Hey, everyone!

So I'm still super depressed for no reason whatsoever.

Depression is a bitch, guys.

Anyway, I finally got some motivation to write.

However, this is my Adrian cheats chapter. I told you all it was coming.

Idk. I'm sad so it seemed fitting.

Yeah, you're all going to hate me after this.

This is not connected to Nova Makes a Mistake.

Minor Supernova Spoilers

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Adrian wasn't doing well.

Nova was gone. She and Evie went to Italy to see the town their ancestors were from.

Adrian did well on the first few days. He got a lot of reading done. He and Oscar had a whole Steven Universe and She-Ra and the Princesses of Power marathon, and he browsed facebook and read more BuzzFeed articles than anyone.

But by the fourth day, he missed Nova.

He was lying in bed, watching a video of her laughing that he had taken a couple of months ago. He missed the sound of her voice.

Adrian realized that he did not do well when Nova was gone.

He should have asked to come on her trip with her.

All Adrian had now was his empty house.

He should have gotten a pet. Probably a cat. Nova likes those. His fish has long since died. RIP, Georgia.

Adrian groaned. He ordered a pizza and went to the living room, turning the TV on.

He watched the news. The local animal shelter was having a Puppy Festival, focused on finding homes for dogs.

Adrian always liked dogs.

He sighed, and saw that it would still be thirty minutes since the pizza came.

He went to the kitchen and opened the liquor cabinet, getting one of the stronger drinks.

By the time the delivery girl came, Adrian was drunk.

She knocked on the door and Adrian opened it.

He recognized her. She was part of the former Renegades Fan Club. He had felt sorry for her, because after she had gotten powers, she still couldn't make it as a renegade.

Her power was that she could change the temperature around her slightly.

Great for delivering pizza, but just a mild inconvenience for crime-doers.

Adrian knew she was bitter, as most of her club members got to be renegades.

"Adrian?" She asked.

He took the pizza.

"Um, Jenna, right?" He asked. The woman nodded.

"So, ah, where's Nova?"

"She in Italy. I miss her," Adrian replied.

"I'm sure you do," The woman said.

"Hey, my shift is over. Do you want some company?" She asked.

Adrian knew he should say no.

But he was drunk. He barely realized that he had said "Sure."

Jenna smiled and let herself in. Adrian closed the door behind her.

"I saw you at trials a couple of months ago," Adrian said, taking a slice.

He offered her one and she took it.

"Yeah." She frowned. "Bummed that I didn't get in. Everyone else did. Kennedy, Diana, Louis. Even Stacy is going to try out. She can make plants grow out of thin air. She's definitely going to get accepted. It's not fair. My power is completely useless unless it's an extremely hot day or an extremely cold day."

"Yeah. I'm sorry," Adrian said.

"It's not your fault," Jenna muttered, taking a bite.

Adrian offered her a drink, and she thought, why the hell not?

Adrian and Jenna both got really drunk.

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Adrian awoke to a woman screaming.

"Wha-?" A groggy Adrian asked.

"Oh my stars. Oh my stars…. I'm so sorry," It was Jenna. "Why did I let myself get drunk enough to sleep with a taken man?"

Adrian looked down and noticed that he wasn't wearing anything.

The woman was looking around the room, gathering her clothes.

She threw them on and left in a hurry.

Oh, great skies. How was he going to tell Nova? She gets back tomorrow!

He got dressed and made some coffee and sat at the table.

He heard the door open and saw his girlfriend.

"Nova? You're early," Adrian said.

'Yeah. Thought I'd surprise you," Nova said,

She smiled and Adrian felt his heart crumble.

He got up and hugged her and kissed her cheek.

She looked in his eyes.

"Hey, is something wrong?" She asked, noticing that he was unusually quiet.

The coffee machine beeped, alerting that it was done.

"Hold that thought, love," Adrian said. He poured out a cup for Nova, and a cup for him.

Nova sat down, her luggage by the door.

"It's good to be home. I hoe you didn't miss me too much," Nova said.

Adrian didn't even smile.

"Adrian, what's wrong? I thought you'd be happier to see me! Even Leroy was happier to see me and Evie when I dropped Evie off!"

(I have this headcanon that Leroy raises Evie (a.k.a Maggie) after she finds out that Nova is her sister.)

"Of course I'm happy to see you, Nova. But…. I have to tell you something."

"What is it?" Nova asked.

"Last night, I really missed you and I got super drunk…"

"Oh, god, where did you puke, Adrian? Was it in bed? I just washed the sheets!"

"No, Nova. What I did was much worse." Adrian relied.

"What?" Nova asked. She wasn't sure what he could do that was worse than puking on the bed.

"I slept with someone else," He said.

Nova was almost relieved. No puke. Great!

But then the gravity of the situation hit her.

Adrian cheated on her.

"You…. You cheated?" Nova asked. Adrian was already crying and tears were pricking her eyes. "How… Why?"

"I didn't mean to. I was drunk. And I know that's no excuse but it certainly didn't help. I missed you and I needed comfort." Adrian explained.

Nova got up and walked to their room, locking herself in.

Adrian knew she needed to be alone right now.

He just sat at the table, sobbing.

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Nova looked in the mirror. She was letting the tears flow freely now.

She briefly wondered who she should call? Ruby, Danna, or both?

She settled on both. She dialed Ruby first and then phoned Danna in.

She heard Ruby telling a barking dog to shush while Danna groggily said "Hello?"

"Danna… did you just wake up?" Ruby asked.

"Yes."

"Its eleven in the morning!"

"Your point being?"

"Well, I guess nothing. I'm sorry, Nova. My chihuahua will not stop barking." Ruby apologized.

"What's up?" Danna asked.

Nova took a breath.

"You know how I was in Italy the last few days?"

