Copyright: Capcom owns the Resident Evil franchise, not me.
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Summary: The Earth is flourishing, happily. But humans are endangered and on the verge of extinction after the greedy corporation Umbrella knowingly releases a viral plague. Small human civilizations survive including a moving convoy led by the strong Claire Redfield. Her solitary world turns upside down when she meets an infuriating yet mysterious woman named Alice. Claire soon learns about an underground survivor camp through Alice and heads there. However, Claire begins to secretly fear losing K-Mart, who has become her only source of strength over the years.
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Started: November 11, 2011
Series: One Shot
Copyright: Capcom owns the Resident Evil franchise, not me.
Notices: This story contains violence and sexual content. Additionally, this story will contain grammatical or other errors. If you're feverish over the errors, feel free to privately message me about what you find and help me improve.
Summary: The Earth is flourishing, happily. But humans are endangered and on the verge of extinction after the greedy corporation Umbrella knowingly releases a viral plague. Small human civilizations survive including a moving convoy led by the strong Claire Redfield. Her solitary world turns upside down when she meets an infuriating yet mysterious woman named Alice. Claire soon learns about an underground survivor camp through Alice and heads there. However, Claire begins to secretly fear losing K-Mart, who has become her only source of strength over the years.
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Started: November 11, 2011
Series: One Shot
Trigon
by Red Hope
Chapter 14
"Hey," K-Mart greeted her friend.
"Hey yourself." Claire walked around the broken down sedan that was probably the mechanic's last job before the apocalypse. "You helping Mikey?"
K-Mart nodded. "I just put the cameras in the four-wheeler."
Claire was glad to hear it because that was on Carlos's to do list shortly. She leaned against the sedan's side. There was something on K-Mart's mind, and it was obvious to Claire.
"I was..." K-Mart paused and considered how to explain it to Claire. "After dinner I was planning to visit with Alice." She hoped her friend didn't give her a hard time. Her stomach knotted after Claire folded her arms. "In her camp."
The leader considered K-Mart for a moment. She admired the fact that the teen honestly told her the plans for tonight that were not the normal routine. Most of the time she found K-Mart with Mikey or in the former Hummer after dinner. But she wasn't sure how she felt about K-Mart spending time with Alice, alone. Trust wasn't the issue for once. Instead Alice's words about liking K-Mart were not far from her thoughts.
K-Mart tucked her hands into her jacket's pockets. The long silence gave her a sinking feeling that this wasn't going to go well. She bowed her head and waited for any response from her friend.
"You remember how to get by the perimeter cameras?" Claire softly spoke. She would escort K-Mart otherwise. She found shocked brown eyes fixed on her.
K-Mart nearly stuttered. "Yeah."
"Take your Glock too," the leader reminded. She pushed off the car. "And radio." Despite she trusted Alice's prowess as a fighter, she just couldn't let K-Mart be left unarmed and out of communication with her. She just hoped giving her second blessing within nearly twenty-four hours wasn't her undoing. Yet if for whatever reason K-Mart had an attraction towards Alice then it wasn't Claire's place to deny it. At least one of them could find happiness rather than none of them.
K-Mart dipped her head then moved aside once her friend was moving towards the door to the abandoned store. Some part of her wanted to ask Claire why she was okay with it. "Claire..."
The convoy leader paused beside a nearly empty rack that'd once held potatoes chips and other snacks. She faced her friend and waited.
K-Mart studied the leader's cool features and opted not to ask why. "Thank you." She received a nod, but there still wasn't something settled. She grabbed her friend's hand just before Claire completely turned away.
Claire pivoted on her feet and curiously studied the teen.
K-Mart wasn't sure how to express her thoughts without intruding on Claire. Everything felt like eggshells since today's conversations in the truck. A gentle squeeze to her hand made her look up at Claire.
"What is it, K?"
After a steady breath, K-Mart carefully explained, "About... what you said earlier today... in the truck..."
Claire instinctively narrowed her eyes, yet she sighed and glanced to the side for a beat until K-Mart's voice drew her back. This topic shouldn't be renewed in Claire's opinion.
"It doesn't change anything," K-Mart stated.
Claire nearly spoke, lips remained parted with lost words.
K-Mart shifted closer and softly revealed, "I won't leave your side... for any reason."
Claire stared in mild awe at her friend, who gave a difficult promise. She released a low breath that she'd been holding for awhile. She drew K-Mart into her body and tilted her friend's head up.
