I don't own RE. I don't have the pleasure of owning badass sexy characters like Chris Redfield, Albert Wesker, Leon Kennedy, Steve Burnside, and my personal favorite, Claire! (Cheers Claire on while playing CVX. "Yeah! Come on, Claire! Kick that tyrant's sorry ass! You go girl!") Along with the rest of the gang. I thank god I don't own Alfred, though. His voice alone... Now I don't know about everyone else, but time Alfred opens his mouth, I just want to rip his voice box right out of his throat! LOL! Well, I'm sure anyone who's had the displeasure of hearing him talk will feel the same way too. I only own the ones that I make up.
A/N: Alright, I was having a bit of a problem with updating this story for some unknown reason, so I just deleted it and reposted it along with the real chapter 5. About damn time, eh? Well, read on!
Six months later...
Claire was sitting out on the balcony in the apartment that she and Chris shared. They had an aunt who lived in Europe that owned the apartment, and insisted that they stay there until they were ready to leave. The only problem was that it was in the same city where Umbrella's main headquarters was, which unnerved Claire to no end. She sighed, and closed her eyes.
```Flash Back```
Claire was running down the long, dark hallway, trying to get away from the hunters that were chasing her. The sound of an axe scraping against the ground can be heard nearby.
"What was that?" Claire asked herself.
She got her gun ready for any monsters that might attack. She started walking, and the scraping noise grew louder, and louder. Moaning could be heard over the scraping. Claire held her breath, she prayed that it wasn't Alexia, or another tyrant. She cocked her gun, ready to attack. As Claire moved closer, the two hunters that been chasing her dropped from the ceiling right in front of her.
"Damn! Not you motherfuckers, again!" Claire exclaimed.
Before the hunters could attack, Claire started shooting. It took about two bullets each, to kill them.
"Go to hell, you little shits!" Claire exclaimed.
Claire stepped over the now dead hunters, and listened for the scraping, and moaning.
"What could be making that awful sound?" Claire asked.
Claire moved on. The scraping kept getting louder, until the blade of the axe was seen cutting down the wall to her far left.
"What the hell was that?" Claire asked.
When the wall was completely cut off, a big, hunch back-like monster with blue green skin appeared. The axe he carried was rather large, and he seemed to look like Steve. Claire managed to get a good look at him, and realized that it was Steve.
"Oh, my god! It's Steve! What happened to him?!" Claire exclaimed.
Steve raised the heavy axe, and ran right towards Claire.
"Steve, what are you doing?! It's me, Claire! I'm your friend!" Claire exclaimed.
It was no use, though. It was almost as if Steve could no longer hear her. He charged at her with the axe. Claire knew she wouldn't able to kill him, so she no choice but to run, and hide. She started running, and tears rolled down her eyes. She wondered what could have happened to turn Steve into such a horrible monster. Steve swung the axe, and almost caught Claire in the leg, but, she was too fast for him. She jumped into the opening that she came up from. The hole was too small for Steve to fit into, so he started hacking away at it. He gave up, when the ground wouldn't give way, and just continued walking. Claire waited until he was gone before coming back up. She wiped away the tears, just to have new ones appear, and she started to sob uncontrollably. When she had calmed down a few minutes later, she continued walking down the hall.
"Oh, Steve. What happened to you? Who did this to you? It had to have been Alexia, it had to be. That crazy bitch! I'll kill her, if it's the last thing I do. Then, I'll set you free, Steve. I promise." Claire said.
```End Flash Back```
Claire opened her eyes. She hated having that flashback. It gave a chill down her spine everytime she thought about it. She had not completely gotten over what had happened to Steve. She didn't think she ever would. Tears came to her eyes at the thought of it.
~Steve. I still can't believe Alexia did that to you. I'm sorry I couldn't help you. I wonder where you are, considering you're even alive. I hope you are. One day, I'll find you, Steve. Then, I'll find a way to get you back to normal.~
She was taken out of her thoughts, when a hand placed itself on her shoulder. She looked up to find her brother Chris, smiling down at her.
"Hey there, lady red." Chris said.
"Hey, macho red." Claire said.
They begun laughing. Since their last name was 'Redfield' everyone they knew called them the 'red siblings'. 'Lady red' and 'macho red' were nick names that Chris and Claire often called themselves.
