Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters, but Dean Cooke is completely made up by me :)
A/N: Thanks if you've been reading this but I've only had one review which makes me feel as though this fic isn't appealing to anyone :( But yeah, I thought I would continue this for my own entertainment and to escape boredom. So, if you're nice, please read and possibly review? I would love you so much if you left a nice comment :)
Chapter 3:
Sweat streamed down Claire's pale face as she screamed in pain. Pure agony. Peter paced around the room helplessly as Gabriel tried injecting the young girl with his own blood, the worried man was trying to think of anything possible that could save Claire's life, which Peter thanked him continuously for. As Gabriel injected the bloody liquid into Claire's hand, the girl's face began to soften and a calm, tranquilized expression replaced the frantic panic that had been plastered across her face beforehand. Was it all over?
"My blood seems to be acting as a sedative, like a pain-killer of some kind. I can't guarantee it will last for long, but it should last long enough for Claire to be comfortable." Gabriel brushed his hand lightly across the young girl's forehead and shot a relaxed look at his brother. "All will be okay Pete. Claire will be fine, brother. I better ring Nathan, you know, best tell him. You know what he's like when it comes to…secrets." Gabriel rolled his eyes jokingly and pulled his cell phone from his jean pocket.
Peter nodded and smiled in appreciation before sitting next to Claire on the couch.
"You feeling slightly better then Claire-Bear?"
"Yes," the pale faced blonde paused for a second before continuing. "I feel better."
Raising his hand lightly and placing it on top of Claire's, the man whispered softly in her ear,
"You stay with me, okay? I don't want to lose you…ever. You mean too much to me."
Claire smiled a weak smile and then closed her eyes. "I p-promise" she murmured before gently falling into a deep sleep.
Xxx
"So he's actually coming over? Are you kidding me? Since when did Nathan care about Claire? He doesn't even know her." Peter questioned Gabriel as he paced over to the man leaning against the kitchen counter.
Gabriel shrugged and then placed two mugs on the counter. He poured some steaming hot coffee into each mug and handed one to his brother, smiling with a friendly essence as he did.
"I'm gonna give this Dean guy a ring, he might be able to give us some information as to what actually happened. You ever met him?"
"Once or twice. Nice guy, very familiar with people with abilities, so I'm sure he'll be of some help."
Gabriel nodded and then pulled out his cell phone once again from his jean pocket, frowning to himself as he dialled in the number.
"Hello, is this Dean Cooke speaking? I am Gabriel, Gabriel Petrelli, Claire's uncle."
Peter watched as Gabriel's frown turned into a small smile. "I am afraid to say that Claire has somehow lost all control of her ability and it seems to have affected her immune system. Now, we know this may have something to do with a deadly disease that is going around at the moment but we are unable to locate just where Claire contracted it from. Do you know of anything that could lead us in the right direction?" The man nodded and frowned once again. "An injection you say? What exactly was it against? Tuberculosis? Perhaps this could be some helpful information for us. Did you notice any strange behaviour at all going around the school? Any peculiar occurrences? Just Claire feeling unwell. Okay, well thank you very much for your time Dean, we'll try our very best to help Claire in every way possible."
Laying his cell phone gently on the coffee table, Gabriel walked over to Claire and pulled back the warm blanket that was covering her frail body. Slowly and carefully, he lifted up one of her arms slowly, examining the outside for any evidence of an injection mark.
"Here, Peter…"
Peter stepped over to the lifeless girl on the couch, and gasped when he noticed what his brother was showing him. There on Claire's arm was a small red mark as small as a pin head, surrounded by a large bruise.
"How did we not notice that?"
"I don't know Peter, but I have a feeling that this was no accident." Gabriel turned to his brother and rested his hand on his shoulder. "This may be more complex than we thought…"
Xxx
Peter froze as his brother entered the room and a confused expression spread quickly across his face as the older man hurried over to the young girl who was now awake on the couch, thanks to Gabriel's blood.
"Claire, how are you feeling?"
Claire frowned at the man who was now kneeling beside her and murmured,
"Why do you care?"
Nathan brushed a few locks of blonde hair away from the girl's face and then smiled at her.
"Claire, I want to make you better. I've realised how idiotic I've been and it's about time that I make a change."
"But you don't know me, I've never spoken to you."
"But Claire, I do know you. I know you more than you think."
Claire rolled her eyes and then looked over to where Peter was leaning up against the wall.
"So, this formula Peter…why haven't you attained it?" Nathan asked in an annoyed, persistent voice. "I thought you cared about the girl."
"I do Nath, it's just that it's not ready yet. If we gave Claire the formula, then who knows what would happen. For all we know it could cause mutations, or could make her ten times worse."
Nathan frowned at his brother and then gently held on to Claire's hand.
"Claire needs you Peter, and she needs the formula. Look, if I keep an eye on Claire, how about you and Gabriel track down Mohinder and see what exactly is going on here. Surely it's worth a try. I mean, you wouldn't want Claire to suffer any more than she already is do you?"
"You're right Nath, perhaps it would be a good idea."
The older man smiled strangely as his young brother hugged him and then murmured something to himself as he embraced his brother lovingly.
A/N: Thanks for reading and I hope you enjoyed this chapter. Please please please review because they make it worth writing fics :) Look out for the next chapter which includes:
-Nathan up to no good,
-More trouble for Claire,
-And more characters from Heroes.