K-Mart enjoyed being so close to Claire, her lover and best friend. A mixture of admiration and affection brightly shined in her eyes towards Claire.
For a moment, Claire soaked in her friend's open and free emotions that burned between them. Once upon a time, she and K-Mart were constantly at each other's throats. Long ago, Claire didn't believe that they would become so close. Now she simply wished she could share herself, but there was only a shield built up in Claire that protected them both from mistakes. Happiness was now fool's gold in this Hellish world. At least love wasn't extinct, yet.
For a brief instant, K-Mart caught an emotion surface in Claire's eyes then it was gone. It'd been so fast that K-Mart couldn't pinpoint it. Maybe one day it would show again, until then K-Mart could only grasp onto the fact that a human still lurked deep in the armed convoy leader.
Claire lowered her head slightly and brushed her lips across K-Mart's silky ones. She slid her hand over and cupped a flushed cheek. She deepened the soft kiss and tasted K-Mart's love. Slowly today's dark anger slithered into a deep recess in Claire's chest.
K-Mart inhaled sharply after the unexpected kiss. She was relieved that Claire held her hip, shaky knees were no help.
"I'll see you later in the truck?" Claire huskily inquired.
K-Mart gave a grin and promised, "Yes." She leaned into Claire's next touch.
Claire nodded then lowered her hand after tucking a blond strand behind a sensitive ear. She forced herself to release K-Mart then she tugged on her hat that'd moved earlier. "Come on." Shortly somebody would be looking for her, and she didn't want to be caught making out with her friend.
K-Mart was relieved when her legs worked. She followed out of the gas station and separated from the leader. She had a few chores to do then she could get dinner. A glance at the moon told her that it'd be cool night with no cloud cover.
At dinner, Mikey and Johnny joined K-Mart at a campfire. Johnny was in charge of the box truck that carried food supplies for the convoy. He was in his early twenties, but slightly younger than Claire Redfield. He'd joined the convoy about three months after K-Mart, and he quickly got to know K-Mart after her constant punishments. Often K-Mart ended up getting food from Johnny then going to Otto with it and helping Otto prepare meals.
"No, Apple was way better than Android," Johnny fought against Mikey.
K-Mart straightened up after putting her dirty plate on the ground.
"What you think, K-Mart?" Mikey turned the topic's spotlight on her.
"You are the tech geek," Johnny second. He knew that Mikey often had K-Mart help him in the van with his computers.
K-Mart sighed and took off her hat. "I liked Android."
Mikey smiled brightly at Johnny in triumph.
"But," K-Mart argued, "Apple's software was far more stable."
"Android was catching up," Mikey debated. "And that was only because Apple's software had been around longer. But Androids had way better hardware than Apple." He looked at Johnny on the other side of K-Mart. "I mean Android had phones out with dual-cores before Apple even knew how to spell dual."
K-Mart laughed at Mikey then shook her head.
"At least my iPhone wasn't outdated the day after I bought it like the way Android phones were," Johnny chided.
K-Mart bowed her head and stifled another set of laughs.
"That's because your iPhone was outdated before you bought it," Mikey stabbed.
Johnny rolled his eyes and muttered, "Hangdroid."
Mikey was quick and quipped, "Johnny Appleseed."
"Oh that's rich," Johnny shot back. But he and Mikey were trading grins after K-Mart tossed her hands in the air.
"I gotta go." K-Mart snatched her dirty plate then popped out of the chair. "You two enjoy your fanboy fight." She then held out her hand at Mikey first. "Plate?" She took his dirty plate and utensils, stacking them on hers. She did the same for Johnny.
"Goodnight, K." Johnny smiled at K-Mart's wave.
K-Mart was quick to get rid of the dishes. She then went to the Ford truck so she could collect the Glock, radio, and a flashlight. She hadn't seen Alice since after camp was setup around the gas station. She assumed once everybody was settled that Alice made her own camp. She hoped she could find Alice, who had disappeared across the road hours ago.
Once near a perimeter camera, K-Mart patiently waited for her opening then slipped past the camera without a problem. She distantly smelled a campfire that couldn't be from the convoy so she followed her nose until the glow outmatched her LED flashlight. She was relieved that she found Alice in the camp. She switched off the flashlight as she approached the fire's ring of light.
