Title: Come What May - CHAPTER 25 OF 29
 (ORIGINAL COPY!!!!)

AUTHOR: [info]obisgirl


Rating: PG-13 (non-incest)


Characters: Peter/Claire


Summary: Five months after Peter "left" with Claude, Claire is living in the Petrelli mansion, wishing that Peter would come back to her. But every day he's gone, Claire begins to doubt that he'll come back.


Spoilers: Company Man


Disclaimer: Nothing is mine, just borrowing. All NBC's and Tim Kring's. Please don't sue!


NOTES: First half is beta'd by NYCitygurl, and then by shoduna.

After Claire re-capped her date with Peter to Heidi, she managed to slip away and sit alone in the garden. For once, her dads' weren't arguing with each other over what was best for Claire, or who would make a better father. Both of them agreed that it was all right for Claire to be with Peter, although Claire had a sneaking feeling that maybe Claude had his reservations about their relationship. After all, he knew what Peter was like but then again, so did Claire. They complimented each other so well.

Claire twirled a strand of hair around her finger. Now that her dads' and Nathan knew about her and Peter, for the first time, she and Peter were free to show their love for each other in public because they didn't have to hide anymore their feeling for each other in front of their family.

Free to love each other. She could kiss him and not worry that Nathan or her dads' objections. They wouldn't talk down to her about acting indecently.

Peter found her and sat beside her. Claire smiled, entwining her fingers with his. "How did you manage to get away from Heidi?" he asked, "I thought she wanted to know everything that went on during our first date?"

"I told her everything, and she kept on gushing how wonderful it is that you and I found each other, and that destiny definitely knew what it was doing when it put the two of us together," she said and laughed, "Don't you agree?"

"Absolutely,"

Claire hmm'd. "Everything we've been through in the past three days and before you left to train with Claude, it kinda felt like they were trials meant to test how much we loved each other," she reasoned, "I mean, destiny knew that we belonged together but wanted to test us first,"

Peter half-grinned. "That kinda makes sense," he mused, "And the way everything came together – and fell apart,"

Claire looked at him. "Hey, you're ruining the happy moment," she cried.

"Sorry but you have to admit through everything, being reunited with you – there was a lot of bad things going on," he said, "I mean, we may never know if the company had an ulterior motive for kidnapping you other than study, and then there was me confronting Isaac and…."

"Whatever else the company has planned, we'll be ready for them," Claire reasoned, leaning back into his chest. "Oh, my dad is going to be staying in town awhile longer. He's going to be getting an apartment or rent a hotel room," Peter raised an eyebrow. "He's just being protective…I am his little girl after all,"

"And Claude's never going to be too far away, either," he added, "Sounds like your dads' don't exactly trust us being together,"

"They trust us," she affirmed, "My dad finally realized if he goes back to Odessa to quickly, the company might try and kidnap me again. And the Haitian already went back to Odessa to keep an eye on Lyle and my mom…I think my dad also told him to wipe their memories,"

"Does that bother you?"

Claire shrugged. "My brother's mind being wiped, not so much but my mom, yes. That means everything my dad told her, she'll forget about everything and I don't know --- what if one day, she forgets about me?" she cried.

Peter frowned, and gently rubbed her back. "That won't happen," he reasoned, "How could your dad do something to your mom?"

"I don't know; maybe I'm just being paranoid…" she mused, "I felt so alone before Peter and if that happens again, I don't know what I would do. Until you, only my friend Zach knew about you and then there was you, and suddenly I didn't feel alone anymore,"

Peter smiled and brushed his hand on her cheek. "You'll never be alone, Claire," he soothed.

Claire sighed. "Did I ever tell you about my mom's dog, Mr. Muggles?" she asked him.

"No, I don't think you ever have," Peter mused, "Why? Does he have a super power too?"

Claire giggled. "He doesn't. But I think I'm going to miss him, and my mom," she sighed. Peter nodded.

"Coming here to New York to find you, I had to put on hold my search for my biological parents. I found my dad but my biological mom, her whereabouts are still in question," she said and turned to him, "I want to know about her, Peter. Somehow, I have this feeling even though Claude and Thompson said that she's dead – she still might be out there somewhere waiting for me to find her. And I want find her, Peter, and I want you come with me,"

"Then we'll find her," Peter promised, "We'll find her together,"

tbc