No One Dared Disturb The Sound Of Silence
Title comes from the Sound of Silence by Simon and Garfunkel. Like Stairway to Heaven, it is a hauntingly beautiful song. Sorry again for the damn delay, busy with school work I tell ye!
Thanks to all the reviewers I'm really glad you've still stuck with it! Those I can't reply to personally, Jane, you're a babe! I'm glad you like it, and you truly are a great support.
Ack, a little message to the wee dote Alex. All the rest of yous…bypass this and go straight to the story! I haven't stopped writing; I've just been very busy at the moment. I'm still a young buck too like yourself, it's my final year of school so a lot of University bollocks going on for me, which inhibits my writing. As for Angelica Burrows, she's going through a very rough time at the moment; undoubtedly our prayers should be with her. It means a lot that you say I inspired you, really does. If you write yourself, you should get your ass on here. I'm far from the best, but I enjoy it, so I really do encourage you to post your work if it's applicable. Don't worry about grammar; I'm pretty certain that's what betas are for! Seriously, your review actually meant so much to me. I should be the one thanking you.
Multiple shots echoed through the courtyard, swiftly followed by silence. Luke stumbled and fell backwards, landing on the cold cobblestone.
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Miraculously he was alive; he couldn't quite believe it himself. Slowly he opened his eyes, his mouth open wide with shock. A puddle of blood formed around his feet and seeped up to his hands, coating the fingertips lightly in the thick liquid. He followed to trail of blood, which led to the body of Alex face down on the ground just mere meters away from him. Multiple gunshots perforated the skin on her back, the red blood oozing out of the separate wounds. His eyes moved to hers, the once dark amber evil eyes, were now dull grey, dead.
Luke's heart continued to race, as he stared in awe at the dead body before him. He was pretty certain he should have been the one that was dead, but yet he felt no pain. There wasn't a wound on his body. His eyes moved from the body in front of him, to the figure standing behind her. The woman brought the still smoking gun down from its upright position and placed in carefully in the holster on her leg. Her head was cocked to the side, with a sly smile firmly on it. Luke thought his eyes were deceiving him.
"Guess that's the second time I've saved your life, handsome." The words rolled off her tongue, swiftly followed by a wink. She stepped nonchalantly over Alex's body, and held out her hand to help Luke off the floor.
"Ada…" He whispered the words, still in utter shock of the whole situation. Receiving her hand, she dragged him onto his feet. Within seconds his arms were wrapped strongly around her body, holding tightly to the woman whose path he'd never thought he would cross again.
By this time, it had kicked into Claire that Luke was okay. She had squeezed her eyes shut when the gunfire went off, and immediately thought the worst. She was just as confused as the next person as to who the woman was and how she got there. But instead of asking questions, she merely sobbed into her hands with relief as she watched Luke hold the mysterious woman.
Luke whispered a soft thank you into Ada's ear, leaving her with a gentle kiss on her cheek. He pulled away from her and immediately Claire latched onto his side. He brought his arm to hold tightly to the woman he loved. Claire cried as he held her, thinking she would never feel his warm arms again.
Ada stepped back, and brought her foot up to Alex, kicking her lightly on her side to get her to roll over. Looking to her dead face, Ada felt no pity. She knew as much as anyone, the woman was the devil.
Chris was as shocked as his sister. He immediately recognised the woman, she had helped them before. She was appearing to be somewhat of a guardian angel to them, but he had yet to learn her name. Chris walked up to Ada.
"We meet again Chris." She gave a sly smile, which was ignored. Chris moved straight for her leg, accidently scraping his hard fingertips against her smooth skin; he reached his destination and quickly pulled the gun from her holster. Ada almost lost her composure and tensed, giving him a confused look. From what she was told, Chris Redfield was a good man; surely he wouldn't try to kill her…
He walked over to the body of Alex, bringing the gun between her eyes; he swiftly fired one more bullet. He never gained satisfaction from the killing, regardless of how evil the person was, but that one bullet was fired for the love of his fiancée and his unborn son. Without saying a word, he placed the gun back into Ada's hands.
"Chris, I should formally introduce myself, I'm Ada Wong…"
"Yeah, I could have guessed…" Chris replied, giving a very slight smile. He knew Ada existed; the BSAA always had a slight worry about her. He just never knew what she looked like. Chris was about to continue, but he heard a light groan. He snapped his head up, and sprinted up to Jill as fast as his legs could physically take him.
Leaning on his knees, he scooped the frail woman into his arms. She had woken, but from the pained expression on her face, he could see something was very wrong.
The stern look on his face softened as he held her light body, a worried expression washing over him. Jill was attempting to get upright but he ensured she didn't move anymore.
"Jill? Jill, are you okay, sweetie?" He spoke softly to comfort her, but she could sense his worry. Her hands were firmly on her stomach, clenching at the shooting pains flying through it.
"I…I don't think so… Eugh, Chris, it hurts so bad…" She clenched her fists until the knuckles turned white, as another pain shot through her abdomen. If she wasn't only seven and a half months pregnant, she would have sworn it was contractions.
