Rose had run all the way to her house. She slowly opened the door and closed it behind her, locking it. She checked all of the windows and found them locked too. The house was dark and dreary, but she felt safe. She looked at the phone and felt like calling Peter, but thought better of it. She didn't want to wake him up.
Instead, she turned on the kitchen light and sat at the table. She wanted to forget it all. She even reconsidered even having a power. If she had a power, she wouldn't have to worry about Sylar or anything. She could be normal.
She sat there thinking late into the night till she fell asleep with her head resting against the table. When she woke up, she took a shower and got dressed. She stepped outside and signaled for a taxi. One finally stopped for her and she gave the taxi driver the address.
Rose sat back and stared out the window, lost in her thoughts. The worst part about her and Sylar kissing was that she had kissed him. It was her fault. She brought her hands up to her face. She kept them there for a moment before looking up again as the taxi slowed to a stop. She got the owed money out of her wallet and paid the man before hopping out.
She strolled up to the door and gave it three swift knocks. She waited for the door to open. "Hi Peter." She greeted him when he answered the door.
"Rose?" He asked as he held the door open for her. She gratefully walked in. "I wasn't expecting to see you so soon." He said as he closed the door behind her.
"Why not?" She asked him.
"Well," The right corner of his mouth smiled as he looked to the said, saying, "half the girls I kiss end up running away." He said.
"Oh my god, Peter." Rose said, playfully. She chuckled, but then looked down at the floor.
"What's wrong?" He asked her, getting serious.
"N-It's nothing." She said.
"It's something. I can tell." Peter insisted. He took a step closer to her. "Did…did he come back?"
"No!" Rose answered a little to quickly.
Peter looked at her for a moment before Claire walked in. "Hi, Rose." She greeted her. She looked at the serious faces on Rose and Peter. "Did you tell her?"
Rose looked at Peter. "Tell me…Tell me what?"
Peter sighed. "We're going to go find Ted." He explained.
Rose was confused, but relieved they had changed the subject. "Ted…? The radioactive man?" She asked Peter.
"Yeah. He might be the reason New York blows up. We've got to stop him." Peter said.
"I'm coming with you." Rose said.
"No. It's dangerous." Peter told her.
"Peter…if something were to happen to you…" Rose trailed off.
"Let her come." Claire piped up. Peter and Rose both looked at Claire, but Rose shifted her gaze back to Peter.
"Fine." Peter finally agreed.
-x-
Rose was watching the people around Kirby Plaza when Claire jumped up. "Dad?"
Rose swiftly turned around and watched as Claire embraced a man. There were two other men with him. She heard a "What's he doing?" And automatically turned around to find Peter's hands glowing. "Peter!" She called.
"He's absorbing your power." The man with Claire said to the man she guessed was Ted.
"Claire, you know what you have to do." Peter told Claire.
"Do…do what?" Rose asked, but her question was answered when Claire took out a gun. Everything seemed to stand still for Rose.
"Wait!" Peter said just before Claire shot him. There was a pause before Peter said, "I'm okay." His hands slowly stopped glowing and went back to normal.
"I swear to God, Peter, if you scare me like that again…" Rose started, but didn't finish her sentence.
-x-
"…population 15." Said Mr. Bennet.
"Wait, you're letting you're daughter go with them?" Asked a surprised Matt. She found out his name was Matt.
"I have no choice. Besides, Claire has stopped Ted before. She can do it again." Mr. Bennet replied.
"What about Rose?" Peter asked Mr. Bennet.
Mr. Bennet looked at Rose. "Rose is coming with us. She can help us stop the tracking system."
"Alright, let's go." Ted said.
Peter, Ted, and Claire made a move to leave, but Rose reached out and grabbed Peter's hand. "Peter." She said quietly.
Peter turned around and looked at Rose. He leaned in and gave her a kiss on the lips. "I'll be okay. Trust me." He said to her.
Rose let his hand slip out of hers as he turned and followed Claire and Ted. "Alright, let's get moving." Mr. Bennet said.
Rose turned around and faced Matt and Mr. Bennet. Matt placed a hand on Rose's back for her to follow. Which she did. While they were walking she asked, "What the hell is a tracking system, anyway?"
"It can tell them where any of us are." Mr. Bennet said.
"…And…why do we need to destroy it again?" Rose asked.
"Because, they can't know where my daughter is." Mr. Bennet said.
"I see." Rose said, although she didn't understand.
I still don't understand, but okay.
"Me neither." Matt said, glancing at her.
I'm not even going to ask.
"You don't have to. I read minds." Matt explained to her.
Apparently the plan was to get past security, with Matt's help. He was able to get them inside with a lame excuse that he forgot his card. But, it worked.
"They must have changed the code. We'll just have to wait till you pick it out of someone's head." Mr. Bennet said after the code didn't work for the elevator.
A blonde and a man made their way over to them. "Don't try anything. My friend can read you're thoughts. He says we have the same motive." Mr. Bennet said to them.
The blonde looked at Matt. "Hey…didn't I throw you out a window?" She asked him.
Rose looked from Matt to the blonde.
-x-
When they stepped out of the elevator, the blonde and man went their separate way while Matt, Mr. Bennet, and Rose went the other way. They started walking down the hall when Matt stopped. He grabbed Rose, shoved her into Bennet, and then shoved them both behind the corner. Matt slipped behind the corner too.
Rose grabbed onto Matt's arm and regained her balance. "What th-" Matt quickly covered her mouth.
"Shh!" He said as he took his hand off of her mouth. "Thompson was waiting for us behind the door." Matt whispered. He peered his head around the corner before pulling it back in again. "He went the other way."
"I'll go check it out." Bennet said as he pulled Claire's gun from the back of his pocket. He went around the corner and started sneaking down.
"I don't have a gun!" Matt whispered after him. He sighed and came back around the corner.
Crap.
Rose walked around Matt and peered behind the corner again. When she did, she heard two shots go off right next to her. She snapped her head around only to see Thompson laying on the ground.
Rose quickly shut her eyes. The scene was gruesome. You couldn't even tell him by his face, it was so distorted and bloody.
"C'mon." Matt said as they made their way around the corner. Matt had picked up Thompson's gun. They made their way over to the door and walked in. It appeared empty. They walked over to a curtain and Bennet opened it.
The was a little girl hiding behind her bed. "This is it? A little girl? We came to kill a little girl?" Matt asked.
"What?!" Rose asked.
"I knew it was a tracking system, I had no idea it was a little girl." Bennet countered.
Rose heard a Bang! Right by her ear. She turned just in time to see Matt drop and a man pick up his gun. He quickly pointed it at Bennet.
"Get out of here." He said. Bennet pointed his gun at the man, before pointing it back at the little girl.
"I go, she goes." Bennet said.
Rose bent down and placed her hand on Matt's back. The little girl ducked down behind the bed. "Officer Parkman?" Matt stirred and than stood up and Rose help him.
"Molly?" He asked as he felt the back of his head.
"You know him?" The man asked.
"I told you, he's my hero. He saved me." The little girl, Molly, said.
"That's right. And nobody's going to hurt you." Matt said, looking over at Bennet.
No one – Doesn't sound like Sylar? Psh. Look around. A LOT of stories have Sylar in them and he doesn't sound like Sylar. But, don't worry. He'll be evil.
