Dance Of The Desperado
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.:.:.:Chapter Two.:.:

Reunion

A-NOTE: Thoughts appear like this: *thoughts*

Rebecca rubbed her head, and looked at the young man's face harder, it was him.

"Bill-" Billy hushed her with his finger.

Rebecca knoded her head in compliance, and smiled warmly to him.

"Your always doing this Michelle." Billy said looking annoyed by her actions "I-I'm sorry, please forgive-"

"Don't say it to me..." Billy said gesturing to Rebecca.

Michelle looked at Rebecca, then at Billy, she wasn;t possibly going to apoligize to Rebecca, in her eyes Rebecca deserved what she got.

"Hmph, sorry." Michelle spat unsincerely.

Rebecca really wasn't concerned about Michelle's so-called apology, she just need something to wrap her arm up in.

"Look, why don't you get outta here...meet me back at the loft." Billy pointed to the exit of the bar with his thumb.

"But...Senor I-" Michelle pleaded to Billy

"Just go..." Billy told her firmly.

Michelle frowned then looked at Rebecca sternly, she turned and left the bar.

"Come on, I'll get you patched up." Billy said helping Rebecca up.

"Billy? It's really you?" Rebecca had to look hard to recongnize him again.

"Yeah." He replied simply

The pair left the bar without so much as a glance after them, Billy held Rebecca close to him call it insticnt I guess.

"Where's your car?" Billy asked

Rebecca pointed to her little green car, and sneezed.

"Hmm...Bless you." Billy said leading her away from her car.

"Hey, wait a sec...my car." Rebecca tried to push away from his grasp, but it was futile obviously.

"Chill out, it's not going anywhere." We'll pick it up in the morning." Billy said opening the door to a swift looking black car.

"A man on the run shouldn't travel so nicely." Rebecca smiled slightly, then proceed to get into the passeger side of the car.

"Hmm...you haven't changed." Billy smiled and got in on the drivers side.

Rebecca laid her head back and sighed, she was exhasted and the stab wound on her arm wasn't make things any better.

"You might wanna buckle up." Billy suggested.

"Oh, yeah...umm your not gonna drive to fast are you?" Rebecca said garbbing her seat belt.

"Hmm, I don't what you mean by fast." Billy smirked, putting the keys in the ignition.

"Uh..." Rebecca hurridly but her seat belt on, and pretty much after she did that they were flying down the road...

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Billy quickly pulled in and looked around, they had arrived at a club.

"Uh, Billy you may be a night owl but I'm kinda sleepy." Rebecca yawned.

"Yeah I know, we're gonna head up to my loft and I'll get something on that wound of yours." Billy replied getting out of the car. Rebecca followed suit, holding her arm still.

Upon walking into the club, all eyes once again were on Rebecca but only Rebecca.

"Geez, not again...Do I look that green?" Rebecca muttered to herself. "What?" Billy asked to repeat herself. "Oh uh...nothing." Rebecaa smiled to him.

Billy walked to a close door elevator signalling Rebecca to follow. The ride was silent, Rebecca took small glances at Billy, who was just standing and waiting out the ride.

*Same old Billy.* Rebecca thought to herself.

Once they had arrived, Billy opened the elevator door to a tranquil looking loft. There was a small kitchen with an island in the middle of it, and a dark blue plush very comfortable looking couch with small white pillows on it. The light was dim, it was a dark mellow light that barely lit anything up and that could create all sorts of moods.

Billy walked in and showed Rebecca to the couch.

"I'll be back." Billy said rather monously all of a sudden.

Rebecca leaned back and relaxed herself, she took a deep breath and inhaled the slight smell of men's cologue and food.

Billy returned with bandages, cotton balls and a bottle of rubbing alchol.

"Oh come on Billy, Rubbing Alchol? Don't you have any Hydrogen Peroxide?" Rebecca cringed at the fact that the alchol was going to burn.

"Hmm, sorry don't have any." Billy smirked.

Rebecca sighed hard, and shook her head.

"I'd rather bleed to death." Rebecca pouted.

"Let me see your arm." Billy replied calmly

"Ugh." Rebecca didn't feel like fighting with him so she put her arm out for Billy to see.

Billy observed her arm and grimaced.

"Man she really did a number on you huh?" Billy smirked "Whatever, you already know I'm not much of a fighter Billy." Rebecca sneered at him. "Hmm..." Billy said opening the bottle of alchol

Billy took Rebecca's arm into his hand and splashed a little alchol onto the cotton ball.

"I probally shouldn't say this is going to sting." Billy said with a raised eyebrow.

"Just do it already..." Rebecca expressed as if she was already getting the treatment, looked away closed her eyes tightly.

Billy smiled at her antics, and then applied the rubbing alchol slowly to her wound gaining a sharp take of breath from Rebecca.

