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"𝐈 𝐃𝐎𝐍'𝐓 𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐄 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐘 𝐈 𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐃 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐁𝐄𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐄"

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Flashback #1:

𝐅𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐘/𝐍 𝐖𝐄𝐑𝐄 𝐖𝐀𝐋𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 all bundled up with the scraps of clothing they could find as each of them was towing a cart. Five's cart had some stuff and Delores while Y/n's cart had some food and other survival gear, both of the carts also had umbrellas.

Everything around them was either gone or demolished: the poles that let electricity travel were broken and were on the ground or hanging by threads, there were fire's in the distance, smoke was everywhere, cars were all rusted.

Five and Y/n's faces were covered with clothes so that they could stay warm and avoid getting the smoke through their noses just a little bit less since it was unhealthy.

Five pulled down the scarf of his face and drank some water from a flask that he was carrying around his body with a string.

Then he gave the flask to Y/n. She pulled down her scarf and drank from it. After that, she gave it back to Five.

They walked in silence since there was nothing to discuss. Y/n was looking around her at everything being gone and Five just stared at her with a gaze.

"What?" She asked with a small smile.

"No-nothing, I just-"

"I understand." She chuckled and they slightly chuckled even though there was nothing in their lives that was good. Except them.

End of flashback #1

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Flashback #2:

"𝐇𝐄𝐘, 𝐔𝐌, 𝐈'𝐌 𝐆𝐎𝐍𝐍𝐀 go to the library, ok? I saw that one book that you liked but didn't take it last time so you can stay and rest here, while I go get it, ok?" Five nervously suggested as he stood up.

Y/n looked up at him with a warm smile. "Yeah, thanks."

It had been about 4 years since they got trapped in the apocalypse in the future. To say that it was hard would be an understatement. But maybe not really.

It was hard in the beggining for them. But later in the years they adapted and find a way to live life to it's fullest even with the dire circumstances visible around them.

Five was planning on doing something special for Y/n for quite some time. He went to that same ring store where he went earlier. He didn't want to go get the ring earlier because Y/n would've found out. So he found that same ring hidden in the corner in a small box. He then found a small velvet box in the store and put the ring inside it.

"Oh, you came back! Is everything ok?" Y/n asked as Five approached her. He looked very nervous and that was making her nervous too as she stood up.

"Yeah, I'm fine, I just..." Five tried to gather the right words. "I just wanted to ask you a question."

"Um, yeah, of course, what is it?" Y/n asked confused and a little bit scared.

"Y/n, ever since we came here, the only good thing about my life has been...you." Five came up to her and held her hands in his. She looked down at them and back at him.

"And for the first time in my life, it felt like I had everything I could ever want. It seemed like this was the best life, no matter the circumstances in it. So, I wanted to ask you a question..." Five got down on one knee not taking his gaze off her and letting her hands go.

"Five..." Y/n gasped and covered her mouth with her hands not believing what was happening.

"Y/n Hargreeves, will you marry me?"

"Ye-Yes!"

"Really?"

"Of course!"

Y/n gave Five her right hand as he put on the ring on her finger. She started crying, tears of joy rolling down her dirty cheeks. Five stood up and picked her up to kiss her. He spun her around, hugging and kissing her passionately like the world wasn't gone around them.

"I love you, Y/n."

"I love you too, Five."

End of flashback #2

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Flashback #3:

"𝐘/𝐍, 𝐈 𝐇𝐀𝐕𝐄 𝐒𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐆 for you." Five said as he came up to her as she was packing their stuff.

"Really? What is it?" She stood up and looked at him.

"For our 1st anniversary as a married couple." He handed a book that was raped in a nice ribbon.

Y/n looked down at the gift and back at the boy. "Oh, my god, Five, you shouldn't have-"

"Yes, I did." He interrupted her. She smiled as she took the book and ribbon off as she saw that it was Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet".

She just looked up at him in awe not knowing what to say.

"I remembered that back in the academy, you loved to read that book. Every single night you would read it before going to bed. Of course since dad hated Shakespear." He smiled looking at her.

"But how did you find it? I mean, we literally searched through every single library in the city, and there was none of it left." She explained as she went through the pages to see that it was in almost perfect shape.

"I think I'm allowed to keep some of my things as secrets." He chuckled.

"Nether the less, I love it. Thank you." She kissed him as she hugged him.

"Oh, that reminds me! I also have a gift for you!" She broke the hug and went to her backpack and pulled out a little box.

"What is it?" Five asked taking the box.

"Just open it."

Five opened the box and saw his "The Umbrella Academy" domino mask.

"You missed your mask a lot and it just reminded you of all of the fun missions so I tried to find-" But Five interrupted her explanation by kissing her and toucing her face with his hands.

"I love it and I love you. Thank you."

End of flashback #3

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Flashback #4:

"𝐘/𝐍, 𝐇𝐀𝐒 𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐔𝐋𝐀𝐑 𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐆𝐇𝐓 crossed your mind maybe?" Five asked. They were both just sitting around on some broken bricks and talking while drinking.

