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Post by clairebear on Oct 19, 2008 19:52:07 GMT -5
"Okay then, I shall sleep on it as you wish, but really I'm fine with the decision" she replied giving him a re-assuring smile. She wasn't sure how telling America about her would help his campaign, but if it would, then she wouldn't say stop it from happening.
Then he seemed to go quiet for a short while which worried her, as he was obviously thinking about Peter, why he hadn't seen him in while, Claire wanted to tell him the truth, but she was scared to, for fear he wouldn't believe her. Chances were he wouldn't.
"Oh I'm fine, apart from everything that has happened recently, I've managed to get myself a boyfriend. Sam, he's been a close friend now for a couple of years and we finally admitted how we felt for each other a few days ago" she explained, with a warm smile, just thinking about Sam made her feel good. "I'm sure you'd like him" she added, just in case he would get on the defensive, being all protective.
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Post by angela on Oct 19, 2008 20:00:24 GMT -5
Angela had heard Nathan had called for Claire to visit. Her beautiful granddaughter. She hadn't seen her for a while. She knew Claire didn't really like her very much, or at least she was unsure about her at least. However, Angela would change that, no matter what it took or how long. She wanted to protect Claire, just like she protects her sons.
Making her way to Nathan's office, she smiled at the receptionist, before making to open the door.
"Mrs Petrelli, he's got a visitor with him" the young girl said in a stern voice.
"I know that you silly girl, she's my granddaughter, so if you'll excuse me" she said just as sternly.
Opening the door, and walking in brazenly as she let go of the door so that it would bang closed behind her. Making her way over to her son, and taking off her gloves, "Nathan, darling, how are you?" she asked, giving her son a kiss on the cheek, and then turned to Claire.
"And my sweet Claire, how gorgeous you look" she said going over and scooping Claire into a hug. "Have you told Nathan about Peter yet Claire, hmm?" she asked the girl before coming out of the hug and standing by her side looking at Nathan with a no nonsense expression on her face.
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Post by blackregret21 on Oct 19, 2008 20:17:29 GMT -5
"Good" he nodded. She filled him in on her life, mentioning a boy named Sam. "So you ain't afraid of cooties anymore." he interrupted. But then he heard the voice, the voice that emitted from beyond his office door. "Mrs. Petrelli..." echoed through the thin office door. Nathan's mother was here. Nathan hated her after she told him that Sylar and Peter were twins and the fact that he was her guinea pig. It disgusted him. His mother entered the door and walked over to him. She kissed him on the cheek, he flinched with even more disgust. As she began to walk over to Claire, he winked. The wink, hopefully, signified that the introducing her as his daughter never happened. He hoped that Claire would catch the wink and understand.
"Ma, what do you want?" he asked rolling his eyes.
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Post by clairebear on Oct 19, 2008 21:33:32 GMT -5
She smiled at him, as he listened to her tell him about what had been going on in her life. When he mentioned cooties, she blushed, and didn't know where to look for a second. Had that been her dad Noah, he wouldn't have taken it quite so well, that was for sure.
"Nathan, really!" she responded in exclamation and then laughed at what he said, "No, I'm not" she added, grinning. Now this was definitely a better father/daughter relationship, even though she loved Noah, he could be very overbearing with her, and sometimes it made Claire feel like running away from it all.
However they were soon interrupted, by Angela Petrelli, no less. Claire's grandmother. Well biological one anyway, she wasn't overly keen on the woman. She might be on their side, but something about her, she just didn't like. She watched as Nathan flinched when his mother kissed him, so something had gone on there she thought, wondering what it was.
However when she pulled Claire into a hug, she pulled a face that only Nathan could have seen, as if to say leave me alone, at the same time she clocked the wink Nathan gave her, and she nodded her head slightly, so that he would know she understood, not that she would have said anything anyway.
"No, I haven't told him about Peter" Claire said through gritted teeth, she didn't want to tell Nathan anything, it wasn't in her place, she knew how much Nathan loved Peter, like she did, it was difficult enough for Claire to believe it.
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Post by angela on Oct 19, 2008 21:40:41 GMT -5
When Nathan flinched, Angela shook her head slowly. "Now, now Nathan, please don't tell me you're still smarting over what I told you the other night, are you hmm?" she said coldly, knowing full well it would have been a shock revelation for him, but it had to be said. It had been kept a secret long enough.
"I'm disappointed in you Claire, Nathan would believe you if you told him, of that I am sure" Angela said shooting the girl down in flames. "I guess he'll find out soon enough" she added, looking at Nathan again and then back to Claire.
