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"in fact i think i always have wanted to marry you"
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THE GROUP HAD MADE THEIR WAY TO THE PANTRY where they all sat around a table. Leighton had situated herself on top of the table next to Klaus. She watched curiously at the boy before her.

"What is the date? I mean the exact date." Five asked while pulling out a loaf of bread from a cabinet. "The 24th" Vanya replied her voice soft as she stared at her long lost brother.

Five drew his gaze to her briefly "Of what?"

"March."

"Good" He said, grabbing two slices of bread and placing them on the chopping board in front of him, his eyes flickering to a certain redhead once in a while.

"So? Are we going to talk about what just happened?" Luther questioned aggravated slightly that his brother had no intention of telling them what had occurred. Five didn't even look at his brother he simply continued as though he never heard him.

Frustration ran through the large man, he stood up abruptly, the sound of his chair scraping filing the silence "It's been fifteen years."

The boy scoffed and his eyes bore into Luther's "It's been a lot longer than that." He teleported to the cabinet behind causing Leighton's eyes to grow wide, a large smile on her face as she turned to the intoxicated man next to her "That's. So. Cool!"

Five heard and he couldn't help the smug smile from taking over his lips but it disappeared as soon as Diego spoke "The future," Five replied curtly soon teleporting the table "It's shit by the way."

Klaus let out a drunken giggle as he shot his hand up "Called it."

The siblings simply disregarded their brother's statement and looked towards Five as he began to explain "I should have listened to the old man. You know jumping through space is one thing, but jumping through time is a toss of a dice." He paused looking towards Klaus and his attire "Nice dress."

"Danke."

Vanya still being confused raised a hand meekly"Wait, how did you get back?"

"In the end I had to project my consciousness forward into a suspended quantum state version of myself that exists across every possible instance of time." Five spoke in one breath leaving his siblings in a shocked stupor.

Leighton attempted to mouth the words but soon gave up "Jeez why did he have to go and use such big words." She muttered to Klaus who had placed on his lap and was currently playing with her short curls "Because he's a smartass." Leighton's eyes widened and she soon began mouthing the word 'smartass' to herself

"How long were you there?" Luther questioned not contempt with his brother's cryptic answers.

"Forty-three years." Five answered shortly before grabbing some marshmallows. Leighton released a small gasp "Does that mean your fifty- eight. Wow you're older than Diego and he's the oldest person I know!" She exclaimed

Five smiled softly his eyes holding slight hurt and regret as he stared at the young girl "No. Lei, my consciousness is fifty-eight. Apparently my body is thirteen again."

Leighton nodded slowly acting as she actually understood what he was saying, soon a bright smile painted her lips "I'm thirteen too!."

"Is that a wedding ring?!" All siblings looked towards five finger at Vanya's explanation. Sitting on his ring finger was a silver wedding ring.

"Huh I guess I missed the funeral." He quickly changed the topic. "How did you know about that?" Luther asked already suspicious, the topic of the wedding ring long forgotten.

Leighton tilted her head slightly making Five inwardly 'Aw' "Not to be rude Mr.Luther, but didn't he just say he was from the future." Luther flushed while his adoptive siblings snickered slightly.

Five sent Luther a smug smile before returning to the topic beforehand "Heart failure, huh"

"Yeah"
"No."

Leighton giggled unaware of the boys fond gaze on her, he spoke his voice slightly softer than before "Nice to see something's haven't changed."

He walked towards the doorway not turning back as he heard Allison yell out "What else is there to say?" His figure called out "The circle of life."