I actually didn't quit after the first chapter! I'm so proud of myself!
When Kendra returned safely (it was easier sneaking in than out) Olivia was still awake and she looked worried.
"Oh, my God. There you are!"
"I was going to tell you before I left, but...I didn't know if I could trust you. Sorry."
Kendra wasn't quite sure why she assumed she couldn't trust Olivia; they'd become good friends over the weeks.
"Well, you're back, so it doesn't matter now. Tell me."
"Fine." she told Olivia about the night, but tried to hide her excitement so she didn't get any ideas.
"They were both actually out? Like, not in a lab? Wow."
"It was an Umbrella thing."
"I can understand you being there, but why Wesker and Birkin? They're just trainees like the rest of us."
"Hell, I don't know... I just need to get some sleep, though."
A couple days later, the two were walking down the hall.
Kendra was submerged in her documents and wasn't aware that she'd been trying to talk to her.
"Did you hear me?" Olivia stopped walking and waved a hand in Kendra's face. "What happened to you not caring about this?" she said, referring to the stack of papers in both of their hands.
"I guess I might as well. I'm not going to get out of this any time soon, so I figured why not."
"Good attitude."
Just around the corner, Wesker and Birkin were making their way to Spencer.
"She looks familiar..." Birkin said, gesturing towards one of the two girls talking at the end of the long hallway.
"Yes, she was the one that was at the party. You interrupted us...completely and on an embarrassing level of intoxicated."
"Sorry. Wait...interrupted you two during what?"
"Talking." With that, he returned to sorting out all of the papers in his hand.
He may have heard Birkin say something before the misstep. Wesker and Kendra collided in what we like to call awkwardness, and papers went flying in the air and onto the floor.
Kendra responded with one word. "Shit!"
"Language, missy. Here, I'll help you." Olivia said playfully, despite the situation.
"I still have all the important ones. I am so sorry..." Kendra apologized. The whole time she hadn't even looked up, and when she did, she recognized both of them automatically. "Oh, Wesker. And um...William."
"Nice to finally meet you...sober... Y'know, Al here wouldn't stop talking-" William said.
"I wasn't paying attention-" Wesker started.
"Really, it's fine. But, I think I have some of your papers."
They finally got everything sorted out.
"What the hell is wrong with you? Why would you call me that in front of people?"
"Call you what?" Birkin said dismissively.
"Al. Damn Marcus and Spencer...how do you even know about that?"
"The same way you know they call me Will."
They both shuddered.
Kendra sighed, "Wow."
"That was weird." Olivia finished her friend's sentence.
"I knew something like that would happen. I was waiting for it, I just expected it to be more..."
"Like how you expected it?"
"Mh-hm. No words for it, really. He seems a little strange to me, but at the same time, so..."
"Can't help you there, sorry."
"Strange in a good way, a really good way."
"You think so?" Olivia made a face, "Wait. Which one are we talking about?"
"Wesker."
"Just making sure we're on the same page."
"Just remind me to not keep my eyes on all my papers while I'm walking next time."
"I give up." Olivia said as she slumped back down on one of the library's couches next to Kendra.
"What are we looking for, again?" she mumbled, staring at the ground.
"I'm looking for a book, obviously."
"Oh, yeah. That's right, sorry."
Olivia sighed, "What's wrong with you?"
"Tired. Bored. You're the only person I can talk to in this...place."
"What about those two?"
Kendra looked over at Wesker and Birkin across the room, surrounded by other trainees. They were undoubtedly arguing about something, probably about who's IQ is higher. She laughed a little, "Yeah, right."
"Okay...sure."
"What does that mean?!"
"Nothing. And I've seen you guys talking."
"Once." Kendra slumped further into the couch, displaying one of her first acts of bad posture.
"You must really not feel well..."
"You think? I feel like all the months here have been full of sighs." she looked over at the papers she promised herself she'd do while they were in the library, and finally picked them up as Olivia searched like a madman for that book.
Kendra finished most of her papers, and while looking through the rest she saw a letter from Marcus. It was addressed to someone else. The name at the beginning was Al. Al? Oh! That's Wesker...I remember William called him that once. She held in a laugh and continued reading the letter.
She skimmed enough of it to be confused about what he was talking about. There was something about leeches, and the virus.
What? Leeches? His babies? That's weird...and nasty... Hell, I didn't even know Marcus communicated with any other people besides Spencer. She considered showing it to Olivia. She did.
"Where'd you get this?"
"It got mixed up in my stuff yesterday. So, what do you make of it?"
A look of realization showed up on Olivia's face, "Is Marcus injecting these...what was it...oh, leeches with the virus?"
"That's what I thought. But why would he tell Wesker?"
"I don't know. Maybe they're just close or something. But what if the leeches got loose?"
Kendra had trouble sleeping that night just because of that.
Over the next couple of weeks Kendra began talking to Wesker more and more to see if she could get an answer out of him about Marcus. It was time for plan B. She wrote a note saying they needed to talk on the note from Marcus and returned it to him.
I think I'm kinda stuck on this now...