Heeelllooo…thanks for the reviews. Okay so we've been lucky that all three storms didn't hit, whew, but…the rainy season just began so…Anyways, how have all of you been? I've been tired lately going non-stop with homework and reading so many books, and fencing, sheesh. I don't even have time to play games. And you wonder how I manage to type this up? I don't know, it's a mystery. Um, so why does everyone hate Melissa, she hasn't done anything wrong but fall for Chris. Yikes, that's just it! Haha, anyways, I'll give you one more person to hate. So, yeah…but isn't it obvious that Chris is going to be okay? I mean, I did say sequel, but who knows, I can kill him off. And why would I want to do that to my favorite character…Hmm, isn't it funny that I went through so many (11+) pennames that nobody knows what to really call me. That's funny. I only remember 11 of them but I know there's more cause there was one before 'name me,' but I don't remember. Do any of you remember? If you do, I'll give you a dollar cause that's all I have. Never mind, I just remembered it. Haha. It was 'p00f,' but it wasn't on very long. I bet none of you remember what my first pen name was. The name when I started as an author and not a reviewer. Yah, I was a reviewer at first and then one night or late, late night, I got an idea about Jill picking a lock to her apartment and Chris busting her (chapter 2), so I wrote a story around it and voila. I had to start on it right away because I didn't want anybody else to post something similar to what I had thought of. In a sense, I didn't want to be labeled the copycat, ya know. Hyuck, hyuck. Okay well, back to the name, I'll give you a hint, it has my real name in it. Whatever, whatever. Hmm, do you even read what I write up here cause I think I'm just wasting space. Hehehe. This chapter might suck, so…sorry in advance…Okay bye….
Chapter 16: Road to Recovery
A doctor emerged from the double doors that lead to the OR and walked up to where Claire and Jill were sitting.
"I'm Dr. Quan. You're here for Redfield, right?" The doctor asks Jill, whom he recognized from earlier.
"Yes, we're here for Chris." Claire answered.
"And you are…" The doctor asked.
"I'm his sister. So what's the news doc?" Claire asked eagerly.
Dr. Quan looked at her with an expression neither she nor Jill could read. He looked at them intently and began to speak. "Well, he's not looking too good."
Claire suddenly felt sick and felt that her world had just came crashing down on her. "Wha…what do you mean he's not looking good?" Claire asked.
"His wound was extremely awkward considering the type of dagger that pierced him. We had a difficult time sealing it and in the process he lost an ample amount of blood. But that's not it. I don't know exactly what happened but it looks like he had a hard impact on something and that caused the dagger to shift upwards and it pierced his lung. But it was a good thing that it was noticed otherwise…well, I don't want to go into that. Anyways, he's heavily sedated and is resting, but there hasn't been any change as of yet. His blood count is extremely low and without a blood transfusion, his heart would be working overtime and that might trigger a heart attack."
"I'm his sister so we probably have the same blood type. Can we go into it now?" Claire cut him off.
"We can, but we have to check your blood first. Have you eaten or drank anything from twelve midnight till now?"
"Um, no. Wait, yes, I had a glass of water." Claire said.
"Hmm, that's no good. What about you?" The doctor asked Jill, who hadn't said a word all that time.
"She's not related." Claire said.
"It doesn't hurt to try, and your brother really needs it."
"I haven't had anything to eat or drink." Jill said.
"Hey wait! What if I drank five past twelve?" Claire asked.
"How do you know that's for sure?" Dr. Quan asked.
"Well, I was watching Inuyasha at that time and I know it airs at twelve."
Dr. Quan looked at his watched and counted the hours. "Well, that would work. Now if you two ladies will follow me, we can get this underway."
Jill and Claire followed the doctor into a room and had their blood check. After getting their samples, the two of them sat in the waiting room for the results. None of them spoke to each other since Claire had accused Jill, but Jill decided she should say something anyway. "You know, I think you should call Melissa and tell her what happened."
"Smart thing you said all night." Claire said spitefully and got up to use the phone. Jill didn't say anything. She knew that Claire was really upset and had the right to vent. She watched as Claire talked to Melissa over the phone. She hated that this happened. She hated that Claire hated her. Well, she wasn't really sure if Claire hated her or was just talking out of anger. Jill couldn't stand it. She got up from her seat and started to pace. She needed more news, updates, anything. Claire had returned from the phone and sat down on the chair. "You should go."
"Claire…" Jill said in barely a whisper as she sat next to her. "Claire, I know you're mad, you're mad at me and possibly at Chris for putting you in a situation such as this, but I'm not going to leave you here alone. You shouldn't be alone."
"I'm not. Melissa is coming over."