"It'll be okay, don't worry….We'll get you help. You just have to calm down…" He hushed her, holding on to one of her hands. She lost the colour in her face, and her skin started to become a lot clammier as her heart beat increased. Jill became more and more distressed, with the pain and the whole situation in general. It was more than she could take.
Chris brought his hand off hers, and down to hold her pregnancy bump.
"I'm scared…" Jill shuddered, her voice hitched. He was too. His eyes went wide as he was drawn to a small puddle of blood coming from her upper legs. More blood seemed to be appearing, and it was only then he noticed the thick layer coated her trousers. Chris gulped, he immediately thought the worst. There would be no reason for Jill to be bleeding. Something was very, very wrong.
"Oh…okay, we got to get you out of here. You just need to get some help."
"Chris, what's wrong?" She saw his face drop as he moved his eyes from hers.
"Nothing…" He let out a slight smile in attempt to reassure her, "Nothing at all. We just have to get you checked out if you're having pain…"
"Chris…Don't lie to me…" Her head rolled back after she spoke, finding it difficult to keep her consciousness. Chris kept her up with his arm firmly around her shoulder.
"Luke! I need you, something's wrong." Luke let go of Claire and ran over to where Chris stood over Jill. Claire and Ada swiftly followed him.
"What is it? Is she okay?" He asked, still out of breath.
"I don't know, she's got serious pain…"
"Okay, well what is it?" Luke asked quickly, while Jill tried to stifle another pained groan.
"She's having pains in her abdomen, like contractions. And…"Chris trailed off and subtly moved his eyes to the blood below her waist. Luke gave a knowing nod, but became slightly distressed.
"How far along is she, Chris?"
"Only 32 weeks."
"Okay, did Alex hit her?"
"Uh, yeah, I think so…but not in the stomach I don't think." Chris babbled out, holding tightly to Jill's hand.
"Yeah, it probably doesn't make a difference with the force of Alex's blow it could still have…"
"What is it? Please tell me she's okay." Chris begged.
"I think she might have a placental abruption…"
"Yeah and what does that mean?" Chris kept his eyes firmly on his faint looking fiancée as he demanded the answers out of Luke.
"The placenta might have pulled away from the uterus... If I'm right, we need to get her medical attention…Now." Claire let out a small sob, as if the day couldn't get worse. Immediately Ada retrieved her phone and dialled numbers.
Jill wasn't fully coherent, she was worried, but Chris couldn't fully tell if she actually heard what Luke was saying. She was becoming paler by the minute as more blood seemed to drain from her.
"Helps on the way…" Ada piped up, usually her poker face would hide any emotion, but even she looked scared.
When the ambulance arrived, Jill and Chris were immediately taken away. The BSAA came to conduct their research, and had to ask all of them various questions, while removing the body of Alex. Everything happened so fast, it seemed like a blur.
The BSAA had questioned all three of them separately, and then had spoken carefully to them together. It was a sensitive time to try to get the information out of them, and the BSAA fully understood this. Once they had left, Ada was about to leave the small waiting room too.
"Wait, Ada, if Alex had the immortality virus, how could you kill her?" Luke asked, he had his thoughts on why, but they were merely speculation.
"From what I could tell, she had never perfected or stabilised it. The skin and tissue could re-heal in small doses, but it'd be near impossible to re-heal a large wound or multiple gunshots." She replied, she'd been tracking Alex's moves for a while, she knew a lot more than most.
"Yeah that's what I thought…"
"Tell me if you hear about Jill…" Ada said softly, leaving the white walled room.
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"How do you know her?" Claire asked gently, leaning over to rest her head on Luke's shoulders. It was the middle of the night, and thankfully they were the only two in the waiting room. Claire was still worried for Chris and Jill, and hadn't heard anything since she was dragged away. She figured keeping up conversation with Luke would distract her worrying mind.
"She knew me a bit when I worked for Alex. She was….my only comfort I guess. I was lonely." Technically, Ada and Luke had had a relationship, but there were no real feelings actually involved. It was both of their ways of escaping the life they had to lead.
"I've heard of her before. She seems nice." Claire said softly.
"Under the rough exterior, she's just as scared as the rest of us." He spoke the truth. Ada was a strong woman, but to a very small minority, she would occasionally show her weaker side.
"Well, she came at just the right time. I thought I was going to lose you as well." Claire's voice trembled as she said the words, she hated reliving the moment. Each time she heard the gunfire in her head, she saw Luke dying.
"It's been a hard day… But I know it'll just get better. Jill will be okay…" Luke said it more to assure himself than Claire. He knew enough of medicine that if it was a placental abruption, it could be very dangerous.
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"I meant what I said…that I love you." Claire whispered, holding onto his shaky hand. "I'm sorry I didn't say it before."
"I love you too…" He planted a small kiss on her forehead, as she gently closed her eyes.
