THE UNKNOWN

[The Condescension]

Adrian watched Pudding leave the room, frowning at Clarissa blood running down his arm were he was bit. "He was fucking biting me Clarissa. What do you want me to do? Just let him dig his teeth into my arms?" He hissed at her angrily. "At this point I'm beyond drunk," he paused before walking out of the room. "I'm going to my dads. Have fun here or some shit." He said as he walked downstairs, Pudding ignoring Clarissas orders at this point and was just seen running down the hall after Adrian wanting to keep him upstairs still.

 

[diwa]

"You hit him first, of course he'll bite, dumbass!" Clarissa growled at him. "Yes, maybe then you can have some sense knocked into you." She said, not backing down. "Fucking stubborn, little shit." Clarissa hissed quietly when Adrian walked out of the room and headed downstairs. "Don't go." She ran downstairs after checking briefly on Sage. "You can't leave. You're drunk or whatever the hell is wrong with you." Remembering her stupid dream, Clarissa calmed down a little. "Please. Don't go." She said quietly, almost pleading and reached for his good hand. "We'll talk. Please, what's wrong?"

 

[The Condescension]

"I didn't hit him fucking first Clarissa, I was just sitting up and he bit me. I'm not stupid enough to just fucking hit that lion." He groaned, running one his hands through his hair which pushed it it back out of his face making him all the more attractive but still now wasn't the time for sexy time. "I did more than just drink and I'm sure that's what Pudding is smelling on me making him so pissy towards me." He said as he stared at the dog who standing so close to him ready to bit him again but since Clarissa was paying attention to him he wasn't going to do anything. "Go to bed, I can handle myself."

 

[diwa]

Clarissa sighed, almost on the verge of crying in the millionth time in just that day alone. "Adrian." She whispered. "What the hell are you doing. Are you taking them occationally now? You were angry at Diamond because she took drugs, and now you just did too. What the hell is wrong with you?" She said, trying to act calmly. "You're like that and you think i'll let you go? You can always tell me what is your problem, Adrian. But no, you chose to be a brat and deal with it the other way. Why can't we just talk?" Clarissa said quietly as she rubbed his arm, and touched his face.

 

[The Condescension]

"Well it's the first time I've ever smoked something besides cigarettes." He shrugged his shoulders, not being worried like how Clarissa was or Pudding. "I don't know if that counts as occasionally. Just so you know I never talk to you because you yell... a lot. Don't lie you damn well you're a sassy little bitch. If my sorrows aren't up to your standards you'll just silently judge me and act like I'm ridiculous. I handled my own shit before I met you, I can handle it myself still. I don't need anyone judging me. If I want to be a mother fucking brat I can be, I'm an adult. I'd talk to Dedrich before I'd full heartly told you anything."

 

[diwa]

Clarissa wanted to retort back Damn right, I'm a sassy bitch in a tone that would definitely infuriate Adrian more. She wasn't going to to deny it. She thinks being sassy up to the point that you're annoying someone is a feat. She sighed, trying to calm her temper. She was a little relieve that Adrian didn't chugged pills again. But now, she was really starting to worry about their relationship. They said that drunk people were honest. Inhibitions are gone, walls are down. They are the people who can tell you the truth and Clarissa felt like that with Adrian. Maybe they ought to call it off. Instead of yelling, she held his hand tight, "I'll call Nicolas if you really wanted to talk to him. Or I can drive you there if you really wanted to go to your dad's house." Clarissa said quietly, "But please, I can't let you drive alone." She flashed her an apologetic smile, still holding his hand. "So what's it gonna be, Acher?" Clarissa asked in almost a whisper.

 

[The Condescension]

Adrian stared at Clarissa for a moment before speaking. "You don't need to drive me, I'll just stay here then." He said, speaking in a normal tone not a whisper like Clarissa was not understanding why she was either but that was probably just his drunk mind. "Really just leave me alone, you aren't going to help me I know you're not. You're a pissy little woman if I did one thing to upset you or did something you'd consider weak you'd never shut the fuck up about it. I don't want your help and I don't know where you learned thats normal but it really isn't. Di-" He was about to continue to rambling but stopped himself not wanting to start another conversation with her. He pulled his hand out of her own and laid down on the couch, Pudding stood there looking between the two ready to bite Clarissa if she decided to leave him alone like he was asking for.

 

[diwa]

"Yeah, yeah. I have attitude and all." Clarissa said to herself. Feeling a little victorious, for Adrian was not going to have a roadtrip, Clarissa flashed a small smile. She clearly ignored his bitchy rantings. "Stay there, we need to clean that arm." Clarissa patted Pudding before running towards the bathroom where the medical kit is located.


When she came back, she sat on Adrian's side and pulled his arm gingerly. She placed the kit by the center table and fished out some cotton balls and alcohol. "Good thing it's not too deep." She mumbled when she cleaned the blood all around the wound. Pudding's bitemarks was perfectly placed in his arm. "We can go to the hospital if you want, just a precaution since Pudding is complete in his shots." She put some betadine and wrapped a gauze and a bandage on his arm. "There you go." Clarissa said, giving his hand back to him. "You need anything else?"

