~*~*~*~* Hi y'all! This is a Chris/Jill & Claire/Leon fic. Right after
RE: CV
* = indicate thoughts
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Jill took another quick glance at Chris. She couldn't believe he was back, couldn't believe she was there sitting beside him. She told herself she was just picking up an old friend, her partner, but the second she saw him get of the train, she couldn't have been happier that he was back.
"When will the nightmare end?" Chris murmured, glancing back at Claire. Jill's happiness was shattered as she took a quick look at Claire; she looked like she was having a bad dream.
*Pity she can't even escape the nightmare in her sleep...*
Jill had just met Claire, but it had been obvious that something terrible had happened to her.
Jill looked up at Chris and gave a small smile of comfort.
"What happened?" She asked, her voice barely rising above a whisper so as not to wake Claire.
Chris shook his head; "I realized I couldn't protect her anymore."
"She's a grown woman, Chris. She'll be fine."
"Not if Umbrella has anything to do with it."
They just sat the in the silence, letting the cold truth sink in. Jill kept her eyes on the road.
"I'm glad you're back, Chris," Jill broke the silence.
Chris looked over at her and smiled, "I knew you couldn't stand being without me."
Jill laughed and Chris smiled at her.
"How much longer till we get there?"
"About a half hour."
Chris nodded, "I think I'll dose off for now. Wake me when we get there."
Jill nodded and kept driving.
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"Long time no see," Barry laughed, scooping up Chris and Claire in his huge arms.
"Good to see you too, Barry," Claire answered, but all the life in her voice was gone.
"Leon, Becky, and Carlos are out walking. They should be back soon," Barry explained.
"Come on you two, I'll show you to your rooms," Jill said, ushering the Redfields to the stairs.
Claire immediately collapsed in her bed, "I think I'll catch up on some sleep."
Jill nodded.
"Can you wake me when Leon gets back?"
"No problem sis," Chris replied, stepping back into the hall and closing the door.
He sighed, "I'm worried about her, Jill."
"She'll be okay," Jill said supportively, "They say time heals all."
Chris smiled weakly.
"Besides," Jill added, "If she can kick some zombie ass, I'm sure she can get through this."
Chris laughed and smiled that famous Redfield smile.
*That famous sexy Redfield smile*
Jill showed Chris to his room.
"Where's your room?" Chris asked casually.
"Why? You need to know where to go in the middle of the night when you have a bad dream?" Jill laughed, but, in all honesty, she would love to have Chris run to her whenever he needed someone.
"Just wondering," Chris said innocently, looking out his window to avoid Jill's eyes.
"It's just down the hall. Last door on the right," Jill answered, walking over and standing next to Chris.
They stood there for a moment or two, until Chris's curiosity burst.
"So, who is this Carlos guy?" Chris asked, trying to sound casual about it, "You said he helped you escape Raccoon, but other than that..."
"Other than that, he's just a friend," Jill answered, the quickly added, "nothing more."
*Smooth Jill. Now he'll think you're dying to go out with him. You have to play it cool*
Chris eyed Jill suspiciously.
Jill felt her face getting red and she stared down at the floor.
He stepped toward her and gently brushed a strand of her hair behind her ear. Then, bringing his hand under her chin, he lifted her face upward towards his, "That's good to know."
Their lips were now just millimeters apart.
"HEY GUYS! LEON, BECKY, AND CARLOS ARE BACK!" Barry yelled from downstairs.
Chris and Jill parted. Jill was no almost one hundred percent positive that her face was bright red.
"We'll continue this conversation later," Chris said, stepping past Jill and to the door.
Jill stood there for a moment, waiting for the redness in her cheeks to subside.
"Ahem," Chris cleared his throat.
Jill turned and looked at him. He was there, waiting at the door.
"Ladies first."
Regaining her composure, Jill answered, "Sucking up won't get you far in my book."
With that they sauntered downstairs to greet the others.
* = indicate thoughts
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Jill took another quick glance at Chris. She couldn't believe he was back, couldn't believe she was there sitting beside him. She told herself she was just picking up an old friend, her partner, but the second she saw him get of the train, she couldn't have been happier that he was back.
"When will the nightmare end?" Chris murmured, glancing back at Claire. Jill's happiness was shattered as she took a quick look at Claire; she looked like she was having a bad dream.
*Pity she can't even escape the nightmare in her sleep...*
Jill had just met Claire, but it had been obvious that something terrible had happened to her.
Jill looked up at Chris and gave a small smile of comfort.
"What happened?" She asked, her voice barely rising above a whisper so as not to wake Claire.
Chris shook his head; "I realized I couldn't protect her anymore."
"She's a grown woman, Chris. She'll be fine."
"Not if Umbrella has anything to do with it."
They just sat the in the silence, letting the cold truth sink in. Jill kept her eyes on the road.
"I'm glad you're back, Chris," Jill broke the silence.
Chris looked over at her and smiled, "I knew you couldn't stand being without me."
Jill laughed and Chris smiled at her.
"How much longer till we get there?"
"About a half hour."
Chris nodded, "I think I'll dose off for now. Wake me when we get there."
Jill nodded and kept driving.
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"Long time no see," Barry laughed, scooping up Chris and Claire in his huge arms.
"Good to see you too, Barry," Claire answered, but all the life in her voice was gone.
"Leon, Becky, and Carlos are out walking. They should be back soon," Barry explained.
"Come on you two, I'll show you to your rooms," Jill said, ushering the Redfields to the stairs.
Claire immediately collapsed in her bed, "I think I'll catch up on some sleep."
Jill nodded.
"Can you wake me when Leon gets back?"
"No problem sis," Chris replied, stepping back into the hall and closing the door.
He sighed, "I'm worried about her, Jill."
"She'll be okay," Jill said supportively, "They say time heals all."
Chris smiled weakly.
"Besides," Jill added, "If she can kick some zombie ass, I'm sure she can get through this."
Chris laughed and smiled that famous Redfield smile.
*That famous sexy Redfield smile*
Jill showed Chris to his room.
"Where's your room?" Chris asked casually.
"Why? You need to know where to go in the middle of the night when you have a bad dream?" Jill laughed, but, in all honesty, she would love to have Chris run to her whenever he needed someone.
"Just wondering," Chris said innocently, looking out his window to avoid Jill's eyes.
"It's just down the hall. Last door on the right," Jill answered, walking over and standing next to Chris.
They stood there for a moment or two, until Chris's curiosity burst.
"So, who is this Carlos guy?" Chris asked, trying to sound casual about it, "You said he helped you escape Raccoon, but other than that..."
"Other than that, he's just a friend," Jill answered, the quickly added, "nothing more."
*Smooth Jill. Now he'll think you're dying to go out with him. You have to play it cool*
Chris eyed Jill suspiciously.
Jill felt her face getting red and she stared down at the floor.
He stepped toward her and gently brushed a strand of her hair behind her ear. Then, bringing his hand under her chin, he lifted her face upward towards his, "That's good to know."
Their lips were now just millimeters apart.
"HEY GUYS! LEON, BECKY, AND CARLOS ARE BACK!" Barry yelled from downstairs.
Chris and Jill parted. Jill was no almost one hundred percent positive that her face was bright red.
"We'll continue this conversation later," Chris said, stepping past Jill and to the door.
Jill stood there for a moment, waiting for the redness in her cheeks to subside.
"Ahem," Chris cleared his throat.
Jill turned and looked at him. He was there, waiting at the door.
"Ladies first."
Regaining her composure, Jill answered, "Sucking up won't get you far in my book."
With that they sauntered downstairs to greet the others.