fic: Hunter and Prey
Title: Hunter and Prey (6/?)
Pairing: Gabriel (Sylar)/Elle
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Gabriel and Elle go on a search for answers but trouble keeps interrupting.
Warnings/Spoilers: Some spoilers for 3.16's "Building 26"
A/N: Sequel to 12 Months of Sylar and Elle. My version of how Elle might fit into Volume 4, which means canon events mixed with my ideas of working Elle into the story.
I know, it's been over a month since the last chapter came out but massive writer's block with this story hit me and I have the previous chapters linked if you need a refresher.
Prologue
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
A few hours later, Gabriel pulls the car into a parking lot of a diner. Elle had been persistent on needing food and then Luke had joined in on the whining.
"We can't stay here too long," Gabriel warns as the three step into the diner and find seats up at the counter.
"A piece of pie and we're out of here," smiles Elle. She leans over to him, whispering in his ear seductively. "Peach of course."
"Of course," he mutters. Feeling a slight tightening in his pants, he uncomfortably shifts his weight around on the bar stool.
A waitress arrives shortly and each person gives her their order. When she leaves, an uncomfortable silence rises. Elle leaves a reassuring hand on Gabriel's thigh as she stares at the diner's decor in front of her. Luke clears his throat.
"So do you like birds?"
"Excuse me?" Gabriel turns his head.
"Do you like birds? Your dad did, so I wonder if it's a genetic thing."
Gabriel looks at Luke dubiously. "They're...birds. I don't really care one way or the other."
Luke shrugs. "Your dad used to take me bird watching and when we went, he'd always be pulling this old rusty..."
"Red wagon," Gabriel finishes, a faraway look in his eyes.
"Yeah, it had these big rubber wheels and..."
"He used to pull me in that wagon, I remember." Gabriel's staring seemingly at nothing but his memories laying in front of him. "I used to sit in that wagon...all wrapped up in blankets, and it would be dark..."
"He sold you for money, you know" Luke states, breaking Gabriel out of his reverie.
Gabriel glares at him. "Yes, I'm aware." He turns around to face Elle, leaning into her. "We are getting rid of him soon."
Just then their order arrives. A coffee, black, for Gabriel, a slice of peach pie for Elle, and a slice of apple pie and a chocolate milkshake for Luke. Elle and Luke hungrily dig into their pie slices as Gabriel slowly sips his coffee.
"So why do you want to find your dad?" Luke asks, his words slightly muffled by the pie in his mouth.
"To get answers about my past," Gabriel replies.
"And her?"
"Excuse me, her has a name," Elle retorts after she swallows her mouthful of pie. "And I'm here to help him get his answers."
Ignoring her, Luke continues. "What do you hope to get by finding your dad? Afterall, he abandoned you."
Gabriel's knuckles turn white as he grip on his coffee mug tightens. "I just need to know where I came from, see what my past was, and what my future might be." His voice is firm but quiet.
Luke watches Gabriel for a minute. Then he pulls a pen from his coat and jots something down on an unused napkin. When he's done, he slides it over.
Elle eyes this curiously. She snatches the napkin away from Gabriel after he reads what's on it. Her eyes skim over the words written and she inwardly gasps.
"Why did you do that, Nuke?"
"Oh, I see what you did there with that nickname," Luke responds. "But anyway, I figure maybe I'd be helpful for once."
"Maybe you really shouldn't have done that," Gabriel's smug voice cuts in. "Because now we have no reason to keep you alive." A figure walking into the diner catches his attention. His eyes quickly dart around and spot more suspicious figures. "Elle, we have got to go," he hisses. He takes his wallet out and dumps down a twenty dollar bill before standing up from his seat and making his way to a side exit.
He's stopped by the feel of a gun aimed at the back of his head and hearing the click of the safety being taken off.
"I know where your weak spot is and I won't hesitate to take you down," a cold hard voice booms in the now silent diner. Suddenly, SWAT men burst into the diner and a plain clothes officer yells for everyone to get down on the floor. Gabriel rolls his eyes and slowly holds his hands up.
Elle swears under her breath as water is thrown on her, rendering her electricity useless. She holds up her hands as if almost in surrender mode.
"Please don't let them hurt me anymore," Luke's voice is suddenly the only noise sounding throughout the diner. "I just want to go back to my mom! Back to Jersey..." he grabs the gunman's arm and pulls the man towards him.
With the distraction, Gabriel motions with his hand and the gunman flies backwards across the diner. Screams from the other customers are drowned by the flurry of gunshots that sound off. Bullets rip through both Gabriel and Elle as Luke falls to the floor, covering his head with his hands.
Momentarily stunned, Gabriel looks down at himself blankly before snapping to and holding out his hand to stop any further bullets coming his and Elle's way. The bullets freeze in midair before they get sent back at the commandos themselves. Gabriel turns and shoots a bolt of lightning at the diner's plate glass window. It shatters and he grabs Elle's hand and they run and jump through the window. Luke is not far behind them.
Gabriel and Elle whip the front doors open and slam them shut quickly, locking the doors behind them. When Luke realizes the door is locked, he pounds at Elle's window. Elle rolls her window down.
"Sorry Nuke. Like we said, we don't need you anymore." Elle smirks as Gabriel throws the car in reverse and hightails it out of the parking lot. She waves goodbye to the teenager as he stares after them in shock.
