It's Called Being a Hero

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"It's Called Being a Hero"
Who: Peter, Peter, Nathan
When: After some weird selfcest.


The knock on the door made Peter blink as he tilted away from the open refrigerator door.  Who the hell came for a visit without calling first?  Delivery guys.  Huh.  Did his new Superman resin kit arrive already?  He didn't get the confirmation email or--  Well, whatever.  He's just glad that it came up to his door instead of being left at the mailboxes like usual.  Jeez, he had more stuff swiped that way.

"Hang on."  Slam goes the door.  Milk in hand, and wearing only his boxers, Peter and his rumpled hair go to answer the door.

He's not expecting Nathan.

The deer in headlights look gives that away.

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Nathan is absolutely not ready for any of what he's seeing. His brother is glowing as bright as the sun, and the heat is intense, even from ten feet away. He shields his eyes; Peter is glowing so brightly it actually hurts to look at him.

Why isn't he actually burning? What little hair he has should have burned off of him. He should be screaming. Burning. Dying. But he's not.

And then he realizes it. His dirty little secret that goes by the name of Claire Bennet. She's indestructible, and Peter met her. He can't die!

But had Claire ever tested her ability against a nuclear explosion?

Well, in about five minutes, it's not going to matter for Nathan anymore. These eight million people won't die if only one does.

"No, I won't," Nathan says, stepping closer. Each step and the air around him exponentially increases in temperature. When he's close enough to touch him, Nathan begins to feel ill. But he's smiling anyway.

"I'm not going to let all these people die, Peter."

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It's the first time that he's had his brother's arms around him in quite a long time. Peter's eyes well up with tears that evaporate the moment they hit his eyelashes.

This isn't how the other Peter said that Nathan died. It's something else. The outcome, however, is the same. Peter stops being able to breath as they break the sound barrier. He can't even cling to his brother any further.

Nathan's burning up, literally, and Peter's helpless to save him. "Let me go," he whines. Maybe, just maybe Nathan can get away in time.

And he does, but just barely.

Peter explodes, discharging energy, and immediately swoops down to find Nathan. He catches him in mid air, adrenaline flashing through his system as he takes him to a hospital.

His old hospital.

Peter won't leave his side. He can't. Even when Nathan's admitted into the burn ward, his case almost surely hopeless.

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Continued here (http://fallen-empath.livejournal.com/7438.html).