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thewatchmakerA little over a year ago, I met vampire_peter on Twitter, and we hit it off. I'd created Dr. Gray drgabrielgray to play in another verse that went belly up, and I decided to let the not-so-good doctor be the one who RP'd the real stuff with fangy Peter. I'm so glad I made that decision. I made a great real life friend and an excellent RP partner in Peter's mun. We're family now in and out of game, and I'm so happy to have them in my life.
vPeter and I got started in a game here on LJ that has faded away, but his mun pasted together our first meeting. I'm pasting that here, so I will alwyas have it to
o. There is also a fic version of about half of it onvampire_peter's LJ.
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He was right. Of course he was right, the fucker. Dr. Mohinder I-Know-It-All Suresh was right, and I don’t have a place to live. My nice apartment is full of drug dealers with half a dozen pit bulls. If I hadn’t had Eden’s power, they’d have kicked the shit out of me. I need more. I can’t be defenseless like this. It’s not like it worked on the damn dogs.
It worked on the bartender though, which is why I have half a bottle of JD on my table, and one glass. It’s all mine, and I am on my way to feeling no pain. I pull my ankle up on my knee, inspecting the hole the dog bit through my jeans, and grimacing at the dried blood sticking to my sock. Biting my lip while I do it, I tugged the sock down to inspect the bite. It’s not deep, but with my current state of luck I’ll need rabies shots.
Unscrewing the cap on the Jack, I pour a bit of it over the bite and swear through gritted teeth. “I should go to the ER. I’m a fucking doctor. I know that. This is stupid, Gabriel.”
I hated to leave the bottle behind. I mean it’s not like I paid for it, but it was mine. I’d have to be a little more sober as it was to get the proper treatment in the ER. Then I’d use it to get a job at the hospital too and a place to live. Yep more and more thankful everyday that I bashed Eden’s skull in.
The night was cold, and my breath steamed as I headed toward the hospital, limping as I went. My ankle hurt like a son of a bitch, and it was probably bleeding again too.
Vampire Peter:
It's actually kind of nice out tonight and I'm just having fun walking around. I'd almost forgotten how good it felt to just...wander. I know Nathan's going to be pissed at me for being gone again but...I just wanted a night by myself. No one else.
I'm not even paying attention to where I'm going and I look up, trying to figure out where I am. Shit. I see someone coming at me, limping and I frown. He walks under a light and I grin. "Gabriel!" I call out, jogging over to him. If there's a Gabriel around I can't be too lost.
Getting closer I stop. "Oh. Sorry, you're not a Gabriel I know." He looks different. Is he a Sylar? No, he doesn't seem to be. "You okay?" I glance down at his leg. He must've hurt it somehow. Damn. Does he even know where he is. Double damn.
Dr. Gray:
"Was I at Cheers? everybody knows my name." It makes me giggle. I'm drunk. I can't help it. I glance back at the bar, reading the name, which is not what it should be either... of course.
"I get that a lot. Dr. Gabriel Gray." I hold out my hand. "Well I've gotten that twice. The rest of the time I've gotten 'who the fuck are you? This isn't your apartment, asshole.' I don't like that at all."
"No I'm not OK. I'm drunk. I got bitten by a dog." I pull up the leg of my jeans, then grab onto him to keep from falling over. "I got drunk after I got bitten in case you were wondering, and I'm trying to get to the ER because I might have rabies."
Vampire Peter:
"Cheers?" I ask, not sure what that was. He looks back over his shoulder and I see a bar. Oh, some kind of bar. "Dr. Gabriel Gray?" I ask in surprise, feeling like a parrot. I can tell that he's new here if he hasn't figured things out yet.
"No, I don't think I would too if I go to where I think I live and I find out I don't." I wonder if I should tell him what's going on but I'm not sure. He tells me that he's not okay, that he's drunk and hurt. "You got bit by a dog?" I ask. That's not good.
"I can take a look at if it you want, I might be able to help." I don't know about rabies but I can at least heal the wound so he's not hurt. "Would you mind?" I ask with a warm smile. He's probably lost and confused, that's why he got drunk. Not that I blame him at all.
Dr. Gray:
"I drank a lot." I look into his eyes. They're pretty. I do love brown eyes, and his smile is nice too. "I've had a bad day. Mohinder said I wasn't in Kansas anymore. I didn't believe him, but he was right. I have no apartment, no money, no credit cards, no job, and I liked my job."
Babbling Gabriel. You're babbling.
"Are you a doctor too or a paramedic?" My head is spinning, more from the Jack Daniels than the blood loss I hope. "The people who live in my apartment had their dog bite me. All because I was yelling at them."
"I think I need to sit back down." Before I puke.
Vampire Peter:
"Oh! You've met a Mohinder and he told you about the vortex?" I grin, feeling relieved. That will make this a lot easier than. "No, you're not in Kansas, neither am I." I chuckle. "I'm from elsewhere too. I'm sorry that nothing works and that you don't have anything but there's ways to adjust." I wonder if I should bring him to the mansion or not.
"A doctor? No. Are you a doctor like Mohinder or something else?" I never did understand how people can be doctors and not be doing the same things, learning the same things. "They sent their dog after you?" I shake my head. "Doesn't sound good. I can heal it though, at least the wounds, so it doesn't hurt."
He says he needs to sit down and I look around, spying a bench. "C'mon." I take his arm, helping him over to the bench. "I'm Peter, Peter Petrelli, by the way. Guess I should introduce myself." I chuckle. I'm going to have to be careful with the vampire stuff, I'm not sure if he'll take to that or not.
Dr. Gray:
"Mohinder told me I'm not where I belong." I sit down hard. The bench is cold, but it feels better to be off my foot. "Hello Peter Petrelli. Mohinder said something about Peter being important, but I don't know if that was about you."
"I don't usually drink this much. I'm much smarter than this, but I'm having a shitty day." I wait for him to sit and then put my foot up on his lap to look at. "I'm a medical doctor, a neurologist, a specialist in the human brain. Suresh is a geneticist, a researcher, he doesn't work with real people. I do."
"Shit, it's bleeding again. It didn't look that bad when it happened, but I walked too much on it. Doctors make the worst patients."
Vampire Peter:
"No, you're on a different world. Sounds like it's close to yours but not quite. Mine is entirely different. Like, really different." That's an understatement. Sitting down next to him, I grin as he puts his leg on my lap and I pull back the pants and then the sock. Ouch.
"Not me, the Peter from here. He exploded and made all these vortices that opened into alternate universes...or something like that." I shake my head. "I get it for the most part but can only explain the basics. Mohinder or Chandra are the ones to talk to if you want better details." He explains the differences in doctors and I nod. "We don't have doctors on my world so I'm still figuring things out. There's a lot here that I have no clue on."
