Disclaimer-I only own the plot, Raven, Jude, Rose and Jonathan. While Zombiedog001 owns Cynthia.
They had made it half way through the zoo, they heard the sounds of nearby infected animals, picking up the pace Jim stood next to Cynthia, who was dabbing at her wounds, cursing, her eyes narrowed.
"You okay?" he whispered, placing a hand on her uninjured shoulder.
"I've been better." She muttered, giving him a small smile. Gingerly touching her wounds, Jim pulled his fingers away. Looking a head of him, he saw the bag that Cindy held, he thought about stopping them so he could tend to Cynthia's wounds but God knows if something would jump out at them.
So instead he placed his arm around her shoulders.
"Mmm! Hmmm!" Raven moaned and began to stir. Blinking a couple of times she looked up to see Kevin looking down at her. Relief shining in his blue eyes, Cindy and Yoko looking over his shoulder at her.
"Hey kiddo are you okay? You just suddenly collapsed." Cindy said, moving to stand beside Kevin.
"I'm fine; I think fatigue got to me." Raven said, running a hand through her hair.
"Are you sure?" Yoko asked.
"Yeah, yeah I'm better now." Raven said, catching sight of Cynthia, who was still tending to her wound.
"Cynthia is you okay?" She asked walking up to her friend.
"I'm okay, I was more worried about you sweetie." Cynthia said, placing a hand on her shoulder, Raven's eyes remained on Cynthia's wounds. Then spotted something to the right, a café, the sign above it said Elephant café. Placing a finger on her chin she looked to the others.
"Maybe we should stop here, some of us need injuries to be tended to." She suggested.
"I don't know." Yoko said, "That place might be infested with zombies, or worst."
"Mark and I will search the area, and then we'll let you know." Kevin said as Mark stood beside him and made his way to the café, followed by Kevin. David looked to Yoko, who was biting her lip looking left and right. Jumping as a large cat roared in the distance.
While in the café Mark and Kevin looked around for any threat what so ever. Finding non, they relaxed as Mark beckoned the others in. Yoko sighed as she slumped down in a seat, her elbow resting on the counter. A few blood droplets here and there, a few scattered plates and silver wear. But other than that it was relatively clean, David sat next to her, his hand on her shoulder, looking to him Yoko looked at him oddly.
Smirking David removed his hand and sighed.
SMASH!
Cindy turned just as something large and decaying, sleek and feline came at her. Its ears flat against its decaying head, fangs bared and claws out, like the dogs, patches of skin and fur were missing, bone revealed on its right shoulder. When she was shoved out of the way by Marvin, who was knocked down by the large Bengal tiger as it went for his throat.
Roaring the tiger swiped at him, its claws slicing into his forearm. Screaming Marvin tried to fight the tiger off, but it was too powerful. Fanning out Kevin and the other armed survivors readied their guns. Pulling the trigger, Rita growled, as the bullet made its mark behind the tiger's ear, reddish-black blood dribbling down the side of its face and onto Marvin's uniform, staining it purple. Roaring again the tiger swiped at Marvin again, this time going for his face, but Marvin moved in time, what would've ripped his face off only left him with three bloody scratches.
Growling Kevin took aim and fired. The bullet blowing through its left paw. Watching it explode shards of bone and muscle spraying everywhere. Hissing in pain the tiger leapt off of Marvin, holding its injured leg close to its body. Blood pooling underneath it, its eyes narrowed dangerously as it eyed Kevin. Every muscle in its body tensed as it leapt on to the counter, slowly and sleekly making its way to Kevin, stopping it shook its self out lunged at Kevin.
Backing up Kevin only managed to have his vest ripped. Sighing in relief Kevin took aim at its right eye. Pulling the trigger, but the tiger leapt off the table and onto the table behind him, the bullet chipping the marble counter. Spinning around, he took aim again and fired, the bullet burying itself into its snout. Blood spraying everywhere. Roaring the tiger shook its head left and right, its blood splashing on to David and Kevin's face. Groaning in disgust they wiped it off with the back of their hands.
While doing that the tiger lunged for Kevin again, when he was shoved out of the way. Alyssa screamed in pain as the tigers claws ripped through her side, warm blood staining her suit a dark crimson. Closing her eyes tightly she clutched at her side, blood trickling through her fingers. David watched stunned as Alyssa dropped to the ground, before his eyes shifted to Kevin who got up and was looking to Alyssa, stunned as well.
