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She looked down towards the floor, she could feelā¦pain. His statement made her hurt, it was a new feeling something she didnāt understand. Why she felt this way was a mystery to her all she knew was that it hurt so much.Ā
āI have been programmed to mother but your father has no input past thatā¦ā Mostly because Reginald couldnāt be bothered to tuck the children or to read them bedtime stories or teach them basics.Ā āIām not sure I understand.ā
āOf course you donāt understand. It makes sense, if he were to program you with the ability to figure out what you are it would break the system. I donāt blame you for it, just him for pretending to care.ā Five replied, arms folded.Ā
āIf youāre so convinced you can make free choices, prove it.ā He said, watching her, not sure if she could do anything to make him change his mind on this point.Ā
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āWonāt that be painful? To go through a growth spurt that severe so suddenly? If youāre going to insist on doing this at least let me get Mom so she can give you something to numb you out before youā¦do whatever it is to make yourself an adult.ā
Diego wonāt admit he doesnāt think itāll work, that Five can somehow magically age himself up like that. As weird as it was to get used to Five trotting around as a thirteen year old, itād be weirder to have him suddenly closer to their age.
āArenāt there benefits to being young? You can get into places adults canāt, and adults trust you because why would a kid ever lie?ā Maybe heās doing this just for the coffee, and to walk into a bar as easily as he and Luther can.
āJeez I forget how stupid you all are sometimes.ā Five said, mostly to himself but he didnāt attempt to keep the volume down.Ā āIām not going to go through a growth spurt. Iāll be travelling back, transferring my consciousness into the older version of myself before returning here. Iāve got the calculations now. I know I can do it.ā He said, adding that last bit more for Doloresā benefit than Diegoās.Ā
āIād trade it all to be actually respected for the age I am.ā Five said, tone a little less biting now. That had been the worst bit. Coming back and having none of his siblings treat him the way he should be treated. Heād been a child to them and while he could forgive them that based on appearances it was frustrating.
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Luther chuckled softly and shrugged.Ā Ā āNot much to talk about, honestly.Ā Iām still uh.Ā Figuring that out.Ā Iām a bit behind in that regard, as I have been in a lot of areas.āĀ He admitted.
āOf course. Well, if you do want to talk about it feel free to. I may not completely understand but I can listen.ā Five replied, making a mental note to do more research just in case the topic were to be brought up again.Ā
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Luther nodded softly.Ā Ā āI will, Five.Ā Thanks.āĀ With that, he settled back down again and actually wound up drifting off to sleep - albeit a fitful one due to his inability to get truly comfortable.
It was about a week before he was able to get up on his own and be moved, though he was in no shape to return to regular classes yet.Ā Getting into the wheelchair that had been procured for him, he exhaled a soft sigh - looking up at his brother turned guardian.Ā Ā āShall we, then?ā
The week had been busy. Between setting up his quarters at Hogwarts and ensuring that the adoption papers were all within order heād been glad for the brief moments of rest.Ā
Moving Luther was pretty easy. Heād sent his trunk ahead to be placed in his quarters and all he had to do was apparate him and the chair to the entrance of Hogwarts and then they could make their way into the castle.Ā
āWe shall.ā He said, moving to put a hand on Lutherās shoulder and another on the chair before they blinked away from the home and to the castle.Ā
Five steadied himself on arrival and took a brief moment before smiling, waving his wand so Lutherās chair could move along beside him as he walked.Ā āIāve made sure your room is all organised for you. You can of course change whatever you want but I hope youāll like it.āĀ
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Tommy nodded with a soft chuckle.Ā Ā āAbuse dynamics can be very isolating.Ā Becoming an adult and learning to lean on each other in a new way can be veryā¦startling.Ā Tell me about Luther.Ā You mentioned that he is your twin?ā
Five nodded, of course knowing that. It was so strange having someone tell him what he already knew.Ā
āYes thatās a newer development. Our Dad chose to not tell us and I suppose it makes sense. It would have created a bond between us rather than the rift he tried to foster.ā He replied, sighing a little.Ā āGrowing up he was always my competitor. The equal I needed to best to prove myself to Dad.āĀ
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Diego only half-noticed the look Doc met him with, still fully lost in his memories. āHe would neverā¦ stopā¦ I always askedā¦ Cried for it to stopā¦ And he neverā¦ caredā¦ā And it had taken YEARS for Diego to even realize that what was happening to him was WRONG. Thatās what made him feel the worst.