"Yes, but until then, I'm going to stay whether you like it or not. You can hate me more, but I'm not going to budge." Jill said calmly.
"What's wrong with you? Don't you get it? Just leave! The very sight of you makes me ill!" Claire said as she started to cry.
Jill didn't take to heart what Claire had said. Instead, she pulled Claire into a comforting hug as Claire continued to cry. "Let it out Claire." Jill whispered as she rubbed her back.
"Don't…think…I'm…changing…my…views…on…you…just…because…you're … doing…this." Claire said in between sobs.
She clutched Claire by the shoulders and held her at arms length and they looked at each other. "I'm not asking you." Jill said sincerely. Claire was about to say something to Jill when Melissa interrupted her.
"Claire, what's going on? What's the news?" She asked, while looking really anxious and exhausted.
"Mel." Claire said and got up from her seat and hugged her. Jill had a broken smile from where she sat.
"Well, I should go now." Jill said as she rose from her seat and proceeded for the door.
"Wait…wouldn't you like to know the results?" Claire asked.
"I would but I'm not related and besides, it's a one out of five that I'd match." Jill smiled and left before Claire could say anything else.
"Who was that?" Melissa asked.
"Um, a lady that kept me company until you came." Claire lied. She didn't want to tell her it was Jill because when the two of them were hanging out, Claire informed Melissa of every single detail of the favor Jill had asked Chris to do.
"Oh, how nice of her." Melissa said as they sat down. Just as they sat, the doctor came out of the lab with the results.
"Val…"
"I'm Claire." Claire said immediately.
"Okay, Claire, you match, and…" the doctor looked up, "Hmm, you're not her are you?" He asked Melissa.
"Oh no she left." Claire said.
"Oh, no matter. So Claire if you will follow me, we can start."
"So you're sure that this will work and he'll get better in no time?" Claire asked as she tailed Dr. Quan.
"Well, let's just say that this will really help him. In here." He held the door open to where Chris was hooked up to machines. Claire walked in and saw her brother. He looked so pale. She wanted to cry upon seeing him, but held it in. She has to be strong for him.
"Claire? Over here please." Dr. Quan motioned her to take a seat on the bed next to Chris'. She slowly walked up to the bed and laid down and watched as the nurses hooked her up. Soon, blood flowed out of her and from the tube, to a machine and into Chris.
"This is weird." Claire thought to herself as she watched the machine suck the blood out of her. "Hey doc, what if I fall asleep?" Claire asked.
"Go right ahead. I know how exhausted you must feel. I'll be back every three minutes just to make sure that all of your blood doesn't transfer to him. We don't want him to over fill." He joked.
"Right." Claire smiled. "Oh, doc, if you can, do you think you can tell the blonde lady that I was waiting with that she doesn't have to stay and that I'll call her as soon as I'm done?"
"Sure." Dr. Quan said and shut the door on his way out.
-Jill's Apartment-
"Where have you been?" Sam asked Jill as she emerged from the shower.
"Hospital. Chris got stabbed last night during our mission."
"Oh my god! Is he okay?" Sam asked.
"I left before any results were given but I'm sure he's going to be fine." Jill said and walked into the kitchen to grab something to snack on.
"How did this happen?" Sam asked.
"He wanted to split up and I made a mistake by agreeing with him. He ran into trouble and I didn't. It wasn't fair." Jill said slowly.
"Jill, there was no way that you could've known that that would happen." Sam said.
"I know, but…"
"Jill, why don't you get some rest, you look like you need it." Sam said as she took the cookie out of her hand.
"I think I'm going to head back to hospital. I have to tell Chris that I'm sorry." Jill said and walked into her room to get changed.
"Jill, I'm not going to stop you from going to the hospital but just promise me that you'll get some rest later and eat a full meal."
"I will. Thanks Sam." Jill hugged her friend and continued to get dressed.
-Hospital-
By six o'clock, the transfusion had been completed and without Claire's knowledge. She was asleep in the bed next her brother's, extremely exhausted and weak from the transfer.
Jill had arrived at the hospital and saw that Melissa and Claire were no longer there. She walked up to the receptionist and asked if she could visit Chris.
"I'm very sorry Miss, but visiting hours are not until ten."
"Please, you have to let me in. I have to tell him something even if I know he won't respond. I have to tell him, please." Jill pleaded.
"Okay, he's in room 303." The lady behind the counter said.
"Thank you very much!" Jill said and rushed to a nearby elevator and took it up to the third floor. Once there, she turned left and counted until she was there. Before entering, she peaked into the little window on the door. She saw Claire asleep on the bed further from the door but she didn't see Chris. She opened the door a little more and heard the intermittent beeping sound of his heart monitor. She walked in and quietly shut the door.
