[Fic] Where it begins..
Title: Where it begins.
Fandom: Heroes
Characters: Claire Bennet, mentions of Isaac Mendez, Peter Petrelli, and Noah Bennet.
Disclaimer: I own nothing, I'm just borrowing it all for funsies.
Summary: Claire is snooping around old Company files at her dad's place, and she finds a file that is very relevant to her interests.
Claire was doing laundry at her dad's apartment in DC when she came across a couple boxes of old Company files sitting on his desk. One of the boxes was labeled "Claire" and naturally her curiosity got the better of her. She had to investigate. There was a file of her own inside, but she passed that by, figuring it was mostly a bio about herself, and there was really no need to bother checking it out.
Something bright red caught her eye, and she realized with a jolt that it was a picture of herself. A drawing, rather. No, it was a digital print of a painting, according to the label. Behind it was a file marked "Isaac Mendez" and some more copies of his paintings. She pulled out the file and read through it briefly, learning that he was a comic book artist in New York City who could paint the future. She flipped through some of the pictures, her eyes widening as she realized that most of them were of her. It was like looking through a photo album, only the pictures were dated before the events actually happened. She soon realized Isaac had foretold the events of her homecoming, leading Peter Petrelli to find her and save her, thus saving the world.
As she studied the paintings, Claire found she really liked Isaac's work, and poked through his file to see if there was a way she could contact him. She frowned, wondering why her dad had never told her about the artist, and then came across what was probably the reason why. Firstly, the man had been a heroin addict. Yeah, had been. He was dead. Murdered by Sylar. (As if she needed another reason to hate Sylar.)
Her heart dropped. She'd never get to meet him, never get to thank him for painting the future and making Peter come save her. As far as Claire was concerned, Isaac was every bit as responsible for saving her as Peter was.
She was about to put the files away when her thumb ran over a second file marked with Isaac's name. She pulled it out, and the first thing she noticed was that the dates on this file were as recent as the previous month. There was a brief paragraph below an updated photo of the man that said he'd been brought back by the Company so they could tap into his ability should they ever feel the need. Claire wondered how they brought him back, learning as she continued reading that they'd used regen blood. Maybe they used her blood? Claire grinned at the thought. He'd saved her life, and maybe she'd saved his in return.
The file included an address, the same as the address in the old file, he still lived in the same apartment in New York City. She quickly wrote it down on a bit of scrap paper, stuffing it in her pocket and then put the files back exactly as she found them. Her decision to go find him was instant.
It wasn't like she needed an excuse to go to New York anyway. Peter lived there, she could always attempt to visit her uncle when he wasn't too busy picking up double and triple shifts as a paramedic. Maybe she'd spend some time with him while she worked up the courage to pay a visit to Isaac Mendez.
As soon as she got back to her place (she'd rented an apartment not far from Noah's after school let out), Claire got on her laptop and booked a train for the city. It was scheduled to leave the next day. Then she called her father and spoke to him briefly, he sounded happy she was going to visit Peter, and reminded her to call Peter so he knew she was coming. He also urged her to be careful, and promised to text her a list of restaurants to try while she was there.
Peter was delighted that Claire wanted to come see him, and offered his couch so she didn't have to bother finding a hotel. He was rarely home anyway. After a quick search on Google Maps, Claire discovered that Peter's apartment wasn't far from Isaac's, and she was in good spirits as she packed for her trip.
The train ride was uneventful, and when Claire arrived at Peter's place, she found the key under the mat, right where he assured her it would be, and there was a note on the kitchen table. He apologized for not being there to greet her, and promised her lunch the next day since he was about to go in for a double shift. Claire didn't mind waiting to see Peter, and she took advantage of the free time to explore the neighborhood. There were plenty of restaurants to try, and she found Isaac's loft with no problem.
She stood outside the building, fussing with the hem of her shirt. The only problem she had now was finding the nerve to go in and knock. She'd read in Isaac's file that he was a bit of a recluse, and rarely saw anyone except for business. Claire had no business with him, not really. She just wanted to thank him for his role in saving her at Homecoming. She'd have to think of an icebreaker or something.
She thought hard about it as she walked back to Peter's apartment, and decided there was really no other way of doing it aside from just marching up to his door and knocking. There was no way around it. Now it was just a matter of building up the courage to do it. She didn't know why she was so nervous about this, aside from she wasn't sure how the artist would react to her randomly showing up at his doorstep. She got herself some takeout from a sushi place near Peter's apartment and brought it up, thinking some more about how to approach Isaac as she ate.
She couldn't tell Peter, because then Peter would tell Noah, and Noah would know that Claire had gone snooping around in his files. Plus, she wasn't sure Noah would be too cool with the idea of Claire visiting a former heroin addict who, according to his file, killed his ex-girlfriend. Though, according to the updated file, that was an accident, and Isaac was never charged. Claire wasn't worried about her safety, it wasn't like Isaac could kill her.
There was also a chance that maybe he'd be happy to meet her because he painted her so much. Claire hung on to that thought as she curled up on Peter's couch after she had her dinner and changed into her pajamas. Sleep found her easily, deep and full of hopeful dreams of lunches with Peter and successful meetings with Isaac.
