Hereafter
Ch 7
Elle was screaming over and over.
Shouting curses, crying everything verbally possible, but no sound was coming out.
She knew Peter was dead.
Truly dead, there was no coming back from this one.
Noah was holding her tightly, preventing Elle from running to him, from reducing Claire to ash, although Claire would probably shoot her dead first.
It didn't matter that much anymore, Elle had seen so much death in her lifetime, usually it didn't affect her but now…now she let it hurt.
Claire turned back to Elle and Noah, "So who's next?"
"How could you, he's your uncle, your flesh and blood!"
Claire frowned, "But I don't feel anything," she smiled coldly at her father, "Right dad?"
"Oh boy, you've got more daddy issues than me." Elle snarled through gritted teeth.
"Are you even human?"
"Like I said, I don't
feel anything."
"Feel this!" Peter roared as he rose up and
struck Claire in the jaw, she blacked out.
The Haitian glanced from the dead Peter on the ground to the live one a few metres away.
He turned and fled.
Elle struggled free, rushing for the fallen hero.
Even as she reached Peter, turning him unto his back and hoping against hope, Elle knew it was too late.
His eyes were glazed, mouth half open, unmoving.
Elle gently kissed his forehead and closed his eye lids.
"I don't know what to say, I feel like this is all my fault."
"It's not your fault Elle," Peter said from behind. "It's mine."
Noah cleaned his glasses, "Don't start, you two."
"What are you going to do about her," Peter asked, changing the subject.
"Take her home, which is by the way where you two should be going. Back to your own time."
Elle wiped a tear from
her eye, "As stupid as it sounds, I don't want to go back. At
least here, I've got you. But back there I'm lost."
Noah
gave her a hug, "I'm sorry but this is just how it has to be."
Peter joined the embrace and Elle forced a smile.
"Cool, group hug," she sniffed and closed her eyes…
when she opened them she was back where she had started, the Primatech car park.
Elle handed Peter the
cell phone. "I don't think I'll need this now."
Peter took
it reluctantly, "Where will you go?"
"I'll be around,
probably causing trouble."
"But will you be ok? Cuz I can…"
"Peter I don't think you're mum's into having friends over.
I'll be fine, I mean I can zap people into oblivion, and cause blackouts. Peter if I ever lost control of my ability like you I don't know what I'd do, something stupid I should think. Anyway the real question is will you be ok?"
"Sure, once I find Sylar and some answers." Peter turned to go and Elle suddenly pulled him into a hug. "Bye," she whispered.
Not knowing whether it would be the last embrace she might ever receive.
The end
