It has been two weeks since we escaped the Spencer mansion. two weeks since some of my friends have been ruthlessly stripped of their lives. i, Jill valentine member of the proud S.T.A.R.S Alpha team and Bravo teams young medic Rebecca chambers came to ash ville north Carolina as a precautionary measure. Both of us are thought to be dead by umbrella, that has given us the ability to rest and regain our strength, we've also managed to start going over the evidence we found in the Spencer mansion. We found the house that Chris intended to be a safe-house. A three story light blue house with dark blue shutters, the inside of the house is made up of six bedrooms, two bathrooms one equipped with a shower and one with a bathtub,a basement,a kitchen, a dining room and a living room. The house has came furnished with couches, chairs, a dining table with chairs, a fridge, a microwave, a washer and dryer, dressers and end tables, and a bed in each room, three separate t.V's with cable, a VCR and two computers with Internet access. This place would be nice to live in, but for the moment i guess that's what we're doing living, even if its just for the shortest moments. Immediately after our return into the city Chris insisted that we take no chances and that we regroup here, we came here instructed that he and the others would arrive shortly, but still there has been no sign. The last time i seen him, he had handed me a set of keys and an envelope including a picture of this house and a letter, it included the details of the house and that it would be safe because the lease was under an old friends name. We are currently learning to settle in, i have found myself uneasy everywhere i go I'm constantly looking over my shoulder and jumping at random noises and Rebecca keeps experiencing nightmares, waking up in the middle of the night and sneaking into my bed, i don't mind, the company is comforting. I have found myself and Rebecca becoming close as friends, we both have changed our names, mine being Ashlen Roberts, and Rebecca chose the name of Kate Mearen and we both applied at the local police station, the board of law knowing our past identity's we got in rather easily. At least we're safely away from umbrella's clutches. I just hope my friends make it here safely. Jill rested her fingers on the keyboard, her eyes fixated on the monitor, she jumped as the door opened and quickly turned in her chair to settle her eyes on Rebecca who was leaning gently against the door frame. "Sorry for startling you Jill, i forgot to knock" Her cheeks lit light pink in embarrassment, imagine how she would have felt if she had intruded on Jill changing or doing something else, the thought made her cheeks darken more. Jill smiled warmly and shook her head "Its alright Rebecca, can i help you with something?" Rebecca nodded her head softly, her eyes lowering onto the ground "I was wondering if you were ready to go shopping yet, the canned food Chris had left for us has run out and besides I'd like to actually cook a real meal" along with everything else, the house also had canned food items and blankets, sheets, and pillows. They had also went thrift shopping for clothes a week after their move and found some pretty nice looking clothing. Jill nodded her head lightly and stood, she was wearing a pair of loose fitting blue checker pajama pants and a nylon tight black shirt "I just have to get dressed and we can go, you're already to leave?" Rebecca nodded and blushed even more as she followed Jill's eyes up her body. Rebecca was wearing a pair of tight black leather pants, a tight purple bustier that revealed her stomach, long leather purple arm warmers, and black boots it was a new look for her but Jill definitely loved it, Jill felt her cheeks warming. "You look really nice" Ever since the incident, the once rather shy rebecca chambers started dressing more revealing and it suited her quite well. Jill finally snapped out of her thoughts as she heard Rebecca's voice "I'll be waiting downstairs for you" Jill smiled and nodded "I'll be down in a moment" Rebecca left, closing the door shut behind her as Jill walked to the dresser and started rummaging through the drawers looking for something to wear. She finally settled on the shirt she was already wearing and a pair of tight blue jeans. She took a brush through her hair, checked in the mirror to see if her appearance was okay and then headed out of the room, shutting the door behind her and making her way down the stairs. She found rebecca sitting on the couch in the living room, her eyes instantly lit up as she saw Jill enter the room 'I love that about her, she always seems so happy and excited to see me, she seems so calm when shes around me as if i make her feel safe or something.' Rebecca stood and the two made their way out of the house and into the car, Jill rested her hand on the steering wheel and turned the key in the ignition, she shifted onto the 'R' and reversed out of the drive way, quickly shifting again only this time into drive. Rebecca's eyes followed the scenery outside her window, kids playing with their friends pretending to be cops and robbers, she let out a soft giggle. This warmed Jill's heart, she loved when Rebecca laughed and smiled and giggled, she loved when she knew her friend wasn't suffering in emotional or mental turmoil. Rebecca kept her eyes focused on the passing scenery, her heart warmed when she seen a young boy hand a girl a rose, he looked as if he were going to die until she kissed him. Rebecca folded her hands on her lap and looked down at them, she was beginning to develop new feelings for Jill, feelings she wasn't sure she ever felt in her life, maybe it was just the closeness, maybe she just felt safe with her, or maybe its more.. the car pulled up into the parking lot, and Jill drove up and down aisles looking for an empty space to park, she spotted one closer to the grocery store and pulled into it. She shifted into park and turned off the car, she turned her head to settle her eyes on her friend "Rebecca are you alright?" Rebecca blinked suddenly opening her eyes and smiled tiredly "I must have dosed off on the way here" Jill laughed softly "Well, we're here so lets go get us some food" Rebecca nodded and followed Jill's lead, stepping out from the car and shutting her door behind her. Jill pocketed