"You had that flashback again, didn't you Claire?" Chris asked.
Claire nodded. Chris sighed. He didn't like seeing her like this. He knew that she cared about Steve, and was shaken up about what had happened to him. he also knew that it was Alexia who did that to him. That alone, was enough to send Chris over the edge, and shot Alexia down mercilessly, until she was nothing but blood, and goo on the floor. Chris had actually liked Steve. He thought Steve was a cool guy, and was grateful that he looked after Claire while they were at the prison. Chris also hoped that Steve was still alive, and curable.
"Are you alright, sis?" Chris asked.
"I.. I guess so. I just.. I still can't believe what happened to Steve. I tried to tell him it was me, but, it was as if he didn't even recognize me anymore. I had to run away from him so he wouldn't get me with that axe. that hugh axe. The one that would have sliced me clean had it hit me. The one that..." Claire's voice trailed off.
"Whoa, Calm down, Claire. I don't want you to have another nervous-breakdown. You've already had three of them this week, for god's sake!" Chris exclaimed.
"I know. I'm sorry. It's just that, no matter how hard I try, I just can't stop thinking about him. I have nightmares, Chris. Nightmares about him chasing me with the axe, nightmares about Alexia and Alfred, basically, I have nightmares about the whole thing. I can't sleep at night, Chris. Sometimes, when I'm alone, I think I see Steve walking around. He never has the axe, though. While I'm relieved that he doesn't have that horrible, bloody axe, I'm also scared shitless when I see him. He seems so harmless that, I'm always torn between going up to him, and giving him a big hug, or just running away from him. He always disappears before I can decide, though. Then, I wonder if it was all just an illusion, or if I really did see him. Sometimes, at night, I can even hear him moaning, and crying, begging to be put out of his misery. that's why you hear me scream late at night, sometimes." Claire said.
Claire started sobbing, uncontrollably. Chris gently rocked her back, and forth for a few minutes to comfort her. He was shocked, though. He knew Claire was still upset about the whole Alexia/Alfred thing, and about Steve. He also knew she was having flashbacks, but, he didn't know about the nightmares, the illusions, or what Claire said to be illusions, and he certainly didn't know why she would scream so late at night, sometimes. This worried him greatly. He wanted to get help for her, but, he was afraid that whatever doctor he took her to would just write her off as 'insane', and stick her in an asylum. Chris knew better, though. He went through the same shit she had, he knew she wasn't crazy.
"Don't worry, sis. I'm sure all this will pass. you have to understand that it takes time, though. this isn't something you can just get over in the blink of an eye." Chris said.
"But, it's been six months, Chris. When will the nightmares, and the illusions, stop?" Claire asked.
Chris sighed.
"I don't know, Claire. All I know is that if this keeps up, I'm gonna have to take you to a doctor." Chris said.
Claire's eyes widened.
"You can't! They'll think I'm crazy, and lock me away!" Claire exclaimed.
Chris chuckled.
"What's so goddamn funny, Chris?" Claire asked.
"I don't mean any of the doctors here, Claire. There's a special doctor in Paris who used to live in Raccoon city. He was one of S.T.A.R.S best in the fields of Toxicology, and Biochemistry. He worked on trying to find a cure for the T-virus. As we speak, he's even working on a cure for the T- Veronica virus, which unless I'm mistaken, that's the virus that Alexia used to change Steve into that monster." Chris said.
Claire's jaw dropped. She could not believe what she was hearing.
"Really? There's a doctor who can actually help me, and cure Steve, if we find him?" Claire asked.
"Yes, I believe he can. You remember him, Dr. Luis Sanchez." Chris said.
Claire gasped.
"You mean he's the one who made the antidote for the T-virus?!" Claire exclaimed.
Chris smiled, and nodded.
"I already spoke to him. He'll be here in three days. Staying in Europe had its advantages, after all." Chris said.
"Yeah, I guess it did." Claire said.
"Well, it's getting late. We should go back inside, and try to get some sleep." Chris said.
Claire nodded.
"It sure was nice of aunt Amy to let us stay here." Claire said.
"Yeah, it was." Chris said.
