A/N: So I was busy outlining a Clairice Aberfield FF set during the first RE movie and the following AU distracted me, mainly because I'm obsessed with the lesbian vampire and needed to scratch my itch *WANKY*.

Warning: SNVL. No Zombies. A bit darker than I'm used to writing Clairice, but diluted with some humour here and there so I don't depress myself.

Chapter 1

My stubborn skin is wearing thin

The rhythmic clicking of heels down the long corridors of the Umbrella Corporation had every employee within earshot glancing up from their computer screens or the conversations they were having. It wasn't so much the sound, but rather the direction it was heading towards that caught their attention. From behind the large clear windows offering a view of numerous sets of cubicles, the workforce grew instantly quiet as those with enough sense summarily averted their gazes again, whereas others - who were simply unable to do what their instincts told them to - continued to gape at the tall lanky brunette sauntering past them toward the executive suites.

She wore a skin tight little black dress - like she wore most days - along with a thin silver chained necklace with a tiny ruby red scarab with silver legs adorning her neckline. Her hair fell in soft dark brown curls just below her jawline. With the added lift of her stiletto heels, she towered over most of them at about six feet.

Tammy, the Chairman of Umbrella Corporation's personal assistant, anxiously watched the hypnotic sway of the woman's hips as she approached the closed doors of her boss's office. With great difficulty she tore her gaze from the slender waist till they locked onto enchanting green eyes which were staring toward the office doors ahead with an intensive determination.

"I'm sorry Miss." The PA blurted in a panic. "You can't go in there."

No matter how attractive this woman was, she was not allowed to disturb Albert Wesker. Her new boss gave her the creeps and Tammy was not about to upset him her very first week on the job.

The stylish brunette halted a few feet from the door and gracefully turned to acknowledge the PA's existence for the first time. Her expressionless eyes bore mercilessly into the already anxious girl's faltering gaze. Tammy glanced toward the corridor where she could make out through the class partitions a few of the numerous Umbrella employees. No one was looking her way; everyone was quietly pre-occupied with their work. It was the first time in her four days on the job that that had happened; usually the team looked for any excuse to distract them from their seemingly boring duties and responsibilities. Some, by their own admission, considered an opportunity to leer at a beautiful woman the highlight of their day.

With increased nervousness, Tammy looked back at the statuesque brunette who was still regarding her with an air of sagacious omnipotence and unmasked cynicism.

"You are new." The woman stated dryly in an unusually gruff, yet naturally sensual voice.

The girl nodded even though it hadn't been a question. She wasn't sure why the woman was affecting her so. Her heart was racing and goose bumps had spread all over her arms and legs at hearing the saucy intonation.

"I-I-If I may ask your n-name?" She stuttered in a squeaky voice not even she recognized, "Perhaps we c-could schedule an a-p-pointment?" She finally managed to get out, rushing to open up her boss's calendar on her computer to set up the entry.

Her gaze lifted as she heard the almost nerve-wracking clicking of the woman's heels and followed the woman's path as she slowly, yet with long purposeful strides, made her way around the PA's desk to join Tammy behind it.

"Alice." The woman husked, after coming to a halt only inches away.

The PA could feel the heat radiating from the woman's body as she turned away, slightly flushed and started typing the name into the first available slot.

"Surname?" She stared at the screen even though most of her senses were focused on the woman who had moved to stand directly behind her.

Tammy glanced up again to see all her colleagues still, very purposely, not looking in their direction.

"Abernathy." It came out as little more than a breath over the PA's shoulder, causing Tammy to shudder involuntarily.

"M-May I ask with what this is in regards to…" The PA whispered and then moaned as a slender arm snaked around her waist, pulling her firmly into Alice Abernathy's front.

Alice's other hand moved up to gently place a lock of long blonde hair behind the PA's ear, exposing her neck.

"To apologise for eating his ignorant PA." Alice casually whispered in her ear, before she unhinged her jaws, uncovered her fangs and dug into the surprised girl's neck.

Tammy cried out in pain and then groaned in pleasure a few seconds later, clinging onto the arms that held her so firmly, yet still so very gently. She'd known what she'd signed up for. It had been exhaustively explained to her. She had been scared at first, but Mister Wesker had assured her that she wouldn't be harmed. And yet, had she known how good it would feel to be fed on by a vampire, she would've insisted on being harmed as often as possible.

"Oh god." She moaned pressing her back into Alice's front, not noticing the door to her boss's office opening.

"If you'd be so kind as to keep her alive, Sister, I'd much appreciate it." Albert Wesker drawled with his trademark smirk plastered on his face. "Attaining decent help these days is a rather arduous task."

