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Instinct: Extinction
Chapter 4
I woke from a dreamless slumber for the first time in years with the rays of the early morning sun shining in my face. I lifted my hand to my face and rubbed my eyes and waited for my eyes adjust to the light. It was about this time I felt something tighten around my waist, making me look down. I saw a arm wrapped firmly around my waist from behind, making me press back and pretty much mold me into the body behind me, like two puzzle pieces.
"Comfy?"
I snapped my head up and saw Carlos standing there, arms crossed with a smirk on his face.
"Oh, shut up." I growled at him. "She's the one who decided to do this after I had one of my nightmares."
I saw his face soften. "Was it about…"
"Angie? Yeah."
"Alice-"
"Don't. I've been having them since the beginning." I told him. "Now go to the others, I'll wake sleeping beauty here."
Carlos gave another smirk at me before walking away, presumably to wake up the others. I managed to roll over onto my side, causing Claire's arm to loosen before tighten around my waist again before burying her face into my shoulder. I turned my head to look at her and my nose and mouth came within inches of her and- oh god, her damn scent, it's even more intoxicating and irresistible than before. I took a deep breath when I turned my face away to calm myself before looking at her again.
"Claire." I stated softly. Claire moved in response, pressing closer against me. "Claire, wake up, It's morning."
Clare let out a groan, her arm slacking before she fully slipped her arm from my waist and sat up. I could see her red hair still rather neat, not a strand out of place.
"Anymore nightmares?" Claire suddenly asked, making me blink.
"No, not one."
"Looks like we solved your nightmare problem." I could see the corner of her lips twitch as she said it.
"You know, if you wanted to sleep with me, all you had to do was ask." I resorted with a teasing tone before standing, stretching. I picked up my duster before slipping it on and turned towards the center of the camp, which was now starting to have activity. I heard Claire standing up before I started to walk, slowly, towards the others.
"Hey man!" LJ came up to me, giving me a friendly slap on the shoulder. "Brother from another mother! How I missed you!"
I couldn't help but chuckle. "I missed you too, LJ, it's good to see you again too."
"Bring it in!" He wrapped his arms around me and hugged me, causing me to roll my eyes. After a moment, I couldn't help but frown slightly. Was LJ infected? If so, when? He pulled back and I was quick to pull the frown into a smile.
It wasn't long before we packed up and headed out towards Vegas. I was riding with Carlos, Kmart in between us. I didn't say much, just staring out the window as the landscape passed by. I was relaxed, for the first time in years (not counting last night), mainly because of the scent in the cab, mainly from Carlos and Kmart.
"So…" Kmart started, causing me to look at her. "You and Claire, huh?"
"What about me and Claire?" I asked.
"You two seem close." I could see the twinkle in her eye.
"There's nothing going on, kid."
"What about last night?"
"I just had a nightmare." I told her before shooting a glare to Carlos, who was smirking. He told her, the little bastard.
It became quiet once again, and I was thankful for it. We drove for a few hours until we happened upon a few scattered houses. We pulled over but made sure that we were at least a mile away from them, just to be safe. We got out of the vehicles and gathered around Claire.
"Alright, there's three houses. So, we will go into three teams. the teams are Carlos and LG, Chase and Mikey and Alice and I. If you find food, bottle of water, any type of clothes or first aid kits, bring them back here."
The two chimed a "yes ma'am" while I just nodded and we headed out. Claire and I decided to take the farthest one out of the three. It was a good decent sized house, with a modest porch with a broken swing. As we got to the porch, I slipped my duster off and laid it on the banister before slipping out my pistol, Claire doing the same. I walked inside first before going into the living room.
It seemed untouched, not one piece of furniture turned over and there was still some drinks and an ashtray on the coffee table. As I checked each rooms, they were all clear until I came upon the kitchen and Claire was already there, looking through the cabinets. I holstered my pistol and began to walk closer when I stopped and frowned. I could smell the scent of the infected and I heard something giving way. I looked at the ceiling and saw that it was caving in- right behind Claire. The infected would fall on top of her, but they will fall close enough to sit up and be able to bite her. I couldn't risk shooting them and accidentally hitting her, so I did the only thing I could do- I bolted to her and drape my body over her crouched one, covering her body with mine just as the ceiling finally caved.
Just as I heard three distinct thuds, I felt teeth sinking into the flesh of my side, rather close to the flesh of Claire. I let out the most feral growl even I ever heard coming from my throat once I realized this. I lifted an arm and elbowed the infected on the head, hard enough to cave it's skull inward before standing up, making it's teeth dislodge from my side. I was quick to break the other two's necks before leaning against the counter top. I glanced over to Claire and saw that she had stood, staring at me.
