EMPATH | Five Hargreeves

XI •~-~• "It's Been A While"

"A spotter?" Angel scoffed.

"Yeah,"

"What is that? Like, a wingman?" Luther furrowed his brows.

Angel's jaw dropped, "Luther you can't be serious."

"In case the paradox psychosis gets too severe, I need you to help me stay on task, all right? Since Angel won't,"

Angel rolled her eyes.

"So, whatever happens, whatever I say, we need to get that briefcase. Okay?"

"Okay," Luther nodded.

Five started to the stairs, turning back and seeing Luther and Angel mumbling among themselves. "Guys, come on!"

"Right," Luther called, following behind Five.

Angel huffed and trudged behind them reluctantly.

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1959

Angel and Louis stood in the middle of her room. She had an angry expression on her face as she stared back at him with fury in her eyes. He stood with guilt consuming him for what he'd just done. He didn't even realize it at the time, he sorta just got carried away in his own head, letting himself take out his anger. A tear rolled down her cheek as she stared down at her daughter.

"What did you do?" She growled.

Louis shook his head and spluttered over his words, "I-I don't know I swear!"

Angel looked back at him, her jaw agape. "You don't know?" She furrowed her eyebrows and raised her voice, "You don't know?!"

Louis frowned at the now furious girl.

"You just hit our fucking daughter, you prick!" She screamed.

Louis scoffed, "Don't talk to me like that," he demanded softly.

Angel's eyes widened, "Don't talk- don't hit my fucking daughter!"

"Hey!" Louis's voice cracked as another tear rolled down his cheek, "She's my daughter, too, I should be able to discipline her how I feel necessary."

Angel grabbed the boy by his jacket and slammed him against the wall, "She is not your daughter, Louis! You fucking disappeared for nine years and then all of a sudden you show up expecting to be some kind of father to her!"

She pushed off him, shaking her head in disgust.

"That's not fair," he shook his head.

She scoffed, "What's not fair? That you left me when I told you she was yours? When you left her for nine years? When you left without an explanation? When you left after calling me a stupid bitch?" She scowled, "Which one isn't fair, Louis? Huh?"

He stepped closer with a scowl hanging loose on his face, "You need to watch your tongue."

She bowed up to him and barred her teeth, "You need to watch who the fuck you're talking to."

Louis snarled and shoved Angel away, "She's my daughter. I can discipline her as I damn well please."

Angel pushed him into the wall again, "You ain't touching her you low-lying prickly bitch!"

Louis swung at her, but she dodged before jutting back up and punching him in the nose. He groaned in pain before pushing her back and punching her in the stomach. She kneed him in the balls sending him doubling over in pain before arching her knee again and shoving it right into his nose. Her eyes began to glow a deep red as she pushed him to the floor and began to hit him in the face over and over again.