Hotshot: I will say that there will be short, seemingly pointless chapters in this fic but that's because I want it to be longer than the other two installments. Also, if you guys want me to write in another's POV(i.e Chris' or Kmart's), tell me in your review! That will also make this fic longer. Anyways, enjoy!

Instinct: Redemption

Chapter 3

I jerked awake from my dreamless sleep by knocking on the door. I blinked and rubbed my eyes before looking at Claire, was was still asleep with her head on my shoulder and an arm across my stomach. I looked at the clock and saw that it was six thirty. I carefully removed myself from her, she didn't wake up thankfully, before going to the door and opening it.

"Hey," murmured Chris. "Sorry to wake you but Wesker needs you in the office to discuss something."

"Alright," I murmured back. "Let me just get dressed."

He nodded and walked off and I soundlessly closed the door before silently changed into a fresh uniform. I glanced at the still sleeping Becky and Claire before heading out, making sure to close the door softly.

I made my way to the office and a soldier opened the door and then shut it once I walked in. Wesker, of course, sat at the desk, as if he was the president.

"What is it you want to discuss?" I asked him while crossing my arms.

"Have your powers fully realized again?"

Of course it would be about that. "I don't know. I have yet to test them."

"I suggest you start practicing and testing once a day for four hours. When your powers began to fully realize, I want you to have a watch shift on the roof and one of the towers." he explained.

"I can do that, anything else?"

"That's all."

I nodded and headed out into the hallway and towards the cafeteria to grab some breakfast. Once I got my tray, I sat down and began to eat, ignoring everyone who passed.

"I have to talk to you." Chris stated as he sat down beside me, making me look at him.

"About what?"

"About the whole mate thing."

I raised an eyebrow at him. "What about it exactly?"

"What does it all entail from both sides?"

"For me and others like me, how we can find our mate is by smell. Their scent, blood mostly, is the most intoxicating thing. It takes rather good willpower to not just jump there when we first meet them. We want to protect them, keep them happy. We want to protect them, keep them safe and, in return, we feel safe at our vulnerable moments while being with them."

"And the mates?" Chris questioned.

"I...don't know actually. Well, other than falling in love with us in whatever amount of time, I suspect that the time varies."

"Oh, okay."

"Chris, why did you ask?"

I watch as Chris shift in his seat before letting out a sigh.

"I decided to bunk with Wesker since Leon and he both had only one bed and Wesker's was bigger."

"Okay, what does this have to deal with mates?"

"Are you a cuddler?" He asked Making me just stare at him.

"...What?"

"Before you found Claire, were you a cuddler."

"Well no, not even before the T-virus got out."

"You cuddled with her after?"

"Er...it was her who initiated it, I had a nightmare and she stayed with me."

"And all the times after that when you didn't have those nightmares?"

"Yes, I cuddled with her." I sighed, not knowing where this was going. "It felt nice, much nicer than the others I dated before the outbreak. I repeat though, what does-"

"I woke up with Wesker's arms around me." Chris blurted.

I stared at him before it finally clicked at what he was saying. "You think that you're his mate."

"I don't know what to think at this point." He sighed.

"...You are his mate, Chris." I finally admitted. "I knew it when you and Claire got here."

"How do you know for sure?"

"Trust me, Chris. If he didn't meet you, he wouldn't be doing this." I ate the rest of my food. "Now, I suggest you go into the training room and get some training in before I take it over for four hours tomorrow."

I got up and walked away and out of the large room and down the hall and towards my and Claire's room before walking in. Becky was gone, most likely with Jill, who probably came and got her. Claire was still sleeping away, causing me to chuckle. She must have had little sleep before she came here- not that I blame her of course. So, I slid under the covers beside her after taking off my jacket and boots and relaxed, eyes closing as I let myself get dragged into the darkness of sleep again.

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