Chapter 23: Confiding and Hunting
Author's Note: Here's the next chapter and I hope you all enjoy it! I just thought I'd let you all know that this story is getting closer and closer to the end :( But I'm happy you all are still reading!
Thanks to Mss. KB for favoriting and following the story and me as an writer!
To Justsomegirl17: It would be like Jill to hide something like the time machine…hmmm. Haha. Poor Piers, it happens I suppose… Hope you enjoy the update and see you soon! Arrivederci, my dearest! Whenever I write 'arrivederci', I think of Romeo and Juliet. O.o
To Sivan IXXX: That moment probably would have been a great opportunity for a fight… Sheva needs to prepare for the inevitable! You think she would be already with all the stuff she's gone through. Especially if she's pregnant! Anyway, she's got her support system around :).
To Sheva Redfield: That lady in the stall totally had creeper status written all over her! But she sure did know what she was talking about. Chris has to be ecstatic for the possible pregnancy, right? I think so :).
To Guest: I do love Piers! Even though Chris is my favorite and I'd hunt down Capcom if they killed him off, I understand where you're coming from. Of all the campaigns, they had to kill Piers off? Why?! I grew so attached to him and his scary arm… In my author's notes, I've pretty much given away why Sheva is throwing up and kittens are so cute it's uncontrollable! Thank you, I have noticed that too. I think it's because when I started writing this it was the first time I was really committing to writing something like this and now that I've gotten the hang of it, I've improved :) Thanks for noticing!
To ShevaGiulia: Yes, I am very happy we got to collaborate! The woman in the stall was slightly odd :P. Thank you, love, I hope life is treating you fabulously in Italy!
To Fujisawa Loser: Haha, John? Why John? I don't mention at all what's happening with Leon in Tall Oaks and Lanshiang, because that'd be a whole another story. But he does show up at the end :). I love Leon too much to just leave him out! Oh, thank you for favoriting and following!
Much love and thanks to you guys, Sarai.
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the RE characters mention in this story. Capcom does.
Chris could feel the helicopter jerking and shaking while he stood, holding onto a metal handle to keep his balance. He looked down onto the place where he was about to explore. The area by the docks in Tatchi looked calm, as if the virus hadn't made it there and really it hadn't. There were people walking and talking in their native tongue, unaware that a deadly disease was crawling through the streets.
But when they flew over more of the city, it was in shambles; explosions everywhere and fire engulfing vehicles and buildings. On a busy street, there were people running around, shouting foreign language and pushing others to get passed them. They looked as if they were running from something. That's when Chris saw the barricades, blocking anyone from gaining entrance to the other side of the street unless you had a badge.
"HQ to Alpha Team. No change in your mission," the talkies came to life on all the BSAA soldiers that were huddled into the helicopter. "Suppress the bioterror outbreak while proceeding to the Ace of Spades."
They hovered over a roof top and two men were throwing ropes down for the team to land on the roof without the helicopter actually having to land.
"Roger that. Preparing to drop on the Eight of Clubs," Piers replied. "We'll make our way to the Ace of Spades and find those U.N. workers."
Chris stayed silent, taking all of the atmosphere and mission in. He grabbed the rope, leading onto the rooftop and slide down with ease. He looked around and sighed inwardly.
'Here we go,' Chris thought.
Sheva was in her office at the BSAA headquarters in New York City, finishing typing out a report on her last mission on her small laptop. She was asked to write a full report about her time in Edonia, finding Chris. She thought it silly to write a report for just finding someone and for such a small mission. But being that Chris was a founder and a Captain for the BSAA, it was necessary.
Chris had had been gone for exactly 24 hours and Sheva was going nuts. She was worrying and stressing not knowing what was happening on the other side of the world where a mission was taking place. She was aware that they had most likely landed already and probably were already on the mission.
The BSAA told her once she was done with the report, she could have some time off; a week at the most. She had been going on so many missions before and then she went on one the lasted for a month. She was going to refuse the offer, to tell them she wanted to work. She thought it would get her mind off the idea of Chris getting hurt in China. However, she really did need some time to relax and get used to life in New York again. So she told her boss she'd take the small vacation and be back within a week.
She just finished her report and now headed for Claire's apartment. She called about an hour ago and Claire told her to come on over. Sheva's stomach had lightened in pain a bit, but yesterday morning and this morning it was there waking her up. The idea that she could be pregnant was eating away in her mind constantly. She wasn't sure if she was ready to be a mom, especially when she and Chris had only started their relationship two weeks ago. She told herself it was way too early for her to be showing signs of pregnancy and that it had to be the flu or something.