He swears because the wound is bleeding and I put my hand over it, concentrating. At least this is a power I can do pretty easily. I can feel the familiar warmth spread from my hand to his leg and I smile as the wound slowly disappears. "There, should be good as new." I grin at him.
Dr. Gray:
The warmth feels like the sun. I can't help the curiosity. Suddenly I'm a lot more sober than I had been. I can see he's more than human. He's like me...kind of...but different.
I clamp my fingers around his wrist, turning his hand over, tracing the fine lines. "How did you do that? Have you always been able to do that? Tell me. I have to know. Please."
Vampire Peter:
I gasp in surprise as he grabs my hand and shiver when he runs his finger over my palm. Oh god, let him not notice how cold I am, or at least let him think it's from the weather. "I...I haven't been able to do that one for a while, I got it when I got here after...after someone got really hurt."
I will not tell him about the fight with Sylar and how Nate and Nathan both almost died. "Do you have powers then?" I ask. He probably does if he knows about them. God, I hope he gets them like the other Gabriels. If he studies the brain, he probably does. "Not all the Gabriels that have come through know they have it."
Swallowing, I glance at my wrist where he still has hold of it. "You can let go, I'm not going to run away." He's not hurting me, I'm sure he's just curious. He obviously hasn't met the Peter from his world. But damn, his hand is warm and it actually feels kind of nice. It's been a while.
Dr. Gray:
I don't know what he's talking about. Getting it. Does he do it the way I did? That would make sense. His skin is so cold, but it's not exactly a warm night.
"You're so cold. You should go inside." I reach down and tug my ripped jeans back into place. "Go home." Wherever his home is. I don't have one. "I don't know what I'm supposed to do."
I end up getting blood in my hair as I brush it out of my eyes, but I don't care. "I worked so hard to be something more, to be someone, and now I'm no one. I hate this."
Vampire Peter:
He tells me that I'm cold, that I should go inside. He has no idea then, good. "I'm fine, I'm not cold." I smile, shrugging a shoulder. "And I don't want to go home yet so I'm just going to wander around for a while anyway."
I look at him. "If you don't have a place to stay, I can take you to the mansion or if don't want to be around a lot of people, I can get you a hotel room."
I watch as he brushes the hair of his face, getting a smudge in his hair. I should tell him but I don't think he'd appreciate it. "You're not a no one here. You might not be the only Gabriel but you're still unique. You're the first doctor." I grin big at him.
Dr. Gray:
"How many of me are there?" I still can't wrap my brain around this, and the more I hear the more sober I'm getting. I am not too fond of that at all. "Are there more of you too?"
My foot's still in his lap. That makes me smile as I shift and put it down. "I don't want to be around a lot of people. Not when I'm like this. I'm kind of a loner."
"God I sound pathetic. A hotel would be good."
Vampire Peter:
I count on my fingers, trying to remember everyone. "I know three Gabriels and three Sylars. But I may be forgetting someone, it's hard to keep track." I give him a sheepish grin. "There's more of me too, there's five Peters I think." I frown. "But I'm pretty sure I'm missing someone..."
Looking at him, I wonder if I should've told him that, he might get upset. Damn. He shifts his foot off my lap and I blush slightly. I hadn't even realized it was still there. "No, you don't sound pathetic, you're not the only one that likes to be alone. Most everyone that was living in the mansion has moved out since we don't know how long we'll be here." I sigh.
"A hotel is fine but lets get you to a little better neighborhood. There's a nice one by my place, if you want. Or we can find something less nice if you want." I really want to help him, he looks upset and lost and confused.
Dr. Gray:
"Doesn't anyone notice? I mean regular people?" I get up slowly, hooking my messenger bag over my shoulder. I shift my weight and smile when my leg doesn't hurt. "If I had that power, I could help so many people."
Not that I want to bash your skull in, pretty Peter. You helped me. That should mean something. I can be nice. "It's not that bad a neighborhood. I used to work in that hospital, but they won't know who I am now. I need to rebuild everything."
I close my eyes letting out a deep sigh. "Christ I don't even want to think about it. It's making my head hurt. Thank you, Peter. I appreciate your help. I can't let you pay, but I'd like the company."
Vampire Peter:
"We're pretty careful and Angela, my mom, has people that keep it out of the media if anything slips out." I watch as he gets up slowly, then stand up too. "I suppose you could, couldn't you." I chuckle. "Especially being a doctor. That really would come in handy." I think for a moment. "Some of the Gabriels have figured out how to get powers by looking at MRI scans, maybe that would work for you too."
I look at him when he says he has to rebuild everything and I give him a sad smile. "Yeah, that's the one bad thing. But Angela can maybe help with that, if you want. I know her and Nathan have helped with apartments and stuff." It couldn't hurt to try at least.
"You're welcome, I know it's a lot to take in. You should've seen me when I got here, I was a mess." I chuckle. "And don't worry about paying, Angela's given us credit cards for things like this so it's on her dime, not mine." I stick my hands in my pockets. "I don't mind keeping you company either, it's nice. So, where do you want to stay, within reason." I grin at him again. It feels good to be helpful again.
Dr. Gray:
"You keep talking about these people like I should know who they are." I give him a small smile. Then stop as I really hear the rest of it. "MRIs? But I tried that with Eden. She came into the ER with headaches. I did an MRI and catscans, but they didn't see anything wrong. I could see it though. I knew it was there, just like I can see it in you."
"Like I see it when I look in a mirror. We're broken. I can see it. I can taste it. It's there." I reach out and cup the side of his face, locking eyes with him. "I need to understand it. I need to know why we're different."
This is what going mad tastes like.
Vampire Peter:
"Sorry, bad habit. It's been a while since I've run into someone new." I give him a lopsided grin. "I'll try and remember that." He looks at me as I mention the MRIs and I nod. "It worked for a couple of them." I frown when he says that he could see something wrong in Eden's, whoever that is, scan.
"You can see my power in me?" That's actually kind of cool and I don't remember any of the other mentioning that. He cups my face and I blink at him. God, he's so warm and it's been a while since I've felt a warm touch like that. It takes everything I have not to lean into it, though I think I might've a little.
"We're different because we have powers and other people don't. It's something genetic but you'd have to talk to Chandra Suresh for that one." I tell him, watching his face. C'mon Peter, it's just a touch, he's just being nice, don't do something stupid, Nathan will kill you.
Dr. Gray:
"Chandra....I read his book. I never let anyone know that I found it fascinating. I'd have been laughed out of medical school, lost my residency." I know I'm talking about things he doesn't understand. He's never heard of a doctor for Christ's sake. Hell has he ever heard of Christ for that matter?
