Someone Special

[Amorentia]

Peni POV

Today we'd decided to have a Alice in Wonderland style Tea Party with the kids for lunch before nap times to celebrate finishing reading the book together. Marcus and Ellena were upstairs with the kids while I made finger sandwiches in my knee length Alice in Wonderland costume. Blissful, Lissa, and Breena had matching blue dresses. Tawny was working on making costumes for the boys and Marcus: Deni -The Mad Hatter, Nevi - the March Hare, Jaki - White Rabbit, and Marcus - the DorMouse. Johni and Marki were being our Twiddle Dee and Twiddle Dum. I couldn't stop singing the song from the movie as I cut the crusts off of the cucumber, pimento, Salami, Ham/Cheese, and PB&J halves as the tea seeped beside me.

Singing while arranging the finger sandwiches on a tray, Reg walked in with a nasty bruise swelling on his jaw. I stopped dancing around long enough to ask, "Ow....what happened?"

Sighing he told me, "I had a talk with Sara." I should have known. With a laugh I got an ice pack to hand to him. Taking some of my bruise slave down, I tossed it to him teasing, "Had a nice chat, did you?"

He gave a lopsided grin saying, "Thanks." Sitting down at the counter he held the ice to his face elaborating, "Depends on your version of nice...would that be the part where she punched me or when she told me she's through with me?"

I put a couple of sandwiches on a plate in front of him as I gathered sugar cubes and cream for the tea, "That bad, huh?"

Reg nodded, "I'm an asshole. Someone should warn Little Bit about that."

For a moment I paused thinking. Tori was a private person. The biggest betrayal in her eyes was for any of us from the Pack to give information we learned through the Pack consciousness away. It was hers to tell. So I treaded carefully with something I knew she wouldn't mind him knowing, "She speaks asshole fluently."

His finger pointed to his jaw, "So does Sara...see what good it did me?"

Leaning over the counter I looked at him with a smile saying, "Just think, Little Bit hits harder." 

He'd smile, "Great...harder..that sounds dangerous."

Raising my eyebrows, I turned to make a bowl of grapes asking, "What's going on? What did you do?"

Letting out another heavy sigh he answered, "I pushed...you know me."  He shook his head, "I'm not happy till I wreck it all."

"What were you hoping to get out of it?" I wondered.

"I didn't think that far into it...I opened my mouth and words come out...," Reg said honestly. "This is the extent of my game plan. Maybe that's my problem?"

"That could be a problem," I laughed pointing to his cheek. "Unless you like that kind of thing. Hit me again, Mama. make it hurt this time."

Rubbing his jaw he told me, "That's okay, it hurts enough this time." Reg shook his head again. "I earned it." Then he groaned. "Now I get to see if Zabini has seconds planned," He looked a little worried, "Or Little Bit...there may be to many people around here that would like to hit me....".

Marcus's fears were being realized. This delicate balance of romances surrounding us were just waiting to implode, "Little Bit's not easily provoked." I told him carefully not to elaborate. "She's doesn't really bite. Blaise, on the other hand... I don't know. What are you going to do?"

"Tread Carefully?" We both laughed.  Then he'd got quiet for a minute, looking down at the floor, "I ahh...this is not my territory...all the serious...I don't deal well, ya know?"  Reg looked up sincerely, "When people start to matter...it makes me uncomfortable...reminds me I'm an asshole...and for some reason I feel the need to take that out on her."

I matched his mood. It wasn't an easy thing when someone bared a piece of them self. I also wanted to match his honesty telling him, "I don't think I have to point out how unfair that is to Sara, looks like she did a very good job of that." Carefully thinking over the Tori part, I answered with information I felt comfortable sharing, "It's not always easy for some people to let other's in. Sometimes that works if they find other like people that have the same problem." Shrugging, I stood up, "Sometimes life is serious enough on it's own."

"So," a smile crossed my face as his look turned interested. He asked, "If some people liked other people but didn't want to tell the other person that they liked them, do you think that person would be okay with that or would that person get upset that  the other person is a disaster?"

This was hilarious. I choice my words just as carefully, "I think that some people would be very comfortable with it being like that. Some things don't need to be spoken for some people. They have their own share of disasters."

"Some people are better with disasters," he grinned standing up to give me a kiss on the top of my head. "Can you go check the destruction some people left in their wake?  It might need Skele-gro."

Blaise came in just then asking, "Peni can I get some...?" Reaching up in the cabinet I got the Skele-grow for him as he turned to Reg asking, "Man, what did you do?"

"Some people are very stupid," Reg said to me as I laughed. Blaise left the room without saying thank you, but that was nothing new.  

I replied to Reg, "Some people are just walking disasters."

"That's goes without saying." Reg said before he turned to walk outside. Then he paused for a second asking, "Ummm...in our speak, how do I ask if she's okay?"

Opening the back door I yelled to Blaise, "Is Sara okay."

"She will be,"  Blaise answered.

I turned back to Reg shutting the door saying, "Some people would say that other people are going to be fine. They have other people to take care of them when they hit disaster."

"As long as the other people know the disaster was completely sorry that nature took it's course and it um...didn't mean to let other people hit them...," Reg stated before looking strained. "Okay, this is starting to confuse me."

"But I'm following you," I laughed. "Give it time. It will blow over. But you may want to apologize at some point... and not standing outside of their door when some people are trying to have couple time. If your respectful when you apologize, it will probably be taken better. Actions speak louder than words though."

Reg groaned, "My actions are exactly what I'm worried about. With yet another heavy sigh he asked tentatively, "He gonna kill me when he finds out I kissed her?"

My hands covered my face in disbelief. Walking disasters all around our house were not going to be good. I was going to have to Marcus so we could brainstorm how to keep our home happy. Peeking threw my fingers I sighed, "I don't know. Ohhhh.... some people."

He completed the sentance for me, "Yeah, SOME people are real dicks."

Putting my hand on his shoulder I smiled,  "At least there are some people who like that."

Giving me one last Reg grin he stated before leaving, "Let's all rejoice that some people like dick."

Peni Flint written by Amorentia. Blaise Zabini by Amorentia. Reg Black by shtteredprncess.