Chapter 7: Learning the Basics

Author's note: Oh…my gosh! You guys are incredible! Maybe I should bribe you guys with chapters more often…maybe? Hahaha :)

Thanks to Sheva Redfield (adorable username!) for, well, everything! Haha, you did a lot and I very much appreciate it!
To Sivan IXXX: I'd keep the kitty, too ;). And thank you very much! I aim for greatness!
To Sheva Alomar: I thought he had brown eyes, thanks! And, hmmm, I like Alovans :D

So, here it is guys. Sheva tells Chris about the BSAA, but I didn't want her to explain it in dialogue, it would just drag on and on…and on. I don't know. Anyways, the next time Shev will talk about Chris, there will be a lot more explaining and dialogue.

Much love and thanks to you guys, Sarai.

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the RE characters that are included with this story. Capcom does.

Chris asked questions and Sheva answered. She had told him about the BSAA and what they did. That he had founded the paramilitary company with ten others. She informed him about the many B.O.W.s they had fought. She told him how the first recordings of these things, these creatures, came from a mansion in the outskirts of Raccoon City. She told him as much as she could about the incident. Sheva had read the report of the horrific mission when she first joined the BSAA in 2009, but that had been 4 years ago and she couldn't tell him in depth details.

He had asked questions about her as well; mostly about her involvement with the BSAA. She answered his questions with ease and honesty. But then he asked why she had joined. It was a simple question really, but not for Sheva. The reason she had joined was because she wanted to hurt the people that had hurt her. To hunt them down and make sure they never hurt anyone else.

However, this is not what she told Chris. She told him the she wanted to make sure people were safe from things they didn't even know existed. She made sure to sound calm and that this was the only reason, but she was uncertain if he fell for it.

Chris noticed that she had a very controlled manner about her when she answered his question about joining. He knew she was being vague and quick about it, but seeing that he didn't know her or know his self very well, he would ignore her reaction and maybe ask another time.

He was curious about more personal things in his life, too. But whenever the questions would come to mind, he'd become nervous and ask something else. He wasn't sure if he was ready to learn about the more intimate aspect of himself and he wasn't really sure if she knew about it. Again, he would ask another time.

Chris became silent after a while. Sheva was worried that maybe she said too much, too quickly. But he was the one who asked about himself and she went along with it. She turned around on the bed and looked at Sophie the kitten. The small animal was sleeping soundly against the much larger pillows. Sheva traced the tip of her finger along Sophie's nose to the back of her neck. Sophie opened her green eyes and gazed up at her new owner.

"She likes you."

Sheva jumped from the sudden voice filling the room. She looked back at Chris, who was now standing looking at the two on the bed. "Sorry, I didn't mean to scare you," he said with a slight chuckle.

Sheva had a small smile on her lips as she looked at the sleepy kitty. "I think she does. I like her, too." She continued to pet the black fur Sophie had and soon the cat was purring. She turned back around to look at Chris. "How are you feeling?"

Chris was a little surprised by her question. "I feel fine. Why would you ask that?"

"Because you're learning who you are. I mean, I don't know but if it was me, I'd be a little overwhelmed, I suppose. I just wanted to make sure you were alright."

Chris nodded. He understood why she asked but he wasn't really too sure how he was feeling. Everything she told him seemed as if it was just a fictional story or tall tale. But the things she said would tell him would match the images in his head, images he'd dream about. As if she was narrating these little scenes in his mind.

There was one dream, though, that he still was clueless about. It was the only dream he'd have of her. Chris could feel his head become heavy with thoughts. He looked to the girl on the bed, "I think that's enough for me today. Learning about myself is exhausting." She laughed at his reason for calling it a day.

'She's got a nice laugh.' Chris shook his head at the sudden thought. He noticed himself staring at her and quickly averted his gaze.

Sheva noticed the awkward tension rising and stood from the bed. "So, all that I told you, is it scaring you away?"

"I think what you told me about yourself scared me more than the things you told me about myself," Chris sarcastically said with a grin.

Sheva playfully gasped and punched him in the arm. Chris clutched at his arm as if she had really hurt him. She laughed at him and gestured toward the door. "You better get going Captain before I really punch you."

He scrunched up his nose and started to walk towards the door. "You know, even though I know now why you call me that now, I still don't like it."

She watched as he grabbed the door knob and opened the door to leave. She smirked at him, "Well, now that I know it bothers you, I'm gonna want to call you it that much more."

He laughed to himself. He looked back to her to see her standing in the middle of the room watching him.

She crossed her arms over her chest and smiled at him. "Goodnight."

Without saying a word, he closed the door and left her alone in the small motel room.

Sheva let out a sigh of relief and fell onto the bed. Sophie bounced up a bit and let out a small meow. She apologized to the kitten. She stared at Sophie, lost in her thoughts. The kitten was growing uncomfortable under her gaze and got up to walk over to Sheva. Sophie rubbed her nose on Sheva's hand and Sheva raised her hand to pet her.

"We're getting somewhere…I think." Sheva thought aloud.

She called Piers to tell him what was going on and how it was going. He was surprised to hear that Chris finally agreed to listen to Sheva, but nonetheless was happy to hear of the news. They talked for a little while and soon he wished her good luck and bid her goodbye.

Sheva could feel herself getting tired. She hadn't slept well the night before and later she and Chris talked for a few hours. She wondered if he'd be going to the bar tonight. Whether he was or not, she was going to stay in tonight and get some much needed sleep. As she was about to crawl into the bed she remembered she had one more call to make, one that she'd been meaning to make since she found Chris a few days ago.

She looked to the clock and guessed it was pretty much morning in NYC. She grabbed her phone that was lying on the bedside table and dialed a number she grew to remember by heart after these last few years. She was calling Chris's sister, Claire Redfield.

Author's note: What's that? Claire? Oooh. Haha! Thanks guys for reading and I hope you liked it! I know this chapter was short as well, but at least there were two updates today!

In the next chapter, Sheva makes a call and reminisces about the past. But what part of her past does she happen to think about? Hmmm… ;) Oh, and next chapter is over 2k words. Whoop whoop!

See you guys soon! Sarai.