Herro! I saw you wanted to take requests so, figured I'd toss ya a lil somethin ~ Perhaps Klaus dealing with being able to see Reader's ghost after they die during their attempts to put an end to the apocalypse?
Of course! I hope you like it! I got a little carried away, and it got away from me.
Warnings: Character death, mentions of blood, ANGST.
Words: 1,075
I Loved and I Loved and I Lost You ~ Klaus Hargreeves x Reader.
Klaus was hopelessly, madly, deeply in love with you, it had hit him like a tidal wave, leaving him breathless. He felt free with you, the ghosts were drowned out in your presence. Being around you had been better than any high. You were the world to him, and he did all he could to protect you.
But it wasn't enough.
He held you in his arms, knees digging into the rubble of the once great Academy, clutching you close to his chest, hoping he could squeeze the life back into you. Tears fell onto your lifeless form, sobs racking the mans thin frame. He had failed you, and now the one thing that had brought him immense joy was taken from him.
Nothing could have prepared him for this, the pain he felt in his chest was excruciating. He just wanted to give up, to lie down and die beside you. Fuck saving the world, the world meant nothing to him without you in it. All of the things he could've done to save you started running through his head, his fathers voice reminding him that he had once again failed.
It was Diego who broke Klaus out of his thoughts, a gentle hand on his shoulder. Klaus looked up, meeting his brothers sad eyes.
"I-I can't leave them... You can't make me leave them.." He mumbled, his voice breaking. Your blood had soaked through your boyfriends tanktop, the cooling liquid leaving a permanent stain on Klaus's heart. Tears left a trail down dust covered cheeks, making him look more worn out.
"Klaus, we have to go... Vanya needs us." Diego pushed, kneeling down to be eye level with his brother. He hated seeing the Always Happy Klaus like this, he hated seeing his brother break. He knew from experience, that this wound wasn't one that would quickly heal.
Klaus let out a sad sigh, letting the numbness wash over him. He pressed one last kiss to your forehead, blinking back the fresh tears threatening to fall. With the last ounce of strength he had, he laid your body back onto the ruins of his childhood home, promising to return and give you a proper burial when he saved the world.
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It was at the Icarus Theater that he saw you. He thought his mind had just been playing a cruel trick on him. But god, when he saw you smile at him, his eyes lit up, knowing deep down that it was you, you had returned to him. "Y-Y/N..." he breathed out, lifting a shaky hand to your cheek. "Fuck, darling, I thought I would never see you again.."
You chuckle at that, staring up at the man who had stolen your heart. "My love, did you really think I'd leave you without saying goodbye?" You knew your time was limited, as much as you loved Klaus, your time on this Earth was up, you needed to cross over. You cupped his cheek, smiling sadly when he leaned into your touch. You didn't want to say goodbye, you wanted to stay here with him, to spend his days with him until you could finally be reunited. But he needed to move on, he needed to find happiness with someone else. And if you stuck around, you'd just be holding him back.
"This doesn't have to be goodbye, Y/N. You can stay with me, just like Ben...." He started, his voice wavering, "Please, Y/N... Please don't leave me... I can't-" A choked sob escaped his lips, and you felt your heart shatter into a million little pieces. This is never how you imagined things; Though, things can change in an instant. Any visions of the future are bound to come crashing down, leaving devastation in it's wake.
Klaus pulled you into a hug, his powers allowing you the mercy of touching him one last time. He buried his face in the crook of your neck, letting out quiet sobs as he held you to him. He was having a great amount of difficulty handling the fact that he would never have the chance to get lost in your wyes again, never get to hear your corny jokes, or soothing voice. That, in itself, was enough to break the already fragile man.
Gunfire interrupted your moment, causing Klaus to jump back, his hands instantly covering his ears. "Go," You told him, his siblings needed him, "I'll be right here waiting for you."
"I love you, Y/N. I'll be right back." Klaus assured you, soon running off to help his siblings. You watched as they managed to subdue Vanya, much too late. Five huddled them all in a circle, and you knew this was the end, this was the last time you were going to be graced with Klaus's presence.
He motioned for you to join them, to come with them, but you couldn't put him through that. You wouldn't. So, you shook your head, giving him a sad smile. Klaus's eyes went wide, he tried to run to you, but his siblings kept him in a firm grip. "Y/N, Y/N! No! Come with me, please, come with me!" He begged, his voice becoming more and more desperate as Five started pushing them through time.
Klaus was there one moment, and gone the next. You sat yourself down on an empty seat, letting out a sigh as you waited for the world as you knew it to be destroyed.
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Klaus landed with Ben in 1960, his heart filled with sadness. He screamed until his throat was raw, cried until he had no tears left. He spent three long years grieving you, finding that staying sober was growing more and more difficult, seeing as you couldn't escape his memory.
When he had learned of the second doomsday, he fought like hell to stop it, swearing he wouldn't let anyone else he cared about die because he didn't give his all. Klaus, and his siblings, succeeded in saving the world. It didn't bring you back, but he knew you would be proud. Even if you weren't in his arms, you had a place in his heart, and he'd carry you around proudly, remembering the good times he had with you. He loved you, and he lost you, and it hurt like hell for a while, but he was now just grateful he had the opportunity to love you at all.
