«Author's notes: Yooo!! I finally got the time to write a new chapter
during the Christmas holidays! I decided to work on my very old fanfic. So,
here we are with the fourth chapter of Blood and Love. I found a few good
ideas. I think I can write a few more chapters with them. But, before that,
I wanna work on the third chapter of HCF: Revenge behind the shades.
Anyway, enjoy this chapter! Hope you'll like it !!»
Blood and Love
Fourth chapter
By Marie B.
There was indeed a gun shop in front of the trio's hotel. But, before entering it, the gang came back to their rooms and dressed themselves up. Since the giant earthworm's attack, everybody left the place. The shop's door was wide open. The shopkeeper must have ran away like all the others. Strangely, instead of running away like any sane human, Claire, Chris and Steve decided to fight once again.
"Can someone explain me why there's a gun shop in a Club Med?" asked Claire, entering the shop.
"Oh well...you know...people these days..." sighed Chris.
Steve went behind the counter, looking for heavy weapons and ammo. Chris checked for light guns and bullet proof vests. Claire was mostly looking for explosive goodies.
"We're lucky. There's plenty of ammo here and a few assault rifles and machines guns," finally said Steve after a moment of searching.
"For myself, I found an entire box of explosive grenades. They will be quite useful against big freaks like that worm," added Claire.
"I've only found two handguns and one bullet proof vest," said Chris, joining the couple at the center of the shop. They all put what they found on the floor. The girl picked up an assault rifle and a few grenades that she placed in a belt she had found a while ago. Steve knew what he wanted and what he wanted were actually the machines guns. He didn't know why, but he was more comfortable with those guns than with any other weapons. Chris took the two handguns, putting them in the holsters attached to his belt. He then looked hesitantly at the bullet proof vest.
"One of you must take it," he said, looking at his sister and her friend.
"I won't. Claire should wear it..." replied Steve.
"Are you saying that because I'm a girl?" retorted back Claire, glancing coldly at the young man. She saw the sudden change in Steve's eyes. She then sighed. "Anyway, I can't move with these things on...wear it, Chris. Steve and I will be okay. You'll be our shield in case of danger," she added sarcastically.
"Ha ha. Very funny, Claire," said Chris, putting on the vest. "But seriously...we don't know if there are more of these monsters...and I don't want another outbreak...so, be extremely careful. We'll always stay together. No splitting up."
"Good. That works for me," said Steve, readying his machine guns.
"Works also for me..." added Claire, taking some deep breaths.
"Good," responded Chris, before heading for the shop's exit.
Not knowing why, Claire didn't move. She watched closely her brother walking towards the exit door. She then felt a warm pressure on her shoulder. Steve had put a hand on her shoulder and was staring at her with worried eyes.
"You okay?" he whispered.
"Uhh...I'm just thinking that we're living this nightmare endlessly. We just came back from one and we're entering an other..." she said with a low voice, still staring at the door in front of her. She then felt Steve putting his arms around her shoulders, pressing his body against hers in a comforting way. She sighed as her...good friend planted a soft kiss on her cheek.
"Don't worry...we survived the last one. We're gonna survive this one too. I promise you that I'll never break my promise anymore..." said Steve softly in her ear.
"Your promise?"
"My promise to protect you until I die..."
Hearing that, Claire sighed. It sounded a bit like she was annoyed to Steve's ears, but the girl turned back to face him and placed a hand on his cheek. She caressed it softly, as if she wanted to remember forever his warm and smooth skin.
"I...I thank you for your great concern, Steve, but..."
"But...?"
"I also made a promise to myself...the promise that none of us will die today, nor tomorrow...so, I don't want you to sacrifice yourself recklessly. You're hearing me?" she said, pointing a finger towards the young man.
"Aye, chief!" replied Steve, grinning.
"Hey!! Lovers!! We don't have all day!" shouted Chris, who was standing out of the shop, waiting impatiently for the couple to come out.
