The shoeless boy, for notacargojet

[lifetimedreamer]

This had to be one of the stupidest things that had ever happened to him. Having lived in New York his whole life, Peter knew how the city worked. He'd had his pocket picked before. He'd nearly been mugged. He'd definitely been caught in a bad part of town at the wrong time. This one just topped it all though. It wasn't the end of the world,

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[notacargojet]

He frowned as his phone rang and pulled it out of his pocket. He didn't recognize the number displayed. He flipped it open and held it to his ear. "Petrelli," he said a little warily, not sure what to expect. He tapped his fingers against his desk and glanced around the study.

[lifetimedreamer]

Peter sighed softly when he heard his brother's voice, grateful he hadn't just let it go to voicemail or something. "Hey Nathan, it's me.. um, can you come pick me up?" he asked tentatively. "And uh.. bring some shoes and socks? It's kind of raining outside..."

[notacargojet]

"Sure, Pete, I... Wait, what?" he asked, his brow wrinkling as Peter's words actually set in. "Why don't you have shoes and socks already?" He had the sinking feeling that Peter had done something stupid again.

[lifetimedreamer]

"I did!" he said quickly, rubbing his face with one hand. This was so not going to go well. "I did, but.. they.. were stolen..."