Barry was right. We were no longer safe. It was easy to imagine that Umbrella would kill us from one way or another. We knew too much about their activities. I hoped that Rebecca was safely away from Raccoon. Brad, I was not worried. He knew how to avoid any danger, a default for STARS who became his better quality today.

Three days had passed during which we stayed at the warehouse to investigate Umbrella centers located in Raccoon. We had to start somewhere. Jill was good with computers, but it would take her some time to infiltrate the network without being detected. And about Barry, he got in touch with trustable people to rally them to our cause. It was smarter to not talking about the mansion incident, but he found other good excuses to convince them to bring down Umbrella. We were already aware of several strange facts from Umbrella which would made many people doubting on the reliability of the pharmaceutical corporation. Very helpful, and much more convincing than talking about "zombies".

I deliberately avoid Jill these last days. I was busy by looking for information on current activities from Umbrella and his partners as well as technological and scientific development activities. It was not prudent for me to show myself in the city, but the cap and sunglasses had help me to not be noticed. And as I was in town, I took the opportunity to bring something to eat for Jill, without saying a word toher.

But that day, while I brought her some chinese noodles, she stopped her search on the computer to come to me.

"It's been 3 days since you say nothing, are you okay? "

"I'm fine," I replied dryly without looking at her.

"No you're not. Chris looks at me! " She grabbed me by the wrist, frustrated with my attitude.

I looked at her with indifference. It was the first time I looked at her in that way, and I understood by her eyes she thought the same thing.

"You're no longer the same since these guys attacked you. Tell me what's wrong. I need to understand. "

"I do not want to talk. We have more important things to do here. "

" Knowing how you feel is important to me. We are partners, we are here to help each other, as you have always done for me "

"We're not partners anymore Jill. STARS no longer exist. "

Jill released my wrist and looking at me speechless. She did not know what to say ... I had hurt her. We remained silent for several seconds that seemed endless for me, then walked away at an accelerated pace, angry.

Barry who had juste come back at this moment, was surprised by the behavior of Jill and walked towards me.

"What he hell did you do to her this time ?! "

"The right thing to do. And do not ask me questions. "

"You definitely do not know how to manage a woman with the attention she deserves ..."

I remained silent and went back to my business. The following days were tense. Barry spent time with his family, so I was alone with Jill. We were talking only about the progress of our research. I knew she was great to repress her emotions and to act as if nothing had happened between us, but in my case I could not forget the words I told to her. I regretted it, but it was the only way to put some distance between us.

"Chris, I was able to download the plans of the U.C Center in Racoon. It seems they have a laboratory underground in which they make classified top secret experiments "

"That's a great news. Although it is not very surprising from them. So now we need to know what they're doing exactly "

"And that's my real discovery. You're not going to believe it : they are working on a type of virus they mention as the 'G-Virus "

"So…the T-Virus was not enough for them…Any way, good job Jill. "

For a moment I had forgotten what had happened between us, but her indifference of my compliment immediately reminded me that.

"What do we do with this information? We will never infiltrate the building to obtain the necessary evidence. And I'm not sure an illegal download like this would be considered by the authorities"

"Barry is still trying to recruit people from different countries to help us worldwide. Our group will grow up by the time, but for now we have to do it by our own. And then ... if we can get the evidences, I think I know who the best person to give him the proofs. "

I showed to her a picture of a man from one of the magazines I bought.

"Morgan Lansdale, Director General of the Federal Bioterrorism Commission"

"I did some research on him, he has a prestigious past. And it is not affiliated with Raccoon, so he has no connection with the leaders of this city. This guy could be reliable. "

Jill was not convinced, but I continued to argue with her about what we could do now, until Barry finally joined us. We talked to him about our research, and asked his opinion. But he looked worried.

"Before I have to tell you something. Brad gave a word to my wife while I was in town. According to her, he was panicked. And here's the word he left for me "

Barry placed a piece of paper on which Jill and I could read:

"They are after me. They will come for you too. Warn the others if you see them! Good luck ! "

"Umbrella! " I exclaimed.

" That means we will have to make a decision quickly. They will eventually discover the warehouse. " replied Jill.

"I put my family on the first plane to canada and I'll join them tomorrow. I'm sorry. But in there I have contacts that may also help. They included various humanitarian groups, the most popular is Terrasave. If anything is obtained, it is better to tell them. Believe me. They fight against Bioterrorism by helping people, but they know trustable personns in governments "

"I trust you, Barry, and I take note of you said ? Thank you! "

"It would be better that you also leave the town for a while " Barry replied.

Jill then brought some documents she downloaded a few days ago.

"From what I've seen, the Umbrella headquarters are in Europe, and this is their main research centers are located. It might be good for us to visit them. What do you think Chris? "

"It seems to me more dangerous than staying here. We talk about Umbrella's headquarters after all... But they would never expect that we could try something in there, or even just coming to Europe…So.. I agree. "

Jill avoided to look at me, or even giving a smile. I thought in my heart that it was not a good idea to take her in front of the danger. There was a reason for why I pushed her away... But it was stronger than me ... I need her by my side. I was totally lost and my actions were inconsistent with my thoughts ...

