Left 4 Dead: Gemini Strain.

Chapter XXXV: Russian Roulette – Adam

I glanced at Latvia from the corner of my eye, attempting to see if she was showing any hints of being aroused from her forced slumber. I had spread her out on a couch in what appeared to be an employee lounge from what I gathered from the door we entered in. After Cassius released his foot from my throat he instructed me to carry Latvia and follow him to a much safer area. The whole way I glared at the back of the man in front of me trying to figure out his intentions. Cassius did not say a word to me even as he closed the door behind us. I had taken an empty chair that would allow me to face him directly as he paced back and forth and keep an eye on my partner.
A sound from above alerted my attention as a soft then violent pattering on the roof indicated what I was hoping would not happen again. "Dammit, its raining again?" I asked into the air as I reflexively looked upwards.
"This weather is most likely going to continue." Cassius muttered to me whilst continuing his pacing back and forth.
"Stop pacing and get to the point, what was so critical that you had to tranquilize Lat and take us aside?" I demanded as harshly as my aching throat would allow.
He stopped as I directed and shifted his feet to face me. It was odd how his cocky grin was absent and replaced by a stoic expression for such a long period of time. Whatever the reason was that he had such a face it seemed to me that expression made him look more human. His words to me came meticulous and slow, differing from his usual sporadic words.
"There is something out there, Adam."
"Your right. There is a murderous psychopath bent on making my life more of a hell than what I am in now."
"Shut the fuck up!" He yelled to me, a grimace replacing his former look and a sudden hand launched to grab the chair's back close to my shoulder. Cassius' voice became different, his words now coming out with a heavier accent than I've heard from him. I was not sure how he managed to get that close to me so quickly but I made sure that my face contradicted my thoughts.
"I'm talking of something monstrous in nature running around as if it were unstoppable. Nothing seems to faze it, similar to a highly mobile tank."
"Really now...?" I responded questionably. If what the Russian said happened to be true then it would explain--"those loud roars and sounds we keep hearing."
"I'm sure that you heard it, yes, but I have seen it. It was brief but it looked formidable enough that it has become clear that this is no simple viral strain."
"What are you implying, Cassius?"
He brought his face to mine, his eyes only about an inch and a half away from my own. He smelled strongly of blood mingled with what could have been cologne for all I knew. The metallic odor couple with the aromatic smell certainly made me unsure whether or not to scrunch my face in disgust or breath in mildly just to further identify the unusual smell.
"I'm implying that we should work together in all this, моя любовь. Something is out there that requires us to work together. We all have a common goal anyway."
"What makes you believe that I will not refuse your offer?"
"Because, Adam..." He began, his voice becoming huskier with each word, "Whether you believe it or not you cannot help but be drawn to me."
"Agreed." I said as I reached behind me and pulled out a small mic from my side pocket on my backpack. "So much that I make sure that you are around me. Thing is I do so to allow myself opportunity to kill you, believe it or not."
My words did not faze him much to my surprise, if any thing it lit a spark of humor in his eyes. His response to me was something that threw me off. "I doubt that you would kill me so readily. I believe that me being here only makes you enamored with me."
"Thats not to far from the truth, I will admit." I said slowly and with my own disappointment at my admittance. "However, all that you have done is not so easily ignored."
"I'm as human as you are, Adam, granted I have some...problems. That does not mean I cant change." he took my hand and brought it to his chest, his heart beating rapidly. "I cant help but feel excitement over what might happen next."
"Really now?" I asked, quickly bringing my hand away from his chest. I eyed him and noticed a weapon in his gun holster. "What is this, a Colt?" I asked as I unholstered the weapon and and emptied out all the bullets except one. I spun the chamber and gave the gun to Cassius' out stretched hands. "I'm sure that you are familiar with this game. Pull the trigger five times to your skull to prove that you mean this joint effort."
"Ahh, I love the way you are handling this. I love it when someone tries to put me in my place. Very well then, Adam." Cassius said as he brought the gun to his temple.
"Один."
Click.
"Два."
Click.
"Три."
Click.
"Четыре."
Click.
"...Пять."
Click.
"Very well done, Cassius. Considering it's a matter of chance how fortunate for you!" I applauded to him as he handed me his Colt with a satisfied smirk.
"Is there anything else you would like for me to do?" He asked with a cocky smile with all too many implications to pick just one. How was I going to explain this to everybody?