"You are so cold. We need to get you inside. Either that or I have a fever." I pat his face again, letting my fingertips brush over his lip. Nerve damage. Old nerve damage. But it doesn't make him any less pretty. "Let's get a room."
Vampire Peter:
"From what I understand, most worlds do laugh at his research." I tell him. "But we tend to believe him since we're proof. He's collecting data, or trying to, on everyone that's coming through so when he goes home he can have proof of his work. Oh, the Chandra here is from another world too, the one from this world was...killed." I don't want to tell him by who.
He tells me that I'm cold or that he has a fever and I grin. He really has no clue and I want to keep it that way. His fingers run over my lip and my breath hitches. Oh god. No, it's nothing and I'm not going to do anything stupid, I promised Nathan. "A room, okay." I nod, turning.
"Did you want to stay around here or go to the one closer to my place? It doesn't matter, I just want you to like where you're staying." I bite on my bottom lip, trying to think for a moment. "And if you're hungry, we can grab something to eat for you."
Dr. Gray:
"Near you would be nice. You're the closest thing I have to a friend right now." And I don't want you too far away. I have so much to learn from you. A few things I'd like to teach you too, but that'll have to wait until we're someplace warm.
"Food would be good too. I had a bagel and some cookies when I got here, but that's all I've eaten since last night." I tuck my hands in my pockets too and bump my elbows against his arm as we start walking again. "Where do you come from?"
Vampire Peter:
"Sounds good." I grin big. It would be nice to have him nearby so I can visit sometimes. It's good to have friends. "Glad I can be a friend." I start heading back towards my place. There's a nice little hotel down the block that he can stay at. "What do you want to eat? We can get anything you want. There's a good pizza place on the way if that's okay."
He bumps against me and I chuckle, bumping back. "This hotel has a small kitchenette with it so we'll stop and pick up some supplies for you too. Things you'll need. I'm sure you don't have much in there." I nod at his bag. Glancing at him, I wonder how much I should tell him. Keep it minimal Pete, don't want him scared of you before you can help him.
"It's a lot different than this. We don't have cars really and there's...the upper class and lower class I guess you can say." God, I really don't want to go into that too much, I know he won't understand human slaves. "Our New York isn't nearly this big. Our buildings don't go nearly as high, usually about five stories high and that's it, and not nearly as many people. That's been the hardest to get used to, all the people." I look over at him. It's nice talking to him, he listens.
Dr. Gray:
"I love pizza. Lived on it during college like most people." His world sounds so strange. It all sounds so insane, but the more I'm here the more I see that doesn't match my reality. "There has to be a reason for this. Maybe science isn't the answer this time. Maybe god has something to do with it."
"I don't know what I'd do without all the people." Why do I keep telling him all this? Because he's easy to talk to, and he's listening. "I don't like being alone. I like the noise and the energy of the city."
Vampire Peter:
"Good, then you'll like this." I grin, leading the way. "They're the best, I haven't found anyone else that's better yet." I shrug when he says there has to be a reson. "It's just coincidence. There's no pattern to where the vortex open and when they pull others through. There's people from the future and the past." And everything in between.
I bump his shoulder again, trying to get him into a happier mood, not one so...thinky. "Only if you believe in god. We don't, so it can't be that." Well, the humans do but we don't. "You like the background noise." I nod. "I had trouble sleeping for a long time because of the sounds. I'm used to them now, I've been here about...six months I think." I frown slightly, trying to remember.
Dr. Gray:
"I can't sleep if it's too quiet. Too many years growing up in Queens. My mother's apartment is near the train. I'd hear it all night long. Then college was loud, and it's never quiet in the hospital when I did get to rest there. The life of an intern and resident is spent mostly sleep deprived. I think it's how they wean out the weak."
It's weird to talk about things that most people have heard of with him. But this entire situation is insane. And as the Jack Daniels leaves my system, I'm getting more and more hungry. It's like being around Peter is making it worse. Part of me wants to drag him into an alley and break open his head to find that beautiful healing ability, while another wants to drag him into an alley for other things.
The smell of food breaks both trains of thought though when we get to the pizza place. "Oh god, I think I just drooled. Did I drool?"
Vampire Peter:
"That would make it hard to get used to quiet. You'd have a hard time on my world then." Not just for sleeping but he'd be a slave back home and I wouldn't want that. "Sounds like being a doctor is hard and not fun, so why do it?" I ask curiously, pretty sure that I couldn't do something like that.
He asks if he just drooled when we get to the pizza place and I look. Laughing, I wipe my thumb at the corner of his mouth. "Just a little but I don't think anyone would've noticed." Opening the door, I let him go in first. "All their pizza's good so pick out what you want." I wave at the menu.
God, this is fun and it probably shouldn't be but I like helping people and it's been a while since I've run into someone new on this world. "If you want, you can get two, have something for tomorrow. Their calzones are really good too." I grin.
Dr. Gray:
Note to self. Stop thinking about murdering the pretty boy who is flirting with you. That would be bad form. Sure you killed the girl who had just done her best to make you see god, but she wasn't nearly as interesting as Peter Petrelli.
"Calzones, god I love those." I go to the counter and order two calzones, one with pepperoni and mushrooms, and another with sausage and green peppers. "I really appreciate you helping me out, Peter."
"There aren't a lot of people in New York who are helpful to strangers." God knows I'm not. I'm a doctor because I like the challenge of the work, not because I care about people. I should have gone into pathology, so I didn't have to deal with the living at all.
Vampire Peter:
Watching him order the calzones, I order a sausage one and then go pay for them. I'm hungry too and I should eat before it gets too much later. "No problem Gabriel. Like I said, I'm used to it. And it's fun to meet new people. I know how scary it is when you first get here."
I shrug when he says there's not a lot of people here that would help strangers. "Good think I'm not from here then, huh?" I chuckle, going over to the wall to wait for our food. "I know this is a lot to take in and it's not easy. I'm sorry that it happened to you but I can at least try and make things not as bad. You can have the hotel room as long as you want, I'll just have them keep charging the card."
The food is up and I go grab the bags, handing him his. "I'll give you my cell phone number too, so if you need something you can give me a call."
Dr. Gray:
I chuckle as I take the bag from Peter. The food smells so good, and I am starving.
"I never even thought to see if my phone works. I doubt it does." I pull it out and check for service. "No bars. I guess I'm going to have to see these people who handle all the newcomers. Will you take me there tomorrow? I should probably get some sleep after we eat."
"I'm not normally this needy." I hate it too. I am used to taking care of myself. This entire situation grates on my one good nerve. "Do you want to eat with me?"
