SUSTENANCE ♕ animal kingdom [discontinued]

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I was out in the pool swimming a couple laps, it was quiet around the house and I knew nobody wanted to say anything to me about where I'd been the last couple days. It was back to everyone walking on eggshells around me, being careful I don't implode. I got to the end of the pool hauling myself out standing up and pushing my hair back.

"You know I thought you had died." I hear and I look over to see Craig sitting by the chair with my things.

"Nope, unfortunately still alive. And it's not like any of you bothered to show up." I replied with a purse of my lips as I walked over grabbing my towel to dry myself.

"I really thought I was going to get a call that you weren't coming back." Craig says sitting there looking at me, "You just- you disappear a lot. I thought at first you would've been in hospital like the last time but- but then what if this time that didn't happen." My eyes soften as I looked at him sighing, I sat down in front of him.

"Look, I know I've done shit in the past and maybe turning my phone off wasn't the brightest idea. I just wanted to prove I could do it by myself."

"Why?"

"So then when I do eventually go off my rocker, I wouldn't hurt any of you."

"Why do you think you're going to hurt us."

"Because of what happened with my mum." I said looking at him and he sighs grabbing my hands moving closer to me.

"Seph you have nothing to be afraid about okay. Yeah your crazy and do shit but that doesn't mean you're going to end up like her. We're family and we're always going to have each other's backs." Craig says making me smiled looking at him titling my head.

"When did you become so great at advice?"

"You learn a thing or two hanging around you."

"Oh fuck off." I said shoving him playfully making him laugh and I laughed with him.

"And you know why we never showed up? It's because J said you were okay." Craig says smirking at me giving me a look, "Did something happen between you and J?"

"What? No."

"You slept with him, didn't you?"

"Keep your voice down you idiot." I said covering his mouth with my hand and his eyes go wide, "No I didn't sleep with him."

"You like him." Craig says muffled into my hand before slapping it away, "You like J and you guys slept together. Oh my god, I have to tell Deran."

Craig quickly gets up running off making me get up a split second later, he runs through his door making me follow him. I get inside to see he was just making it through to the bathroom into Deran's room, making me run kicking his knees from behind so he fell on to them. He opens his mouth to say something but I brought my hands to cover it making everything he say muffled.

"We were having a sentimental moment, why are you ruining it?" I said holding on to Craig for dear life.

"What the fuck are you two doing?" Deran says watching as Craig try to pry my hands off him, he then licks my hand expecting my hands to come off.

"What are you? 5? Licking my hand." I said looking at Craig who manages to get one hand away from his mouth.

"Deran, she slept with-," Craig says but I cut him off by biting into his shoulder making him scream out in pain, "You little shit."

"Pussy, I didn't even bite you that hard." I said and I held on to Craig until I felt someone rip me off Craig, I looked to see Deran was now a part of it. He sets me down behind him and he turns to Craig.