Alice let out a loud purr which vibrated deep from within her chest, causing another delicious shudder from the PA. The brunette vampire disengaged her lengthy fangs from Tammy and gave a long languid lick over the bleeding neck of her willing victim. She'd avoided the carotid; her intention had been to just have a taste, not fully feed on the young blonde.

Wesker handed his sister a handkerchief, which she accepted with a childish role of her eyes, yet still daintily patted her mouth clean.

"Go down to Medical." Wesker instructed the PA who held the side of her bleeding neck, starting to somewhat coming out of the spell Alice had seemingly put her under.

The girl nodded furiously. "I'm so sorry Mister Wesker. I didn't know Miss Abernathy was your sister." The PA apologised, stepping awkwardly passed Alice, ignoring the throbbing between her thighs as she hurried to do as instructed.

"And now you will never forget it." Alice purred after her with a lazy grin, showing off a mouth filled with blood stained teeth and two noticeably long canines.

…..

A highly amused Wesker guided his sister into his office and away from prying eyes and ears. The PA would be fine, and he had been meaning to properly initiate her into her new role. Understanding was as important as confidentiality, in her contract. Not everyone in the company was privy to his true nature. Most suspected, few dared query more. Those who had done so and tried to use it against him have yet to be found again.

"To what do I owe this pleasure Sister?" He asked taking hold of her hands and kissing her on both cheeks.

Centuries of pseudonyms had them referring to each other as Brother and Sister to reflect the continuity in the unwavering bond that was their relationship.

Alice rapidly ran her tongue repeatedly over her teeth to swallow down every delicious drop of Tammy. After she was satisfied she'd cleaned up properly she flashed her brother a pearly white grin.

"It has been months since I informed you that I had found a suitable companion." Alice started as she went to recline in her brother's big leather desk chair while he stood on the other side of the large glass table looking at her expectantly. "Well I have finally decided on a strategy to fertilely court her."

Wesker's amused smirk returned.

"And I gather this will not involve merely sending flowers and extending dinner invitations?"

Alice chuckled from low within her chest as she closed her eyes enjoying the new rush of blood tingling through her body combined with images of her intended companion.

"You know me Brother," she smirked, her eyes still closed like she was meditating on something wonderful, "she is far too special for the unimaginative and mundane."

….

The sleek black Maserati Quattroporte cruised down the neon lit streets of uptown Raccoon City. Alice sat poised in the backseat, absently fingering the red leather which covered most of the stylish interior of the luxury sedan. She was yet again clad in a LBD, which remained her favourite choice of clothing even when she was just at home at the mansion.

Centuries of having to hide her sensuality behind a mass of drapes had been enough. Not that having to hide her figure had ever deterred the vampire in luring her conquests before. Since the nineteen sixties, when the majority of women – albeit mostly westernized women - finally discovered they also had a brain and shouldn't be afraid to use it, Alice had finally started enjoying social gatherings again. It wasn't as much that she was an advocate for female liberation, but rather that she was elated that she could finally publicly express herself in a manner that wouldn't have half the law enforcement in the city try to throw her in a dungeon or attempt to burn her at the stake, in protest of her beguiling ways.

And yet, now at the beginning of the twenty first century, all that liberation, all that innovation that had completely transformed the world in the twentieth century, seemed to have mellowed out. Though the strife for Money and Power was still in full force, the means to procure this status had become too distasteful for the vampire to willingly delve into herself. Rather, she found the type of humans involved in such dealings rather distasteful. She was grateful that her brother had no such qualms as he immersed himself in the production of Pharmaceuticals and the trade of black market weapons and arms. His desire to be on top of the world as well as the food chain, had made Umbrella Corporation and international success and Albert Wesker's face was on every magazine cover as the most influential man of 'his generation'.

As always, his sister supported him, and was happy to play around in his large shadow, where she had the freedom to indulge her vices in relative anonymity. Given the public figure her brother had chosen to become, Alice realised that it was but a matter of time before the vampire world was outed to the entire human population. It had become an option for them after all. One she wasn't entirely sure of.

A select few, in very high places, with very deep pockets, were already aware of this fact. State officials especially, didn't seem to care given the large amounts in taxes and 'donations' the Umbrella Corporation remunerated. She was comforted that should things go sour, they had enough resources to easily disappear and merely reinvent themselves again.

"Should I wait?" The driver of the Maserati – a handsome bald man – inquired, eyeing his passenger in the rear-view mirror.

"No, you go and enjoy yourself Luther." Alice smiled sweetly. "Just remember your task in the morning."

