Chap 3: Richtofen's taste

He looked down at the girl from the Projector room, completely disgusted with another person that joined, and what luck that its a girl. Richtofen took long strides around the small area, back and forth as he thought about the new teammate. The only thing he knew about Hope was that she can take care of herself, she had the skills to kill zombies, and it had the doctor by surprise. But he couldn't wrap his head around the fact that how she survived, no food nor water.

Richtofen decided to go check up on her, he wanted, no he needed more information about this girl. He finished his last thought and teleported to the lobby from the Projector room. As he flashed back in mid air, his feet hit the ground and stumbled at first, but then straightened out. Richtofen tilted his visor and marched through the hall and into the theater, eyeing up Hope as he got close to the stage. She looked over as she heard the click clacking of Richtofen's boots hit the ground.

He stepped up onto the stage and stared down Hope, his eyes killing her inside. She quickly turned her head, went back to the game that her and Dempsey were enjoying. Richtofen came right beside Hope and stood over her, making the best to un comfort her.

"What do you want Richtofag" Dempsey snarled.

"Non of your concern Dempshey" Richtofen glared.

Hope could feel her shoulder shiver as Richtofen's presence was watching over her.

"Hope, ve have a meeting" Richtofen commanded.

Hope gently sighed and only kept her eyes on the floor, she started to lift herself from the ground. She was stopped by Dempsey's hand, his eyes looking into hers, then glaring up at Richtofen.

"Why should she go with you, were in the middle of a game" Dempsey barked.

"I zhink a meeting is more productive zhen a silly card game"

"You're probably just gonna use her as a test subject, ya creep"

"Nien, i need to ask questions" Richtofen stated.

Dempsey moved his hand away from the girls knee, letting her proceed with Richtofen.

"If something goes wrong, just holler" Dempsey inputed before Hope stood up.

"Alright" She responded.

She glanced up at the Doctor and bolted her eyes away as she seen him stare her down. Richtofen turned on his heel and marched towards the door leading up medal stairs. She followed him up the stairs and into a messy room with some equipment and gadgets. There was also a deck with neatly stacked papers and a pen, one chair in front of his desk and one behind where the Doctor sat.

He pointed to the chair insisting for her to sit, more of a command. She sat myself down lightly and watched as he walked around me, slowly. Hope felt like she was a Hawks prey, being stared down, waiting to be attack. But she was alerted that he may have a knife behind his back or in a pocket, but she was also prepared with her Galil strapped to her waist. Richtofen took two long strides and sat crossed leg onto of the wobbly desk.

"How long have you been here young lady" Richtofen asked.

Her thinking was almost turning off, she couldn't even think. The doctors presence made her nervous and scared almost. She looked up at him and his one eyebrow was lifted, waiting for her reply.

"A year or so" She told.

"How did you survive?" He asked, hands folded on his knee.

"Before i had came into zhis theater, I had food und water with me from people i met and hid with" She stated.

"How much food und water did you have?" He asked quickly.

"A whole loaf of bread, cookies, fruit and dried fruit, und a canteen on water" She shuttered.

"All of zhat lasted for a year?" Richtofen inputed.

"Ja, i had to eat small portions a day. Luckily you guys appeared here, days after i ran out of food" She responded.

"Interesting" Richtofen looked around the room.

Richtofen quickly snatched his MP40 and held it, pointing it at her. He then noticed that she already reacted and had he Galil pointing back at him. His eyes were in shock as she reacted ever so closely, fast indeed he thought.

"Vere you planning on shooting me Edward Richtofen?" She glared.

"N-nien, just vanted to see how good your reflect vas. Very good" He stuttered a bit.

They both sat there staring at each other, guns pointed directly across to their heads. Neither Richtofen or Hope lowered their guns. Richtofen then sat up, making Hope jerk a little for his quick action. He put his gun back on his belt loop and walked around her, putting his face ever so close to hers. His green eyes slowly torchered Hopes cold blue ones, making her shutter under the clothing. Hopes breathe quickened and was shallow, as Richtofen's was steady and light. He brought a gloved hand to her cheek and slowly stroked, his other free hand came slowly behind her arm, with a needle. He pushed the needle into her arm and quickly ejected the substance that contained in the bottle. Hope was alerted and quickly kicked Richtofen in the nuts, making him fall back on the floor.