Vampire Peter:
He checks his phone and I'm not surprised to hear that it doesn't work. It wouldn't, it's not from here. "Sure, I can take you tomorrow if you want. Might just be better off letting me help you yet though, not sure if they'll be available. But I can take you over there and we can see." I hope that Angela won't give him shit for being a Gabriel. He's not a Sylar at least.
"Sleeping would be good, it'll help. I can take you later in the day tomorrow, if that's alright." I bite on my bottom lip. "But if you really want to go earlier, I can swing it." I'll just have to be careful out in the sun is all. But if we're just going from the hotel to the mansion and back, it shouldn't be that bad.
"No, it's okay, really. It's hard and you're feeling lost and stuff. I don't mind and I won't hold it against you. " I grin and wink at him. "Oh." I think for a moment. Nathan probably won't be home for a while yet. "Sure. I hate eating alone, it'd be nice to have company too." I lead the way to the hotel, glad it's not far so the food will still be hot. "Any preferences on a floor?"
Dr. Gray:
He gets me a room on one of the upper floors. The room's nice. Nicer than I could normally afford. We got some looks at the desk. Two guys, no luggage and brown paper bags, thankfully the bags smelled like food. Not that I cared what he thought.
"At least I'm sober now," I say as I go to look out the window at the New York that I didn't grow up in. I dump my laptop and coat on a chair, then spread out the food. "So who's waiting for you at home, Peter Petrelli?"
Vampire Peter:
I ignore the clerks looks, I really don't care what he thinks. Some people here just have to think the worst. If he really knew, he'd freak, which makes me smile slightly. We go up to the room and I'm glad to see that its still a pretty nice room and I set the bag of food down on the dresser.
He goes over the window and stares out it for a few minutes and I let him. It's hard to adjust and I have to let him go at his own pace. I look at him when he asks who's waiting for me at home. I'm tempted to say no one, since Nathan out but I can't. "My brother." It's easier than to tell him that we're together and then later have him find out he's my brother.
Taking my bag, I go and sit at the tiny table by the window. "So. You're a doctor and that's kind of a big thing. What else do you do? Fun wise." I ask as I take out my calzone and take a bite, sighing happily. "Haven't eaten for a while." I say once I swallow, grinning slightly.
Dr. Gray:
"So you and your brother both came through at the same time? That's pretty cool." I let out a sad laugh. "Too bad none of my friends were on the elevator with me. That'll teach me to be happy to have an elevator to myself for once."
I break off the end of the calzone and twist the cheese around my finger before biting it off. It's not exactly proper manners, but I'm too hungry to care. "You were right. This is wonderful."
"Fun wise I like movies where things blow up. I like reading when I can sneak a non-work related book in." I pop open the bottle of Coke I bought and take a long drink. "But yeah being a doctor's a very big deal. My mother was so proud of me. She told all her friends and everyone in church that her angel was going to save people." Christ I can't believe it hurts that I'll never see her again. She's insane. She makes me want to kill her, but she's my mom. The only mom I remember, and she's never going to know what happened to me. "This is going to kill her."
Vampire Peter:
"No, actually. I'd been here about...four, five months before he came through. It was a bit of a shock, we didn't get along well back home." That's an understatement, how many bruises and black eyes did I have back then? "Maybe it's better you didn't, can you imagine all this going on with a bunch of people at once?" I chuckle and shake my head.
I watch as he wraps the cheese around his finger and bites it off. Yeah, best not watch that kind of thing again. Looking back down at my food, I grin when he says it's good. "Now you know where the place is so when you're set up with money or a job or whatever, you can go back." I glance at him and then go back to eating.
He tells me what he does for fun and I nod. "Movies are fun, especially when things blow up." I laugh. "I'm glad your mom was proud of you. My mom thought that I was a waste of time and shouldn't be a Petrelli." I shrug. "That's okay, I was doing good and they didn't like it. Their problem." I take another bite of my calzone, trying to get the string of cheese off my chin.
Dr. Gray:
I can't stop myself. I'm pulling that little string of cheese of his chin before I know I'm doing it. You just got dumped in Never Never Land, Gabriel. It is not time for this.
"Once I get settled we should do something fun." My foot accidentally bumps his under the little table. Really it was by accident.
"It must be nice to have a brother. I'm an only child unless my real parents had kids. I'll never know now." A yawn nearly makes my jaw unhinge. "Sorry. I don't mean to keep talking about sad things. I think I'm tired. This has been one hell of a day."
Vampire Peter:
He leans over and gets the cheese off my face and I grin. "Thanks, I hate that. You never can get it off easily." His fingers are soft and warm and my heart skips a beat. Damn. I don't know why he's affecting me like that but he is. I glance up at him when he says we should do something fun and that would be really nice.
"Doing something fun would be good. I have to be careful with sunlight but I'm sure there's a lot we can do." I grin at him. His foot brushes against mine and I can feel my breath hitching. God, this isn't good. I need to be careful. "It hasn't always been nice. Before he came here, we...didn't get along very good. He's changed since he got here. He's more...caring." Amongst other things.
Real parents? Before I can ask, he yawns and I feel guilty. "No, it's okay. I'm sure it's been a pretty hard day, lots to process and deal with." I finish off the rest of my calzone. "If you're tired, I can go and I can come by tomorrow or something, help you with the stuff you need to do." It'd be nice to give him a hand.
Dr. Gray:
"Tomorrow would be good. I think it's all catching up on me." I let out a small laugh. "I forgot I'd done a double shift before the elevator from Hell ate me. I don't remember the last time I slept."
"I'm glad you've got your brother." He's not alone like I am. You're not alone either. He's done so much already, and he's willing to help you more tomorrow.
"How about if I crash, and you can come by tomorrow when you're up? I think once I'm out that it'll take an act of god to wake me up. Maybe you should take the spare key? They gave me two. Then you can let yourself in, in case I don't wake up."
Vampire Peter:
He laughs and I can't help grinning. He has a nice laugh and I'm not sure I've heard any of the others laugh like that, it's contagious. "Oh, you must be tired and I'm keeping you up even later. Sorry." Way to go Pete. I look at him when he says he's glad I have my brother and I am glad, just some days...
"He's my brother, we don't always get along." I shrug. He tells me that he's going to crash and to come over when I get up. "Sounds like a good plan." I nod. Then he tells me to take the spare key and I don't know if that's such a good idea. But it's just to wake him up, he might not be awake when I get here. "Yeah, that would be a good idea too."
