As my two dear, annoying cousins requested: A Peter Chapter. Enjoy. And yes, this is a continuation/ different point of view of the last chapter. It is a very long day.

Berchtesgaden, Bavaria

The Same Day

“Peter, the storm is getting worse! Mama said we have the day off. You can stop now if you want,” Hans told Peter once he found him. Peter shrugged it off and continued chopping wood anyway. Hans gave a sigh and sat down next to him. “Do you think Beatrice will be alright?”

Peter stopped chopping and looked at his little brother. “I can’t say. We know she has polio. That’s all Mickey wrote. Now leave me alone,” he said coldly.

“No,” Hans said defiantly.

“Do you want me to chop you up with this axe? I swear to God I will if you don’t get lost!” he retorted. Hans laughed sarcastically and said,

“No you wouldn’t. It would take up to much effort. Now you are going to answer me when I talk to you, alright? You won’t take any responsibility now that Mickey is gone, so it’s all on me. Like it or not, I need respect.” Peter was glaring at him at this point, but Hans continued anyway. “How can you care so little for her? She might die, and you act like nothing has happened.”

“Why should I worry? Out savior Mickey is looking after her. Once he’s healed her, he’ll cure the lepers and the blind, and then maybe he’ll walk across water. Mickey, our brave hero. With him there, Bea is sure to make it, and we’ll all live happily ever after. One big happy family. Then maybe we can strike oil and move to a mansion in Salzburg. No… New York City. Like the Rockefellers or Vanderbilts. So what is there to worry about? Everything is fine. Now once again, go away you annoying bastard,” Peter ranted angrily.

“So that is what you really think of Mickey? I always knew you both never got along with each other, but I never knew you hated him. All he’s ever done is try to love and protect us, and you’d be perfectly happy if he was to drop dead!” Hans shouted angrily. Peter could get away with almost anything around Hans, but not when it came to Mickey.

“Your point?” Peter asked.

Hans was in complete shock. How Peter could be so cruel was beyond him. “Wh… why?”

“It’s a long story. You wouldn’t even care. Or if you did, you would side with St. Mickey in half a heart beat.”

“You know, just because Mickey has had a better life than you doesn’t mean you have the right to hate him! It’s not his fault you refuse to amount to anything!” Hans screamed furiously.

It was the last straw. Peter grabbed a log that was next to him and threw it with all his might a Hans. Hans managed to duck in time, but he hit his arm on the wood. Arm searing in pain, Hans ran off as fast as he could once he saw Peter grab the axe a moment later. It started raining, and in less than a minute Peter was soaking wet.

On the pathway a few yards away from where he was standing, Peter saw a man coming who looked absolutely exhausted. Realizing it was his father; Peter put down the axe and stood at attention.

“Peter, get Hanschen and both of you come inside,” Warner ordered. Peter reluctantly agreed to do it, and chased after his terrified brother. Hans was running for dear life, and refused to stop when Peter ordered him. Unable to calm Hans down, Peter tackled him. Grabbing him by the collar, Peter dragged Hans back to the house and tossed him in front of the door. Hans was dirty, bloody, soaked, and furious. He quickly got up and followed his father into the house, glaring at his older brother. Peter returned the look, and came in last.

The house was warm, and they saw Catherine sitting on the floor playing with Frank. Her look changed when they entered, and she asked them, "What’s wrong?”. Warner ordered her to put Frank to bed, and once she did he told her the story. Once it was over, she began sobbing. Hans tried to comfort her, but it was to no avail.

"Can you not think of anything else we can do? I would rather take my life than force my son into servitude!" She managed to get out through her tears.

"We have no other choice. What's done is done. We need the money, and this is how Frank can contribute," Wilhelm retorted.

"That's not fair father," Hans protested," he's only a kid. We're selling him like a slave. And to a bunch of Jews! You know how they treat people like us! We're like scum to them, and you know it!"

"Don't you talk back to me boy," his father growled, "unless you want a good welting."

Peter had remained silent the whole time. He knew it was a waste of time. He didn't agree with it, but there was no going back on a deal. It was a Bavarian tradition that had been going on for centuries. You did not go back on your word. It was all about honor, something that Peter never understood. Then again, he often admitted that he did not have any honor to begin with.

He looked at the door and saw Frank watching them. He gave Frank a look that the young boy had never seen him give. It was a smile (a rare sight for Peter to have anyway), but it was a sad one. Frank was confused, and tried to ask Peter what was wrong. Peter motioned for him to close the door, and Frank, for once, obeyed.

"This is wrong. Don't send him away. Why should he have to suffer because Beatrice already does? It was not his fault, he shouldn't be punished," Peter said finally, after staring at Frank's door for a moment.

Then, before his father could say anything, Peter went into Frank's room and sat next to him. He was already asleep. Peter quickly adjusted the blankets and gave him a quick kiss goodnight. Staring at his sleeping brother, he thought, 'Mein kleiner Bruder, Sie liebe Ich'.

'My little brother, I love you'

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So, there we go. So sorry it took so long. I have been writing about six stories at the same time, so this one got the shaft. I felt it deserved some major TLC, so I slaved for a good three hours to finish it. Next will come a Nat chapter. We only have one of him, which is very depressing. He's the only comic relief in the story at the moment, and we need a Brit. I hope you enjoyed this, or wanted to cry your eyes out. Either works. Yay for my only depressing story at the moment!!