The idea of having kids so young scared her, but she couldn't help but wonder what it'd be like to have Chris's kids. To see what he was like as a dad and a husband.
"Whoa, calm down, Sheva," she told herself. "It's way too early to be thinking these things."
She gathered her things and locked her office door behind her. She said goodbye to the secretaries at the front desk in the lobby and left the building. When she got to the busy street, she waved her hand for a taxi and one stopped immediately. She got inside and gave the driver Claire's apartment address.
Once there, she gave the driver his money and walked to the intercom for Claire's apartment building.
"Come on up, Shev, its open," Claire said.
Sheva knew she wanted to talk to Claire about what was going on with her body and wanted her advice to what was the matter and how to deal with it. She took the elevator to the fifth floor and walked to apartment '7'. After knocking, Claire opened the door right away and waved Sheva in.
"Silly, you don't need to knock. I gave you that key for a reason."
In all honesty, Sheva had forgotten all about the key Claire gave her. "Oh yeah, sorry. I'll remember next time."
Claire went to the couch in the living room and settled into it. She patted the cushion next to her for Sheva to sit down and that's what Sheva did. She plopped down and unintentionally sighed heavily. She leaned back on the couch and stared at the ceiling.
"Alright, spit it out. What's wrong?" Claire asked in a serious tone.
Sheva pulled her feet onto the couch and looked to Claire, "I'm just really worried about Chris right now."
"Sheva, I'm worried too, but Chris is a strong guy. He can do this and still come back safe and sound. You know that."
"I know…it's just he doesn't remember everything. Who knows if he remembers how to fight? How to fend off enemies?"
"Will you stop talking like that? You're getting me all worried now," Claire said while looking down.
Sheva leaned over and placed a hand on her knee, "Sorry. You're right. He's strong and he'll be completely fine. I'm worrying about nothing."
Claire chuckled, "We sure are fun girls, aren't we?"
The two started to talk more openly and about more positive and happy things. Claire laughed and Sheva joked around. They were so close and they were the best of friends. Claire asked about how Jill was taking everything and how she reacted to the relationship she and Chris were now involved in.
"Oddly enough, she's encouraging it," Sheva said.
"What?! Seriously? I mean, that's great and all but I just thought she'd be a lot more, I don't know, angry about it."
"She told me that Chris needs someone to make him happy and told me I'd be the best for him."
"Well, she's right about that," Claire said while smiling.
"Haha, thanks Claire, I hope she was," Sheva said as she played with her hands.
"Hey," Claire hit her arm gently to get her attention. "You really are perfect for each other. Do you know what he used to say to me about you?"
Sheva looked at her and leaned towards her slightly, "No, what did he say?"
Claire giggled, "He'd say that you were so beautiful that he thought at one point he wasn't going to finish the mission in Kijuju—or any other mission, for that matter—because he couldn't stop staring at you."
Sheva burst out laughing, "He said that? I never noticed him staring."
"Mhm, he said it. Every time you two got back from a mission, he'd say it. And for you not noticing, that's normal. Chris is sneaky and knows how to get peeks in without people realizing. Before Edonia, whenever I saw you two together, I'd notice him staring at you. Well, he still does but more openly and not worried about getting caught."
Sheva sighed. "I was just always so scared to make any moves on him, you know? Jill had just gone through so much crap and she needed someone. I didn't want to be the other woman."
"Well, that's admirable, Sheva. It really is. But things between those two had crumbled and it was over before they even got back to America. They just stayed together because that's all they knew and it was safe. Finally they both realized nothing was there and broke it off. Or Jill broke it off."
Sheva nodded, "Yeah, that's what Jill told me. I'm trying to set her up with Josh. You remember me telling you about him, right?"
"Of course, I remember! You said he's pretty much like a brother to you and that you love him very much. You also mentioned that he was single," Claire said while trying to hold back a laugh.
"Haha, I did say that. He's going to kill me if he finds out I'm trying to play matchmaker with him."
"Or he'll thank you for the rest of time," Claire said, finally letting out the laugh.
Sheva laughed along and sighed happily. Claire was speaking when Sheva felt a pain in her stomach and an itching at the back of her throat. She got up quickly and ran for the bathroom by the kitchen. She shut the door behind her, not wanting Claire to hear her upchuck. She leaned over the toilet and relieved her stomach of its natural acids. She heard knocking on the door.
"Sheva, what's wrong? Are you okay?"
Sheva coughed a little and stood to wash her mouth with water from the sink. "Sorry, I'm fine. Don't worry about it."
