Sleep Over

[Piper Wren]

When Kyle pushed past her and began asking Kristopher questions that she knew he wouldn't want to answer. Piper closed the door and stood between Kyle and Kristopher, both arms crossed over her chest...she may have remembered him but in truth she didn't know who he was, to Piper he was just some guy named Kyle who accidently barged in on her taking a shower.

"You...you don't have the right to just barge in here and interrogate someone, no matter who you are."

Piper managed to calmly say but after her first slight stutter from the nerves of standing up to someone she managed to sound firm. Questioning Kristopher further about what had happened would do him no good...Piper had dealt with the matter as best as she knew how and treated his wrist. She knew that Kristopher was still fragile at best and bringing up the subject was not going to benefit his already shakey mental state.

"If you...you're going to ask questions you can talk to me."

Credit to Piper, she stood her ground despite the left over humliation of this guy having seen her naked all those weeks ago. At least this time Piper was well covered...it was easier to defend others than to defend yourself.

[Kristopher Roberts]

Kristopher looked at his older brother as he came in, ah hell. It was him, this wasn't going to go well. Who knew what he had heard and he probably did hear a lot and espically about him and Augusta. The blond averted his eyes and played with his sleeves as he was asked what happened.

The blond boy said nothing and remained silent for a long moment then said, "Nothing." In a small voice. Then Piper moved in for the kill and Kristopher looked up slightly with large eyes.

"You...you don't have the right to just barge in here and interrogate someone, no matter who you are."

Was she standing up for him, it sure seemed like she was and it was rather touching really. It was kinda knew for him, Augy stood up for him before, but mostly that got him broken bones which only made Kristopher sad and depressed.

"If you...you're going to ask questions you can talk to me."

Oh God.

He didn't like that idea, who knows what she would tell him! Reaching up with his left hand and leaving his right on his lap, he reached out and grabbed the back of Pipers shirt and tugged lightly. "Piper," he said softly as ever, "He is my older brother. . . Kyle." Kris said slowly and did not look at his brother at all. "Piper..." He sounded so weak it was almost pathetic.

"Don't answer. . .things I don't want to . . ." He looked down, "I can answer. . . some. I---I just got into a fight is all. . . nothing new."

[Kyle Roberts]

"Nothing."

That set off one of Kyle's famous temper flares. His eyes narrowed as he moved towards Kris, fully intending to get the answers out of him whether he wanted to give them or not. Unfortunately for him, the girl decided to buck up and get in his way. To be honest, he was even more surprised than when he realized who she was. He wasn't surprised that she was sticking up for Kris, the boy needed more than just about anyone he'd ever known. There had been several times that he'd had to take up for him, though it generally ended in failure as he had very little will to defy his mistress. No, he was surprised because he hadn't expected anything like that. His plan had been to just find out what had happened, give Kris a few lumps if needed, and go on about his merry way. Needless to say that was out the window.

"If you...you're going to ask questions you can talk to me."

Kyle let out a sigh that sounded more than a bit like a growl, rubbing at the back of his head. He really had no idea how the hell he was supposed to handle this. The only person he'd ever had to comfort was Sarah, and for the most part it was enough for him just to be with her. But that wasn't going to work with Kris for a number of reasons, a fairly big being that, whether he could remember it or not, Kris hated him. He locked eyes with Piper, his face as gentle as his voice. "I just want to know what happened."

"I can answer. . . some. I---I just got into a fight is all. . . nothing new."

He turned his head from Piper to look at Kris. His face was still as gentle as before, but the look in his eyes made it obvious that he wasn't going to be taking any excuses. "Bullshit Kris. You didn't 'just get into a fight'. Sarah told me about you and Augy. Now i want to hear it from you. What the hell happened?" His momentum had been smashed by Piper's cutting in, but that didn't change things. He was here for answers and he wasn't leaving without them.