"B-brat!" Richtofen hissed in pain.

Hope got out of the chair and started walking towards the stairs, her legs feeling weak and her eyes were drooping. She hung onto the railing but slowly drifted to the ground, falling into a deep sleep. The last thing she seen was Richtofen standing tall infront of her, a smirk across his face.

"Sleep tight" His smirk breaking into a horrific laugh.

Dempsey sat there alone with a sleeping Russian, not a thing to do. He knew that something was up in Richtofen's 'office' but he didn't wanna disturb. Dempsey didn't mind the new teammate being here, he actually enjoys her company. He hates Richtofen's guts with a passion, the Japanese is to quite and boring, and Nikolai sleeps and drinks alone. At first Dempsey thought this German girl was going to be as creepy and annoying as Richtofen, but appears not. Dempsey's thoughts disappeared as he heard Nikolai grumbled in his sleep, tossing in turning. Soon the Russian opened his bloodshot eyes and rubbed them awake. He sat himself up and looked around the stage, almost in panic.

"Shit, it was just a dream" Nikolai grumbled.

"What was your dream?" Dempsey asked, looking at the girls cards.

"Well there was this girl here and she was just beautiful. Her and i got along so well" Nikolai smiling as he explained.

"dude it wasnt a dream" Dempsey said.

"Wha-?" Nikolai gazed lazy at him.

"If your talking about Hope, shes upstairs with Richtofen" Dempsey

Inputed.

Nikolai grinned as he struggled getting up to his feet. He stood up and grasped his vodka, heading towards the stairs leading to where Hope and Richtofen are. As he walked up the stairs, he started to hear some talking, Richtofen's words that echoed down. He peered his head over the railing and spotted Richtofen, he then glanced around the room and fond Hope strapped to a table. Richtofen walked over to Hope with another needle in his hand, nothing in it. She screamed in the hankercheif that was stuffed in her mouth, kicking and jolting.

"Shht!" Richtofen snapped as he brought the needle close down.

He slowly let the needle sink into her wrist and pulled the tab upwards, filling up the needle with her blood. Nikolai watched as Richtofen did so, he still couldn't believe that his dream was real, she was right there. Hope screamed and mumbled into the hanker chief, trying to say something

"Vhat vas zhat?" He cupped his ear with a grin.

Richtofen picked up a small cutting knife from the table and walked over to Hope. Nikolai didn't want to know what happened next, so he barged into the room and looked at Richtofen funny.

"Oh hi Nikolai!" Richtofen peeped, hiding the knife behind his back.

"What are you doing with girl?" Nikolai asked as he stared down the nazi.

"Nozhing, just a little meeting. Zhats all!" Richtofen lied.

"Looks like another test subject, da?" Nikolai stated.

He walked over to Hope and took out the hanker chief from her mouth, then loosened the straps.

"Nein, i don't have zhe time" Richtofen let a nervous grin appear on his face.

Once Nikolai undid the last strap, Hope shot up and pinned Richtofen to the wall, Galil in his face.

"Vhat zhe hell is your problem!" She shouted, glaring into his eyes.

Richtofen swallowed tightly as her hand was choking him slightly, her other hand locked Richtofen's hands above his head. Hope's knees pressed againts his legs, leaving no room to escape. She just glared at him for no longer than 10 more seconds, she gave him one last shove into the wall and left. Nikolai laughed at Richtofen who just got taught a lesson by a 16 year old.

"Fuck off Nikolai" Richtofen snarled.

Nikolai left the room and headed back downstairs, somewhat looking for Hope. As he stepped foot back onto the stage he seen Her and Dempsey sitting together, talking. He went over and sat beside Hope and across from the American.

"So what happened?" Dempsey asked as he noticed a nervous face.

"I vas a test subject, just like you said" Hope reported.

"Yeah i knew it, are you okay?" Dempsey inputed.

"Yeah, thanks to Nikolai" Hope smiled as him.

"Ehh, it wasnt a problem" Nikolai blurted with his thick Russian accent.