Shit.
"You were bit." Claire stated, staring hard at her.
Fucking shit.
"I'll be fine." I told her.
"But you were-"
"I'm already infected." I interrupted her, causing her lips to part and her eyes widen. "I've been infected for years."
"That's...that's not possible. You should've…"
"I'll start from the beginning." I sighed. "I worked for Umbrella, head of security. Though, I was helping this group to expose them. My partner, Spence, let the virus got out and a team got sent out to check what happened. They found me and a man named Matt, who was a brother of someone I was helping to expose the corporation. One, Medic, Kaplan, DJ and Rain was their names. We found Spence on the train on the way down to the hive."
I took a deep breath, remembering that time. "One and Medic was the first to die from the laser hall that was the Red Queen's defence, she was the AI that controlled the hive. Rain was bitten, then DJ got dragged and turned. We had to leave Kap behind on some pipes because of his legs before I remembered something.
"Blue for virus." I looked into her eyes. "Green for the antivirus. Of course, Spence hid the antivirus on the train where we found him and left us in a slightly flooded room. Then the Licker came- it's a experiment where the T-virus gets injected into living tissue- came and tore him apart. Red Queen didn't let us out until Kap fried her ass. We made it to the train and we were off, I gave both Rain and Kap the antivirus. Then the Licker got us. We managed to kill it but Rain still turned. We made it out but Matt was still infected and by that time, men in hazmat suits came in and separated us."
I took a deep breath, not wanting to tell the next part but I knew I had to. "Between the time I got captured and the Raccoon City incident happened, they tested the T-virus on me a lot. I bonded with it, making me what I am today. When I got out, the virus already got out into the city. It wasn't long until I found some survivors. Payton- though he was already bitten, Terry and Jill Valentine."
"Jill? Black short hair?" Claire questioned.
"Yeah, why?"
"I knew her. She was one of my friends before she joined the police force." She explained and I nodded.
"We were sent to get Dr. Ashford's daughter. He was the one who created the virus to help his daughter to be free from being confined in a wheelchair but she needed the antivirus to keep it under control. Peyton turned on the way to the school and Terry died within it. We found Angie, the daughter, before meeting Carlos and LJ. We went to the chopper that Dr. Ashford but a man, Cain, was already there and eh worked for Umbrella. He forced me to find a mutation called Project Nemesis after killing the doctor. I fought against it when I realized who it was, Matt. After that, he saved my life but was killed. We got to the chopper and I through the Cain off of the ramp and I believe he broke his leg. As we were leaving, the bomb they sent exploded above the city."
I gripped the counter. "A piece of metal was sent, shooting towards Angie. I got in front of her and was impaled instead. I died that day.
"Dr. Isaacs," I felt anger well up at the name. "Brought me back and I remembered everything after I got out of the tank I was in. I got out and Carlos, LJ, Jill and Angie came and got me. We were happy for a while, despite being on the run, until…"
I closed my eyes and I could see that moment inside my mind again, Angie staring up at me, Jill pleading.
"Isaacs put a chip inside my head. It allows them to control me. They took control and ordered me to kill Angie. I tried to fight it but I couldn't. I killed her and once I was in control again, I went my own way so I didn't put them in danger until I have a temporary or permanent fix."
"You still blame yourself." it wasn't a question. I didn't answer, just looked away and stared straight ahead.
"Let's see if there's a first aid kit upstairs." I muttered before starting to walk. I didn't get far though. A hand closed around my wrist, stopping me.
"It wasn't your fault." Stated Claire. When I didn't respond, I felt her fingers starting to trail up my arm, leaving a trail of a warm sensation after. The fingers reached my shoulder before gripping it tenderly.
"Alice…"
I felt the damn that is my resolve crack before crumbling into dust.
I spun around, dislodging her hand before cupping her cheeks and pressed my lips against hers in a deep kiss.
I felt her still, her body tense at my unexpected advance. After a few seconds, her body didn't relax and she just stood there and I was worried I made the mistake of letting myself go by kissing her, so I moved to pull away, to apologize when A two hands threaded themselves through my hair in the back of my head, pushing me forward, making my lips press harder against hers.
I didn't know how long we stood there, kissing, our lips moving against each other, until Claire's radio crackled to life, making me jerked my head back, startled.
"Claire, two houses are clear." Carlos' voice filled the room and she slipped her hands out of my hair as I took my hands away. I was quick to go up the stairs, checking the other rooms as I tried to get the feeling of her soft lips against my own slightly chapped ones.
Damn it, what am I going to do now?
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