Author note: I do not own Resident Evil, it belongs to Capcom. Lily and another character that will soon appear does belong to me. The songs mentioned belongs to their original owners. Gore is up ahead, proceed with caution. Enjoy reading!
No one would think a 10 year old would be waiting outside a busy bar when it is very late and nearly pitch black. No one would think that she would have a gun in her pale hand. That wasn't the only thing that was strange about her, there was more.
Her long dark coat blew in the howling wind, along with her light brown long curly hair. Red rimmed glasses rested on her button nose, her different coloured eyes looking around her. Her eyes were not like a normal humans, her left eye was a dazzling emerald and her right eye was a mysterious purple. Her right ear was pierced, a cross dangling from her frost bitten ear. Head phones rested in her ears, music blasting through the tiny speakers and making its way into her brain, almost like she was making an attempt to remember the lyrics.
"You are my sunshine. My only sunshine. You make me happy, when skies are grey..."
Her eyes closed in content, a peaceful smile appearing on her face. Despite the cold, she felt warm inside, the fact that someone could care about another human being like that... It was heartwarming, almost.
Almost.
Her eyes opened again, and she stepped forward slightly. The young female wanted to take a walk around, it wouldn't do any harm. Besides, her chaperone had ditched her and went into the bar, even though he told her to wait outside for him.
She couldn't care though, she'll only be away for a couple of minutes.
"Slit the throat of reason and reality. Cut myself and scream for their insanity..." I
The calming song that was once on was over and was replaced with a heavy rock song. The youth liked this kind of music, it relaxed her in a way and gave her encouragement, even though some people may find it gloomy and just think it's someone screaming into the microphone. Music always had a deeper meaning than that. People always judge the surface. Always.
A sudden ding alerted the girl and she grabs her small phone, a message alert appeared on her screen. It was from a stranger, which made the timid girl panic slightly, nonetheless, she decided to read the message.
To: Lily
Sender: Unknown
Subject: ...
Dear Lily
I have information you may or may not find useful. Do you remember me from Edonia? I'm sure your babysitter hasn't forgotten about me at all. But, I'm not interested in your babysitter, he has nothing do with what I want from you. You remember Erik, right? He went missing a while ago. Neo-Umbrella believes we have a location on him... That's all I'm going to say. Now, if you want to know more, I'm waiting at the harbour in Serbia. You're lucky you're close to me... Choose carefully. One slip up and I might accidentally pull the trigger.
See you there, Lily.
Lily's eyes scanned over the message over and over again, until it finally clicked.
Ada!
Her eyes widened and she began shaking. Lily remembered what happened in Edonia all too well. She wished she could forget, but seeing other people in the cocoons just made her remember. It was a mental image she couldn't get rid of, no matter how hard she tried. This incident also led to one great captain suffering from memory loss and go missing for six months. Luckily, his ace sniper decided to look for him everywhere. Literally, everywhere. No luck yet, apparently.
Anyway, Lily had to go see this person. They know where Erik is! The idiotic, oblivious boy went missing when Lily's family died, causing Lily to worry her fragile little heart out. This may be the only lead, so she has to go. There's no option.
She frantically texts her care taker (for now). Her excitement boiling over.
To: Piers
Sender: Lily
Subject: Sorry!
Hey! Hey! Hey! Piers! Someone just sent me a message a second ago about my old friend! They said to meet them at the Serbia harbour and I'm close enough! I'm gonna go and check it out! See ya!
Lily couldn't help it, she didn't wait for a reply and ripped her headphones out of her ears, wraps them around her phone, puts her gun in her bag with her phone and starts sprinting like Usain Bolt. Her phone buzzed a lot, every five minutes, but she ignored it and continued sprinting to the harbour.
Meanwhile, at a certain bar, a man who looked to be in his twenties was looking at his phone. A frustrated look on his face, another man, possibly in his forties stood beside him. He was clearly drunk, he was leaning against the wall and he still stumbled. The younger man didn't seem too concerned though as he was focused on his phone, his worries growing when he got no response from a certain ten year old girl.
To: Lily
Sender: Piers
Subject: What are you thinking?
Lily! Have you gone braindead? Don't go. Come back immediately and we'll see who sent this mysterious message. Lily, I'm serious, come back now.
Piers looked at the other message he sent just a second ago. His blood boiling like a volcano.
To: Lily
Sender: Piers
Subject: Message me now.
Are you even getting these messages now? Or are you just ignoring me? I'm serious, come back now. Captain isn't himself right now and I can't go after you. Who knows what he'll do. Message me back when you get this. Immediately.
The drunkard looked over Piers shoulder, seeing the message. "What's... Going on?" He asks, making Piers jump and turn to him. "I hope you remember Lily Kawa, captain. Alpha Team met her during Edonia. She helped with the B.O.W." Piers explained to his captain. Chris took a minute to remember the shy female, but it eventually came back to him. "Oh, her. What's going on?" Chris asks, the drinks he had starting to wear off. "Well... Someone messaged her about her old friend that went missing and she's gone to question this person." Piers explained, foot tapping in irritation as he still had no reply from Lily.
Piers groaned, leaning against the wall as he covered his eyes with his hand. "When she gets back she's dead."
When Lily got to the harbour, she was panting. Her freckled face a little red and beads of sweat dripping down her forehead and neck. She takes a break to breathe, then shouts the question. "Alright. I'm here. Where are you?" She asks, trying not to stutter as she would normally do. It was a time to be strong, not weak.
Lily wandered around the destroyed harbour, her hand resting on her brown bag. Her phone buzzed again, making her jump and take it out, unwrapping her headphones. She looked at the message, feeling butterflies in her stomach. There was at least ten unread messages from Piers and five missed calls from him too. That wasn't the thing that made her anxious.
To: Lily
Sender: Unknown
Subject: Look Behind You
There was no actual message, it was just a subject. Lily felt her stomach churn and she turns around, gripping her phone tightly. Her gaze was met with a J'avo holding a machete. Lily quickly grabs her gun, and aims at its head. She didn't wait for the J'avo to attack or say anything, she just shot. The J'Avo's head blew off, the body collapsing. Lily kept staring ahead of her, her senses heightened, hearing, smelling, seeing, everything. Lily tried to stay calm like Piers had taught her to, but she was always with Piers or another adult when in combat, so if something did go wrong then they could help, but Lily was alone now. It frightened her, the idea of being alone on the battlefield where hesitation is not an option, where death comes naturally, where the world's tragedies mostly occur, where everything and anything could happen.
Lily glanced behind her, paranoia now sinking in. Anxiety then crashed into her wall that was now crumbling. Adrenaline ran into her veins, making her hands shake and her breathing become heavy. It finally became too much, and tears starting running down her cheeks. Even so, she kept her posture and did not once falter.
"If you're so scared... Why not run back to your guardian?"
Lily turns to where the voice came from - on top of a red crate. Before she could see who it was, she was hit in the back of the head, hard. Lily falls to the ground, gun dropping. Her consciousness started fading in and out.
"I... S-screwed... Up..." She mutters, tears still trailing down her cheeks.