Rebecca's eyes teared up from the stinging sensation, then she turned to look at her arm then at Billy who had finished and began to wrap her arm up in bandages.

"Thanks" Rebecca smiled, taking her arm away hesistantly from him, and settling herself on the couch again.

"So, your alive..." Billy changed the subject almost imediately.

"Yeah, why wouldn't I be?" Rebecca replied rather irritated at the surprise in his voice.

"I heard that mansion blew up in the Arklay Moutains...I thought you hadn't made it out." Billy explained with his arms folded.

"Oh..." Rebecca said flatly, she was begining to feel that knawing feeling of just being worthless again.

Billy looked at her expression, but didn't let bother him.

"We got out in time...It was all a setup..." Rebecca sighed;she really didn't feel like reflecting these memories at the moment.

"Setup?" Billy inquired. "It's a long story Billy...I'd rather not." Rebecca yawned and rested her eyes a bit.

"Yeah, sure." Billy replied getting up from the couch, he began to head towards the elevator until Rebecca stopped him.

"Oh uh Billy?" Rebecca said with a Sherlock Homes type gesture.

"Yeah?" Billy asked with his eyebrows raised.

"Who the heck is this Rodriguez guy?" Rebecca asked sarcastically.

"Oh. Heh, yeah that." William Rodriguez is my alias." Billy flashed a grin at Rebecca.

"Hmm...guess I should've known better." Rebecca sighed, "Oh and who's that lady who stabbed me up?" Rebecca questioned.

"Her? That's Michelle, sorry bout that, she's been helping me out." Billy explained.

"Helping? Seems more like protecting." Rebecca repled with sarcasm.

"Uh yeah, she can be that way sometimes...you done with these questions?" Billy questioned.

Rebecca wanted to know if he and Michelle were closer than what he was leading on, but that really wasn't her business so Rebecca decided to leave the issue alone.

"No, I'm done...tommorow we can talk some more." Rebecca streched and made herself comfortable on the couch.

"Yeah, night." Billy said closing the elevator doors disappering into the club below...

***

Rebecca's eyes fluttered open, but she didn't move immedialely, voices were whispering behind her. Tebecca was tempted to turn over, but she didn't want to give away the fact that she was eavesdropping.

"I don't trust her Billy."

"Would you quit saying that, I know her...she wouldn't betray me."

"So?" "What are you going to do now?"

"I really don't know, Rebecca's gone through a lot to find me...must be important."

"Y-You think it;s Umbrella?"

"I hope not...I don't wanna have to deal with that again."

*Umbrella? What does she know about Umbrella?* Rebecca questioned to herself.

"This whole situatioon, really bothers me." I guess I'll tell the little chica what's really going on with Raccoon City."

"Yeah, might be wise..."

Rebecca shifted, but didn't turn around.

"Billy?" "Hmm?"

"I really...do care about you, y'know? I worry about you okay?"

"Yeah..don't worry..."

"You're always so self assured, you never worry do you?"

"Hmm..wouldn't say never..."

Rebecca heard them chuckle a bit, honestly the situation was making her jealous, but she wasn't going to admit that to herself.

"Well, it's getting late, I'm gonna turn in."

Rebecca couldn't sleep if she wanted to now, and to top it off she heard the sound of a kiss, she was jealous...but why?

"Night Michelle..." Billy said, then tapped his fingers on the kitchen table

Rebecca wanted to get up and say something, but once again she felt that whatever was going on between Billy and Michelle it was none of her concern. It wasn't like exactly like she and Billy had anything going on, so what was the big deal...that Billy and Michelle just kissed a few moments ago...wasn't any skin off Rebecca's nose. Yet truth be told she was already starting to like Billy and she was afraid of losing him...

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August 9th

Reno, Nevada

Rebecca yawned and opened her eyes, the room was bathed in sunlight, and she got up to inspect her surroundings. Billy laid on the floor, sound alseep his arms around the pillow and a small off-white blanket covered his waist and legs.

Rebecca smiled, and admired at how physically built Billy was. His hair of dark brown and balck strands were sprawled about and even though his eyes were closed they looked worn and haggered. Then she could see the begining of his tattoo "MORE LOVE".

"Don't think about it chica..." Michelle smirked, at her place at the kitchen table.

Rebecca gasped she'd been scared at Michelle's sudden appearnce, she'd been oog;ing over Billy so hard that she must've not heard Michelle come in.

"Hmm...Michelle...we need to talk." Rebecca tried her best to match Michelle's smirk, but it wasn't working.

"Yes...yes we do." Michelle'd face turned serious...

A-NOTE: That's Two fer ya, What are Rebecca and Michelle gonna "chat" about? Cat Fight? Or Simple Reasoning? Check it out Next Thursday! ^_^

Peace and Love Ya'll

~Angel