Leaving the rest of the reporters to Lauren and her Dad, Claire had gone to find Peter. Seeing that the situation was winding down for now, Hiro offered to take Peter and Claire anywhere they wanted to go. After teleporting Claire to her dorm hallway, Hiro had said good bye after declaring her part of the Justice League. She made her way down the hall trying to think of what to say to Gretchen, but her thoughts were brought up short as she noticed her door and it looked like the area in front of it had seen a lot of traffic. NO COMMENT had been written on the whiteboard on their door. "Gretchen?" called Claire as she gave a tentative knock. She took a step back when she heard what sounded like furniture being moved around. Suddenly, the door swung open and Claire was yanked inside. Before she had time to react, she found herself engulfed in a hug. "Oh, thank god it's you! If it was another reporter I was seriously considering calling your dad to come shoot them." Claire pulled Gretchen closer to her, burrowing her face in her neck and inhaling her scent. This was exactly what she had needed. All the chaos from before seemed to just fade away. Gretchen guided Claire over to her bed and sat down. Claire took a deep breath and sighed. "So... I guess you know what happened where I was, what happened here?" Gretchen kept Claire's hand in hers as she started to explain. "Well I was doing my physics homework, well, guessing at it really since I wasn't paying attention when it was being explained... So naturally, I decided to take a break and check my email and I see this streaming video of this super girl who jumped off the top of the ferris wheel. So then I checked my socks and then grabbed my phone and was ready to take off when I get a call from your uncle Peter saying that you'll see me afterwards, and that it's best that I stay here and avoid the press. I wrote no comment on the whiteboard and was heading back inside when all these reporters just started to swarm down the hall. I swear it was like Hitchcock's The Birds out there!"

Claire smiled at the way Gretchen rambled through her explanation. Despite having her life thrown into chaos as well, Gretchen just went with the flow and still managed to make Claire smile. "Wait a sec Gretch, why did you check your socks?" Gretchen tried to hide her face behind her hair, but when Claire brushed the locks back, there was a bright blush that Gretchen's skin had no chance of hiding. She managed to here her mumble something. "What was that?" If possible, Gretchen's face seemed to turn even redder. Gretchen cleared her throat. "I said I was checking to see if you had knocked my socks off." Claire couldn't help it. She burst out laughing and grabbed Gretchen into a tight hug when she tried to hide her embarrassment. Once she managed to get a hold of herself she looked up into Gretchen's face and saw her shy smile. Without hesitation, she pulled Gretchen into a long kiss. "So, what happens now?" asked Gretchen as she let Claire find a comfortable snuggling position. "Now? Now, we snuggle and take advantage of the microwave and mini fridge we have until Dad calls with a plan." said Claire with her eyes closed. She let herself start to drift but could sense Gretchen about to say something. "Claire can I ask you something?"

"Why'd I do it? I was just so tired of hiding. I figured that the world's first look at specials shouldn't be fear, like Samuel planned, but to just let people know we exist. It's just easier to start out on the right foot instead of waiting for things to go wrong."

"That's cool... but I was going to ask how'd you manage to find the courage to jump off the ferris wheel? I mean that's like the tallest of all high dives, looking down would make me chicken out." Claire's eyes popped open as she felt a warm feeling fill her chest and a smile go across her face. Leaning up again she kissed Gretchen again. "I don't know I wasn't really thinking about it. I mean the fact that it might knock your socks off was just a bonus."

AN: Review if you want me to continue!