Not Even Close || Number Five x Fem!Reader

Chapter 93

Diego waited for her before he motioned for them to get going. When Lila saw what her eyes did to the last elf whose guts were now gushing out, her gag reflex became weak.

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"I am a wonderful person. I am good enough to live this wonderful life..."

Klaus' patience prolonged once he meditated through his tape of daily affirmations and subliminals. He had his headset on with the volume cranked up to the highest setting, on the verge of cancelling out his awareness of his surroundings.

"No, I will not look outward, but rather inward to the lives. This life is--"

"Help! Help!"

When suddenly, he spotted a woman from afar, running to him like something was after her life. She kept screaming for help, snapping him out of his trance as he took his headset off.

"Help me! Help me, please!" The woman continued to scream.

Could it be? Klaus can't be too sure. Perhaps this was the girl they were looking for. He had to see for himself. And so, he opened the door, "Jennifer?" He called.

The woman's eyes widened as she nodded vigorously, "Yes!" She answered, "Yes! Yes!"

Three confirmations were all it took for Klaus to quickly meet her halfway in an instant. They caught each other with their hands clasped on each other's arms. "They're trying to kill me," the woman sobbed, "Help me get out of here!"

"Jennifer!" Klaus exclaimed to the woman, "Oh, my God! We've been looking everywhere for you. Man, am I good!" He added as he gave himself a pat on the back for having found Sy's daughter.

Though the pale woman remained in distress. She kept urging Klaus for them to go already. "We have to go now!" She demanded.

"I know, but we have to wait for my family, see, because I have a terrible track record of abandoning my post." Klaus replied. It was evident that her sheer panic was rubbing off on him.

"You don't understand." The woman tightened her grip on Klaus' arm, "They're going to kill me." She emphasized.

Pressure was radiating off Klaus' aura, although he didn't see anyone running after them just yet. He was certain that they can wait a little longer for them to show up before they hit the road. "I know. We just gotta wait." He said.

"Klaus!"

That is, until Ben's voice echoed throughout the highway.

"Klaus, you idiot! Start the van!" He hollered, running as fastly as he can with the waitress following suit.

Ben being in sight delighted Klaus to share his news, "Hey! I did it! I found Jennifer!" He reported with his raised hand pointing at the woman who claimed to be Jennifer.

"Klaus!"

The other pair, Diego and Lila, happened to be running toward him the same time Ben and the other girl have been. "Start the van!" Diego repeated Ben's holler.

"Jennifer? Her name's not Jennifer."

The waitress' remark had Klaus turn back at them, puzzled. But before he could ask what she meant, the waitress beat him to it.

"I'm Jennifer."

For a short moment, Ben's running slowed down out of disbelief, "I thought you were Rosie." Though he kept running, nonetheless.

The apparent Jennifer replied, "That's just the name I put on my name tag so that guys don't stalk me."

Klaus caught on quick after the real Jennifer gave the enlightenment. "Oh, so-- wait," he almost completely forgetting the woman that was practically begging for him to take her away, if it weren't for Ben and Jennifer. He gingerly pulled the fake Jennifer's hand off him, "my mistake," he admitted, "You are...?"