Never Knew,I Needed A Hero

Claire's Song

*Claire's POV*

I began playing the song Lithium by Nirvana. It had always been my favorite since I heard it. The guitar was amazing and the words well, I liked them they were unique. The song brought me comfort when I felt that I had none.

*Dave's POV*

Claire has disappeared she probably went to the small studio I told her about. I stood to go see if she was okay. As I approached the room I could hear guitar notes for Lithium. I could also here her soft voice singing.

"I'm so happy cause today I found my friends their in my head."

Her voice was so soft and sweet I stood by the door quietly as I listened to her play. She seemed happy, Alex must not have let her play music around him. I knew this song always brought her comfort when she felt totally out of her realm. When the song ended I decided to speak up.

"You okay Claire?" I asked her softly as I grabbed another chair and sat beside her.

"Yeah I just needed a few alone and came in here to sit and decided to play a little because this is the first time in years that I've been able to play. Alex didn't like me getting any enjoyment even out of small things." She said looking as if she might start to cry.

"Claire listen to me, you don't ever have to live like that again." I told her softly I hadn't seen someone look so hurt a few years.

"I know I just feel like I wasted so much of my life and I don't know what I should do now that I have it back." She said softly.

"Claire, you'll bounce back. You always have and I'll be beside you every step of the way." I told her wrapping my arms around her.

"Thank you Dave." She said so quietly that I almost didn't hear her.

"You're welcome Claire." I said with smile.

"Will you play a song with me?" She asked me with a small smile.

"Sure." I said grinning at her before going to grab another guitar. When I returned I sat beside her once more.

"What song?" She asked me.

"You pick." I told her with a smile.

She thought for a long moment before responding, "My Hero." She said softly.

"Only if you sing it." I said with a grin. She nodded in acceptance. We started to play and before long her voice began to fill the room with the guitar.

"Too alarmin to talk about."

I had always loved her voice since the first time she ever sang in front of me. I knew that she was going to need time and help to repair all the mental damage that asshole inflected on her.

When the song ended she looked up at me her gorgeous eye becoming glossy from the newly forming tears in her eyes.

*Claire's POV*

My vision was becoming blurred from the tears that were forming in my eyes. I tried to blink them away but when I did the tears fell anyways. I couldn't stop them no matter how bad I wanted to.

"Claire, what's wrong?" Dave spoke softly. And that's when I lost it, and started bawling.

"I'm trying to be." I said through tears and choking gasp for air. That's when I felt him pull me from my chair and hold me in his lap like he used to when we were a whole hell of a lot younger and dumber.

He didn't say another word, he pulled me close to chest as I cried. Part of my brain locked myself for being so emotional but the other part of it knew that was the only way to let go of what happened.

"Thank you." I told him as I let out a shaky breath.

"Why are you thanking me Claire?" Dave whispered in my hair.

"For saving me and being My Hero." I said, even upset I couldn't help but crack a smile at my joke I had made there.

"Anytime Claire." He said as we sat there silently like that for a while until Pat and Taylor more than likely came looking for Dave and found us both. Taylor looked like he was a little confused by the way were sitting but Pat knew it was fairly normal given our track record.

"Is everything okay guys?" Tayor asked noticing that my eyes were very red.

"Yeah everything is fine." I said with a weak smile as I went to stand up. Taking Dave and pulling him up with me so we could rejoin the rest of the guys downstairs.

"So Claire what have you been doing since I saw you last Pat asked as we rejoined Chris and Nate.

"Well on the rare occasion Alex would leave I'd sit in my living room and drink myself completely stupid beyond belief because it was the only way I could cope with the shit that he would say to me on a nightly basis since like November of 1994. Three months after we moved out of Seattle." I said feeling a little guilty for even telling Pat , Dave and the rest of the guys all that but Pat asked and I answered.

"Damn that rough. Glad you called Dave here for help because I don't think him or I given our history together the three of us would stand by when you are getting hurt and asking for help to make it stop." Pat said looking directly at me. When he said that my mind wandered to yet another memory from the days of Nirvana and the nineties. I did even realize that I started staring off into space until Dave regained my attention.

"Claire get are you good?" He asked looking at me.

"Yeah I just spaced out thinking about all the good times from the past. " I said with a small laugh and smile. I couldn't help but smile around Dave and the guys. They all had such happy bubbly personalities.