p style="text-align: center;"I heard feet walk in the room I was sitting "Alex? ... are you alright?" Sheva asked and I noddedbr /"yeah ... I'm fine Sheva" I said just above a whisper, she came and sat beside me "Alex your not fine ... your crying, what's the matter?" she asked comforting, she knew I never cry ... Never! "I was jus thinking" I said and she nodded once "about your partner?" she asked and I nodded "yeah ... Joey and I were best friends ... he was closest thing to a brother I had, now he's gone ... and it's all Wesker's fault" I said pulling my knees to my chestbr /br /Sheva sighed "I have a question" she said and I looked at her "... if this was Joey we were going after ... would you do it?" she askedbr /"I'd go find him ... even if it meant going alone" I said and she raised an eyebrow, "so how do you think Chris feels about trying to find Jill?" she said and I looked at the floorbr /br /"If it was Raptor do you think Chris would risk his neck to help me save him? ... Sheva ... I know he wants to find her, and I understand that .. but what neither of you understand is that ... I used to be a stand in for Jill ... I tried to be nice to her at first and it got me no where, eventually I got annoyed with her taking advantage of me, so I told them I wanted to be my own agent, not a shadow for Jill Valentine cause I didn't want to get fired for punching her in the throat and I made a name for myself ... then they stopped comparing me to her and let me be myself ... and I became one of the most called on agents and best snipper BSAA had ... but when Joey died ... I left, I couldn't take seeing the place he loved so much but not seeing him there ... I only came back because Kirk called and said Chris had personally requested me" I said and she noddedbr /br /"I understand Alex ... but there is one thing that I was thinking about" she said and I looked at her and she grinnedbr /"you like Chris don't you" she smirked and I went wide eyed "w-whaa!? W-why would you even ask!?" I asked defensively, looking like a cat that just ate a canarybr /"I see the way you look at him ... It's alright Alex .. I won't tell him" she winked and my face went redbr /I was glad I could trust Sheva "... thanks" I smiled and she nodded "now c'mon, we have to continue our mission" she said and I stood upbr /"your right ... let's go" I said and we walked out to the lights where Chris wasbr /br /he walked over to me and Sheva "look Alex, if I offended you I'm sorry" he said truly sincere "it's okay, I should be the one apologizing ... I don't know why I snapped at you like that Chris, and I'm really sorry about it" I said and he smiled a bit and looked at the floorbr /"no worries ... so, do you think maybe you could help me with the mirrors?" he asked and I smiled "well since you asked so politely ... alright, you two get to higher ground" I said and walked to the mirrorbr /br /I turned it and heard a scream, I quickly turned it away and saw Chris rubbing his hipbr /"sorry!" I said embarrassed ... and he shook his headbr /I turned the mirrors, I looked at how I had them fixed and smiled "that should do it" I said happilybr /"uhh ... Alex" Chris said pointing and I looked "oh you've gotta be kidding me!" I said looking to see that I had boxed myself inbr /I made the (-_- you gotta be kidding me) face and Chris laughedbr /"let's get you out of there" he said and moved the mirror so I could get outbr /br /"thanks!" I chirped and he nodded once "oh, try turning this one, that way" I pointed and he did ... the light hit perfectlybr /"Houston we have lift off" I said walking down the small hallwaybr /...let's see what down elevator number /br /We rode the elevator down and walked through a hallway to see what looked like a plant nurserybr /I walked up to one of hem and looked "guys ... I think it's dead" I said exanimating it closelybr /"Umbrella and Tricell ... are conspiring?" Sheva asked and I heard that word and snapped up "where's Umbrella!?" I growled looking at the tentbr /I hated those guys!br /br /"forget the creepy little plants that- ... what are they anyways?" I asked turning to Chrisbr /he was at a loss for words "I don't know Alex ... but I know this ... it's not good ... not good at all" he said and I went wide eyedbr /"but they're just flowers right? ... What can they do pollinate you to death?" I asked and Chris shook his headbr /"... these are no ordinary flowers Alex ... we have to stop whatever is going on here ... and we gotta stop it now!" he said and I noddedbr /"well ... Tricell partnered up with Umbrella ... in the lyrics of Daughtry, The only thing worse than a hater ... is a traitor" I said and Chris and Sheva both looked at me "... what? You guys need to learn what good music is!" I said with a raised eyebrow but then smiledbr /br /Tricell and Umbrella ... together?br /br /... Can somebody ay traitor?/p