Pairing: Gabriel (Sylar)/Elle
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Gabriel and Elle go on a search for answers but trouble keeps interrupting.
Warnings/Spoilers: Some spoilers for 3.16's "Building 26"
A/N: Sequel to 12 Months of Sylar and Elle. My version of how Elle might fit into Volume 4, which means canon events mixed with my ideas of working Elle into the story.
I know, it's been over a month since the last chapter came out but massive writer's block with this story hit me and I have the previous chapters linked if you need a refresher.
Prologue
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
A few hours later, Gabriel pulls the car into a parking lot of a diner. Elle had been persistent on needing food and then Luke had joined in on the whining.
"We can't stay here too long," Gabriel warns as the three step into the diner and find seats up at the counter.
"A piece of pie and we're out of here," smiles Elle. She leans over to him, whispering in his ear seductively. "Peach of course."
"Of course," he mutters. Feeling a slight tightening in his pants, he uncomfortably shifts his weight around on the bar stool.
A waitress arrives shortly and each person gives her their order. When she leaves, an uncomfortable silence rises. Elle leaves a reassuring hand on Gabriel's thigh as she stares at the diner's decor in front of her. Luke clears his throat.
"So do you like birds?"
"Excuse me?" Gabriel turns his head.
"Do you like birds? Your dad did, so I wonder if it's a genetic thing."
Gabriel looks at Luke dubiously. "They're...birds. I don't really care one way or the other."
Luke shrugs. "Your dad used to take me bird watching and when we went, he'd always be pulling this old rusty..."
"Red wagon," Gabriel finishes, a faraway look in his eyes.
"Yeah, it had these big rubber wheels and..."
"He used to pull me in that wagon, I remember." Gabriel's staring seemingly at nothing but his memories laying in front of him. "I used to sit in that wagon...all wrapped up in blankets, and it would be dark..."
"He sold you for money, you know" Luke states, breaking Gabriel out of his reverie.
Gabriel glares at him. "Yes, I'm aware." He turns around to face Elle, leaning into her. "We are getting rid of him soon."
Just then their order arrives. A coffee, black, for Gabriel, a slice of peach pie for Elle, and a slice of apple pie and a chocolate milkshake for Luke. Elle and Luke hungrily dig into their pie slices as Gabriel slowly sips his coffee.
"So why do you want to find your dad?" Luke asks, his words slightly muffled by the pie in his mouth.
"To get answers about my past," Gabriel replies.
"And her?"
"Excuse me, her has a name," Elle retorts after she swallows her mouthful of pie. "And I'm here to help him get his answers."
Ignoring her, Luke continues. "What do you hope to get by finding your dad? Afterall, he abandoned you."
Gabriel's knuckles turn white as he grip on his coffee mug tightens. "I just need to know where I came from, see what my past was, and what my future might be." His voice is firm but quiet.
Luke watches Gabriel for a minute. Then he pulls a pen from his coat and jots something down on an unused napkin. When he's done, he slides it over.
Elle eyes this curiously. She snatches the napkin away from Gabriel after he reads what's on it. Her eyes skim over the words written and she inwardly gasps.
"Why did you do that, Nuke?"
"Oh, I see what you did there with that nickname," Luke responds. "But anyway, I figure maybe I'd be helpful for once."
"Maybe you really shouldn't have done that," Gabriel's smug voice cuts in. "Because now we have no reason to keep you alive." A figure walking into the diner catches his attention. His eyes quickly dart around and spot more suspicious figures. "Elle, we have got to go," he hisses. He takes his wallet out and dumps down a twenty dollar bill before standing up from his seat and making his way to a side exit.
He's stopped by the feel of a gun aimed at the back of his head and hearing the click of the safety being taken off.
"I know where your weak spot is and I won't hesitate to take you down," a cold hard voice booms in the now silent diner. Suddenly, SWAT men burst into the diner and a plain clothes officer yells for everyone to get down on the floor. Gabriel rolls his eyes and slowly holds his hands up.
Elle swears under her breath as water is thrown on her, rendering her electricity useless. She holds up her hands as if almost in surrender mode.
"Please don't let them hurt me anymore," Luke's voice is suddenly the only noise sounding throughout the diner. "I just want to go back to my mom! Back to Jersey..." he grabs the gunman's arm and pulls the man towards him.
With the distraction, Gabriel motions with his hand and the gunman flies backwards across the diner. Screams from the other customers are drowned by the flurry of gunshots that sound off. Bullets rip through both Gabriel and Elle as Luke falls to the floor, covering his head with his hands.
Momentarily stunned, Gabriel looks down at himself blankly before snapping to and holding out his hand to stop any further bullets coming his and Elle's way. The bullets freeze in midair before they get sent back at the commandos themselves. Gabriel turns and shoots a bolt of lightning at the diner's plate glass window. It shatters and he grabs Elle's hand and they run and jump through the window. Luke is not far behind them.
Gabriel and Elle whip the front doors open and slam them shut quickly, locking the doors behind them. When Luke realizes the door is locked, he pounds at Elle's window. Elle rolls her window down.
"Sorry Nuke. Like we said, we don't need you anymore." Elle smirks as Gabriel throws the car in reverse and hightails it out of the parking lot. She waves goodbye to the teenager as he stares after them in shock.