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Summary: Trustworthy leads to betrayal, secrets lead to discovery and what's more, discovery and betrayal lead to heartbreak. What happens when Claire partakes in something more than she can handle, and even Peter cannot draw her away.
A/N: Here is my new fic 'Bittersweet Betrayal'. I thought I would write a fic which involves my favourite characters Peter, Claire, Gabriel(Sylar), Elle and I thought I would bring in some new characters from Volume 4 Alex and Luke. During this fic, there will be references to Volume 4 but it will only be minor. Some events in Season 3 may occur (not giving anything away) so look out for them :) Btw, there's no evil Nathan in this. I hope you enjoy reading this and please review because they make me want to write more and if I don't really get many reviews it makes me feel as though it's pointless writing/posting the fic tbh. So yeah, enjoy! :D

Bittersweet Betrayal

Chapter 1

Claire pulled her cosy blanket closer to her shivering body as she curled up on one of the luxury couches in the large and beautiful Petrelli mansion. As she tried to keep as still as possible, her whole body felt as though it had been submerged in ice cold water. She was freezing for some reason.

"That's not funny guys," she murmured quietly as she hid her face from the two young men; her uncles, that were mocking her on the other couch opposite to where the blonde girl was. The two men laughed continuously as the embarrassed teenager hid her furiously blushing face under her plush pink blanket that covered her. Embarrassment in front of her two uncles was a regular occurrence for Claire in the Petrelli household.

"Pete…Gabe…" A stern voice warned the two men from the doorway. Claire looked up from her security blanket and smiled sweetly up at her father. The young girl then looked over to Peter and Gabriel; who were now bickering with each other and shot them a few rather deserved looks of annoyance, which at that point only Peter could see. "You two act so childish nowadays. Even Claire acts more mature than you two clowns. Ma won't be happy about all this, you know what she's like." Nathan rolled his eyes as Gabriel pushed Peter lightly on the arm, saying "jerk" continuously as he did. Taking a seat next to his daughter, Nathan put his arm around her and pulled her gently towards him. Claire really couldn't help but notice the real difference in both of her uncles. Gabriel, or Sylar as he was once know had turned into a rather bearable and at times kind man, and Peter seemed happier and more outgoing which was good to see in the usually shy man. Hearing her name echo from Gabriel's mouth, Claire looked up and saw the young man beaming a radiant smile at her.

"I'm sorry Claire, you know I don't mean it. I was only joking with you."

Claire just rolled her eyes and turned her absent gaze over to the rather guilty looking Peter, who simply gave her a small, weak smile and then turned his head to his brother Gabriel who was smirking teasingly at him.

"What?" Peter asked as a confused expression spread across his oblivious face. He raised his eyebrow nervously as the man continued to stare and smirk at him.

"Nothing," Gabriel grinned widely as he turned towards the young girl and winked at her. Feeling embarrassed once again, Claire sighed and turned away from the two men, resting her head lightly on her father's shoulder as she did. Like all nights, this was going to be a very long and awkward evening.

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Sitting on her bed while flicking through one of her school books, Claire sighed lightly when she realised just how much school work she was behind on. Being in her own room was one of the very few places in the Petrelli mansion where Claire could have some privacy. As much as Gabriel and Peter drove her crazy at times, she appreciated that they respected her privacy…well most of the time anyway.

Although Nathan and Angela had made a strict rule that everyone should give the young girl all the privacy she needs and that no one should snoop into Claire's room, those rules were always abided by the two nuisance brothers. Every time Claire would set out her school work on her desk and as she was about to start, one of the two brothers would always disturb her. Whether it was to genuinely annoy the young girl or whether they were just going to ask a simple question, it was a regular occurrence that either one of them would go against the rules.

Looking over to the closed door, Claire smiled to herself and began to start on some of her biology work. Peace and quiet at last, which was a first. Trying to find somewhere quiet in the busy household was quite hard to find, so when Claire could eventually find somewhere that was quiet enough for her to concentrate, she could finally get down to work. But knowing the Petrellis, that luscious quietness wouldn't last for long.

After beginning the first paragraph of her biology essay, Claire suddenly looked up as a large crash eroded the sweet silence and the door flew openly violently. The young girl dropped her pen quickly with shock as she jumped in the seat as a severe looking figure stalked into the room.

"Oh Peter…It's you," Claire smiled lightly as her uncle stormed into the room. "What's up? Let me guess, Gabriel eh? Is he up to no -"

"You didn't tell me…" Claire was taken aback slightly as Peter interrupted her with an aggressive tone to his voice. "You promised, no secrets."

"Tell you what Peter? What secrets?" Claire stood up, her face flooded with confusion as she stood in front of Peter.

"That you were talking to Elle, I told you not to, I read her -"

"Message? On my cell phone?! You read my messages? My private messages, that are private for a good damn reason? You're joking -"

"Claire look," Peter stepped closer towards the young girl with his hands in front of him defensively. "Your phone went off and Elle's name came up on the screen. I'm sorry, I know I've -"

"Done wrong? Way damn bloody wrong Peter! I thought I could trust you."

"But Claire you can, it's just…I don't want you mixing around with Elle, you know what she's like. You can't trust her…"

"That's rich coming from Mr trustworthy himself. Give me a break Peter. So much for thinking you were one of the only people I could trust, so much for thinking you were my best friend and the most loyal, kind and reliable man I have ever met. I guess I was wrong though…" Claire sighed as she moved away from the man who continuously tried to put his arms around her to comfort her. The young girl shuffled past Peter as tears streamed down her face. So, what does trustfulness lead to?…Betrayal, of course.

A/N: Thank you for reading and I hope you enjoyed this chapter. Please tell me what you think about this chapter in a review :)