The tiger growled in satisfaction before turning to Cynthia, growling Cynthia aimed her gun and pulled the trigger, the bullet blowing through its eye, tearing through its brain and out the back of its head. Its remaining eye widened as if in shock, it remained on its feet for a little while before it collapsed sideways, blood pooling around it, blood dripping off of the table it stood on, its eye rolled back in its head. Raven looked to Cynthia, who had lowered the gun and was examining her bandaged up wounds, strands of hair falling into her face. Looking down at the once magnificent beast that lay before her, she was surprised that she didn't have second thoughts for working with animals.
Sighing she watched as Kevin picked Alyssa up, blood staining his arms as he brought her over to George, who groaned and reached for medical supplies. Alyssa gasped; sweat pouring down her face, her face contorted in pain, her blood stained hands clutching at Kevin's vest.
Yoko watched with wide eyes as blood dribbled to the plain white ground. The blood standing out vividly against the white. Her eyes remained on the crimson droplets, burning into her mind, her body was trembling, and blood from the tiger stained her jacket. A few strands of hair falling into her face, she didn't move to brush it out of the way. Guilt overwhelming her, she knew in away she was responsible of this, Umbrella was involved. Tears streaming down her cheeks, pushing away from the counter and ran out the door, no one seemed to notice cause no know called out to her.
Running as far and as fast as she could. Her eyes over flowing with tears, nearly tripping as she ran, gasping and sobbing he legs began to hurt after a while, slowing to a stop, she rested in front of the alligator habitat, leaning against the glass, tears dribbling down her neck. While she was busy crying something in the water stirred. A reptilian spine cutting through the water followed by three more spines cutting through the water. Followed by four pairs of yellow reptilian eyes locked on her…
Cynthia jumped as someone tapped her on her uninjured shoulder. Turning around, she saw Jim looking down at her, concern shining in his brown eyes, "You okay?" he asked, placing a hand on her shoulder. He was shaking, then again so was she, well probably every body.
But she couldn't find it in her to look away. His eyes were locked onto her hers, hers were locked onto his, their faces inching closer.
"Hello! Earth to Cynthia!" He yelled, waving a hand in front of her face. Jumping Cynthia was brought out of her little trance.
"Oh, uh huh?" she muttered, blinking a few times.
"Are you alright girl? You went off in your own little world. Tired?" he asked. Cynthia nodded, blinking slowly. Jim smiled and held her closely, making Cynthia blush slightly. "Yeah, we all are I think." He said. Cynthia took this time to admire some more, she had to admit Jim was a good-looking guy, dark skinned, friendly, a bit loud mouthed and a bit of a scaredy cat. But he had a reason to be scared.
But all in all Cynthia was developing a crush on Jim. She also had this theory that
Alyssa had a crush on Kevin, and Kevin had a crush on her. But she assumed everybody knew that. Looking to Kevin, she noticed the girl was looking out the window.
"Raven?" she asked.
Turning around Raven looked at her friend.
"Are you alright?" Cynthia asked.
"Yeah just thought I saw someone on the roof of that nearby building, probably just my imagination." Raven said.
"Or maybe there are survivors." Cynthia said shrugging her shoulders. Looking to Alyssa, Raven whispered to Cynthia.
"Think she'll be okay?"
Cynthia shrugged her shoulders, while looking to David, her eyes widening in realization that Yoko was nowhere in sight.
"David where's Yoko?" she asked. Looking at her oddly David looked to where Yoko once stood. Finding her gone, surprised he looked around for her. He knew she wasn't dead in the café because the tiger didn't even come near her. Did she run off again? Narrowing his eyes he jumped over the counter and crouched down. Receiving odd looks from Kevin and Cindy. Standing up with a Beretta and a couple clips in hand, before leaping over the counter and exited the café, disappearing into the night…
Thank you people for your reviews now to answer them:
Tinkies: I'm glad you like this fic and as to answer your question I may pair one of my BOW's up with someone. Maybe dunno yet.
Zombiedog001: Yes there's going to be a sequel or sequels, just to be on the safe side, because I know once I finish the sequel I'll be wanting to write another one. LOL. And two sequels for Curiosity killed the cat too just so you know. I figure your name started with an R but I wasn't too sure, I knew to mention its in one of our PM's
so enough of this rambling R/r peeps.