worry. We will see about it... I promise you will love your presents", Five smiled as their phone started ringing making Y/n walk to the phone and pick it up.
"Hello", Y/n said. "Y/n... You and Five just disappeared. Where have you been?", a familiar voice asked. "Diego... You are okay", Y/n sighed in relief.
"Yeah of course. What would happen to me?... Where have you and Five been? Lila just got home as well", Diego said.
"We have been trying to find a way... Trust me, it's not simple", Y/n said.
"Well... You guys should rush here... Almost everyone is here and we need to discuss a way out of this stupid Cleanse", Diego said.
"Did you find out something yet?", Y/n asked.
"A few things... I will explain when you get here. That is why you need to get here fast. As soon as possible", he said.
"Yes... I was just about to leave", Y/n said. "Is Five there with you?", Diego asked. "Yes, of course he is", Y/n said.
"Okay... Then get here quickly, alright?", Diego said. "Yes, Diego. We will be there in just a few minutes", Y/n said.
"See you", he said. "Bye", she mumbled placing the phone back.
"Alex, honey... Done with your meal?", Y/n asked. "Yes", he replied. "Come on. Let's get you dressed up. We are going to Uncle Diego's house", Y/n said.
"But... We just got back home. I wanted to sleep and then play games with you and daddy", Alex said.
"I know, buddy. But we have some work there. And you can play with Grace and the twins", Y/n said. "Hmm", he mumbled.
"Stop sulking so much, Alex. Come on. Off to the room. Wash your hands. I will bring Eva along", Y/n said caressed his head.
"Okay", he got up placing his plate on the kitchen sink and walking away. "Y/n", Five said grabbing onto her hand.
"We have to go, Five. We really do. There is no way out this time. We don't even know what is going on. He said we need to find a way out of the cleanse", Y/n said.
"Fine... I will change. Give me a minute", he said as Y/n nodded.
"Is Eva done eating?", Y/n asked caressing her head. "She is done", he said.
"Come on... Let's get warmed up for going out", Y/n mumbled pecking her cheeks.
"Mama", she mumbled. "Yes, my angel", she said holding her in her arms.
"Mommy! Where is my blue jacket?", Alex yelled.
"I will be there in a second, Alex".
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