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RESIDENT EVIL: ROAD TO DESTINY
CHAPTER 6
Everything was dark. Chris felt his breath coming is abrupt gasps as he continued walking cautiously town the dark corridor. He was wearing his standard issue stars combat garb. Along with that, he also carried a magnum, a shotgun and a M16 for protection. He had no idea how he got into this dark area. Nothing made any sense yet he walked on from sheer curiosity. Something compelled him to move on. He was currently gripping his magnum tightly in his sweaty hands.
He heard the loud familiar groan of zombies up ahead. Fear gripped his heart like nothing he had ever experienced before. Even on his worst mission's he had never been this scared and fearful for his life. Chris scoffed in scorn, silently berating himself. He was not acting like his usual self. He once again began walking forward, carefully steadying his magnum in his nervous hands. Suddenly the hallway came to an end and he was now standing in front of a very large door. The ornate designs and craftsmanship were fashioned in a form predating it all the way back to the Romantic Era. Once again the fear gripped his heart yet he took a deep breath and opened the hallway doors anyway. Immediately upon entering, he was engulfed in a sea of zombies, lickers, hunters, and all other biological creations the Umbrella Corporation had to offer. He fought valiantly, firing right and left but it was to no avail. Soon, he was out of ammunition and in no time at all the monsters were upon him.
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"NOOOOOOOO!" Chris screamed as he shot out of bed in an anxious panic. He was sweating profusely. He slowly brought his shaking hand to his face, wiping away the sweat from his brow. He closed his eyes and let a trembling sigh escape his lips.
KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK
Chris jumped in slight alarm at the sudden knocking at his room door. He grumbled in frustration at his suddenly edgy behavior. He sank his head completely in his hands letting out yet another sigh. 'You've got to get a hold of yourself, Chris.' He told himself mentally. The knocking came again.
"Come in." He replied in a dry voice without removing his head from his hands.
Jill walked in wearily. "Chris?" She asked gently. "Sorry, I didn't mean to wake you up…"
Chris still hadn't moved since Jill entered. "No… Don't worry about it Jill. I was awake already."
"Chris? Are you alright?" She took a tentative step towards him.
At the sound of her anxious voice, Chris finally raised his head once more to regard her. "Yeah, I'm great, don't worry about it." He said reassuringly. "Guess I just have a lot of stress on my mind, that's all."
Jill glanced at him with an unbelieving look. "Chris, you're lying to me. What's wrong?"
Chris didn't answer. He simply continued to stare out into space.
"Chis! Talk to me damnit! We've been partners for nearly 4 years! You can trust me can't you?"
"Yeah." Chris complied softly. "It's not you Jill, it's just…"
"…What is it?" She urged gently.
"… I don't know. I'm just getting these premonitions…"
Jill was shocked. "Chris… What are you saying… Are you trying to say you don't think we can complete this mission?"
Chris shook his head lazily. "No that's not what I meant. I have the utmost confidence in our success. It's just… I'm tired Jill. After all these months of fighting, all these life or death situations…I'm tired."
Jill was appalled. Her eyes widened in shock as she stood there staring straight at him with disbelieving eyes. "I can't believe I'm hearing this!"
Chris gazed up at her nonchalantly. "Believe it."
"So you're just giving up? Is that it Chris? You know I never would have expected to hear these words coming out of your mouth! I thought you were tougher then this! You really disappoint me you know that?"
Much to her chagrin, Chris simply chuckled in spite of her raving. This made her even more angry. "And so now it's funny? What's wrong with you Chris?"
Chris suddenly brought his laughing to an abrupt stop and stared directly into her eyes with penetrating seriousness. "Jill believe me when I tell you I will never give up. Not while there are people out there who still need my help. I will die before I let Umbrella or Armerax or any other company develop the original viral strand and pollute the human race with it. I will fight for my life to make sure that peace is realized and put this nonsense to an end!" He suddenly softened his expression once more and trained his eyes towards the carpet. "I was merely stating that I'm tired of constantly fighting all the time. It's putting its wear and tear on me and I think I'm breaking down."
"Chris…"
"I just had a dream a while ago. Not too long before you came in. It was kind of strange. I kept fighting and fighting but… well… it was an…"
"…Unbeatable battle…" Jill finished for him. She slowly walked over to his bed and sat down next to him. "Chris, its just fear. You don't have to hide your feelings. We're all afraid at some point or another in our lives. It's a part of what makes us human after all."
Chris looked at her with sad eyes. "It's not the fear part I'm worried about…"
Jill was puzzled and didn't know what else to say. "Chris…"
"I love you Jill. You know that don't you?"
Jill's eyes widened in shock. She was completely and utterly speechless by his sudden confession.
Chris took advantage of her shock. "I've always loved you. I've just never been brave enough to say it before in the past. But it's too late for that now isn't it? Things have changed between us."
Jill suddenly felt a weight in her heart as his words reverberated through her senses. "Chris… no… we… I … I still love you too!"
He shook his head slightly, a small smile tugging on his lips. "Carlos needs you now. He needs you and you need him. Even if you don't realize it yet."
Jill began shaking her head quietly. "No… Chris…No!"
Chris lightly gripped her shoulders forcing her to look him directly in the eyes. "Jill please listen to me. If something happens in this mission… I'm not saying anything will but just in case… You're the only one I would trust most to take care of things for me. My sister respects you and so does everyone else…"
Jill simply continued looking at him with lost eyes. "Chris I don't understand. What are you trying to say? Nothing will happen. You can look after your sister yourself."
Chris then did something Jill would have never expected him to do. He embraced her in his arms and passionately kissed her. Jill slowly wrapped her arms around him and kissed back with equal passion. The two remained that way as if all time had stopped and they were eternally frozen in that position. However, unfortunately it did end as Chris gently pulled away and held her at arm's length. Once again, Jill was rendered speechless.
"Goodnight Jill…" He said silently. "We'll talk more tomorrow. Right now I just think we all need our rest."
The concept of what Chris had done began to sink into Jill's conscience. All the while they were talking he had absently led her towards the entrance of his room where they had finally kissed. She suddenly caught on to what his next move was. "Chris wait a minute! W-"
But before she could finish, Chris closed the door in her face. Jill was so angry she wanted to scream. She nearly banged on the door a few times in her blinding anger but decided against it as she would only be causing a scene and waking the others up. Finally she scoffed in anger and marched to her room. However, deep inside, she couldn't help getting the words of their recent conversation out of her head. 'Those words… those were the words spoken by those who were waiting to die.'
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Authors note: Once again, thanks for reading and please stay turned for chapter 7.