She walked over to where Chris was lying down and examined his pasty complexion. "One minute you're so full of life and the next you're fighting for it. I'm so sorry Chris." Jill whispered to him as she reached for his hand. "I should have been there for you. I should've ran faster. I hate that you're in this position, but I know you'll get better." Jill said and leaned in to kiss his forehead. "That's all I wanted to say and it couldn't wait. I'm really tired, but I'll be back at ten." She said. As she was about to leave, she felt a faint squeeze on her hand from Chris, which got her a little excited. "I guess I can stay if you want me to." She smiled and looked around for a chair. She saw one on the far side of the room and pulled it up to Chris' bedside and sat down. Not long after she sat down, she fell asleep with her head resting on his bed with her hand still on his.
-Three hours later-
Jill was in a deep sleep when she heard the most annoying sound. She ignored it, thinking that someone else will hit the snooze on the alarm. Suddenly it hit her. She wasn't at home asleep in her bed, but at the hospital. She immediately picked up her head and recognized the sound. It was a sound that no one in the hospital wanted to hear, the sound of the monitor flat lining. She glanced at Chris and saw that his eyes were shut and he wasn't moving. She immediately panicked and ran out of the room and hollered for a doctor. She didn't have to wait long, seeing that the nurses, along with the doctor were running with a crash cart in hand. She got out of their way as they entered his room and she followed behind.
"Charge it to 250." Dr. Quan said as he removed Chris' hospital gown.
"250, set." A nurse said.
"Wait." Dr. Quan said.
"Wait! What do you mean wait! His heart just stopped! Help him!" Jill yelled. Dr. Quan turned towards Jill and gave her a "what are you doing here" look. "What are you waiting for!?" Claire woke from Jill's scream and saw what was happening.
"Jill? What's going on?" Claire asked.
"Your brother just flat lined and they're not doing anything to help him!" Jill said.
"What! Why!" Claire asked.
"Because he's not flat lining." Dr. Quan said.
"What!" Claire and Jill said in unison.
"This wasn't sticking on his chest." He showed the loose patch. "He probably scratched it off while sleeping. I don't know how that happened but it did." He said as he motioned the nurses to return the crash cart.
"Are you sure?" Claire asked.
"Yes. Look, feel for your self. His pulse is strong and his chest is rising and falling with every breath he's taking."
Claire and Jill saw that he was still breathing. "Phew." Claire said and plopped back down on the bed she was in.
"Hmm, you do know that visiting hours is not until another hour, right?" Dr. Quan said to Jill.
"Yes, I know, but I had to."
"I understand. Anyways, he'll be fine and I guess it wouldn't hurt if you stayed." He said.
"Thank you." Jill said and he left the room.
"I hope you don't mind, but I'm still very tired so I'm gonna go back to sleep. And don't watch me!" Claire said and hid under the sheets of the bed. Jill just smiled and returned her attention to Chris. She soon felt tired and decided to rest her head on his bed once again. Slowly she drifted to sleep when suddenly she heard her name being called. She looked up and saw Chris' eyes half open and extremely exhausted. "Jill?" He called, barely a whisper.
"Yes?"
"Where am I?"
"In the hospital." She whispered.
"Am I sick?" He asked.
"No, you've been…yeah, you're sick." She smiled.
"So then why does my side ache so badly?"
"Um, you're having a reaction to the meds they gave you."
"Oh." He said.
"You should rest. You need your strength." No sooner did she finish her sentence, Chris' eyes were shut. As she released his hand and prepared to walk away, Chris mumbles, "Don't leave."
"Huh?" Jill asks as she turns her head to face him. "Stay." He said with his eyes still shut.
"What about Claire? She doesn't like me very much and I think it would upset her to see me here."
"Where is she?" He asked as he opened his eyes to slits. He saw Jill look towards the other bed. He turned towards that direction and found Claire asleep in the bed. "Why is she sleeping there?"
"She did something very brave for her brother…" She said and paused for a moment to hear if Chris had anything to say. "Listen Chris, I really should go. Visiting hours are not until another hour and I really should get some sleep. You should get some sleep too." Jill said.
"What's the point of leaving if you're just gonna come back in an hour? Just stay here and wait it out." He whispered. "Or you can at least wait until I fall asleep."
"But what if I fall asleep before you do? Sleeping on that chair is not very comfy you know." She smiled.
"Then you can lie down beside me. Just don't go yet."
"No, I shouldn't. What if you get disconnected or something? I wouldn't want to go through something like that again." Jill said as she sat on his bedside.
"Again?" He asked.
"Yeah, you got disconnected from your heart monitor and you flat lined. I thought you died."
"I'm not going anywhere. That is unless you can sneak me out of this hell hole."
"Not a chance mister."
