Summary: In the Petrelli mansion, Claire faces some embarrassing (and very strange) feelings from the past.
A/N: I've been wanting to write a Heroes fic after watching the season finale. Claire was definitely the character I had in mind because I can see things from her POV. However, I actually relate more to Peter. Anyway, when I finally got around to actually writing something, I decided to give myself a challenge by limiting the number of words. There's 200 in this one. Hopefully by the end of this collection, I'll be able to cut down to 100, but it all depends on the subject. Speaking of which, I came up with this as a way to reconcile the my support of Paire early in the season and the total change in opinion after it was revealed that Nathan was her father (incest never ends well... Angel Sanctuary anybody?). -- Hana Li
Crush
Claire Bennet should be worrying about more important things, but she kept thinking about her crush on the person who turned out to be her uncle. She prayed he'd never find out.
Like it wasn't obvious when I called him my hero, she thought. I might as well have thrown myself into his arms.
Well, he did save her life, and he was unlike anybody she ever met. Peter Petrelli was the kind of guy who could sweep a girl off her feet. She had felt a pang of jealousy when he asked about Jackie. For once, she regretted not taking credit for her actions.
It didn't matter in the end. They had a connection.
The days following homecoming, Claire dreamt about what would happen if her rescuer came back to sweep her off her feet. She imagined what her first kiss would've been like had Brody not stolen it. Peter would have made it absolutely perfect.
Ew, I can't believe I felt that way towards my uncle.
But as much as Claire wanted to forget, there was one thing she couldn't deny. Even if Peter Petrelli couldn't be her knight in shining armor, he was still totally her hero.