Meet the Parents - for @teenpeter (twitter 'verse)

[phasing_cat]

Kitty paced nervous in her room while she waited for Peter to arrive.  She could hear the football game on the tv in the living room, and the sounds of her foster father cheering along.  She'd though about offering to help her foster mom, Carol, make dinner, but had realized that not only did she not know how to cook anything, but she was so nervous she was likely to drop anything she picked up.

"I've got it!" she shouted when the doorbell rang.  Her heart was racing and her hands were shaking when she opened the door.  She tried to smile, reminding herself he was probably even more nervous than she was.

"Hi."

 

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[teenpeter.livejournal.com]

Peter looked down at his plate after Kitty stormed off. After a few seconds he stood up, face red with anger.

"You have know idea how special that girl is." Looks up at him. "You are not worthy to call her even a foster daughter."

He stands, throwing down the napkin and followed her to her room. Peter knocked. "Kitty? Can I come in?"

[phasing-cat.livejournal.com]

"Yeah," she croaked out between sobs. She was always torn when it came to her foster parents. Yes, they were the best ones she'd ever had. As much of an asshole as he was, her foster father had never tried to touch her inappropriately, and from what she'd heard that was pretty rare.

Their form of abuse was much more subtle, but it cut just as deeply. She picked up her head and looked toward the door as Peter walked in.

"I'm sorry I blew up like that. I've ruined everything."

[teenpeter.livejournal.com]

He opened the door slowly, peeking in before entering all the way and closing it behind him. Peter went over to her and sat on the bed right beside her, rubbing her back as he talked.

"It's not your fault, baby. They are being unreasonable. If I said anything inappropriate, I'm sorry."

[phasing-cat.livejournal.com]

She sat up and put her arms around him, burying her face in his shoulder.

"I can't wait to get out of here. Only sixteen more days, Peter, and then I'll be 18, and I can leave. I don't know where I'll go but I can't stay here any more."

[teenpeter.livejournal.com]

Peter held her in his arms, rocking her a little to sooth her. "You could...." He was going to say with him, but hs mom might have a say in that. "I could put you up in a hotel until you go off to college. I'm sure you will live in the dorms there."

[phasing-cat.livejournal.com]

"You would do that for me?" She sniffled and wiped her cheeks with the back of her hand.

"You can afford that?"