They both went inside, and Chris closed the sliding door. After wishing eachother goodnight, they went off to their rooms to retire for the night.
A/N: Well, that's the first chapter. Is Claire seeing Steve just an illusion, or is he really there? Can Dr. Sanchez stop Claire's nightmares? Stay tuned, more to come. Til then, R/R. I'm still pretty new at this whole horror thing.
A/N: Alright, I was having a bit of a problem with updating this story for some unknown reason, so I just deleted it and reposted it along with the real chapter 5. About damn time, eh? Well, read on!
Six months later...
Claire was sitting out on the balcony in the apartment that she and Chris shared. They had an aunt who lived in Europe that owned the apartment, and insisted that they stay there until they were ready to leave. The only problem was that it was in the same city where Umbrella's main headquarters was, which unnerved Claire to no end. She sighed, and closed her eyes.
```Flash Back```
Claire was running down the long, dark hallway, trying to get away from the hunters that were chasing her. The sound of an axe scraping against the ground can be heard nearby.
"What was that?" Claire asked herself.
She got her gun ready for any monsters that might attack. She started walking, and the scraping noise grew louder, and louder. Moaning could be heard over the scraping. Claire held her breath, she prayed that it wasn't Alexia, or another tyrant. She cocked her gun, ready to attack. As Claire moved closer, the two hunters that been chasing her dropped from the ceiling right in front of her.
"Damn! Not you motherfuckers, again!" Claire exclaimed.
Before the hunters could attack, Claire started shooting. It took about two bullets each, to kill them.
"Go to hell, you little shits!" Claire exclaimed.
Claire stepped over the now dead hunters, and listened for the scraping, and moaning.
"What could be making that awful sound?" Claire asked.
Claire moved on. The scraping kept getting louder, until the blade of the axe was seen cutting down the wall to her far left.
"What the hell was that?" Claire asked.
When the wall was completely cut off, a big, hunch back-like monster with blue green skin appeared. The axe he carried was rather large, and he seemed to look like Steve. Claire managed to get a good look at him, and realized that it was Steve.
"Oh, my god! It's Steve! What happened to him?!" Claire exclaimed.
Steve raised the heavy axe, and ran right towards Claire.
"Steve, what are you doing?! It's me, Claire! I'm your friend!" Claire exclaimed.
It was no use, though. It was almost as if Steve could no longer hear her. He charged at her with the axe. Claire knew she wouldn't able to kill him, so she no choice but to run, and hide. She started running, and tears rolled down her eyes. She wondered what could have happened to turn Steve into such a horrible monster. Steve swung the axe, and almost caught Claire in the leg, but, she was too fast for him. She jumped into the opening that she came up from. The hole was too small for Steve to fit into, so he started hacking away at it. He gave up, when the ground wouldn't give way, and just continued walking. Claire waited until he was gone before coming back up. She wiped away the tears, just to have new ones appear, and she started to sob uncontrollably. When she had calmed down a few minutes later, she continued walking down the hall.
"Oh, Steve. What happened to you? Who did this to you? It had to have been Alexia, it had to be. That crazy bitch! I'll kill her, if it's the last thing I do. Then, I'll set you free, Steve. I promise." Claire said.
```End Flash Back```
Claire opened her eyes. She hated having that flashback. It gave a chill down her spine everytime she thought about it. She had not completely gotten over what had happened to Steve. She didn't think she ever would. Tears came to her eyes at the thought of it.
~Steve. I still can't believe Alexia did that to you. I'm sorry I couldn't help you. I wonder where you are, considering you're even alive. I hope you are. One day, I'll find you, Steve. Then, I'll find a way to get you back to normal.~
She was taken out of her thoughts, when a hand placed itself on her shoulder. She looked up to find her brother Chris, smiling down at her.
"Hey there, lady red." Chris said.
"Hey, macho red." Claire said.
They begun laughing. Since their last name was 'Redfield' everyone they knew called them the 'red siblings'. 'Lady red' and 'macho red' were nick names that Chris and Claire often called themselves.
"You had that flashback again, didn't you Claire?" Chris asked.
