Okay, so I FINALLY wrote chapter 5 and I hope you guys like it. I know what you're thinking. "What the hell took you so long Kathryn?" Well, I just never sat down and tried to write it. I decided that I would write long enough for a sufficient chapter and then I'd post it, because it's been so long and you guys who still read this deserve a new chapter. I am currently writing chapter 6 and will have it up by Saturday, then I will feel like you have gotten what you deserve for waiting half a year lol I also am working on another chapter for Project Alexis. I feel like it'll help with those who actually enjoy my writing and waited forever. And as always, I hope you enjoy.
Disclaimer: I do not own anything involving Resident Evil.
The ride back was a bit…tense, for Claire anyway. Jill and Angie were catching up with Alice. Where they've been, what happened, and Alice's abilities. Betty was constantly glancing between the ongoing conversation and Claire's face. It was a bit more than obvious that the redhead was bothered with how much attention her super powered girlfriend was giving to a woman she had only heard of and just met. That was when it clicked. The convoy leader's demeanor suddenly changed. Her expression became thoughtful. Valentine…
"Jill?" The raven-haired woman's attention left Alice – who had just finished telling a story about some rednecks that tried to feed her to infected dogs – to focus on Claire. She couldn't help but feel surprised. The other woman was noticeably uncomfortable about her proximity to a certain blonde. Jill had assumed Claire would be ignoring her every possible second.
"…yes?" There was no glare as the redhead glanced at her in the mirror.
"Did you have a partner named Chris? Chris Redfield?" Jill's eyes widened at the name. She hadn't seen Chris in years. Since….
"Arklay…" she whispered, her eyes became unfocused. She stared for a moment as memories replayed in her mind.
Claire's eyebrows furrowed. "Arklay?" She tried to remember where she might have heard that name before, but she drew a blank. Alice understood exactly what it was, her eyes widening as she realized the connection Jill had made when Claire asked the woman about her brother.
Jill seemed to snap out of it a few seconds later. She cleared her throat, "I'm sorry. It's just…I haven't heard that name in years and it brought back some…not-so-nice memories." She glanced around at the others in the vehicle. Claire, Betty, and Angie all shared looks of confusion. Alice now looked angry. Might have something to do with a certain arrogant ass hat, but that's just a guess of course, the raven-haired woman thought.
She sighed and addressed the angry blonde, "Would mind telling them when we get to her convoy? I really don't want to relive all of that right now." Her voice had a hint of pleading, her eyes begging Alice to do as she requested. Alice's face softened from its angry glare and she nodded. As confused as she was, Claire decided to let the subject drop at that. No matter what kind of unnecessary jealousy she feels when Jill is near, she would never purposefully badger her about an obviously painful memory.
"We're almost there, guys." She announced to the new arrivals.
This announcement brought back Jill's playful mood. She smirked as she spoke to the redhead. For the hell of it, she raised her hand. "Miss Redfield? I have a question." This made the leader chuckle as she answered back, "Yes, Miss Valentine. What is it?" She was beginning to warm up to Jill. Her humor helped Claire's irrationalities to subside.
"On a scale of one to you've-already-punched-him, how persistent has Carlos been with his flirtations towards your dear lover here?" she asked, flicking the woman in question's arm after she finished her inquiry. Narrowed eyes looked at her as a result of the flick, and then they rolled after the question registered.
Claire was a bit more amused than Alice seemed to be. She laughed, an evil grin appearing on her face as she responded. "I punched him."
"I suspected as much. What did he do? Just keep hitting on her and then you snapped?" she quizzed.
Alice laughed. Jill narrowed her eyes at her, "What?" But Alice just shook her head. Claire glared at Alice in the rearview mirror. "Shut up. It's still not funny, and I am still pissed." This made the blonde cover her mouth the hide her smile as she looked out of the window. Jill glanced between the two, waiting for an explanation.
"Yes and no." The redhead answered vaguely. Jill waited for her to continue. Finally, Claire sighed out of irritation at the memory.
"He momentarily twat-blocked me, okay?" There was a brief moment of silence before laughter filled the vehicle.
Jill wiped tears from her. "I'm a little surprised you didn't kill him."
Claire grumbled, "I'm still debating."
