Jill and Claire hurried into the diner, trying to escape the rain that had begun to fall in a steady, heavy pace. "Took you guys long enough," Said Carlos as he helped Jill out of her wet jacket while Leon helped Claire out of hers. "Yeah, sorry about that." Said Jill in an apologetic tone. "We got caught up in work and the weather." The group entered the main area of the restaurant, and after being seated they settled in their seats, pouring over their menus. "Wow...there's so much to order from...and just look at these prices!" exclaimed Claire in surprise. "Don't worry about it, birthday girl. This one's on us. Just relax and enjoy yourself." Said Jill giving her a reprimanding look. Not wanting to cause anymore trouble, Claire grudgingly nodded and resumed looking over the menu. As they all sat mulling over what they wanted, the small TV that hung over them cut on and a music video started. Chris looked up in surprise as a familiar red head appeared. It was one of Rebecca's music videos. In this one she was in a hair salon singing and dancing away, a smile on her delicate features. Two years...it had been two years since he had met up with her in the mansion. He wondered if she was truly happy now that she had made it big in the singing business. He sighed to himself and looked away from the TV, back to his menu. Even after all this time he still had feelings for her...
Claire noticed the sadness in her brother's eyes as he sighed and watched as Rebecca performed on the TV. She knew he still loved her and she hated not being able to console him in his moments of pain. She wondered if he'd ever really stop loving the girl.
"Hey...where is everybody?" at Leon's words, Claire looked up, her thoughts interrupted. Jill looked around confused. "I don't know...isn't this place usually crowded on Friday nights?" she asked. "I thought it was too...but there's practically no one here!" observed Leon looking at the empty booths save for the couple sitting in the far right corner near the back entrance. "That's strange...I don't think a little storm would keep that many people away from here..." muttered Claire. "Aside from that, where did the waitress that we had go? I haven't seen her since she seated us." Said Chris.
"I don't like the way this feels..." said Claire quietly as she watched the darkness setting in with the rain, recalling her recent nightmares. "You guys are overreacting, it's probably just a slow night and the waitress is probably tied up in the kitchen or something. Chill out." He said in his thick Spanish accent. "Maybe..." murmured Claire as she continued staring out the window.
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Billy stepped into the large building the manager had said to be at and sighed in irritation. He couldn't believe Mike had forced him to come here and then backed out on him! "Man…I'm really sick…I don't feel too hot…you go alone man and tell me how you liked it…"
"Excuse me, are you Michael Savage?" said a short Asian woman walking toward him with a clipboard in hand. "No, I'm Billy Coen, the guy who was supposed to come with him…Mike couldn't make it so he sent me without him." After scrutinizing Billy for a second she nodded and led him down the hall and into a large room. "Have a seat…she will be here shortly." Obeying the woman Billy took a seat in the darkened seating area and turned his eyes toward the brightly lit stage, watching as the dancers stretched and awaited their lead dancer.
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Rebecca stood in the lobby of the studio waiting for her producer. Where had he gone? It wasn't like Wakayama to be late for their appointments. Trying to keep her panic down, she closed her eyes, removed her shades, and leaned against the wall. As she stood there she found her thoughts drifting back to Billy. "I wonder if I'll ever get to see him again...?" she pondered aloud. Before she could pursue this thought, she heard a soft scratching noise coming from the counter of the reception desk. Looking up, she looked around for the clerk. She was nowhere to be seen. Rebecca could feel the hairs on her neck slowly standing on end. Suddenly she became aware of how dim the room was...since when had the lights been so dark in this room anyway? Shaking the thought from her head, she turned back to the desk as the scratching sound resumed. She nervously moved over to the desk her anxiety rising...
At that moment, a dark figure leapt from the shadows of the desk and landed on Rebecca's leg. Letting out a small shriek, she stumbled back and stared down in terror at...the small gray kitten that clung innocently to her leg. Chuckling to herself she bent over and scooped up the trembling creature. "How'd you get in here? Aww, you're a cutie. You must have been trying to get away from that storm." She said as she smiled at the small kitten playfully. Suddenly she froze…all the hairs on her back were standing on end…and she was trembling…her body felt as if it was one large electrical conductor…she was so engrossed in her current condition that she almost didn't notice the dark figure slowly coming up from behind her until the kitten began to hiss darkly at something behind her. Alarmed, she whirled around and shrieked in terror…
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Wesker crossed his arms and leaned against the wall of the lab. It was only a matter of time now...soon things would become interesting and he'd have some fun...but for now he would just have to wait...
Got a lot of these chapters finished…I was just too shy to put up this story till now. Well, I'll put up more when I get some reviews. Tell me what you guys think!