Author's Note: It's been a long time, but I've finally gotten around to making chapter three...
Also, this is a sort of prequel to "Even Fond Memories Can Come Back To Haunt You..." since the events that occurred in this chapter were mentioned vaguely in Chapter 10 and 22 of the story mentioned above.
Special thanks to Mayumi-H, BioHazard 101, Adrian Maxwell, Mossberg, The RED GUY, Aimzy-chan, and Post for reviewing Chapter 2!
- Shattered Mirror -
- By Brian Marcelo -
- brianmarcelo@hotmail.com -
- Rated R for angst and drama -
- Blurry Reflection -
- Chapter Three -
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Rebecca Chambers gazed idly at a couple strolling through the park with their little baby in tow, all of them looked quite content. She kept on gazing, wondering why she was denied happiness like that. Before the whole mansion incident, she was perfectly happy being with Richard and dreaming about them having a nice wedding and having a daughter, or two.
Not that it mattered anymore, since he was dead. Eaten by a shark while saving Chris Redfield, no less. She scowled at thought of Chris. Because of Chris, her Richard was taken away. While in the mansion, she didn't have any time to think about Richard or be mad at Chris, but now that she was back home, she had all the time to think about what could've been, and why things happened, and she had come to the conclusion that it was Chris' fault just as much as it was Wesker's.
The young medic sighed deeply as she reclined on the park bench, wishing she could've taken her anger out on Wesker. Damn bastard shot her before she even got a chance to speak. Lucky thing she had bothered to wear a bulletproof vest for her first mission.
She sighed again as her mind drifted back to Chris. In her heart she knew that he hadn't meant for Richard's death, it was just a freak accident. Besides, he had gotten the antidote for Richard's poison previously, and happened to be a good friend to both of them. Hell, Chris even saved her life when a Hunter had cornered her.
Looking up, she noticed that black clouds started forming, signaling it was going to rain soon.
She laughed bitterly, recalling that the local weatherman had promised today would be bright with cheery sunshine.
'So much for getting some fresh air...' she thought, as she sulked back to her apartment complex.
***
Jill frowned as she continued filling out paperwork, her concentration non-existent as she thought back to the conversation she had with Rebecca last night. Or rather, lack of.
"What are you doing here Jill? It's 11:30 at night..." Rebecca had asked as she opened the door fully so that Jill could come in.
"I think you know why, Rebecca..." Jill had answered quietly, as she entered the apartment.
"Look...it's kind of late, maybe this could wait till tomorrow...?" Rebecca had suggested, rubbing her eyes sleepily.
"Rebecca...I know something's wrong...it's about Richard, isn't it?" Jill had asked as she put a comforting hand on her friend's shoulder, "You told me once that you thought of me as a big sister...won't you let me be your big sister right now...?"
"Jill...it's...late..." the younger girl had murmured out, as she attempted to avoid conversation.
"I know how you feel Becky...please...let me help--" the older woman had said soothingly, before she was unexpectedly cut off.
"How could you know how I feel?! Chris is alive, but Richard isn't! You didn't lose someone you loved!" the young medic said with intense fury, "Did you know that Richard was going to propose to me? Did you...?"
To Rebecca's surprise, Jill had nodded with a sad smile on her face.
"Chris and I knew...Richard told us he was going to propose soon, he just wanted to plan out the whole thing...you know? Make it all a big surprise..." Jill had said, putting her hand on the young girl's shoulder once more, "I'm sorry I didn't tell you before..."
"Jill...I...I..." Rebecca had murmured out, "I...I'm sorry for yelling...I...I need some time to myself, to think and stuff, you know...?"
Jill had immediately understood when she noticed that Rebecca was holding the ring that was suppose to bring her happiness, not...this.
"I'll...see you around, I guess..." Jill had murmured, as she let herself out, "Take care of yourself, Becky..."
Jill sighed as she went back to filing her full report on the mansion incident, hoping that Rebecca was doing better today.
***
The young girl watched the rainfall outside of her window, idly wondering how it had gotten so dark.
"Oh Richard...I miss you..." she whispered quietly, her face pressed against the cool glass as she watched the rain drip against it.
