Post by Peter Hale on Jul 2, 2014 13:47:14 GMT
"A bonfire? Seriously, Derek?" Peter Hale asked as the trio of Hales walked around the large, barren area, a rather impressive bonfire with people everywhere surrounding it. The beach was always a place that Peter liked to go, not that he would tell anyone. He quite liked being there. The sound of the waves breaking against the sand soothed his dark soul. "You're the one who wanted to tag along, Uncle Petey," Laura Hale called playfully to her uncle. He rolled his eyes at his niece's attitude. He sure as hell did hate it when she called him that, but it couldn't be helped. She wouldn't stop even if he wanted her to. It was sad, but true. He would always be Uncle Petey to her. He supposed he should have found it endearing, but he only found it irritating.
"Someone has to keep an eye on you both. Your mother will have my head in a jar if anything happens to either of you." Laura grinned cheekily at him, making him roll his eyes once more, trying to hide the smile that formed on his face. As the group got closer, Peter could see what was going on more clearly. A high school party was in full swing, which was something he figured given his niece and nephew's ages. There were people all over each other, as was the way when people were teenagers. Peter remembered being that way in his childhood, but he digressed. He was a man now, one far older than these kids. This was not going to be enjoyable. Within a few short moments, Laura was off with her friends and Derek had been pulled off to throw a football across the sand. Peter shook his head, but kept an eye on his family members, knowing Talia would have his head if anything happened to them.
Peter pulled himself away from his memory and gazed down at his sister's grave. There was no body, not even a headstone, but Peter knew where his sister had been buried, or where she would have wanted to be buried. So there he stood in Beacon Hills Cemetary among the rest of the Hales. "I'm sorry," he whispered to her, sighing gently. He hadn't looked out for his nieces and nephew as he should have and as such, one of them was dead and the other two were always in harm's way and furious with him. It was his fault, of course. Laura had died because of him and Derek and Cora would never forgive him for it. They would always be on the run or fighting someone or something. He would never be able to protect them, at least not at full strength. He sighed once more, running a hand through his short hair. Where he had he gone wrong?
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