"Hello, K-Mart," Alice greeted. She had her back to teen from where she sat on an old log. "Found me huh?" She grinned to herself.
K-Mart was amazed by Alice's skill in detecting her when she'd been so quiet. She turned the radio's volume down despite the channel she was on would only be used between her and Claire. "I was trained well enough."
Alice's grin spread wider, especially once the teen came in front of her. "I've noticed this." She canted her head. "Claire Redfield doesn't leave any stone unturned, it seems." She knew that for a fact by how well K-Mart was prepared for any situation.
"She likes to make sure I can handle myself if she can't be there," K-Mart explained. An inviting pat on the log made K-Mart take the spot. She set the flashlight on the ground then crossed her legs. "Did you eat?"
"I wasn't hungry," Alice replied. "I don't need to feed so often."
K-Mart slightly grinned then nodded after making a mental note.
"How's Claire?" Alice prompted.
K-Mart seriously considered it and tilted her head. "She's... Claire."
Alice turned her gaze to the campfire and murmured, "That's good." And it was true because anything else would mean something bad. She recalled how today's talk in the truck had been hard on all of them. But somehow it brought each of them closer together once they understood what made them so alike and so different.
"So you wanted to talk about... something," K-Mart whispered. She still didn't believe it was about herself. Hopefully it really was about something else. After Alice's low nod, K-Mart hesitantly mentioned, "I had something I wanted to ask you anyway."
Alice was intrigued and now raised an eyebrow at the teen. "How about you go first then." Now a nervous air drifted under Alice's nose.
"It's probably just... a..." K-Mart waved her hand in the small space between them. "A coincidence."
Alice nodded and patiently waited for the teen.
K-Mart cleared her throat then looked away for a second. "Do you know a Jill Valentine?" Something quickly swept through Alice's eyes, and K-Mart struggled to decipher it at first, but it linger in her mind.
"Where did you hear that name?" Alice questioned.
K-Mart bit her lower lip then argued, "Do you always answer with a question?"
Alice normally would have reacted with a threat or two. But being in K-Mart's company didn't encourage that natural tendency in her. By no means was K-Mart an enemy or a roadblock in Alice's life.
K-Mart seemed to relent first and explained, "L.J. met her... before Raccoon City got nuked." She lowered her eyes and recalled L.J.'s story from several nights ago. "He said him and Jill and some Umbrella soldiers teamed up to get out of the city before Umbrella destroyed it."
Alice filed that information away and decided she'd have to find out the rest from L.J. at a later time. She shifted some then whispered, "I knew Jill."
K-Mart was surprised by the connection that she thought she had imagined earlier. After a deep breath, she curiously tempted, "How did you know her?"
Alice clenched and unclenched her jaw a few times. She was staring, bitterly at the campfire. Her arms were leaning against her thighs. Her right hand curled into a fist. "She was my partner at the facility." She turned her head to K-Mart again. Subconsciously her left thumb rubbed twice across her ring finger before it curled too.
"What you mean?" K-Mart tried. A furrow darkened her features. "What happened to her?"
Alice licked her dry lips then shook off her temper by clasping her hands between her spread legs. She took a deep breath then explained, "The position of Head of Security was split between Jill and I."
"So you worked together," K-Mart softly concluded.
Alice nodded then explained, "After Umbrella reclaimed the facility from our takeover, I was separated from Jill later. We were both experimented on... side by side."
"Then how did she get free?" K-Mart debated. But Alice's mentioned of experiments made her think on L.J.'s story about how Jill jumped up and caught a helicopter's skid plate from fifteen feet up.
"I don't know, honestly." Alice bowed her head. "I didn't know that Jill was free until you just told me."
K-Mart was surprised but hastily mentioned, "L.J. said she jumped onto a helicopter that was fifteen feet off the ground." She found curious blue eyes on her again. "She must have had the T-virus in her too."
Alice ran her fingers through her hair after this new information. Indeed it was the only explanation. But why Jill was free in the city still didn't make sense. She focused on K-Mart. "Did L.J. say what happened to Jill after the city got nuked?"
"Not really. I mean he just said they got out of there before they were killed." K-Mart shrugged and added, "It sounded like it was thanks to Jill though."
Alice wouldn't be surprised by that fact. She shook her head and explained, "I met Jill back in 1988. I'd been recently promoted to sergeant in security, and we were having problems with robberies in the facility." She recalled the first day she met Jill Valentine, who was full of attitude and fire, just like Alice. "The local police department got involved. Jill was a detective at the time and assigned to the case. We were forced to team up."
