Well my favourite TUA Fanvid on Youtube has gone private and now I can't watch it :( The fanvids keep me motivated during writing these, that sucks :/

Sorry for the delay in this chapter, working a lot the next week so will be slow updating

"So, what brings you out here, Vanya?" Allison asked. Not that she wasn't happy to see her sister, but Vanya had always been on the outskirts of their family, she figured if any of them wouldn't have shown up at all, it'd have been Vanya. Pogo, Reginald and Grace had walked off into a sitting area with Patrick, leaving Allison with Vanya and Luther.

"I got your invite, I wanted to see you, I-I wanted to offer my help, with the music at least, if you want me too?" Vanya asked shyly. She knew she'd never measured up to Allison and the others, and sure, Allison probably had musicians performing who were more talented than Vanya could ever hope to be, but she had to offer, she wanted to do her part for her sisters big day.

"Vanya..." Allison started. How did she break this to her sister? She still thought Allison meant to bring her out here and it broke her heart to think of how she might have to crush Vanya's hopes. She didn't want them here, any of them. If they were staying though, the least she could try was to act as if she wanted them all there. "...I'm glad you're here. If you want to play the violin during it, I'd be happy for you too." Allison finished with a smile, seeing Vanya beam.

"Thank you Allison." Vanya smiled. "Are you sure it's not too much of a problem?"

"No, not at all." Allison assured her. "I'd love to hear you play as I walk down the aisle."

"I'd love too." Vanya said as Luther frowned behind Allison.

"Isn't Vanya going to be one of your bridesmaids?"

"I've already got them planned." Allison told him before Vanya could say anything. "Like I told you, I didn't plan to invite any of you. It was an accident. I can't just change my entire wedding around at the eleventh hour to accommodate every change."

Luther looked haughty at her words, whilst Vanya looked as if she'd been slapped, and Allison immediately regretted her words.

"Look, I'm sorry. If you want to be a bridesmaid, Vanya, I'd love you to be one?" Allison asked weakly as Vanya shook her head.

"No, I wouldn't want to ruin your big day." She said, turning back to the door.

"Where are you going?" Allison asked.

"To find a hotel." Vanya said shortly.

"Don't be silly, you're staying here, you all are." Allison said, both Vanya and Luther looking at her surprised.

"I thought you didn't want us at the wedding?" Luther asked.

"Look, I'm sorry, ok? I wasn't thinking. I'm glad you're here, both of you. Dad I could have done without but I'm glad the rest of you are here, and if Diego and Klaus show up, I'll be glad they're here too." Allison told them, Luther and Vanya looking at each other for a moment before walking over to her and hugging her. (They all deserve hugs, it's why I write them hugging so much)

"We're glad to be here as well, Allison." Luther said softly as Vanya hummed in agreement.

"What are you all doing in here?" Patrick said, walking back into the hall. "I have to say, Pogo is a wonderful guest, your dad seems a bit off with me though." Patrick told them. "Your...Mom? She keeps offering to help with cleaning around the house, can you speak to her Allison about not needing too?"

"I'll speak with her." Allison promised him. "Hey, weird thought, why don't you take Luther with you on your bachelor party?"

"What?" Luther asked.

"It'd be good for both of you. It'd give you a chance to get to know my brother, and for Luther, it'll be good for you to see how people act outside of the Academy."

"Hey, Allison, can I talk to you for a moment?" Patrick asked with a hesitant smile at Vanya and Luther before pulling his fiancée from the room and up the stairs.

"What is it, Patrick?" She asked as they retreated to the privacy of the bedroom. She was sure already of what it would be, his hesitancy to let her family anywhere near the wedding. Truth be told, she had the same doubts, but since she had technically invited them, she couldn't really just banish them all now they were here, could she?

"I was just thinking, wouldn't it make more sense for your brother to stick with you tonight? I don't want him to feel like the odd person out with me and my friends." Patrick reasoned, Allison shook her head.

"Please, Patrick, for me? This would be good for Luther, good for my other brothers too if they show up, and I'm sure you'd enjoy a night out with them if you got to know them."

"Alright." Patrick said. "I guess it couldn't hurt, could it?"

"I'll add Vanya, Mom and Pogo to my night." Allison told him.

"Wait, what about your dad?" Patrick asked.

"He'll probably hide in his room, but if he does go out….take him with you, please?" Allison pleaded.

"Allison!" Patrick protested.

"Please, Patrick, I can't, I really can't deal with him." Allison told him.

"Allison, I don't know him and he clearly hates me, I can't take him with me."

"I heard a rumour that you wanted him to go out with you tonight and forgot about this." Allison said, watching with a pang of guilt as Patrick's eyes turned white and he offered her to take Reginald with him if the man wanted to partake in the festivities.

"I'll see if your dad wants to come with me, I think it'd be pretty fun?" Patrick asked her as Allison nodded.

"Thanks Patrick, that'd be best for us all." She told him with a smile as he turned to leave.

'What am I doing? Am I really that comfortable with my powers I'd use it on those who I love and who love me?' A small voice in Allison's head asked, Allison doing her utmost to push it down, that voice was wrong. She had these powers for a reason, they were meant to be used, weren't they?

/

Diego and Klaus drove towards Allison's mansion in relative silence. Klaus kept casting glances over to Ben in the back seat and to Diego, driving with his eyes on the road, not seeing that when he glanced out of the window or glanced at Ben, Diego was glancing over to him.

'What was Klaus doing with that trucker? Why didn't he try find me for a lift here in the first place?' Diego asked himself, before the answer hit him. Most of them hadn't seen each other in about five years, of course he wouldn't ask Diego for a lift. He didn't know Diego, not anymore. Did any of them know each other, both before and especially now, really?

"So….Klaus." Diego started with a cough. "How have you been?"

"Really? Five years and what you ask is, how have you been?" Klaus gave a derisive laugh. "I've been alright, Diego, thanks for asking." Klaus bit at him.

"Klaus, he's trying! Can't you see that?" Ben asked him from the back seat as Klaus shook his head.

"It isn't enough. Why now? Why care now and not before?" Klaus asked Ben as Diego looked at him oddly. Was Klaus sober right now? Was there a ghost with them?

"Klaus...look. I know I wasn't the best brother, none of us were the best siblings we could be to the others, but I want to start over. If you want that?" Diego asked. "This wedding, it's a chance. A chance for us all to start over, if you look at it, really. Would that be such a bad thing?"

"If dear old dad is here it would be." Klaus laughed as Diego also let out a laugh at his words. "But you're right, Diego. I'd like a fresh start with you and the rest of our siblings, if we can."

"That's all I want too." Diego smiled as they reached Allison's, pulling into her driveway.

/

Five looked at the photo of Allison and Patrick as two men slid into his booth where he was drinking. Folding up the photo and putting it into his pocket, he turned to the two men.

"What do you want?"

"The Handler wants to know why the target hasn't been eliminated yet." One said to him.

"Because I'm having to rethink the strategy. Tell her it'll be done by the end of the week. I guarantee that."

"See that it is." The second said. "You haven't let us down before, Five, I'd hate to see you do so now."

"You and I both know I could easily take both of you and walk away unscathed." Five promised them. "Let's stop the threats, shall we?" He smiled as the two withdrew and left the bar.

Shaking his head, Five took the photo back out and looked at it again.

'I'll be seeing you real soon, Allison.' He promised.

Next chapter is the parties themselves, some Allison and Vanya bonding, and a meeting of brothers.