Resident Evil: No Biohazard
Chapter 1: They meet
"See you tomorrow, Claire!" her boss exclaimed from behind the counter. She turned back and waved with a smile at the aged man while she pushed the door open.
It was still in the early afternoon. Her shift had been shorter today due to the renovation the restaurant was undergoing.
Since there was no one waiting for her home at this time of the day, she decided to go for a walk in the nearby park. The air was chilly at this time of the year, the way she liked it; not too warm and not too cold. 'Perfect for a motorcycle ride… If Chris hadn't confiscated it.' she thought as she finally reached the park. Her brother had indeed confiscated her bike because she almost had an accident. It hadn't even been her fault, seeing as the man missed a red light. Chris had always been overprotective.
Everywhere couples were holding hands, making out or just sitting under a tree. She sighed; ever since her boyfriend had lied to her, she was single. Not that she minded being alone, but every time she would see a couple getting all lovey-dovey she was reminded of him. Bitter memories of his betrayal.
She settled for just walking aimlessly around the park and taking in the smell of trees and flowers. She soon realized that such a boring activity wasn't for her.
Claire was going to go back home when she caught a glimpse of black from the corner of her right eye. Before she even turned to see what it was, she was on the ground and a wet, rough tongue was licking her face. The young woman tried to get up but the 'beast' surely weighed twice her body mass.
"I'm so sorry!" she heard a voice said as the 'beast'-which she then realized was a dog- was being removed from her.
"That is a freaking huge dog!" she exclaimed as she tried to wipe her face clean from the sticky liquid. A hand was extended to her and she grabbed it to get up.
"I'm really sorry, I don't know what made him jump on you…" the voice repeated. She finally looked up to the owner of the dog. He was younger than her, but not by many years and he had messy hair of a color similar to fire. The dog was a Doberman.
She was still trying to get the grass off her jeans when he introduced himself, "I'm Steve Burnside, nice to meet you."
"I'm Claire Redfield."
"Hum... No hard feelings for the dog right?" he asked as he ran his hand through his hair. The dog was now on a leash but it would still look at Claire intently now and then.
"Nah… It's ok. I still don't understand why he was licking my face though."
"Maybe he tried to eat you," he said with a smirk.
"Maybe so…" she answered with a smile, "I may be tasty, who knows?"
They walked for a while until he finally had the courage to ask his question, "Wou- would you like to… you know… grab a bite sometime?" He looked away, suddenly embarrassed.
She looked at him dumbfounded. He was asking her out? 'Huh… Well, he is kinda cute… Eh, why not? It's not as if I had a boyfriend.'
She smiled when he finally turned back, "Sure."
"R-really?" He turned at her with wide open eyes.
"Yeah… Unless you don't want to…"
"No! It's just… I was expecting you to say no."
She frowned, "Why?"
"Well, a cute girl like you doesn't go out with the likes of me."
"Why not?" she asked as she stopped walking. Steve stopped too and frowned, trying to find an answer.
"I don't know…" he replied after thinking about it. She reached into her pocket to try to find a piece of paper to write her phone number, but she didn't find anything.
"It's ok, I know where you live. I'm on the same street," he said before turning red. He then took off with his dog.
'He lives on my street yet I've never seen him before… Wow, way to go Claire,' she thought as she headed home.
A/N: This one is short... Please review and let me know if I should continue. This is my first fanfic.