"Thought so." Chris said and shut his eyes.
"Looks like those meds are kicking in." Jill whispered to herself as she watched Chris fall back asleep. "I'm so sorry this had to happen to you." She said as she laid down next him. She looked at his face and started examining his features while fixing his hair that was no longer up in its usual spikes. "How can this feel so right, yet so wrong? It's not fair that…" She thought as she drifted off to sleep.
-11:25, Room 303 in the Hospital-
"So how long have they been like that?" One whispered to another.
"I don't know. Hopefully one of them will wake soon. It's getting rather boring." The other whispered back.
"I think it's cute." A third person whispered.
"I think its crap!" A fourth person yelled out of nowhere.
"Claire! Shh, you'll wake them." Joseph said.
"I think that's my point! He has a girlfriend and look at this tramp, sleeping at my brother's bedside." Claire said as she got up and stormed out of the room.
"She's really feisty." Rebecca said.
"Yeah, that's his sister for you." Forest said.
Jill was sleeping comfortably at Chris' side and still unaware of their visitors. She shifted towards Chris and snuggled into his shoulder when she faintly heard whispers in the room. Thinking she was just dreaming, she turned her head again, but opened her eyes to a slit.
"Look, she's waking up." Joseph whispered.
"Okay, that didn't sound like a dream to me." Jill thought, still drowsy with sleep. She opened her eyes a little more and the blurred figures she saw earlier came into clear view. Jill immediately rose to a sitting position. "What are you doing here!" Jill asked, completely in shock.
"What are you doing here?" Joseph asked.
"Oh my god, I didn't."
"You didn't what?" Forest asked.
"Oooh, I did. Crap." She said and turned to Claire's bed and found it empty. "Where's Claire?"
"She stormed out of here. She looked pretty angry if you ask me." Rebecca said.
"Ooooh." Jill said, while holding her head in her hands.
"So what happened…here…Jill?" Joseph asked.
"He told me to stay." She said.
"He woke up?" Rebecca asked.
"He's been in and out of it." Jill said.
"Well, the way things looked, it seems that you've been here before visiting hours." Forest said.
"Yeah, I have. I had to tell him that I was sorry and it couldn't wait." Jill said as they all nodded. "Um, you wouldn't happen to know if Melissa came by…would…you?" She asked.
"Well, we've been here since ten and no, she hasn't come by."
"Thank god." Jill said as she got up from Chris bed and straightened out her clothes and hair. "All three of you been here since ten?" She asked.
"Yeah, we just came to see how he was doing and to drop off some get-well stuff." Joseph said.
"If he wakes up, just tell him I left." Jill said.
"Sorry, no can do. We're due at the office. Speaking of which, I think we should go now." Joseph said. He then walked up to Chris. "Chris, we'll see you later, alright? Till then, just keep sleeping, I guess."
"Get well soon, Chris." Rebecca said.
"Yeah, um, we'll probably be back at three, so see you then. Hopefully you'll be awake." Forest said. After they said their goodbyes, excluding Jill, the four of them left, Jill to her place and the other three to the office.
After everyone left, Claire had returned to the room and still found Chris asleep. "Why is it that you wake up for her and not me?" Claire whispered. Suddenly, a soft rapping on the door interrupted her from what she was about to say next. She looked towards the door and the person on the other side had opened it to a crack. "Melissa, come in" Claire said.
"So how is he doing?" She asked as she walked up to Chris' bedside.
"He's okay. He looks like he's getting better though."
"And you look like you're getting worse." Melissa commented on Claire's disheveled look.
"Yeah, well that bed isn't too comfortable and people talk so loud."
"Did he wake up?" She asked.
"No. He had visitors earlier and they were loud."
"If you want to go home and get some rest, a shower and to feed Boo, you can take my car." She offered as she dangled the keys to her Eclipse in front of her. "I can stay here with him."
"Ah, Boo, yeah, he must be hungry. Thanks Mel. I'll be back soon. Call me if he wakes up though." Claire said as she accepted the keys.
"Sure. And take your time, okay?"
"Thanks again." Claire said and left the room.
Once Claire left, Melissa felt awkward considering she barely knew Chris but she made a promise to herself that once Chris gets out of this, she'd get to know him better if they were to deepen their "relationship." "Chris…hope you don't mind me keeping you company." She smiled as she took hold of his hand. He then began to stir in his sleep and slowly woke up.
"Jill?" He whispered.
"No, it's Melissa." She said softly and not at all mad that he had said Jill's name.
"Melissa. Hey, sorry, it's just that Jill was here when I fell asleep and I thought she'd still be here when I wake." He said rather tiredly.
"No, she isn't here. She probably went home…or to work." She smiled. "So, this Jill…is your favor still on considering you're hospitalized?"