"Sometimes I think about joining you, Richard, but I know you wouldn't want that..." she whispered, "I'm going to keep on living...just as you would've wanted me too. I know you wouldn't want me being mad at Chris, especially since he would've risked his life to save you, had the circumstances been different."
Quietly, she stepped away from the window and squinted her eyes slightly, noticing that she could see a blurry reflection of herself.
"Umbrella will pay for what they've done..." she said confidently, still looking at her reflection, "for taking you away, and for reducing me to this..."
Without another word, she left her apartment to go to work, confident in the fact that the corporation that caused her so much pain would crash down upon itself soon. Very soon.
She smiled slightly on her way out of the apartment complex, making a mental note that she'd need to get that mirror of hers fixed.
-The End-
I know, crappy chapter, and crappy ending, but yeah. Sorry. ^_^;
Please rate and review! I crave feedback!
Also check out these following stories:
GANG RAPE by Mossberg http://www.fanfiction.net/read.php?storyid=878885
ready, aim, fire! by Mayuku http://www.fanfiction.net/read.php?storyid=880030
Also, please check out "Even Fond Memories Can Come Back To Haunt You..."! Chapter Twenty-Two is up! ^_^; Review that also!
http://www.fanfiction.net/read.php?storyid=618902&chapter=22
Since this is my story, I can plug whatever I want, so here's a big promo/plug:
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- Even Fond Memories Can Come Back To Haunt You... - Promo
The Brother - Chris Redfield
The Sister - Claire Redfield
The Rookie - Leon S. Kennedy
The Survivor - Jill Valentine
The Veteran - Barry Burton
The Healer - Rebecca Chambers
The Soldier - Carlos Oliviera
The Lover - Steve Burnside
The Death - Hunk
The Temptess - Ada Wong
The Traitor - Albert Wesker
The Stalker - Nemesis
The Queen - Alexia Ashford
The Redfields go to Paris after the 'Code Veronica' incident to meet up with the rest of their teammates, only to slowly discover that not only is Umbrella HQ in Paris, but also some old enemies like their traitorous ex-captain Wesker, the latest version of the Nemesis-Tyrant, and the most powerful creature on Earth...Alexia Ashford!
***
Also, this is a sort of prequel to "Even Fond Memories Can Come Back To Haunt You..." since the events that occurred in this chapter were mentioned vaguely in Chapter 10 and 22 of the story mentioned above.
Special thanks to Mayumi-H, BioHazard 101, Adrian Maxwell, Mossberg, The RED GUY, Aimzy-chan, and Post for reviewing Chapter 2!
- Shattered Mirror -
- By Brian Marcelo -
- brianmarcelo@hotmail.com -
- Rated R for angst and drama -
- Blurry Reflection -
- Chapter Three -
***
Rebecca Chambers gazed idly at a couple strolling through the park with their little baby in tow, all of them looked quite content. She kept on gazing, wondering why she was denied happiness like that. Before the whole mansion incident, she was perfectly happy being with Richard and dreaming about them having a nice wedding and having a daughter, or two.
Not that it mattered anymore, since he was dead. Eaten by a shark while saving Chris Redfield, no less. She scowled at thought of Chris. Because of Chris, her Richard was taken away. While in the mansion, she didn't have any time to think about Richard or be mad at Chris, but now that she was back home, she had all the time to think about what could've been, and why things happened, and she had come to the conclusion that it was Chris' fault just as much as it was Wesker's.
The young medic sighed deeply as she reclined on the park bench, wishing she could've taken her anger out on Wesker. Damn bastard shot her before she even got a chance to speak. Lucky thing she had bothered to wear a bulletproof vest for her first mission.
She sighed again as her mind drifted back to Chris. In her heart she knew that he hadn't meant for Richard's death, it was just a freak accident. Besides, he had gotten the antidote for Richard's poison previously, and happened to be a good friend to both of them. Hell, Chris even saved her life when a Hunter had cornered her.
Looking up, she noticed that black clouds started forming, signaling it was going to rain soon.
She laughed bitterly, recalling that the local weatherman had promised today would be bright with cheery sunshine.
'So much for getting some fresh air...' she thought, as she sulked back to her apartment complex.
