Chapter 9: Nightmares of Nostalgia
Author's note: Alrighty everyone. Here's the next chapter and I'm sorry for it being so short again. So, I will upload the next chapter either later tonight or tomorrow morning, depending on how this chapter does and my own personal schedule. I still hope you enjoy it and let me know what you think!
If you'd like to go ahead and read the chapter, feel free to skip the intro and begin reading :). I'm sorry for the fact that I reply to guys this way but it's just so convenient for me. I hope you understand.
To Sheva Redfield: I'm happy to hear you liked the previous chapter :). I've actually gone against my word and I have started coming up with a new story. Gasp! Haha.
To Justsomegirl17: The people of FanFiction are picking on you! Hahaha. Claire is a cutie, but I'm like you: Sheva will always be my favorite :D. Thank you, love, very much!
To murf smurf: The ever growing ChrisxPiers fanfics can be overwhelming sometimes, right? Haha. I'm so happy to hear you're enjoying my story and I'm happy to let you know I'm writing more. I don't know if I'll go into full depth with Claire and Leon in this story, but I always liked the idea of them being a couple :).
To Sivan IXXX: Claire is definitely rooting for the two to get together :). As am I! Thanks for the comment and I hope you enjoy the update.
To PoppyPants: I'm ever so slightly confused by your comment, haha :P. I had no intention of stalling my writing or chapters, but I've written actually quite a lot for this story. I'm actually taking a minute's break of writing the 19th chapter as I type this. A bazooka?! Oh, that mental image is hilarious! Hahaha! I'll just let you in on a little secret: chapter 14 is a special chapter, if you know what I mean. Whether or not I tease people with holding off posting the chapters post of the 14th, we'll see. Hope you enjoy this chapter!
To Sheva Alomar: No worries. Thanks for reading and glad to hear you're enjoying it!
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.
Sheva woke up in a jolt. She was covered in a light layer of sweat and was panting a bit. She had the nightmare again, the one about her parents. She didn't have this dream so often but it frightened her enough to make her wake in such a troubled state. It replayed in her head as she tried to catch her breath while lying back down next to Sophie who had become paranoid of Sheva's sudden violent wake.
Sheva was sitting at the kitchen table while watching her mother cook up breakfast and listening to her hum a soft melodic tune. Her father walked in, stood behind her mother and wrapped an arm around her waist and kissed her on the cheek. Her mother leaned her figure into him and smiled saying good morning. Her father returned the smile and morning greeting and went to sit down at the table next to Sheva.
He reached a hand over and rustled her hair, "Good morning my little ankle biter!"
Sheva giggled and made a biting gesture at him. "Good morning daddy!"
"So, what do my ladies have on their agenda this lovely day?" he asked lightly to the two of them.
Her mother brought over a few plates and set them down in front of the two sitting at the table, eagerly awaiting their morning home cooked food. "Well, we thought we might go to Egypt and explore the ancient tombs," her mother said in a fantastical way. Sheva loved it when her mother would joke around and exaggerate their planned days.
Her father smirked and played along, "Well, you sure are busy ladies! Bring me back a piece of the sphinx, maybe?"
Next, her mother brought over a plate full with sausage and eggs. "If we have time, dear, I'll bring you back a whole pyramid."
Her father laughed loudly and started shoveling food onto his plate. "I look forward to it."
Sheva watched the entire playful scene her mother and father just exchanged and couldn't help but smile. She started eating her breakfast when her father asked what she would be up to that day. She answered with a shrug and put a fork full of eggs in her mouth.
Her mother looked at her, "Sheva will be studying mathematics and the way an animal cell works today." Sheva scrunched up her nose in disgust as if she was trying to forget that she had schoolwork to do.
"Oh, when I was your age…" her father turned to her and started on one of his long stories about his childhood.
20 minutes later her father stood from the table and placed his messy empty plate in the sink. He straightened the tie around his neck and combed a hand through his light brown hair. "Well, I'm off to work, I guess."
Her father walked over to her, smoothed her hair with his hand and kissed her forehead. "Don't be too hard on your mom. She's taller and stronger." He winked at her and Sheva giggled at her father's silly warning. He scooted over to her mother and placed a gentle kiss on her lips and whispered in to her ear. Her mother smiled warmly and kissed him back. He grabbed his brief case and walked out the door while waving goodbye.
She and her mother finished their breakfast. They laughed at one another's silly and simple jokes and would talk about random things. Her mother started warming up water in the sink to start washing dishes when she told Sheva to go start her schoolwork.
Sheva rolled her eyes with attitude, but nonetheless grabbed her schoolwork papers and went into the sun room to start her math. She was solving the equations that her mother had prepared for her and she came across an equation she needed help with. She called out for her mother for her assistance.
"I'm coming," she could hear her mother call from the kitchen. A minute later her mother was standing in the sun room. Sheva looked up to her and stopped breathing.
Her mother had large gashes all over her body along with huge tears that looked like claw marks. She was covered head-to-toe in blood. Her mother just stood there looking at Sheva as if she herself was completely fine.
"Well, Sheva, what is it you needed you help with?"
That's when the dream would end. Relentlessly, she'd wake up in panic and fear. She first had this dream when she was 15 when she fought and defeated her first B.O.W. Once she finally saw what one of the infected enemies looked like, all she could think about was if that's the kind of species that killed her parents.
Sheva's parent's died together away from Sheva's sight. They actually died in a factory accident, the one her father worked at and she really didn't know if it was a B.O.W. or not. But no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't help but think about what kind of pain they went through. It was a morbid thought, she knew, but it stayed in her mind like a parasite.
Sheva looked towards the clock and discovered it was twenty past ten. She slept in more than she intended but she didn't bother dwelling on it. She stayed in bed with Sophie the kitten for another hour just thinking about her past.
She wondered if Chris was going to come over to ask more questions about his past. The idea of him seeing her like she was (sweaty from the nightmare and her hair was probably a mess) made her get up and take a shower. She thought it silly to worry about her appearance when it was only Chris, a person she was—or used to be good friends with.
Once she rinsed her body of soap, she stepped out of the shower and dried herself off. She put on dark jeans and a deep plum colored tube top that hugged the curve of her torso and showed off her shapely shoulders. She didn't want to wait around for Chris, so she decided to get some things at the local general store that the woman at the desk in the lobby directed her to.
She picked up a few regular things at the store like shampoo and conditioner and some cat food for Sophie. When she got back to her motel room she noticed that Chris's light was on. She unlocked her door and put her purchased items in their places. Once she filled two small plastic bowls of cat food and water, Sophie ran at them and greedily devoured her small buffet of food and water.
Sheva waited for a small while then she decided upon going to Chris this time. She put on a light sweater and checked herself in the mirror by the door. She approved of her reflection and opened the door. Once she closed it behind her she took a deep breath and gave three gentle knocks on the door across from her own, patiently waiting for him to answer.
Author's note: Okay, so I know that the ending is kinda…weird. I like cut it off at an odd moment. But when I wrote this, I was tired I just ended it there :P. Poor Sheva, right? What a terrible dream! Hope you guys enjoyed this addition!
In the next chapter, Chris can't seem to control his thoughts or his wandering eyes. Haha. He has his past and Sheva on his mind and he can't understand why these thoughts are creeping into his brain. He can't control them and maybe he doesn't want to…dun dun dunnnnn!
See you guys later, Sarai.