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Post by jd on Apr 15, 2009 17:19:07 GMT -5
Justin Dean Bennet, or JD for short, didn't quite know what he was doing. He did after all lack the common sense to plan things out ahead. The young man preferred to live in the moment, take things as they go, mess up and then fix. He didn't, scratched that, he never planned things out. It was possibly his greatest weakness. Well, it was second to chocolate...Ok third to his driving skills. Ok, JD had too many weaknesses for his lack of planning skills to count, but it was in the top ten. Frowning, JD continued to walked down the street.
Of all the things that brought JD to California, he had to wonder what brought him here. Stupidity, loneliness, curiosity. The list could go on and quite frankly, JD didn't really want to Go into too much detail. It could possibly lead him into another coma. Pressing on, JD turned to the driveway, taking each step with a hushed breath. He had heard very strange rumors involving the man he was coming to see. Hell, some people gave him the evil eye when he was searching for him. Maybe it was because Clair Bennet/Petrelli/whatever was now famous. He didn't know.
Drawing up as much confidence as he could muster, JD stood in front of the door. He felt stupid for being nervous. It wasn't as if the man would do anything. He was his nephew for god's sake. At least, he hoped Uncle Noah remembered him. Hell, JD could barely recall the last time he met his uncle. Oh god he was going to die. Biting his lower lip, JD knocked on the door to the Bennet residence.
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Post by sandrabennett on Apr 18, 2009 11:44:17 GMT -5
Sandra was listening to everyone talk about her. How much she worries about Claire and her motherly duties. "You guys do know I'm in the room right?" she said with a smile, "And you should watch yourself Noah you can't heal as quick." she warned raising her spatula. Sandra was going to miss this family time a lot. But Claire said she was going to check in often made her feel much at ease. Claire aways one to keep her promises.
At last Sandra finished Claire's omlette, well actually she made more than she planned to. "Okay. So maybe I need to find a new coping skill, eh? And why didn't anyone stop me from making waffles!" she shook her head before laying down the three omlettes and a plate filled with lots of waffles. Hearing a knock on the door she turned to walk toward it. "I got it." she said even though she was already at the door.
Opening it she saw a young man, "Um...hello?" Sandra said confused. She never meet this boy before. Looking at him her face turns confused. "Are you looking for Claire? Or Lyle?" she asked. For a weird reason he looked somewhat familiar maybe she seem him pass by or something. Sandra wasn't really all that sure.
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Post by hrg on Apr 20, 2009 7:52:00 GMT -5
Noah smiled at his daughter as she tried to help him calm her mother down though it wasn’t quite working out for either of them he was just happy they could all be in one room not fighting with each other. “I do believe that I saw West more then you.” He states at Claire recalling seeing West fly off when he would be going to work.
Noah could only chuckle at his wife who felt like she was watching a show about her rather then being in the conversation. “Oh I’ll back off.” He rose his hands in the air calling a truce as he got up and walked over to his wife kissing her ear lobe as he whispered. “You can remember that later.” He states nonchalantly as he goes to sit back at the table taking his fork waiting for the food.
As Sandra went to get the door Noah looked at Claire. “So maybe you could ask your mother to be around when the baby is born. That’s sounds like a good coping method.” He listened to see who it was but he didn’t hear anything so he looked at Claire nodding his head before he wiped his mouth after taking a bite of his waffle now getting up. He was worried that someone bad had came and got Sandra before he could even react.
He made his way into the hallway to the front door looking into the man’s brown eyes. Just like Martha’s. This couldn’t be the same boy he last saw in Ohio about 8 years ago when he went there to cover up a case. This isn’t the same boy. “JD?” Noah questioned now not sure what he would tell his family about his own family.
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Post by clairebear on Apr 21, 2009 20:58:33 GMT -5
"It's possible you saw more of West than me" Claire agreed with her dad as she blushed slightly, she should have spent more time with her family despite the closeness between herself and West at the time. Oh well such was life. Maybe she was better off on her own.