"Zhe only thing Richtofen could do is take some of my blood" She stated.

"Don't worry, we were all test subjects of his" Dempsey inputed.

"Vhat, really?" She asked surprised.

"Yeah, stupid kraut. He just wants to check our DNA or some shit" Dempey chatted.

Hope nodded and looked around the cinema, taking in every detail. She glanced over at Nikolai and noticed that he was staring at her drunkly, she just smiled and he grinned.

"Will Richtofen leave me alone now?" She asked scratching her cheek.

"Yeah, thats all he wants anyways. Well for me he left a gash down the side of my stomach" Dempsey exained.

"Vhy?" She asked confused.

"Cause I punched him in the jaw" Dempsey grinned.

"Haha, i kicked him in zhe balls, but i still couldn't get away" Hope stated.

Dempsey's face was straight at first but the seconds later he burst out laughing, Nikolai chuckled in the back.

"She pinned him to the wall too" Nikolai inputed.

Dempsey's face started to turn red from laughing harder each second. Dempsey looked over at Nikolai and seen that he stared at Chloe, drunken eyes.

"Oh yeah. Nikolai over there had a dream about you Hope" Dempsey had a devilish grin printed on his face.

"Oh really?" She asked looking at him.

"...n-no" Nikolai gulped, darting a glare at the teasing American

"Dont lie" Dempsey said towards the other man.

Nikolai had enough of being teased, he sat up and walked out of the stage to the fitting room. Hope looked over at Dempsey and gave him a questioned look, wondering whats up.

"Go talk to him" Dempsey waved his hand towards the fitting room.

"Vhy?" She asked.

Dempsey shrugged more likely in a positive way, grinning a bit. Hope sat up and stretched her body before walking to the room where Nikolai was in. She looked around the room, searching for the big Russian. She knew that he was hiding something and Hope was always curious. At the corner of her eye she spotted him laying in the corner, bottle strapped to his hand.

"Hey zhere" She spoke soft.

"oh. hello" His voice low and scrapy.

Hope slowly closed their distance together as she sat down beside him, fabric touching fabric. They both sat there quite, until they heard some screams come from a nearby barricade. Hope let out a sigh and stood up from her spot, she aimed her Magnum at the zombie and shot it quick.

"Looks like they're here again" She mumbled taking out her Galil.

She looked down at Nikolai and held out her hand, offering a lift. He accepted her kind thought and grabbed her hand, pulling himself up. Nikolai pulled his PP-SH up to his stance and walked around the room, just waiting for a kill. As he made his way out the fitting room and into the other, he spotted a zombis ripping out boards buy the MP40 drawing. Nikolai raised his PP-SH and took a couple shots before it dropped dead. Hope ran into the same room and had her Bowie Knife tightened in her hands. Nikolai lost track as he watched the tall brunette slicing away at zombies. His muscles loosened and his eyes drooped as he watched Hope, god was she ever hot killing those zombies. Nikolai noticed that she was yelling at him in panic, she brought up her Magnum and took one shot towards a zombie behind the Russian. His eyes snapped and looked down at the floor, seeing a dead zombie, with a bullet through the head. Nikolai shook away his thought and started to scout out the zombies, he shot 3 remaining at the window and 2 behind him.

He looked up the stairs and seen Hope stab and shoot with her Magnum and Bowie knife. She then noticed a hoard of zombies come from the upper set of stairs in front of her. She took out her Galil and aimed, releasing bullets against the un dead. Hope watched the last one hit the ground, then jogged back downstairs. She seen Nikolai kill the last few at a window, then reloaded his PP-SH that he found earlier. Hope only heard more zombies come from above, she swiftly turned on her heel and shot them down with the Galil. As another 15 minutes of killing zombies and running around, they finally came to a stop.

Hope remained in the Theater with Dempsey and Takeo, as the others were somewheres beyond. She let out a tired sigh and went to sit down against the wall. Shortly Dempsey joined her, and sat down. Hope started thinking about the sickened Nazi, and it made her skin cold and shiver in fear. She didnt mind a bad boy like Richtofen himself, he was sexy and bitter. She shook her thoughts away as they became more off track.