K-Mart started grinning and teased, "Forced? Sounds like you two didn't get along."
"Not very well, at first." Alice mirrored the grin but became serious. "We became close after we caught the robbers. We stayed friends afterwards, but she eventually retired from the department."
"Then took the job at Umbrella?" K-Mart guessed.
Alice moved her head in agreement. "I convinced her to take it. I was being promoted to Head of Security, and she was looking for a new job. It seemed to work out nicely."
"Wow," K-Mart murmured.
"I'm sure she was cursing my name later," Alice muttered. She sighed and realized she had another piece of the puzzle to Jill's history.
K-Mart was amazed by how much she'd learned today about the past. She wasn't sure how she felt about it all.
"Actually..." Alice softly began. She felt the teen refocus on her. "Jill kind of fits into what I wanted to tell you."
K-Mart put aside her thoughts about everything then prepared for what Alice wanted to talk about. She gripped her own knee and hoped she didn't appear as nervous as she felt right now. "Alright," she murmured.
"I met your mother," Alice gently started. She watched the tide rise in K-Mart, but Alice pressed forward. "And not at the best moment in her life." She didn't want to open K-Mart's wounds again, but she knew it was K-Mart's right to know. "I met her shortly after she'd been bitten by that witness."
"Oh.. my god," K-Mart whispered in horror. Sharply her heart hammered against her chest.
Alice swallowed hard then quietly continued her story. "Jill Valentine worked with your mother for years at the precinct. They started out as good friends and became..." She faltered but steeled her emotions that were old. "They became lovers after Jill retired from the force."
"What?" K-Mart was truly shocked because she had no idea that her mother was dating, let alone another woman. "She wasn't..." Never her had mother discussed an interest in women, but had gone on the occasional date with men. She shook her head a few times. "Mom refused to be with anybody."
Alice stared distantly for a moment as she recalled a hard conversation with Jill. She tempered the hurt that still stung her even after so many years. "She and Jill were in love."
"No." K-Mart shook her head and argued, "She didn't say anything to me."
"They weren't ready at the time," Alice told. She touched K-Mart's knee. "They were being careful, and Elizabeth was concerned about her job."
"It was always about the job," K-Mart bitterly muttered. But a squeeze made her focus on Alice.
"Jill told me that Elizabeth was petrified to tell you."
K-Mart goggled because that wasn't like her mother, who was the famous outspoken ADA of Raccoon City. Yet after thinking it through, most likely her mother had been scared to lose K-Mart when K-Mart was the most important thing to Elizabeth. "Mom didn't tell me," she weakly murmured. She blinked back a few tears. A swell of regret built up in her because for once her mother had found true love and couldn't even voice it.
"After Elizabeth was bitten, she contacted Jill right away and asked for help." Alice found upset honey brown eyes on her again. "They showed up at the Umbrella mansion that Jill and I lived in together. There was a secret entrance to the facility through the mansion that Jill and I were guarding as part of our duty. Jill wanted to take Elizabeth into the facility and get help from a scientist." Elizabeth's begging pleas were still fresh in Alice's mind.
"A cure," K-Mart whispered in hope.
But Alice shook her head in defeat. "We didn't know if there was a cure or not." She hated how the light dimmed from K-Mart's features. "But we took her down there... snuck her in. A scientist friend of ours in the lab took her and said he would help if he could." She remembered Elizabeth's paled features and last kiss to Jill before they were all separated.
K-Mart imagined what her mother had gone through, and it spurred a few tears. "What happened to Mom?"
"I... don't know," Alice confessed, painfully. She searched K-Mart's heartbroken features. "Jill and I returned later to check on her... but she was gone." Only Doctor Green's recent yet meager information created two scenarios to Elizabeth's fate.
K-Mart opened and closed her mouth a few times, but she grew numb.
"That's when we started locking down the facility," Alice revealed. And Elizabeth's disappearance was the final straw that caused Jill to crack and Alice faithfully remained at her partner's side. Quickly their loyal security team swept through the entire facility and took over everything once the AI was shut down. But they never recovered Elizabeth, who disappeared without a trace.
"How could she be gone?" K-Mart hotly persisted.
Alice sighed and touched the teen's thigh. "Most likely she was found and moved or..."
