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A/N: Here's the next chapter! Finally! Anyway, I just wanted to say that this is an AU fic so if you if a character is perhaps behaving out of character, then you're right and in some cases that is the idea because since this is an AU, I didn't want everyone to be exactly like they are on the show, so yeah there may be some evil Nathan in this sometime soon :D. Also, just to let you know there will be a new character with abilities in the next few chapters which had just been waiting to make an appearence in one of my fics. So yeah, I hope you enjoy this chapter and please review to tell me what you think.


Heroes: Adoration Foundation

Chapter 2

Peter smiled appreciatively when he put the phone down on the coffee table. Obviously he had some good news. When he had first noticed Claire's dreadful deterioration, he'd taken it into his own hands to protect and try to help her, but as she began to weaken more and more, Peter had started to panic and realised that his help wasn't good enough anymore. After phoning his brother Gabriel, Peter's worry was eased slightly by knowing that he could rely on Gabe to try and help. But would Gabriel be able to help, since they didn't actually know what was wrong with the young girl who was now asleep again on the couch? Only time would tell…

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"I really appreciate this Gabriel, I really do. I just don't know how to help anymore, I've given her various pills from the pharmacist but nothing seems to be working, her body just keeps rejecting everything. Why is she even like this? I thought she was completely indestructible?" Peter sat down on the end of the sofa with his head in his hands. He knew he needed his family, but how on earth would he get in contact with them?

Gabriel knelt beside Claire and stroked her pale face ever so gently, as though his hand was as light as a feather. It was hard to believe that he was once some sadistic murderous man who had once thought of destroying this frail young girl in front of him. He lowered his head, saddened by her lifelessness.

"I've heard of a virus going around at the moment that disables abilities, but I don't know what the symptoms are. I mean, obviously they wouldn't have their powers at the present time, but I've heard of some cases when people have lost their powers for a sort time when they've caught the flu."

Peter nodded, obviously understanding what his brother was saying.

"Is there anything you can do?"

"There's an antidote for the virus, it supposedly hasn't been tested thoroughly enough for it to be handed out to virus victims. Dr Suresh has it at the moment, I believe. I could always…"

"No Gabe, no violence. Unless it becomes drastic…"

"Which it is Pete…" Gabriel trailed off, pulling the blanket away from the young girls body. "I mean, look at her. As white as a ghost and all skin and bones. We have no choice bro. We have to save Claire and you and me both know what he's like. There is no way Suresh would let that formula out of his hands."

"I guess not." Peter sighed and knelt beside his brother in front of Claire. "You know, it kills me seeing her like this. All I want is for her to be safe and to have a normal life, just like she has always wanted. She's my best friend Gabe, I don't want to lose her." Gabriel put his arm around his brother's shoulder as tears began to trickle down Peter's face.

"We'll save her Peter…she's going to be fine, I promise you."

***

A few hours later, Peter was pacing around the room persistently again, frustration spread sharply across his face. He felt helpless and wanted to do more for Claire, but he couldn't, not at the present time anyway.

"So how do you think Claire caught this virus. I mean, she hasn't been exposed to any unfamiliar people with abilities. If Hiro or Nathan for example were like this, without their abilities and feeling pretty unstable then we would obviously know about it, wouldn't we?"

"We would indeed Peter. It isn't like the others to keep secrets is it? They are not like that. What about school? Are their any records of young teenagers with abilities in Claire's school perhaps? Possibly one of those came into contact with Claire and she caught it off one of her peers."

Peter shook his head and sat beside Gabriel on the floor beside the couch, brushing his hand lightly through his hair in annoyance.

"I honestly do not know. I mean, Claire doesn't really talk about school that often. She has either had a good day, or a bad day, there's never really any detail though. There's a chance she may have come into contact with someone at her school though. I could always ring Dean, Claire's best friend. He knows everything about Claire's abilities as such, I'm sure he would be able to help."

Gabriel nodded as he noticed the unhappy expression on his brother's face. He smiled at his brother as patted him on the back gently.

"Look Peter, I promise everything is going to be okay. Just have faith, okay?"

***

The next day, Peter woke up and headed straight to the living room. He smiled happily at the sight of seeing Claire's heart still beating. He knew that he shouldn't think of what could possibly happen, but he just couldn't help it. He knelt carefully beside her and took her pale, frail hand into one of his and stroked the side of her face with the other. Whispering gently not to wake the young girl, he spoke quietly;

"Claire, I know you probably can't hear me, but I just wanted to tell you that everything I've risked was worth holding on to you. I believed in you Claire. I knew that by saving you, I would save the world again, just like the first time when we met in Odessa. I believe that going with Nathan and the others would have made me a different person, it would have broken me to leave you. You were the one in need of saving, Nathan was just following some petty lie that he just couldn't let go of. You are my life Claire, and I truly thank you for everything you have ever done for me…You've made me who I really am Claire, and I thank you for that."

"That was beautiful Pete." A charming, male voice came from the door. Gabriel. Peter had allowed him to stay the night in his apartment and he was standing in the door way, clothed in a pair of Peter's old pyjama bottoms and a black vest top.

Peter smiled appreciatively as tears welled up unwillingly in his saddened eyes and Gabriel could see just how much Claire really meant to his brother. "I'm sure Claire would have loved that speech."

Peter nodded and stroked the side of the young girl's face again, admiring how peaceful she looked as she slept. He thought of comparing his friend to an angel, how beautiful and loving she was, and how her smile was infectious. She was special.

Around an hour later, Peter was still sitting in front of the young girl who was curled up comfortably on the couch. Unlike before, her eyes were slightly open but it looked as though she was in pain. Gabriel sat at the small round table in the living area as he watched the interaction between Claire and Peter. He could hear Peter trying his best to communicate with the young girl, but all he could hear from her were muttered yelps of pain.

"Claire, we're going to ring Dean, we need his help okay? I know you're in a lot of pain and I promise you we're going to make you better. I'm sure Dean must be wondering where you are too, mustn't he?" Peter smiled slightly, trying to lighten up the mood.

Claire nodded slowly and then shut her eyes as a tremendous pain soured through her entire body. Peter's eyes widened in horror as Claire screamed in agony, she felt as though her whole body was engulfed in flames, the pain was unbearable. And at that point, the two brothers knew they had to do something right at that very moment, before it was too late…


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