Disclaimer : I do not own Heroes. Nor do I own the characters. I wish I did but what can ya do?

A/N : Oh wow! Another chapter. This one's kinda short and basically just a set up for more to come. Enjoy.

Claire walked the dirty streets. They weren't really that dirty but she had always grown up with big houses, southern charm, and farm land. New York City was definitely not what she was used to. But she couldn't go back. Not yet. Not after making a fool out of herself in front of Peter.

Ugh, she could not believe she kissed him. She had kissed Peter Petrelli. It hadn't been that bad but there was a bad part to it. He had not kissed her back. Not really. And now, she was standing on the outskirts of Central Park, the only place she felt relatively safe and alone at 11am, all she could think about was that stupid kiss.

A little ways away, Peter Petrelli was getting a little antsy. Claire had left just under an hour ago. He had called the hotel where Hiro and Ando were staying but Ando had told him that she wasn't there. Claire didn't know anyone else. Not enough to go and stay with them. Nathan! She could've gone to see Nathan.

Peter quickly dialled the number for his brother's place. After a couple of rings Heidi answered.

"Hey, Heidi. Uh, is Nathan around?"

"No. He's not. But if you see him, let him know that I'm not pleased." She replied. Her voice was cold and hard.

"Okay. A small, blonde girl isn't around, is she? Her name's Claire."

He could hear Heidi take a deep breath.

"No. She's not. Peter, is Nathan having an affair?" Her words were icy.

Peter paused. He thought the question over.

"No. He loves you."

Peter didn't get a response from that comment.

"Well, thanks anyway. Um, if I see or talk to him I'll tell him to call you." Peter reassured his sister-in-law.

"Thanks." She replied but her voice sounded flat.

Peter hung up and sat on his bed-slash-couch. He tried to calm himself down. She would be back any moment now. It would be fine. Why was he so stupid? Why didn't he grab her and kiss her again? That's what he wanted. More than anything, that's what he wanted. But he knew that with the way things were, with Sylar still out there, with Claire being in his care, with her being a minor…

He turned the TV on to try and take his mind off of the one thing he could think about. And that's when he saw the top story on the noon news.

"… found last week. This disturbing trend happening all across the country with the same sort of gruesome deaths in many different states, has many scared that this could be a new sort of gang. But no one has taken responsibility for these attacks and although the FBI are involved they will not comment on leads. They are asking anyone who has any sort of information…"

But Peter had stopped listening. Standing in the background was Claire. And she had blood all over her front.

"From East 103rd and 5th Avenue, I'm Kate Williams reporting."

Peter was already out the door without bothering to turn the TV off.