Chapter 17: Only If You're With Me
Author's note: Aloha everyone! Time for an update. Hope you guys enjoy!
Justsomegirl17: Simmons can suck it! Leon's campaign was a lot of fun and Jake's was like all over the place! I got confused at times what time setting they were in :P. It's kinda eerie how much he looks like his dad... Ada's was good because it like tied everyone's together. And yeah, Carla…nut job. Chris's was my favorite and talking about it makes me want to play again! It was a bit like Call of Duty or something like that, but I still really liked it. *sniff sniff* Piers…sad sad sad. Google is bad at translating but for other things, it's a God send! Haha. If you ever get the chance you should listen to some Chopin, just wonderful! I like when Sheva and Jill are friends in these FF stories so I felt it a must to include their friendship :). Hahaha, it's okay to read fast, luckily these chapters will be on here pretty much forever. Arrivederci, love!
To Sivan IXXX: Hi! Glad to see you're back. And I completely understand. There won't be a lemon again until the end or something. I don't want to make this story too raunchy or overdone in the sexual department, you know? I don't want this story to be all sex; even though I'm comfortable with reading and writing it. But ultimately, I enjoy writing the story more than writing the 'let's get it on' moments. It'll just be implied they did the 'hibity-jibity', if you know what I mean xD. I just won't be going into full detail about it, but they'll be kissing, so I hope that you don't mind that stuff. I'm really putting a lot of thought and consideration about Sheva being pregnant or not. We'll see! See you soon!
To Sheva Redfield: They are really cute together, aren't they? I've decided what I'm going to do about Sheva and her possible pregnancy but I don't want to give anything away ;D. Hope you're doing very good and I shall talk to you soon!
To Sheva Giulia: I'm glad that you found the story as well! Thank you so much and I really appreciate your compliments! Talk to you soon!
To PoopyPants: Thanks for all the recommendations! I'll check them out. I like my 'old school' classical, like Beethoven and Albinoni. When life gives you lemons, you make lemonade. Well, it is an accomplishment that you made it through the two lemons, congrats! Haha. And thanks for reading through them, but if you don't want to, you don't have to ;). There won't be a lemon for quite a while, so that's good. Why do you feel left out? I really need to research why they call it a lemon! I treat this like a massage board, so no worries. Sophie will be fat by the end of this. Hahaha, whenever I hear the word 'jizz', I think of 'Jizz In My Pants' by The Lonely Island :P. I'm not a Naruto fan, either. But I just wanted help her out :). Well, thank you, I'm feeling a lot better, yahoo!
Oh, and I had an 'oopsie' moment about the timing with this story. When I began writing it, I didn't really have everything planned out. It's supposed to be set in late January 2013 and it is NOT a warm day in Edonia, haha. Just thought I'd say that :P. Much love and thanks to you guys, Sarai.
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the RE characters that are in this story. Capcom does.
If it wasn't for Chris's arms around her, Sheva would have fallen to the ground in shock. He had just said he loved her. She stared into his eyes and she was speechless. So many thoughts were racing in her mind. 'Oh my, gosh…he loves me!' she thought to herself.
Chris was growing nervous. He just confessed his love for her and now she was silent. "Sheva?" he called for her, hoping to get some kind of response out of her.
She blinked her eyes a few times, being brought back to reality. She kissed his lips sweetly, "I love you, too."
He grinned from ear to ear. Relief quickly went through his body. He was in heaven, he thought. She loved him. He kissed her tenderly and sweetly. Sheva kissed him back but soon tapped his shoulder. He pulled back and looked at her, his expression asking her what was the matter.
"We're being watched," she said with a smile.
Chris looked around to realize they were still on the sidewalk and that a few people had stopped to look at the affectionate couple. They had uncomfortable looks on their faces, obviously not used to seeing such public display.
Chris quickly placed a peck on her lips and released her from his arms. He held onto her hand as they walked to a small restaurant. They found it to be quite full but were still able to find a booth. They sat on either side and ordered some coffee and water. Sheva searched the menu in front of her while Chris watched her silently translate the language on the menu.
She looked up to him and found him staring at her. She had started to get use to his constant watchful gaze and had to admit she found it comforting. "What are you getting?" she asked.
He shrugged, "Whatever you're getting. I can't read the menu anyways."
She giggled. The menu was in Russian and she could only translate a small amount of the language. The waitress came back with their coffee and water. Sheva told the woman that they'd have two latke meals. The woman nodded and walked off.
