claire winchester is not your typical superhero (goallbuffyonus) wrote in safezonethreads, @ 2010-01-22 16:56:00 |
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Entry tags: | !closed, claire bennet, peter petrelli |
WHO: Claire Bennet and Peter Petrelli
WHAT: Claire tells Peter about Nathan.
WHEN: Not long after this.
WHERE: Peter and Emma's apartment
RATING: TBD
STATUS: In Progress
Claire waited until she'd dried her own tears and gotten a bit more control over her ever-changing emotions before she made her way to Peter's apartment. It wasn't that she wanted to be strong around him, or put up some sort of front. It was simply that she knew that she was only going to get one shot at telling him everything she needed to say, and she wanted to do it in the most efficient way possible so she didn't forget anything.
Still, despite her calm exterior and almost mechanized movements, inside she was a total wreck. Not only was her heart broken with the overwhelming lost of one of the few people she loved that she had left but there was also the sense of betrayal she felt toward Angela and her Dad (and, by proxy, Matt Parkman too) over their part in the cover-up. Then there was Sylar's sudden, confusing shift to a seeming path of redemption. And to top it all of, she knew without a doubt that the news she was about to give to Peter was going to completely break him.
So needless to say, most of the mask that she wore as she made her way down the hallway to Peter's door was just that - a mask. Carefully constructed, meant to keep anyone at a first glance from realizing something was amiss, but not even close to what she was truly feeling inside. And while she wasn't screaming or crying, and the urge to strike out at those around her who had hurt her wasn't as palpable as it had been earlier, she still was far from the almost cheerful person she'd been just a few scant hours before.
With a soft sigh, Claire ran a hand down her face before knocking lightly against the door. Peter knew she was coming, so she doubted she'd have to wait long for entrance. In fact the only thing he didn't know was her reason for the visit. A fight with Gretchen had been his first guess. She was willing to bet that issues at school would have been his second. Clearly he assumed it had something to do with her personal life.
He just had no idea how very right he was... and, as the door began to open, Claire wished more than anything that she didn't have to tell him.