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Funkita - the wait is over! I hope this one will be just as good and now you get to see what happens next :)

On the road again!


By the time they pulled up to the site they could see the right headlight broken and the area around it crunched inward. There was broken glass from the headlight but other than that there wasn't much of an issue. Until they saw Clawnor get out of the passenger side and run around the other side. "Clawd! Clawd… please-"

Barkley and Scarlet hopped out of the van and surveyed the area. Deuce got out shortly after them as they watched the scene in-front of them unravel.

Clawd tried to push his little brother back but he didn't have the strength to move him much. "Bud-dy, please… go aw-way, I'm gonna be-" Clawd hurled yet again in front of Clawnor… but this time there was blood in it.

The young pup's eyes widened. "Clawd! Stop, stop puking up blood… calm down, please, I'm okay! I'm fine, nothing happened to me."

Clawd couldn't help it, his stomach ached hard, his ribs were sore and his throat was on fire. He coughed up more blood.

"Clawnor, go to Ma and Pops. Please." The gorgon said from behind the little wolf, he didn't want the youngest pup to see anymore than what he already had.

The little wolf nuzzled Clawd briefly, pulling away with some of Clawd's blood on his own fur. He backed up slowly and ran over to his parents, who welcomed him with open arms.

Clawd tried to pull himself back into the vehicle when he nearly fell out. It was clear he was very shaken up, possibly still in shock.

"Clawd?" The gorgon called for the other, stepping over the vomit to get to him. Deuce began to use the sleeve of his sweater he had left in the car to clean the wolf up, also he wanted to make sure there wasn't any psychical damage done to Clawd.

"De-euce?" He called out lightly, reaching for the gorgon, pulling him towards him. Though he wasn't making much of a sound, Deuce could feel the wetness of Clawd's tears buried in his neck. "I-I almost kill-led him. Not Cla-awnor… if anyone can go… it's me-" he sobbed into the nape of his neck. "Not Claw-nor… ever."

"Shh.. Clawd. You guys are fine. The car didn't get that much damage. Clawnor is good, he's with Ma and Pops." The gorgon ran his fingers through the sweaty hair. "Listen to me, you gotta calm down, you guys are okay." He said forcing the other to look at him. The gorgon so badly wanted to scream at the wolf and tell him how stupid he was. How Clawd should have woken him up, but who would that help? No one at the moment. "Luck was on your side Clawd, it's only a car. You and little bro are safe." Deuce just continued to rub circles on the other's back, trying to get him to calm down enough to focus. The gorgon held onto the wolf, he never wanted to let go. He came so close to losing his heart today, if the worst happened. Deuce cringed at the thought, he couldn't think about that now. His main focus was getting Clawd's head straight.

By the time Clawd's breathing slowed to normal, he was absolutely exhausted. "Deuce… I'm gonna pass out..." He could hardly move, his body, chest – everything felt so heavy. "I love you..." he whispered to his gorgon.

Deuce just held onto his wolf, how was he going to get him into the passenger seat? "Come on." The gorgon said leading the wolf to the passenger side.

Clawd was shaky but he did his best to get up. He nearly slipped in his own bloody vomit but soon made it to the other side. Hearing the glass crunch under his shoes made him choke up again but Deuce opened the passenger side door for him and as soon as Clawd sat down he was rendered unconscious almost immediately.

The gorgon tucked Clawd's feet into the vehicle and put the seat back for him a bit.

"How's it going over here?" Barkley asked, approaching slowly, wondering if Deuce needed any help.

"He's out, poor guy. He literally stressed himself to the point of passing out." Deuce bit his lip as he closed the car door. "The car looks alright to take home, I might need Max's help getting him inside though." The gorgon said making his way to the older wolf. This was the first time he got a good look at the damage, he knew Clawd would feel terrible about it once he saw it. "Damn." He mumbled more so to himself, he couldn't imagine what would have happened if Clawd didn't make it to the side of the road.

"The asshole that was signaling into our lane and is the whole reason the headlight's out, took off! They didn't even stop to see if we were okay."

Scarlet shushed Clawnor, but looked at Barkley. "What do you think?"

Barkley shifted his eyes towards his wife and child. "I don't know… you wouldn't happen to have remembered the license plate, did you buddy?"

