Hamilton Oneshots

Bad Things (Leggy)

Trigger Warning: Rape, Death, and Cancer

Alex: I have to tell you something, It's not good news

Pegleg: Yes?

Alex: I suppose that i should not wait any longer. Eliza fainted today after having a seizure. I took her to the hospital. And.. the doctor says she has a brain tumor.💔

Pegleg: Oh god. I'm so sorry.

Peggy left her and Laf's house after writing Laf a letter telling him where she was going so he wasn't scared the moment he woke up and she wasn't there. She sighed and went for a walk, she needed to clear her mind.

She knew she needed to get into contact with Alex and her sister so she called Alex and waited for him to answer before she spoke up, "Did they give her a chance of survival? Treatment plan?" She asked quickly and all at once.

She heard Alex sigh, "We don't know too much yet. The doctor says that they're going to remove it and that I shouldn't worry." She could tell from his voice he was doing the opposite of not worrying.

"How big is it?" Peggy asked quickly, "Do you know?" She wished she could be there, to be there with her sister through this time but she lived in France with her husband, Lafayette, "And did you tell Angelica? She has to know too."

"Yeah-Yeah of course," Alex said quickly, "If I didn't tell her she'd kill me." Peggy laughed tensely as Alex joined in before he added, "They're doing another MRI scan soon to see how big the tumor is...sorry."

"O...okay..." Peggy closed her eyes and sighed, "It's going to be okay, Alex." She said to try and comfort Alexander as she knew he was freaking out.

She heard shuffling in the background and then heard Alex say, "Wait Pegs, She's up!" Peggy felt a smile grow on her face and Alex's voice sounded quieter as he talked to her sister, "Hey babe, Peggy's on the phone."

She heard movement as the phone was passed until Eliza croaked a small, "Hey." Through the line.

Peggy sniffed as she began to cry, "Eliza, I love you I have always loved you and I am going to be here with you through all of this. I will be there with you every day for everything you need me for. I love you, so much, and us Schuylers are hard to kill so fight as hard as you can, okay?" Eliza made a noise like a cracked whisper and Peggy held in a sigh, "I love you so much."

"I love you too," Eliza said in little more than a whisper, she sounded like she was forcing herself to talk, "I'm sleepy."

"You'll be okay, I'll be there soon, and you should sleep if you're tired. Rest helps your body heal." Eliza hung up and she sighed again, putting the phone down and realizing she was lost.

Studmuffin: Are you okay?

Studmuffin: You've been gone for awhile so I got worried.

Studmuffin: You got lost didn't you?

Peggy sighed yet again as she felt her melancholy feelings boil over and called Laf instead of texting him back, "Bonjour mon amour." His voice broke through.

"I am...lost," She told him as she tried to hide her shame. Peggy and Laf had moved to France together about a year ago and though Peggy liked to go on walks she often got lost around the city.

"Well alright," She heard Laf chuckle slightly at her predictable predicament, "Do you see any street signs to tell where you are?" He asked.

"Ummm la rue de la foi and avenue de la Liberté," Peggy said as she looked around, her pronunciation of French words has gotten better since she met Laf so she felt confident saying the street names.