"Well, depends on the thought." Y/n chuckled nervously.

"Have you ever thought about...having kids?" Five asked all shy.

The pair had always played and joked around having kids, but Y/n deep down knew that Five wanted them. So did she.

The girl just sighed. "Of course. It has crossed my mind multiple times, but we can't have them."

"Why?" Five asked with tears in his eyes starting to form since it was the first time they've been speaking about it like that and hearing the sad truth was well, sad.

"If our kids would grow up in this hell, they wouldn't have a good life. I understand your wish but it would just be ruining someone's life. I would love to have kids, but we don't...live in the correct place...and time." Y/n looked away looking at the ground knowing that it was painfull for his to hear.

"I'm sorry."

"For what?"

"For destroying your life. I mean, you can't create a family, you can't live a normal world, I just-"

"Hey, hey, hey..." Y/n gently touched Five's face to grab his attention. "Calm down, ok? What you did is the worst and the best thing that has ever happened to me so don't apologize. Never do it again. Understand?

"You should be mad at me..." Five's tear rolled down his cheek.

Y/n wiped that tear away from his face with her thumb. "In life, sometimes we do stuff that we shouldn't be doing. But that doesn't mean that is incorrect and that the aftermath is bad."

End of flashback #4

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Flashback #5:

"𝐈 𝐀𝐌 𝐆𝐎𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐓𝐎 go get some more stuff, ok? You can stay here, it has been a pretty long day after all." Five chuckled.

"Yeah, go ahead." Y/n replied as she sat down and sighed.

Five went out and after some time of walking, he felt like someone was behind him. He turned around and pointed his gun only to see saw a woman dressed in all black and carrying a briefcase while wearing black sunglasses.

"Who the hell are you?" Five yelled as he continued to point the gun at the woman.

"I'm here to help." The woman started walking towards Five which made him angrier.

"Tell me why I shouldn't put a bullet through your head right now!" Five yelled again still pointing his gun.

"Because..." The woman put the briefcase down. "...if you did," She pulled the veil off her face and took off her sunglasses. " you wouldn't hear the offer I'm about to make you. Which would be rather tragic given your and your partners..." She sat down. "...current circumstances."

Five put the gun down a little bit lower and listened to her talk.

"I work for an organization called the Commission. We are tasked with the preservation of the time continuum through manipulation and removals." She pulled out her things and started preparing her cigarette.

"I don't understand."

"Sometimes, people...make choices that alter time. Free will, don't get me started. When that happens, we dispatch one of our agents to...eliminate the threat." She continued.

Five immediately pointed the gun back at her thinking that he is going to be the one who was going to be eliminated.

"No, no, no, no," She chuckled and pointed her hand out. " You misunderstand me. You're not a target. You're a recruit. Well, you and your wife. I've come to offer you a job, Number Five. For you and your wife Y/n. We've had our eye on you for quite some time. And we think that you two have a lot of potentials. Your survival skills have made you quite a celebrity back at headquarters. That and your ability to jump through time. The both of you have incredible abilities."

Five started walking towards the woman trying to process everything. "You saying that we...we could actually leave here?" He stuttered in disbelief. "Go...go back?"

"In return for five years of service. Once your contract is done, you can retire to the time and place of tour choosing with a pension plan to boot." She explained smiling.

"If you can alter time, why not just stop all of this from ever happening?" Five looked around.

"That's quite impossible, I'm afraid. You see...all of this, it was supposed to happen." She pointed around herself.

"That's insane. The end of everything?"

"Not everything. Just the end of...something."

Five was looking thinking about actually taking on the deal. But then, Y/n came.

"Five? What are you-" She pointed her gun at the woman. "Who are you?"

"Oh! Number Eight! So nice to finally meet you. Five, do you mind explaining everything to her?" She evilly smiled.

Five turned to her and started explaining as he took her hands in his. " Listen, Y/n...do you want to go back to the others?"

"What do you mean?"

"We have to take on a job of...something, ok?"

"Wait, Five, what does that mean? How does it work?"

"I can't explain it to you know, but-"

"The clock is ticking so..." She held out her hand. "...do we have an agreement?"

End of flashback #5

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Flashback #6:

"𝐅𝐈𝐕𝐄, 𝐖𝐄 𝐍𝐄𝐄𝐃 𝐓𝐎 talk." Y/n said as they came back from a mission and were walking through the commission hallways.

"Of course, what is it?"

"Can we go somewhere?" She stopped in her tracks and anxiously crossed her arms on her chest.

"Um, yeah..." They both went around the corner to talk in just a little bit of private.

"I want a divorce."

"Wait, what? Why? What-" Five tried to ask something but he was just in shock.

"I don't love you the way I loved you before. It's just like that. You changed everything with this job and I don't want to be called "your wife" anymore." She explained with a straight face.

"Is it because of the commission's job because-"

"It's about everything, Five. Everything in life. I don't...love you anymore...like I used to. I'm sorry."

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