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Claire stood outside of her father's office, listening intently to find out what she could about the Company's latest target. Sighing, all she could hear was the rustling of papers.

"Damnit" she whispered to herself, yawning "I need to find out who this person is so I can help them. I need to get to this person before Sylar or my dad does"

She heard her father stand up from his creaky desk chair and rushed into the living room so that he wouldn't know she was spying on him. Quickly grabbing a copy of Cosmopolitan magazine, she pretended to read whatever article it was open on.

"Claire bear" she heard her father call as he entered the living room "I need to talk to you"

"I'm here, Dad" she said, lowering the magazine "What's up?"

Noah sat in his favourite chair, facing his daughter.

"I need to go out of town for a bit, Claire" her father said, eyeing the article she was reading. Claire followed his gaze, and, noticing that she left it open on a sexual article, she immediately closed the magazine.

"Back to Edmonton, Dad?" she asked, her face flushed in embarrassment.

"I have to go to New York and bring some files to your grandmother" he replied, his tone turning slightly sour at the mention of her paternal grandmother.

"Okay dad" she said, hugging him "I promise to be careful and not do anything stupid"

"That's my Claire Bear" he murmured, returning the hug "I will call you as soon as you land"

With that, he stood up and headed upstairs to pack. Realizing it was an opportunity, she rushed into the office. Noticing the open file on his desk, she quickly perused it, looking over as much as she could. She then took her cellular phone out of her pocket and took pictures of two files that caught her eye.

Putting the phone in her pocket, she slipped out of the office and went upstairs to her bedroom...

... "I'm glad you have forgiven me, Amber" Sylar said, pulling her naked body closer to his in a tight embrace "You have no idea how much it means to me"

Amber smiled, resting her head on his bare chest. After she had kissed him, he made her a special dinner and then made love to her afterwards for a couple of hours. She had never been so happy in her life.

"I would be a hypocrite if I didn't" she replied, kissing him "As it is, you've been there for me throughout everything I've just been through. Your presence makes everything seem even just a little bit better"

"I want you to stay here with me" he said, his tone becoming serious "It's too dangerous for you to live in Edmonton, especially with the Company looking for you"

"Will I be able to get a few sentimental items?" she asked woefully, remembering a few items that she usually never left home without "I'm only asking for a few, not a lot."

"I think that can be arranged" he replied, understanding her pain "Even if you can just get a picture of your family"

"That would mean a whole lot to me" she murmured, closing her eyes as he squeezed her tight "It wouldn't feel right to be here without pictures of my family and my two guitars...everything else can stay, including my files...they probably got to those already"

"Anything else you need, I can get for you" he replied, stroking her hair "You don't have to work if you don't want to, especially if you don't feel safe leaving the apartment."

"Can you take me tomorrow?" she asked hopefully, slowly falling into the depths of slumber "I want to get it over with as quickly as possible"

"Anything for you" he murmured, yawning "But for now, get some sleep"...

... Angela Petrelli looked at the file Noah had just given her, her mouth a firm line.

"This is the girl the police are looking for" she said finally, after a long moment of silence "Amber Magna. She is responsible for the arson death"

"Yes" Noah replied, handing her a picture "And this body here bears Sylar's M.O."

Angela grimaced as she looked at the bloody, decaying mess in the picture. In her mind, there was no doubt that Sylar was responsible for this murder.

"What about the other murder?" Angela murmured, her mouth a tight line again "Did the authorities establish a motive yet?"

"No" Noah replied, handing her a police report "But I have a feeling that this murder was in self defense. She filed a police report earlier on this year, claiming that the deceased was abusive and was stalking her"

"Hmmm" was all Angela could say.

"It says here that she even took videos on her cellular phone of him following her everywhere" he added, perusing the report "Judging by the situation, it looks like the police did nothing about it"

"Not if he was at her supposed workplace" Angela mused, agreeing with his train of thought "Yes, it's quite likely that it was self defense. This is why we need to find this girl and have her in our custody so we can protect her from the other authorities. If Sylar is with Amber, then there's no doubt he'd be manipulating her to help him."

"Yes" Noah agreed "He's done it before...do you remember Maya? Before she was healed by Mohinder Suresh, she was manipulated by Sylar to remain with him, even after he murdered her brother Alejandro"

"Yes, I remember" Angela replied, sighing "Until we find out anything more, I want you to go home to Costa Verde and watch over my granddaughter. She could be in grave danger again"...

... Claire walked up to the house, still covered in police tape. The front door had been knocked down by a battering ram recently. Sighing and shaking her head, she breached the police tape and slowly went inside the open door.

As she ascended the small staircase, she looked into the open living room, marvelling at the two pianos before noticing all of the family pictures. She took a look at the extensive collection before noticing the giant portrait hanging over the ebony baby grand piano.

Noticing the plaque underneath, she moved closer, reading the inscription.

"Luca and Gemma Magna" she read out loud "Beloved parents until their untimely deaths. 1951 and 1955 until 2008"

A tear slid down her cheek as soon as she realized that the girl had recently lost her parents. She knew the girl's pain when she recalled the time she thought she had lost her father.

"Poor thing" she whispered, looking at a picture of her with her two older brothers "It's a terrible thing to go through"

Her sympathy session was cut short when she heard noises upstairs. She found the staircase and ascended slowly but quietly. Sure enough, she heard a girl's voice in the furthest bedroom.

She slowly edged closer to the room, catching a glimpse of two people. Her blood ran cold as she got a good look at one of them.

"Sylar" she hissed, her eyes narrowing "What the hell is he doing here?"

"Gabri" she heard the girl say as she opened and closed a couple of drawers "I need to go downstairs to get a couple of pictures...I'll be right back"

Claire hid in the nearest room, pulling the door closed as the girl approached her direction. As she passed the doorway, she noticed that it was indeed the girl her father was investigating.

When she was sure that the girl was downstairs, Claire let herself out into the hallway and quickly walked to the bedroom, where she saw her nemesis lying on the bed leisurely. He stood up as soon as he saw her cross the threshold.

"Sylar" she hissed again, glaring at him.

"Claire, what a pleasant surprise" Sylar quipped, cocking his head "How did you get here? Is your dear old dad with you?"

"I came alone" Claire replied, her voice dangerously low "What the hell are you doing here? What does this girl have that you want?"

Sylar paled, giving her a hard look.

"He wants nothing but my love and respect for him" Claire heard from behind "I know you may not find it possible, but he actually cares about me"

Claire turned to face the older girl, hoping she could get her to listen.

"Amber, right?" she said tentatively. The girl nodded and waited for her to continue. "I know it's hard to believe, but Sylar is far from boyfriend material. He's hurt a lot of people in the past few years, me included"

"I know" the girl replied, clutching a couple of the framed photos she had brought from downstairs "He's told me everything...please believe me...Gabri has been nothing but good to me. He even saved my life. I know it's hard, but could you find it in your heart to forgive him?"

Claire looked at the girl in disbelief...