Author's Note: Thank you so much for the great reviews! I was so surprised and excited that I worked on this chapter all night! Special thanks to Jayden and Goldensage05 for being my first reviewers. Thank you all for the reviews. I hope you enjoy this chapter.

Itallics mean that it is a vision.

Disclaimer: Nope, still don't own Heroes. Only my nameless villain.

Eclipse of Change

Chapter Two: Glimpses

The horrifying sounds of screams could be heard throughout the carnival grounds. Lights flickered on and off and the carnival rides and games began to shut down one by one. People were running everywhere, trying not to trip over the dead bodies of their friends and family as they tried to escape the massacre. There was one particular scream though that seemed to drown out all of the rest.

The shaking figure Claire Bennet could be seen on the ground in the middle of the chaos. She was trying so hard not to scream but it was almost as if the sounds were being ripped from her throat the minute she saw the strange man stepping forward, the bloody head of Samuel, the father of the carnival, in his hands.

This man was surrounded by evil . It seemed to seep out of his very pores and destroy everything around him. It was almost impossible to believe, or even comprehend, that there was another monster that was scarier than Sylar. But here he was, taking a menacing step towards the shaking blonde. The man grinned, his shoulder length black hair glinting in the moonlight and showing that the tips were stained with blood.

When the man spoke, his voice sent Claire into another fit of shivering convulsions.

"Do not worry Claire…You are no good to me dead. You will make me more powerful than you can imagine thanks to your new gift."

He was only a mere few feet from Claire, who had backed up until she felt herself hit the wall of a gaming booth. The man's grin grew as he went to take another step in order to be in touching distance with the girl.

The man was suddenly flung away from the girl with telekinetic strength, landing roughly into a nearby cotton candy stand. The stand exploded in shards of wood and metal. Sylar was now standing in front of Claire, his stance protective. Claire stood up, still shaking but managing to cling onto the back of Sylar's shirt almost as if he were her only lifeline. Sylar and Claire watched as their new enemy effortlessly pulled himself free from the wreckage of the cotton candy stand. He seemed to be undamaged and his sickening grin was still in place.

Sylar's eyes narrowed as he raised his hand to defend himself and his Claire. Yes, his Claire. No other monster but himself would ever touch her. "You will never have her!" Sylar growled, his hands coming up as he got ready for another attack.

The man just laughed, throwing his head back as if he had just heard the funniest joke. He slowly brought his attention back to the two before him, his gaze finally landing on the trembling girl behind Sylar. He almost felt sorry for her. She would be nothing but a tool. Even her new power was passive and could only help others and never herself. The small feeling of pity instantly vanished as his smirk grew and he brought his eyes to lock with Sylar's.

"She is mine…and the world will crumble at our feet…"

Sylar's eyes came into focus, the vision still very clear in his brain. He took a deep breath in order to steady himself, his gaze trying to remember where he was before the vision took over him. He was still in the alley way, the vagrant woman's body only a dozen feet from where he stood. He let his body fall against the brick wall behind him as he tried to decipher the images that he had just seen.

Sylar did not know who this new enemy was or where he came from or when the massacre of Samuel's carnival would take place. There was only one thing he knew for certain. There was a particular blonde ex-cheerleader that was the main focus of this new enemy…and now she was Sylar's focus as well.

Sylar let himself see the image of Claire clinging to his shirt for protection. He liked the idea of Claire needing him this time. It was almost as if he would be her hero in the future. Sylar frowned slightly, not sure if he liked the sound of that. No, he would prefer to be Claire's villain. That thought had a much better ring to it.

Sylar straightened himself up from the wall, a cruel smile forming on his lips.

"I guess it is time that I have my little reunion with Claire." Sylar's thoughts only consisted of the pretty blonde co-ed as he shot up into the sky.

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Claire made sure that she was as quiet returning to the room as she had been leaving. She winced slightly as the door made low creaking noise as she opened it. A quick glance at Gretchen showed that she still slept like the dead. Claire shut the door behind her, covering her mouth to suppress a giggle when she heard a loud snore and snort come from Gretchen. Claire slipped off her flip flops, relieved that she was now feeling something else other than grief and hollowness. Who knew that Gretchen's snoring could make her want to laugh?

Claire's frown retured as she slipped under the soft sheets of her bed. She knew that she would be having dreams tonight about Nathan…and Sylar. The thought of the serial killer made her want to throw up but she managed to keep what little food she had that day down. Claire laid her head on the mattress, cursing herself silently for ripping apart her one and only pillow. She would have to go get one tomorrow if she wanted to sleep comfortably. Tonight, however, she was so mentally drained that it did not take long for her eyes to flutter close and let her body lapse into a dead slumber.

As Claire slipped into that deep slumber she was unaware of the figure hovering outside of her window, watching her.

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Sylar watched as Claire finally found a comfortable position on her bed before she fell asleep. He smirked, wondering what happened to her pillow. He floated closer to the window so that he could get a better look. He had to admit that she was a beautiful girl, especially when she was asleep. Almost like Sleeping Beauty. Her golden hair fanned out behind her, her chest straining against the tight tank top as she breathed, and her rosy lips moving slightly in slumber. Sylar lifted his hand to stroke the glass of the window, almost imaging he was stroking Claire. "My sleeping beauty…" Sylar said quietly before he snapped himself out of his daze.