***
Jill frowned as she continued filling out paperwork, her concentration non-existent as she thought back to the conversation she had with Rebecca last night. Or rather, lack of.
"What are you doing here Jill? It's 11:30 at night..." Rebecca had asked as she opened the door fully so that Jill could come in.
"I think you know why, Rebecca..." Jill had answered quietly, as she entered the apartment.
"Look...it's kind of late, maybe this could wait till tomorrow...?" Rebecca had suggested, rubbing her eyes sleepily.
"Rebecca...I know something's wrong...it's about Richard, isn't it?" Jill had asked as she put a comforting hand on her friend's shoulder, "You told me once that you thought of me as a big sister...won't you let me be your big sister right now...?"
"Jill...it's...late..." the younger girl had murmured out, as she attempted to avoid conversation.
"I know how you feel Becky...please...let me help--" the older woman had said soothingly, before she was unexpectedly cut off.
"How could you know how I feel?! Chris is alive, but Richard isn't! You didn't lose someone you loved!" the young medic said with intense fury, "Did you know that Richard was going to propose to me? Did you...?"
To Rebecca's surprise, Jill had nodded with a sad smile on her face.
"Chris and I knew...Richard told us he was going to propose soon, he just wanted to plan out the whole thing...you know? Make it all a big surprise..." Jill had said, putting her hand on the young girl's shoulder once more, "I'm sorry I didn't tell you before..."
"Jill...I...I..." Rebecca had murmured out, "I...I'm sorry for yelling...I...I need some time to myself, to think and stuff, you know...?"
Jill had immediately understood when she noticed that Rebecca was holding the ring that was suppose to bring her happiness, not...this.
"I'll...see you around, I guess..." Jill had murmured, as she let herself out, "Take care of yourself, Becky..."
Jill sighed as she went back to filing her full report on the mansion incident, hoping that Rebecca was doing better today.
***
The young girl watched the rainfall outside of her window, idly wondering how it had gotten so dark.
"Oh Richard...I miss you..." she whispered quietly, her face pressed against the cool glass as she watched the rain drip against it.
"Sometimes I think about joining you, Richard, but I know you wouldn't want that..." she whispered, "I'm going to keep on living...just as you would've wanted me too. I know you wouldn't want me being mad at Chris, especially since he would've risked his life to save you, had the circumstances been different."
Quietly, she stepped away from the window and squinted her eyes slightly, noticing that she could see a blurry reflection of herself.
"Umbrella will pay for what they've done..." she said confidently, still looking at her reflection, "for taking you away, and for reducing me to this..."
Without another word, she left her apartment to go to work, confident in the fact that the corporation that caused her so much pain would crash down upon itself soon. Very soon.
She smiled slightly on her way out of the apartment complex, making a mental note that she'd need to get that mirror of hers fixed.
-The End-
I know, crappy chapter, and crappy ending, but yeah. Sorry. ^_^;
Please rate and review! I crave feedback!
Also check out these following stories:
GANG RAPE by Mossberg http://www.fanfiction.net/read.php?storyid=878885
ready, aim, fire! by Mayuku http://www.fanfiction.net/read.php?storyid=880030
Also, please check out "Even Fond Memories Can Come Back To Haunt You..."! Chapter Twenty-Two is up! ^_^; Review that also!
http://www.fanfiction.net/read.php?storyid=618902&chapter=22
Since this is my story, I can plug whatever I want, so here's a big promo/plug:
***
- Even Fond Memories Can Come Back To Haunt You... - Promo
The Brother - Chris Redfield
The Sister - Claire Redfield
The Rookie - Leon S. Kennedy
The Survivor - Jill Valentine
The Veteran - Barry Burton
The Healer - Rebecca Chambers
The Soldier - Carlos Oliviera
The Lover - Steve Burnside
The Death - Hunk
The Temptess - Ada Wong
The Traitor - Albert Wesker
The Stalker - Nemesis
The Queen - Alexia Ashford
The Redfields go to Paris after the 'Code Veronica' incident to meet up with the rest of their teammates, only to slowly discover that not only is Umbrella HQ in Paris, but also some old enemies like their traitorous ex-captain Wesker, the latest version of the Nemesis-Tyrant, and the most powerful creature on Earth...Alexia Ashford!
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