Disclaimer: If I owned Heroes do you think I would be writing FAN FICTION? I also do not own the Death Cab For Cuties song this was inspired by/named after.
Warning: this is sort of pre-slash, so if slash bothers you I suggest you go find something else to do. Spoilers through 'Building 26'.
The radio drowned out Luke's quiet laughter as they drove on.
He has a point… the little voice in his head offered, this was his conscious, the little bit of Gabriel Gray that Sylar had not managed to destroy.
Why did you go back? The kid was right; it would have been easier for you to just leave him. Seems a little un-Sylarish.
'Shut up' Sylar thought back furiously, he was so confused that he was not even bothered but the fact he was having an argument with himself. 'I didn't absorb that Nikki's power did I? The split personality thing?' he found himself wondering.
The Gabriel bit of him was right though, why had he gone back for Luke? He certainly hadn't needed to. It was strange, inexplicably the constant hunger for power that had been his drive for so long; well it wasn't gone exactly, but it had been replaced by something new. Something to do with Luke.
Sylar frowned, this new drive was new, and the serial killer could not place it as anything he had ever felt before.
You don't know, do you? Gabriel seemed a little surprised by this revelation. You, with all your powers can't figure it out?
'Do you know?' Sylar wondered. But for once, the one time he wanted it; the voice of Gabriel was silent.
Luke watched the emotions play across Sylar's face, this was the first time he had seen the serial killer show any emotion other than anger.
Although, confusion wasn't exactly what Luke had been hoping for, after all though, Luke decided, nobody said falling for a killer would be fun, and even fewer said that it would be easy for the mentioned killer to understand exactly what love was.
However, he felt he was making progress.