Cuteness and a Visit (Wheelchair!Peter/Aly and Zoe)

[father-peter.livejournal.com]

Peter had spent the morning with Aly's family and it had been wonderful. A celebration of life, as opposed to a mourning for death. Peter couldn't express how much he loved Aly's family. They took him in and made him feel a part of something. His own family didn't do that. What was left of them. Mostly they ignored him and threatened to take his sister's house away. In German.

Peter had given wheelchair rides to all of his children, all of anyone else's children, and then to Svetlana. She had deposited herself on Peter's lap after Anna's turn and informed him of this. As Svetlana was currently carrying Peter's child, he figured he might as well. Even if she did hurt his legs. He was far too intelligent to say anything about it.

Once they finally returned him, the kids ran downstairs to swim with Gavin and Aly went upstairs to put baby Thomas to bed. Big Thomas headed straight in to the kitchen, because he was Thomas. When Aly returned to the livingroom, Peter was wheeling around in circles looking bored.

"What are you doing?" Aly asked, eyebrows raised.

"Well I couldn't follow you! I'm a cripple!"

"You are not." Aly moved past him, intent on heading in to the kitchen as well.

"Where are you going, Missy?!" Peter said, and when Aly turned around, Peter had a slightly mischievous look in his eyes.

"The...kitchen?" God she loved those eyes.

Peter shook his head. "No you're not!"

"But I...uh...what?"

Peter grinned wickedly and then he began to chase her with the wheelchair. Aly squealed and backed away from him. "Come on, Aly! Don't you want a ride on Big Daddy's chair?!" Peter said with a giggle.

Aly laughed and she escaped in to the dining room, but Peter was right behind her. Eventually he trapped her in a corner...with a little assistance from Aly, and he edged up to her until she fell into his lap. "You're deranged." She informed him and then she kissed him on the nose.

"You know, you're not the first one to say it. I just like having excuses to have you in my lap."

"You're all bony." Aly said, readjusting herself because she was terrified she'd break his legs.

"It's not my fault." Peter wrapped his arms around her and he buried his face in her hair. "Mmmm wife."

Aly leaned down and she kissed him deeply before pulling back. It was weird. Not kissing him, exactly, that was wonderful. But it was weird, considering the circumstances. Peter was being so nice to her and she didn't deserve it. "Peter...I.."

Peter looked up at her and Aly stopped talking. Peter realised that probably he should start. "I'm feeling good today. I'm remembering what's important. You are important Aly. There will be some days where I will momentarily forget and maybe the hurt will creep in. But not today."

Aly kissed his forehead. Peter was always so honest. She loved it. It made things so much easier when she knew what to expect. "Okay. Not today." And she kissed him again until poor little Peter was exhausted. Then she leaned back and grinned. "Aly wants grapes!"

"Big Daddy will give you a ride in to the kitchen!" Peter said happily.

"Only if you never call yourself Big Daddy again!"

"I think I can guarentee that." Peter said, heading for the door. "What about Head Cheese?"

"No."

"Big Cahuna?"

"No."

"....Chief Magoo?"

"No."

"Aww. Homedog?"

Aly laughed and the absurdity of Peter saying 'Homedog' as Thomas intercepted them. "There's someone at the door you Ninnies."

"Homedog'll get it!" Peter said, heading for the door.

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[zoe-everafter.livejournal.com]

Zoe was tired because she'd been up very late last night, waiting for Alexei to call, waiting for news. By half past three she decided- or, her body decided for her- that if anything was going to happen it would have happened already and she fell asleep on top of her covers, waking an hour later to crawl into bed properly. She wished she could stay up all night but she just didn't have the energy. She'd been so grumpy that morning though by lunchtime she'd perked up and after the walk to Peter's she was feeling more like her old self, though still a bit worn out.

"Hi!" she smiled bright at Peter as he opened the door. "Nice wheels!"

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"They go 'vroom'!" Peter informed Zoe as Aly slid from his lap to close the door behind Zoe. Peter leaned forward and he whispered conspiratorially, "My new name's Homedog." He jerked his head in Aly's direction. "She doesn't like it, but she'll come 'round."

