Rainy Days
Disclaimer: They belong to Capcom, not me. Lucky bastards.
Rating: I'll be honest, who knows at this point.
Summary: Place the two most stubborn Outbreak characters together in some stupid situations and what do you get? Cursing and sexual tension what else do ya need? OH yeah a plot too =p...
Warnings: None...yet
Notes: Special and quick thank you's
CaniballJello: For you continuing support, and believing I could do good with the story, it really let's me have a lot of pep in my step when ppl say nice things =p. And I don't care how many times you say it, your fic is way better than this lol, never forget that. PS: I read your newest masterpiece you'll get the review soon, plus Chapter 8 or 7...?? for David our favorite plumber. Keep up the excellent work girl.
Constuctious: For your idea of it being David, I had the general scheme of what you were thinking, and I'm glad your imputing your opinion into the story it really helps me out when ppl take that kind of time to give an idea. I appreciate it.
CuddlyChris: Your cheerful attitude, I'm really glad your enjoying this fic: When your peppy about what happens next I can't wait to write the next chapter .
Warrior Athena: Fairly new to the reviewing, I'm glad you put your imput,once again I really like when people say what they like about the story, and what there a opinion is, and when the comments are positive they make an author feel all warm and gushy inside . Thanks a lot.
Once again I thank you all, and yes you anonymous reviewers too. Now on with Chapter 2!
Chapter Two: The New Guy...
Alyssa looked in the mirror, applying her last shade of dark maroon lipstick she gave herself a once over. Making little poses in the mirror.
"Aren't you a picture of beauty?" She admired herself, and began to tie her hair back into a small pony tail. Blonde strands standing to attention. Her attire consisted of her traditional burgundy business suit, and her repeating rounds of make-up. She didn't know what it was but without her make-up she felt naked, her Mom would always tell her that Blemishes are hid by night and every fault forgiven; darkness makes any woman fair, that make-up was hiding her natural beauty.
That woman is sure is full of it, this was coming from a someone who had had practically 3 face lifts. I hope I don't end up like that. Alyssa shuddered at the thought, and turned off the light in bathroom.
Upon entering the living room, in which the kitchen lay, Alyssa observed the ever hard working David. He laid on his back, completely enthralled with his work as he worked at and tweaked the pipes.
Wow, he sure isn't like your average plumber...he's actually well kind of hot... Alyssa titled her head to give herself a better vantage point, but to no avail, the shadows from the sink was covering most of what she wanted to see.
"So uh, what the's 411?" Alyssa asked making sure to keep on with her peep show...discretely of course.
David slid out from underneath the sink, and removed a glove from his hand he then proceeded to wipe his brow of any perspiration. Making a gun type gesture he pretended to "shoot" the sink.
"It's busted, I need more supplies before I finish up here." David explained the situation.
"Ugh, you serious?" Alyssa sighed hard and threw her hands up.
David just looked at her, she was less bitchy now...what happened?
"How much is it going to be?" Alyssa asked
"Hmm, about -" David was interrupted when he heard the ring from his cellphone.
"Sorry gotta take this." David took the miniature phone from his pocket and answered
Alyssa took this opportunity to check David out again, since he had his back to her, but that was plenty show all the same. His sorrel hair was tied up with a simple rubber band, she hadn't noticed that before but judging at how long his ponytail was his hair was probably about shoulder length. He was tall ...I mean much taller than she was, and as she continued on she stopped at a pivotal point...that ass, oh man what gripage.
"All right, I'll be there soon." David ended his conversation and turned to Alyssa
Aw damn, that wasn't long enough...turn back around. Alyssa thought to herself.
"Sorry bout that now-
"Um, you've gotta come back right?" Alyssa asked
"Yeah, some of my materials are back at the job." David explained
"Ok, go get your little pipes and stuff and be back here around 5:00, I get off work about that time is that good?" Alyssa seemingly pushed whatever plans David might have had out of the way, he did have a life too you know. However he felt that might as well get it out of the way, it's not like he had anything else better to do today.
"Fine." He answered rather stoically, he left a certain array of tools after him and began to walk towards the entrance.
"Excuse me, your just gonna leave that junk on my kitchen floor?" Alyssa looked at the "mess" than at David.
"You'll live." He said closing the door to her house.
"...Bastard." Cute Bastard...but hey when your cute there's gotta be something wrong you." Alyssa talked her her invisible buddy for the third time in this story.
"Uh...can I help you?" Alyssa asked the woman.
"Oh Miss Ashcroft, I've heard about your excellent woik, and I must say that I'm a true fan of your columns." The woman had the strongest Jersy accnet you'd ever heard.
"Well, thank you." Was all Alyssa could say, I mean she knew this much after working here for 5 years she should've started getting a lot more recognition.
"I'm so glad to be apart of the team." She smiled.