Picking up the spare key, I give him a lopsided grin. "I'll try and come by late enough in the afternoon so you can get enough sleep." I put the key in my pocket. It almost feels like it's burning a hole there and...I'm not sure I want to go. I need to though, before I get myself into trouble
vampire_peter on Twitter, and we hit it off. I'd created Dr. Gray drgabrielgray to play in another verse that went belly up, and I decided to let the not-so-good doctor be the one who RP'd the real stuff with fangy Peter. I'm so glad I made that decision. I made a great real life friend and an excellent RP partner in Peter's mun. We're family now in and out of game, and I'm so happy to have them in my life. vPeter and I got started in a game here on LJ that has faded away, but his mun pasted together our first meeting. I'm pasting that here, so I will alwyas have it to
o. There is also a fic version of about half of it on
vampire_peter's LJ. Peter and I RP on
masquerademix now if you'd like to read along. Peter's Twitter - he's more active there than I am.
He was right. Of course he was right, the fucker. Dr. Mohinder I-Know-It-All Suresh was right, and I don’t have a place to live. My nice apartment is full of drug dealers with half a dozen pit bulls. If I hadn’t had Eden’s power, they’d have kicked the shit out of me. I need more. I can’t be defenseless like this. It’s not like it worked on the damn dogs.
It worked on the bartender though, which is why I have half a bottle of JD on my table, and one glass. It’s all mine, and I am on my way to feeling no pain. I pull my ankle up on my knee, inspecting the hole the dog bit through my jeans, and grimacing at the dried blood sticking to my sock. Biting my lip while I do it, I tugged the sock down to inspect the bite. It’s not deep, but with my current state of luck I’ll need rabies shots.
Unscrewing the cap on the Jack, I pour a bit of it over the bite and swear through gritted teeth. “I should go to the ER. I’m a fucking doctor. I know that. This is stupid, Gabriel.”
I hated to leave the bottle behind. I mean it’s not like I paid for it, but it was mine. I’d have to be a little more sober as it was to get the proper treatment in the ER. Then I’d use it to get a job at the hospital too and a place to live. Yep more and more thankful everyday that I bashed Eden’s skull in.
The night was cold, and my breath steamed as I headed toward the hospital, limping as I went. My ankle hurt like a son of a bitch, and it was probably bleeding again too.
Vampire Peter:
It's actually kind of nice out tonight and I'm just having fun walking around. I'd almost forgotten how good it felt to just...wander. I know Nathan's going to be pissed at me for being gone again but...I just wanted a night by myself. No one else.
I'm not even paying attention to where I'm going and I look up, trying to figure out where I am. Shit. I see someone coming at me, limping and I frown. He walks under a light and I grin. "Gabriel!" I call out, jogging over to him. If there's a Gabriel around I can't be too lost.
Getting closer I stop. "Oh. Sorry, you're not a Gabriel I know." He looks different. Is he a Sylar? No, he doesn't seem to be. "You okay?" I glance down at his leg. He must've hurt it somehow. Damn. Does he even know where he is. Double damn.
Dr. Gray:
"Was I at Cheers? everybody knows my name." It makes me giggle. I'm drunk. I can't help it. I glance back at the bar, reading the name, which is not what it should be either... of course.
"I get that a lot. Dr. Gabriel Gray." I hold out my hand. "Well I've gotten that twice. The rest of the time I've gotten 'who the fuck are you? This isn't your apartment, asshole.' I don't like that at all."
"No I'm not OK. I'm drunk. I got bitten by a dog." I pull up the leg of my jeans, then grab onto him to keep from falling over. "I got drunk after I got bitten in case you were wondering, and I'm trying to get to the ER because I might have rabies."
Vampire Peter:
"Cheers?" I ask, not sure what that was. He looks back over his shoulder and I see a bar. Oh, some kind of bar. "Dr. Gabriel Gray?" I ask in surprise, feeling like a parrot. I can tell that he's new here if he hasn't figured things out yet.
"No, I don't think I would too if I go to where I think I live and I find out I don't." I wonder if I should tell him what's going on but I'm not sure. He tells me that he's not okay, that he's drunk and hurt. "You got bit by a dog?" I ask. That's not good.
"I can take a look at if it you want, I might be able to help." I don't know about rabies but I can at least heal the wound so he's not hurt. "Would you mind?" I ask with a warm smile. He's probably lost and confused, that's why he got drunk. Not that I blame him at all.
Dr. Gray:
"I drank a lot." I look into his eyes. They're pretty. I do love brown eyes, and his smile is nice too. "I've had a bad day. Mohinder said I wasn't in Kansas anymore. I didn't believe him, but he was right. I have no apartment, no money, no credit cards, no job, and I liked my job."
Babbling Gabriel. You're babbling.
"Are you a doctor too or a paramedic?" My head is spinning, more from the Jack Daniels than the blood loss I hope. "The people who live in my apartment had their dog bite me. All because I was yelling at them."
"I think I need to sit back down." Before I puke.
Vampire Peter:
"Oh! You've met a Mohinder and he told you about the vortex?" I grin, feeling relieved. That will make this a lot easier than. "No, you're not in Kansas, neither am I." I chuckle. "I'm from elsewhere too. I'm sorry that nothing works and that you don't have anything but there's ways to adjust." I wonder if I should bring him to the mansion or not.
"A doctor? No. Are you a doctor like Mohinder or something else?" I never did understand how people can be doctors and not be doing the same things, learning the same things. "They sent their dog after you?" I shake my head. "Doesn't sound good. I can heal it though, at least the wounds, so it doesn't hurt."
He says he needs to sit down and I look around, spying a bench. "C'mon." I take his arm, helping him over to the bench. "I'm Peter, Peter Petrelli, by the way. Guess I should introduce myself." I chuckle. I'm going to have to be careful with the vampire stuff, I'm not sure if he'll take to that or not.
Dr. Gray:
"Mohinder told me I'm not where I belong." I sit down hard. The bench is cold, but it feels better to be off my foot. "Hello Peter Petrelli. Mohinder said something about Peter being important, but I don't know if that was about you."
"I don't usually drink this much. I'm much smarter than this, but I'm having a shitty day." I wait for him to sit and then put my foot up on his lap to look at. "I'm a medical doctor, a neurologist, a specialist in the human brain. Suresh is a geneticist, a researcher, he doesn't work with real people. I do."
"Shit, it's bleeding again. It didn't look that bad when it happened, but I walked too much on it. Doctors make the worst patients."
Vampire Peter:
"No, you're on a different world. Sounds like it's close to yours but not quite. Mine is entirely different. Like, really different." That's an understatement. Sitting down next to him, I grin as he puts his leg on my lap and I pull back the pants and then the sock. Ouch.
"Not me, the Peter from here. He exploded and made all these vortices that opened into alternate universes...or something like that." I shake my head. "I get it for the most part but can only explain the basics. Mohinder or Chandra are the ones to talk to if you want better details." He explains the differences in doctors and I nod. "We don't have doctors on my world so I'm still figuring things out. There's a lot here that I have no clue on."
