III. Campfire Nights

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    We all sat around a campfire listening as the man Ego told his story and how he got here. Along with how Peter and he got separated in the first place. Ego although was kind enough to provide us this soup, I found it pretty decent tasting. Peter was the most intrigued out of all of us.

     "I hired Yondu to pick you up when your mother passed away. But instead of returning you, Yondu kept you. I have no clue as to why." 

     Peter and I both knew that reason. Hitching a fake smile, he turned to his supposed father, most of us especially me held doubt.

     "Well, I'll tell you why. Because I was a skinny little kid who could squeeze into places adults couldn't, it made it easier for thieving."

"Well, I've been trying to track you down ever since." Ego answered humbly.

"I thought Yondu was your father." Drax says through a mouth full of food. 

     It was silent for a moment, but it wasn't a good silent because Rocket and Peter were exchanging each other mean looks and since I was sitting in between in the two it was hard to avoid eye contact with either of them. Groot is sitting beside me on the log I'm leaning against and sees the look on my face. He reaches out his arms with those sweet, adorable eyes I smile at him and gently pull him into my lap.

     The rest all look at Drax with weird faces, "What?" Peter asks, "We've been together this whole time and you thought Yondu was my actual blood relative?"

     Drax shovels another spoonful of food into his mouth, "You all look exactly alike." He responds so casually like we should know. Maybe he means that Peter and Yondu act the same or something.

    Rocket chimes in from beside him, "Ones blue!" he hasn't said a word since they were fighting but I guess he couldn't hold back at Drax's idiocracy. His face is scrunched up in confusion and honestly it makes me smirk a little, I look away because it's a bit cute. 

     "No, he's not my father!! Yondu was the guy who abducted me, kicked the crap out of me so I could learn to fight and kept me in terror by threatening to eat me." Peter sneered. Ego instantly shot his head up. 

"Eat you?" He asked surprisingly.

"Yeah." Peter confirms.

"Oh, that son of a bitch!!" Heh, I guess that's where Peter gets his supposed foul mouth from. 

     "How'd you locate us now?" Gamora asks. Ego turns to Gamora, "Well even where I reside, out past the edge of what's known we've heard tale about the man they call Star-Lord." He gestures to Peter, and I just don't feel right about this. He is acting too casual. If he really is Peter's father, wouldn't this reunion be a little more heartfelt? 

     "What do you say we head out there right now?" Ego says as he stands, "Your associates are welcome." Ego looks down to Rocket, "Even that triangle faced monkey there." Rocket looks offended then touches his face to see if he is right. I silently snarled at Ego for the insult. 

     "I promise you it's unlike any other place you've ever seen. And there..." His voice becomes sort of stoic, "I can explain your very..." He looks Peter in the eyes, "special heritage." My eyes drop for a moment. Special? I look at Peter and I could tell he's thinking the same thing. Will this explain everything to him? "And finally get to be the... father I always wanted to be." and now I'm skeptical again. 

He looks at Peter strongly for a while then ruins the moment, "Excuse me... I gotta take a whiz."

      Ego leaves the campfire, me and Peter share a look as if we were communicating with our eyes. Maybe it's something to him about not ever having a dad then this guy comes out of nowhere that throws him off. Or maybe because the Sovereign only just mentioned this and now, he's here. Either way it's a bit suspicious. 

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