"I don't want anything Nathan, I came to see Claire and to find out if she'd told you about Peter, that's all" she responded, sighing, and slipping off her coat and putting it over the back of a spare chair.
"So what you have been talking about?" she asked, as if nothing had happened between herself and Nathan the other night.
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Post by blackregret21 on Oct 19, 2008 21:56:58 GMT -5
Nathan was listening to what they where talking about. It wasn't so secret, though Nathan ignored. He couldn't believe that Claire would know, upon the fact that that was the only reason his mother had come. Before Nathan continued, he reached the phone and pushed the 'Front Desk" button.
"Yes sir?" the young lady from the front desk.
"Call security to remove the witch from the premises." he let go of the button as he finished.
"Yes sir." the young lady responded.
"Nothing, mother." he said, "Gather your things." he finished. Nathan stood up and looked out the window.
"Claire, I would like you to gather your things also as I am done for the day. I am taking the rest of it off." he said. The sun was beginning to lower in the sky. He guessed it was probably around one. He liked the view from out the window, which was why he choose this as his office.
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Post by clairebear on Oct 19, 2008 23:22:26 GMT -5
As Nathan phoned through to his front desk, Claire's mobile phone rang. She flipped it open the soon as she saw the name on the screen. Making her way over toward one of the windows. "Sam" she said brightly, "Hi, I know, I'm missing you too" she said to him. However she wasn't properly concentrating on the call, as she was watching and listening to what Nathan was doing.
She didn't like Angela much herself, but Nathan having security remove her, it somehow didn't seem right. Something definitely must have gone down between them and she wanted to find out what it was.
"Look Sam, sorry, but I really have to go" she said to him, "I know, I'm sorry, I love you too, okay, bye" she said as she flipped the mobile shut and laid it down on the windowsill.
"So, what's going on between you two?" she asked, looking from Angela with some disdain to Nathan with a questioning face and weak smile. They were her family now, and she wanted to be a part of everything.
"And you've got no right to speak to me like that" she snapped at Angela when she shot her down for not telling Nathan about Peter. "You know I don't like thinking about it, never mind talk about" she added through her gritted teeth.
"Oh, are we going somewhere together Nathan?" she asked him hopefully. She wanted to spend more time with him. She wanted to get to know him more.
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Post by angela on Oct 19, 2008 23:28:56 GMT -5
When Angela heard Nathan call security on her, she couldn't believe it. "What do you think you're doing?" she asked him sternly. "I know you aren't happy with what I told you the other night, but I'm still your mother, and I didn't want you to feel left out, especially since Peter and Gabriel had the gift" she shouted, and then put her hand to her mouth as she realised she'd said too much, forgetting Claire was there.
"Nothings going on darling" Angela said putting on her best lying voice to Claire. "And I can speak to you any way I like, I'm your grandmother" she added looking at Claire icily.
When the security came in, she scoffed. "Get your hands off me, I can leave perfectly well by myself" she snapped, picking up her coat and gloves, "We'll talk about this later Nathan" she said, as she left Nathan alone with his daughter again.
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Post by blackregret21 on Oct 19, 2008 23:53:47 GMT -5
Nathan noticed Claire walk toward the window. He looked over and saw that she was on the phone. Anger flood his face. He was outraged the way his mother talked to Claire about it. But then Claire hung up and turned around. The security entered and began
"She used me. I was born with-" the door shut as Angela was taken out. Nathan smiled.
"I was born without an ability. They experiemented on me and gave me the ability." he finished. He turned back around. He began to relax as Angela was gone. He hated her, and promised himself that she wouldn't control him if he won.
"Ready to go?" he asked as he looked towards her.
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Post by clairebear on Oct 21, 2008 11:50:43 GMT -5
Claire wanted to retaliate to Angela's remark, but she was taken out by security, and all Claire could do was watch on as the door banged shut behind her. She was glad she was gone, she wanted to get to know the Petrelli family, but something about Angela just made Claire's blood boil.
She then listened as Nathan told her why he had his mother removed. Claire's jaw dropped open slightly at what he was telling her.
"So you weren't born with an ability but Peter was? So because you weren't they experimented on you to give you one? Why would they do that?" Claire asked, unable to believe that someone could put their child through that. Then she began to panic, wondering if she too had been experimented on.
"Well, what about me then? If you weren't born with one, then, was I?" she asked in a panic, she had never really liked having these powers and being different, and if her powers had been the result of experiments then she knew even less about who she was.
