Enemies to Lovers – Chapter Nine

Peter and Gabriel had been sitting in the kitchen silently for over half an hour, Gabriel cooking, Peter resting his head on the counter. Marie was sitting in the living room, still playing with the toy soldiers, though Noah had joined her upon waking up.

Gabriel sometimes wished he could read minds like Peter and Parkman could. He wished he knew what on earth Peter was thinking.

Suddenly, Peter made a strange noise and it was only then that Gabriel realized that he'd fallen asleep once more.

"Peter?" he asked. There was another grunt. "Peter, it's okay, it's just a nightmare," he whispered in his ear, rubbing calming circles in his back. He knew that this probably wasn't true and that the dreams he was having would probably come true in a short time, but he also knew that Peter hadn't gotten a decent nights sleep in a while and he deserved rest.

"It's okay," he said again, lifting his brother into his arms and carrying him into the nearest bedroom. The pained noises faded into nothing as Peter buried his face into Gabriel's chest.

As Gabriel lowered him into the bed, there was another noise from Peter's throat, this time more annoyed than anything, as he reached to pull the comforting figure back.

Gabriel stepped away, ignoring the desire to hold his brother close, then returned to the kitchen.

It wasn't ten minutes later when Peter came storming back out of the room, grabbing his coat off a nearby chair.

"He's got Claire," he announced, reaching for the door.

"Stop," Gabriel said, using his power to essentially freeze Peter in his tracks.

"You have to let me go!" he shouted.

"No. You can't just go marching back in there. He'll kill you."

"Didn't you hear me? He. Has. Claire."

"I know. But you can't go in there alone. Let me help you. Let the others help you."

"What about them?" he asked, pointing to the children in the next room.

"Find a baby sitter."

"Fine. We'll drop them off with Matt and inform the others that Claire has been taken."

"Deal."

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