Fandom: Heroes
Characters: Claire Bennet, mentions of Isaac Mendez, Peter Petrelli, and Noah Bennet.
Disclaimer: I own nothing, I'm just borrowing it all for funsies.
Summary: Claire is snooping around old Company files at her dad's place, and she finds a file that is very relevant to her interests.
Claire was doing laundry at her dad's apartment in DC when she came across a couple boxes of old Company files sitting on his desk. One of the boxes was labeled "Claire" and naturally her curiosity got the better of her. She had to investigate. There was a file of her own inside, but she passed that by, figuring it was mostly a bio about herself, and there was really no need to bother checking it out.
Something bright red caught her eye, and she realized with a jolt that it was a picture of herself. A drawing, rather. No, it was a digital print of a painting, according to the label. Behind it was a file marked "Isaac Mendez" and some more copies of his paintings. She pulled out the file and read through it briefly, learning that he was a comic book artist in New York City who could paint the future. She flipped through some of the pictures, her eyes widening as she realized that most of them were of her. It was like looking through a photo album, only the pictures were dated before the events actually happened. She soon realized Isaac had foretold the events of her homecoming, leading Peter Petrelli to find her and save her, thus saving the world.
As she studied the paintings, Claire found she really liked Isaac's work, and poked through his file to see if there was a way she could contact him. She frowned, wondering why her dad had never told her about the artist, and then came across what was probably the reason why. Firstly, the man had been a heroin addict. Yeah, had been. He was dead. Murdered by Sylar. (As if she needed another reason to hate Sylar.)
Her heart dropped. She'd never get to meet him, never get to thank him for painting the future and making Peter come save her. As far as Claire was concerned, Isaac was every bit as responsible for saving her as Peter was.
She was about to put the files away when her thumb ran over a second file marked with Isaac's name. She pulled it out, and the first thing she noticed was that the dates on this file were as recent as the previous month. There was a brief paragraph below an updated photo of the man that said he'd been brought back by the Company so they could tap into his ability should they ever feel the need. Claire wondered how they brought him back, learning as she continued reading that they'd used regen blood. Maybe they used her blood? Claire grinned at the thought. He'd saved her life, and maybe she'd saved his in return.
The file included an address, the same as the address in the old file, he still lived in the same apartment in New York City. She quickly wrote it down on a bit of scrap paper, stuffing it in her pocket and then put the files back exactly as she found them. Her decision to go find him was instant.
It wasn't like she needed an excuse to go to New York anyway. Peter lived there, she could always attempt to visit her uncle when he wasn't too busy picking up double and triple shifts as a paramedic. Maybe she'd spend some time with him while she worked up the courage to pay a visit to Isaac Mendez.
As soon as she got back to her place (she'd rented an apartment not far from Noah's after school let out), Claire got on her laptop and booked a train for the city. It was scheduled to leave the next day. Then she called her father and spoke to him briefly, he sounded happy she was going to visit Peter, and reminded her to call Peter so he knew she was coming. He also urged her to be careful, and promised to text her a list of restaurants to try while she was there.
Peter was delighted that Claire wanted to come see him, and offered his couch so she didn't have to bother finding a hotel. He was rarely home anyway. After a quick search on Google Maps, Claire discovered that Peter's apartment wasn't far from Isaac's, and she was in good spirits as she packed for her trip.
The train ride was uneventful, and when Claire arrived at Peter's place, she found the key under the mat, right where he assured her it would be, and there was a note on the kitchen table. He apologized for not being there to greet her, and promised her lunch the next day since he was about to go in for a double shift. Claire didn't mind waiting to see Peter, and she took advantage of the free time to explore the neighborhood. There were plenty of restaurants to try, and she found Isaac's loft with no problem.
She stood outside the building, fussing with the hem of her shirt. The only problem she had now was finding the nerve to go in and knock. She'd read in Isaac's file that he was a bit of a recluse, and rarely saw anyone except for business. Claire had no business with him, not really. She just wanted to thank him for his role in saving her at Homecoming. She'd have to think of an icebreaker or something.
She thought hard about it as she walked back to Peter's apartment, and decided there was really no other way of doing it aside from just marching up to his door and knocking. There was no way around it. Now it was just a matter of building up the courage to do it. She didn't know why she was so nervous about this, aside from she wasn't sure how the artist would react to her randomly showing up at his doorstep. She got herself some takeout from a sushi place near Peter's apartment and brought it up, thinking some more about how to approach Isaac as she ate.
She couldn't tell Peter, because then Peter would tell Noah, and Noah would know that Claire had gone snooping around in his files. Plus, she wasn't sure Noah would be too cool with the idea of Claire visiting a former heroin addict who, according to his file, killed his ex-girlfriend. Though, according to the updated file, that was an accident, and Isaac was never charged. Claire wasn't worried about her safety, it wasn't like Isaac could kill her.
There was also a chance that maybe he'd be happy to meet her because he painted her so much. Claire hung on to that thought as she curled up on Peter's couch after she had her dinner and changed into her pajamas. Sleep found her easily, deep and full of hopeful dreams of lunches with Peter and successful meetings with Isaac.