Hours later, Five stirs under the feeling of a delicate hand brushing some strand of hair away from his forehead. It's warm and familiar, the skin not like real one but the gesture no less touching. When he blinks awake, he sees Grace closing a medkit and smiling down at him.
Everything hurt so much still that it's hard for Five to concentrate on what she's saying but he get the basics: how they passed out in the garden, that Allison and Luther were watching after a still sleeping Vanya, that how until a few minutes ago Klaus has been in the room and Diego had to threaten him and drag him away to force him to rest...Five almost snorts at that last part. Count on Diego to show his concern in the weirdest possible way.
After another small squeeze to his shoulder, Grace leaves a pack of tissues next to his bed in case his nose starts bleeding again and stands up. In her usual cheerful way, she annoucnes that she will be making them some cookies and that they only have to call her if they need anything. They?
Five finally looks to the side, only to see Ben asleep next to him on the bed. They are still holding hands because, apparently, none of them let go even after they passed out and his siblings were too scared of what would happen if they broke the connection.
Absurd, Five knows, because that's not how his powers work, but he's grateful to realize they wouldn't risk it. His fingers hurt when he releases them from the grip he has on Ben's hand, and Five curls on his side so he can face his brother as he sleeps. There are still so many wrong things going on with their family but Vanya and Ben are still here, alive. It's all he cared about at the moment.
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Everything hurt so much still that it's hard for Five to concentrate on what she's saying but he get the basics: how they passed out in the garden, that Allison and Luther were watching after a still sleeping Vanya, that how until a few minutes ago Klaus has been in the room and Diego had to threaten him and drag him away to force him to rest...Five almost snorts at that last part. Count on Diego to show his concern in the weirdest possible way.
After another small squeeze to his shoulder, Grace leaves a pack of tissues next to his bed in case his nose starts bleeding again and stands up. In her usual cheerful way, she annoucnes that she will be making them some cookies and that they only have to call her if they need anything. They?
Five finally looks to the side, only to see Ben asleep next to him on the bed. They are still holding hands because, apparently, none of them let go even after they passed out and his siblings were too scared of what would happen if they broke the connection.
Absurd, Five knows, because that's not how his powers work, but he's grateful to realize they wouldn't risk it. His fingers hurt when he releases them from the grip he has on Ben's hand, and Five curls on his side so he can face his brother as he sleeps. There are still so many wrong things going on with their family but Vanya and Ben are still here, alive. It's all he cared about at the moment.