Peter Petrelli ([info]morelikeasponge) wrote,
@ 2008-10-17 22:54:00
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[gossip girl au omg lol!!!]
St. Jude's is in an uproar. Not only is it the first day of school after the summer, it's the first day of coed St. Jude's, period.

In all the commotion -- girls peering at schedules, boys staring at girls, purses jostling where purses have never jostled before -- it's not hard to avoid the usual spot at lunch. He can see Nate and Chuck over by the steps; he ducks behind a crowd of girls and heads back toward the other side of the courtyard.

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[info]gonna_live
2008-10-18 03:23 am UTC (link)
At which point one of the aforementioned girls runs right into him and drops everything.

"Sorry -- sorry -- "

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[info]morelikeasponge
2008-10-18 03:32 am UTC (link)
"Uh," says Peter, eloquently, as his arms windmill in a frantic and futile attempt to keep him from having to stagger. Yeah, futile. He wobbles back into balance. "Whoa. Sorry."

Automatically, he kneels to help pick stuff up; the gesture kind of halts when his eyes actually focus on the purse in his hand. It's...it's purple. There's a sparkly fringe.

He looks up at the aforementioned girl.

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[info]gonna_live
2008-10-18 03:34 am UTC (link)
Aforementioned girl is almost in tears. "Is it -- " She shoves her hair out of her face. " -- I'm sorry, just -- is it always like this?"

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[info]morelikeasponge
2008-10-18 03:37 am UTC (link)
He tilts the purse, fascinated. The fringe sparkles at him. "Well...probably. I mean..."

A moment later: "Wait, is what always like this?"

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[info]gonna_live
2008-10-18 03:38 am UTC (link)
"I mean, I know where we are, I been here before, I lived here a year, but it's -- it's like rush hour." Kaylee finishes gathering her books into her arms. She doesn't look up.

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[info]morelikeasponge
2008-10-18 03:46 am UTC (link)
Peter glances up again, and keeps looking.

She's not purple or fringed, but she looks about as out of place as the purse does. Sounds, too.

"You go here?" He doesn't mean to sound so surprised. And yet.

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[info]gonna_live
2008-10-18 03:47 am UTC (link)
She balances her books on one arm, and pushes her hair back again, and looks up. Her smile's a little crooked. "Nah. I'm just here 'cause I like runnin' into strangers and makin' an ass out of myself."

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[info]morelikeasponge
2008-10-18 03:58 am UTC (link)
He lets out a breath of startled laughter.

"Well -- that makes two of us, huh?" His smile is more than a little crooked. "I'm Peter." It doesn't occur to him that a last name might be necessary. "Oh -- uh." Purse. "You probably want this."

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[info]gonna_live
2008-10-18 04:00 am UTC (link)
"Oh -- " Sheepish. "Thanks. Yeah. Sorry. I -- at least it stayed shut?" She's running a hand down over the (ugly, faded) purple felt (and sparkles).

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[info]morelikeasponge
2008-10-18 04:12 am UTC (link)
"Yeah," Peter agrees, noncommittally. It's true: it did. He tilts his head. "Sorry -- what's your name?"

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[info]gonna_live
2008-10-18 04:14 am UTC (link)
" -- I'm sorry," Kaylee says, for the umpteenth time this conversation. "I'm -- my name's Kaylee. And you're -- Peter."

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[info]morelikeasponge
2008-10-18 04:22 am UTC (link)
"Uh huh." He's still studying her. "Petrelli."




His knees are starting to hurt. Time to stand up. "Where were you heading?"

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[info]gonna_live
2008-10-18 04:25 am UTC (link)
"...math? I think? I don't -- it's, it's algebra. Somewhere around here -- and probably right across the whole place, knowin' my luck -- "

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[info]morelikeasponge
2008-10-18 04:28 am UTC (link)
"Oh, it's not your lunch period?" There's a hint of disappointment in his voice. "Math's, uh -- do you have a schedule? Probably over that way --"

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[info]gonna_live
2008-10-18 04:30 am UTC (link)
"I -- yeah, I think I stuck it somewhere -- " Kaylee fishes it out of the cover of her book and holds it out between two fingers, shifting the load in her arms. "You mind? I don't know what the hell I'm doin' -- "

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[info]morelikeasponge
2008-10-18 04:34 am UTC (link)
He peers at the piece of paper, blinks, and turns it around so that the text is right side up.