"You should have seen it. I have never seen someone move that fast. One second she's yelling, the next Carlos in lying dazed on the ground. It was priceless." Alice told with a laugh.
Claire huffed, "He deserved it." The dark-haired women just got too curious. "So you didn't…" The leader smiled, "Oh, no, I definitely got laid." The comment earned her a salacious look from Alice, which caused the younger woman to flush a little.
Jill looked at Angie, "We're going to have to mingle for a few hours when we arrive." Angie giggled and nodded.
Betty, who had been quiet for most of the ride, decided to comment at this point. "Oh, don't worry. They'll be doing their fair share of mingling for a few hours." She winked at Jill, earning a punch to the shoulder from the head of the convoy. "Ow! Damn, Claire! It was a joke! Don't be so uptight. Maybe you need a little "mingling" from the superhuman." Another punch. "Okay! I'll stop!" she rubbed her shoulder. "Geez.." she grumbled.
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"Alice!"
That was the only thing the older blonde registered as she left the vehicle before she was tackled by K-Mart in a surprisingly strong hug. Due to her surprise, Alice fell to the ground with K-Mart on top of her. She grunted as her back hit the sand. After her mind identified her assailant, she hugged the young teen back.
"Hi, K." She chuckled. "Not to ruin the moment, but I need you to let me get up." The younger blonde simply giggled and stood up, offering her a hand. Alice accepted and got back to her feet, dusting sand off of herself. That was when K-Mart noticed the new arrivals. Her friendly personality was shining as she smiled at the two.
"Hi! I'm K-Mart!" She beamed and held her hand out to Jill. Jill simply shook the girl's hand and introduced herself. K-Mart turned to the other, who looked to be a girl about her age, and held her hand out again. "Angela. Angie if you prefer," she said to the blonde, a small smile gracing her face.
Grin never faltering, she nodded. Suddenly, K's eyes widened comically. She snapped her head in Alice's direction so quickly Betty thought she might have to check the girl for whiplash.
"Wait! No freakin' way! Are they THE Jill and Angie?!" Alice nodded. Everyone struggled to cover their ears at the blonde's amazingly high-pitched (even for her) squeal. She grabbed both of them in a bear hug before rambling excitedly. "L.J. and Carlos are going to practically shit themselves! They're going to be so happy to see you guys! Plus you two will distract Carlos from doing anything else stupid! Honestly, Claire might kill him soon." The two were so busy trying not to laugh that they weren't expecting it when K-Mart abruptly grabbed their hands and took off in the other direction. She yelled back to them, "Come on! I can't wait to see their faces!" They resigned themselves to doing what the blonde wanted. Her personality had already charmed them both like it had everyone else, and they were powerless to deny her.
Claire and Betty just stood there. Both women were a bit surprised to be brushed off, but it was K-Mart. The girl was very easily distracted, and acted as if she were a powerful storm sucking everyone into her vortex. New people only made her all the more excitable.
After a shrug, Claire spoke, "I guess the mingling starts now, then." She had briefly forgotten about Betty's earlier comment until Alice gave her that look again. Betty took that as her cue to leave, but being Betty, had to get one last sentence out.
"This better be a quickie. We've got shit to do." She left quickly before Claire could punch her again. Her shoulder already had a slight bruise. She didn't need to stick around and get more bruises.
The leader huffed before turning to Alice, "I hate to admit it, but she's partly right. We have to get the convoy to vote on this whole Alaska thing. We need to unload all of this, as well. Seeing as the rest of them have ditched us."
Alice chuckled at the annoyed woman and walked over to her. She cupped her face before speaking. "She's right, then. We'll just have to make this quick."
Claire smirked, "We can try." They kissed softly before parting. Alice opened the back door of the Hummer, waving a hand in front of it. "After you, my queen." She received an eye roll before the woman jumped into the vehicle and grabbed her hand. "Just get in here, Abernathy." She pulled Alice in and slammed the door shut. Before she could make any move, the older woman shoved her down onto the seat. Alice leaned down to whisper into her ear, "Me first." The redhead was sufficiently distracted when the blonde kissed her and her hands began their descent.
I really hope that has appeased you guys until chapter 6 makes its appearance Saturday lol since this is mostly a crack fic it's a bit easier to write than my other story. That one will be a challenge for me. One I am looking very much forward to.
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