Disclaimer: I do not own Heroes or any of the characters. But I did write this story.

A/N: Still no proof-reader. I tried. If there's anything wrong please send me a message or a note or something. Reviews are welcome as well as flames. Hope you like it. :)

"Give my regards to Broadway, remember me to Harold Square…"

"Excuse me. What's… with… the song?"

"Uh… isn't this the auditions for 'Pippin'?"

"No."

Claire giggled at her favourite part of the movie. She was sitting comfortably on the floor between the couch and the coffee table, watching her all time favourite movie. Hiro was sitting properly on the couch behind her. He looked very confused.

"Uh, Claire?" Hiro said to the blonde.

"Yeah?" She replied but didn't turn away from the TV set.

"I do not… understand."

Claire turned to look back at him. He gave her a sheepish smile. Hiro could tell she enjoyed this movie very much and he didn't want to seem ungrateful for her attempting to help teach him English.

"Oh Hiro, I'm so sorry. What didn't you get?" Claire got up and sat on the couch so she could see him properly.

"Um, just, if they are… cheerleading? Yes? Then why is… he… singing? Do… cheerleaders sing?" Hiro asked in what Claire thought was an adorable Japanese accent.

"Oh. Well, that guy thought that the cheerleading try outs were try outs for something else. A musical. With singing and dancing. That's why it's funny."

"Ah." There was a pause and then "Ahahahaha. I see! That is very funny!"

Claire gave Hiro a warm smile. He was one of her heroes. Hopefully she was making some sort of difference. Sure, it was also for her amusement but he could learn some good all-American phrases and traditions from 'Bring it On'. Plus, it was an easy movie for her to explain seeing as how she is, or rather was, a cheerleader.

"Do you want to continue? Maybe I could see if there's Japanese subtitles or something to put on." Claire thought aloud.

"Sub…titles?" Hiro questioned.

"Um, yeah. It's like, small words at the bottom of the screen so you can read what's happening if you don't get the movie in English. I don't know if it would work or not. Does Japanese go like, vertically?"

Peter was listening to the conversation from the kitchen where he was doing the dishes from the past couple of days. Sometimes he wished that Claire would help out just a little more. But he knew that she was trying her hardest. With her trying to teach Hiro English by showing him some silly teenage movies he knew she cared about them. And he was starting to care for her too.

"Hey. Do you want some help?" Claire's fragile voice cut into his thoughts.

"No thanks." Peter replied automatically.

He smacked himself inside. Why couldn't he just have said yes? He knew. It was because of what Simone would think. What would Isaac think? What would Claire think if he had said yes? He sighed and tried to stop spinning out.

"Are you okay?" Claire once again broke through his inner monologue.

"Yeah. Fine." Peter gave her a weak smile. "Do you need anything?"

"I just came to get a Sprite." She raised the can that had appeared in her hand.

"Oh. Okay." He didn't know what to say.

Claire looked as though she wanted to say something but thought twice about it and started back for the small living room where Hiro was laughing. Peter hung his head as he returned to the dishes.

"They can wait you know. You should come watch with us." Claire had stopped and turned back to him. She had seen the change as he went back to the chore.

Peter looked at the soaking dishes and then up at the smiling girl. It was a warm, inviting smile. And totally innocent, Peter had to remind himself.

"Yeah. They can."

Peter followed her out to finish the movie. Claire sat back down on the ground and Peter arranged himself on the couch directly behind her so that he was at least four inches from any part of the young girl. He took a deep breath and turned to the screen with the new Japanese dubbing and English subtitles.

"Why are we watching it in Japanese?" Peter asked.

"Japanese subtitles are distracting to me. Plus, I've never watched it in Japanese. This way we both win, right Hiro?" Claire informed him.

"Right. It's very funny movie!" Hiro exclaimed.

Claire giggled and Peter smiled. This was nice. For just a few hours they forgot about any missions or hardships or yearnings and just watched the movie. For a few hours at least…