Getting Older Alone, a heroes fanfic

Getting Older Alone

By Asteria

Disclaimer: I do not own Heroes.

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"Why do we hate each other, again?"

"… You cannot be serious."

"I am. It's been so long that I completely forgot."

"Among other things, you sliced my head open and poked around in my brain."

"And if I hadn't, you'd be sitting here drinking alone like a bum."

"No I wouldn't. I don't drink unless you're with me."

"Seriously?"

"Seriously. You're a bad influence."

"Well, I am evil. And you don't look old enough to drink."

"And I still don't drink nearly as much as you. A couple of drinks every twenty or thirty years doesn't do much for building up a tolerance."

"You wouldn't need it. Alcohol doesn't have as much effect as it used to. I haven't been able to get really, truly drunk since… well… you know."

"Since the day you sliced my head open and poked around in my brain?"

"Do you have to keep going on about that?"

"It was kind of a big deal for me. It's not every day you get your head sliced open."

"Look, I've apologized at least fifteen times over the last couple hundred years, I think you can let it go."

"… You may be right. Dinner?"

"Okay. Thanks."