Chapter 11: Return
Five has collected all the necessary information he needs to prevent the apocalypse. First of all letting all know about Vanya´s power, then keeping the medication their father gives her away and last train her with the help of their siblings. They have to work together. That is what he has to do with Vanya, now the other issue, Klaus. Good he still has to consider Ben but after all he heard his brother will never die when they work together as a team.
It is Ben´s idea that gives him a way to get to Klaus, the young Klaus. The one that started on the light drugs, the one their father had already given up on. The child that will need his support, not only his but everyone´s.
"How about you write your younger self a letter. You will know best how to say the right words, make sure to tell him to stop the drugs, they started it." Ben offers Klaus some of the paper he had brought back for Five. Klaus isn't sure that´s the best way but nothing better comes to his mind. He things back to his brother, after spending the last days with this adult version he already starts to forget the 13 year old Klaus. The one that was always crying from nightmares and wanted to stay in their beds, Klaus who would rather lay in bed then get any special attention from their father, who doesn't want his powers and would swop with Vanya in a second.
"Ahm Klaus?" Five doesn't really want to disturb the writing process but seeing that nearly nothing had ended on paper he doesn't feel too bad. "You can offer your younger self something as a promise for keeping clean." Five walks over and whispers words into his brother´s ears he had never thought of saying.
Klaus smiles and really starts to write. While he was busy Ben is keeping his distance. This letter, Klaus words to himself is private. No one except him will ever read them. As he was finished he folds the paper and puts it into an envelope. Before Klaus closes it he stops.
Silver shining dog tags lay in his hand; these hadn't left him since he pulled them off his lover's dead body. There was still a bit of blood on them, at least Klaus imagine that it is still there. A small part of his lover but to make that work he would have to let go of this item. Klaus can argue with himself, he can offer rational arguments for his action and if that works that version of him in the apocalypse will disappear. Still letting go of the most important item he had ever owned was hard.
Klaus sighs, kisses the tags one last time before he lets them slip into the envelope and seals it. He offers it to Five who takes the letter with care and puts it into his inner breast pocket. "Don´t lose it or I will find a way to haunt you until the end of times." Klaus had never been more serious in his life.