Clawnor was right ticked off. "No, once they blindly came into our lane they realized we collided and sped up. Douche-bags."

"Alright, enough with the cursing young man." She tapped his nose.

"But mom! They caused Clawd so much stress and discomfort. He strained himself enough to throw up blood. Aren't you upset? Clawd could've ruptured something - that's internal bleeding and it could kill him! I don't wanna lose my brother, I'd rather it be me-"

Scarlet cuffed his nose, Clawnor's ears flattened immediately. "How dare you Clawnor? You know that's the polar opposite to how your brother feels, I don't wanna hear you ever say those words again."

Deuce stood there in shock but knew better than to say or do anything. He'd been on the receiving end before, that was never fun.

"Pops, can I ask a favor?" The gorgon asked.

Barkley nodded. "Yeah, of course bud – anything."

Scarlet felt bad when she looked down and saw Clawnor's eyes begin to glisten. She put her hand on his shoulder and he took it off, he walked back towards the car where Clawd was still unconscious. He couldn't fathom why she would tell him to change his feelings? He loved his big brother more than himself, why wasn't he allowed to feel that way? Why should he ever hide the way he felt?

Deuce watched the pup for a second, last thing he wanted was something to happen to the little guy. "I was wondering, if we could get my car?" He figured it was at least safer until he could get Clawd's fixed.

Barkley rubbed Deuce's shoulder. "Of course we can, I'll go with you to get anything you need. I can go right in with you if you'd like?"

"Thanks Pops, that'd be awesome if you'd come with me."

Clawnor wanted to open the door so badly and snuggle his brother… but he looked to be at peace right now. He shuddered. At peace? He looked hard to see if Clawd was breathing… though he didn't see a big rising or falling movement of his chest. He swung the car door open and put his ear to his chest. "Clawd? Clawd..." he whimpered. "you'll be okay once we get you home, right?"

The pup looked up and saw an on-coming car so he closed the door over quickly, sandwiching himself between the car door and the frame just in time for it to miss them. He only wanted to see if Clawd was alright after all.

"Damn it, Clawnor!" Scarlet growled after him.

Barkley cringed. "Deuce, will you be okay to drive it home? Despite the lack of headlight and body damage?" The sooner they got Clawd home, the sooner they could survey him for damage and determine if a trip back to the emergency was needed.

The gorgon glance at the car one more time. "Yeah, I'll go the less populated route, that way we don't attract too much attention. Y'know – cops." Deuce's eyes shifted towards the pup, "Come on buddy, you come with Pops. I'll get our Clawd home safe and sound. I promise." The gorgon knew this was one thing he could promise the little fluff.

"Yes, perfect idea. Don't wanna attract attention at all. I'm gonna see if I can get it fixed on the down-low too. Be safe, Deuce." He bid the gorgon safe travels and took his angry wife and equally angry pup to the van.

Deuce headed towards the car, he honestly hoped Clawd would remain asleep until he got home. That was the goal.

The gorgon took a deep breath and sharply exhaled, he noticed droplets of Clawd's blood on the steering wheel, claw marks dug in deep to the gearshift. The evidence was written all over this vehicle how much his wolf struggled before they arrived. If only Deuce already had his own car, maybe he would've gotten to them faster?

The sound of gagging shook Deuce from his thoughts but Clawd seemed to work through it, the poor thing shifting in and out of restless consciousness.

Deuce got himself ready to drive by grabbing the seatbelt, fastening it and maneuvering the vehicle off the main roads. The sooner they reached the Wolf residence, the better.

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Once Clawd was settled in his cozy bed, Clawdia told Deuce she would stay with him so he wouldn't wake up alone while Pops took him to get his own car from his mother's place. The gorgon boy was visibly shaken up but he was doing well despite everything that just happened.

"I'm ready when you are, Deuce." Barkley wasn't exactly sure how they'd get there just yet but he was damn determined to get the boy anything he needed from that place.

"Okay," He said leaning against the door frame. "Clawdia said she'll look after Clawd until we get back." Part of him truly didn't want to leave, even though his wolf was in capable hands. 'Come on Deuce, the quicker you do this, the quicker you get back to him.' The gorgon told himself, man he really didn't want to leave Clawd.

