Claire woke up when the sun hit her eyes and immediately yawned from being up so late. She began to stretch trying to get rid of the lingering stiffness of sleeping in the back seat of a truck. The first thing she noticed was that her hands were above her head, the second thing was that she couldn't move them but neither of these provoked much of a reaction it was the third thing that spiked her anger. "ALICE!" She screamed out looking at the empty space beside her before glancing up at her hands tied to the door. Starting to thrash around as she screamed out for help hoping one of the convoy would hear her and soon she didn't know how long of a head start Alice had got she could be half way to Wesker by now.

The door was swung open full force dragging Claire head first out the car with her arms over her head as she fell to the ground in front of K-mart and Carlos who had a gun pointed at her. "Don't just stand there untie me!" Claire snapped at the pair who were just gaping at her.

"What happened?" K-mart asked in a quiet voice as she started to undo the knot round Claire's wrist.

"What do you think happened she bloody tied me up," Claire stated climbing to her feet.

"She doesn't take her time," Carlos smirked as he put his gun back in the holder on his hip. Then before he could stop her Claire punched him square in the face causing him to step back and cover his nose in pain.

"She is going to die out there if we're not quick enough and you making jokes," She stated biting back the tears that threatened to fall, "sorry," She mumbled under her breath catching a nod from Carlos in acceptance before she headed round to the driver side of the truck "Lets go."

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A few hours earlier.

Alice's eyes darted open and immediately roamed around the inside of the car. They quickly fell on Claire who had moved along with her during the night she still had her arms wrapped around her but her head was now resting on her chest. Alice couldn't help the small smile that played on her lips and wished she could just shut her eyes and fall back to sleep feeling more comfortable than she had in a long time. With a sigh she gently pried herself away from the sleeping redhead resting her head down on to the seat. Once she had successfully made it out the door she let out a breath she never knew she was holding. After pulling on her boots she was quick to sort her weapons attaching her blades quickly to her back and holstering her loaded guns. Shutting the door quietly she headed to the boot pulling out a small bag she had filled with supplies having put it there when she first joined the convoy in case she needed a quick exit. As she slid the bag out a small length off rope drop to the ground and she began to shake her head disregarding the thought that popped into her head but as she bent down to pick it up she couldn't help think it would be a good idea.

Shutting the boot and heading back to the side door she climbed back in at Claire's feet taking hold of her hand she hesitated for a moment was she really going to tie her up and leave her. Her answer was yes as she lifted her other hand to the door and beginning to wrap the rope round them as softly as she could but tight enough to hold her. She did have some logic behind this as she figured at least when Claire woke up she wouldn't just jump in the drivers seat and follow her on her own as she would need to shout for help to get untied. Shocked that the redhead hadn't woken up Alice decided luck must be her side for a change as she knew her alert Claire normally was just waiting for the undead to attack them.

"Sorry but it's for your own good," She whispered leaning over allowing her lips to press against her forehead before making her way out the door and over to her bike scooping up her bag on the way.

Unwilling to risk being overheard starting up Alice pushed the bike a few hundred yards away from the convoy before deciding it was a safe distance and quickly jumping on and starting up. Without looking back Alice soon had the bike running flat out as all she wanted to do now was reach her destination and get it all over with.

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Later.

"Claire would you stop for a second and just breathe," Carlos almost shouted as he struggled to stay calm after being punched and watching the normally unfazed leader panic before him.

"How can I stop when she'll be getting further away every second I do," She shouted back what Carlos assumed was a rhetorical question.

"Well at least let me drive your in no state to be behind the wheel or you'll get us all killed," He said forcefully as he opened the door and watched as she jumped straight over into the passenger seat making it clear she didn't want to waste anymore time arguing. Climbing in Carlos Started the engine Claire having already put the key in and only stopped pulling away when he heard the back door.

Looking behind him he noticed Claire mirror his action as she too had heard the door. "What are you doing K?" Claire asked the blonde who was currently pulling on her seatbelt.

"Just because the rest of the world is dead doesn't mean I want to be too," She replied tugging gently on her seatbelt as though to emphasise her point.

"You know that's not what she meant now get out your not coming," Carlos stated.

"Make me," She replied.

"Uh teenagers," Claire let out in frustration "Just drive Carlos," She said and he quickly complied then she turned eyes focused seriously on K-mart "I'm letting you come along but you will stay in the truck and if anything goes wrong or looks dodgy anything at all you bolt do you hear me? You drive the hell out of there and never look back."

"Gotcha," K-mart replied in a less serious tone than Claire would have liked.

"I can't lose you too," She mumbled to herself as she faced out the front window.

Okay I am going to promise another update next week and it will be a hell of a lot longer but the next pert has to all go together so it's just this for now hope it's alright really sorry been so busy lately hope you all had a great Christmas and have a drunken new year J