Peter Did it

Chapter 6

Elijah stared at the boy who seemed to be rather mad but made no move to hit him or anything. the boy kind of just stared. Piper also stared at the boy but her gaze switched from Elijah to ghost boy. eventually Elijah looked at Piper who was in the middle of switching her gaze back to ghost boy. after a long silence, Elijah eventually spoke up "is....is this Peter? the ghost?" Peter growled lowly and achieved intimidating the grown man while Piper just frowned "can you see him? I thought he was invisible!" Piper then looked at Peter "I thought you were invisible!" Peter shrugged his shoulders before looking at the ceiling as if he heard something. great, Elijah thought, either the ghost had ghosts, or he was mentally ill child and people had thought piper was because of his antics. This most certainly was one of the more interesting cases he's ever heard of. Elijah sighed and both the children's heads whipped to look at him. it would've been scary had it not been for how confused he was. after maybe five minutes of no talking Elijah looked to Peter who was now on the roof, upside down and cross legged as if sitting on the floor, his shoulder length dirty blonde hair hanging down. "Peter, why are you here? you're clearly not alive do you have a reason to be around Piper?" Peter seemed to think about it before floating back down to the floor "well I kind of just came out with her I guess...I was born dead. its not fair why did she get to live and not me? I'm stuck like this and she gets to do whatever she wants!" he was getting upset and Elijah looked at piper who seemed to tense up a little. Elijah thought for a minute before looking back at the angry boy "Who is Piper to you though? are you related?" Peter just nodded and Piper decided to speak up for once "I'm his sister...he's my twin but he didn't make it and now he wants to blame me for it. its hardly fair and now I'm here in this place when I'm perfectly fine and you're the one who is messed up!" Elijah narrowed his eyes. this seems to have been a long argument the two have been having for...well...ever since they were born. While the two threw insults at each other Elijah was piecing what information he had. Peter and Piper were twins, Peter hadn't made it in the womb for some reason he didn't know yet and Piper had been born fine. Peter decided to, instead of being reborn or whatever happens, stay around Piper to make her life hell as revenge. Piper had been diagnosed with psychosis because of Peter influencing her decisions as a young child. Elijah looked up at the just the right moment as Peter lunged himself at Piper going for her throat. Elijah, out of impulse, grabbed Peter by the arm and kept him at a far distance from his sister. Peter kicked and tried to make him let go but it seemed the ghost was limited in what he could do. Floating seemed to be the only gained ability. Piper was still sitting on her bed staring at Peter who she was clearly terrified of. Elijah could understand why Peter hated her but it just seemed immature at this point. Why would anyone hate their own sibling? their twin? it just shocked him. Peter had somewhat calmed down so Elijah let him go and he immediately went to the ceiling again. Piper glanced at him but looked away not wanting to get him mad. Elijah looked between the two and let out a breath "well...it seems you two don't really get along well huh?" Peter looked down at him "you don't say?" it was full of sarcasm and Elijah could already tell he'd be difficult to work with. fantastic. not. "look peter, if I'm going to help Piper I need you to learn to tolerate your sister. you don't even need to like her, just don't try and attack her whenever you get angry" Peter chuckled "but I don't want her to get out. she doesn't deserve to go out and live a good life. she deserves nothing but endless suffering" Elijah blinked then looked at Piper who didn't seem fazed by him saying this so this wasn't new information for her. He looked back at Peter who seemed bored but annoyed "Peter why does she deserve to suffer? what did she do to you? if it had been the other way around and she had died and you had lived you wouldn't want her to pester you." Peter said nothing to this but Piper seemed to be listening. Elijah continued "I know you are young but you are very clearly much more mature than any normal ten year old. why not just accept that it was in no way Pipers fault that you are de-" he was interrupted by Peter dropping to the ground onto his feet looking rather pissed "what do you know?! don't come in here telling me what's what! you don't know anything! you just think you do cause you think you're important! you're selfish and wasting your life in this place when you can be doing anything else! I on the other hand am stuck here following a dimwitted girl who thinks she's better than her worth. I suggest you stop talking now before I do damage" Piper was crying, her back facing Peter and Elijah. Elijah stared at the boy before sitting down on the bed again while Peter stared at the ceiling seeming calmer after the outburst. While Peter replayed that argument in his head,Elijah comforted Piper who was only sniffling now. after a long silence, surprisingly, Peter broke it "you really don't know anything so maybe you should ask before you assume things. it IS her fault I'm dead and she knows it. I don't know why but I can feel it. mom wanted her and not me." Elijah furrowed his brows at the boy who was on the other side of the room. For Elijah, it was easy to sympathize. The poor boy had clearly never spoken to anyone aside form Piper for a long time. now some stranger was assuming to know more than he actually did. Elijah had made a mistake and he could accept that. "ok Peter. tell me why your mother might've wanted Piper and not yourself?" Peter hesitated then shrugged his shoulders "I don't know. probably because she is a selfish bitch who wanted a girl to spoil. when she found out she was having twins she was hoping for the two girls she wanted. but instead I was a boy therefore I wasn't needed so she decided I didn't deserve to live. Piper is stupid to believe mother was a good person." Piper, who had been silent and unmoving till this point, gave a mean look "how dare you speak of her that way. she was the kindest person I ever met and if it weren't for you I would still be with her. I'm glad you didn't live. you'd be a sad excuse for a person" Elijah was shocked to hear that come from Piper "hey now that wasn't really necessary" Peter stood up then very much angry "oh shut up would you?! look at yourself! you're in a mental institution because you're whore mother cant deal with you anymore! you say she's so great when she's not! she sent you here to get rid of you! if you ever get out of here she ain't coming for you! you will be sent off into the foster care system where some druggie will take you and...well...you know" he trailed off seeing the look on Pipers face. she looked...well...she looked broken. Elijah was staring at her as well. then the water works. Peter giggled floating to the roof. making his sister cry was not a difficult thing to do but it was fun. Elijah put a hand on her shoulder but she shrugged him off as she shook violently sobbing. "Piper I need you to calm down a little ok? I know it sounds mean but you need to see it from Peters point of view. he was born dead. he cant talk to anyone and you are the only thing he has to blame. it may not be the right thing to do but he doesn't know any better." Piper didn't seem to be listening since she has stood up from the bed still crying and shaking as she had been. Peter watched her, his smile never leaving his face. Elijah watched her pace for a bit when she stopped at the wall. Elijah had already stood up at that point when she banged her head on the wall. hard. Elijah went to her pulling her away from the wall and looking at her head while she reached up and pulled at her hair. "Piper stop it this isn't going to solve any problems I really don't think you're going to do anything by hurting yourself" he pried her hands from her head and hugged her mainly to keep her arms from moving. she was still sobbing and Peter had started to laugh. Elijah was struggling to keep himself calm. these two were very different from eachother, how was he going to treat them both?