Clawdia sat upon the bed, she fixed the blankets around him and she brushed the hair out of his face. "You're okay now, Clawd… we're right here, you can wake up when you're ready, alright?" She was so soothing and caring. She kissed his cheek and sighed, boy she didn't like knowing that he stressed himself to the point of a blackout. His body may have forced itself to but at least he was resting.

Barkley bit down on his lip. What if Clawd had a concussion that wasn't being treated? What if Clawnor was right and there was some kind of internal bleeding? He shook himself from his thoughts when he heard arguing from upstairs.

"I told you dinner was ready." Scarlet's voice was raised.

"I told you I'm not hungry!" They were all surprised to hear Clawnor argue back. He hardly ever spoke in an elevated tone. "Sorry mom, I'm waiting for you to tell me when I'm hungry, or when I should be! Apparently I feel how I feel at inappropriate times!"

"Oh boy. Who's gonna win this fight?" Deuce said turning towards the stairs, a little nervous to climb them.

"You shouldn't disrespect your mother like that buddy-" Whenever Max tried to be the voice of reason in his movies it always worked out. He got used to it being part of his personality.

"Why don't you go climb on-top of my sister? Heard you're good at that, Max!" The angry young pup yelled.

Clawdia clasped her hand over her mouth and widened her eyes. "Is that Clawnor?"

More growling could be heard, "Clawnor Sebastian!"

"What?! Gonna tell me what to say next too?"

"I'm gonna tell you what not to say, don't make me come over there boy, you'll regret it."

Deuce nearly tripped up the stairs when heard Clawnor's comment. "Pops, I think the youngest dies today." He said very nervous to continue going up.

Barkley nodded vigorously, he couldn't agree more. They reached the top of the stairs long enough to see Clawnor growl and Scarlet cuff his nose again. "I don't know where you got this attitude from," Barkley knew exactly where Clawnor picked it up from… it's why he and Scarlet were clashing in this direct moment. "but you'd better drop it real quick if you know what's good for you."

Clawnor glared at her. "Don't ever tell me how to feel and we'll be fine."

"I brought you into this world, I can take you out just as-"

"GO AHEAD! You'd only be doing yourself a favor anyway!" Clawnor took off past them and his bedroom door slammed so hard Barkley and Deuce thought it shook the house.

Scarlet let out an aggravated grunt as she stormed off into the kitchen, slamming cupboards.

"Run, while we can." Deuce said to Pops, having a feeling it wasn't safe to go anywhere beside out the front door.

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Barkley shakily locked the door behind them as he walked with Deuce down the stone path. In that moment the lock clicked and the front door opened and shut quickly, a terrified Maximilian Graves exited. "You're not leaving me alone in that battlefield," he quickly caught up to the both of them. "besides, how are you getting to Deuce's anyway?"

The famous werewolf had a point, they could've taken the van but the older wolf was worn right out. He didn't want to end up like Clawd had earlier that day.

"Alright, you're hired." Barkley told him with a grin on his face despite the pounding in his head that started right after they walked out the door.

Clawdeen walked up the stone path stomping almost the entire way. "I had to fucking bus all the way across town, don't know what the fuck Clawd had that was so damn important for him to ditch me like that-"

"Excuse you?" The gorgon stopped right in front of the she-wolf. "Does nearly wrecking his car with him and Clawnor in it count as important to you? Or are you truly that selfish, Clawdeen?" Deuce now standing in the wolf's face. "If it's too much of an inconvenience for you to have your ass on a bus for 20 minutes, maybe you should've stayed at Frankie's for the night if that's the case!" The male conveyed, clearly irritated. "Now Pops, Max and I are going out for a bit. When we get back I want your attitude changed or you can stay in your room for the remainder of the night." The gorgon headed towards the rental car, once he was sure he got this message out loud and clear.

Clawdeen stood there shocked, she had so many questions. Where was Clawd? Clawnor? Were they alright? She felt like the biggest asshole on the face of the earth. She turned on her heel and ran to the front door, unlocking it quick enough to rush in.

Barkley bit down on his bottom lip, he felt bad but he knew that Deuce was doing his best to keep calm under all the pressure as well. He was wondering when the gorgon would snap. "I'll be right there guys."

Max looked back and noticed Barkley unlocking the door to the van in the driveway and taking a small bottle of something, shoving it in his jacket pocket for now.

