“You know, it doesn’t matter how many times I’ve seen this clip during school and all that, it’s still sort of awesome that we’re here now, viewing it as it happens,” Gabriel told Peter, a beaming smile on his face as the two of them crowded around the small television.
It was the 20th of July, 1969, and Neil Armstrong was about to be the first man to set foot on the moon. All across the country men, women and children crowded around their televisions to watch this miracle occur, and then there was Gabriel and Peter, who had been forced to view the clip over and over again during school and do reports on the great, historical event. But there they were now, sitting watching as it happened, or well, as it was about to happen as it hadn’t yet, it still had about ten minutes to go.
They were alone in a small hotel room they’d rented, which allowed Gabriel to pull Peter to him to kiss him, the other eagerly returning the kiss before finally pushing back from him, laughing softly.
“Wait fifteen minutes, we don’t want to miss it and then have to go back again because we got caught up in kissing,” Peter said, an affectionate smile on his face as he leaned down to peck his lips again before settling next to him, making it easy for Gabriel to put an arm around him.
They watched intently as Neil Armstrong slowly climbed down the ladder, and then, in unison as the words were transmitted through the television, said the infamous words:
”It’s one small step for man…one giant leap, for mankind.”
((Peter Petrelli is
spongetastic and is used with love and permission))