Claire opened the door without asking and inspected her appearance. "Bullshit you're fine. I haven't seen you ever get up and run for the bathroom to puke. Now tell me what's wrong."
Sheva grabbed the toothpaste from the cabinet behind the mirror and squirted out a small bit of it on her finger. She rubbed the toothpaste on her teeth and gums, trying to rid the terrible taste and residue of the acid. She spit out the remains of the paste and washed her mouth out with water.
"Claire, you can't say a word to anyone."
Claire's eyes widened and she made a crisscross motion over where her heart was, "Your secrets safe with me."
Sheva sighed and rubbed her temples, "Claire, I think I might be pregnant…"
"You're pregnant?!" Claire shouted a little too loudly. "Oh, sorry. You're pregnant? Shev, are you sure?"
Sheva shrugged, "I don't know if I am or not. It might be the flu or something. But when Chris and I…you know…" Claire nodded, mentally telling her to not give details about her sex life with her brother. "We never used protection. Ever."
"Hmmm…" Claire rubbed her chin as if she was thinking about something incredibly important. She walked out of the bathroom and Sheva followed pursuit. Claire walked into the kitchen and sat down at the table and motioned for Sheva to sit across from her.
Sheva took a seat, "Well, what do you think?"
Claire leaned over the table and stared at Sheva. "I think I'd love to be an aunt."
Sheva laughed, "Seriously Claire. What I'm I going to do?"
"To start with, we need to get you a pregnancy test. Then we need to teach you how to use a condom."
"Shut up! I know how to use a condom. We were just so caught up in the moment that we just forgot…" Sheva said sheepishly. "But I don't think a test will help right now. If I am pregnant, then we'd have conceived two weeks ago or so. It's too soon for results to show."
Claire thought for a moment. "Alright, in two weeks, we're getting you a test. Until then, just relax and enjoy your time alone before big head comes back."
Chris and Piers looked down from the second floor through a huge hole in the ground showing the fiery mess that the Alpha team was trying to extinguish on the floor below them. Piers was impatiently pacing on the damaged floor, waiting for the team to finish so they could continue their mission. Chris was silent and kneeling while watching the lower floor with narrowed eyes.
"What happened to Ada Wong?"
Piers looked to his Captain instantly and gasped, "You remember!"
"Where is she?" Chris asked again with his teeth gritted.
Chris had just remembered everything. And all he could feel was anger. Anger towards this woman called Ada Wong and anger at himself for letting his team back in Edonia die.
He was Captain of the Alpha Team—like he always was—and they were following orders and continuing their mission in Edonia. They had just dealt with three large BOW's and then came out of nowhere this woman playing games with him and his team. She claimed she was a victim of guerillas working for Neo-Umbrella and told them she could help their team escape the building they were in.
However, she didn't help at all. In the end her intentions were revealed; she was fooling them the whole time. She caged Chris's now four-man-team in a small hallway and separated him and Piers from his team, being forced apart by metal bars.
She came into view and she said, "Thanks for the escort. Here's something to remember me by."
She threw a metallic sphere into the part where the four-man-team was and in midair, it dispersed needles and injected the men with the C-Virus. Chris and Piers were forced to watch the team mutate into the cocoons that they had seen too much of recently. Chris reached out for Finn, a rookie on his team, to grab his hand. But as Finn as reaching, he was forced still into the honey colored cocoon.
Then the bars were lifted and the now mutated Finn came charging for him. And Chris being in such a shocked state just stood still, dumbfounded. The monster grabbed ahold of Chris and slammed him against the wall, leaving Chris breathless. He was then thrown to the ground violently and his head hit first against the stone floor. That's when he passed out from the trauma to his head and Piers miraculously got both of them out of there.
After Piers got them out, Chris was admitted to the hospital and that's when it started. Chris snuck out of the hospital, freaked out from unfamiliar surroundings. Thenceforth he went into hiding, avoiding any contact with others. He didn't know who he was and had no intention of finding out. Then a little more than five months later, Sheva found him.
Now here he was. Remembering his past and all its happiness and sorrow. He wanted revenge on the woman that had killed his team in Edonia and he was going to get revenge. He was going to kill Ada Wong.
Author's note: You do that Chris. Go ahead. I never really liked Ada. Well, she's not bad but she's definitely not my favorite. Still better than Ashley though! Hope you all liked it and please feel free to leave a review and follow/favorite this story!
In the next chapter, Sheva gets news about Chris and the Lanshiang mission. She and Chris have a talk that leaves her in an uneasy state and she realizes a loss. Also, not only does our Sheva get stern with Chris she also starts to search the cabinets for peanut butter…if you know what I mean…
See you Sunday! Sarai.