Chapter 1
All she can remember was escaping the underwater facility with Jake's arms around her and her fingers interlaced with his. Everything, even the daylight hitting her eyes after hours of being in the dimly lit place did not have any effects on her. What she felt was pure numbness. To think, after being through all those hellish experiences, she would have felt a bit better. But Sherry Birkin can't help but feel that there are more horrifying things going her way. And the worst was yet to come.
Now that she's wrapped in a warm blanket with a cup of hot coffee in her hands, she felt a bit better. Maybe the emptiness she felt is gone for good now. Maybe it was only the after-shock of the whole incident. Her body trembled a bit in the cold and her whole body is sore. The adrenaline that pumped through her veins during the very close call with Ustanak is completely diminished. The helicopter she is riding in shook with occasional turbulence in the wind and it makes her head hurt. More than anything, she just wants to go home.
As soon as the heli landed, Jake was ushered into a rather large compartment in the belly of the vehicle. Sherry caught a brief glimpse of the room and it looked like some sort of a mini-lab. Even though Jake was practically just on the other side of the wall, Sherry felt a stab of loneliness when the strong and calloused hands of the guy she met not a week before was wrenched out of her own. She was worried sick of what they might do to him but was calmed down by Jill Valentine. Now, all she can do is wait.
As soon as the lab door opens with a creak, Sherry whips her head towards it and let out a relieved sigh as Jake walks out with a stretch. Jake didn't even have time to voice his complaints to whoever who would listen as he was pulled into a strong embrace.
"Hey super girl, if I know you would miss me like this I would've stayed inside longer" he teases.
"Uh sorry. I umm... What did they do to you?" realising she has been holding onto Jake a little longer than should, she let go.
"Just some blood samples. I think they took a bucketful of my blood." He complains
"Oh don't be such a baby. They only need a few syringe of your blood to create an anti-virus you know." She rolls her eyes at Jake and his exaggerating skills.
Seeing the worry disappears from her eyes, Jake smiles. He can't stand seeing her upset. And he certainly doesn't want to be the cause of it. He moves to sit across Jill who has been strangely quite throughout the little reunion scene.
"So, what do we do now? Where are we going exactly?" he looks at Jill inquiringly.
"Now, we wait. This ride is taking us directly to Samoa. You both are given 3 days to rest before we set out to America.
Jake opens his mouth to ask something again but was cut off by Jill in an instant.
"Yes Jake, you are coming to America with us. The government can't risk losing you, not with isolated outbreak cases going on everywhere-"another inquiring look by Jake, she ignores him and she continues "Leon told me everything. He was the one who suggested that you should be under the protection of the US government."
Sherry who has been patiently listening suddenly speaks up.
"But they already have what they want. His genome, DNA, and even his physical attributes data. What exactly are they playing at?" she blurts out.
"I don't know. But obviously it is of national and perhaps global security. Look, I'm sorry. To both of you. But I know nothing else." Jill makes an apologetic face
"How come you're here anyway?" she voices out the question that she has been holding in ever since she walked into the helicopter and found Jill casually sitting on a chair with her legs crossed.
"I was sent to somewhere near the underwater facility you were at to do a thorough scout of the present situation. Nothing exciting. You guys should get some rest, it's going to be a rather long ride" she winks at them and disappears behind one of the opened doors.
"I have a feeling she's hiding something from us" Jake voices out, his eyes still lingering on the spot where Jill disappeared at. Sherry looks at him with a surprised yet curious look. "But I'm just too tired to think about it just yet. Better catch some beauty sleep. Not that I need one" he continues with the cocky grin he always wear.
Sherry lets out a giggle and playfully punches his forearm. "Jake Muller, you're such a tool!" she replies jokingly.
*Okay, this is my very first fic. As you guys can already guess I'm a big RE fan and I love SherryxJake. Helpful reviews are welcomed. If this story gets a good reaction, I shall continue writing. Lots of love, PrettyOddMoon :)