"I have no idea, I'll have to ask her when she gets here……Wait, how did you know my favor was for Jill?" He asked.
"Your sister has a big mouth." She smiled.
"So she told you that my favor for Jill was to pretend to be her boyfriend?" Chris asked.
"Yeah. I think its sweet you did that for a friend, especially if the ex-boyfriend is a jerk." She smiled.
"You're great." He said.
"Thanks. So are you." Melissa said immediately after, a nurse came in with a tray of food.
"Hungry Mr. Redfield?"
"Famished. What do you have to offer?" He asked cynically.
"A five course meal." The nurse smiled and placed the tray a bed table and put it over him. "Eat and I'll be back with your medication." She said and left the room.
"This looks like crap but I might as well eat it."
"Don't worry, I'll sneak you some food as soon as Claire gets back."
"Where did she go?" He asked as he munched on his awful food.
"I told her to take my car so she can go home to feed Boo and do whatever." She smiled as she watched him make faces.
"Taste like glue." He said with a mouth full of mashed potatoes.
"You ate glue?" She asked.
"Yeah, second grade. Heck, glue tastes better than this." He said and she couldn't help but laugh. They looked at each other but they were interrupted by the door suddenly swinging open and a bunch of people piled in with balloons and flowers.
"Hey! He's awake!" Joseph said as the whole S.T.A.R.S. team piled in.
"Finally! Do you know how long we've been watching you sleep, it was boring!" Forest said as he tied get-well balloons beside his bed
"Aw guys, do you really need to bring those?" Chris asked as he watched all the flowered vases being placed and the balloons being tied down.
"Yah, we had too. It'll be funny to see you walk out of here with all these flowers and balloons." Kenneth said.
"Right." Chris chuckled, "Hey is Jill here?" He asked.
"I'm right here." Came a voice near the door. She opted to stay at the back because he saw him content with Melissa and didn't want to ruin it.
"Oh, hey Mel, you remember Jill right? You showed her a place downtown." He said.
"Of course I do." Melissa said. "So Jill, are you getting the place?"
"Yeah, I think I might." Jill said.
"Great, come by later on today to sign papers…oh and sorry your ex-boyfriend is a jerk." She smiled.
"Yeah, but you should feel sorry for the girl who's marrying him." Jill chuckled. "Okay guys, well, I have to get going now."
"Where do you have to go? And don't say work cause I don't think anyone's at the office." Chris said.
"No, I'm not going there. I actually have to take my visitors to the airport. Their flight leaves at five, so I better get going. And I have to start packing some stuff."
"See you later Jill." Joseph said as everyone else said their byes.
"Hey Jill wait. I'll come with you. I want to say bye to Sam." Richard said.
"Okay." Jill said and the both of them left.
"So Chris, enjoying your meal?" Forest asked.
"Yeah, it's the best meal I had all day." He said sarcastically.
"It's also your only meal." Melissa smiled.
"Well, since you're enjoying your meal, I guess I should just keep this." Forest said as he produced a Wendy's bag. "Nah, I'm not that hungry. Hey Melissa, would you like some nuggets?" Forest teased and she laughed as Chris made a face. "Just kidding Chris, here." Forest said and gave him the bag full of yummies.
"Hey Chris," Brad began as Chris started munching on his nuggets, "If you don't mind me asking…what happened up there? I always stay in the cockpit of the helicopter and never get to see the action."
"You always stay in the cockpit because…never mind." Kenneth said.
"Well, let's see if I can recall…Oh yeah, Jill and I were on 28th floor and when we reached the end of it, we spotted a man lying unconscious. Jill was uh…standing behind me as I checked the guy out and this guy, he comes out of know where and surprises uh…Jill by grabbing her and holding her gunpoint. He tells me to drop my gun or he'll kill her, so I obey. As I toss my gun to the floor, that asshole uh…knocks her unconscious. I can't doing anything just yet because he's armed with a friggin' automatic."
"Really? Damn…" Kenneth said.
"Yeah, and then he starts telling me what he plans on doing to Jill once he uh…kills me, but I manage to stay cool. He gets a nicotine craving and pulls out some smokes. I asked him if I could have one and he gives it to me. Then he pulls out a matchbox. Who carries matchboxes in their pockets nowadays? Anyways, he has trouble lighting it so I do it for him."
"Did you shove the matchstick in his eye?" Enrico asked.
"No, I shoved it all the way in his nose. And it's a good thing I pushed his gun to the side because he pulled the trigger. After I got his gun away, we start fist fighting and then he stabbed me. I thought it was just a really sharp punch, but he was laughing and he tells me. I see this dagger in me and as I look up to him, I uh…see Jill getting up and as she's about to shoot him, so I jump to the other hall."