her keys and the two women began their approach towards the building, rebecca smiled wide "It was nice of Chris to leave a bank card in the envelope for you, how do you think his friend feels about having our lease and bank account under his name?" Jill gently shrugged her shoulders "I was beginning to wonder about that myself, I think given the situation we were in and what had happened, i think Chris let his friend know about.." her voice dropped down lower as she leaned close to rebecca "What umbrella had been up to" Rebecca nodded her head "Chris's friend seems like a great guy" Jill nodded her head in agreement and they both entered the grocery store named Ed's Eats. Rebecca went straight for the line of shopping carts, she returned back to Jill pushing it, they began to go up and down the aisles, taking various food products and placing them in the cart, when they had reached the cereal aisle Rebecca's eyes lit up and she darted quickly with the cart to a section of the cereal line up. Rebecca excitedly tossed captain crunch with crunch berry's into the cart, Jill raised her right eyebrow "You've never struck me as the sugary coated coma cereal type person" Rebecca giggled and shook her head lightly "I was never allowed to eat this at home growing up, but at times i would spend the night at my friends and we would always have kids cereal in the morning, it was a rather nice change then having to feel like i never had the chance to be one" Jill frowned for a moment before a smile reappeared on her lips, she took a box of lucky charms off the shelf and set it in the basket "These were always my favorite, the leprechaun on the box always scared me growing up, he seemed too insane, too happy. I was a weird child." They both laughed softly and continued down the aisles, setting more various food items into the basket, rebecca would occasionally sneak in a few candy items. They passed a alcohol section and Jill's eyebrow raised again "Have you ever drank alcohol?" Rebecca's cheeks lit pink "No.." Jill smiled and began walking down the aisle with rebecca pushing the cart close behind her "We've gotten enough food to fill the fridge, and the pantry completely. So i gather we have at least a months worth of food. Lets have some fun also" Jill plucked a fifth of Smirnoff apple vodka and a fifth of Bacardi 151rum off the shelf and set it into the basket, she gently bit her lip as her eyes traced along the wine section 'Wine, wine is more sensual, usually when i drink wine I'm in the company of someone i want to seduce..why am i eyeing the bottles? maybe i just want rebecca to experience the relaxing feeling a glass of red wine brings.' She nodded and smiled that must be it. Rebecca coughed nervously and Jill chuckled lightly "Don't worry i wont let anything bad happen to you" Rebecca smiled at the reassurance and began to calm down. Both women headed towards the checkout lane deciding they had everything they wanted or needed, Jill's eye's curiously shifted to each of the candy items before turning her eyes on rebecca and raising a brow. Rebecca smiled innocently and shrugged her shoulders lightly "I just want more of an experience that i never had the chance to have" Jill chuckled lightly and shifted her eyes to the woman at the checkout counter, the older woman scanned the last item "That'll be $100.65 dollars" Jill nodded and swiped the credit card Chris had given her along with the bank card, this card had been the only thing left under her name and was tied into Chris's friends bank account. The old woman smiled warmly "Ms. Jill valentine, can i see some ID?" Jill nodded her head and pulled her drivers license from her back pocket, she presented it to the sweet elderly woman, the woman looked over it and up to Jill before returning it and nodding "Just as i thought, over the age of 21 and you are most certainly Jill valentine." Jill smiled and nodded her head nervously, luckily the old woman had a soft voice and it appeared no one else really had overheard their conversation much less did any of them appear interested in the least bit. A teenage boy with shaggy black hair dressed in Ed's Eats work clothes approached the end of the check out counter, he began to quickly bag the items and hoisted them one by one into the cart. The teenage boy now known as Matt due to the red and white name tag revealed on his chest stared at rebecca as he was finishing loading the last items, rebecca looked into his eyes shyly and blushed she wasn't use to getting that kind of attention. Jill looked towards the boy and then at rebecca a tinge of anger flared inside her, she wasn't exactly sure why but as soon as the last bag was loaded into the cart Jill grabbed Rebecca's hand and led her towards the exit, before she nor Matt could respond. Rebecca shifted her eyes down at her hand in Jill's, She must really be in a hurry.. but why hasn't she let go, this feels so good.. don't let her let go. Rebecca's thoughts were interrupted as Jill dropped Rebecca's hand and set her own back onto the shopping cart, rebecca frowned as they approached the car. Jill took the keys from her pocket and unlocked the back door to the car, she hoisted the bags from the cart one by one and set them into the back seat before pushing the cart into the cart return, she then went to the drivers door and unlocked it before getting in and unlocking Rebecca's. Rebecca stepped into the car and rested her forehead against the cold window, at some point in time while they were inside it had started raining and became darker outside, it didn't seem like they were even in the grocery store for long. Jill started the ignition and reversed out of the space before shifting into drive and driving out of the parking lot and onto the familiar streets, rebecca watched the water droplets roll down the glass, it hadn't been nearly five minutes before rebecca had fallen back asleep. Jill's eyes remained focused on the stretch of road in front of her, 'Whats wrong with her, she could get close to that boy and reveal her true identity we can't take risks, we have to make sacrifices, yeah.. that's why it made me so angry to see that boy looking at her that way, I'm only being cautious..speaking of which, i have to open a separate banking account in my new name, so i can have a credit card in this name and i can shred the other one.'