Claire nodded. Chris sighed. He didn't like seeing her like this. He knew that she cared about Steve, and was shaken up about what had happened to him. he also knew that it was Alexia who did that to him. That alone, was enough to send Chris over the edge, and shot Alexia down mercilessly, until she was nothing but blood, and goo on the floor. Chris had actually liked Steve. He thought Steve was a cool guy, and was grateful that he looked after Claire while they were at the prison. Chris also hoped that Steve was still alive, and curable.
"Are you alright, sis?" Chris asked.
"I.. I guess so. I just.. I still can't believe what happened to Steve. I tried to tell him it was me, but, it was as if he didn't even recognize me anymore. I had to run away from him so he wouldn't get me with that axe. that hugh axe. The one that would have sliced me clean had it hit me. The one that..." Claire's voice trailed off.
"Whoa, Calm down, Claire. I don't want you to have another nervous-breakdown. You've already had three of them this week, for god's sake!" Chris exclaimed.
"I know. I'm sorry. It's just that, no matter how hard I try, I just can't stop thinking about him. I have nightmares, Chris. Nightmares about him chasing me with the axe, nightmares about Alexia and Alfred, basically, I have nightmares about the whole thing. I can't sleep at night, Chris. Sometimes, when I'm alone, I think I see Steve walking around. He never has the axe, though. While I'm relieved that he doesn't have that horrible, bloody axe, I'm also scared shitless when I see him. He seems so harmless that, I'm always torn between going up to him, and giving him a big hug, or just running away from him. He always disappears before I can decide, though. Then, I wonder if it was all just an illusion, or if I really did see him. Sometimes, at night, I can even hear him moaning, and crying, begging to be put out of his misery. that's why you hear me scream late at night, sometimes." Claire said.
Claire started sobbing, uncontrollably. Chris gently rocked her back, and forth for a few minutes to comfort her. He was shocked, though. He knew Claire was still upset about the whole Alexia/Alfred thing, and about Steve. He also knew she was having flashbacks, but, he didn't know about the nightmares, the illusions, or what Claire said to be illusions, and he certainly didn't know why she would scream so late at night, sometimes. This worried him greatly. He wanted to get help for her, but, he was afraid that whatever doctor he took her to would just write her off as 'insane', and stick her in an asylum. Chris knew better, though. He went through the same shit she had, he knew she wasn't crazy.
"Don't worry, sis. I'm sure all this will pass. you have to understand that it takes time, though. this isn't something you can just get over in the blink of an eye." Chris said.
"But, it's been six months, Chris. When will the nightmares, and the illusions, stop?" Claire asked.
Chris sighed.
"I don't know, Claire. All I know is that if this keeps up, I'm gonna have to take you to a doctor." Chris said.
Claire's eyes widened.
"You can't! They'll think I'm crazy, and lock me away!" Claire exclaimed.
Chris chuckled.
"What's so goddamn funny, Chris?" Claire asked.
"I don't mean any of the doctors here, Claire. There's a special doctor in Paris who used to live in Raccoon city. He was one of S.T.A.R.S best in the fields of Toxicology, and Biochemistry. He worked on trying to find a cure for the T-virus. As we speak, he's even working on a cure for the T- Veronica virus, which unless I'm mistaken, that's the virus that Alexia used to change Steve into that monster." Chris said.
Claire's jaw dropped. She could not believe what she was hearing.
"Really? There's a doctor who can actually help me, and cure Steve, if we find him?" Claire asked.
"Yes, I believe he can. You remember him, Dr. Luis Sanchez." Chris said.
Claire gasped.
"You mean he's the one who made the antidote for the T-virus?!" Claire exclaimed.
Chris smiled, and nodded.
"I already spoke to him. He'll be here in three days. Staying in Europe had its advantages, after all." Chris said.
"Yeah, I guess it did." Claire said.
"Well, it's getting late. We should go back inside, and try to get some sleep." Chris said.
Claire nodded.
"It sure was nice of aunt Amy to let us stay here." Claire said.
"Yeah, it was." Chris said.
They both went inside, and Chris closed the sliding door. After wishing eachother goodnight, they went off to their rooms to retire for the night.
A/N: Well, that's the first chapter. Is Claire seeing Steve just an illusion, or is he really there? Can Dr. Sanchez stop Claire's nightmares? Stay tuned, more to come. Til then, R/R. I'm still pretty new at this whole horror thing.