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J.L.: Here it is, a preview of the long awaited sequel to Re:high:eR. Now a fair warning, this is a preview, but I will add chapters after I wrap "He's a Lady" up. Also, some time has passed between the two stories. If you haven't read Re:high:eR, I suggest you do so. It's hands-down my most popular fanfic and outlines much of the back story to this one, but is not needed to understand what's going on. Here goes.
Virginia Beach: Jill
It was surprisingly clear of tourists, but that was possibly due to it being October and the horrible weather. The rain pelted my jacket as I stood out on the beach, waiting for Claire to stop throwing shit out into the ocean. It had been a rough week, and Claire's 'Redfield' temper was blazing hot, the hottest I had seen in years. Someone took up the space next to me.
"Cup of coffee?" Rebecca asked, holding the warm cup out to me. I took it gratefully. Coffee had a way with blocking out the images Claire had flashing through her mind and thanks to the virus I had, in my own.
"That asshole! That bastard!" Claire yelled out.
"She's still pissed?" Rebecca asked.
"I can't say I blame her. Where's my husband?" I asked.
"He's on his way...had a slight delay at the airport." She answered. I sighed and took a sip of the coffee.
"Mmm...french vanilla...you know me too well." I complimented my best friend.
"I can't believe it!" Claire yelled more, chucking a fistful of sand into the ocean, into the wind.
"Turn face." I spoke and took said action, along with Rebecca as the chucked sand came flying back towards us thanks to the strong wind. When I turned back, Claire was on her knees.
"Time to play supporting sister-in-law." Rebecca said.
"Wanna trade jobs?" I asked nd handed her the cup back, making my way to the emotionally spent Claire.
"Wanna go diving? Are you fucking kidding me?" Claire muttered as I reached her. I kneeled down beside her, rubbing her back.
"Chris is on his way." I offered. Claire looked up at me, her eyes brimming with tears.
"Five years thrown away just like that for some bimbo..." Claire spoke. I gave her a hug.
"Come on kiddo, let's get out of the rain." I spoke and she accepted my lift.
Hours later: Chris
I entered the rental property quietly, making note that at one in the morning, the chances of the three girls being awake would be slim. The first person I spotted was my sister asleep on the couch. The second person I spotted was my wife draping a blanket over my sister. I walked over and gathered Jill up in my arms.
"Quiet, I finally got her to sleep fifteen minutes ago." Jill whispered as she planted a kiss on my lips. I hugged Jill close, having not seen her in months thanks to a mission down in Brazil. With nothing to show for it...no leads, nothing.
"Where's Rebecca?" I asked.
"Slipped off to her room. Claire's taking it rough." Jill spoke softly as she lead me to the kitchen, starting up the coffee pot.
"How rough?" I asked.
"Full blown." She answered.
"Great...what happened exactly?" I asked. Jill glanced out towards the living room, then her blue eyes found mine.
"See, Leon's diving instructor kind of asked Leon on the phone if he wanted a private diving lesson...Claire overheard and came home early one night to him diving alright." Jill answered. My fist tightened.
"Remind me to kill him." I spoke as I walked into the living room and shook my sister awake. She opened her eyes groggily and grabbed me, sobbing into my shoulder.
Miles away: Ada
I set the phone back on the hook and rubbed the bridge of my nose. Joseph and Forest kept their eyes on me.
"Leave it to the man whore to fuck up everything. He couldn't have waited another month for Chris to finish with all the leads in Brazil before he got caught sleeping with some chick? Moron." I hissed out.
"So, what now? We still have nothing on Wesker." Forest asked.
"I know, I know...luckily...I still have my hands in the right pockets. We need a distraction for Claire to get Chris back on his investigation, and we need new leads..." I said.
"I have an idea...That one kid in high school that Claire dated."Joseph spoke.
"This is so ridiculous." I muttered.
"Yeah, that Red headed punk!" Forest chimed in.
"Mr. Burnside was on Wesker's side." I input and shut them up.
"You got Alexia on ours." Joseph voiced.
"That's because she hates Wesker." I said.
"Ada! Here's an idea! We need leads on Wesker's whereabouts badly, and you need a distraction for Claire." Forest suggested. Oh god, he wants me to train Claire to seduce leads out of Steve...this is so stupid.
"Fine. It's the best opportunity we have." I agreed, my fingertips massaged the bridge of my nose more.
Days later: Jill
Reloading my glock, after having cleaned it, my eyes found Chris cleaning his magnum for the sixth time.
"Keep that up and it'll fall apart." I commented, catching his eyes.
"What the hell is Ada thinking? Claire's not ready for-" Chris started to rant.
