Hello! Ok, this is a Heroes songfic, about Sylar. It could get confusing, I own NOTHING (as in not even the laptop). Enjoy! :)
Those who are dead are not dead
They're just living my head
And since I fell for that spell
I am living there as well
Oh...
Gabriel Gray hadn't interacted with another human being in a very long time. Well, at least not another living human being. But there were so many voices in Sylar's head. In his head, because it wasn't really Sylar's, it should have been his own mind, but it wasn't - and why couldn't he control this thing that he was?
Time is so short and I'm sure
There must be something more
Brian Davis had been the original cause of it all. No, that wasn't true; it was Chandra Suresh's fault. It was Suresh who showed up at his shop and told him he was special, and hadn't he always wanted to be special? Weren't you so ecstatic when Suresh gave you the opportunity, Gabriel? In truth, he was. It was like his childhood dream had finally come true. And then Suresh told him, no, he wasn't special. He was normal. And then Brian Davis came to call, and it must have been fate, because how else could he have found him? Gabriel recognized it as his last moment in control. Sylar called it a "new life" for them both.
Those who are dead are not dead
They're just living my head oh…
And since I fell for that spell
I am living there as well oh…
But it wasn't, not really. All the killing, the blood, the terrible screams...that wasn't a life, that was damnation. And it was punishment disproportionate to his sin. All he wanted was to be special. Well, he sure as hell got that. He also got shot at, attacked by his own mother, and stabbed.
Some life.
Time is so short and I'm sure
There must be something more
The girl, Candice Wilmer, saved him and kept him alive.
Unfortunately, Sylar survived, too. And Gabriel was forced back into his own mind. With the voices of the waitress, and Isaac Mendez, and Zane Taylor (who wouldn't shut up singing). And then, soon after, Candice. Who was suitably pissed.
When he ran and collapsed onto the dusty road, he was not expecting to be picked up by Maya and Alejandro Herrrera. Sylar rejoiced. Gabriel saw an opportunity and took it. Whenever he was near Maya, he fought damn hard to get free. And he did, a few times. But then Sylar killed Alejandro, and that was that.
You thought you might be a ghost
You thought you might be a ghost
You didn't get to heaven but you made it close
You didn't get to heaven but you made it close
Seeing Mohinder again was good for Gabriel. It wasn't like Suresh Jr was thrilled to see him, but Sylar was so shocked that he'd actually showed up that Gabriel finally got loose. For a while. Then, before he knew what was happening, Maya was dead, and Sylar was back, demanding the cheerleader's blood.
You thought you might be a ghost
You thought you might be a ghost
You didn't get to heaven but you made it close
You didn't get to heaven but you oh oh
Oh oh…
Sitting in the alleyway, feeling vaguely like a heroin addict shooting up (was that maybe Isaac?), Gabriel came to a conclusion: if he wanted to get rid of Sylar, he was going to employ the voices. None of whom wanted remotely to be employed. As he felt the rush of joy that filled Sylar as the empty spinash tin flew to his outstretched hand, Gabriel realized something else:
Claire Bennet's blood had restored Sylar's abilities. How ironic. The voice of Eden McCain/Sarah Ellis suppressed a harsh laugh, and disappeared.
Those who are dead are not dead
They're just living my head
Oh...