āI didnāt try to stop him for almost ten yearsā¦ I justā¦ let him. And then when I did stand up to him, he stoppedā¦ā Except for when he was being punished for his āINSOLENCEā which hurt ten times as much.
Fiveās heart was breaking. He usually was good at keeping his distance in these sessions, making sure he didnāt let anything slip. This was perhaps the hardest session yet. He just wanted to reach forward, pull Diego into a hug and curse their father, tell him he had nothing to fear anymore and that heād rip the man limb from limb for daring to hurt his siblings like this.Ā
Instead, all he could do was sit and watch his brother break down in front of him.Ā āYouāre safe now Diego. Youāre safe.ā He said, knowing he needed to at least say that.Ā
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Diego tightened his grip on the belt for the last time, glad to have found another one of Fiveās buttons to push. āReally? Because I donāt think itās long past 50 that bones and things stop growing back, right? I mean think, you might have that hole in your hand forever.ā
He smirked and secured his belt back around his waist while his brother cleaned up, glad the impromptu surgery was over. Five had beenā¦ pretty good at it. Diego wondered with a pang how often he had to operate on himself before.
Either way, Diego still didnāt feel bad for this time, especially with how much of an asshole Five had been even sinceĀ Diego had hurt him. He figured they were pretty even at this point.
āYou want that drink now or what? Iām leaving. You can come with me if you want. Or donāt, I donāt really care.ā
āWell thank fuck you missed the bone.ā Five bit back again, not sure what Diego was trying to get from him with all these insults. He finished cleaning up, trying to make the table as sanitised as possible.Ā
āCourse Iām coming for that drink.ā He said, flexing his hand a little to test the bandages. It was of course painful but he powered through. Heād manage.Ā
āWhere are we going then?ā Five asked as he started walking to the exit of the kitchen, his whole body wanting to blink upstairs, the act of walking almost more exhausting as a consequence.Ā
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āI couldnāt always hold my breath forever-Ā or whatever it says in the papersā¦ā he continued quietly, carefully forming each sentence in his mind before he said it. āIt started when I wasā¦ four or five. Canāt remember how he found out, but one day he justā¦ took me down to the basement, showed me myā¦ new playroom.ā Diegoās voice dripped with resentment as squeezed the toy tightly, not even aware he had. He wasnāt fully in this room anymore.
āHe put me in the tank, started filling it with water. Eventually it was over my head, full to the top. I rememberā¦ it hurt so bad. Every time. Like my chest was full of lava. I knew I wasnāt supposed to breathe in the water, but I would every time and then Iād justā¦ black out. Then heād bring me back and weād do it again.ā
Five listened, heart breaking for his brother. He wanted to say that if heād known he would have blinked in to save him or even protest against Dad for subjecting him to such trauma. He knew even if he could say it, it would be a lie. At that age Five hadnāt cared what his siblings were going through, only if he was doing better than them when it came to Dadās judgements. He had to suppress the guilt.Ā
āIām sorry to hear that Diego. I can only imagine how horrific that must have been for you.ā He said, forgoing notes to look him in the eye, trying to convey the emotions he couldnāt express.Ā
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It was still BIZARRE to see Five this way, and it probably wouldnāt change any time soon. But it would have probably been even weirder to see Young Five doing this. Was that an ageist observation to make? Whatever.
Diego looked away again as Five began to sterilize the wound, nausea quickly returning.Ā
āOh good, no more apocalypses. Thank god for that. Real hero move there.ā Diego doubted ANYTHING the Commission told Five counted as a guarantee, he wouldnāt trust any of it. But if it WAS true, it was good news. The first apocalypse had pissed him off enough.
āIs it the surgery, or your age?ā he couldnāt help but to mutter.
