seven souls seven sins

chapter 51: dear liver

Adrien's pov:

"Every dayyy, I spend my time, sippin' wine, feeling fine." I belt, jamming to the music as I flip another pancake. I woke up bright and early to get breakfast ready, especially after the night that the kiddos had. I feel the beat and sway towards the pantry to grab the maple syrup when I spot my infamous hangover cure.

I grab the bottles and containers from the shelf and make my way back into the kitchen.

I delicately drizzle the maple syrup over the stack of pancakes and set them to the side. I grab my blender and the remaining ingredients needed. I throw a handful of spinach, 250ml of Gatorade and some excess chicken broth from the fridge. I blend the ingredients together into a special concoction and pour the drink into three glasses.

Three cups for three kids.

The spinach is for iron, the Gatorade is for quick energy and the chicken broth is for immediate hydration. I also open the medicine chair and place 3 pills on the breakfast bar counter. The smoothie and pill are a package, per say. I tap my foot to the rhythm as I plate up the rest of the pancakes for the others.

Yesterday was a long night for everyone.

"Am I intruding here?" Leo slithers to my side. "Not in the slightest." I pat his back and gesture him towards the dish with a stack of warm fluffy pancakes. "Woah, it's only 7am." Leo rests his elbows on the counter as saliva builds up in his mouth. "I want the kids to be properly fed before the interrogation." I explain as I plop the last utensil in the dishwasher.

"You ready for this shit?" Chase questions as he turns the corner with an apple between his teeth.

"Hell yeah, I want a full explanation from all three of them." Leo crosses his arms. "Wait Leo, did Nat say anything about the Theo incident?" I ask him. "No, she only protested when I told her she had to go to bed. Although, she did seem pretty scared of Vincent when I saw her." He shrugs his shoulders. "What about me? Hm?" Vincent emerges out of nowhere.

"Nat doesn't appear to like you very much." Chase blurts.

"I've already copped that last night." He responds with a stern voice as he pours himself a cup of coffee. "Did you sleep well?" I ask my older brother. "I tried." He answered nonchalantly. "Look she didn't mean whatever she said. She was under the influence, don't worry about it." Leo assures Vincent. "Easy for you to say, you weren't even there." Vincent mutters bitterly.

"Watch the tone Vincent." I scold him for replying to Leo like that.

"Fuck off Adrien." He responds more frustrated than before. I'm taken aback by his harsh words. He's usually never like this. He's always perfect and in control of his emotions. He doesn't treat us like this, he never did. This isn't the normal Vincent that we all know and respect, this Vincent is different, and he's angry.

"Looks like someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed." Xander yawns and walks up to the counter.

"I will not hesitate to smash your skull against the wall if you don't shut up this instance." Vincent warns with fury bouncing around his eyes. "Vincent." I hit his arm shocked at his behaviour. Why would he say that about Xander? I turn to face Xander and even he looks worried, he looks scared. "Ignore him." Chase rubs back as Xander's concerned expression fades.