"You jumped!" Melissa asked.
"Well yeah, I had to get out of the way because I didn't want to get shot. I've already been stabbed." He laughed.
"She put all three bullets in him and incapacitated him." Barry said.
"Serves me right to think she can't shoot." Chris chuckled. "Yeah so after that, I don't remember anymore." Chris finished. He had to explain it that way otherwise if he said that they had split up, they would be in for the big one.
"So that's exactly what happened?" Wesker asked.
"Yes." Chris said.
"So why is it that Jill didn't look like she had any head pains or anything to signify that she had been clocked in the head." He asked.
"Well, maybe when she saw Chris, her first priority would have been to help him rather than herself and she must've forgotten about it during that heat of moment." Rebecca said.
"Yeah, that makes sense. I would have forgotten as well if my partner had been stabbed." Wesker said. "Well Chris, when you get back to work, make sure you file the report stating exactly what you said. Anyways, I have an appointment in an hour so I better get going. Get well, because we need you for more missions to come." Wesker said.
"Alright boss." Chris said and Wesker headed out the door. "Hey, so does anybody know when I can go home? I hate this place."
"You've only been here for one night." Melissa said.
"But still."
"I'll go check." She said and exited the room.
"Well, I should get going to, Cathy and the girls want to go out to eat tonight." Barry said "Chris, see you later."
"Yeah, I'm gonna go now too. I hate driving home when it's dark." Rebecca said.
"Yeah, we're gonna go now also." Forest said for himself and the rest of the guys.
"Okay, don't everybody go at once." Chris said sarcastically.
"Okay Chris, we'll see you later…and once your stitches come out or whenever you're ready to party, we'll have a barbecue up at my place." Joseph said.
"I'll hold you to that." Chris said, "Thanks for coming you guys." The guys waved and left his room. He rubbed his eyes and when it cleared up, he saw Rebecca still standing there. "Rebecca? What are you still doing here?" Chris asked.
"Well, it's not yet dark out and I thought I should keep you company till Melissa gets back."
"Thanks."
"So how you feeling?" She asked.
"I'm confused." He said.
"What do you mean?"
"I don't know. I mean I really like Melissa, but there's just something about Jill. I feel so many things when I'm with her. It's confusing."
"Yeah, those kinds of situations can be confusing. Hey, but wouldn't you be breaking your rule?" She asked.
"What rule?" Chris asked.
"The rule about not dating co-workers." She said.
"Did I tell you that?" He said.
"Joe did." She said.
"Yeah, the rule."
"Hmm, I say screw the rules and go for it. I mean, if she likes you then yay, but if she doesn't, at least you don't have to wonder anymore and you can 'move on.'"
"I guess you're right."
"Right about what?" Melissa asked as she and Claire entered the room.
"Claire! Hey! I've missed you."
"I've missed you too." She said as she hugged her brother.
"So Jill tells me that you did something brave for me, what was it?" He asked.
"Um, if the 'brave' thing was a blood transfusion then yeah, that's what I did." Claire said happily.
"What?" Chris said.
"Well, doc said that you had a low blood count and you needed a blood transfusion otherwise you'd die. I agreed and the nurses hooked me up to a machine and sucked my blood out and put it in you. So…if you ever make me mad, you better give me back my blood." She chuckled and so did everybody in the room.
"Oh yeah Claire, that's Rebecca." Chris introduced.
"Hi." Rebecca said.
"You work with my brother? How old are you?" Claire asked.
"Um, I'm 18."
"Whoa, I'm older than you and I'm still going to school!" Claire said.
"So, what'd the doctors say?" Chris asked as Claire and Rebecca talked on the other side of the room.
"Doctor says that you'll be discharged in a week. They want to keep a close eye on your stitches and lungs. Apparently it was punctured slightly from your jump."
"That sucks." Chris said.
- Raccoon City Airport-
"Hey Rich, can I ask you something?" Jill asked as Sam, Dean and Natalie check their bags in.
"Go for it." He said.
"How can I tell if a guy likes me? I mean, you're a guy. Teach me to read the signs." Jill said.
"I don't think I can. Each man is different and each gives off different signs. It'd be impossible." Richard joked.
"Come on Rich, help me out here. I have to know."
"I don't know…I guess you should just approach the guy and tell him."
"I can't." She said.
"Are you talking about Chris?"
"No." She said.
"Oh come on Jill, you don't have to lie. I saw how both of you were enjoying last night."
"Fine. It is him." She exhaled deeply, remembering the kiss they shared outside his apartment. "Well, he confuses me. There's just something about him."
"You know, I hate to be an ass, but he is with Melissa and they seem really happy with each other."
