DISCLAIMER: Resident Evil and all associated characters are the exclusive property of Capcom. A fictional story made purely for entertainment.

Rating: PG-13 for language and impure thoughts later in the fic ^_~.

Imagine That

Chapter Six: Maybe You and I

Parenthesis = (thoughts)

"All right, all right....attention." Wesker shouted briskly at the commotion in the Operations Room.

Bravo Team had been situated too the front of the room whilst Alpha was in the back, which was odd because Alpha was after all the lead team, but it obviously wasn't bothering anyone because no body said anything.

Jill sat crossed legged and had her sight situated on the floor, then she looked to Chris who sat with arms folded awaiting what Wesker had to say.

"All right...later this evening preferably in 6 hours, Bravo team will be surveying the Arklay Forest, the pubic has gotten wind of this, and we need to calm them down before things get out of hand." Wesker explained the situation, which earned him a long silence.

"Well if you have nothing to say, may I introduce Bravo team's newest member...Chambers! Will you step in please." Wesker called.

The entrance door to the operations room creaked open, and in stepped a spunky looking gal. Her short auburn hair swayed as she almost seemed to leep in the room.

Jill looked her up and down, she looked awfully young to be here, her eyes of peridot gleamed a childlike innocence, a very soft splash of freckles were littered on her cheeks which were sorta rosy. Small lips curled into a smile, a real cutie you could say.

("Geez all she's missing is the sailor suit.") Jill mumbled to herself.

She was petite, not as busty as say Jill, but another asset of hers made up for that. She wore green short sleeved shirt and blue denim jeans.

Chris smiled, this girl reminded him so much of his sister Claire, give or take a few features.

Jill noticed Chris's smiling and couldn't really decipher what he was thinking about. He couldn't honestly be interested...could he?

(No not this, I mean she's still a girl.) Jill told herself this anyway, but when she thought about it she really didn't know what Chris's preferences were.

The girl proceeded to the podium were Wesker stood, she smiled brightly at everyone which earned a smile from every guy in the room and if you were looking hard enough Wesker cracked a little but barely noticeable smile as well.

(...Please...) Jill thought.

The young girl cleared her throat and spoke:

"I'm Rebecca...Rebecca Chambers, hehe I'm kinda nervous." She smiled

("Yeah? And I'm kinda sick.") Jill sneered to herself.

"Well, I majored in medicine and graduated from college a little over a year ago, um heh, and I'm 18 years old." She smiled again

("18?! Geez, where's your booster seat and chocolate milk.") Jill rolled her eyes as the insults poured from her mind, but of course she wasn't going to voice them.

"Well, it's truly an honor to be apart of the elite STARS Bravo Team, I will do everything in my power to ensure the safety of my comrades..thank you." Rebecca sighed then looked at Wesker. Wesker nodded then handed her a STARS Medic Uniform, Rebecca took them graciously and smiled to Wesker then to everyone else.

The room went up in applauds, Jill though just sat sneering at the perky little girl.

("What a geek.") Jill sighed with disgust.

"Thank you Rebecca....Now, your all dismissed, please look after Ms. Chambers won't you?" Wesker ended with a slight smirk then made his exit.

Without a word Chris got up from his place next to Jill and then went over to the vending machine in the corner of the room.

Jill looked at him leave, then looked in front of her where Forest and Edward were conversing about the new girl Rebecca.

Speaking of the devil the little girl was coming right towards Jill.

"Hi" Rebecca welcomed and sat next to Jill taking Chris's seat.

"Hey...Chambers." Jill said lamely

"Rebecca is fine." She smiled

Jill crossed her arms and looked away.

"Jill." Jill said with a slight attitude.

"I noticed we're the only girls here, I feel real comfortable talking to you." Rebecca said with a warm glow.

"Uh...yeah." Jill mocked laughed.

"Hello ladies." Chris smiled taking a seat next to Jill, he sat holding a bottle of Dr. Pepper, his brown eyes shining at the bright ball of energy that was Rebecca.

Jill was the first to perk up with:

"Hi Chris! How are you?"

"I'm fine Jill how are you?" He asked with a little concern.

Rebecca smiled at Chris, she took her time to observe his features as he talked with Jill. His hair was a deep sepia all in a cute spike. The line from brow to chin was long and angular, a rough sorta beauty. Lips full in the lower expressive in the upper, with sensuality mockingly hovering in the deep crease bracketing each side.

Chris glanced over and caught Rebecca staring at him, Jill looked a little peeved at the whole situation. However Rebecca wasn't looking at Jill she was concentrated on how Chris's eyes where so deep and intuitive. Chris raised an eyebrow...

"You ok?" He asked breaking her dream spell

Rebecca blushed at how stupid she must've been looking, she looked away from Chris and found a spot on the floor to look at.

"Oh uh, sorry I'm a little tired you see..." Rebecca lied, not a very good one mind you.

Jill looked in disbelief, and shook her head.

("Tired my ass, you were staring at Chris...with lovesick eyes.") Jill thought to herself, but her features were shouting out her words anyway.

"Are you ok?" Chris asked with concern, Jill threw her hands up in what looked like defeat, but it was really because she was annoyed with this creature already.

"I'm fine...hmm hehe." She smiled to him.

Jill felt her hands go into a fist, what was it about this girl that got her so upset? Why the heck was she so jealous...? It hit her, she was afraid of losing Chris...sure she had only known him a few weeks, but something was there... Love? Maybe not quite yet...Infatuation? That was a little more like it...but all the same, she wanted to get to know him more.