He swears because the wound is bleeding and I put my hand over it, concentrating. At least this is a power I can do pretty easily. I can feel the familiar warmth spread from my hand to his leg and I smile as the wound slowly disappears. "There, should be good as new." I grin at him.
Dr. Gray:
The warmth feels like the sun. I can't help the curiosity. Suddenly I'm a lot more sober than I had been. I can see he's more than human. He's like me...kind of...but different.
I clamp my fingers around his wrist, turning his hand over, tracing the fine lines. "How did you do that? Have you always been able to do that? Tell me. I have to know. Please."
Vampire Peter:
I gasp in surprise as he grabs my hand and shiver when he runs his finger over my palm. Oh god, let him not notice how cold I am, or at least let him think it's from the weather. "I...I haven't been able to do that one for a while, I got it when I got here after...after someone got really hurt."
I will not tell him about the fight with Sylar and how Nate and Nathan both almost died. "Do you have powers then?" I ask. He probably does if he knows about them. God, I hope he gets them like the other Gabriels. If he studies the brain, he probably does. "Not all the Gabriels that have come through know they have it."
Swallowing, I glance at my wrist where he still has hold of it. "You can let go, I'm not going to run away." He's not hurting me, I'm sure he's just curious. He obviously hasn't met the Peter from his world. But damn, his hand is warm and it actually feels kind of nice. It's been a while.
Dr. Gray:
I don't know what he's talking about. Getting it. Does he do it the way I did? That would make sense. His skin is so cold, but it's not exactly a warm night.
"You're so cold. You should go inside." I reach down and tug my ripped jeans back into place. "Go home." Wherever his home is. I don't have one. "I don't know what I'm supposed to do."
I end up getting blood in my hair as I brush it out of my eyes, but I don't care. "I worked so hard to be something more, to be someone, and now I'm no one. I hate this."
Vampire Peter:
He tells me that I'm cold, that I should go inside. He has no idea then, good. "I'm fine, I'm not cold." I smile, shrugging a shoulder. "And I don't want to go home yet so I'm just going to wander around for a while anyway."
I look at him. "If you don't have a place to stay, I can take you to the mansion or if don't want to be around a lot of people, I can get you a hotel room."
I watch as he brushes the hair of his face, getting a smudge in his hair. I should tell him but I don't think he'd appreciate it. "You're not a no one here. You might not be the only Gabriel but you're still unique. You're the first doctor." I grin big at him.
Dr. Gray:
"How many of me are there?" I still can't wrap my brain around this, and the more I hear the more sober I'm getting. I am not too fond of that at all. "Are there more of you too?"
My foot's still in his lap. That makes me smile as I shift and put it down. "I don't want to be around a lot of people. Not when I'm like this. I'm kind of a loner."
"God I sound pathetic. A hotel would be good."
Vampire Peter:
I count on my fingers, trying to remember everyone. "I know three Gabriels and three Sylars. But I may be forgetting someone, it's hard to keep track." I give him a sheepish grin. "There's more of me too, there's five Peters I think." I frown. "But I'm pretty sure I'm missing someone..."
Looking at him, I wonder if I should've told him that, he might get upset. Damn. He shifts his foot off my lap and I blush slightly. I hadn't even realized it was still there. "No, you don't sound pathetic, you're not the only one that likes to be alone. Most everyone that was living in the mansion has moved out since we don't know how long we'll be here." I sigh.
"A hotel is fine but lets get you to a little better neighborhood. There's a nice one by my place, if you want. Or we can find something less nice if you want." I really want to help him, he looks upset and lost and confused.
Dr. Gray:
"Doesn't anyone notice? I mean regular people?" I get up slowly, hooking my messenger bag over my shoulder. I shift my weight and smile when my leg doesn't hurt. "If I had that power, I could help so many people."
Not that I want to bash your skull in, pretty Peter. You helped me. That should mean something. I can be nice. "It's not that bad a neighborhood. I used to work in that hospital, but they won't know who I am now. I need to rebuild everything."
I close my eyes letting out a deep sigh. "Christ I don't even want to think about it. It's making my head hurt. Thank you, Peter. I appreciate your help. I can't let you pay, but I'd like the company."
Vampire Peter:
"We're pretty careful and Angela, my mom, has people that keep it out of the media if anything slips out." I watch as he gets up slowly, then stand up too. "I suppose you could, couldn't you." I chuckle. "Especially being a doctor. That really would come in handy." I think for a moment. "Some of the Gabriels have figured out how to get powers by looking at MRI scans, maybe that would work for you too."
I look at him when he says he has to rebuild everything and I give him a sad smile. "Yeah, that's the one bad thing. But Angela can maybe help with that, if you want. I know her and Nathan have helped with apartments and stuff." It couldn't hurt to try at least.
"You're welcome, I know it's a lot to take in. You should've seen me when I got here, I was a mess." I chuckle. "And don't worry about paying, Angela's given us credit cards for things like this so it's on her dime, not mine." I stick my hands in my pockets. "I don't mind keeping you company either, it's nice. So, where do you want to stay, within reason." I grin at him again. It feels good to be helpful again.
Dr. Gray:
"You keep talking about these people like I should know who they are." I give him a small smile. Then stop as I really hear the rest of it. "MRIs? But I tried that with Eden. She came into the ER with headaches. I did an MRI and catscans, but they didn't see anything wrong. I could see it though. I knew it was there, just like I can see it in you."
"Like I see it when I look in a mirror. We're broken. I can see it. I can taste it. It's there." I reach out and cup the side of his face, locking eyes with him. "I need to understand it. I need to know why we're different."
This is what going mad tastes like.
Vampire Peter:
"Sorry, bad habit. It's been a while since I've run into someone new." I give him a lopsided grin. "I'll try and remember that." He looks at me as I mention the MRIs and I nod. "It worked for a couple of them." I frown when he says that he could see something wrong in Eden's, whoever that is, scan.
"You can see my power in me?" That's actually kind of cool and I don't remember any of the other mentioning that. He cups my face and I blink at him. God, he's so warm and it's been a while since I've felt a warm touch like that. It takes everything I have not to lean into it, though I think I might've a little.
"We're different because we have powers and other people don't. It's something genetic but you'd have to talk to Chandra Suresh for that one." I tell him, watching his face. C'mon Peter, it's just a touch, he's just being nice, don't do something stupid, Nathan will kill you.
Dr. Gray:
"Chandra....I read his book. I never let anyone know that I found it fascinating. I'd have been laughed out of medical school, lost my residency." I know I'm talking about things he doesn't understand. He's never heard of a doctor for Christ's sake. Hell has he ever heard of Christ for that matter?
