New and strange future
Chapter 1: Forgiveness is a work in progress
Dinner goes … ok. Klaus hadn´t have a family dinner with his actual siblings in a very long time. Dave sits next to him, Ben choses the place on his other side. Five follows next and after a few minutes follow his other siblings who are shockingly quiet. Klaus knows Ben talked to them. He also knows what was most likely the topic of this conversation but honestly, he doesn't want to hear their forced apologize. Dave taught him a lot of things, self-worth is one of them and he stands over this now.
Dave is his rock, his light, his guide and strangle it doesn't feel like giving up on freedom but gaining something better. Mom makes one of Klaus´ favorites and he and Dave have to stop themselves to overeat and get too stuffed. It tastes great and it is not made in a bag that is thrown into boiling water.
After their dinner, that was kept mostly in silence by his siblings and some explanations from Klaus when Dave asks about some things in the kitchen like the microwave and the dishwasher. Ben watches his siblings with eagle eyes, making sure there is no judging look that could rub off Klaus the wrong way because Ben can see that one wrong move from his siblings would end in a separation of this gathering. Ben hopes that isn't happening to fast, with the commission hunting Klaus an Dave. He is still not sure why.
"Klaus why are they hunting you?" Ben asks as Klaus had finished his last bit. Silence fills the room. The others still too shocked about everything (Ben, Klaus´ return, his strange behaviour, the TALK they got from their dead ghost brother …) stay even more quiet. Only Five seems to be ready to dive into this conversation.
Klaus puts his fork onto the table and looks as Dave before taking his hand. "I … we decided to stay together in the past. Our plan was to survive the Vietnam War, get home and find a quiet place just for us." Ben should be offended but he isn't, not really. As a ghost you don't have the right to stop the living. That is something he had learned a long time ago. "Sorry Ben, but I would have let you know in someway so you could move on, if you want to." Ben shakes his head.
"Don't be sorry. I´m happy for you. For both of you." He says after looking into Dave´s blue eyes.
"Anyway that was our plan. The next thing we know is that people in suits and black briefcases hunt us through the jungle while we are attacked by the enemy. I knew they were there for me and Dave because they aim every shot directly at Dave. After getting one of them in our hands we find out that their mission is to kill Dave so I would return to the presents." Klaus looks sad in a way, like he really didn't want to return. "We decided to return together. Most likely something the commission is also against but we couldn't stay, our brothers were in danger by our presents and we had a better surviving chance with Five." Klaus looks at his older/younger brother with something in his eyes Ben would call hope.
"It was a good thing to return, they wouldn't have stopped the attack until Dave here would be dead or you came back home. Your disappearing isn't ideal but let´s say the Vietnam war wasn't very well documented. When and why some soldiers died or disappeared is still unknown." Five turns and looks at the table thinking. "I don't think we are in danger tonight. You two should get cleaned up and get some uninterrupted sleep. I will work on a strategy for our attack plan. We will watch out for any incoming attack." Klaus waits for Five to look at him before he nods. The smaller man takes his partners hand and both leave the kitchen without even looking at Luther and the others. Ben stays he wants to make sure nothing that is spoken will affect Klaus negatively. The second Klaus will go to sleep Ben will be invisible again but that's alright, he is still able to listen in the conversation that will probably end in another fight, like always.