The famous werewolf unlocked the doors and got in. Soon Barkley joined them. "Alright," he punched in a few things on the GPS, securing Deuce's home address. "now we're happening."

Maximilian was a very safe driver, Barkley approved of the smooth ride so far. His right hand fidgeted with the pill bottle, careful not to make a sound. He swallowed hard. His condition only became real if he started taking them, right? His eyes drifted to the scenery passing by. He was very distracted and it was easy to see.

Deuce sat in the back seat, still fuming about Clawdeen . How dare she think Clawd was she her personal driver? She had two feet and a heartbeat last time he checked.

The gorgon brought out of his thoughts when he heard something rattle. "Pops? What'cha got?" The young male slid toward the elder wolf in the front seat.

Barkley heaved a sigh. He wanted to keep no secrets from the gorgon anymore. "Medication." He answered plainly.

Max raised an eyebrow, "Fun meds?" He chuckled to himself.

Barkley sighed. "Fuck man, I wish."

"Does it have something to do with why you were in the hospital?" The gorgon asked, trying his best to get as close to the elder wolf that his seatbelt would allow.

Barkley nodded weakly. "Yeah, the 'top cardiologist in New Salem' figured out I have hypertension, the fancy ass term for high blood pressure." He softly sighed. "It skyrocketed I guess after I went to bed... that's why I woke up all out of sorts, my body was trying to warn me I guess. I just thought my nose was running, but then after I wiped it I realized it was blood. My head was just pounding, like I'd have rather been dead it hurt so bad." He shifted in his seat. "Even the hospital's pain meds didn't touch my headache."

Deuce sat there in silence, did that mean he was going to lose the elder wolf a lot sooner then he wanted? The gorgon sat there pondering, a cardiologist... wasn't that a heart specialist? Pop's heart was broken as well?

"Shit, dad really?" Maximilian shook his head. "Fuck."

Barkley shrugged his shoulders, "Yeah I guess. Look, doc told me if it's left untreated it will kill me. Low blood pressure is worse because there's not enough flow to the organs and when that happens they'll start shutting down so he said personally – he'd rather have high blood pressure rather than low." Barkley sighed. "Y'know me, I'm stubborn. Maybe it's not really happening if I refuse to take them. Let nature take its course."

Max narrowed his eyes. "I would highly suggest you don't do that. You have pups that need you. Clawdia needs you, we all need you."

Barkley stayed silent. Would he be more alright with this if his children didn't need him anymore? He could set them all up bank accounts and save up for them... but would money be enough for them to not need him?

Deuce felt his eyes tear up, he honestly couldn't picture a world without Barkley Wolf in it. On the other hand, if the elder wolf didn't want to fight anymore, why would they force him? He gave his head a good shake, he knew he shouldn't think like that. All the gorgon could do was give the older wolf's shoulder a reassuring squeeze.

Barkley rubbed Deuce's hand briefly. "I'm just being silly. I'll take them later. We got shit to take care of." He sat up, taking his hand out of his pocket.

"Wow, pretty snazzy – and you don't like it here?" Max asked vaguely as they pulled up to the address the GPS navigated them to, however he didn't really know about Deuce's questionable lack of childhood and amount of neglect he felt in that place.

"Not since I was little." The gorgon stated, he was now regretting even coming back here. Maybe they could turn around and try again later?

Before the gorgon knew it, the car door was opened for him. Barkley knelt down and gave his knee a pat. "Listen bud, we're not here to cause shit. We're not here to upset your mother, I don't want to make anything uncomfortable for anyone. We're gonna go in there peacefully alright?" He pat Deuce's knee again. "We got this."

"It's not us starting shit that I'm worried about, Pops, I don't want her stressing you out." The gorgon stated as he shifted his gaze towards the house. He swore he just saw the curtain move. Great now she was most likely preparing for a fight.

Barkley shook his head. "Nah... to be honest, I'm pretty sure my current headache's from my wife and youngest pup being at each other's throats. Now c'mon buddy, the sooner we get this done, the sooner we can go back home and uh, relax." He wanted to say wind down with a few drinks but he had to start that pill this evening.

"Okay Pops." The gorgon said sliding out of the car and slowly walked towards the door. Last time he did this, Clawd was there with him. Hopefully it would go much smoother than last time. . .