"You are so cold. We need to get you inside. Either that or I have a fever." I pat his face again, letting my fingertips brush over his lip. Nerve damage. Old nerve damage. But it doesn't make him any less pretty. "Let's get a room."
Vampire Peter:
"From what I understand, most worlds do laugh at his research." I tell him. "But we tend to believe him since we're proof. He's collecting data, or trying to, on everyone that's coming through so when he goes home he can have proof of his work. Oh, the Chandra here is from another world too, the one from this world was...killed." I don't want to tell him by who.
He tells me that I'm cold or that he has a fever and I grin. He really has no clue and I want to keep it that way. His fingers run over my lip and my breath hitches. Oh god. No, it's nothing and I'm not going to do anything stupid, I promised Nathan. "A room, okay." I nod, turning.
"Did you want to stay around here or go to the one closer to my place? It doesn't matter, I just want you to like where you're staying." I bite on my bottom lip, trying to think for a moment. "And if you're hungry, we can grab something to eat for you."
Dr. Gray:
"Near you would be nice. You're the closest thing I have to a friend right now." And I don't want you too far away. I have so much to learn from you. A few things I'd like to teach you too, but that'll have to wait until we're someplace warm.
"Food would be good too. I had a bagel and some cookies when I got here, but that's all I've eaten since last night." I tuck my hands in my pockets too and bump my elbows against his arm as we start walking again. "Where do you come from?"
Vampire Peter:
"Sounds good." I grin big. It would be nice to have him nearby so I can visit sometimes. It's good to have friends. "Glad I can be a friend." I start heading back towards my place. There's a nice little hotel down the block that he can stay at. "What do you want to eat? We can get anything you want. There's a good pizza place on the way if that's okay."
He bumps against me and I chuckle, bumping back. "This hotel has a small kitchenette with it so we'll stop and pick up some supplies for you too. Things you'll need. I'm sure you don't have much in there." I nod at his bag. Glancing at him, I wonder how much I should tell him. Keep it minimal Pete, don't want him scared of you before you can help him.
"It's a lot different than this. We don't have cars really and there's...the upper class and lower class I guess you can say." God, I really don't want to go into that too much, I know he won't understand human slaves. "Our New York isn't nearly this big. Our buildings don't go nearly as high, usually about five stories high and that's it, and not nearly as many people. That's been the hardest to get used to, all the people." I look over at him. It's nice talking to him, he listens.
Dr. Gray:
"I love pizza. Lived on it during college like most people." His world sounds so strange. It all sounds so insane, but the more I'm here the more I see that doesn't match my reality. "There has to be a reason for this. Maybe science isn't the answer this time. Maybe god has something to do with it."
"I don't know what I'd do without all the people." Why do I keep telling him all this? Because he's easy to talk to, and he's listening. "I don't like being alone. I like the noise and the energy of the city."
Vampire Peter:
"Good, then you'll like this." I grin, leading the way. "They're the best, I haven't found anyone else that's better yet." I shrug when he says there has to be a reson. "It's just coincidence. There's no pattern to where the vortex open and when they pull others through. There's people from the future and the past." And everything in between.
I bump his shoulder again, trying to get him into a happier mood, not one so...thinky. "Only if you believe in god. We don't, so it can't be that." Well, the humans do but we don't. "You like the background noise." I nod. "I had trouble sleeping for a long time because of the sounds. I'm used to them now, I've been here about...six months I think." I frown slightly, trying to remember.
Dr. Gray:
"I can't sleep if it's too quiet. Too many years growing up in Queens. My mother's apartment is near the train. I'd hear it all night long. Then college was loud, and it's never quiet in the hospital when I did get to rest there. The life of an intern and resident is spent mostly sleep deprived. I think it's how they wean out the weak."
It's weird to talk about things that most people have heard of with him. But this entire situation is insane. And as the Jack Daniels leaves my system, I'm getting more and more hungry. It's like being around Peter is making it worse. Part of me wants to drag him into an alley and break open his head to find that beautiful healing ability, while another wants to drag him into an alley for other things.
The smell of food breaks both trains of thought though when we get to the pizza place. "Oh god, I think I just drooled. Did I drool?"
Vampire Peter:
"That would make it hard to get used to quiet. You'd have a hard time on my world then." Not just for sleeping but he'd be a slave back home and I wouldn't want that. "Sounds like being a doctor is hard and not fun, so why do it?" I ask curiously, pretty sure that I couldn't do something like that.
He asks if he just drooled when we get to the pizza place and I look. Laughing, I wipe my thumb at the corner of his mouth. "Just a little but I don't think anyone would've noticed." Opening the door, I let him go in first. "All their pizza's good so pick out what you want." I wave at the menu.
God, this is fun and it probably shouldn't be but I like helping people and it's been a while since I've run into someone new on this world. "If you want, you can get two, have something for tomorrow. Their calzones are really good too." I grin.
Dr. Gray:
Note to self. Stop thinking about murdering the pretty boy who is flirting with you. That would be bad form. Sure you killed the girl who had just done her best to make you see god, but she wasn't nearly as interesting as Peter Petrelli.
"Calzones, god I love those." I go to the counter and order two calzones, one with pepperoni and mushrooms, and another with sausage and green peppers. "I really appreciate you helping me out, Peter."
"There aren't a lot of people in New York who are helpful to strangers." God knows I'm not. I'm a doctor because I like the challenge of the work, not because I care about people. I should have gone into pathology, so I didn't have to deal with the living at all.
Vampire Peter:
Watching him order the calzones, I order a sausage one and then go pay for them. I'm hungry too and I should eat before it gets too much later. "No problem Gabriel. Like I said, I'm used to it. And it's fun to meet new people. I know how scary it is when you first get here."
I shrug when he says there's not a lot of people here that would help strangers. "Good think I'm not from here then, huh?" I chuckle, going over to the wall to wait for our food. "I know this is a lot to take in and it's not easy. I'm sorry that it happened to you but I can at least try and make things not as bad. You can have the hotel room as long as you want, I'll just have them keep charging the card."
The food is up and I go grab the bags, handing him his. "I'll give you my cell phone number too, so if you need something you can give me a call."
Dr. Gray:
I chuckle as I take the bag from Peter. The food smells so good, and I am starving.
"I never even thought to see if my phone works. I doubt it does." I pull it out and check for service. "No bars. I guess I'm going to have to see these people who handle all the newcomers. Will you take me there tomorrow? I should probably get some sleep after we eat."
"I'm not normally this needy." I hate it too. I am used to taking care of myself. This entire situation grates on my one good nerve. "Do you want to eat with me?"