"Yeah I know."
"Don't worry Jill," Richard said as he pulled her into a comforting hug. "there are other guys you know."
"Yeah." She sighed knowing that there was only one Chris.
"Hey you two, we're boarding now!" Sam yelled.
"Let's see them off." Richard said. As he released Jill and she turned around to follow Sam, she got bumped into rather harshly and fell.
"Whoa, excuse you." Jill said from the floor.
"I'm terribly sorry." A young man replied as he held his hand out to help her up. "My father is leaving and I'm late to see him off."
"Well that's not an excu…That's quite alright." Jill said as she saw the guy who knocked her off her feet.
"Hi, I'm Jackson." The guy introduced himself upon seeing Jill.
Jill paused for a moment and then said her name. Richard stood behind her with a perplexed look on his face. "Well Jackson, I think you should go otherwise your father will leave without you saying goodbye."
"You're right. Sorry about that." He said and left.
"Well Jill, I think you should get going otherwise Sam will be leaving without you saying goodbye." Richard said and they continued to her gate.
"Um…Jill, he didn't look…familiar to you did he?" Richard asked.
"No why? Should he?" Jill played it out as smooth as she could.
"Well, don't you think he resembles Chris…a little? Like his facial structure?" Richard said.
"No. But he was rather good looking don't you think." She said.
"I rather not think." Richard said as they reached Sam and Co.
"So, Jill thanks for having me over. It was good seeing you again." Sam said as she hugged her friend.
"Yeah, it was good seeing you. And sorry about not taking you out." Jill said.
"Oh it's no problem. Just tell Chris to get well soon." Sam said.
"I will. Bye." She said and hugged her friend again.
"Bye Rich. And thanks for that evening." Sam said and gave him a hug as well.
"Bye Nat." Jill hugged her as well while Richard waved.
"Dean." Jill said flatly.
"Jill." He said and entered the gate.
"Glad that's all over now." Jill said.
"Yeah." Richard said as they turned around to leave.
"Jill?"
"Yes?" Jill turned around.
"Well, it looks like my father and your friends are on the same flight."
"I guess."
"Jill, I'm gonna go okay." Richard said.
"Oh okay. See you tomorrow Rich." Jill said.
"Yeah." Richard said and took his leave.
"Is he your boyfriend?" Jackson asked.
"You should know I'm single." Jill smiled.
"But why is such a beautiful woman single?" He was being as charming as possible.
"I have my reasons." She said.
"Well in that case, would you like to get a drink or something to eat at the restaurants upstairs?"
"I guess it wouldn't hurt." She asked.
"Well then, Ms. Valentine, shall we proceed?" He asked as he held his arm out for her.
Jill linked her arm in his and followed him up to the restaurants.
-Three days Later-
Chris was happy to know that he wouldn't have to stay in the hospital for another three days. During those three days, he didn't have any visitors except for Melissa and Joe. Chris had persuaded Claire to return to school and she obliged. Jill stopped by once in a while but wouldn't stay for more that five minutes. Chris didn't understand why she left so early but he just thought that she felt awkward around Melissa. But the reason why Jill didn't stay too long was because she didn't want to get into a conversation and have to bring up Jackson while he was still in the hospital. In the middle of his thoughts, his cell phone rang.
"Hello?" Chris answered.
"Chris? Hey, this is Rebecca. You didn't tell Jill, did you?"
"Well I couldn't, she only sticks around for five minutes. I only managed to tell her that I'd do the report."
"Good, don't tell her. Um I think you should stick to your rule and not date co-workers. I was wrong, don't listen to me, I'm stupid."Rebecca said.
"Rebecca? What's going on? You don't sound like your usual self."
"What are you talking about? I think you've been in the hospital too long and are under heavy medications."
"There's something you're not telling me. If you don't tell me now, I'm bound to find out sooner or later." Chris said.
"Fine."Rebecca exhaled, "Jill is seeing someone."
"What?"
"She's seeing someone. His name is Jackson Ghent and she met him at the airport the day Sam left."Rebecca informed him.
"Really."
"Yeah, sorry Chris. I just found out today too. I had to tell you before you said anything."
"No, don't be sorry. I mean I wasn't really sure if I was actually falling for her. In fact I think I'm falling in love with Melissa every time I see her." Chris needed to show Rebecca that he was alright with everything.
"Is that so?" Melissa asked as she leaned against the doorframe.
"Hey Rebecca, I'll talk to you later, okay? Bye." Chris said and hung up his phone. "So how long have you been listening?" He smiled at her.
"Just the part where you told Rebecca you're falling in love with me." She said and Chris motioned her to come to him. He had been sitting on the edge of the bed and held Melissa between his legs and wrapped his arms around her waist.