Claire laughed and rolled her eyes when Sandra asked if they knew she was in the room. "Yeah mom we know you're there, that's the whole point of our conversation right dad?" she asked him as she winked and continued to laugh. They had been so busy talking about Sandra being overly protective she hadn't even noticed the amount of food her mom had cooked up.
"Didn't even notice you'd started cooking waffles mom" Claire said with a slight laugh, "and yes, a new coping method might be good" she added with another laugh, as she began to eat the omelet and waffles, suddenly she was feeling ravenous. Funny how things worked, when her mom asked if she wanted anything to eat, she wasn't even feeling like eating and now the food was there she was hungry. It must have been the delicious smell of the food which had done it.
Just then somebody knocked at the door. Claire tried to listen to what her mom was saying, she was panicking a little in case it was West, but she would have known that voice the minute she heard it, and it wasn't West thankfully.
When Noah suggested her mom being around when the baby was born as a new coping method Claire smiled, "Yeah that might not be such a bad idea actually" she agreed as she ate some more of the waffles and omelet. Just then her dad Noah got up from the table and going to the door. This of course made Claire curious and after she finished the omelet and at least one waffle, she followed him to the door.
"Whose JD?" she asked, as she heard her dad say the name. Oh how delightful, more secrets she thought sarcastically.
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Post by jd on Apr 22, 2009 5:17:55 GMT -5
JD waited anxiously for the door to open. He felt a knot in his stomach as the door opened. He wasn't sure what he was going to say when he saw his uncle. Although the words 'hi unc' came to mind. As the door opened, JD stared blankly at the woman who opened. He forgot his uncle was married. Well, at least he hadn't thrown up yet so that was something.
"Um, hi." he replied, giving a small wave and and a goofy little grin. The woman asked if he was looking for a Claire or a Lyle. JD blinked twice before realizing those must have been his cousins. "Uh, no. Um...I'm actually looking to my uncle." Speak of the Devil. When Noah came around the corner. It didn't look like he'd recognized him but that was expected. JD could barely remember the last time he saw his uncle. "He Uncle Noah!" JD greeted with a bright, somewhat obnoxious, grin.
A blond girl came around the corner. She asked who JD was and JD couldn't help but reply, "I'm JD. You must be Claire."
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Post by sandrabennett on Apr 22, 2009 14:51:08 GMT -5
When hearing about uncle Sanddra was thinking he had the wrong house. Sure for a few seconds she thought this child couldn't be Noah's nephew. If so that would mean Noah knew about this and he didn't tell her. Why would he hide something like that. But of course all suspisions were confirmed as Noah came and the kid called him Uncle. Sandra breathed in before giving Noah a cold stare. I can't believe he is doing this to us again. The lies...
She then turned back around as she smiled at JD, "Well...come on in. Eat we have enough to share." she would let JD walk pass her before she grabbed Noah's arm. "What is this Noah? I thought we said no more lies and no more secrets. We will talk about this later." Sandra then walked away toward the kitchen.
This wasn't at all right and it wasn't fair. Right when everything was going well this pops up. Taking a seat she took muffin and bit it. It wasn't that she was angry as much as she felt betrayed and disappointed. Sandra was going back to that place where she couldn't trust Noah anymore. She wanted to, she really did, but he makes it harder everyday.
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Post by hrg on Apr 22, 2009 16:18:28 GMT -5
Noah smiled at JD as his wife invited him inside. He saw his wife’s stare as Claire walked into the room. He knew this would be hard to explain especially for the fact that his own nephew might have an ability. He flinched when Sandra grabbed his arm. “Ouch that hurt. I can explain this.” He was about to tell his wife everything but she moved into the kitchen. He sighed now looking at his daughter and JD. “We should talk over food.
They walked into the kitchen Noah pointed to a chair. “Take a seat JD.” He sat back down in his own seat after getting a plate of food for the boy not knowing when he last ate. “Make a plate its all warm.” He looked at his family then at the boy. “So how’s your mom?” Looking at Claire and Sandra. “My sister Martha.” He hadn’t had contact with her for a long time. Their relationship had always been bad ever since they were kids and their father pushed them to compete with each other. “The last time I seen you guys was in Ohio in 01 I believe.”