Claire sighed some more. She then regained her seriousness, frowning and gripping tightly her assault rifle.
"Let's go, Steve. Remember to be careful."
The guy nodded and both left the shop.
*~*~*~*
The atmosphere was the same as when they entered the gun shop. It was deadly quiet. Too quiet for the three companions. They were expecting to hear the normal music of zombie moans and monster screams, but there was nothing to hear. Nothing except their heart beats, the sound of their boots on the sand and their short breaths. They were back on the beach. Maybe if they walk along the coast they would find a secret base or something like that. Chris remembered that Rebecca Chambers told him about her experience on Caliban Cove. Umbrella had a base on this coast.
"Look for an entrance in the cliff," finally said Chris after a long moment of silence.
"Do you seriously think we'll find something here?" replied Claire, a bit annoyed.
"We're talking about Umbrella...we can expect anything from them," responded back Steve.
Claire was about to say something when she saw a little thing moving in the sand. She gestured to the guys to not move and narrowed her eyes, trying to see what it was.
"Was is it, Claire?" whispered her brother.
"It's...a mouse..." she said back.
"A mouse?" said Steve intrigued.
«Watch out! The mouse is just behind you»
Chris's eyes widened. He has been warned about a mouse...so, that meant...the danger is not so far away...
"Yaaaaaaaah!!!!"
Claire!
Chris quickly turned back, ready to shoot at anything. But, there was nothing to shoot. Steve was standing beside him, stunned. Claire was nowhere to see.
"Claire !! Claaaaaaaiiire ??!!!!" shouted the S.T.A.R.S. member and Steve.
Exasperated, Chris grabbed the young man by his shoulders and shook him. "What happened? Did you see what happened?!" His voice was loud and trembling.
Steve, even more stunned, stared at the man, eyes wide open. "I...I saw her falling through the sand..." he managed to say.
Roaring, the Redfield guy released his sister's friend and tried to dig through the sand, hoping to find a sort of hole or gate. The only thing he could find was...sand. Not so far of him, the mouse was staring at him. And if he was right, he could have bet that the mouse was laughing at him.
*~*~*~*
To be continued...
Blood and Love
Fourth chapter
By Marie B.
There was indeed a gun shop in front of the trio's hotel. But, before entering it, the gang came back to their rooms and dressed themselves up. Since the giant earthworm's attack, everybody left the place. The shop's door was wide open. The shopkeeper must have ran away like all the others. Strangely, instead of running away like any sane human, Claire, Chris and Steve decided to fight once again.
"Can someone explain me why there's a gun shop in a Club Med?" asked Claire, entering the shop.
"Oh well...you know...people these days..." sighed Chris.
Steve went behind the counter, looking for heavy weapons and ammo. Chris checked for light guns and bullet proof vests. Claire was mostly looking for explosive goodies.
"We're lucky. There's plenty of ammo here and a few assault rifles and machines guns," finally said Steve after a moment of searching.
"For myself, I found an entire box of explosive grenades. They will be quite useful against big freaks like that worm," added Claire.
"I've only found two handguns and one bullet proof vest," said Chris, joining the couple at the center of the shop. They all put what they found on the floor. The girl picked up an assault rifle and a few grenades that she placed in a belt she had found a while ago. Steve knew what he wanted and what he wanted were actually the machines guns. He didn't know why, but he was more comfortable with those guns than with any other weapons. Chris took the two handguns, putting them in the holsters attached to his belt. He then looked hesitantly at the bullet proof vest.
"One of you must take it," he said, looking at his sister and her friend.
"I won't. Claire should wear it..." replied Steve.
"Are you saying that because I'm a girl?" retorted back Claire, glancing coldly at the young man. She saw the sudden change in Steve's eyes. She then sighed. "Anyway, I can't move with these things on...wear it, Chris. Steve and I will be okay. You'll be our shield in case of danger," she added sarcastically.