"What's a latke?" Chris asked, drinking his water.
Sheva was putting some cream into her coffee, "A potato pancake—it's a Jewish specialty."
Chris rubbed his belly, "Yum."
She smiled at him. The two talked lightly and happily about nothing in particular. Once their food came, Chris ate quickly. Sheva was hungry, but she still ate a slower pace. She happily watched him as he scarfed the latkes down.
Sheva remembered that she had wanted to talk to Chris about HQ's plans. She placed her fork down and took a sip of water. She cleared her throat and looked to Chris.
She grabbed his hand that was resting on the table while he drank his coffee. He looked to her. "Chris, there's something I need to tell you."
He put his cup of coffee on the table and looked at her suspiciously. "What? Did you kill someone?" he asked in a humorous tone.
Sheva nervously laughed and played along, "Ha, only one or two."
He chuckled and held onto her hand, "What is it?"
She sighed. "The BSAA sent me on this mission to find you, you know that. And I wanted to find you so badly so I accepted the mission and went searching," Chris nodded and waited for her to go on. "Well, now that I've found you…they want you to come back to NYC with me immediately. And if you choose not to, they're going to send someone else out to force you to come back. I only found out this morning that that's what they are planning. I don't want you to feel that you have to come back if you're not ready, but I don't know what to do…"
Sheva looked down at their joined hands and felt bad for telling him that, but he needed to know. He was quiet and she didn't want to push him, so she stayed silent. After a minute, she felt him give her hand a reassuring squeeze. She looked up to him to find that he had a small smile on his lips.
"I'll go back to New York, only if you're there with me," he said while he rubbed his thumb on the back of her hand.
Sheva sat straighter, "Of course I'll be there with you. You won't be able to get rid of me; I won't leave your side."
Chris nodded and looked at her. "Good. When do we leave?"
Sheva was surprised by his easygoing attitude about the whole thing. She herself had been tense and nervous about it all and Chris took it so well.
"Within the week," she said while she placed her other hand on top of their linked hands.
To be completely honest, Chris was scared shitless. But he had no intention of telling Sheva that. He knew she was trying her best to keep calm and he could tell that she hated having to tell him that. He wasn't scared of the BSAA or the agent they'd send if he refused to come back. He was scared because he wasn't sure if he was ready to go back to his old life; to the life he didn't know.
However, he felt better about it knowing she'd be with him the whole time. He told her that he wanted a few more days in Edonia before they went back. He wanted to spend a little more time in the non-hectic environment that was awaiting him in New York City and have a few more days to spend with her.
"Can I ask you something?"
Chris looked to her, remembering where he was, "You can ask me anything."
She nodded, "Do you remember anything about your mission here in Edonia?"
He thought for a moment. He tried to think of any other memories that were set here but all he could remember is his time with amnesia.
He shook his head, "No, I don't. Sorry…"
"You don't need to apologize, Chris. I just wanted to see if you did. Do you remember Piers Nivans at all? He's a special operative for the BSAA and your partner for the past few missions you were on."
He shook his head again, "Doesn't ring a bell… Can I ask you a question?"
Sheva was caught off guard by his request but nodded, saying yes to his question.
"Why aren't you my partner anymore for missions?"
Sheva gathered her thoughts and said, "Well, I was your partner for about 2 years, maybe less. Then we went on one mission together and HQ had requested we retreat back to base because what was happening was too dangerous for us to handle alone. But we decided otherwise and went against protocol and HQ wasn't happy about it one bit. To be honest, we went against what HQ ordered and I think they had finally had enough. So, hoping they'd solve the problem, they split us up and gave us new partners. Piers Nivans became your partner and I was assigned with Carlos Oliveria. We get along well enough except for the fact that he's a major flirt."
He listened and took in every word she was saying. He thought it was unfair of the BSAA to split them up. From what he could remember, they always got the mission done and safely. He couldn't remember Piers Nivans at all and hoped that memories would come back to him before he went to NYC. He also noted that he'd watch out for this Carlos guy if he was hitting on his Sheva.
They finished their meals and they split the check (she was too stubborn to let him pay for it all). They slowly walked back to the motel, enjoying the time they had left here. Once they made it back to her room, he quickly kissed her and started undressing her. Sheva wasn't fighting him and let him strip her. She then stripped him and pushed him onto the bed.
Even though Sophie was a cat, she knew exactly what they were up to. She ran off into the bathroom to give them some privacy and save herself the trauma.
