Asante opened his eyes, feeling something poking his cheek almost non-stop. His eyes slowly looked over, shock filling him at the sight of Adaman staring down at him with a finger poking his cheek. A smirk spread across the mans face at the sight of the childs expression, looking amused. "Good morning...or should I say Good Afternoon"Adaman greets, poking the boys cheek once more. Asante waved his father off, wondering what was going through this mans head. The same head of the man that abandoned them. Yeah, don't think he'd forget so easily just because his only parent was being nice to him. He sat up and yawned, his Rowlet landing in his arms. Laughter came from outside, the sound of his sisters making him blink twice. Getting to his feet, he hurried away, heading outside. Adaman followed behind him, watching as he rushed away after his sisters. He crossed his arms over his chest, watching the triplets closely.
"They're still here?" His eyes sharpened, glaring coldly down at Lucy having thought she went off to bother someone else for a while. A smile spread across his face as he turned to her, deciding that now was the time to bring this up. "Lets divorce!" Lucy's eyes widened in shock, her fists trembling as she slowly looked up at him. "What?"Lucy demands, her eyes narrowing. A chuckle came from him, a grin now on his face, feeling pleasure at the sight of the woman's expression. He had been wanting to get rid of her for a while and now he had a reason to without explaining himself much to her. Another reason why he didn't want her around. He wasn't going to allow her to do any harm to the three kids. Not her nor her brother. "I've decided to bring my kids into the tribe"Adaman responds, turning away to hide how relieved he was to be able to separate from her.
"You can't..."Lucy mutters. A glare was tossed her way, silencing the woman instantly. He didn't like Lucy, never did and never will. She thought her opinion was important ever since she became his so-called 'partner' and it really set him off sometimes. Now with his kids put into the equation, he wasn't taking any risks with having her around, for the sake of his sanity and for the sake of their safety if Lucy had any plans in mind for them. "So, we're divorcing"Adaman says, uncrossing her arms. Lucy glared at him with a look of pure fury but she huffed and turned away. "FINE!! Do what you want!" Adaman huffed at how childish she was, his eyes narrowed. "That bratty son of yours is much worse than you-" His hand shot out, grabbing the collar of her shirt, lifting her off the ground. "I thought I warned you...shut your mouth"Adaman mutters. He dropped her and turned away, walking off ignoring the way people scrambled to move out of his way.
"PAPA!" Running feet caught his attention, his hands lifting automatically, surprising himself as Athena leapt into his arms. The child beamed at him, her arms thrown around his neck as she giggled, kicking her feet. A hand tugged on his hoari, Alyssa beaming up at him. He stared down at her stunned, perking up when he noticed a reluctant Asante making his way over with a drawing in hand. Adaman stared down at them with wide eyes, feeling a familiar warmth fill him. The same warmth he felt when Alya was still alive and by his side, always greeting him with a warm smile. He liked this feeling, even though it was being given to him by the same kids that his love had picked over him. "Papa?"Athena blinked, looking up at him, concerned. He placed a hand on her back, holding the child close. He freed a hand, holding it out to Alyssa. The beaming child took his hand in both of hers, a wide smile on her face.
Asante followed with his drawing, a small smile appearing on his face. "Adaman?" Mai stared as she watched them go then smiled, looking relieved to see him taking care of them. "You three go play, I have a meeting to get to, stay along the path and don't talk to strangers.."Adaman says setting Athena down. "Alright!"Alyssa beamed, nodding to him. The three kids took off, heading down the path. Adaman whistled, turning away from the area. Luxray bounded over and stopped, letting him climb up onto his back. "Go!" Luxray took off full speed, leaping out of the camp and landing, rushing through the area. Braviary flew over head, Ember's hair being blown around by the wind. Adaman glanced up at him, a small sigh coming from the man. Luxray grunted, glancing back at him in a concerned way. "I'm fine, just get me there"Adaman mutters, narrowing his eyes. Luxray nodded and leapt onto a boulder and launched himself forward, landing on all fours.
Julie yelled in surprise when Adaman landed beside her the moment he leapt off his Luxray. Adaman looked at her with a quick apologetic look and walked away, spotting Irida. "Hey, you're lucky that Palina didn't storm into the Diamond Clan searching for the kids"Irida informs, crossing her arms. He walked past her, ignoring the subtle jab at him, a reminder as to not do anything stupid or make them worry about the kids. "Let's just go see Kamado, you all worry too much about them." Irida sighed, giving Ember a welcoming nod. The duo walked in after Adaman, the trio freezing when the sounds of an explosion came from the distance. They looked back then at one another, alarmed that something from afar was so loud. Adaman walked away in the lead, heading up the stairs to the top floor where Kamado waited for them. That explosion set an unsettling feeling in him for a moment.
"Adaman, you seem lighter, hardly a scowl on your face"Kamado greets, Cyllene standing beside him with papers in hand. Silence followed, a scowl now on the mans face at Kamado's words, not in the mood right now for anything since he had to leave his kids so soon after Asante had awoken from his slumber. "Can we get this over with?"Adaman demands, his arms crossed over his chest, wanting to get back to the kids. "Oh calm down, at least you're less likely to snap on us now thanks to the kids." He glared at Irida but he didn't say anything, looking away as Ember gave him a look of warning and slight hostility. Running feet got their attention, Rei rushing into view in a panic. "FIRE!! THERE'S A FIRE SPREADING NOT TOO FAR FROM THE DIAMOND CLAN!" Adaman rushed past him, his eyes wide. Irida and Ember gave chase behind him, looking alarmed. "How bad is it?!"Adaman demands, his hair flying back. "It's gonna get worse if we don't stop it but it's not spreading too fast!"Rei responds.
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Adaman stared at the flames with wide eyes, glad it hadn't gotten too close to the clans camp otherwise things might've gotten bad. "PAPA!" His head whipped around, Athena and Alyssa rushing towards him, their clothes slightly scorched. He dropped down to one knee alarmed that the two kids had been caught in the fire. Wait, why were only two of them here. He shot up, rushing towards the fire, feeling dread and fear fill him. "ADAMAN!" Mai and Cyllene grabbed him, keeping him back. "GET OFF ME!!!" He reached forward, struggling against the two as Ember joined the two women in keeping him away from the fire. Adaman's Vaporeon fired a hydro pump, helping try to put the flames out, several other pokemon using sand attack. "Adaman, what are you trying to do"Mai demands, looking up. Her eyes widened at the helpless look on the mans face, her grip loosening in surprise. Adaman took off, rushing to the flaming forest.
"MY SONS IN THERE!!"
