BLOOD AND LOVE

Seventh chapter

By Marie B.

The air was thick and a putrid odour of decay and mouldiness was floating in the corridors of the base. Chris walked slowly in one of them, his handgun held thigh in his hand. As he continued to walk along the corridor, the bad smell increased so much that he had to protect his nose.

"Argh...what's that smell?" he mumbled, grimacing.

The corridor turned to the left. Chris noticed some blood on the floor. Then, wet noises of something eating something else could be heard. Feeling exposed, the S.T.A.R.S. member pressed his back against the wall and slowly turned his head towards the noises. He then saw a zombie eating the intestines and other organs of what it seemed to be a female scientist. The smell was also coming from them. Disgusted, Chris stepped behind the "living" zombie and shot a bullet right through its brain. Afterwards, he shot the woman in the head: he didn't want her to become a zombie.

The rest of the corridor seemed clear. Chris continued his path through the corridors until he found a computer room. That could be helpful. The place was silent and no zombie or monster was lurking inside. He then noticed a functional computer and headed towards it. There were files about experimentations and other sorts of medical tests. Nothing really useful...Suddenly, the man remembered that he had to go back where Steve and Claire were after five minutes.

Ten minutes had passed...

As he decided to go back, he heard the door of the room shutting. He turned around quickly, forgetting his weapon on the desk. A silhouette appeared in the dim light of the room.

"It's nice to see you again...Christopher..."

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Steve heavily sighed, hugging tightly Claire against his chest.

"What is he doing? It's been more than 10 minutes now..." he said.

"Don't worry. I'm sure he found something and he's heading back to us by now," answered the brunette.

"I hope you're right," added Steve as he got up. He then looked around the room, trying to find something useful. The room in which they were in looked like a small hall. There was a big Umbrella logo designed on the floor. There were also various plant pots around and a computer standing on a desk at the east side of the place. It was obviously broken, thanks to Claire's grenades. After a few second thoughts, Steve realized that nothing could be useful in a mess like that. He sighed some more and came back besides Claire. As he was going to sit down, the young man suddenly rose up in a flash.

"I can't wait anymore. I have to go see what's going on with Chris," he said, more worried than ever.

"I'll come with you!" replied the girl as she tried to get up. Her ankle was aching so much.

"No. You're injured, Claire. I want you to stay here and..."

"...wait for a monster to eat me? No way. I'm going with you whether you like or not. We're not going to split up once again."

Steve silently looked at her. She looked tired, wounded, sick, but still...determined. There was still that shiny glow in her eyes, the one that made her feel alive and vigorous. He then saw her back on Rockford Island. She looked so cool and confident. He had no doubt that she was strong, really strong...but, she still had her weak points...

A short sigh escaping his lips, the young man laid his hand upon Claire's face. "Alright. You can come...but stay right behind me. I don't want you to get hurt anymore" he whispered.

"Don't worry. I can walk even though it hurts. I won't be a burden that will slow you down, I promise," she answered, winking.

Steve smiled back, remembering his first encounter with her on Rockford. "Okay. Let's go."

Then both headed towards the door that Chris took 15 minutes ago. Before Steve could open the door, Claire gripped his arm.

"Kiss me..." she almost pleaded.

The young man didn't really understand that sudden urgency from her part. Maybe she just wanted a last moment of sweetness before they would enter once again the world of survival horror: the Umbrella world. He slowly brought her close to him, their bodies touching. Claire was warm...a bit too much. The young man was certain that she had a fever or something. They would have to get out of there as soon as possible before she would get worse. Putting this concern aside, Steve leaned down a little and met his girlfriend's lips. They were soft and hot. It felt good, so good that they almost forgot where they were and what was happening. But the return to reality was a little too hard as they deepened their kiss, their tongues playing and twisting gently together. Claire could feel her body getting hotter and that brought her back to the present moment. She quickly separated herself from Steve, blushing furiously. She didn't know what caught her in doing this.

"I...I shouldn't have done that. We have to find my brother. Let's go," she said.

Steve slightly frowned. Claire was acting strangely...Asking for a kiss in an infested dark place was kind of...inappropriate. Whether she was REALLY tired or just a bit out of her mind. Anyway, she was right. They had to go immediately. Her brother was maybe in danger. Readying his weapon, the young man slowly opened the door and both walked into darkness...

To be continued...

«Author's notes: Hello!! Yes, I'm back, at last! It's not possible of how I've been busy since a few months. I hate school and its shitty homework !! Oh well, I finally got the chance to continue this story. The chapter is quite short, sorry. I have to get back into the mood of writing. I'll maybe start a new RE story soon...(again ??) Well, I got this great idea a few weeks ago, and I would like to try this new type of story (something really depressing). But first, I also have other stories to continue and finish, like "HCF: Revenge behind the shades", "Murderous Eyes" and "The RECVX funny tape". I'll try to continue them little by little. I'll also have to find the time to work on them. I got hired in a restaurant, so I don't know when I'll get free time. Oh well, I'm talking to much. I hope you still liked the chapter. If they are things that are not working with the previous chapters, it's normal because I kind of forgot lots of details since I started this story a long time ago. So, please, tell me if they are mistakes ! Leave me a review !! Thank you !»