The Space Between Us (S1) || Five Hargreeves x Reader

☕️ Chapter Ten ☕️

"If I'm going to meet Delores, then why are we coming here? Did she break into this store to meet us?" I ask, as Five and I walk towards a store called the 'Gimbel Brothers'.

He stretches his head out to the side, popping his neck. "I can assure you that she has not broken into this store."

"So what?" I chuckle softly. "You're telling me that she lives here?"

I get no response, as we both approach the doors. Does that mean she actually lives here?! Did I...did I just offend someone I've never met?

Seeing as it is definitely closed, since it is midnight now, he grabs my arm and jumps us inside.

"Does she actually live here, Five?" I ask.

"No." He stops in front of a clothes rack and turns to look at me. "It's just where she is for the time being."

"Ok..? So, where is she?" I further question, looking around the store for another person other than Five or I.

He takes a flashlight from out of a box and turns it on. "Just follow me and we'll find her."

I grab a flashlight from the same box and turn it on. I make the flashlight float above my head, as I follow Five.

As we look around, I notice that Five keeps shining his flashlight at mannequins for some reason.

"Hey. Why do you keep shining your flashlight at mannequins..?" I ask, trailing off because I get distracted by a shirt that's hanging on a rack.

Five doesn't reply, so, I quickly look away from the shirt and to where he is standing, which is in front of three mannequins. "Five..?"

I walk the rest of the way down the aisle and stand behind him. "Five, would you answer me already?"

"Delores..." He sighs. "It's good to see you. I've missed you...obviously. It's been a rough couple of days..."

He points back at me. "Anyway, this is Y/n. I know you've really been wanting to meet her."

I stare at the mannequin, walk forward to get beside him, and then look at him. "You were...in a relationship...with a mannequin?!"

Five smiles softly at the mannequin. "She's more than just a mannequin. She's my companion. She was always by my side during the apocalypse, no matter what."

"Did she have a choice?" I ask. "She can't exactly walk."

He narrows his eyes at me. I guess he didn't really take too well to me saying that about the mannequin.

"Sorry..." I mumble, then let out a short huff, and look up at the mannequin, ready to receive no reply whatsoever. "Well then, it's nice to finally meet you-"

"No!" Five yells and pulls me down to the ground as bullets come blazing through the manne- Delores, splitting her in half. Five and I crawl into another aisle.

(*cue Don't Stop Me Now by Queen*)

"Shit!" Five exclaims quietly, looking out into the aisle. "It's them!"

"Jesus! What the hell did you do, Five?!" I ask, using the same tone.

He doesn't answer, but only runs out into the aisle, picks up the now broken Delores off the floor, runs back to where I am, and carefully lays her down under the clothes rack with me. "I'll be back for you."

He looks up at me. "Stay here and make sure nothing else happens to her. I'll go take care of these guys."

"Five-" He runs away from me before I could say anything else.