"It is your lunch period."

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[info]gonna_live
2008-10-18 04:40 am UTC (link)
Kaylee brightens. "Oh, good -- oh, hell, that means I got math right after lunch, don't it."

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[info]morelikeasponge
2008-10-18 04:53 am UTC (link)
Peter throws her another searching look.

Purple purse. With fringe.

"Looks like. Hey, I was just going to grab something --" When he pauses, he can hear Nate's voice, behind them.

All the decisions Peter makes are snap decisions. "You have plans?"

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[info]gonna_live
2008-10-18 04:58 am UTC (link)
"Plans?" Kaylee is very blank. "I -- no?" She's also shaking her head. Blankly.

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[info]morelikeasponge
2008-10-18 05:04 am UTC (link)
He jerks his head. "C'mon. We're not really supposed to leave, but..."

Supposed to is a flexible thing. (For some people.)

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[info]gonna_live
2008-10-18 05:16 am UTC (link)
Kaylee shoulders her ugly bag and grins at him. "You tryin' to get me suspended my first day?" Beat. "Which ain't to say I'm sayin' no, 'cause God knows I want to -- "

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[info]morelikeasponge
2008-10-18 05:32 am UTC (link)
"Suspended?." Peter's grin is amused. "They'd have to suspend half the school. Anyway, you don't want to eat in the cafeteria, trust me. Just down this way --"

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[info]gonna_live
2008-10-18 05:35 am UTC (link)
She follows him, with a death grip on her books and on the front strap of her purse. She looks around: there's a boy who's handsome in a boring sort of way standing talking to another one who looks like a chipmunk with a stupid Doctor Who scarf.

That's when Kaylee realizes she's about to lose Peter in the crowd, and she follows hurriedly.

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[info]morelikeasponge
2008-10-18 05:49 am UTC (link)
Peter wonders vaguely what is up with Chuck's scarf obsession.

Then he wonders where Kaylee got to, and twists around to see her catching up. "Do you like Moroccan?"

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[info]gonna_live
2008-10-18 05:51 am UTC (link)
"Willin' to find out," she says, staunchly. "Ain't much I won't give a fair shake -- let's do it?"

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[info]morelikeasponge
2008-10-18 06:17 am UTC (link)
CUT TO:

Their orders arrive. Peter digs in.

This does not stop him from saying, "So where are you from?" It just makes it a little harder to tell that he said that.

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[info]gonna_live
2008-10-18 06:22 am UTC (link)
"...not from around here." A little wry as she forks some meat. "Why, was the accent your tip-off?"

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[info]morelikeasponge
2008-10-18 06:36 am UTC (link)
Peter blinks at her over his fork. "Well, that and you said something about living here for a year. But the accent didn't hurt."

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[info]gonna_live
2008-10-18 06:37 am UTC (link)
"...right." She's shaking her head. "Sorry, it's just -- it's been kind of a rough first day, you know? Everybody's so... from around here."

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[info]morelikeasponge
2008-10-18 06:44 am UTC (link)
"I think there's a few kids from Queens. Brooklyn, maybe." He sees her face. "...Right."

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[info]gonna_live
2008-10-18 06:49 am UTC (link)
"Jersey." Her attention's back on her food. "Hoboken, you want to get specific. Grew up a lot further south, though." She's poking at what's on her plate. "How about you?"

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[info]morelikeasponge
2008-10-18 06:56 am UTC (link)
His grin is still lopsided. "Around here."

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[info]gonna_live
2008-10-18 06:58 am UTC (link)
"Like... in the neighborhood around here? 'Cause I'm guessin' it ain't Queens or Brooklyn."

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