Vampire Peter:
He checks his phone and I'm not surprised to hear that it doesn't work. It wouldn't, it's not from here. "Sure, I can take you tomorrow if you want. Might just be better off letting me help you yet though, not sure if they'll be available. But I can take you over there and we can see." I hope that Angela won't give him shit for being a Gabriel. He's not a Sylar at least.
"Sleeping would be good, it'll help. I can take you later in the day tomorrow, if that's alright." I bite on my bottom lip. "But if you really want to go earlier, I can swing it." I'll just have to be careful out in the sun is all. But if we're just going from the hotel to the mansion and back, it shouldn't be that bad.
"No, it's okay, really. It's hard and you're feeling lost and stuff. I don't mind and I won't hold it against you. " I grin and wink at him. "Oh." I think for a moment. Nathan probably won't be home for a while yet. "Sure. I hate eating alone, it'd be nice to have company too." I lead the way to the hotel, glad it's not far so the food will still be hot. "Any preferences on a floor?"
Dr. Gray:
He gets me a room on one of the upper floors. The room's nice. Nicer than I could normally afford. We got some looks at the desk. Two guys, no luggage and brown paper bags, thankfully the bags smelled like food. Not that I cared what he thought.
"At least I'm sober now," I say as I go to look out the window at the New York that I didn't grow up in. I dump my laptop and coat on a chair, then spread out the food. "So who's waiting for you at home, Peter Petrelli?"
Vampire Peter:
I ignore the clerks looks, I really don't care what he thinks. Some people here just have to think the worst. If he really knew, he'd freak, which makes me smile slightly. We go up to the room and I'm glad to see that its still a pretty nice room and I set the bag of food down on the dresser.
He goes over the window and stares out it for a few minutes and I let him. It's hard to adjust and I have to let him go at his own pace. I look at him when he asks who's waiting for me at home. I'm tempted to say no one, since Nathan out but I can't. "My brother." It's easier than to tell him that we're together and then later have him find out he's my brother.
Taking my bag, I go and sit at the tiny table by the window. "So. You're a doctor and that's kind of a big thing. What else do you do? Fun wise." I ask as I take out my calzone and take a bite, sighing happily. "Haven't eaten for a while." I say once I swallow, grinning slightly.
Dr. Gray:
"So you and your brother both came through at the same time? That's pretty cool." I let out a sad laugh. "Too bad none of my friends were on the elevator with me. That'll teach me to be happy to have an elevator to myself for once."
I break off the end of the calzone and twist the cheese around my finger before biting it off. It's not exactly proper manners, but I'm too hungry to care. "You were right. This is wonderful."
"Fun wise I like movies where things blow up. I like reading when I can sneak a non-work related book in." I pop open the bottle of Coke I bought and take a long drink. "But yeah being a doctor's a very big deal. My mother was so proud of me. She told all her friends and everyone in church that her angel was going to save people." Christ I can't believe it hurts that I'll never see her again. She's insane. She makes me want to kill her, but she's my mom. The only mom I remember, and she's never going to know what happened to me. "This is going to kill her."
Vampire Peter:
"No, actually. I'd been here about...four, five months before he came through. It was a bit of a shock, we didn't get along well back home." That's an understatement, how many bruises and black eyes did I have back then? "Maybe it's better you didn't, can you imagine all this going on with a bunch of people at once?" I chuckle and shake my head.
I watch as he wraps the cheese around his finger and bites it off. Yeah, best not watch that kind of thing again. Looking back down at my food, I grin when he says it's good. "Now you know where the place is so when you're set up with money or a job or whatever, you can go back." I glance at him and then go back to eating.
He tells me what he does for fun and I nod. "Movies are fun, especially when things blow up." I laugh. "I'm glad your mom was proud of you. My mom thought that I was a waste of time and shouldn't be a Petrelli." I shrug. "That's okay, I was doing good and they didn't like it. Their problem." I take another bite of my calzone, trying to get the string of cheese off my chin.
Dr. Gray:
I can't stop myself. I'm pulling that little string of cheese of his chin before I know I'm doing it. You just got dumped in Never Never Land, Gabriel. It is not time for this.
"Once I get settled we should do something fun." My foot accidentally bumps his under the little table. Really it was by accident.
"It must be nice to have a brother. I'm an only child unless my real parents had kids. I'll never know now." A yawn nearly makes my jaw unhinge. "Sorry. I don't mean to keep talking about sad things. I think I'm tired. This has been one hell of a day."
Vampire Peter:
He leans over and gets the cheese off my face and I grin. "Thanks, I hate that. You never can get it off easily." His fingers are soft and warm and my heart skips a beat. Damn. I don't know why he's affecting me like that but he is. I glance up at him when he says we should do something fun and that would be really nice.
"Doing something fun would be good. I have to be careful with sunlight but I'm sure there's a lot we can do." I grin at him. His foot brushes against mine and I can feel my breath hitching. God, this isn't good. I need to be careful. "It hasn't always been nice. Before he came here, we...didn't get along very good. He's changed since he got here. He's more...caring." Amongst other things.
Real parents? Before I can ask, he yawns and I feel guilty. "No, it's okay. I'm sure it's been a pretty hard day, lots to process and deal with." I finish off the rest of my calzone. "If you're tired, I can go and I can come by tomorrow or something, help you with the stuff you need to do." It'd be nice to give him a hand.
Dr. Gray:
"Tomorrow would be good. I think it's all catching up on me." I let out a small laugh. "I forgot I'd done a double shift before the elevator from Hell ate me. I don't remember the last time I slept."
"I'm glad you've got your brother." He's not alone like I am. You're not alone either. He's done so much already, and he's willing to help you more tomorrow.
"How about if I crash, and you can come by tomorrow when you're up? I think once I'm out that it'll take an act of god to wake me up. Maybe you should take the spare key? They gave me two. Then you can let yourself in, in case I don't wake up."
Vampire Peter:
He laughs and I can't help grinning. He has a nice laugh and I'm not sure I've heard any of the others laugh like that, it's contagious. "Oh, you must be tired and I'm keeping you up even later. Sorry." Way to go Pete. I look at him when he says he's glad I have my brother and I am glad, just some days...
"He's my brother, we don't always get along." I shrug. He tells me that he's going to crash and to come over when I get up. "Sounds like a good plan." I nod. Then he tells me to take the spare key and I don't know if that's such a good idea. But it's just to wake him up, he might not be awake when I get here. "Yeah, that would be a good idea too."
Picking up the spare key, I give him a lopsided grin. "I'll try and come by late enough in the afternoon so you can get enough sleep." I put the key in my pocket. It almost feels like it's burning a hole there and...I'm not sure I want to go. I need to though, before I get myself into trouble
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