There aren't enough AU Resident Evil fics and not nearly enough fics depicting them all as kids in highschool. So now I give you my take of them as youngsters. Both friendships and relationships will be formed, and it will be mostly Chris and Jill centric. All your old favourites will appear at some time or other, so uh, just read and see what you think of this first chapter, hehe.

The first thing she became aware of upon waking up was the alarm ringing loudly in her ear.

"Fucks sake," Jill murmered, grabbing hold of her pillow and throwing it over her head directly at the source of the annoying sound. The alarm fell from the bedside table and onto the floor, where it still countinued to ring shrilly in her ears. Jill sat up, hair dishevelled, wishing she had some sort of remote on her that could turn down the volume. She just wanted to go back to sleep. Just for another five minutes, was that too much to ask?

"Jill," came her mother's voice, speaking loudly over the alarm, "Wake up. You've got school."

School? Shit. The fact that this was going to be her first day at this new school? Double shit.

Unable to bear the annoying ringing for any longer, Jill got up, bent down and picked up the alarm, and after fiddling with it for a few seconds the noise finally ceased. She could hear hurried footsteps out in the hall, probably belonging to her brother Bobby, who always liked to make a lot of noise every morning, whether it was a weekday or not. Jill suddenly caught sight of herself in the mirror and groaned upon seeing herself. A tall, skinny girl stared back at her with large, panda eyes. Must have forgotten to remove my make-up again last night.

They'd only just moved here to Raccoon City seven days prior, and now that summer was drawing to a close it was time to go back to school. Well, not back to her original school, the place she'd actually loved and been educated at for over two years, but her new school. Yes, she was now about to become a Junior, and was absolutely terrified at the prospect of going to a new school and having to do what she had done back at her old school all over again. She took in her current appearance. Well, she didn't look too bad. She was pretty, she knew that. Johnny Thompson had known that, too, the boy she'd had to leave to come here, and just when she'd been starting to really fall for him, too. Oh well. There was nothing that could be done about that now. She'd just have to make the best of things, that's all.

And who knew, maybe they'd go back at some point in the near future? Jill's dad had chosen to come over to Raccoon City afterall, so maybe there was an outside chance that his old Boss would welcome him back with open arms, should he choose to return? Jill just hoped he would consider it. She'd taken a quick look around the city a few days ago shortly after they'd arrived, and already she could tell that she wasn't going to like it. The people just didn't seem all that great, not that civilized, to put it another way. She'd noticed a few of them glaring at her as she'd walked by herself through town. Maybe she was just being paranoid? No way. She'd seen them. Well, maybe they were just wary of her since she was new? Still..

"Jill!" her father barked from the other side of her bedroom door, "Are you up?"

"Yeah," Jill replied hastily, moving away from the mirror. She dressed quickly, and just as she was throwing on a clean sweater there was a knock at the door.

"I'll give you a ride on my way to work, if you're ready in about two minutes," her father said gruffly, opening the door slightly to see whether she was ready to go or not.

Jill straightened up, neglecting to tell him that she still had to put on her make-up. "I'll be out in five?" she haggled, and to her surprise he sighed and nodded, then closed the door. Ten minutes later, Jill trooped down the stairs along with her younger brother, and was greeted by her mother at the bottom of the staircase.

"Late," she said pointedly as Jill passed, "Both of you, have a good day."

Jill managed not to snort and come out with some sarcastic comment. She respected her mother and would try her best to have a "good day", though she knew since this was her first day and she didn't know anyone, that was going to be pretty tough. She and Bobby met their father in the driveway, and then went on their way. Jill sat in the car, twiddling her thumbs, tapping her foot impatiently. She stopped when Bobby started complaining. Jill rolled her eyes, knowing this was going to be easier on him than it would be on her. Bobby was two years younger than herself and was only just beginning Highschool as a freshman this year. Therefore, he wasn't going to have to put up with the frustration of coming in during the second last year.

"Excited, son?" their father questioned from the front, causing Jill to snap out of her reverie.

Bobby shrugged indifferently, "I guess so."

"You kids should be happy about this, getting to start afresh and meet some new people," their father went on, ignoring the scowls from both Bobby and Jill. "And I'd better not hear that either of you have been skipping classes. I'm talking to you, Bobby," he glanced through the rearview mirror directly at Bobby, who merely rolled his eyes in reply.

Five minutes later they pulled up outside the school. After saying goodbye to her father, Jill glanced up at what was about to become her second home for the next couple of years. She didn't even notice that Bobby had already gone ahead of, instead she continued to stare around her, as others around her age began flocking into the school grounds. She had been about to join them when a low, growling voice spoke up from behind her.

"Hello, are you lost?" it asked, and as Jill spun around to reply, she fell silent, not being able to believe her eyes.

So, what did you think? Tell me if I need to make any changes.