Chapter 4
Chris Redfield unlocked the door to his apartment and walked inside. He laid down on his sofa. Having just enough strength to open an eye, he saw the clock read 11:56. It was that late already? He had just gotten home from Barry's house. All his mind could think about now was Umbrella. Barry and he kept discussing ways to prevent disasters caused by Umbrella but something always went wrong. He sighed and turned on the TV. Always being a night person, he would normally be at a restaurant or club this hour. But for some reason he wanted to come home tonight. A buzz emitted through his room. "Who the hell would come here besides Claire at 11:58 at night?" He pressed the button and talked. "Chris Redfield speaking." A soft voice replied through the speaker. "It's me, Jill Valentine. I need to talk to you!" "Oh, okay," said Chris as he pressed the button to let her in. He heard her come up the stairs. She knocked on the door three times and he opened it and looked at her. "You're looking nice tonight." he said to her. She laughed and walked in the door. That was the first time she laughed in a while. Jill sat on the couch and stretched. Chris stared at her for a second then shook his head. For some reason he was slightly attracted to her, but he didn't tell anyone. He walked over to sit beside her. "What is it you wanted to tell me?" "Well." said Jill. "I received a call from Mike. You know, Mike Elofer." "Yeah, I know him," said Chris. "What's up?" "We have bad news. Garden City, PA, had a new Umbrella lab installed, and something went wrong." "Hell no!" said Chris. "He is not suggesting we come, is he?" Jill didn't answer. Then she gave him the address of the house. "Shit, shit, shit. Why does this nightmare never end?" "But Chris, this is one of Umbrella's top three labs. By destroying it, we could seriously hurt Umbrella." Chris looked at Jill as if to say, you're kidding me right? Jill looked serious. Chris couldn't believe this. She was actually going to Garden City. Chris sighed. "Okay, but it's a long way back to you're apartment. Do you. uh. want to stay the night?" She looked at him and laughed. "Sure." Chris told her to move and she did. He opened up the sofa bed from his sofa and she settled in it. He walked into his room and turned around. "Actually, that isn't very soft and I have a large bed so if you want to you know, sleep there that is fine with me." "Chris!" Jill saw Chris blush and she checked him over. He actually looked nice tonight and wasn't sloppy like usual. "Okay, just asking, just asking!" he said and turned. He was walking into his room when Jill got up and said, "Okay." He couldn't believe this! Jill actually followed him into his room and got in bed. She snuggled against and reached up. Then she kissed him. Chris let Jill's cool lips lock with his as she slid her hands to stomach and wrapped them around him. "Uh, Jill, I thought we were just friends." "Chris, I've loved you for a long time. I guess after the Spencer estate I felt like I needed to be with you, I love you Chris.." "Well, I guess death-defying experiences like that bring people closer together. I bet right now Claire and Leon." "Chris!" said Jill again. They both laughed and Jill started to unbutton Chris's shirt. Chris kissed Jill again and said "Jill, I will go to Garden City with you." Jill reached over and turned out the light. "Chris." she whispered as he embraced her in his arms when their lips met. She knew that Chris and she may never see their home again.