[Kristopher Roberts]

"Bullshit Kris. You didn't 'just get into a fight'. Sarah told me about you and Augy. Now i want to hear it from you. What the hell happened?"

The blond looked down a bit and started to fidget with his sleeves. What could he tell Kyle to keep him from being angry? The blond pulled the sleeves over his knuckles and held onto the sleeve within his hands, pulling on them and stretching his shirt out.

"I--I---" The blond wasn't sure if he really wanted to talk about this even though he said he would. He looked towards Piper, she was trying to protect him. But this was his family asking him a question. "I--I told him I didn't want him around . . . kinda."

There was much more to it, but Kris seriously didn't want to dive into that and he lifted his covered hand and moved it through his hair.

[Piper Wren]

Piper stayed beside Kristopher, she had learnt a lot about his mannerisms and behaviours, the shirt pulling was one of the sure things he did when he felt insecure or nervous. She put a protective arm around his shoulders and shot him a look which clearly said 'I'm here if you need me'...it wasn't her right to tell Kyle what Kristopher had tried to do but she understood how vulnerable the young blonde was at the moment, questioning him probably wasn't the best method to go with...he had already had a long, long, long lecture from her.

"Now probably isn't the best time..."

She knew she was treading on uneven ground here and if Piper said something wrong things might not go well, Piper glanced from Kristopher to Kyle and took a deep breath, trying to think of the right way to word this.

"He's vulnerable at the moment and hasn't had much time to get his head together...I understand you're his Brother and you're worried, if you give him space then Kristopher will come to you about it."

[Kyle Roberts]

"I--I told him I didn't want him around . . . kinda."

Kyle just sighed, running a hand through his hair as he did so. "Well that's just friggen fantastic." It definitely wasn't a good thing, even if Kyle didn't hold much love for the frenchman. Kris did though, and if he was telling the boy someth8ing like that then things were seriously fucked up. He didn't pay much attention to Piper as she consoled the boy, he had turned away and started walking towards the door. Once there he made a sharp turn, pacing back towards the two of them. "I would ask what happened, but you obviously don't want to tell me." That did bother him a bit but he'd live with it, he had ways of finding out on his own. Namely beating the information out of a certain frenchy.

He stopped a few feet in front of them fingers drumming a dent in his knee as he gazed around the room. The boy did not know how he was supposed to handle this. He'd never had to deal with anything like it before. What the hell did he know about comforting someone who'd just ended a relationship? He'd only comforted one person before and she was in her first relationship, which was also his first. All in all, he was completely out of his area of expertise.

However, that didn't really matter at this exact moment. When Kris raised his hand, the sleeve moved just enough for Kyle to see something he'd dreaded. Without a word he marched over to his brother, gently yet firmly grabbing the hand that had been running through his hair. Then he carefully pulled the sleeve down, eyes narrowing at the sight before him. Kris' wrist was bandaged up, and there was only one reason for that. Kyle didn't say a word, he just stood and stared at the sight. But his sadness was plainly evident within those brown orbs.

[Kristopher Roberts]

The blond didn't say anything as his brother seemed unsure on how to deal with this, much like Kristopher who had no ideas what so ever. He mainly just sat there like a statue, eyes down cast. He wanted to tell his brother, but he just wasn't sure how to go about that. It was easier, for some reason, to tell Piper everything. He wondered why it was so hard to tell his brother about the event. Was he afraid of something?

"J--Just don't bother him. He probably wants nothing to do with me anymore either. . .I threw siscors at him. . ." The blond muttered as his brother looked like he was about to leave. He wasn't sure if this was good or bad. Until his brother came and took his hand and then pulled down the sleeve. Kristopher's heart skipped a beat and he instantly pulled his hand back, practically ripping his hand out of his brothers hold. He then lowered it to his lap, his hand resting over it.

"I..." What was he supposed to say now? His brother wasn't pleased by this and Kristopher felt awkward.

"I wasn't. . .th--thinking. B-but it's not Augusta's fault..."