Author's note: I do not own Parasite Eve or Parasite Eve 2, nort do I own any of the characters from either of the two games!
The sickly sweet stench of burnt hair and flesh permeated her senses, bringing back that all too familiar sense of unease and foreboding. She couldn't see anything, all was dark. Somewhere in the near distance she could hear the constant 'drip-drop-drip' of water or some other liquid.
She moved forward into the unceasing shadows, hands outstretched blindly in front of her, longing for and fearing contact with anything in the darkness. Fumbling along for what seemed like an eternity, she suddenly became aware of another presence and the now, nearly overwhelming stink of charred remains, somewhere nearby.
She began to stumble forward again, when she heard and felt the soft incessant blowing of a slight breeze. Something was moving in the shadows. Was it behind her or before her?
Panic began to settle in the pit of her stomach as she stared wildly around, hoping to discern anything through the veil of darkness. The she heard it, something was creeping towards her in the shadows. The panic inside her now exploded in a rush of adrenaline and she began to run, her legs carrying her forward with reckless abandon.
She stumbled and fell hard onto her hands and knees, uttering a soft cry of dismay. Behind her she heard melodic laughter, coming from a voice she had come to hate and that had haunted her for the past two months.
She quickly turned around, expecting to see Eve hovering over her, ready to strike. What she saw though, nearly made her scream. Aya Brea had come face to face with herself.
Aya rolled off her bed and hit the floor with a thud. She groaned softly and slowly pulled herself into a sitting position, massaging her hip where it had just made contact with the floor. Leaning her head against the side of the mattress, she tried to remember the details of the dream she had just experienced. She could remember darkness and being chased by…
Aya gasped as she suddenly recalled what she had seen. It hadn't been Eve chasing her, but herself. She stood up to sit down on top of her bed, still concentrating on the details of the dream. The phone rang, making her jump. Aya looked at the clock on her bedside table and saw that it read 6:30.
"Crap." She muttered. She should have been at the precinct over an hour and a half ago. Frustrated, she picked up the receiver of the phone (which was on its fifth ring.)
"Hello?"
"Morning Sunshine." Came the gruff reply. Aya grinned, it was only Daniel. "Where you been Aya? You were supposed to be here over an hour ago."
"I over slept. Guess I forgot to set my alarm last night." She said.
"Ha, right. Well accordin' to Wayne, you were out with him last night." Aya groaned at these words and could hear Daniels muffled laughter at the other end of the line.
"Well, I'm glad you can find amusement in my misery." She said, awarded with more laughter from Daniel's end.
"Misery right, you probably enjoyed girl." Aya snorted at this and Daniel chuckled some more.
"Whenever you feel like gettin' outta bed, you can drag your miserable self up here and we can get started on that double murder case that Baker's been houndin' us about for the past three days. And I can tell you now Rookie, Baker ain't to amused with you bein' late, so hurry it up!"
He sounded upset, but Aya knew better. Daniel's bark was worse than his bite, most of the time anyway.
"Yeah ok. Just do everyone a favor and keep your pants on alright?" He laughed again and Aya hung up. She stood up and stretched, her hip still sore, and made her way to the bathroom.
Twenty minutes later found her ready to leave when she noticed the blank envelope, still sitting on her table from last night. Hesitating for only a moment, she picked it up and stuck it in her jacket pocket before heading out the door.
Well, there's chapter two, yeah I know kinda short and probably a little slow, but I'm trying. So please read and review!