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Leon Kennedy sat down and slicked his hair back. The sound of running water made him sleepy. He looked into the bathroom and saw the long, slender shadow of Claire Redfield through the glass. He looked back towards the drawing he had made in front of him. He had drawn an Asian woman, about as tall as him with smooth black hair and a red blouse with a mini-skirt that ended slightly above her knees. Ada Wong. He sighed and looked back towards Claire. Every time he looked at her shadow he saw Ada. He still felt upset that Ada was gone. That left a scar in his heart that couldn't be erased. He swore his revenge against Umbrella. His cell phone rang. He picked it up and saw that it said: Elofer, Michael. He picked it up and said "Yo Mike, what's up?" He looked at the clock and saw it was 12:30 at night. "You're up late!" he said. He heard Mike's voice urgent and worried. "Leon, this is no time for jokes! I'm in Garden City, and there's been an outbreak caused by an Umbrella virus. I know that you may not want to come but we need all the help we can get. I have Jill coming. She is also talking to Chris. Where are you?" "Shit, a breakout!" cried Leon. "You want me to come!" "Yes I know it is a lot to ask but-" "Mike, this is serious. Listen, I'm at Claire's apartment now. Do you want her help to?" "Uh, yeah." "Hold on, she's in the shower." "Mike, I can get there within 6 hours. Do you have that much time?" "Yeah, I and my friends are spending the night in this house. We are preparing to take down the lab here. It is one of the biggest labs in the U.S. This is your chance for revenge. For Ada. Here's the address." The sound of Ada's name made his heart jump. "Okay, he replied, I'm in." "Good. Is Claire out yet?" Leon turned and saw Claire walking in wearing her usual shorts and pink jacket. She had her hair in a ponytail like usual. Leon handed her the phone and said "Mike Elofer." Claire put it to her and said "Hi Mike, how are you doing?" After some time of talking Claire replied, "Okay, I'm coming, bye." She pressed the off button and looked at Leon. "Are you sure you're up for this?" Leon paused for a moment and showed her the drawing. "I'm so sorry!" said Claire and she sat on the sofa with him. What she did next startled Leon. She gently put her arm around him and kissed him. She tried to push him onto his back slowly. He shot up. "No!" he yelled. "I'm sorry, but I'm not ready for this yet." "I-I'm sorry!" said Claire. "Please forgive me." Leon looked at the drawing one more time and sighed. He turned and said "Claire, I don't think right now we should be more than just friends." Claire nodded her head, but Leon could tell she was disappointed. He never even suspected this whole time she liked him like that. Claire went into her room. "Goodnight Leon." She said. Leon shuffled through his pocket and found his car keys. "Goodnight Claire." He walked into her room and saw her sitting on her bed. She looked up at him. "Aren't you going?" Leon sat beside her and kissed her on the cheek. Claire opened her eyes wide and Leon pulled his head back. He got up and walked out of the room. Claire's words stopped him dead in his tracks. "I love you Leon," Leon turned around and looked at the picture of Ada. "I'm sorry Claire." he said letting his voice trail off. "See you at Mike's, Leon." Leon turned around and waved. He stepped out of the door and into the hallway. His mind was racing with thoughts about Ada, Claire, Garden City, and Umbrella.
Chris Redfield unlocked the door to his apartment and walked inside. He laid down on his sofa. Having just enough strength to open an eye, he saw the clock read 11:56. It was that late already? He had just gotten home from Barry's house. All his mind could think about now was Umbrella. Barry and he kept discussing ways to prevent disasters caused by Umbrella but something always went wrong. He sighed and turned on the TV. Always being a night person, he would normally be at a restaurant or club this hour. But for some reason he wanted to come home tonight. A buzz emitted through his room. "Who the hell would come here besides Claire at 11:58 at night?" He pressed the button and talked. "Chris Redfield speaking." A soft voice replied through the speaker. "It's me, Jill Valentine. I need to talk to you!" "Oh, okay," said Chris as he pressed the button to let her in. He heard her come up the stairs. She knocked on the door three times and he opened it and looked at her. "You're looking nice tonight." he said to her. She laughed and walked in the door. That was the first time she laughed in a while. Jill sat on the couch and stretched. Chris stared at her for a second then shook his head. For some reason he was slightly attracted to her, but he didn't tell anyone. He walked over to sit beside her. "What is it you wanted to tell me?" "Well." said Jill. "I received a call from Mike. You know, Mike Elofer." "Yeah, I know him," said Chris. "What's up?" "We have bad news. Garden City, PA, had a new Umbrella lab installed, and something went wrong." "Hell no!" said Chris. "He is not suggesting we come, is he?" Jill didn't answer. Then she gave him the address of the house. "Shit, shit, shit. Why does this nightmare never end?" "But Chris, this is one of Umbrella's top three labs. By destroying it, we could seriously hurt Umbrella." Chris looked at Jill as if to say, you're kidding me right? Jill looked serious. Chris couldn't believe this. She was actually going to Garden City. Chris sighed. "Okay, but it's a long way back to you're apartment. Do you. uh. want to stay the night?" She looked at him and laughed. "Sure." Chris told her to move and she did. He opened up the sofa bed from his sofa and she settled in it. He walked into his room and turned around. "Actually, that isn't very soft and I have a large bed so if you want to you know, sleep there that is fine with me." "Chris!" Jill saw Chris blush and she checked him over. He actually looked nice tonight and wasn't sloppy like usual. "Okay, just asking, just asking!" he said and turned. He was walking into his room when Jill got up and said, "Okay." He couldn't believe this! Jill actually followed him into his room and got in bed. She snuggled against and reached up. Then she kissed him. Chris let Jill's cool lips lock with his as she slid her hands to stomach and wrapped them around him. "Uh, Jill, I thought we were just friends." "Chris, I've loved you for a long time. I guess after the Spencer estate I felt like I needed to be with you, I love you Chris.." "Well, I guess death-defying experiences like that bring people closer together. I bet right now Claire and Leon." "Chris!" said Jill again. They both laughed and Jill started to unbutton Chris's shirt. Chris kissed Jill again and said "Jill, I will go to Garden City with you." Jill reached over and turned out the light. "Chris." she whispered as he embraced her in his arms when their lips met. She knew that Chris and she may never see their home again.