He nodded once, before exiting the car walking around the hood to open the door for his passenger. Alice reached out and placed her hand in his as she stepped onto the curb in front of one of the more exclusive clubs in Raccoon City. The line outside stretched half a block and she smirked when the bouncer already had his hand on the rope to offer her entrance.

She stared up at the large pink neon sign that read Wonderland. Always having been a great lover of irony, she had thoroughly enjoyed coming to this particular establishment under her current alias. Luther escorted her up to the bouncer and watched with most of the crowd gathered outside, until the sexy vampire disappeared into the darkness of the club.

Once back behind the wheel, Luther debated on whether he shouldn't rather wait. He realised what was going to happen. So many things could go wrong and he didn't want Alice's plan to be ruined, because that would surely mean hell to pay for whoever had hindered the vampire's very elaborate courting ritual.

He wasn't even surprised at the outlandishness of Alice's plan. He'd known the woman almost all his life and if there was one word to describe her, ostentatious would be it. Brilliant would be another. What made his mistress such a formidable hunter was that her sex appeal often fooled her prey into feeling safe, it blinded them to the often methodical way she enticed them to get what she wanted. These days though, the vampire often complained about the ease of her conquests. In fact, Alice often ranted about how she couldn't even call them conquests at all.

Sighing rather loudly, he started the engine and drove off; thinking it best to do exactly what his employer had told him to do.

….

Alice had only been made aware of the clubs' existence a few months prior, when Luther had told her that her intended frequented the establishment on occasion. Not very often though he'd warned, but Alice hoped that her plan to gain her beloved's attention would go off as smoothly as she needed it too.

After decades of ennui, all it took was a vision of one woman to ignite her passions once again. A vision of a stranger, yet she couldn't stop thinking about the woman for the last nine months. It had taken the vampire that long to try and gauge enough of the woman's character to plan an approach that would have the most favourable outcome in the long run.

She easily manoeuvred through the crowds who parted for her as though they could sense the predator stalking amongst them. Both attracted and awed by the stunning creature elegantly weaving through the masses. The vampire swaggered up to the bar and was instantly met by an eager barman in spite of the numerous other patrons who had already been vying for his attention.

Alice smiled a smile both charming and beautiful that still managed to conceal her most notorious of assets. The charismatic smile had taken a few years to perfect, and regardless of the more diverse world she lived in at present, the attention her canines attracted was almost always unwanted.

"Scotch." She ordered and smirked when a few hands shot out at the bartender offering to pay for Alice's drink. The bartender put on a smug expression, then leaned over the counter and proudly announced that her drink would be on the house.

She was used to the attention, it happened everywhere she went. She had often considered wearing some curtains, perhaps her LBD was sending the wrong message. But then she remembered why she found herself in the skin tight outfit to begin with. It was part of her emancipation. She wouldn't allow anyone to dictate what she wore, however indirectly that may be. She'd killed quite a few who thought the way she dressed gave them the right to take liberties with her body. She'd killed considerably more, for way less of a reason.

Life had become too easy and Alice was feeling lonely. She had her brother and Luther of course. But she was bored with the luxury her money and beauty provided. She needed a challenge. She needed to engage her beloved before she succumbed to the dreariness of existing when you had everything and could get everything your heart desired.

"Hi." A handsome man spoke next to her.

He was dressed like an Abercrombie & Fitch model and Alice judged him at about twenty five years old, five years younger than her physical appearance would suggest she was. She was mildly impressed by his arrogance, but was distracted by a mass of curly red hair before she could toy with him a little.

Forgetting instantly about her admirer's existence, she allowed her eyes to follow the redhead through the crowds as she hopped up on a chair at a table on the other side of the dance floor, joining her group friends. Alice was hoping for more of a likeness, but she guessed this one would have to do. If she didn't start putting her plan into action tonight, her mounting impatience threatened to ruin everything.

It had been nine long months after all.

In spite of her exasperation though, she quietly sat and ignored the various suitors who attempted a conversation with her as she subtly watched the redhead for another forty minutes as the girl bounced happily around the dance floor, before excusing herself to the restrooms.

Alice was pleased that this particular group of friends didn't choose to relieve themselves in packs like so many others did and lithely slipped off her chair and disappeared through the mass of bodies and into the crowded bathroom, in pursuit of her prey.

Surprisingly, women's reactions to the statuesque brunette weren't that much different from men's. Though there sometimes seemed to be a raging battle among the ladies on whether they wanted to be Alice, fuck her or strangle her. Those of the more narcissistic in nature would settle for being outright bitchy and Alice enjoyed breaking down those ones the most. A particular group, who now stood to the side of the lavish restrooms, eyeing the vampire with unmasked resentment, would've been fun to teach their place was it not for the appearance of the curly redhead exiting a stall and walking over to the basin right next to Alice to wash her hands.

