Not Even Close || Number Five x Fem!Reader

Chapter 18

She looked back at the boy with pity as she turned visible. "Look! It's Y/N!" One of the people by the barricades exclaimed when she appeared.
In the process, people started calling out for her attention. But all she did was neglect them for their behaviour towards the scene a while ago.

"Hey, kid." She called out for the boy. He was surprised to see her in front of him. He got starstruck. "What's your name?" She asked with a smile.

"H-Harold. Harold Jenkins." He answered.

"Okay. Now, Harold, your persistence can get you to live up in success. Don't waste it on joining this dysfunctional Academy. Trust me, it's easier said than done." She said to Harold as she placed her hand on his shoulder.

He got upset somehow. But he was willing to accept reality and nodded in understanding.

Y/N smiled at the boy as she reached out for a mixtape in her pocket that she has been carrying around. It was one of those items where it would just make her feel better at worst times. "I want you to have this." She handed it to him which he gladly took as if it was a fragile masterpiece.

"When you feel down, just remember, listen to it. This tape will make your head bop to the beats if I do say so myself." She chuckled.

"T-Thank you." Harold stuttered, still starstruck.

"Ah, don't mention it, consider it as a friendly gift from a friend. Now, as much as I don't want you to go through on whatever you're going through, it's time for you to go home, yeah?" She advised. He nodded vigorously, "All right, I'll see you around." With that, she patted his upper arm and walked back into her house.

Harold, on the other hand, had gone to admire the girl more than the rest of of the Academy.

~Present~

Y/N woke up with a groan after an hour on the couch. She didn't remember what had just happened, but her headache was gone out of thin air.

The others were all worried about her. Especially Five. "What happened?" Y/N asked as she sat up whilst rubbing her eyes groggily.

"You fainted." Luther answered.

The girl took her time to process it. Why did she faint? How can that be possible? She was okay a–

"Y/N, you said you were fine. What happened back in the Commission?" Five interrupted her thoughts. Memories from escaping the headquarters came flooding back to Y/N. She didn't want them to worry. More specifically, she didn't want him to worry.

"N-Nothing happened. Now about that Harold–"

"No. Don't lie, Y/N. Tell us the truth." Diego demanded. He only wanted to care for the girl. But Y/N still couldn't help but to keep it to herself instead of letting people worry about her.

"None of which is any of your concern. I was tired, is all." She reassured even though it wasn't all true. She wasn't just tired, she was getting drained. Like a battery that needed to be charged.

"No, don't you give us that shit, Y/N. You can't fool anyone here. First you were bleeding and then you suddenly go unconscious. What happened?" Five urged. It was obvious he cared for her. If he didn't, he would've let her be and continued their discussion.

His siblings noticed it, except for Y/N, who was getting annoyed for making a big deal out of it. They had more important things to do, but they focused on her instead. To shut them up, she eventually gave in. "A few horny people got in the way and things got out of hand." She simply said, "There, I said it. You happy now?"

"Are you saying they assaulted you?" Diego questioned with his voice rising up in every word.

"Yes, and I managed to unintentionally take care of it.. for good." Y/N remarked with a grumble, "Now, can we please worry about something that deals with the entire human race?"