We left the warehouse, after taking a few things, including our weapons were kept on us constantly from now. Barry had installed a system of self destruction he had programmed in 15 minutes, leaving us plenty of time to get away in the van.

Once inside the van, Barry decided to take us to see Tony, a friend of his family who could lend us an airplane. According to Barry, it was better that Jill and I were going in Europe incognito. Needless we are seen in public, and what is more, we could not take our weapons in an official airport. He also took the opportunity to give us false identity papers to ensure our discretion.

Jill admired the landscape by the rear windows of the van. Always determined not to talk with me. I tried not to think too much. After several minutes, we finally heard the explosion from the warehouse, and the smoke coming from the distance. That's when Jill finally spoke to me.

"I left all my STARS equipment. It meant a lot to me. But it seems you were easily able to forget the STARS. "

"It's not what you think. It was not about the STARS "

Jill finally looked at me, waiting for me to continue. I took a deep breath and continued:

" I blame myself for not having kept my promise to the brother of that guy ... And I'm afraid I will not be able to fulfill the promise I made to you, I promised to always be there to protect you. I wanted to take some distance awkwardly with you, it would be better for me to focus on our goals. Forgive me Jill. "

"It's ok. I understand. But you can not compare two completely different situations and circumstances. That promise you made to me, I know you won't fail in it. But for that you must avoid to lose hope because of your past mistakes. "

Jill was right. But that was easier to say than doing it. But anyway, today the most important was to see where events would lead us.

A few minutes later, we finally arrived on a landing. Barry introduced us to his friend Tony who seemed happy to help us. Barry also praised my driving skills, which annoyed me slightly.

In less than 10 minutes, the plane with 2 places was ready to take off. I thanked Tony and greeted Barry in a friendly hug.

"Thanks for everything Barry. I hope everything will goes fine for you. "

"Do not worry kid ! I still have some details to deal with, but tomorrow I'll join my family. Be especially careful. But also ... Give them a good beating to these bastards from Umbrella! "

I smiled at him. He turned to Jill, who asked him to wait 2 minutes. She then walked over to me.

"I'm not coming with you Chris"

My stomach was turning around. I did not expect it, mainly just before leaving.

"What? But we already talked about that, staying at Raccoon is an immediate threat to us. "

"I know. But I have the feeling that something terrible will happen to the city soon. I can not explain it ... I feel it that's all. "

"You're sure it is not because of me also ? When I told you that I wanted to take some distance from you? "

"Yes it is true. But you must understand that I can protect myself, and this is thanks to you. You do not need to torture you for that, and I want to prove it to you in my own way. "

A feeling of sadness had come over me at the same time that the sky had darkened slightly to drop the first drops of rain. But maybe she was right and that for now it was the best for us.

"What are you gonna do? "

"I'll watch Umbrella. I do not think they are studying the G-virus by coincidence, they may plan something ... And I'll do my best so they do not know where you are. "

"Jill ... be careful. If something would happen to you ... .I ... "

Jill put her finger over my mouth to shut me up.

"Relax… "

She then pulled out a paper from her pocket, and put it in my hand.

" there's everything you need to contact me. I'll try to have access to a computer in a way or another. I'll join you when time will come. I'll see you again Chris, you have to trust me. "

Raindrops were falling faster and faster. Tony advised me to leave now, and gave me a map with points where I could land before joining Europe, especially in the event of a thunderstorm. Barry waited for Jill in the van.

"You were right when you said we were no longer partners. We are more than that ..We both know, but we won't say it…. "

At that moment, I thought I saw tears from her eyes ... but hard to tell because of the rain.

"Speaking of that ... .I got something for you. "

I pulled something out from my bag that I gave to her.

" My badge of STARS! Chris ... you.. "

"You forgot it in the warehouse."

We both laughed. And it was one of the few times I could see some joy on her face. She thanked me and kissed me on the cheek after a last big hug.

I finally got into the plane, alone. I looked one last time at Jill who was stayed there, watching me leaving.

"Do not forget one thing Jill Valentine: A STARS would never die! "

Hey ! Sorry for the delay ! I don't know if this chapter is good, but I wanted to focus on the last part with Chris and Jill :D

I just need to explain the last sentence who come from the French version of Jill sentence. You know that she said to Nemesis : "You wanna STARS, I'll give you STARS ". In french version she says : " Let me tell you that : a STARS would never die ". So I thought that she could have repeated the last Chris sentence to her, symbol of hope for them.

Shantty : Thanks Deary :D

You gave me inspiration by telling that it could be sad when Chris will left Jill. So I hope you'll like. I just think this whole chapter can seem a little fast with events, but I needed to. Because now Jill won't be there, so Chris will have to deal with that. Thanks for your support, I could have wait longer to write if you didn't ask :p kissssssssss

Mayra.713.g : Thanks for your support as always ! I'm happy, no need to have more reviews, I prefer when it is a true review like yours Thaaank very much !