(What makes you happy....sad....angry....? Your so kind too me Chris...A feeling so foreign to me. I mean sure my parents are kind too me but you...your so different. Little things...you know? The way you scratch your head when your completely clueless about things...makes me laugh. That reassuring smile of yours....makes me feel safe...like nothing can touch or harm me. I wanna open up to you...but I can't...because-)

"Jill? You too eh?" Chris smirked, he gave her a slight shake.

Jill snapped out of her thinking mode and looked at Chris, who in turn was looking at her with concern.

"Oh! Uh heh, sorry I was just uh thinking about something." Jill mock smiled.

"Yeah I see, you were thinking pretty hard." Chris raised a questing eyebrow.

"Hey...I've gotta run...um, go things too do." Jill raised out of her seat and left the Operations Room a bit abruptly.

"Hmm? What was that?" Rebecca questioned Chris.

"I...I don't know, I'm goona go-"

"Nah slow down there partner, let me go." Forest offered with a smirk.

"Think that's wise?" Chris asked

"Have a little faith will ya?" Forest smiled and was then in pursuit of Jill.

Chris was concerned, and was about to follow Forest until he felt a hand on his arm.

Chris looked down to the eyes of the innocent Rebecca, pools of deep emerald pleading with him not to go. Chris was baffled but sat down anyway. Rebecca knew...Everyone in the room knew....accept Chris...

****

Jill sat on the Armory Floor, she rubbed her temples, so much thinking here. Guys were'nt not made to be this complicated...okay she knew it wasn't guys in general who where making her head hurt, it was her feelings. (Is that what makes us so "complicated" ladies?.....NAH.)

She must've looked foolish, just leaving so abruptly the way she did, part of her wanted Chris to come after her, but the other half just wanted him to stay...and not worry about her. But this is Chris we're talking about here, he was always concerned regardless of who it was.

Jill sighed...

(I never dated much....I was always the bridesmaid...never the bride...) (I remember one summer...I was 17... I met this guy Vincent at a friends party...he was dark, and brooding, quite an opposite when compared to Chris actually. We mingled for a while, and then it turned into something more, not love...not infatuation....but lust...)

(An extreme...caught in the moment of everything....I lost my virginity to a guy I barely knew that night... I was so upset....I cried myself to sleep when I got home the same night. I was embarrassed...and ashamed....I used him...He used me...He may have gotten what he wanted but me..I felt...dirty...)

(But now....I was a bit older...maybe now is my chance to finally have something real, the chance to fall in love...and have that loved returned....was it really too much to ask?)

The door to the Armory opened, Jill looked slowly over her shoulder too see that it was Forest. She sighed hard and turned back around.

"Look Forest I'm really not in the mood-"

"Jill? I'm not here to mess with you...just offering...a truce." Forest offering out his hand.

Jill was a little take aback, she took his hand almost magnetically and lifted herself up.

"I'm sorry if I've been overbearing, rude...and a jerk." Forest apologized sincerely

"Okay what happened to you?" Jill asked with concern.

Forest looked down to the floor the long flocks of hair covering his face.

"Hey...just think of it as a way of saying bye." Forest smiled to himself.

"Huh?" Jill really could fathom on what was going on here.

"Hmm...I'm a bit nervous about this mission tonight." Forest's voice was quiet and hoarse.

"You've been on ton's of missions Forest come on now." Jill waved off the errie mood Forest had created.

"Yeah..I know...but I can't help but feel nervous about this one...I don't know maybe I'm just being stupid." Forest chuckled.

"Nah, you guys will be fine, besides you've got your new "medic" girl now." Jill mimicked a stance of Rebecca's

"Chambers? She's just a kid, I'm not really counting on her to take care of me." Forest shrugged.

Jill raised a disbelieving eyebrow.

Forest looked at her then laughed.

"I mean...don't get me wrong she's cute and al, but that's as far is it goes." Forest admitted.

"Really?" Jill couldn't believe Forest was sitting acting like mature adult for once.

"Hmm, this is all about Chris...isn't it?" Forest smirked.

"Chris? H e has nothing to with this." Jill shook her head and crossed her arms.

"Jill...come on your not fooling anyone." Forest playfully punched her in the shoulder.

"What are you talking about." Jill kept on with her facade.

"I saw it when you asked Chris did he still love Julia." Forest was calling her bluff.

"Forest please...you don't know what your talking about." Jill turned away from.

"Well, hey...if your not gonna admit to me, admit to yourself sweetheart...what do you have to lose?" Forest asked

(A lot)

"Well, Jill adios...gotta get ready for tonight." Forest was about to make his leave when Jill stopped him.

"Hey Forest, I'm sorry...too...be careful out there." Jill smiled to him.

Forest smiled and extended his arms.

"Hug?" He grinned.

"Huh?" Jill cocked an eyebrow.

"Please?" He grin widened.

Jill shook her head a chuckled.

"Sure...why not." Jill walked into his embrace.

"Finally." Forest smiled as he hugged Jill.

"Finally what?" Jill looked up to him.

"I got a hug from you without getting drop-kicked." Forest smiled and then opened the door leading Jill out of the Armory, he put his arm around her as they walked back upstairs.

"I did tell you, that you had a nice ass right?" Forest smirked.

Jill smacked him up side the head.

"Watch it Speyer..." Jill chuckled.

AuthorsNote: Ahh, we're winding down folks, Jill and Forest did manage to get along one last time huh? I also tried to give Jill a little more depth, as far as why she is the way she is get it? =p I'd also like to state that I hate Rebecca with a passion yet, it was fun writing about her....odd. Well, stayed tuned for the final chapter of Imagine That. Leave a review for me please, that would make me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. ^_^