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Post by blackregret21 on Oct 22, 2008 14:24:55 GMT -5
Petrelli Campaign HQ[/size]
A crowd gathered outside of the building in which Nathan's campaign began. People were carrying signs reading, "Vote Petrelli". They all chanted dozens of chants. Nathan was inside the building preparing his speech. His daughter, Claire was also there. This announcement was to announce that he had a daughter. Himself didn't know he had a daughter until a year ago. And he thought it was finally time to announce it to the public.
He was currently shaving. Face full of shaving cream, he slowly pulled the razor across his face. As he finished he rinsed his face with water. He then grabbed a blue towel that was lying on the counter in front of him. Using it to wipe of his face, a knock came from the door behind him.
"We are ready for you sir." a voice came through. After drying his face off he left the room, throwing the towel back on the counter. He walked through the hall into the lobby. He quickly went over everything he was going to say, making sure he didnt miss anything.
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Post by clairebear on Oct 23, 2008 7:26:16 GMT -5
Today was the day Nathan was going to announce to America he had a daughter. Noah had been fine about it, so long as she was, and Claire felt that it if possibly could help Nathan's campaign, then she wasn't going to stand in his way. Besides, now she had time to get used to the idea, it was kind of cool to have two fathers. Noah spoiled her, Nathan, well he was still getting used to the idea of having her around, but he was protective of her, of that she was certain.
She had arrived in plenty of time, and waited in the lobby for Nathan to come down. Claire was a little nervous, because if Nathan had any enemies, then they might use Claire to get at him, that was the only thing about the announcement which worried Claire, but hopefully that kind of thing wouldn't happen. She just had to hope it wouldn't.
She was dressed in a cream skirt suit and had her hair back in a French roll, she looked every part a VIPs daughter she thought. She really made an effort to impress for Nathan's benefit. She was just sitting listening to her i-pod waiting for him, when suddenly he was there. She pulled the phones out of her ear and stood up, wrapping her arms around him in a hug.
"Are you ready?" she asked him with a big smile. She was ready, even if she did have slight reservations about enemies using her to get at him. She wanted to do this, she wanted to do it for Nathan.
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Post by tracy on Oct 24, 2008 9:03:43 GMT -5
Nathan had asked Tracy the other day if she would be there when he announced to America that Claire Bennet was his daughter, and she was only too happy to do so. She hadn't really met the girl, but from what Nathan had told her, she was quite something.
Standing taking a last minute look in the mirror at her appearance, wearing her dusky pink Channel trouser suit, hair piled up on top of her head, she felt she looked every part a future president's partner. She didn't want to be late, and she only had half hour to get to the Campaign HQ. She went down to her car and thankfully it started right away, unlike sometimes when she touched the wheel and didn't concentrate hard enough she froze the damn thing.
Within fifteen minutes she'd arrived outside the Campaign building and once in the elevator she was in the lobby within five minutes. Right away she saw Nathan standing there, and a young blonde girl she could only assume was his daughter Claire. One thing she noted was how pretty she was. She walked over to where Nathan was and gave him a kiss on the cheek.
"Hi darling" she said, "Good luck, I'm sure it will go fine" she said trying to give him some encouragement, not that he probably needed it anyway, but she just wanted to let him know that she was always thinking about him.
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Post by blackregret21 on Oct 24, 2008 10:13:10 GMT -5
After entering the lobby, Nathan noticed Claire sitting down. Of course she was listening to her i-pod. He gave a little laugh. She then ran towards him giving him a hug. He returned the hug, "I hope so. Are you?". Suddenly he heard a ding. The sound, he knew, came from the elevator. He knew it was Tracy, the love of his life. As the doors opened, there she was. He gave her a smile as she stepped into the lobby. She gave him a kiss on the cheek while he grabbed her hand. "Thanks sweety" he smiled.
Soon afterwards a bodyguard signaled that it was time as he entered the building. Nathan nodded towards the man. "Ready?" he asked. He wrapped his open arm around Claire and gripped Tracy's hand even more. But not to an extent in which she would feel pain, but more love.
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Post by clairebear on Oct 24, 2008 11:11:02 GMT -5
Claire smiled at Nathan as he gave her a little laugh because she was listening to her i-pod, he was already beginning to get used to her predictable ways. That was nice, in Claire's eyes it meant they were slowly beginning to bond, which was all she had wanted from the moment she found out that she had been adopted.