"You know, I don't understand either, but so long as we get our leads, as long as we track Wesker down, we can stop any innocent people from suffering the same fate as Birkin. Claire's a grown woman now Chris, she can handle herself and definitely her temper a lot better than you ever have. Besides, we have something else to do." I spoke. Chris kept his eyes on me.
"That being?" Chris asked. I smiled a bit.
"When was the last time you and I were allowed to have sex?" I asked.
"Three years, five months and fifteen days ago." Chris answered. I didn't bother to even start to wonder why he kept track.
"That's because of what?" I asked.
"Because Ada said no sex until the virus coursing through our systems works its way through. I'll admit I like being faster and stronger and healing quicker....the whole mind reading craps disturbing on occasions..." Chris started.
"Like anytime we're near Rebecca and she isn't thinking about medical procedures..." I muttered with a smirk.
"..but this whole lack of sex thing is not worth it." Chris finished.
"Exactly. Ada made a deal with me, while you were busy throwing your shit fit over Claire going on her undercover mission that if we completed her task, then we would be permitted to, and I do quote 'Fornicate' from her mouth." I said, setting my glock down. Chris's grin reached ear to ear.
"Oh yeah?" He asked.
"Yes." I confirmed. Chris set his gun down and made way for me, wrapping me up in his arms.
"And what is this task?" He asked.
"Well, you know how Ada basically has everyone and anyone out in all parts of the world trying to find leads? Heh...there's the matter of certain responsibilities being neglected..." I started and meekly laughed. He is not going to like this at all.
"Jill...what are those responsibilities?" Chris asked with a suspicious face.
"Sherry Birkin, Joseph Frost Jr., and Samantha Sera." I answered. Chris's face shut down.
"Are you fucking kidding me? Babysitting duty? We're the best two agents in the B.S.A.A. and we have babysitting duty?" Chris asked.
"Ada wants to see if our virus has any negative effects towards children. The good news is, Joey Jr. is out of diapers...they're all potty trained..." I offered.
"Ada is a sadistic bitch. There's nothing else to her! Oh, we're not entirely sure if your virus will cause you to go homicidal on children, so here's three of them to go homicidal on when they throw temper tantrums!" Chris protested.
"Chris...just...okay, be greedy for once and think about the sex..." I tried. Chris sighed.
"Okay okay. I'll do it for the sex....and I suppose it wouldn't be too bad to us to get some practice, right? I mean, eventually we'll have a kid..." Chris said. I smiled.
"Yeah.....not for a while." I said. Chris grinned.
"Agreed." He nodded and went back to his gun cleaning. Silence overtook the room.
"So...just one, right?" I asked.
"Yeah...he'll be just like me." Chris said. I busted out laughing.
"No no no....I think I speak for the rest of the world when I say we don't need two Chris Redfields..." I reasoned when he cocked his eyebrow at me.
"Oh come on, I'm perfect." He retorted. My laughter grew louder.
"Perfect enough that during your trip to India you accidentally dropped your equipment off the side of a mountain? Oh yeah, I heard about that one. You had me and Rebecca going when we heard that crap." I replied. Chris grunted, his face turning red.
"I told Leon that was just between us." He muttered.
"Sweetie, you forget, you aren't the only one who can read minds...Leon confessed shortly after your two got back." I spoke. Chris sighed and grinned.
"Yeah yeah, if only I'd been in the states when that asshat started cheating on Claire." Chris remarked.
"I know....it explains why he avoided being near me...should have know something was up. Alright, let's get to bed, we've got babysitting duties tomorrow and we'll need our rst for those three." I suggested.
"We have to wait until after the task? No one would know...they can't read our minds..." Chris hinted. I bit my lip.
"Well, I suppose we could just sneak this one secret in." I said. Chris grinned ear to ear.
J.L.: I know, awkward. Remember, I started Re:high:eR as a high school fanfic. All my fanfics have to start with a catch so to speak. This one, well...the babysitting humor catch. Originally I was going to have it start off mid-mission with someone dying, but the more I thought about it, and the more influenced I am I decided to change pace. Something weird though that has been happening personally. Not only am I and the fiance toying with the idea of what offspring we may create in the future (I keep pushing for surrogate mother, the idea of childbirth terrifies me to no end.) , but me and my future mother in law have been tossing jokes back and forth about said offspring like them possibly being redheaded demons from hell. (If they get my additude and patience then demons they be. They'll probably be redheaded. My fiance has jet black hair and I have dark brown, but we both have mothers with red hair. His grandfather has red hair and my grandmother has red hair as well. I'm rooting that my Italian father's genetics take the cake though.)
Enough Ranting. Go ahead and slap this fanfic on your alerts and/or review if you like it and mind you, after I finish 'He's a Lady', this is my next main fanfic. This one will have influences from the Jackel Soundtrack too, haha.