The young woman looked up into the mirror to find Alice's intense stare on her and she blushed instantly, pretending to continue washing her already clean hands. Alice grinned internally; this would be a lot easier than she thought.

"Hi." Alice rasped, her lips pulling into a smirk at the girl's increased heart rate.

She said nothing more, allowing the young woman to register what was happening. The redhead looked up into the mirror again, face still flushed and smiling shyly.

"Hi." She breathed back, tugging a wild coppery curl behind her ear.

Alice stepped closer, her heels allowing her to tower over the five foot five redhead.

"I absolutely adore your hair." Alice murmured as she reached out to tuck a few strands behind the blushing girl's other ear, purposely leaving her fingers to linger behind the shell.

"Thanks." The redhead's breathed and her eyes briefly fluttered closed, before turning from the basin to finally look directly at the vampire.

Alice kept her long slender fingers where they were, searching the cobalt eyes which were staring up at her with unabashed wonderment, before gently tracing down the girl's jawline, allowing her thumb to brush over a freckled cheek.

"Do you want to get out of here?" Alice asked softly.

Normally Alice would have to spend a little more time working her charm, but judging from the dilated pupils, flushed skin and the faint scent of arousal permeating from the younger woman, Alice thought it wouldn't hurt to speed things up a little.

She'd been patient enough.

The redhead looked justifiably taken aback by the vampire's directness and tried to stutter out an objection that just couldn't seem to manifest itself. After giving her a few moments wherein the girl tried and failed to decline, Alice brushed her fingers underneath the girl's chin and tilted her face up before ducking her head to delicately place a kiss on her lips.

The vampire was aware of the stares they were receiving; some in distaste, others in astonishment, and even more with an envious curiosity. Alice realised she couldn't draw too much attention to herself just yet, well to herself in the company of this particular redhead, so she broke from the chaste kiss and brushed her lips past a flushed cheek.

"Meet me in front in five minutes." Alice whispered and delighted in the trembling frame against her.

She turned around and walked out the door. The humans parting as she did. Five minutes meant that the girl would have to follow as soon as she regained her equilibrium once again. There would be no time to go tell her friends. Even if she did, none of them had seen her with Alice. Not that it would've mattered in any case, but she was determined to leave as little a mess to clean up as she could.

She waited outside for two minutes before the redhead burst out the front door and into the cool air like a bat out of hell. Alice's smirk grew to the side as she started down the sidewalk, the click of her heels attracting too much attention and she was loathe to admit that Luther should've stayed, but she didn't want to overly involve him in what would come next.

She clutched her purse under her arm and continued her long strides even when the redhead fell into step next to her, having a difficult time trying to keep up. So focused was the redhead on not falling behind that she was taken completely by surprise when Alice suddenly pinned her against the wall of a deserted alley, when only moments before they had still been out on the pavement.

She moaned out loud at the force and Alice wolfishly grinned, revealing her carnivorous canines.

"Cool." The redhead chortled and Alice had to swallow down her irritation at the girl's naivety.

She tore the girl's top in her frustration, the redhead responded by digging her fingers into Alice's brown locks and pushing her breast into the vampire's mouth, clearly having no qualms with being topless in a dirty alley.

Alice growled around the hardened nipple, trying to calm herself and focus. This wasn't just another meal, she had to do this one just right.

She ripped off the girl's jeans, who was so far gone already that she didn't even become suspicious at the unnatural show of strength. Alice went down on her knees, breathing in the redhead's arousal, relishing it, wanting to taste, but she was abstaining from that for now. An incentive to keep her focused on her true target. Instead she shoved two fingers into the sopping redhead, carefully listening for anyone who would hear her victim's loud cries of pleasure.

She started an achingly slow rhythm as she kissed the inside of the redhead's thigh. The younger woman tugged at Alice's hair, clearly craving her tongue, but instead of complying, the vampire parted her jaws and sunk her teeth into a milky white thigh.

"Oh shit!" The redhead screamed at the overwhelming wave of pleasure caused by the vampire's fangs and fingers inside of her.

Carrying the dead weight over her shoulder was easy... Trying to stay out of sight was a more daunting task and Alice was happy to finally reach the beginning of the Arklay Forest. She couldn't remember a time she had been this excited. With Luther's help, it wouldn't be long until her declaration was discovered.

Alice couldn't wait for the day that she could finally speak to her Beloved.

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