She was glad he returned her hug, she was getting used to those hugs she realised.Yes it was true, she may love her dad Noah, but the more time she spent with her birth father Nathan, the more she was beginning to love him. She might even begin to call him dad soon too. At the beginning she thought it would be been weird and awkward, but now when Claire thought about it, all she could think was how nice it would be.
"Yeah I'm ready, I'm proud of you d.." she tried, but she still couldn't quite say it yet, coughing to make out she had a frog in her throat instead, she covered she hoped, "..Nathan" she finished with a grin.
She looked up when she heard the elevator ding, the woman who came through was stunning Claire thought, and when she kissed Nathan on the cheek, she had to assume, this was his girlfriend. Claire smiled at her, holding out her hand. "Claire, pleased to meet you"
And then it was time to go.
"I'm ready Nathan" Claire said with a warm smile and leaned in toward him in a hugging fashion when he put his free arm around her.
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Post by tracy on Oct 24, 2008 11:38:37 GMT -5
"You're welcome darling" Tracy said as she smile at Nathan warmly when he thanked her for her well wishes. When he grabbed her hand, she felt herself tingle slightly. She always liked being held by him. His every touch and every word could melt her.
The beautiful young blonde held our her hand to Tracy and introduced herself, to which Tracy smiled warmly. It was certainly nice to finally be introduced to Nathan's daughter, and she seemed very nice. Then again, Tracy hadn't really expected anything else from a child of Nathan's.
"Well I'm very pleased to meet you Claire, I'm Tracy, but I have no doubt Nathan has already told you all about me, as he has certainly spoken to me about you" Tracy said with a warm smile as she shook Claire's hand.
As Nathan put his arm around his daughter and gripped her hand more tightly, in a loving way, she let thumb caress the back of his hand, and as she looked at the three of them, she thought anybody else looking at them would have thought they were a proper little family unit. A smile spread across Tracy's lips, as it was a nice thought she realised.
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Post by blackregret21 on Oct 24, 2008 21:34:48 GMT -5
As the three of them emerged from the building, the crowds chants became loud. Nathan led Tracy and Claire to the chairs. Nathan sat between them, still holding Tracy's hand. The butterfly's began to emerge in his stomach as he got nervous. He took a deep breathe in to settle them down, but it didnt seem to work.
He took another deep breathe and finally it had worked. A lady stood at the podium as she waited for the crowd to quiet down. Slowly the crowd did and she began to speak. I welcome you to this special announcement that Mr. Petrelli has scheduled for this afternoon. And without further ado, heres Mr. Petrelli." she introduced the man. The crowd began to chant "Petrelli" as she finished. Nathan stood up and walked to the podium. He waved as he reached the podium.
"Hello Americans!" he said as he continued to wave.
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Post by clairebear on Oct 25, 2008 9:36:00 GMT -5
Claire was excited about the coming announcement. Having it known that she was daughter to the Americans, made it seem more real somehow and Claire wanted to build a bigger bond with her father. This seemed like the best way to start building that bond. She walked with her father and Tracy out to where the announcement would be made and Claire's heart began to race when she heard all the chanting and noise from the crowd who were standing waiting to hear what this announcement would be.
She sat down on the chair, Nathan sat down between her and Tracy, and Claire started playing with her hands nervously, wondering how Nathan was feeling about the moment. Then a woman came to the podium and hushed the crowd down and announced her fathers name. Claire gave his hand a re-assuring squeeze as he stood up and walked to the podium. When he began to talk, Claire began to relax a little.
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Post by tracy on Oct 25, 2008 9:45:08 GMT -5
Tracy walked quietly with Nathan and Claire, continuing to hold Nathan's hand until they got to where Nathan was going to be making the announcement. The minute they got outside Tracy could hear all the crowds chanting and talking. Not that Tracy had anything to be nervous about, but she suddenly felt nervous for Nathan. It probably wasn't an easy thing for him to do what he was about to do, but she felt it would help his campaign. She continued to caress the back of his hand with her thumb as they made their way to the seats.
Once they were sat down and a woman came out to introduce Nathan to the crowd they began to quiet down, and Tracy squeezed Nathan's hand in a re-assuring way just in case he was feeling nervous. It was difficult to tell as he wasn't speaking, but if it was she about to announce to America she had a daughter she'd only just found out about, then she'd be nervous as hell if she were him. She smiled at him as he stood up when his name was called, and she looked over at Claire and gave her a re-assuring smile as Nathan began to talk.