Aly patted Peter's head and she turned to Zoe. "Don't worry, he's not gone crazy again, he's just hyper."

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At Peter's new name, Zoe cracked up laughing, bordering on a full on giggle fit. "Homedog!" she cackled. "That was our dogs name! Back in America, I mean. Homedog!" Zoe had to lean against the wall to stop herself rolling about the floor.

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"Ahhh, foiled again!" Peter said with a chuckle. "I can't have the dog's name."

Aly gave him a look. "Honey, your daughter's dog's name is Petey..."

Peter turned red. "Yeah but...damn.."

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"You're a bit doomed there, I think." Zoe patted his hand a little patronisingly. "Homeboy was cool though, he was a doberman."

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Peter's eyes widened. "Petey's...not." Then he cleared his throat. Dobermans were huge! Like horses. "Do you want to come in to the living room? I had quite the experience the other day and I wanted to ask you about it."

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"Oh yeah!" Zoe remembered now, and suddenly she was nervous because what if Peter asked her something and she didn't know? That would be terrible! "Um, yes okay." She followed the others into the living room.

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Peter rolled over close to the sofa so she could sit down on it. He smiled reassuringly at her and Thomas and Aly went in to the kitchen to get drinks. "I was just talking to Aly when it happened. Nothing heated or...dramatic or anything. Just a conversation. And then I started seeing things. Things about someone I'd already dreamed about. But new things. And...that's never happened to me before while I was awake. Do you think...I don't know..somehow I could be having those visions while I'm awake too?"

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"Oh, that's weird!" Zoe smiled, feeling relieved. "Cos I had an asleep dream about something that might have been real and I usually have them while I'm awake. We're like, swapping, or something. Did it give you a headache?"

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Peter looked interested in what Zoe had said, but he answered her question first. "It gave me the worst headache I've had in my life." He said, sheepishly. "I...threw up too." He wrinkled his nose. "Maybe you didn't need to know that part. Did you say you had a dream? And it was like the visions but...dreamy?"

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"It was less helpful," Zoe said, screwing up her face for a moment. "But less painful too." She was glad she'd never thrown up after a vision... no one needed to have to look after a twitching hurting vomiting Zoe.

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"Yes...I have to say, I prefer the dreams." He reached out to touch her arm softly. "But sometimes it's hard to tell whether it's a message or just a dream. Usually I know the ones about penguins aren't trying to tell me something. Except that maybe I have a fear of penguins...?"

[zoe-everafter.livejournal.com]

"Demon penguins?" Zoe wondered, then wondered even more. "Can animals become demons?"

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Peter made a horrified face and he shook his head vigourously. "Not that I know of! God I hope not! But since demonic spirits are humans, I would think they would only be able to join with other human souls. Demon penguins. Well, that I'm going to dream about tonight." Peter rubbed his eye. "Do you get...warning or anything. Or does it always sort of sneak up on you?"

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"Not always," Zoe shook her head, after surpressing a giggle at Peter's horrified face. "Sometime it feels kind of funny behind my eyes, like... I don't know what it's like. And sometimes it just hits me BAM!" She clapped her hands together. "And sometimes I can, like, See things when I'm trying to see them, although a lot of the time that doesn't work and I just sort of give myself a headache. It's worked a couple of times though!"

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Peter smiled at her. "That's really quite extraordinary. Not the headache thing. I'm sorry you have to have those. I don't think I'm ready to try to see things, or even if I could, but I suppose...if it happens again, I'll know what it is? It just took me by surprise. I can't help the poor girl yet anyway because...well...besides the wheelchair, she's not in a position to be helped. Which is frustrating."

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"Who is she?" Zoe said, leaning in closer to show she was interested.

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Peter smiled and he tried to remember. "Her name is Naja. She's a demon I've dreamt of before, but it was always terribly vague and unhelpful. I don't know where she is yet. Usually, with the dreams, I have to have them several times before I get any useful information out of them. I dreamt of Rosa about 5 times before I knew where she was. And Lavannah was more than that."