AN: Hey y'all! sorry it took so long to get this chapter up. Been
swamped plus I been working on another story. I'll try to update more
often! Anyway, thanx to my reviewers! And enjoy!
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Leon smiled at Chris Redfield. He could easily see the family resemblance.
Chris shook Leon's hand, "Hey. Claire's upstairs sleeping. She told me to wake her when you got back."
"Don't bother. Sleep's hard to come by lately. Let her sleep."
Chris grinned and turned to Carlos and Jill and Leon looked up the staircase to Claire's room.
*What I wouldn't give just to see her again...*
Leon glanced at the others and saw that he would not be missed.
He slipped up the steps and carefully opened Claire's door, trying his hardest not to wake her.
Standing beside her bed, he gazed down at her.
She was frowning and worry and/or anger ceased her brow. A bead of sweat had formed on her forehead. She breathed deep and let out a small whimper.
Leon hated seeing her like that and he shook her shoulder slightly, "Claire..."
She bolted upright and seemed to think that she was still in her dream. She was breathing deep and it took her several moments to realize that she was okay.
She looked up at Leon.
"It's okay, Claire. You're okay now," he sat down beside her and rested his hand on her shoulder.
"It was...so real..." Claire stuttered, still gasping for air.
"I know," Leon said, remembering the horrors of Raccoon City.
Claire leaned against Leon and closed her eyes.
"It's okay now Claire. You're safe here. I won't let anything happen to you."
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Meanwhile, downstairs, Carlos, Rebecca and Jill had agreed to attempt to cook dinner. None of them had cooked much recently and most of their dining experience before had been fast food restaurants and TV dinners.
"I'll eat it if you will," Chris whispered to Barry, while watching the other three attempt to form something edible in the kitchen.
"I'm not eating it if it moves." Barry grinned.
They watched them for a moment longer.
"Well, maybe if it moves a little."
"AHHH!" Rebecca shrieked, dropping flour on the floor.
"Screw it. If I can catch it, I'll eat it."
Chris laughed.
"What's so funny?" demanded a frustrated Rebecca.
"Nothing," Chris bit his lip in order to prevent laughing. But Barry was less successful and he doubled over in laughter. Which of course, set Chris off and the two sat there laughing their heads off.
Jill looked up at the two men and then to Rebecca. "Yo Becky, how about we give the men a chance to cook tonight?"
"Sounds good to me," Rebecca grinned.
Barry and Chris stopped laughing and looked at each other.
"No problem Amigos." Carlos walked over to Chris and Barry, "We can handle that."
"Speak for yourself," Chris muttered.
Carlos elbowed him, "We got this covered. Why don't you ladies go and grab a nap?"
"And miss this show? You gotta be kidding!" Jill laughed.
"I'm sorry, but I demand that we be left alone to work our magic," Carlos said, ushering the ladies out of the kitchen and up stairs.
"Brilliant Carlos," Chris muttered, "Unless you're really a chef, I think this house is about to become charcoal."
"Not so, Amigo. I've got a plan..."
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AN: ok, sorry that was really short, i'm swamped w/hw XP i'll try to post next chapter next weekend, but no promises.
And thanx to my reviewers:
Tifa Redfield: I'll try to finish this one sometime! ^_^ I'll try not to keep in suspense...too often ^_~
Melina: Thank you and I hope to hear more from you!
Overlord: I'll definitly keep writing! thanx!
FireRain: thanx for all your reviews to my stories! ^_^ yes, i know its flirty. Just in that kinda mood i guess. ^_^
Rebirth: I'm continuing! ^_^ hope to hear more from you and thanx for the review!
Joanne Beverly: Sorry I kept you waiting so long! I'll try to be quicker next time!
Spiked Kurrow: Thanks for the input! I don't think I'm gonna make this a lemon, not really my style. But thanks for the input! hope you keep reading!
Sick Little Friend: Thanks! I love these couple pairings ^_^
outlawdude: Thanks! I know these chapters are kinda boring, but I have every intent on putting more action in the upcoming chapters! hope you keep reading!
1234: thanks! hope to hear more from you! keep reading! ^_^
Lyger: Thanks! I'll add more as soon as I can!
lily-the-angel2002: Thanks! The best part is yet to come!
Jayne: Thanks! hope you enjoy the rest of this!
Fearix: Thanks for all your reviews! And you and wesker....o_O I won't comment...
Brian Marcelo: Thanks! I'll try to keep up my writing! I like your stories too, so you gotta write more soon also! Thanks again!