"Oh, yeah! How did that go?" Ruby asked.

"Not now, Ruby," Nova said. "Anyway, I got home and Adrian told me…. He cheated on me."

"Mmmm. He's dead," Danna said, hanging up.

"Wait, what?" Nova asked. "Danna?"

"That IDIOT!" Ruby screamed. "Nova, are you… Of course you're not ok. Do you need to talk? I'm pretty sure Danna's on her way to beat Adrian up but I can come over to talk."

"Please," Nova said.

"Alright. On my way," Ruby said.

"OSCAR, WATCH THE DOG!" Nova heard Ruby yell.

"YOU MEAN THE DEMON?" Oscar asked.

"YEP!" Ruby replied.

"Ok, sweetie. I'm on my way," Ruby said.

Nova knew Ruby felt sorry for her. She only called people sweetie when she felt bad for them.

Nova hung up and sat on the stool in front of the small vanity.

She looked at herself.

She was pretty, right? But if she was pretty, why would Adrian cheat on her?

He did say it was a mistake.

Nova's head hurt. Even if he was drunk, he should have known better.

She wasn't sure if she'd ever be able to forgive him.

A couple minutes passed and Nova heard someone slam the front door open.

She emerged from the bedroom.

She saw Danna.

Adrian was sitting on the couch. Danna began screaming at him.

She started to punch him. Adrian just took it.

I deserve this. Adrian thought.

"Danna! Stop!" Nova exclaimed.

"No, Nova. I deserve this," Adrian said.

"No, you don't. Danna, stop," Nova said, grabbing her hand. When she wouldn't stop, Nova used her powers and made Danna go to sleep.

Adrian had a black eye and a busted lip, but he seemed to be ok.

He hoisted Danna up and put her on the couch so she wouldn't be in a harmful sleeping position.

A few minutes later, Ruby arrived.

"Adrian, can you go to our room. Ruby and I need to talk." Nova said.

"Of course," Adrian said.

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Nova and Ruby sat at the table.

'So, what happened?"

Nova was still unsure, as she ran off before she could get the whole story.

"Well, I don't know it all. But Adrian really missed me, so he got drunk with another girl and then one thing led to another." Nova replied.

"It doesn't make sense. He missed you so he cheated on you?"

Nova shrugged.

"Has Oscar even done anything really bad?" Nova asked.

Ruby wanted to lie and say yes, of course. But Oscar had never cheated on her and he was always doing things for her. He even took baking lessons from her mom. They had never almost broken up. She knew that if she had said yes, Nova would ask for details.

"No, Oscar hasn't. Yet," Ruby replied. "Look, Nova. It's up to you but I do think you should talk to Adrian again before deciding what to do. Talking to him might make you feel better. Of course, only do it when you feel like you can. And if you want to hit him, I mean, I think that's justifiable."

"I'm think I'm going to stay with Evie and Leroy for a while. It will clear my head and give me a place to stay while I work up the nerve to talk to Adrian."

"Ok. But if you ever need a plan B, my door is always open." Ruby said.

Nova hugged her.

They explained to Adrian what Nova planned to do and took Danna (who had just woken up) to her home.

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*A Week Later*

Nova knocked on the door.

She finally felt like she could talk to Adrian.

Adrian opened the door.

He didn't look so good. He had bags under his eyes and looked like he hadn't showered for a week. His shirt had stains that were both old and new.

He also hadn't shaved.

"Adrian…" Nova said.

"I know." He replied, letting her in.

She sat on the couch. He sat next to her.

"Adrian, I'm not going to lie. I'm really angry at you. I can't believe you would do this to me. Even if it was an accident, it was a pretty big one."

Adrian nodded.

"If you kick me out. I completely understand."

"Tell me the whole story." Nova stated.

Adrian's eyes widened. Why did she want to know?

So he recounted the story. Of him drinking and ordering pizza and the girl from the old fan club….

Nova stayed blank faced the whole time.

Once Adrian finished, Nova creased her eyebrows.

"Wow. That… Yeah, that was a bad idea."

"If I could take it all back, I would."

"Look, Adrian. This past week without you, even knowing what you did, it was Hell. I missed you, too. In Italy, I missed you too, even with facetime and calls and texts. And I looked forward to coming home and sharing my adventures with you. And then I left and stayed with Leroy and Evie, and I even spent a night at Ruby's… and the whole time, I missed you. I want to stay with you, Adrian. But just know that it will be a long time before I can trust you again and I still don't forgive you. But I love you. And I think we should stay together."

Adrian sobbed in relief.

"Thank you, Nova. I will never do anything like that again. And I will make it my life mission to make it up to you."

Nova nodded.

The couple hugged.

"No go take a shower. It smells like self-pity in here."

Adrian and Nova both let out a small laugh.

And despite his mistake, Adrian knew he and Nova would be alright. They always are.

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So that turned out way longer than I expected/intended.

Let me get one thing straight.

I have a very big and negative opinion on cheaters. I think it's one of the worst things you can do in a relationship. I would never take back a cheater, no matter how much they beg.

BUT

I could not bring myself to break up Nodrian.

So I settled for them taking some time off. Plus, Nova still didn't forgive him at the end so it's ok.

I feel kind of bad, because Nova's was much shorter and Adrian forgave her in the end but to be fair, I feel like Adrian would be a little more forgiving, while Nova would not, given her personality.

Anyway, depression brings depressive writing, so here you go.

I do want to let you all know that I am feeling a bit better, but I still don't know if I feel well enough to go back to weekly updates.

Also, I have a few more one-shot ideas but idk if I want to do them.

So I may include more chapters before my big finale. If you have any opinions, go ahead and comment. If enough people want it, I will continue it for a few more chapters and then I'll finish it.