It felt like a weight had been lifted off her shoulders. Although she was going through so much at the moment, she knew she wouldn't have to bare it alone. Luke would be right by her side.
A tear trickled down her fine features, a tear for the loss of Steve, a tear of relief for the now dead Alex, and a fear of worry for her brother.
Ada stepped out of the hospital and leant on the handrail just outside the exit. She didn't know herself why she'd stayed. Usually she was never this attached, but it seemed different this time. She did care greatly for Luke, and in some ways she even felt herself caring for Chris and Jill. Though in honesty, deep down, she did know the reason why she was so attached to them. The reason was Leon. She knew how close he was to them, and although she would hate to admit it, she would do anything to help him.
She didn't really know what would happen with the BSAA. They knew she was a spy, but had never caught her. She just hoped with Chris's help they would let her off, and maybe finally she could lead a normal life.
The chill of the night air penetrated through her red coat, making her let out a slight shiver.
A hand came around in front of her, holding a polystyrene cup of coffee before her.
"I thought you might need it." A genuine smile formed on her lips as she recognised the husky voice. She wrapped her cold fingers around the cup and revelled in the heat it brought to them.
"Are you okay Ada?" Leon asked as she turned to him. She had contacted him after the event, and typical Leon, he came as quickly as he could for her. She didn't have her usual playful smile, she seemed almost…sad.
"I'm fine. I got there just in time….At least I saved Luke." She took a small sip. Leon gave her a worried look, confused by her sombre attitude.
"Thank you…For helping them. I owe you everything."
"No, Leon, don't thank me." She took a step away from him, ashamed in herself. "I should have been quicker. I knew what Alex was up too, I should have stopped this."
Leon stared deeply into her green orbs; he was seeing the side to her that very few saw. She was upset. Visibly upset. She was a strong woman of course, and brave. But that didn't mean she didn't get upset as she saw more people be torn apart. In a job like hers, she wasn't meant to have feelings.
"Ada, you've done so much. You killed Alex, we owe you everything. You couldn't have done anything more." He tried to comfort her, but she glanced away from him.
"I knew all about Alex, if only I had stopped her from the beginning. Jill's in a bad state, Leon, and if she loses that baby…I'll never forgive myself." The moonlight lit up her skin, and Leon could have sworn he saw a tear glistening in her eye.
Leon didn't really know what to say. He just brought his arms around her comfortingly, and pulled her into his chest. Rarely were the two as affectionate as this to each other, usually it was just sex. But Leon brought her comfort.
It was unlike her to be so emotional, but she was only human after all.
Various nurses and radiographers bustled around the small hospital room, quickly trying to get Jill set up. They too suspected it the placenta had come away from the uterus lining, however they had to check. Though from the pain Jill was experiencing they knew they were pushed for time.
Chris stood vigilantly by Jill's bedside, holding tightly to her hand, as the pain continually shot through her abdomen. Everything was happening in a flurry, any time they asked a question; most were too busy to really answer them. The ultrasound was hooked up and immediately they began to rub along Jill's stomach.
"What's happening?" Chris asked. Jill was still quite faint from the blood loss.
"We need to check how badly the placenta has come away." The radiographer said, as he watched the screen looking at their baby.
"Obviously Jill's in distress, if it's the same for the baby, we will need to do a caesarean section." The female obstetrician added, as she too looked intently at the images being formed.
"Yeah it definitely is a placental abruption." She said, pointing to the screen to show her colleagues. "What's the baby's heart rate like?"
"During the contractions she's feeling, the rate is much higher than normal, 178 beats per minute." A nurse said quickly, watching the monitor.
All the medical stuff meant very little to Chris, and that just aggravated and worried him more.
"That's what I feared. The baby's in distress…" The doctor mumbled to herself, running her fingers through her tumbling red hair. She gave a pause. "Mr Redfield, Jill's needs an emergency C-section. We're going to have to take her now."
"But she's only 32 weeks?" Chris insisted. He wasn't stupid; he knew that would make their baby premature.
"There's more danger if we leave it. We have to, Chris, Jill's bleeding out. We'll try our very best to save both of them, but our main priority is your fiancée…" The Doctor said regretfully. They began to lead Jill out and towards a free theatre; Chris jogged a little to keep up with them. He couldn't believe it, he wasn't prepared to have their baby. It was so unexpected. The worst case scenario kept running through his mind.
Jill was being prepared for surgery, and Chris too had to place one of the gowns over his clothes.
Once they were ready, Chris was brought in. He had seen and survived creatures most would only have nightmares about, yet the thought and worry for Jill and their son made him feel physically sick.
Taking Jill's hand into his own, Chris bowed his head and prayed.
Again, sorry for the delay. We're close to finishing boys! Must apologise again, I'm not a doctor, the medical stuff is just random crap I know worded in such a way that hopefully it's believable. Again, never been preggers, so sorry if it's not 100% accurate... It is fiction after all.
Also, drastic change in Ada's personality from the games, I should apologise, but personally, I would imagine she does have some soft side.
Thank you!
Artichoke,
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