"Yeah I'm ready to go" she said, leaving the office, forgetting she had left her phone on the windowsill of Nathan's office.
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Post by blackregret21 on Oct 21, 2008 15:16:26 GMT -5
As Claire began to question her abilities, Nathan began to wonder the same thing about her. Claire has been under the protection of Noah, who is a Company Agent. Chances were she has. But truly he didn't know himself. "I honestly don't know Claire." Nathan began to slide out from under his desk. The chair inprinting its wheel on the carpeted floor.
"Good." Nathan responded. He got out of his chair, walked around to the door and grabbed his jacket. Then a little noise came into the room. Nathan turned back to find where it was coming from. He found it. It was Claire's phone. He laughed. He grabbed the phone from the window sill and looked at it. He read "Sam" from the phone. He turned back to the door realising that Claire was no longer there.
He finished putting his jacket on and slipped the phone into his pocket. He locked the door behind him as he exited his office. He noticed Claire was talking to the lady at the front desk was still here. But then he remembered that he was leaving earlier than usual. He walked up to her. "Good evening, Ms. Adams. Thanks for your help today. Go ahead and take the rest of the day off." he smiled. "Claire," he said grabbing the phone from deep within his pocket,"you forgot this. And Sam texted you." He handed her the phone.
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Post by clairebear on Oct 21, 2008 20:37:37 GMT -5
Claire was a little disappointed Nathan didn't know if she was born with her abilities or not. He knew how she felt about her abilities now that Sylar had taken what he could from her, Nathan knew how much not feeling pain upset her, so if he did know the truth, he probably wouldn't tell her anyway, to protect her.
"Oh, oh well then, doesn't matter" Claire said, trying to let it rise above her. It really didn't matter to her now, however she got the abilities, whether she was born with them, or experimented on, she had them.
Claire left Nathan's office, assuming he had followed her, but he hadn't, so she waited at the reception for him. He soon came out and walked over to her, after telling his receptionist she could go, he handed Claire her phone. She had left it in his office.
"Thanks Nathan" she said with a smile, as she took the phone from him and read the text message.
"Oh no" she said out loud, "I don't believe this, we need to get to Costa Verde quick, Sam's in trouble Nathan" Claire responded in angry and worried tones.
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Post by blackregret21 on Oct 21, 2008 21:45:43 GMT -5
The lady behind the desk nodded and began to pack her things and shut down the computer. She left the area in which Claire and Nathan stood. Nathan watched as Claire's eyes move back and forth, as she read the text. A look of worry grew on her face as she read more. Nathan began to wonder what had happen. She then looked up at him as she finished and informed him that Sam was in trouble.
Nathan began to think of how to get there on such short notice. But the only way was to fly, himself. He was still getting use to his power, but he knew that he could make it there with out a problem. "One way?" he asked trying to be sarcastic to ease the mood, hoping it would work. He began to head towards the enterance to the building in which they would continue on from there.
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Post by clairebear on Oct 21, 2008 23:36:17 GMT -5
Claire was in a panic. She didn't know if they'd be able to help Sam or not, but he was obviously in a lot of trouble with a few villains. She really needed to get back to Costa Verde and soon, and the only way they'd get there within minutes, was if Nathan flew them back to Costa Verde.
She had to laugh when he asked if it was one way, of course he was trying to lighten the mood, and it did sort of lighten the mood a little.
"Yeah, one way, for now" she replied, then looked up at him, she wondered what it would be like. "You can take me with you when you fly right?" she asked, smiling weakly but still very worried for her honey Sam.
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Post by blackregret21 on Oct 23, 2008 15:01:20 GMT -5
Nathan was glad that it made Claire laugh, but he knew that it didn't make her forget him. That wasn't his intention. They needed to take the elevator all the way up. It was a less of a chance to be seen by the people below to take off from the roof of the building. Nathan pushed the 'up' botton between the two elevators.
"Yes I can take you. What did you think I was going to leave you behind?" he asked. The elevator doors opened. Nathan entered the small room. He reached for the button with the last number. This number just happened to be 6. This whole building was used for other uses other than his campaign. His campaign only needed 4 floors, so the campaign leased the bottom to floors for income. The doors closed and the elevator began to rise. Slowly but surely. Seconds later the door opened, reaching its final destination. The sixth floor.
"Follow me." he clarified. He left the elevator, knowing of course that she would follow. He opened a door which hid a ladder. This ladder led to the roof. "Ladies first." he said being the gentlemen he was.
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