"That's right Miss. Le Croix. I am falling for you." Chris told her and gently kissed her on the lips.
"So, you ready to go home?" She asked as soon as they pulled back.
"Yep." He said and gently pushed her back so that he could stand. "It's a good thing all those flowers died."
"What are you going to do with the vases?" She asked.
"Well, I'm planning to buy you a dozen of roses for each vase and have them arranged in it. Then, I'm going to have them delivered to your office so that it'd be full of flowers."
"Please don't. As much as I love flowers, they're a bitch to clean up." She laughed.
"Okay, I'll just send the flowers to guys then." He laughed.
"I think we should get out of here." She smiled.
"Yeah, let's go." He said as he took a seat on the wheelchair. "Push me please."
"Push yourself." She said as she carried all of his stuff.
"Aw come on!" Chris whined when suddenly his chair started to move. He looked behind him to see a nurse pushing him. The nurse pushed Chris out and followed Melissa into the elevator. Once reaching the basement parking, Melissa unarmed her car and dumped all of Chris things in the trunk. Chris, not one to be helpless, got into the passenger side himself. "Thank you." Chris told the nurse as she pushed the wheelchair back into the hospital. "Homeward bound please." Chris said as he carefully buckled up.
"Sure." She said and started up her car and headed for Windward Hills.
NOTE: I know how you like long chapters, but I'm thinking of cutting it down and not exceeding twenty-five pages, not including my notes on the top and bottom. Reason for that is the amount of trouble I get when uploading. Some words don't bold, or the paragraphs are all clumped and when I fix it, I scroll down only to find half of the story missing. It's just frustrating. But you know, I don't know if I'll be able to keep my word. Hey valen.locke, I apologize for not answering your question about me having a Gamecube ( 12 May 2004). I remember that I was going to but then I forgot. Anyways the answer to your question is yes, I have a purple Gamecube (Christmas of 02, I think. The year it released anyways.) I bought it mainly for The Legend of Zelda series. Truth be told, I wasn't a big RE fan. Why? I was chicken shit. Haha. I played the first two on the Playstation though I don't remember much of it. Then my sister so lovingly bought me RE:3 as a Christmas gift for my PS, so I had no choice but to play it. I was terrified. I got into a lot of trouble for yelling in the middle of the night, but it was the best. Then I saw Code: Veronica (PS2) on Extended Play (now xplay). I thought Claire kicked ass and so I had to buy it. I was in luck cause when I went to sell some games, I saw a used version in great condition. So instead of getting cash back as I intended, I got the game, with ten bucks. I used 75 cents to buy a newspaper and cut out a discount coupon for the game! Heheh. Yeah, I got into trouble for yelling again. Hmm, but I don't think I'll go into my whole 'falling in love' with the Resident Evil series. But you want to hear something funny as well. Before I came on this site, I had been a Claire and Leon 'shipper,' and a Jill/Carlos fan, but as I read some of tek's early work and the work of other authors that had Chris and Jill, I instantly fell in love with the two. Now I don't like Jill/Carlos AT ALL. You can thank tek and the O.G. authors for that, otherwise this story would've probably been a Jill/Carlos type, thing. Psh, whatever! In your dreams Jill/Carlos fans. (I'm not being mean here, okay :) Anyways when Code: Veronica came out, I thought Chris was handsome (blushes) and (don't laugh) I'd hold up the case of RE:3 and Code: Veronica and see that Chris and Jill look good together. (Okay go ahead and laugh.) I forgot that they had been in a game together. Don't blame me, I hated Horror stuff, except for Jaws, but I hate the beach, not because of the Sharks but because the beach just scares me. Don't ask. But if you do, I'll tell ya later. Okay so when the remake came out and Chris and Jill were together, I was like, 'Ah-ha I remember now.' I decided to wait like forever (Christmas 03) to buy it…I know. I wanted a used one because I was broke as usual. I also bought ZERO that same day, used too. I also have RE:2 and RE:3, but I bought those before Remake and Zero cause I saw them on sale for 20 bucks each at Blockbuster and so I bought both with exactly 40 bucks in my pocket. Hehehe, no tax on Guam. A couple of days later when I went to Blockbuster, I saw Dead Aim for sale at the used section so I scored that, but…I didn't have a gun. Hahaha. So…I bought one, but not an orange one. I bought the Japanese import one online, so now I have a nice black one as opposed to the orange one, hyuck, hyuck. My friends complain on why I have a black one and they have an orange one. I tell them I'm just lucky. Hmm, I think I said too much. Anyways, cant wait for RE:4 and File #2…take care peeps, oh and review if you want.
P.S. if you don't know what to call me, just call me Jane…all my friends do