They found Harold Jenkins's address, Ryder didn't know what they would find but it definitely wasn't a man surrounded in his own blood with tons of knives sticking out of him. "This isn't exactly what I was expecting," Klaus said leaning over the body. "The understatement of the year." Five says flatly.

"Let's get out of here before the cops come," Ryder says pulling Klaus's hand away, Diego nodded in agreement. "I agree." Instead of following Five walked closer to the body. "In a minute"

Five kneeled next to the body and grabbed the fake eyeball, Five took the gauze and tape off Harold's eye. "Come on Five, what are you doing?" Diego muttered in disgust watching what was happening.

Five paid no attention, he slipped the eyeball into the socket. "Ew, that's gross." Ryder looked away shivering. "Same eye color, same pupil size, guys this is it. The eye I have been carrying around for decades, it's found its rightful owner." Five looked at the body in wonder.

"That's great, can we go now?" Ryder was beginning to get antsy, he didn't want to be here when the police showed up. "In a minute Ryder." Five said with a wave of his hand, he dug the eye back out making Ryder shake his head in disgust.

Five steps back from the body and starts to pace. "It can't be this easy, look this is the note that I got from the commission the one that says protect Harold Jenkins aka Lenoard Peabody, but who killed him? Who did this?"

"I have a crazy idea, crazy but why don't we find Vanya and asking her what happened," Klaus suggested, but by then Five already poofed out of there. "He's gone, Klaus." Ryder interrupted him, Klaus looked around and pouted. "If Vanya got away from this asshole she might be headed back to the academy," Diego said stepping away from the body.

"Cool, so academy next? That means we can go right? You guys don't understand what will happen if I'm caught next to a dead body." Ryder remarks standing next to Klaus biting his nails. Diego hums and walks away from the body before getting ready to walk out of the door. "Why did you want to leave so badly? I mean I get that's a dead body but you seemed genuinely scared to be here when the police came." Klaus said after they got settled in the car.

"Well Klaus, usually when a black man is around police things don't go well." Ryder couldn't help the snark that littered his voice, he patted Klaus on the shoulder before resting his head on the cold window. "Oh," Klaus replied in a small voice, Ryder couldn't help the small smile that appeared, Ryder sighed and closed his eyes. He wasn't going to sleep just going to shut them for a little bit.

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Ryder did fall asleep, which resulted in Klaus poking him awake. He didn't appreciate it but he liked him again when Klaus gestured for Ryder to go to his room and lay down.

He slept for hours, only waking when he heard the front door open. Groaning Ryder rubbed his eyes before making his way downstairs, but he stopped when he saw Vanya. Ryder was still out of sight so he was going to make himself known and say hi when Luther spoke. "Vanya."

Ryder followed Vanya's line of sight to see a saddened-looking Luther standing on the balcony. "Is Alison-?" Vanya cut herself off not being able to say it. "She survived." Ryder put his hand over his mouth to muffle the gasp, Vanya hurt Alison.

"Thank god." Ryder looked up to see Luther gone but then he appeared on the stairs, he was walking towards Vanya. "What happened?"

"We got in an argument, and things got out of control. I didn't mean to hurt her, please you have to believe me." Vanya pleads, Ryder is shocked when Luther nods his head slightly before speaking. "I do."

"It was an accident, I was angry and I don't know it just happened." Ryder closed his eyes and leaned his head back against the wood he was hiding beside. "Could I see her?" Ryder's heart pounds in his chest, surely Luther wouldn't let Vanya see her right? "She's resting now, maybe later." Vanya rubs her hands on her pants. "So is it okay if I wait here for her then?"

"Of course, this is your home" Luther slowly opens his arms and she bursts into tears mumbling that she's sorry. "I can see that Vanya." But then his arms begin to tighten around her.

She struggles, the ground begins to shake under them before it slowly stops and Luther picks her up. "What did you do?" Ryder's voice shakes as he steps out in front of him.

"The right thing."

Ryder follows Luther into the basement where they come up onto a bomb shelter-like room surrounded by the siblings. "Ryder, you're awake." Klaus has to audacity to look sheepish. "You knew about this?" Ryder yells grabbing Klaus's arm and pulling him aside.

"I knew if I told you wouldn't have liked the plan, but we don't have another option. I didn't want to do it, you know that." Ryder searches Klaus's eyes for any sign he's lying but doesn't find any, Klaus was telling the truth. "Come here." Ryder lifts his arm and Klaus buries his head in Ryder's chest.

That's when Vanya becomes conscious, she starts screaming and banging on the door. "You locked up our sister because you think she might have powers," Diego asks Luther who was standing behind him, Klaus just kept hiding away in Ryder's chest, and he let him. "No, I know she does Pogo told me, he's always known and so did Dad.

"He hid so much from us." Klaus croaks up turning his head so his ear was over Ryder's heart. "He hid it because he was afraid, of her."

"That's ridiculous Luther," Ryder says shaking his head. "Is it? Dad's lied about everything else, why is this so far-fetched?" Ryder scoffs and tightens his hold on Klaus but not enough to hurt him. "Even if you are right, she needs help. Not to be locked up." Ryder gestures towards Vanya who was still banging on the door. "Why do you even care? You aren't a part of this family." Luther shouts.

Ryder's eyes glow orange. "I care because I know what it's liked to be locked up for something you can't control. For the record, Klaus is my family, and I'm his."

Ryder lets go of Klaus before walking down the hallway, he closes his eyes taking deep breaths only opening them when he feels a presence beside him. "What Klaus?" Ryder opens one eye to glare at Klaus.

"You're right, this isn't okay. Vanya needs help." Klaus touches Ryder's shoulder lightly. "I know I'm right, I always am." Ryder jokes lightly.

"For the record, it was hot seeing you stand up to Luther." Klaus teasingly said walking towards Ryder's space. "Really? What are you gonna do about it?" Ryder uses his foot to push himself off the wall so he was closer to Klaus.

Klaus looks at him questioningly, Ryder nods. "I've been waiting for this to happen." Before Ryder gets a chance to question it Klaus brings their lips together putting his hands around Ryder's waist pulling him closer.