Five rolled his eyes at Diegoās response,Ā āYou have no reason to trust them but I do. I know them well enough to know theyāre not going to go back on their word here.ā He said, pretty sure he believed what he was saying. Yes the Commission were sneaky but they stuck to bureaucracy and heād ensured there was enough paperwork covering this to make this deal solid.Ā
āThe surgery of course. Iām 58, not decrepit.ā He nearly spat back, temper flaring a little before he pulled it back so he could focus on sewing up the wound. Once he was done with one side he reached forward to move Diegoās hand away for a moment so he could turn his wrist in the belt.Ā āTight again.ā He instructed before cleaning, sterilising and finishing up that side.Ā
Once he was done he took his hand out of the belt and examined it, testing the movement of his fingers a little.Ā āLucky for you Iāll be fine.ā He said, moving to clean up the debris. He now needed a bandage but he could probably get that himself from the medicine cabinet.Ā
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Diego let out a long-suffering sigh, hating that he was trapped into talking about this. He could LIE about it, but that somehow seemed wrong. He looked down and picked up the last stuffed toy from the table, a colorful fish, and fidgeted with it rather than throwing it.Ā
āItā¦ happened a lot. Iād be stuck in there longer every time. I guess I sort of got used to it, but at firstā¦ā He stopped, avoiding looking at Doc, not even knowing what to say or how to say it. It wasnāt like heād ever talked about this before. How was he supposed to communicate the sheer horror heād felt that first time?
Five watched his brother reach for the fish, something warning him that if this one got thrown the next thing wouldnāt be as soft. He needed to tread lightly here.Ā
āTake your time Diego, thereās no rush.ā He said, letting the man in front of him figure out what he needed to say. He had an idea of what it might have felt like, remembering the own trials Dad had put him through but drowning was potentially much more terrifying than being pushed off buildings to force him to blink to safety.Ā
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āI somehow feel more obligated to be polite to old people than 13-year-old punks. Call me old-fashioned. And Iāll buy you one, and then you can buy yourself a drink for me as an apology for scaring me half to death thinking there was an intruder in our kitchen.ā Diego tightened his loosening grip on the belt and looked away again. He wondered if his brother even knew he didnāt drink, how many other things they didnāt know about each other anymore.
He looked back at Five, surprised by what heād heard, ignoring the nauseating sight of his brotherās bleeding hand.Ā āSo what, they said āplease donāt bother us againā, you said 'okayā, and they believed you? Well hey, good for you for at least getting something good out of it. You almost done with that?ā
āDespite me being exactly the same in every way apart from appearance. Some might say thatās ageist Diego.ā Five replied, placing the knife down on the table with a little clatter before going to sterilise the wound. He inhaled sharply through his teeth as the alcohol hit but otherwise showed no sign of this process hurting at all.Ā
āWell, they agreed to let the timeline stay on this path and to not let another apocalypse happen, at least in our lifetimes. I was hardly going to let them off without getting that guarantee.ā He said, reaching for the sewing kit to start closing the wound.Ā āFunnily enough impromptu hand surgery in the middle of the kitchen can take a while. But yes Iām nearly done.āĀ
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Diego watched Five andĀ āDoloresā interact, fiddling idly with one of his knives while he observed the pair of them. Five talked like Dolores was really responding to him, much like how Klaus did when talking with Ben of some ghost. He still wasnāt sure if there actually was someone or something in there, or if Five had gone a little crazy out in the future on his own without any human contact.
āYou sure thatās a good idea Five? Aging yourself up like that? Wonāt that be disorienting for you?ā
Between Diego and Dolores he wanted to rip his hair out.Ā
āOh and ageing down 45 years wasnāt disorienting?ā Five asked, motioning to his current appearance.Ā āItāll be much easier getting used to a body I lived in for just over 37 years than one thatās just about to hit the peak of puberty...again.āĀ
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Diego snorted, slightly amused that that was the ONLY thing Five was asking for help with, but happy to oblige. He always seemed to forget how squeamish he was around blood. If it was his OWN blood that was one thing, but for some reasonā¦ anything medical on anyone elseā¦ no.Ā
So he was fine to hold the belt and look away when Five did his thing.Ā
āI am sorry about itā¦ā he apologized, probably one of the first times heād ever said those words to Five sincerely, āYou know how I get when Iāmā¦ trying to protect the family or whatever. Iāll make it up to you. Iāllā¦ buy you a drink, yeah?