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Leon Kennedy sat down and slicked his hair back. The sound of running water made him sleepy. He looked into the bathroom and saw the long, slender shadow of Claire Redfield through the glass. He looked back towards the drawing he had made in front of him. He had drawn an Asian woman, about as tall as him with smooth black hair and a red blouse with a mini-skirt that ended slightly above her knees. Ada Wong. He sighed and looked back towards Claire. Every time he looked at her shadow he saw Ada. He still felt upset that Ada was gone. That left a scar in his heart that couldn't be erased. He swore his revenge against Umbrella. His cell phone rang. He picked it up and saw that it said: Elofer, Michael. He picked it up and said "Yo Mike, what's up?" He looked at the clock and saw it was 12:30 at night. "You're up late!" he said. He heard Mike's voice urgent and worried. "Leon, this is no time for jokes! I'm in Garden City, and there's been an outbreak caused by an Umbrella virus. I know that you may not want to come but we need all the help we can get. I have Jill coming. She is also talking to Chris. Where are you?" "Shit, a breakout!" cried Leon. "You want me to come!" "Yes I know it is a lot to ask but-" "Mike, this is serious. Listen, I'm at Claire's apartment now. Do you want her help to?" "Uh, yeah." "Hold on, she's in the shower." "Mike, I can get there within 6 hours. Do you have that much time?" "Yeah, I and my friends are spending the night in this house. We are preparing to take down the lab here. It is one of the biggest labs in the U.S. This is your chance for revenge. For Ada. Here's the address." The sound of Ada's name made his heart jump. "Okay, he replied, I'm in." "Good. Is Claire out yet?" Leon turned and saw Claire walking in wearing her usual shorts and pink jacket. She had her hair in a ponytail like usual. Leon handed her the phone and said "Mike Elofer." Claire put it to her and said "Hi Mike, how are you doing?" After some time of talking Claire replied, "Okay, I'm coming, bye." She pressed the off button and looked at Leon. "Are you sure you're up for this?" Leon paused for a moment and showed her the drawing. "I'm so sorry!" said Claire and she sat on the sofa with him. What she did next startled Leon. She gently put her arm around him and kissed him. She tried to push him onto his back slowly. He shot up. "No!" he yelled. "I'm sorry, but I'm not ready for this yet." "I-I'm sorry!" said Claire. "Please forgive me." Leon looked at the drawing one more time and sighed. He turned and said "Claire, I don't think right now we should be more than just friends." Claire nodded her head, but Leon could tell she was disappointed. He never even suspected this whole time she liked him like that. Claire went into her room. "Goodnight Leon." She said. Leon shuffled through his pocket and found his car keys. "Goodnight Claire." He walked into her room and saw her sitting on her bed. She looked up at him. "Aren't you going?" Leon sat beside her and kissed her on the cheek. Claire opened her eyes wide and Leon pulled his head back. He got up and walked out of the room. Claire's words stopped him dead in his tracks. "I love you Leon," Leon turned around and looked at the picture of Ada. "I'm sorry Claire." he said letting his voice trail off. "See you at Mike's, Leon." Leon turned around and waved. He stepped out of the door and into the hallway. His mind was racing with thoughts about Ada, Claire, Garden City, and Umbrella.