He used his fork playing with his food like he was a child. He didn’t want to tell the reason why he hadn’t kept contact because of JD’s dad who was now in level 5 or possibly dead he hadn’t checked on him since he through the man in the cell after finding out he had knocked up his baby sister. “Claire JD is the same age as you.”
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Post by clairebear on Apr 22, 2009 21:25:46 GMT -5
Claire was totally surprised by this new turn of events, her dad Noah had a nephew he had never told his family about. It was just one secret after another with this family and she was quite frankly tired of it. However she didn't want to make this JD uncomfortable, after all it wasn't his fault she and her mom didn't know anything about him.
"Well hello JD and yeah I am Claire" she said in as friendly a voice as she could, and then glaring at her dad before stepping back to keep beside her mom while she gave her dad a serve over the secret. Well he deserved it, she knew her mom was fed up with secrets in the family as well. She sighed gently and then whispered loud enough for Sandra to hear, "What is it with this family why can't he ever be honest with us?" Claire asked as she smiled over at JD as if there was nothing wrong.
Claire returned to the food she had been eating before the knock came on the door, she was now very uncomfortable because of the awkward atmosphere which had fallen upon the room. She kept looking at her mom and raising her eyebrow, playing with her food with her fork every time Noah tried explaining something. When he said JD was the same age as herself, she just smiled, "How lovely" she replied sarcastically as she continued to side glance at her mom.
Then she couldn't help it, she hated secrets and Claire being Claire never one to hold back, just let it out, "You know what I'm glad I'm moving to Washington to be with Nathan, there is too many secrets in this family and I hate it" she shouted, as she began to back away from the table giving her mom an apologetic look for her outburst.
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Post by jd on Apr 23, 2009 19:11:04 GMT -5
JD looked awkwardly between the two couple. He might have made a mistake in coming to find his uncle. Just standing at the doorway, JD could feel a nagging awkward feeling in the air. It was almost as if gravity had just tripled the minute the door opened and he called out to his uncle. From the looks of it, they had not known about him.
"Um sure...." JD replied to Sandra as she invited him in. Was it just him or did the tension just went up another three notches? HE looked an noticed his aunt giving his uncle a harsh talking to. He waved awkwardly to Claire when he returned his greeting. He really felt like he caused a lot of tension in the room.
JD followed his uncle into the kitchen. He could practically feel himself drooling. It had been a few weeks since he had actual food. "Don't mind if I do." JD replied at the offer of food. He took a plate and piled on some food. "Mom's doing fine. She's just been...busy." JD said, not knowing what to say about his mom. "And it has been a while since your last visit." JD added.
He wasn't sure it that was a good thing to do because the next thing he knew, Claire stood up and yelled something about secrets before freaking out and leaving the room. JD stood dumbfound, fork in his mouth and turn to the two adults. "I came at a bad time didn't I?"
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Post by sandrabennett on Apr 24, 2009 18:53:03 GMT -5
Claire was obvious as upset as her mother, but why not. Still Sandra did not let that hinder her kind-heart from helping a relative. Not matter how deep in the basement they were hidden. Sandra just stood up looking at everything, Claire was right about this family and secrets. Even though this was a tense time Sandra couldn't let the boy just seem like an outcast. That was hard to do though with Claire's reasonable outburst.
She gave Sandra sad eyes, that did make Sandra feel better at least someone cared about her feelings. Then JD felt unwelcome in a way. Sandra quickly went into defensive mother mode. Rushing to his side, "Oh no, no, no JD. It isn't you trust me." but it was Noah's fault. All this could have been avoided if he just told them he had a sister. It didn't matter if she had a son or not, just to know is all.
"So JD, are you going to need a place to stay for a couple of days?" not knowing the current state of the boy. But he did seem hungry, like other boys. Then she looked up at Noah with a furious glaze, but soften up just a little. Not wanting to show signs that this conversation was over. Just postponded...for now.