 

[The Condescension]

Adrian shook his head, once Clarissa was done cleaning his wound Pudding jumped up onto the couch and stood up against Adrian, howling at nothing just like how he was when he was a puppy, waking up Clarissa before curling up in Adrians lap. Not having ill feelings towards him just didnt want him alone.


Adrian stroked the dogs fluffy fur while he talked to Clarissa. "I'm fine, my arm would've stopped bleeding on its own I'm sure your aware of my god intense pain tolerance." He snickered quietly.

 

[diwa]

"I'm pretty sure you can die due to bloodloss before you complain." Clarissa grimaced at the certain truth. She took the medical kit and leant down, kissing Adrian by his hair. "One of your weirdly attractive and annoying trait to be honest." She said quietly before going back to the bathroom to put the medical kit. When she came back, she had a bottle of soda in hand and she placed it on the center table. She went back on Adrian's side and played with Pudding's tail. "We do have to swing by at the hospital tomorrow. Just to be safe."

 

[The Condescension]

"I'm not going to the hospital for a dog bite, Clarissa. You'd send me to the damn hospital I got a papercut." He rolled his eyes, hating how often they seemed to 'need' the hospital. "Really Clarissa, I can just go to a doctor if you're that worried but its a bite. He didn't tear off my arm."

 

[diwa]

"Where else do you go when you need a doctor?" Clarissa rolled her eyes at him, but sigh in defeat. "Just have that thing checked out. I don't care whether you go to a Shaman, just make sure they're legit then i'll keep my mouth shut, big boy." Clarissa patted Pudding's leg and push the dog out of the couch. Making him jump down, she crawled on Adrian's lap and wrapped her arms around his neck. Tired and just wanted to rest, she didn't care if what she did annoyed him. "I'm sure it'll be fine, but I just wanted to be sure." She mumbled as she rested his head on his shoulder.

 

[The Condescension]

Adrian hugged her gently, Pudding laid at the foot of the couch wanting to stay with the family. "I'll get it checked out don't worry I won't die." He played with the ends of her hair, still not being tired. "I'd keep Sage on Puddings good side for the time being, he's pissy if you can't tell."

 

[diwa]

"He can cuddle with you later," Clarissa mumbled while nuzzling his neck. "I'm sure Pudding can live with that." She stretched her foot and reached for Pudding' mane. Her toes werebrushing his fur. "Pudding can be quite scary sometimes." Clarissa chuckled quietly. "This is the first time he did it, meaning you can't just do what you did. Please?"

 

[The Condescension]

"Clarissa the only thing I did was sit up on the bed." He rolled his eyes, looking over at Pudding who was just laying on the floor. "I don't know what pissed him off but I can only guess he really wanted me in that bed."

 

[diwa]

"He's having a baby tantrum. Let it slide." Clarissa said, favoring the dogbear more. "This is the first time, he won't do it again." Clarissa chuckled and looked up to kiss his jaw. "If Pudding wants you on the bed, then maybe you should stay on the bed. Wanna go back?" She asked, but didn't even move from his lap, instead she wrap her arms a little tighter.

 

[The Condescension]

"Whatever stick crawled up his ass, I just don't want him biting Sage is all. She wouldn't take it as lightly as I would. I doubt Pudding will bite her or anything, I'm just saying." He sat up on the couch, gently making Clarissa let go of him. "I'm drunk, I'm not going to carry you up the steps unless you wanna risk falling down the steps with me." He snickered as he stood up, Pudding standing up as well the two of them just waiting there for her.

 

[diwa]

"Sage will bite Pudding first before that bear does that to her." Clarissa said confidently. She pouted like a little girl when Adrian pulled her arms off of him. "Okay,never mind the bed. Can we stay here on the couch instead?" Clarissa whined as she laid back on the couch and stretched like a cat. And just like the feline, she was lazy as hell to even stand up. "Please?" She mumbled, reaching for Adrian's hand.

 

[The Condescension]

Adrian laughed quietly at her laziness, holding her hand and swayed it back and forth a bit as he just stood there. "I'm just letting you know, the bed will be more comfortable." He smiled at her, the front door opening Vera walking in and scurried inside carrying little baby Sapphire almost completely not noticing the two of them but Adrian started talking to her.


"What are you doing? And where are the other two?" He asked, stilling holding Clarissa's hand Pudding going over to Vera wanting her love and affection being rather found of the girl.


"The other two are in the back of your dads car. I need to go get Sapphires stuff, Nicolas is going to need to leave the other two here." Vera went upstairs and got a bag with Sapphires stuff in it before coming back down just as quickly as she went up clearly in a hurry. "You're going to have to watch the other two, I'm sorry. I'd keep those two away from Sage as well, I'm pretty sure Sapphire has whooping cough and I don't know if she gave it two Austin and Verena or not. Right now neither of them have a fever or anything but when Sapphire is awake she sounds god awful." She sighed quietly, sitting on the bag love seat, sitting down next to it waiting for Nicolas to come in with the other two before they could leave. "I'm just not taking the two healthy ones to a hospital, they'd get sick and die that's for sure."