He should not be wanting anyone like this, at least not at that moment. He only came here tonight for answers. He had to know why he would be her savior in the future and what new gift she would aquire. Sylar was angry at his reaction to touch her, hold her, bury himself inside of her. He felt a slight stirring in his pants that made him growl in frustation. He raised his hands, reading to smash the window and surprise the two sleeping co-eds.

The moment that Sylar started to take action however, another one of his newly aquired gifts took over. Sylar barely had time to register what was happening before his eyes glazed over and he started hurtling to the ground, landing in the thorny bushes that were beneath the dorms windows.

It had finally come. The eclipse was now only seconds from completely covering the sun for the third time in four years. Sylar couldn't hold himself any longer. He knew that he had to wait for the very moment that the sun disappeared before he let himself go. He never believed that his control would be so thin.

"Sylar! Please! I can't hold on any longer!"

The voice brought his gaze to the writhing blonde beneath him, making him smirk. He had her, finally after all these years of obsessing over her. He had Claire Bennet. He had to admit that it was shocking to feel her react ssexually to him after all that he had done, but he knew it had something to do with the eclipse.

After what seemed like hours, but was only a few seconds, the sun finally disappeared. Sylar could feel the change in the air and knew that this was the time. He cried out Claire's name as he continued to ram into her. They came together and a burst of light seemed to engulf the young girl. As soon as it had come, it was gone. Claire still looked the same but he could tell with his original gift that something had changed in her. Something that had to do with the eclipse and the uniting of villain and victim.

The vision slowly faded and it took Sylar several moments before he felt the pain of the thorny bush that he had fallen in. Sylar's face flushed in embarrassment for several reasons. The vision of him and Claire sharing each other in the most intimate ways and the fact that he had lost control of himself when the vision took over and had fallen several stories into a thorny bush.

Sylar pulled himself out, putting his broken legs back into place. He growled as he saw several thorns sticking out from his skin. He looked like a very pissed off porcupine. Sylar started pulling the thorns out one by one, his skin healing the moment he removed them. As he continued, he let his gaze wander back up to Claire's window. His vision told him that he would have to wait until the eclipse tomorrow. He was not really excited about that, but he knew it was essential for him to do so. He also felt that if he tried to break into her room anymore tonight, his visions would take over and leave him vulnerable for at least several seconds. He couldn't let that happen.

"Soon Claire-Bear…You will be mine completely" Sylar said, pulling the last thorn from his skin. He lifted his fingers to his lips and blew a mocking kiss to Claire's window before he turned and disappeared into the shadows.

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The sound of Claire's phone woke her up from a dreamless sleep. She groaned, turning over and reaching for a pillow to cover her ears. It took her a moment to realize that the pillow she was using was not hers, mainly because hers was still a bunch of feathers that were now all over the room. She lifted the pillow up, seeing a note attached to it.

'Claire, I don't know why I woke up in feathers this morning. I will be waiting for an explanation when I get back from classes. In the mean time, you can use my pillow

-Gretchen'

Claire smiled slightly, grateful for her roommate. The sound of her phone going off again made her slowly sit up in bed. She stretched her toned arms above her head, yawning loudly. She was very grateful that she had no nightmares last night and no dreams about Nathan. It must have been her emotional exhaustion that had saved her from them.

Claire reached over to her bedside table and grabbed the phone before it vibrated off the edge. She glanced at the compass that her hand grazed, remembering the carnival that she had visited. She felt that with Nathan gone and Sylar on the loose that the only safe place would be a carnival that was always moving. She decided to put those thoughts aside for right now as she answered the phone.

"Hello?" She asked, her voice still groggy from sleep. She listened to the voice on the other end, her teeth clenching when she heard her father's worried tone. This was the last person she wanted to speak to today, or so she thought at that moment.

"Dad, slow down. I just woke up. Now what were you saying?" She asked in annoyance. She listened to her dad's voice, her eyes widening slightly.

"Really? Are you sure?" She asked as she jumped out of bed, now fully awake. She rushed to the window, her eyes rising up to the sky. She couldn't believe what she was seeing. She thought that it was a natural phenomena for two eclipses to happen in such a short amount of time. Now she was seeing the beginning of a third.

Claire wasn't even aware that her dad was trying to get her attention. Her focus was on the darkening sphere that was hovering close to the sun. She remembered the last time she had truly died and it was during the last eclipse. Claire felt something stirring deep within her. She knew at that moment that everything was going to change that day.

To Be Continued…

Author's Notes: Yay! I was really proud of this chapter and I hope you all enjoy it. I love your kind reviews. It encourages me to write more and to get these chapters out as quickly as possible. I can't wait to read what you think. I do love adding a little vulnerability to Sylar. He can't be in control of all of his powers all the time, can he?

The next chapter will have Claire and Sylar finally reuniting face to face…and more.

Thank you again for reading! I will get the next chapter up soon! Please review!