āHowā¦ did this work out for you anyway? Your old boss just gave you your body back or what?ā Was it wrong of Diego to assume something fishy had been involved? He didnāt think so.
Five watched Diego as he looked away and sighed a little, working on his hand while the other talked, his eyebrows raising a little at the apology.Ā āYou know, apologising doesnāt really fit your wholeĀ ābadassā vibe youāve got going on but Iāll take it. Drinks on you after Iām patched up.ā He requested, knowing he needed a drink to deal with everything else that had gone on today.Ā
āHad to make a deal. My body for an agreement that I wonāt meddle with the timeline again.ā He said, not sure he wanted to share just how binding that deal had been and how blind he had been to what they were really giving him. No fixing the timeline if he couldnāt travel in time or space. Heād never bothered to learn to fight without his ability and at this age without a gun? He was pretty useless.Ā
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He sighed, knowing he was caught. He could either keep talking about the book thing or he could disclose one of his most painful childhood memories to the guy who charged him $160 a session.Ā
But there was no going back now. Diego uncrossed his arms, trying to play casual.Ā āFine. He used to train us, you know. Different ways with each of us. Sure, knives was one part for me, but every now and then weād work on my other powerā¦ Well, the only way Dad knew to train a kid to hold his breath a long time was toā¦ make him. He built a tank for me. Heādā¦ lock me in it. As long as it tookā¦ā
Five listened, actually noting something down for the point of remembering it rather than just so he could look like he was doing something. It was interesting, and also promising. Diego was opening up enough to talk to him about the darkest things that happened to him and that was a good thing.Ā
āIām sorry to hear that. Was this a one time thing or did it happen more than once?ā He asked, wanting to get all the information before working with him to deal with it.Ā
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Diego listens to him, his gaze flicking over to the mannequin when his brother appeared to be responding to something it had said. Well, either Five had actually gone a little crazy with his whole time travelling, or maybe he really could talk to the mannequin. Or it talk to him.
āUh are you sure thatās a good idea Five? Wasnāt you coming back and winding up in your thirteen year old body a mistake? If you, I dunno, put yourself into your infant state thatāll be a little harder to correct and none of us can talk to Dolores for you.ā
āYes it was a mistake but Iāve learned. I know what went wrong and I can fix it.ā Five bit back, eyes squinting at Diego. It was almost like Dolores had turned his brother against him. Not that she could have, she hadnāt left his room.Ā
He looked at Dolores,Ā āIāve taken your corrections yes. Of course I did. Iām not about to spring into this without taking your advice, especially after last time.āĀ
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Klaus followed Fiveās hand movement toward his pocket with the same eager eyes as when thereās drugs getting offered to him. It might be only $20 but it slightly opened some doors. Doors that stayed shut til now.Ā
āIāll try but I canāt make any promises.ā he reached out his hand to take over the money from his brother, quickly putting it in his croch area of his black leather pants. Hey, you have to be creative if you donāt have pocketsā¦. at least it will stay in place in that area.Ā
Klaus wasnāt going to lie, but he was quite amazed by Fiveās question of him keeping an eye on the whole situation when he would take those pills. Since when was number Five trusting him that much?Ā
āItās the past isnāt it?ā Klaus took a few steps back until he reached the edge of his messy looking bed and sat down, fidgeting with his hands while his eyes didnāt look away from his brother.Ā āā¦. those pills are not going to erase it you know. Believe me, I know. They will only make you numb for a bit of time but when reality hits you again, it will hit hard.āĀ
āJust...try.ā Five said, sighing a little, not like he could talk now that he was standing with a packet of pills in his own hand. Any judgement of Klaus was now hypocritical so he kept it to himself, pushed down the voice telling him his case was different. Werenāt they both escaping the past as Klaus so accurately pointed out?Ā
āItās not like I can go to a doctor. What 13 year old gets diagnosed with PTSD without their background being investigated. I donāt have the energy or time to deal with questions, I just need to stop....stop seeing it.ā He said brushing a hand down his face before he sighed, moving to sit on the bed too as he looked at the pills in his hand.Ā āOne right?āĀ
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