Winter Adventure
Disclaimer: I don't own anything associated with Resident Evil, I do, however, own the story.
Chapter One: Just Drive
Jill Valentine laughed uncontrollably at the sight before her. Her fiancé, Chris Redfield, and his younger sister Claire were rolling around in the floor, dueling for and object considered un-outdoable in their eyes.
This special thing, of course, was…the remote control.
"I was here first!" Claire argued.
Chris pushed Claire under him, "Hello? Born first!"
Leon Kennedy laughed, "Great Chris, play the elder card."
Leon's comment caused Chris' eyes to drift for a fleeting second, allowing Claire to snatch the small object.
Claire and Jill high-fived for the woman's victory.
"How do they do that?" Leon and Chris asked in unison.
"Well Claire, don't bask in your victory for long, We have to hit the road if want to beat morning traffic," Chris said, trying to fix his disheveled hair. He finally was satisfied, when Jill ran her hand through it, messing it up again.
Leon glanced at his watch, "Leon and Bec have five minutes."
"Shit you're right." Claire agreed, looking at her own watch.
The group gathered, and began to throw all their luggage into the back of the SUV, when a black Dodge Viper roared into the driveway. Carlos Oliveira and Rebecca Chambers jumped out pulling their own bags to load.
"And where did you two disappear to this morning?" Jill asked.
Chris, Jill, Leon, and Claire had awoken to find a note scrawled in Carlos' slanted script:
Went out, be back soon.
DON'T LEAVE WITHOUT US!
Carlos and Becky
Carlos and Rebecca giggled.
"Oh…" Claire drawled.
"Now, now, settle down, are we ready?" Chris cut in. Carlos would explain everything if Claire badgered enough, and it was too early to listen to one of his erotic tales.
Leon straightened his posture, stared straight ahead, and brought it hand up in a salute, "Sir! Yes sir!"
Chris stuck up his middle finger, and shouted in his best General voice, "Get in the car soldier!"
The gang piled into the large car, Chris in the driver's, Jill in passenger's, Leon and Claire taking the middle, and Carlos and Rebecca taking the back passengers.
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After heated arguments over the radio, food stops, shopping stops, and restroom stops, the six hour trip to Gatlinburg, Tennessee, became and eight hour trip.
The veterans hopped out of the car, stretching their cramped legs, and stared at the large villa before them.
"Holy shit! It's bigger than our house!" Leon yelled.
That was pretty big, considering they had used their money from the government for exposing and defeating Umbrella, to buy a mansion among other things. Barry Burton enjoyed the wealth, buying a ranch and an oversized family house not to far from the others.
"You're right amigo," Carlos agreed, "now can we get in the house I'm freezing my ass off."
Chris tossed him a set of keys, "Go ahead."
Carlos caught them, grabbed his bags, and treaded through the snow to the villa.
"Even after last week's snow fight, he's still not used to the snow." Rebecca laughed recalling the events over New Year's.
After the group settled in, they began exploring the villa. Rebecca and Carlos had taken the first living floor, Chris and Jill the second, and the third belonged to Leon and Claire. There was a rec room and a main living room where there were now.
"Damn. You could get lost in this place." Jill muttered.
"Yep." Chris answered, trailing behind Jill.
Leon came flying down the stairs in full snow gear, "What are we waiting for? Let's hit the slopes!" He raised his snowboard, obviously craving physical activity.
"I'm taking a nap first," Rebecca stated, "coming Carlos?"
"You bet I am." The young man replied, sprinting up the stairs.
The remaining four listened as a door slammed.
"Yeah, and you say we have over active hormones." Leon cocked his head to the side.
"You do." Chris and Jill said in unison.
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"Alright, race to the bottom by that huge evergreen." Claire said, positioning herself on the snowboard.
Chris, Leon, and Jill nodded, positioning themselves also.
"One…two…three!" Claire screamed.
The four were off, Chris and Claire immediately at the front. The two pushed and shoved, until finally Claire began to fall, but not before grabbing Chris. Both went down, sliding through the cold snow to the bottom. Chris lay there, spitting out snow as Jill and Leon came boarding down, laughing. Leon pulled Claire up as Jill pulled Chris up.
Claire turned around to face Chris, "Technically I won because my board reached the tree first."
Chris cocked his head to the side, a mischievous glint in his eye, showing through the dark tint of his goggles, "I call a rematch then. Just you and me lil' sis."
"Challenge excepted." Claire's gloved hand reached Chris' own gloved hand, and they shook on the race.
Jill and Leon looked at each other. What they had witnessed earlier over the remote control was minor, this was a real 'Redfield Rumble'.
~ * * ~
The group hiked up the hill to the villa, in preparation for the race, and to round up Carlos and Rebecca for the race.
Leon ran up to the first floor, "Please let me?"
"No I want to!" Claire hissed.
"Both of you do it and stop arguing." Chris hissed back.
Claire and Leon both banged on the door to Carlos and Rebecca bedroom, while Chris and Jill sat on the couch to appear innocent.
A slur of English obscenities and Spanish obscenities erupted.
"Shit!" Jill yelled as Chris and her jumped off the couch and up to the second floor. Claire and Leon were going to their floor, but Carlos and Rebecca's door opened so they ran into Chris and Jill's room.
"Get in the closet so they don't know you're here!" Chris hissed throwing his jacket and sweater on the floor. Jill ripped her jacket off, and four snow boots went flying.
Leon and Claire hid behind clothes in the closet. Chris shut the door to their room softly, and then shut the closet door, before hopping into the warm bed with Jill. They giggled a little bit, as he wrapped his arms around her, her head on his shoulder. Their eyes shut as the door opened.
"Amigo!" Carlos yelled.
No one moved.
Carlos jumped onto the bed, "Damn it señor wake up!"
Chris and Jill looked up.
"What the hell?" Chris said rubbing his eyes.
"What the hell? I was in there with Rebecca and then someone starts banging on the door, I didn't know if there was a fucking zombie attack or what was happening. Now who the hell did it?" Carlos snarled.
Jill held back her laughter and replied wearily, "Chris and I have been asleep, we didn't hear anything."
Carlos nodded, "I see that amiga. Where are Leon and Claire?"
Claire and Leon held their breath.
"I think they're still out boarding, you can check their room…" Chris offered.
"I'll do that." Carlos headed to the third floor.
Leon and Claire sneaked down the stairs and to the door. They opened and shut it as if just then coming in.
"Damn! I can't believe you beat me four times!" Leon said loudly.
"Yeah well," Claire said heading to the stairs. "Chris you owe me a race!"
Chris and Jill came bounding down with a fuming Carlos and Rebecca.
"What race?" Rebecca asked calming down.
"Chris and I made a challenge-" Claire started.
"You two are dead," Carlos pointed an accusing finger, "banging on my door and scaring the shit outta me!"
"What are you talking about?" Leon asked innocently.
Carlos mumbled and got dressed.
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"Okay, Jill, Leon, Carlos, and I will be at different checkpoints. First one to Jill wins." Rebecca explained.
Every boarded down to their spots, Carlos, being the first checkpoint began to count.
"Uno…dos…tres! Go!" Carlos yelled.
The siblings started off, each one determined to win.
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Author's Note: Okay, there you have it. A new story with the six in it as requested. Thanks for all the reviews on my previous story. Now please review this one. The next chapter, involving the race, revealing the winner, and other events should be up within the next week or so. School's about to start back up so…things could be a bit slower.