Thanks again to all my readers! ESPECIALLY FOR ALL YOUR PATIENCE!!!!
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Leon smiled at Chris Redfield. He could easily see the family resemblance.
Chris shook Leon's hand, "Hey. Claire's upstairs sleeping. She told me to wake her when you got back."
"Don't bother. Sleep's hard to come by lately. Let her sleep."
Chris grinned and turned to Carlos and Jill and Leon looked up the staircase to Claire's room.
*What I wouldn't give just to see her again...*
Leon glanced at the others and saw that he would not be missed.
He slipped up the steps and carefully opened Claire's door, trying his hardest not to wake her.
Standing beside her bed, he gazed down at her.
She was frowning and worry and/or anger ceased her brow. A bead of sweat had formed on her forehead. She breathed deep and let out a small whimper.
Leon hated seeing her like that and he shook her shoulder slightly, "Claire..."
She bolted upright and seemed to think that she was still in her dream. She was breathing deep and it took her several moments to realize that she was okay.
She looked up at Leon.
"It's okay, Claire. You're okay now," he sat down beside her and rested his hand on her shoulder.
"It was...so real..." Claire stuttered, still gasping for air.
"I know," Leon said, remembering the horrors of Raccoon City.
Claire leaned against Leon and closed her eyes.
"It's okay now Claire. You're safe here. I won't let anything happen to you."
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Meanwhile, downstairs, Carlos, Rebecca and Jill had agreed to attempt to cook dinner. None of them had cooked much recently and most of their dining experience before had been fast food restaurants and TV dinners.
"I'll eat it if you will," Chris whispered to Barry, while watching the other three attempt to form something edible in the kitchen.
"I'm not eating it if it moves." Barry grinned.
They watched them for a moment longer.
"Well, maybe if it moves a little."
"AHHH!" Rebecca shrieked, dropping flour on the floor.
"Screw it. If I can catch it, I'll eat it."
Chris laughed.
"What's so funny?" demanded a frustrated Rebecca.
"Nothing," Chris bit his lip in order to prevent laughing. But Barry was less successful and he doubled over in laughter. Which of course, set Chris off and the two sat there laughing their heads off.
Jill looked up at the two men and then to Rebecca. "Yo Becky, how about we give the men a chance to cook tonight?"
"Sounds good to me," Rebecca grinned.
Barry and Chris stopped laughing and looked at each other.
"No problem Amigos." Carlos walked over to Chris and Barry, "We can handle that."
"Speak for yourself," Chris muttered.
Carlos elbowed him, "We got this covered. Why don't you ladies go and grab a nap?"
"And miss this show? You gotta be kidding!" Jill laughed.
"I'm sorry, but I demand that we be left alone to work our magic," Carlos said, ushering the ladies out of the kitchen and up stairs.
"Brilliant Carlos," Chris muttered, "Unless you're really a chef, I think this house is about to become charcoal."
"Not so, Amigo. I've got a plan..."
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AN: ok, sorry that was really short, i'm swamped w/hw XP i'll try to post next chapter next weekend, but no promises.
And thanx to my reviewers:
Tifa Redfield: I'll try to finish this one sometime! ^_^ I'll try not to keep in suspense...too often ^_~
Melina: Thank you and I hope to hear more from you!
Overlord: I'll definitly keep writing! thanx!
FireRain: thanx for all your reviews to my stories! ^_^ yes, i know its flirty. Just in that kinda mood i guess. ^_^
Rebirth: I'm continuing! ^_^ hope to hear more from you and thanx for the review!
Joanne Beverly: Sorry I kept you waiting so long! I'll try to be quicker next time!
Spiked Kurrow: Thanks for the input! I don't think I'm gonna make this a lemon, not really my style. But thanks for the input! hope you keep reading!
Sick Little Friend: Thanks! I love these couple pairings ^_^
outlawdude: Thanks! I know these chapters are kinda boring, but I have every intent on putting more action in the upcoming chapters! hope you keep reading!
1234: thanks! hope to hear more from you! keep reading! ^_^
Lyger: Thanks! I'll add more as soon as I can!
lily-the-angel2002: Thanks! The best part is yet to come!
Jayne: Thanks! hope you enjoy the rest of this!
Fearix: Thanks for all your reviews! And you and wesker....o_O I won't comment...
Brian Marcelo: Thanks! I'll try to keep up my writing! I like your stories too, so you gotta write more soon also! Thanks again!
Thanks again to all my readers! ESPECIALLY FOR ALL YOUR PATIENCE!!!!