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Post by hrg on Apr 30, 2009 10:49:30 GMT -5
His eyes looked to the table as his baby girl glared at him. He knew that everyone was mad at him from keeping this another secret from them but he had an excuse like he always did. He smiled at Jd. “That’s good to hear.“ He missed his sister dearly but knew she wanted nothing to do with him after he took the man she loved away. She didn’t know why he did it but if she did now it meant that JD had a power.
Noah now stood up pointing his finger at Claire. “Don’t you dare leave this table Claire. You may be leaving to live with Nathan but I’m still your father.” Noah looked to the ground as Claire walked out of the room. He looked at JD trying to fake a smile. “In this family anytime is a bad time.” He looked at his wife knowing he was in for a ear full later on. He sat back down looking at JD then at his wife. “I think I need to talk to JD about what he really came here for. You have a power. Don’t you?” He swallowed his dry mouth knowing that word now thrown out there would make Sandra force him to sleep in his car since JD would be getting the couch. Or worse she might ask for a divorce.
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Post by clairebear on May 1, 2009 0:32:33 GMT -5
Claire really hadn't meant to get so annoyed at her dad Noah, but really the amount of secrets she had grown up with in the Bennet household she was pretty sure would or could easily match that of the Petrellis. Alright she be officially a Petrelli by blood and she me be moving into the White House to be with her biological father who was a Petrelli, but as far as Claire was aware all the secrets about the Petrelli's where she was concerned anyway were all over. Secrets in the Bennets were never over.
Neither JD nor her mom actually said anything to her as she got up from the table, it was Noah who eventually said something to her, as he pointed his finger at her. She just looked at him, gave him a glare, her eyes cold, "You might be my dad, dad, you might have raised me, but you're not my father, Nathan was always my father" Claire said, and then she finally ran up to her room and threw herself on her bed, and began to cry. She just realised how much she missed Nathan, and how much she wanted to live with him.
[ooc: Claire out of this one now - just trying to tie up some of my older threads. ]
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Post by jd on May 3, 2009 8:43:23 GMT -5
Sandra tried to tell JD it wasn't his fault, but he doubted it. You don't just walk in on a family, drop a bomb, and not believe it was your fault. Still, he gave them woman a small smile before returning to his breakfast. He could really use the comfort food at the moment. As he poked and bit into the meal, JD tried to think of a way to answer.
"You know. I never really thought about it." He replied. "I haven't really thought about that far." the young man added. IT was true. He really needed to think ahead sometimes. JD tried tune out the conversation between his relatives. He didn't like to get into the middle of an argument. It was then that Noah turned to him and asked him something. JD didn't pay much mind to it until he realized what exactly the question was.
"E-excuse me?" JD asked. "A a power?" JD hadn't really told anyone about his abilities. And why would he, it was an annoying thing to have. "I'm not sure I know what you're talking about uncle Noah."
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Post by sandrabennett on May 3, 2009 12:32:32 GMT -5
Sandra watched as Claire left, Sandra just wished this family could have a normal day, just one. Then Noah dropped the bomb of JD having an ability. And he denied it just like anyone else would. Sighing Sandra rose up and walked to her seat. How do deal with such a problem on the regular was just getting to be too diffucult. Rising up from her seat again she went into a cabinet and took out a few pills before swallowing them with some water.
"It is alright JD, we know aaaaall about abilities." well she knew more than she wanted to anyway. Sandra rubbed her temples before taking a seat once more, "So what can you do?" she asked with a warm smile. In a way she was excited t see what he could do, having a person without an ability in this house would just be too weird.
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Post by hrg on May 3, 2009 19:22:15 GMT -5
Noah looked at his nephew smiling before he glared at his wife who just popped some pills and made a long stated comment about powers. “Claire can heal. Her biological parents had powers also.” He takes a sip of his drink not sure how he was going to put this. “I work for a company that help people with their powers. if that is why you are here you need to tell us.”
He was thinking that if he and Sandra could help JD together their marriage would become stronger since he never told her about Claire’s power till she saw it for herself. His life was very different then it was when he was a boy but still he this boy was blood which meant he had to help him no matter what.
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