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Post by blackregret21 on Oct 25, 2008 18:38:53 GMT -5
Nathan waited for the crowd to become silent. Pearly white blazing as he waited. A mintute later the crowd was silent. The only noise that could be heard was the ongoing traffic through the city and the occasional breeze.
"I like to take the time to thank you in for supporting me in my campaign. Its only two weeks away until elections. And I ask that you continue to support me as we get closer to that day. And now without further ado. I have been honest to you throughout my whole campaign and I will continue doing so. I like to share with you all a family secret that I didn't even know about. Recently I have discovered that I have a daughter." he began. He turned to Claire and signaled that she could come up next to him.
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Post by clairebear on Oct 25, 2008 21:11:09 GMT -5
Claire sat quietly while her father made his speech to the crowd in front of him. Every now and then she would look across at Tracy and smile at her. Nathan was very lucky to have Tracy in his life thought Claire. She certainly seemed lovely, and Claire was beginning to look at her already as a potential step mother. Then Claire laughed in to herself, her parents were growing. Already she had Noah and Sandra her adoptive parents, Nathan and Meredith her birth parents and quite possibly Tracy, a step mother.
But it was nice. It was nice to have a big immediate family thought Claire. So busy with her thoughts, she almost didn't realise her father had started talking. So she began to concentrate and when he mentioned her and looked at her to stand beside him, she shakily stood up and walked to the podium and stood beside Nathan.
She was more nervous now than she initially thought she would be. When she got there, she immediately grabbed one of his hands, and squeezed it for dear life, she was shaking as well, however she looked out at the crowd and flashed them a winning smile.
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Post by tracy on Oct 25, 2008 21:17:10 GMT -5
There wasn't really much Tracy could say or do, while Nathan was at the podium making his speech, so she just sat there and kept quiet and continued to catch Claire glancing at her, and she would smile back at her as she did so.
Soon Nathan began his speech, and Tracy was so proud of him, proud of him for admitting the truth about his daughter. Hopefully this would help his campaign. She was happy to see Claire was finally beginning to bond with her father too.
When he finally mentioned Claire and beckoned for her to come up to stand beside him, Tracy gave her a re-assuring smile, and mouthed "Everything will be fine" to her, before she went up there, and she noticed how she grabbed Nathan's hand, which Tracy thought was very sweet.
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Post by blackregret21 on Oct 27, 2008 9:09:52 GMT -5
Claire grabbed his hand as she walked up next to him. He felt how she was shaking. He smiled at her and hugged her. He turned back to the crowd and continued his short announcement.
"I like to introduce you to my daughter. Her name is Claire. And like i announced moments ago, I had recently discovered that she was my daughter. We have begun seeing each other more often now. So I would expect her more often in the public eye." he said smiling towards Claire once more. He waved to the crowd, not wanting to ask questions, he walked away from the podium still holding Claire's hand. He stopped in front of Tracy and awaited for her to join them as they left.
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Post by clairebear on Oct 27, 2008 14:47:13 GMT -5
Claire continued to grab Nathan's hand tightly, and smiled as he hugged her to him. She just stood there beside him, holding his hand as he made his speech about her being his daughter. When he said her name to everyone, she just smiled again, her winning smile. Hoped it would be enough to win the crowd over. For Nathan's sake of course.
When he'd finished his speech, he continued to hold her hand and walked away from the podium. It hadn't been as bad as she thought it would be, but she was still shaking a lot. She had to assume that this meant she would be seeing a lot more of Nathan, which pleased her. She was beginning to like him, like him a lot, and she wanted to be his daughter. She wanted to act like his daughter, and love him like a daughter would.
She stood with him as they waited for Tracy to follow them out. "That went better than I expected" Claire said looking up at Nathan and hugging him to her, even though she was still shaking from the excitement of it all.
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Post by tracy on Oct 27, 2008 14:51:13 GMT -5
Tracy could only sit and watch and listen as Nathan made his speech about Claire being his daughter. She loved how Claire continued to grab his hand, and the way he hugged her. If you didn't know any better, you'd have sworn they were father and daughter from the moment she was born. The bond was visible in Tracy's eyes, even if it had taken a while for it to happen.
Soon Nathan was finished and he turned still holding Claire's hand and was obviously waiting for her to make a move. She stood, up and took Nathan's free hand. "Well done both of you" she said softly, "I think that went very well, and you really do look like a father daughter team" she added with a grin, as she walked away with both of them.
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