𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝘀𝗵𝗲𝘀 ~ 𝗞𝗹𝗮𝘂𝘀 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘃𝗲𝘀

~ Chapter Twenty One ~

"Alright, you ready to try this again?" Dusk asked as she and Klaus went back to the attic after his brief potty break. "You know, I think this was a bad idea," Klaus replied, standing up from the chair. His arms and legs continued to shake uncontrollably, and it seemed to be getting worse. "Hold on a damn minute," Dusk said, grabbing his wrist as he tried to leave. Not enough to hurt him, but enough to keep him from escaping her grasp.

"I should have had just one last hit to ease me into it," Klaus said as he tried to free himself. "No. I don't think so. Sit your ass back down," the raven said firmly. Klaus continued to protest, saying that one more time wouldn't hurt. But she stood her ground and eventually got him back in the chair, quickly tying him up before he could escape.

"Dusk, please!" the junkie continued to beg. "When are you going to stop doing this to yourself, hmm? You don't think you're hurting people? Well, let me tell you something, Buster! You're hurting your family. You're hurting me!" She stared at him as he continued to struggle. "Just let me go!" As Dusk was about to walk away, she saw a blue mop bucket sitting a few feet away and moved it towards Klaus' chair. "This is for next time. Puke, pee, whatever you need. Multipurpose. See?"

Klaus continued to call out her name as she went down the stairs and back to her room. She shut the door rather loudly, hoping it would give him the hint that she was not coming back. She then tried to distract herself from his shouting by practicing her newest song. This song, however, wasn't about her ex. It was about Klaus.

So I never really knew you
God, I really tried to
Blindsided, addicted
Thought we could really do this
But really, I was foolish
Hindsight, it's obvious

Talking with my lawyer
She said where'd you find this guy
I said young people fall in love
With the wrong people sometimes

Some mistakes get made
That's alright, that's okay
You can think that you're in love
When you're really just in pain
Some mistakes get made
That's alright, that's okay
In the end, it's better for me
That's the moral of the story, babe

They say it's better to have loved and lost
Than never to have loved at all
That could be a load of shit
But I just need to tell you all

Some mistakes get made
That's alright, that's okay
You can think that you're in love
When you're really just engaged
Some mistakes get made
That's alright, that's okay
In the end, it's better for me
That's the moral of the story

Some mistakes get made
That's alright, that's okay
You can think that you're in love
When you're really just in pain
Some mistakes get made
That's alright, that's okay
In the end, it's better for me
That's the moral of the story, babe

As she continued playing her piano, losing consciousness of the things surrounding her, suddenly it felt like time was turning back. Unbeknownst to her and her siblings, Five was time-traveling back to that morning, hoping to tell his siblings some more news about the incoming apocalypse. In particular, the person who was going to start it all.