"Ha ha. Very funny, Claire," said Chris, putting on the vest. "But seriously...we don't know if there are more of these monsters...and I don't want another outbreak...so, be extremely careful. We'll always stay together. No splitting up."
"Good. That works for me," said Steve, readying his machine guns.
"Works also for me..." added Claire, taking some deep breaths.
"Good," responded Chris, before heading for the shop's exit.
Not knowing why, Claire didn't move. She watched closely her brother walking towards the exit door. She then felt a warm pressure on her shoulder. Steve had put a hand on her shoulder and was staring at her with worried eyes.
"You okay?" he whispered.
"Uhh...I'm just thinking that we're living this nightmare endlessly. We just came back from one and we're entering an other..." she said with a low voice, still staring at the door in front of her. She then felt Steve putting his arms around her shoulders, pressing his body against hers in a comforting way. She sighed as her...good friend planted a soft kiss on her cheek.
"Don't worry...we survived the last one. We're gonna survive this one too. I promise you that I'll never break my promise anymore..." said Steve softly in her ear.
"Your promise?"
"My promise to protect you until I die..."
Hearing that, Claire sighed. It sounded a bit like she was annoyed to Steve's ears, but the girl turned back to face him and placed a hand on his cheek. She caressed it softly, as if she wanted to remember forever his warm and smooth skin.
"I...I thank you for your great concern, Steve, but..."
"But...?"
"I also made a promise to myself...the promise that none of us will die today, nor tomorrow...so, I don't want you to sacrifice yourself recklessly. You're hearing me?" she said, pointing a finger towards the young man.
"Aye, chief!" replied Steve, grinning.
"Hey!! Lovers!! We don't have all day!" shouted Chris, who was standing out of the shop, waiting impatiently for the couple to come out.
Claire sighed some more. She then regained her seriousness, frowning and gripping tightly her assault rifle.
"Let's go, Steve. Remember to be careful."
The guy nodded and both left the shop.
*~*~*~*
The atmosphere was the same as when they entered the gun shop. It was deadly quiet. Too quiet for the three companions. They were expecting to hear the normal music of zombie moans and monster screams, but there was nothing to hear. Nothing except their heart beats, the sound of their boots on the sand and their short breaths. They were back on the beach. Maybe if they walk along the coast they would find a secret base or something like that. Chris remembered that Rebecca Chambers told him about her experience on Caliban Cove. Umbrella had a base on this coast.
"Look for an entrance in the cliff," finally said Chris after a long moment of silence.
"Do you seriously think we'll find something here?" replied Claire, a bit annoyed.
"We're talking about Umbrella...we can expect anything from them," responded back Steve.
Claire was about to say something when she saw a little thing moving in the sand. She gestured to the guys to not move and narrowed her eyes, trying to see what it was.
"Was is it, Claire?" whispered her brother.
"It's...a mouse..." she said back.
"A mouse?" said Steve intrigued.
«Watch out! The mouse is just behind you»
Chris's eyes widened. He has been warned about a mouse...so, that meant...the danger is not so far away...
"Yaaaaaaaah!!!!"
Claire!
Chris quickly turned back, ready to shoot at anything. But, there was nothing to shoot. Steve was standing beside him, stunned. Claire was nowhere to see.
"Claire !! Claaaaaaaiiire ??!!!!" shouted the S.T.A.R.S. member and Steve.
Exasperated, Chris grabbed the young man by his shoulders and shook him. "What happened? Did you see what happened?!" His voice was loud and trembling.
Steve, even more stunned, stared at the man, eyes wide open. "I...I saw her falling through the sand..." he managed to say.
Roaring, the Redfield guy released his sister's friend and tried to dig through the sand, hoping to find a sort of hole or gate. The only thing he could find was...sand. Not so far of him, the mouse was staring at him. And if he was right, he could have bet that the mouse was laughing at him.
*~*~*~*
To be continued...