𝐅𝐑𝐀𝐆𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒 | 𝐅. 𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐆𝐑𝐄𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐒 [𝟐]

Chapter Twelve: I'm Tired Of Empty Promises

"Um, well, he filled in some gaps," Vanya answered. "Uh, eight children, a talking chimpanzee..."

"That I thought it was you before..." You whispered under your breath so Luther wouldn't hear what you just said.

"A very warm and cuddly father." Vanya said sarcastically that you snorted a bit. "An apocalypse."

Luther looked at Vanya. "He told you about that, huh?"

"Well, not all of it," Vanya confessed. "Because I think there's something he left out. About me."

You looked at Vanya before looking at Luther, waiting for an answer but he was staring at Vanya in surprise. "Huh."

"What caused the apocalypse?" You asked curiously to Luther.

Luther sighed, looking down. "Vanya did." He looked at Vanya. "You did. But not alone. I was part of it. I mean, we all were."

You softly gasped while Vanya started breathing heavily finally knowing the truth, the secret that Five was trying to hide from her. "How?"

"Uh, you got angry, lost control, and you... blew up the moon." Luther explained. "It slammed into Earth, wiping out everything."

Vanya's voice trembled. "Why would I do that?"

"It's complicated. Look... you had kind of a bad childhood."

The door suddenly slammed open causing you, Luther, and Vanya to jump in surprise. You quickly climbed up on Luther's bed and hid behind him when you saw his boss in rage. "Why the hell did you throw that fight?"

"Jack." Luther stood up to approach his boss.

"Answer me!"

You sat beside Vanya, holding her hand as you two watch the scene. "Sorry..." Luther apologized. Vanya stood up and dragged you with her near the wall to avoid Jack and Luther, hugging you tight as if you were fragile and needed to be protected. "I had a bad night," Luther told Jack.

"Bad night, you son of a bitch? You could've taken that chump's head off in your sleep!" Jack grabbed Luther and pushed him angrily. "I owe a lot of money right now, Luther, to people who can make things very hard on me!"

"Leave him alone!" Vanya shouted.

"Shut up and mind your business!" Jack yelled to Vanya.

"Jack, look... I'm sorry." Luther, again, apologized calmly. "All right? I'm gonna make it up to you, I promise. Okay?"

"I treated you... like a son."

"Jack, come on."

"No. You and me... we're done." Jack released Luther from his grasp. He walked away, ignoring Luther's calls and pleas. Jack slammed the door shut, leaving Luther speechless. Vanya detached herself from the protective hug and slowly approached Luther. "Luther?"

"Would you, uh... just get out, please?"

"Well, I don't mind staying, and I have more questions."

Luther shouted and released his anger, punching the bricked wall, making you jump in surprise. Luther looked outside to see Five, leaning against the car, his arms crossed. Five leaned in a bit, his eyes narrowed, to look at the new hole that Luther made on his own wall. Five shook his head and smirked, softly chuckling.

You grabbed Vanya's hand and slightly squeezed it, giving her the signal that it's time to go. Vanya softly nodded and followed you out of Luther's room. Vanya stopped in her tracks once she was outside and saw Five approaching with his hands in his pockets. Vanya scoffed and marched her way towards her car while you quietly followed behind. "Well, that clearly went well." Five said. "Y'all ready to go?"

"I'm going back to the farm." Vanya told Five as she passed by him. Five turned to you in disbelief but you ignored him and continued on your way. Five approached Vanya. "Hey. Unacceptable, Vanya. Remember, we need to stick together."

"Oh, why, so I don't end the world again?"

Five scoffed and looked back at Luther. "Stupid..." He muttered to Luther who, of course, didn't hear it. Vanya held the handle and opened the door of her car before turning to the boy. "Were you even gonna tell me?"

Five turned back to Vanya and shoved his hands back into his pockets. "You know what? In my defense, no. All right?"

"That's not really a defense. It's like you're saying your guilty of a crime." You whispered as you approached them earning a look from Five who heard it. Five turned back to Vanya. "And can you blame me? When you... you get angry, shit blows up."

"Great," Vanya said. "Are there any other family secrets you failed to mention?" She went inside the car as Five spoke. "A boatload, Vanya, which I don't have the luxury of sharing them with the—" Five was cut off when Vanya shut her door close. Five sighed and gently knocked at her window. Vanya pressed her lips together before rolling down her window. "The clock is ticking on doomsday. Just tell me when I need you, you'll be ready."

"I can't help you, Five. I don't even know who I am." Vanya started the engine.

"You're our sister. And a member of the Umbrella Academy. Like it or not, that's who you are."

"Look, that's who I was, okay? New timeline, new me."

"No, that's not how it work—" Five sighed as Vanya drove away, leaving you with Five. Five looked at you who's looking down, ignoring him. "You're mad at me too? What did the monkey say to you?"

"Nothing. Yet." You answered. "Any more secrets that I have to know? Other than our sister is a ticking time bomb and you being a secretive little man?" You asked, raising an eyebrow.

"I—"

"Or in your defense, you're not going to tell me?"

"(Y/n), I swear, I will tell you everything, okay?"

You shook your head. "I'm tired of empty promises." You walked away from Five, leaving him all alone. "Ah, shit." Five sighed, brushing back his hair with his fingers. He turned to Luther who was watching the whole time and showed him his middle finger.

Five frowned at him before walking away too to follow you. "Wonder if it's too late to be un-adopted."

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All chapters were made and ready to publish. The chapters will be published every Tuesday and Thursday at 6 pm (Philippine Time).

Short-ish chapter because I want this book to have more chapters than the first book hehe...