My mission
Jill sat with her arms around her knees, her chin resting on top. She was bracing herself for another brutal mission. There had been information on another lab, more expirements. Jill would rather not go but she had to. She would fight to protect her friends. After her first few fights with the living, rotting corpses, she had found her self valuing little things.
This behavior wasn't normal for her. She felt weak.
Once she had broken into tears when she had seen a little girl with her mother. And at that moment she knew she needed to fight. But she didn't want to kill. She hated killing. Sure at least they were already dead but she knew that they were at one point they were living breathing people.
"Jill?" A voice came from the door.
"Hmm?" She looked up. Chris was standing near the door his face full of concern. He didn't see Jill like this very often and it annoyed him how much his partner was affected by everthing that had happened. She seemed to have hardened her emotions. She barely showed any positive emotion anymore.
"You okay?" He asked softly. She didn't reply so he sat besides her.
"I'm just... apprehensive?" She finished slowly.
"The mission?" He asked her. His eyes locked with hers and seemed to pull the answer from her.
"Yes... But not just that." She paused for a moment,"It's more. It's the fact that someone would create such a terrible thing that ruins people... I mean what is the point? You know, I saw a little girl at the park the other day and broke into tears. She was so innocent! I wished that all those scientists could see her and stop their hideous work."
"I know what you mean. It's as though they never met another living person. Never witnessed an everyday miracle."
"You may not know this but... It's different for me. Back when I first joined S.T.A.R.S, I thought I could start new and be what I wanted. That one day I could retire and have a husband and kids. But now..." Jill sighed, "That's a distant dream now. It probably won't ever happen."
Chris wasn't sure what he could say to comfort her. He looked at her softly. He quickly put his arms around Jill. He squeezed and was a little surprized when she hugged back. The hug was quick but when Chris went to pull away he found Jill had fallen asleep in the brief moment. He smiled and left her leaning on him in her sleep.
He felt comfortable with her there, felt right.
Jill shifted slightly in her sleep and he moved to make her more comfortable.
Chris fell asleep, his arm around Jill. His dreams were filled with prospects of the future and expectations of the past.
~J~V~C~R~
When Jill woke she was surprised to find that he hadn't moved her. She hadn't ment to fall asleep in his arms, but he had been so warm and herself so tired that she did.
She blushed slightly. It quickly diminished as she made her face a bit more void of emotion.
Jill jumped as Rebecca walked into the room. Rebecca raised her eyebrows. She didn't expect her 'Tough older sister' figure to be with Chris like that.
Behind her came in Barry and Claire. They were the other three that were going to the upcoming mission to put a lab out of its misery.
"You guys ready?" Barry asked as he came into the room.
"I just have to grab my pack from my room." Jill informed them. She wondered why no one had said anything about why Chris, who was still asleep, had his arm around her.
Claire slapped the back of Chris's head to wake him up. He slowly opened his eyes and said, "I was already awake."
"Then keep your eyes open." Claire told him. He sat up a bit more but didn't withdraw his arm from around Jill. She didn't mind, though.
"We're gonna leave in a few minutes. The lab is quite a while away." Barry mentioned, "You may want to bring some food."
While the others got ready to leave, Jill looked up at Chris, his arm was still around her. "Thanks for comforting me last night." She whispered so only he could hear. He tightened his arm around her breifly in a hug. She smiled and stood up.
Hurrying, she grabbed her pack and threw in four sandwiches, just in case.
~J~V~C~R~
The team was riding in a van on their way to exterminate what was hoped to be the last hive of zombies. Jill had a grim look on her face as the van bumped along closer and closer to the destination. They were about a half an hour away. Barry had gone over the plan when they first gotten in the van. They were going to split into two groups(to be specified later) and both would head deeper into the facitlity. It was believed that a cure may be at the bottom and an expirement that was stronger than most. Jill sighed.
"Still thinking about the little girl?" Chris asked. "Yeah..." Jill frowned slightly. Chris reached over and squeezed her hand.
"Don't worry. We'll end this thing." He squeezed her hand again.
"We're here." Came Claire's voice. "We shouldn't have to sneak in, if anyone wants any good news."
Jill noticed it was about noon as they got out. They got to the side so that if there was anyone non-zombie in the building the small group couldn't be seen.
"Time to split into teams."Barry announced.
Jill felt a flutter in her stomach as she realized that she was hoping Chris was on her team. "Chris, Rebecca and I will go in the side entrance." Barry said, "Jill and Claire, you two will go in the front. The facility is large, and I believe that all inhabitants are zombies, no survivors."
Jill swallowed when she heard that she wasn't on Chris's team. She realized that Chris still had hold of her hand. She felt slight heat in her cheeks as she blushed. It dissapated as she took a deep breath.
"Let's head out."
Once again I'm writing this from a phone. I tried not to make it too fluffy. Next chapter: Gore. R&R