 

[diwa]

"For the record, I am comfortable when you were sitting on the couch. I like that spot, by the way." Clarissa pouted and still didn't budge on the couch. "So come back or i'll set Pudding on you." She chuckled, it was weird at how Adrian shifted his mood so easily. Clarissa badly wanted to flirt with him to get some cuddle time with baby daddy when Vera stormed in and making their life a little complicated.


Vera moved like nobody's business. Clarissa felt guilty about seeing her because of her dream but she managed to forget it with Adrian and she easily dismissed it with Vera. "Whooping cough? Aren't they given shots for that? Your kids, I mean. But yeah, sure. We'll take care of the two. Don't worry about them." Clarissa nodded at her.

 

[The Condescension]

"They're both asleep so it shouldn't be too big of a deal, I'll come back when I can or have Nicolas come get them." She sighed, Nicolas coming in and went upstairs to set the little kiddies in their cribs for the night. "Yeah all three of them got them but Sapphire decided to break the rules and get it anyway, or she has a bad cold. Either way she's a baby her body can't handle dieases and if it is whooping cough it can kill her. To me when she coughs it sounds like whooping cough and thats why I'm assuming that's what it is."


Vera stood up and slung the bag of her shoulder, walking by the couch as she was going to go back out to the car and glanced at Adrian. "I'll tell you the same thing I tell Diamond when she does drugs, don't go around my kids. I can't tell you not to mess with your own but I can smell that shit its disgusting. I don't care if you do drugs in your own home but I have no where else to leave my kids unless I want Apollo watching them and that isn't going to happen. They don't need shaken baby syndrome." She said as she walked outside, back to the car. Adrian just frowned Clarissa already meantioning his smell more than once and now Vera was on it and knowing his father he'd have his throat and feed it to the dogs.


"Does it really smell that strong?" He asked Clarissa, getting back on the couch with the girl and grabbed a blanket for the two of them.

 

[diwa]

She doesn't need to finish her four years of med school in order to know that what Sapphire had is very contagious and possibly deadly for her age. They've talk about that stuff when she was in second year, possibly in microbiology. Good thing she got knocked up when she was in her year three. Clarissa understood Vera's worry, if Sage coughs like she describe how Sapphire cough, she would take Sage in the hospital in a heartbeat. And now, as much as she do care and love about Vera's younglings, especially little Austin, a small part of Clarissa wish that she never brought the triplets near Sage or in their hands. And Clarissa felt bad even more but she had to think of her little kitten first. "Yes of course, we'll take care of them..." Clarissa reassured her, she trusted the vaccines and booster they gave to Sage to take effect and protect her from the stupid cough. She watched Nicolas brought upstairs the two sleeping babies. After a while, the two left for the hospital but not without Vera's awesome words of wisdom that left Adrian surprised.


"All I smell is booze" Clarissa said admittedly, "Vera uses too, remember? A little hypocrite of her considering she took some when she is pregnant." she added quietly as she snuggled back in Adrian's lap. "But she's got a point. Please, don't ever do that again." She begged, "I don't care if you just smoke or however you took it, just please don't do it again."

 

[The Condescension]

"From what I heard she stopped using soon as she found out she was pregnant so, good on her." He shrugged and snuggled close to the girl. "I won't I wasn't expecting you to come back at all but still, I won't. Promise."


He went back upstairs, getting the two dogs missing their warmth and cuteness and sat down next to Clarissa releasing the puppies on her. "I'm sorry. They're cute. I'm not. Love them."

 

[diwa]

"What about when she was high that one time–oh never mind." Clarissa rolled her eyes, tired of talking and just laid there, she did however swatted Adrian's bare chest. "So you mean to say that you won't actually regret it if I didn't come home earlier? Too bad I did. But it's good to know you won't do it again." She smiled a little at him, a little pissed at what he said. "Not just recreational drugs, Adrian. Pills as well. You will not do what you did before." She looked at him briefly before hugging him tight.


"Take them back on their box," Clarissa sighed when Adrian went up again and fetched the pudgy pups. She did complete her sentence, she was afraid that Adrian might theow another bitch fit of his. "I love them because you do." She flashed him a small smile and stood up, holding the two pups in one hand while her other was holding Adrian's, pulling him up. "Come on, Shawty." Clarissa smirked. "Let's go to bed."

 

[The Condescension]

Adrian held her hand and walked upstairs with her. "They are cute Clarissa, you know they are." He laughed quietly as he went into their bedroom and laid down on the bed. "Hopefully none of the other kids get sick, with the name Sapphire no wonder that girl is unlucky. I only hate that name so much is because Diamond picked it to raise her like a lil mini stripper; rather disgusting to deciding a newborn is going to a hooker when she grows up."