They made love for hours and had multiple orgasms each. They lay on the bed exhausted and in complete bliss. Sheva rested her head on his chest while Chris had an arm wrapped around her body, holding her close. They were close to falling asleep when suddenly Sheva sat up quickly, remembering something.
"I forgot, I'm supposed to call Claire!" Sheva stood from the bed and searched for her purse. She found it by the door. She snatched her phone out of satchel and walked back to the bed. She dialed a few numbers and while doing so, she wrapped her body in a white cotton sheet.
Chris placed his hands underneath his head and looked up to the ceiling.
Claire picked up almost immediately. "Hey Shev! How's it going?"
"I'm good—great actually! How about you?"
She heard Claire giggle on the other side of the line, "Splendid. How's my big brother doing?"
Sheva looked back at Chris who looked fatigued. "He's doing very well. He's making great progress," she said in a cheery tone. Chris chuckled at her report of him.
"Good! I knew you could do it Shev," she said happily.
Sheva laughed, "Thanks Claire. What are you up to?" She stood and walked to the bathroom, still holding the sheet around her body. She noticed Sophie sleeping almost too comfortably in the dry bathtub. She smiled at the small kitten.
"Work and more work. I'm going insane! But let's not talk about that, yeah? What are you doing?"
Sheva sat on the edge on the tub and watched Sophie. "Nothing right now. But I have good news! We should be coming back real soon."
Claire's ears perked up, "We? Chris is coming back? Really?!"
Sheva smiled at her enthusiasm, "Yup, he sure is. And even greater news: he remembers you perfectly!"
Claire could feel tears coming to the surface of her eyes. Chris was coming back and he remembered her. She nearly screamed for joy. "This is wonderful! Ugh, I can't wait! Thank you so much, Sheva!"
"You don't need to thank me Claire; I did for you and for me."
"Speaking of remembering, does he remember you?" she asked in a calmer voice.
Sheva couldn't help but smile. "He remembers me, Claire. His memory is still spotty, but he remembers. Thanks to you. You sent that text message last night and he read it."
Claire gasped, "He read it?! That little—"
"Claire! He read it and it had my name in it and as if magically, he remembered me."
"That's amazing, Shev. I'm so glad! And since he and Jill broke up months ago, you guys can finally be together. You know, actually be together. Like actually confess to him that you have feelings for him and stop being so scared of what he might think. Because, if anyone knows my brother, it's me. And let me tell you he's in love you," Claire said matter-of-factly.
Sheva giggled. "I wasn't scared! I was just…okay, maybe I was a little scared. But whatever! It doesn't matter anymore."
"What do you mean it doesn't matter—," Claire made a gasping noise. "Are you saying what I think you're saying? Don't play with me here!"
Sheva laughed aloud. "Maybe I am saying what you think I'm saying."
"Sheva, you little slut!" Claire said good-humoredly. "Tell me all about it! Actually, never mind. That's my brother. Gross."
Sheva only laughed harder. "I'll keep my lips sealed." She and Claire talked for a while longer, joking about silly things.
Chris watched as Sheva walked back into the bedroom, still holding the phone to hear ear. She was saying goodbye but Chris told her to hold on for a moment. Sheva gave him a confused look and told Claire to hold on for a second.
"What is it, honey?"
He liked that she called him honey but he shook the thought from his mind. "Can I talk to my sister?"
Sheva's jaw nearly fell to the floor. She stared into his eyes and talked into the phone, "Hey Claire, Chris wants to talk to you."
Chris could hear Claire talking on the other line but couldn't make out any words she was saying. Sheva handed him the phone and threw the sheet aside and crawled onto the bed next to him after he took it.
He held the small device to his ear and gulped, "Hey little sister."
Author's note: You know, I was wondering. Where does Chris get the money to buy food and drinks and pay for his motel room? I mean, even in the game, at the bars, does he like drink and then run? Hahaha. I don't know, I find it odd :0… I hope you all liked this chapter and I'd love if you left a comment and a favorite and/or followed! Also, I wanted to add that Carlos Oliveria won't be a main character in this story, so please don't get your hopes up. I needed to come up with someone who would be partnered with Sheva and I really like Carlos :).
In the next chapter, Chris talks with Claire, obviously ;D. Chris asks more about his and Sheva's past together and his relationship with Jill. As a reward, he gets a memory back he had with Sheva.
See you on Tuesday! Sarai over and out.