𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝘀𝗵𝗲𝘀 ~ 𝗞𝗹𝗮𝘂𝘀 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘃𝗲𝘀

~ Chapter Thirty Nine ~

So, you found the rest of our siblings?" Dusk questioned as she and Five drove down the road, heading to the unknown location. "Not necessarily. But I do have a pretty good idea where Allison and Klaus might be," he replied, keeping his eyes on the road. Though she wouldn't admit it, the raven's heart was pounding rapidly as they drove to the meetup spot. She hadn't seen her siblings in three years and wondered how they would react to seeing her back in their lives.

A few minutes later, they pulled up to the front of a TV store, making Dusk a little confused. Five led her through the familiar back alleyway and up the staircase, entering what appeared to be someone's apartment. "Dusk?" A voice called out. She looked over her shoulder, seeing Luther, Diego, Vanya, and some man sitting around a small wooden table. "Luther! Diego!"

Luther seemed shocked, and Diego immediately pulled out one of his knives, making her back away. "What the hell?" She said. "Last time I saw you, you busted out a pair of fiery wings and threw balls of fire and nearly killed us. And this one..." Diego said, now pointing his knife at Vanya. "Had me suspended midair and sucked the life out of me with energy tentacles,"

"Diego, put the knife down! They're fine!" Luther protested. "I think I'm allowed time to process this, Luther," Diego demanded, tossing his knife in the air and catching it in his hand. "Oh, I would love to see an energy tentacle!" the random man said as he took a bite from his jello cup. Dusk put her hands up and looked at Diego with sympathy, slowly walking towards him again as she tried to apologize. "I wasn't in the right frame of mind, and I took it out on you guys, and I'm sorry if it means anything," she said softly. "Same here. I may not remember what I did, but I'm sorry too," Vanya said, standing up and placing a hand on her shoulder.

Diego looked at the two before sliding his knife back into its case and sitting down. "It does. I'm just going through a lot right now," he sighed. "You want to talk about it?" Dusk questioned as she and Vanya sat next to Luther. "There's this... girl that I like. I thought she liked me, but it turns out that she's-" Before Diego could finish his sentence, the store front opened, and someone laughed. "Is anyone here?" Allison's voice called out.

They stood up and walked to the railing, watching Five walk in with Allison and Klaus. Dusk couldn't help but smile when Klaus came into view, feeling her heart race with excitement at the thought of seeing him again. "I know this is impossible, but... did we all get sexier?" Klaus asked as he took off his sunglasses. Dusk couldn't help but let out a small chuckle at hearing his funny phrases again, and she walked down the staircase, Vanya in tow. "Vanya, Dusk," Allison said, remembering the last time she saw her two sisters.

"Alli, I missed you so much!" Dusk smiled, embracing her tightly before letting Vanya have a turn. She looked in Klaus's direction as he hugged Diego, catching the faint whiff of alcohol. He turned around, seeing the raven beauty and the two stared at each other before Dusk wrapped her arms around him. "I missed you, Klausy," She muffled into his black shirt. "I missed you too, songbird," he whispered. Even though they couldn't see each other that well with the sun shining brightly into the store, they noticed their new haircuts and couldn't help but smile.

"Your hair!" They said in unison once they pulled apart. "It's cute. I like it," Klaus commented, making Dusk blush harder than ever before. "Thanks, I like your hair too," She replied, giving him one more hug before Five got Klaus's attention. "Hey Klaus, is Ben here?" He questioned. "Oh... uh, no. Unfortunately, ghosts can't time travel," he lied, knowing full well that Ben was sitting down, feet away from his family. "Are you kidding me?" He shouted to him.