September 29th, 1998
Boy, I've been watching you like the hawk in the sky
That fly and you were my prey (my prey)
Boy, I promise you if we keep bumpin' heads
I know that one of these days (days)
We gon' hook it up while we talk on the phone
But see, I don't know if that's good
I've been holdin' back this secret from you
Aurora Harris sighed as another car that wasn't a tow truck drove pass her. It's been over an hour and still no sign from the tow truck triple A was supposed to send her way. Checking the time on her phone, she sighed. She's been trying to get into contact with her family to see if any of them had time to come pick her up, but each call went straight to voice mail. You would think that having 4 siblings, at least one of them would pick up their phone. She wasn't even that far from the city. At most, she was about an hour and a half away by car.
Sucking her teeth with a groan, Aurora looked up at the sky. The clouds were getting dark, and the smell of rain was starting to become more apparent. The sun was almost gone from the sky, and soon she would be left in the dark and the rain. Groaning louder she leaned back against the hood of her car.
"Umm, excuse me." Looking up Aurora raised an eyebrow at the guy waving out of his car window, "do you need any help?"
"Uhh yeah," Aurora sat up quickly, "yes I do"
"Well I'm heading to raccoon city, do you want a ride?"
"Yes, I'm actually headed that way myself"
"Okay, hop in"
Without thinking much about it, Aurora sighed in relief. Quickly sliding off the hood of her car she turned it off, placing her Keys in her pants while she went to grab her bags. Putting the bags in the back seat, Aurora took her place in the passenger seat.
"Thank you so much"
"No problem," the man smiled and drove off. "I'm Leon by the way"
"Aurora, and I know this may seem weird since I'm already in your car now, but I have to ask, you're not a rapist murderer are you?"
"No," Leon laughed, "I'm actually quite the opposite, I'm a cop"
"Oh," Aurora blinked as she looked him over, "you look way to young to be a cop"
"Its my first day on the job actually?
"Congratulations"
"Thanks. " Leon smiled, "What about you, why are you headed to raccoon city?"
"My sister is getting married. I was supposed to be there yesterday but she was being annoying so I left a day late"
"Well what do you know, we're just a pair of late birds aren't we"
"You're late on your first day?" Aurora laughed
As they drove the two made small talk over the radio and their music taste. Aurora was more of a pop and r&b type of person, while Leon was more of a rock and country type of person. Aurora gagged. She wasn't particularly fond of country. Leon mocked offense at her reaction and the two argued over the best genre of music.
As the road got darker it started to rain. Turning on the windshield wipers, Leon noticed his gas tank running low. "Is it okay if I stop for gas"
"Why would I have a problem with that," Aurora smirked, "when you go inside, get me some ketchup chips"
"That sounds disgusting"
"But it's actually delicious"
As Leon pulled up to the gas station Aurora took out her phone. She was only on 15% and tried one last time to get some type of connection to her family. As expected, the call went straight to voicemail. Sighing, Aurora sat back. Her eldest sister Adora is getting married to her childhood sweetheart in 2 weeks. Aurora had no problem with her sister or her fiancé, but when Adora demanded that she show up two weeks prior to the wedding and continuously called her to day in and day out, Aurora expected that her sister would have some type of courtesy to pick up when she called.
As she checked her appearance in the side mirror, something banged against the car making Aurora jump. Her heart thumped in her chest as the banging continued. Fumbling around in the car, she managed to turn on the inside light, hoping to atleast get a glimpse of whoever it was that kept banging on the car door. As she peaked closer it banged against the window again. As she was able to press against the window, it's face banged against the window. Screaming aurora crawled backwards into the drivers seat.
Her screaming must have triggered something because the banging against the car became excessive, as if there was more than one person banging. As the car started to shake, Aurora made the move to get out of the car before the glass on the windows break or the car tips over. As she opened the door, It was slammed shut as someone ran into the car door, causing Aurora to fall back into her seat.
"What the hell is going on," Aurora yelled as she forcefully pushed the door open. The person fell to the ground as Aurora got out of the car and ran towards the gas station where Leon entered. As she pushed open the door, she froze as Leon pointed a gun at her face. "Don't shoot!"
"Get down!"
Aurora ducked down just as Leon shot his gun. Aurora's eyes widened as she heard it hit something behind her. "Holy shit," she whispered as she looked behind her to see a dead man On the ground. "Holy shit"
"You alright?" Leon asked as he helped her up
"Yeah I think so," she breathed as she looked down at the person Leon shot. It didn't look human at all. "Thank you"
"Thank me later, when we're safe." Leon breaths as groaning and moaning could be heard. He jerks his chin, gesturing to the parking lot. Aurora whips her head back around to see a wave of zombies scrambling towards you.
"Holy shit!" Aurora cries as she scans the wall of dead. Suddenly a growling scream and a bang makes her jump as a grotesque face presses against the windowed door of the market. She let out a scream, then turned back to the shambling hoard. "What are we going to do," she cried
"Come on!" Leon said as he grabbed her hand and started to run. He ducks and dodges the pack with Aurora in tow as he ran towards the abandoned sheriffs car. Pushing Aurora in, he closes the door before running to the passenger side.
Leon starts the engine before the doors are shut. It rumbles to life and he swiftly switches the gear to reverse. "Hold on" he orders. Aurora complies, grasping onto the handle of the door, bracing against the back of the seat. Tires squeal as Leon floors the gas, swinging the car around to face the road. Peeling out of the lot, racing passed the pumps, his abandoned jeep, and the crowd of dead eyed monsters. The engine roars as the car picks up speed, flying away from the gruesome scene as fast as the wheels will go.
"What the fuck just happened"
Aurora took deep breath to calm down her beating heart. There was zombie like creatures at the gas station. There's been no news of anything or if it spread, and she can't get in touch with her mother, sisters, brother or father. It must have just happened.
"What the fuck just happened"
"I don't know," Leon answers, looking over to her, "Hopefully they'll have some answers at the police station." He turns his eyes back to the road.
"Why would they have answers at the police station? Do you think they made it to the city!? Do you think something happened!?" Aurora started to panick as the thought of her family being turned into those creatures ran through her mind.
"Hey, hey," Leon called, "calm down, we don't know anything yet. Don't panic"
Taking another deep breath, Aurora started to calm down. Leon was right. They didn't know anything yet so panicking wouldn't do her or Leon any favors as of now. Especially if there was more of those things and she needed to help Leon. It's a silent drive as they sit with their thoughts. The last thing Aurora noticed was a sign welcoming them to Raccoon City, home of Umbrella.
This story is also posted on A03. This is the first part in a series that introduces my oc Aurora Harris, while also serving as a self indulgent fic that combines both scenerios