"The team? What?" Alyssa didn't want this fool working amongst her.
"Well, they're laying people off, there's a new paper in town and the stories there are phenomenal." She explained.
"What the hell? Where can I get a copy...err...what's your name?" Alyssa asked with her famous miffed expression.
"Uh Trixie, Trixie Lang." She peeped up. "Get me a paper ." Alyssa ordered, it was her favorite thing to do.
"Oh uh, here." Trixie fumbled through her bag and found a copy of the newest paper in town the Raccoon City Star.
Alyssa snatched the paper and scanned through it, She wasn't paretically worried she had a story that would rock the city, the mayor's infidelity she had pictures to prove it too.
"There's one reporter though, who turning quite a few heads. Trixie explained, and then looked at Alyssa's expression to see if had changed at all...it didn't.
"Really who?" Alyssa asked sarcastically.
"Ben Bertolucci, he's fairly new and word has it that he will do ANYTHING to get a story." Trixie smiled ever so brightly, as if this wasn't enough news that Alyssa didn't need pilling up on her day.
"...That's my motto..." Alyssa pouted.
"Well, Miss Ashcroft, your motto is you ALMOST do anything to get ya story. Ben must be a very dedicated individual. Trixie wasn't helping the situation at all.
"Trixie...just..just stop talking." Alyssa shook her head in disgust, but the her eyes were immediately glued to a headline in the column.
"What the hell! Mayor's Infidelity, by Ben Bertolucci." Alyssa read the headline aloud.
"Wow, the mayor was cheatin?" What a great story!" Trixie looked at the article, and smiled to herself at his accomplishment.
"Ugh, who does this fucking asshole think he is... ...ME?! Alyssa sneered, she looked as if she was going to eat the paper.
"Well, Miss Ashcroft-"
"Where's the old lady!" Alyssa abruptly sped walked to Ms Digiovanni's office, a pounded on the door.
When nobody answered she opened the door and let herself in.
"I demand jus...tice?" Alyssa came face to face with the fabled Ben Bertolucci and Ms Digiovanni sharing a cup of coffee.
"What the hell is he doing here!?" Alyssa demanded.
"Alyssa darling I was just getting aquatinted with one of the newer members of the Raccoon City Star meet Mr. Bertolucci. Ben turned and waved at her, he neatly combed auburn hair tied into a ponytail, and his simple attire of a white dress shirt and red tie and brown kaki pants, not exactly stylish but hey who's looking that hard.
"I know who this bastard is, he stole my damn story!" Alyssa looked at him menacingly
"Whoa, whoa calm down there, princess I didn't steal nothin, you just weren't fast enough." Ben smirked, and licked his lips a little to suggestively
I should just get my shoe and shove up his-
"Well, Alyssa, you should be more respectful, a little completion never hurt anyone." The old woman smiled at Ben, who in turn smiled back.
Alyssa sneered at there antics and had to wonder what Ben was really trying to scheme here.
"Of course the competition isn't hurting anyone your laying people off before they can even prove there worth! You hypocritical old...prune!" Alyssa bit her tongue that wasn't very smart.
"Really? Well, then feel you have proved your worth and frankly MS. Ashcroft it stinks. Your attitude is ghastly you think everyone should bow down to you, because you are an Ashcroft. It wouldn't surprise me if you ended up old and alone and nobody cared when you die. Ms D. was really laying it on thick, and it made Alyssa wonder, did she really come out like that?, did people really despise her? Alyssa didn't have much time to dwell on it before Ms Digiovanni said:
"Get out of here...your fired."
"W-What?" Alyssa didn't raise her voice Ms. Digiovanni's words struck her and good too.
"You heard me out!" She pointed to the door, a stern look on her face. Ben smirked and chuckled at the outcome of the events, this'll make a good story he thought.
"But...But journalism is my life...my passion...you can't fire me." Alyssa almost seemed to plead, but it was heartfelt nonetheless.
"Well, then I suppose you better be finding a new passion in life Ms. Ashcroft...your"services" are no , longer needed here." Digiovanni
Alyssa sighed, it breaking up into small sobs, but she held them back, she was not about to let the old woman and Ben see her cry. She held her head up with pride and left the office, she could hear Ben's muffled voice say: Them's the breaks...
Alyssa walked absent mindedly though the halls and rows of cubicles until she reach the entrance. She would get her things later...she walked away from The Raccoon Daily...never looking back her passion lost and now the only thing she wanted was a drink.
A/N: Aww poor Alyssa, well what the heck is she gonna do now? Find out in the next chapter but before you wait for another 5 days RXR this chapter purty please . Once again a special thank you those of you who are sticking with the fic. Oh and a little note, if some of you have forgotten Ben was the reporter in Resident Evil 2, the one Ada was looking for, I makes you wonder is he and Alyssa had ever met, before the outbreak =p.