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A/N: I know you're wondering why Sylar is always horny in this story. Remember, Sylar fans, he has that uncontrollable hunger for other people's powers...but since he now has feelings for Amber, he is substituting one hunger for another subconsciously because he doesn't want to hurt her in any way, shape or form. I know it's a Mary Sue way of making things turn out, but I promise it will get better! Thank you all for reading and reviewing!

Claire sat on top of her bed, hugging a pillow to her chest as she mulled over what had happened that afternoon. Lucky for her, she planned ahead and booked a return flight when she booked her flight to Edmonton so she managed to be back in her room when her father pulled into the driveway.

She laid back against the headboard, the memories of her encounters with Sylar flooding through her subconscious like a bad dream. Forgive that monster? She'd rather have jumped off the Empire State Building.

But, she thought of Amber, the girl she'd met. Amber wasn't afraid of Sylar, yet knew every single bit of his dark side. It was a weird sight to see Sylar caring about someone's safety...it was like he was under some kind of spell, yet he didn't sound like he was being manipulated.

"Claire Bear" her father said from her doorway, making her snap to attention.

"Hi dad" she brightened, rushing to give him a welcome home hug "How's grandma Angela doing?"

"She's doing fine" Noah replied, returning the hug "She was worried about you so it looks like I won't be pursuing Sylar right now. In fact, I will be staying home for a few days"

Claire felt a mental sigh of relief at his words. Since the time that he was presumed dead, she always worried when he went on his trips. It also meant that it would be hard for him to find out about her trips to Edmonton and back.

"I'm glad" she said, smiling at her father "Even though mom and Lyle aren't living with us, you staying home will make us feel like a family again"

"I love you, Claire Bear" he said, giving her a hug "I'm glad we can spend some time together"

With that, he left the room, unaware that his daughter was able to get a much needed break in the Sylar/Amber case. Claire sighed in relief, taking her cellular phone out of her purse. She quickly dialled Amber's number and waited for her to pick up. She grabbed a notebook from her night table for anything interesting she could write down.

"Hello?" Amber's sleepy voice greeted her.

"Hey Amber" Claire returned the greeting "Did I catch you at a bad time?"

"No...of course not" Amber replied, seemingly more alert "I was just waking up from a nap"

"Okay" Claire relented, getting into business mode "Tell me about the victim"

"The so-called victim is me in this whole situation" Amber huffed, sighing "But his name is Jason Buchanan and he's my ex boyfriend. I broke up with him half a year ago"

Claire furrowed her brow in thought.

"And"

"Let's just say he doesn't take no for an answer. I figured that out the hard way 3 months into the relationship when I refused to be his house slave. He just wanted me around the house like a piece of furniture. If my parents were still alive, they would have been able to protect me...but alas, that's when he started the abuse."

Claire wrote what she could down about the previous statement.

"After three more months of emotional and verbal abuse, I ended things with him and had my brothers be my escort when I took what few belongings I had there. It seemed to work for about two months, but that's when he started stalking me" Amber added "It started off with him following me home from work...but then it got worse...he followed me to the mall, parked outside my house at night, and even started making threatening calls to me"

"Didn't you go to the police?" Claire asked, suddenly feeling sorry for her "Couldn't they do anything?"

"No" Amber replied bitterly "Jason's father is well connected. He has enough money to get Jason out of any kind of trouble with the authorities. He owns three of the biggest nightclubs in Edmonton. No matter what I tried, the cops did nothing for me. I even had statements written up that never got a second glance"

"That's horrible" Claire exclaimed, writing the part about the statements down "Tell me about the night he died. Is that when your powers manifested?"

"Not exactly" Amber said, after hesitating "My powers somehow came out when I gave myself some self-loving. It somehow had energizing properties, which attracted Gabri to me."

Claire grimaced at the thought of Sylar being anyone else but Sylar.

"Anyways" Amber continued "I was at work a few nights ago, doing a cycle count when Jason confronted me inside the store. Just when I thought that things would get worse, Gabri came into the store and interrupted. I was so glad that he was there. He saved me for the moment."

"For the moment?" Claire inquired, tapping the pen against her teeth.

"Yes" Amber agreed "After I closed the store, Gabri helped me outside and that's when Jason confronted us a second time. He knocked Gabri down and grabbed me by the hair. As I was protesting, Jason hit me twice in the face, telling me that I was his and all that. Gabri managed to rip him away from me and have him pinned to the wall with his powers but, in a rash move that made things worse, I distracted him...that's when Jason shot him"

"Sylar tried to save you?" Claire asked in disbelief "Wow, that's rare"

"He was down on the ground, bleeding as Jason pointed the gun at me after I screamed. I focused on him, letting my anger grow...the next thing I know, Gabri is comforting me as I lay on the sidewalk and Jason is burned to a crisp"

"That's all I need on that" Claire said, grimacing as she prepared to ask the inevitable "What is your relationship with Sylar?"

"Well" Amber hesitated "He was my hero at first...now he's become something more to me. I know about his past and his reputation. He told me so himself."

"That's all I need to know, Amber" Claire said, closing her notebook "Thanks for telling me everything"

"May I ask you something, Claire?"

"Go ahead" Claire replied, putting the notebook away.

"What did Gabri do to you?"

Claire bit her lip, thinking of a sane reply.

"He has an innate ability to borrow powers from other people like us" Claire replied, feeling uncomfortable "He did the same with me. That's how he can heal faster than a normal human being. That's the power I have"

"Oh"

"Yeah" Claire said, squeezing her eyes shut to get rid of the memories "It was an unpleasant experience. I hope you understand why I don't really trust him much"

"Yes" Amber replied, clearing her throat "I hope someday, when we get past this ordeal, we can be friends"

"I'd like that" Claire said, exhaling "Anyways I should go. Thanks again for everything"

With that, she hung up, feeling confused and conflicted by what Amber had told her. The way she described Sylar was the most disturbing at all since it was the total opposite of what she loathed and hated about him.

"Something isn't right" she murmured, setting her cellular phone down "I need to see this changed behaviour for myself...even if it means being friends with him"...