VIII

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Luther, Five, and Klaus left the airport with their trunks at hand. Klaus had wanted to join them after finding out his biological father's identity, Johann Krause. Apparently, Krause lives in Erfurt city whilst Schneider lives in Leipzig city and they're in Erfurt-Weimar airport, so they're visiting Krause first.

"Do you think Daddy Dearest remembers me?" Klaus asks, opening a chocolate bar he got from a vending machine in the airport. Luther sighed.

"He's not your dad, Klaus," Luther said. "We're just here to be their acquaintance and nothing else, alright? Don't go 'daddy' with him."

"I mean, rather than Reggie."

"I know," Five interrupted. "Dad wasn't the best dad, but he's our dad. You don't have to love Dad, I don't too, but he was more of a dad than this stranger ever was."

"Five, can you get us a taxi?" Luther interrupted, seeing a security guard near them. "Ask the security guard."

"What?" Five asks in bewilderment. "Why don't you?"

"Please?" Luther asks again, urgency and a hint of authority in his voice, a trait he masters over the years. Five sighed but did as what they're told, talking to the security guard.

"Yeah, Big Guy-" Klaus faced him. "Why don't you?"

"It's nothing," Luther quickly answered. "Just drop it, ok?"

Five walked back to the trio.

"The line starts there." Five points to the taxi line. they point to a spot not so far from them. There are two people already waiting in the line when a white car halted in front and one went in the car (oh, so the taxi here is white, Luther thought). "Let's go."

"Hey, Five?" Klaus calls, lifting his trunk.

"Hm?"

"Both Luther and I have German names," Klaus started, stopping when they've reached the line, waiting for one other person before them. "Can I call you by your name?"

"No."

"Why?" Klaus whined. "I know it sounds masculine-"

"That's why."

"But we can de-masculine it!" Klaus continued. "Look at Luther, we de-feminised his feminine-sounding name. We can de-masculine your name! Umm, 'Luisa'?"

"That's Luther's deadname and I'd rather not accept my twin's hand-me-down," Five refused. "And I'm not a girl!"

"But you're twins! Similar names! And names don't have gender, you know."

"Says the genderfluid."

Luther rolled his eyes hearing his two siblings fight for Five's name.

"Lu! Help me!" Klaus faced Luther. "Give me a new name for Five!"

"I mean, Five sounds good."

"See!" Five gestures at Luther. "Even Luther agrees with me!"

"But you need a real name..."

A taxi stopped in front of the trio and the driver comes out, opening the boot. Luther leaves his siblings behind and started to put in their trunks.

"Can we fight about Five's new name later?" Luther asked. "We should get in the taxi now."

"We should, yeah-" Five nods and got in the car, followed by Klaus, followed by Luther, sandwiching Klaus in the middle. Luther held back a hiss as the car tilts to the back a bit, feeling guilty like an outcast as the driver glanced back. Neither of them said anything.

"Where are you going?" The taxi driver asks. Five gave the destination. The taxi driver steps on the gas and the car start to leave the airport.

"So what's the plan here?" Luther asked, cutting the debating siblings. "Today we go to Krause's house or what?"

"I think today we need to find a hotel and rest, tomorrow we can go to Krause's," Five suggested. Klaus was about to intervene when Five added, "we just travelled for two days and three stops, I think it's best that we rest first."

"Alright-" Klaus pouts. "But I'm not happy with this choice."

"Come on, Klaus." Luther pats his back, careful to do it gently. "We're visiting Krause tomorrow! Cheer up."

"Oh, Daddy!"

"He's NOT your daddy!"

"Oh yes, 'cause you're the daddy here, right?" Luther bursts out into laughter as soon as he's finished with the retort. Five looks even more annoyed and Klaus had a questioning look in his face.

"In the 1960s when Five was in the fifth stage of paradox psychosis, which is acute paranoia," Luther explains. "They yelled that I'm experiencing daddy issues and yelled 'I'm the daddy here!'. In the street. With other people watching."

"Daddy!"

"Ok, can you just forget that moment?" Five asked. "I wasn't in the best frame of mind."

"Sure thing, Daddy." Luther and Klaus both laughed as Five rolled their eyes.

"Why do I try?" Five's remark got ignored as the two boys didn't stop laughing.

"Can you just-" Klaus snorts, "imagine a little hermit-" snorts again, "yelling 'I'M THE-" Klaus didn't even finish his sentence as he already laughed again.

"Stop it, I'm going to pee!" Luther wheezed, holding his stomach.

"Yes haha, laugh at my misery now." Five rolled their eyes. "So funny."

"Sorry to interrupt, but we're already here," the taxi driver said. "The fare would be €34 Euros."

"Five, €34," Luther said as Five took out their wallet, taking out €50.

"Here." Five handed the money to the taxi driver. The taxi driver took it and gave back €16. The trio left the car to the boot, taking out their trunks before entering the hotel.

"Are we going sightseeing today?" Klaus asked as they walked in the hotel.

"I think it's better that we just rest first," Five answered. "It's getting late now."

"Hello, can we help you?" The hotel receptionist asked.

"Do you have a room available?" Luther asked.

"Yes, for how many people and how many nights?" The hotel receptionist asked again.

"How many nights?" Luther asked.

"Two."

"Two people and two nights," Luther answered the receptionist. The receptionist nodded and typed on the computer.

"A triple room for two nights, that'll be €208." Luther nudged Five and Five took out the money from their wallet, handing it to the hotel receptionist. In turn, the hotel receptionist gave a key.

"Enjoy your stay!"

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