My notes: Hey, All! Hope you like the previous chapter. I'm not in the cheer mood and I'm not in the mood at all! Wonder why? If you're HALO fan you'll understand me. We still hope though, although now it's very little! I know that the last couple of chapters turned this story as an angst one. But... I write what I feel. I didn't feel good now, so my characters also feel the same. Hope for some good news soon... What may happen in one lazy day?And more...

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Chapter 49 Walking Slowly

It was cold day, unusually cold even for the February. Everybody had gathered in the Library. Claire had taken her usual place close to the fireplace with the view to the window. Peter had brought her some blanket and now she sat with legs and feet on the sofa, covered with the warm blanket, and just listening the others talk.

It was lazy day. So lazy that Claire even dozed off from time to time. She was tired, so tired those days that slept almost all day. That was untypical for her. Usually, she slept very little time and felt refreshed all day. Now, she barely got up from the bed. Peter had told her that this one is probably from the pregnancy.

She just had dozed off again, when Matt's voice woke her up.

'It's too dangerous, Peter! Can't you see?'

The words 'dangerous' and 'Peter' made her eyes to open widely.

'They are kids, Matt!' Peter snapped and Claire turned her head to look. He was pale and frowned as usual those days. He even had become nervous. Even now. Peter reached his hand and fixed his bang, falling above his eye. 'We have to save them!'

'Not with you, risking your life!' Matt was angry.

'He is right, you know!' that was Mohinder.

'That's bullshit and you know that!' Peter was annoyed. 'I can't die and you know that!'

'Yes, you can!' Claire said quietly and everybody looked at her. 'They are right, Peter! It always have a solution and I'm sure that I'm totally against everything threaten your life!' her voice still was quiet, but firm.

'I can't sit down here forever!' Peter snapped and came close to the fireplace, stared at the flames.

'You are not good now Peter!' Matt said and came to him.

'I am!'

'You're not!' Mohinder also came close. 'You are physically good, but you are depressed. That will affect in your judgments!'

'What?' Peter twirled surprisingly. 'Who else know?'

'Everybody.' Angela said and entered in the room.

'Good! That's really good!' now he sounded sarcastically. 'Now I'll be babysitting!'

'You need to get better and come back to your senses!' Angela snapped and sat close to Claire.

'So now I not allowed going on a missions, is that right?' Peter didn't look anybody. His eyes had stared on the flames.

'Yes.' Matt said and looked at Claire, who still watched Peter.

'You do know that I can go out from here by any time and you can't do anything to stop me?' that was more a statement than a question.

'If you don't want to hurt me, you wouldn't!' Claire said and just now, Peter turned his eyes on her.

'Don't make me do this then!' he said with low voice.

'I can't let you without to be sure that you'll come back.' Claire said with the same voice.

'You could never be sure, Claire.' His eyes studied her.

'Now I'm surer that you'll willingly risk your life!' she stood up from the sofa and went to him. 'Can't you see that I'm scared? I'm scared for you!'

'I know…' Peter whispered.

'Since you know that, then listen to me and don't go!' her hand rested on his back, caressing him up until down.

'Ok…' Peter finally gave up and Claire nodded.

'Now, let's go in the dinning room. We have to eat and the others is probably already expecting us…' Claire said and walked to the door, but before to reach it, people with masks and guns rushed into the room. Their leader was without mask and exactly he grabbed Claire.

'Peter Petrelli… Finally have the opportunity to meet you! I'm Danko and I work with your brother!' he said with annoying voice.

'Let her go! Now!' Peter didn't bother to be polite.

'No, I don't think so!' the leader said. 'If I let her, you're going to kill me.'

'What makes you think I'm not going to do that now?' Peter narrowed his eyes.

'Exactly because of your wife here!' Danko squeezed her lightly, but Claire stayed numb. She did not want to distract Peter. 'If you want her alive, you're going to do everything what I'm saying!'

Peter leaned his head at one side.

'I don't think so!' he frowned once again and concentrated on the soldiers 'Point your guns at Danko. Protect the girl' he thought.

'Why?' Danko still didn't get it.

'That's why!' Peter nodded at the solders and they immediately pointed their guns at his leader.

'What?' he was more than surprised.

'Now let go my wife, or I'll order to shoot you!'

'You can't shoot me with her!'

'Really?' Peter nodded at one solder. 'Shoot his free arm!' he ordered with his thought.

The solder did not hesitate. He shoot Danko's free hand and he dropped Claire. She rushed straight to Peter and straight in his arms.

'Are you okay?' he whispered and she just nodded.

'Now, I'm suggesting you to get out of my house!' Peter rose his voice.

'I'll be back, boy!' Danko snapped.

'Doubt about that.' Peter answered with the same voice. 'You won't remember where is that from the moment you go out from here.'

'I will remember someday!' Danko said and stepped back under the pointing guns.

'Then… ' Peter made short pause. 'I'm going to kill you!' his voice was low again and absent of emotions.

Danko didn't say anything. He just nodded and walked away with his squad. Matt rushed to the window.

'They are gone now!' he said minute later and everybody saw how Peter staggered.

'Hey…' Mohinder grabbed him and helped him sit on the sofa.

'How are you?' Angela sat beside him and caressed his bangs.

'He is not fully recovered from the virus and that were a lot of people. Am I right?' that was Mohinder.

Peter just nodded.

'I'm fine now!' he said after awhile.

'Good!' Claire sat beside him.

'I'll go see the others…' Matt rushed from the door.

Unknown Apartment, NY

'Damn it!' Danko threw his jacket angrily and slammed the door behind him. His arm had bandaged and as Peter had told him, he couldn't remember the exact location of the house. 'Damn it!'

'Now, what I tell you about Claire?' Sylar's voice didn't surprise him.

'I get it! I don't need of your lectures now!' Danko snapped and poured himself one glass of whiskey.

'He was strong, didn't he?' Sylar shifted comfortable on the sofa. 'I told you that she is his strength, not weakness. I told you, but you didn't listen!'

'I get it now!' Danko said still angrily.

'In a hard way, huh?' Sylar raised his eyebrows. 'What did he use?'

'He controlled the whole squad!'

'Nice…' Sylar was impressed.

'I want him dead!' Danko slammed the glass on the table.

'Good! That makes us two, but this time you have to listen to me!' Sylar frowned and waited until he received one nod.

Petrelli Beach House, NY

Claire was lying on the bed and tried to calm down a bit. She still was in shock, but tried not to show it. It was pointless of course, because Peter could sense her every mood. Although the whole stress, Claire was glad to see him like this today. He was strong for the first time since the accident. He acted as the men, Claire had known since that whole madness had started. He had wanted to protect her and he did.

Now he stood at the window with eyes gazed outside. Claire did not lying herself with the thought that he miraculously was getting better. However, she hoped that he was on that path now.

'You feeling tired?' Peter said without turning back.

'As usual.' Claire sighed and turned at one side to watch him.

'Anything else?'

'No, just this… Are you planning to stay there all night, because I'm freezing here.'

Peter didn't hesitate and for Claire's surprise, he just dressed off his blouse and tucked under blanked close to her. She felt his hands hugging her and pressing her close to his body at the point when his curves followed hers. Claire's head rested on his arm. She inhaled deeply his scent and closed her eyes.

Peter stayed awake. He couldn't sleep. As so many nights from awhile. But now, his thoughts was wondering how Danko had found them. He had to have some source or to use someone of Peter's kind. Someone powerful as peter was. Suddenly one name emerged in Peter's mind…