K-Mart had hung onto hope that her mother was still alive, somewhere. Now she knew the truth and Alice's unspoken words killed her faith. She quickly got up after tossing her hat next to the flashlight. She walked away so she could hide her emotions and tears.
Alice hung her head. Even she couldn't finish her thoughts aloud about Elizabeth's ultimate fate. Now K-Mart's shattered hope was thanks to Alice's past. Why did Alice have to be the one to tell K-Mart? She was always the angel of death anymore. Alice put away her self-loathing because right now it was about K-Mart. She got up and carefully approached the teen.
K-Mart was facing the fire, which couldn't dry her tears. Her arms strained across her chest in a weak attempt to contain the whimpers. But when two strong hands grasped her shoulders, she couldn't hold her ground anymore and inwardly crumbled.
Alice gently turned K-Mart and drew her into her arms. She held K-Mart tightly and murmured, "It's alright." She couldn't think of anything else to tell a person that learned about their parent's demise. She understood that kind of pain better than anybody else.
K-Mart clung to the taller blond that easily supported her weight. After a minute, she rested her temple against a sturdy shoulder and exposed her red, damp cheeks. She muttered, "I tried to find her."
Alice shut her eyes and ran her hand across K-Mart's back.
"I went to the city," K-Mart murmured. "But it was locked down when I got there."
Alice tilted her head back and opened her eyes up. She stared at the trees' fiery canopy that glimmered above them. Now she understood why Jill didn't find K-Mart at Elizabeth's house.
"Then they sent out that warning... that the city would be nuked." K-Mart tasted her own tears, and the salt was pungent in her mouth. "I thought maybe she got out already."
Alice held down her upset about Elizabeth's fate and also K-Mart's loss. She tangled her fingers in blond strands and whispered, "There wasn't anything you could do." Tense arms tightened further around Alice's body then hot tears touched her neck after K-Mart moved her head.
"I was such a spoiled brat," K-Mart hotly muttered. She curled her fingers around a handful of Alice's soft jacket.
Alice sympathized with a similar past life that'd also been ripped from her hands at a young age. She realized how much K-Mart's childhood mirrored hers. And when K-Mart peered up with stained cheeks, Alice saw the innocence that she'd lost after her parents' death. But somehow that beautiful innocence was retained in K-Mart. It caused Alice's heart to beat wildly.
"If I could have... just told her-r-r... told her how much I love her," K-Mart stuttered. She shook her head once she realized there wasn't even a grave for her mother that she could visit. There was nothing but bad memories and most likely her mother's painful death.
Alice touched K-Mart's hot cheek and whispered, "She knows." But the doubt in K-Mart's red eyes made Alice prove otherwise. "She asked Jill to find you." Now there was regret and deepened loss on K-Mart's features. "To get you far from the city." She sighed and murmured, "She didn't care what happened to herself... just that you were safe." The brief fight between Jill and Elizabeth was still thick in Alice's mind, but Jill had given into Elizabeth's demand to get Dahlia.
K-Mart slightly turned her head away and looked across the fire lit camp. She stared at the well-made bedroll a few yards away that had Alice's leather pack next to it. She leaned her forehead against Alice's warm neck and shut her eyes. More tears slipped free and coated her cheeks. All that she had left in this world was Claire Redfield. A shudder traveled down her spine at the thought of losing Claire and being totally alone.
"How do you do it?" K-Mart whispered.
Alice was confused and drew her head to the side. She was able to see K-Mart's face now.
K-Mart had a rather concerned look that furrowed her brow. "How do you keep going when you're so alone?"
Alice slightly opened her mouth, but an untamed heartbeat nearly made her deaf until she inhaled again. She half shook her head then softly replied, "You learn to live with it."
"Is that really living?" K-Mart sadly countered. She could see the defeat rise in Alice's eyes, and it was so open and clear to K-Mart. She softly explained, "I tried living with it... until Claire found me." She gingerly touched the older woman's cheek and half expected it to be hard and cold like iron, but it was the opposite. "I wanted to die at the time."
Alice stared in amazement at K-Mart, who was much younger yet so much older than she appeared on the outside. She couldn't fathom how K-Mart had aged this greatly in only two years, but she was reminded of Elizabeth Case.
K-Mart went back to her first question and rephrased it. "Why do you keep going on alone?"
Alice clenched her jaw against the burn behind her eyes. It'd been a long time since somebody's concern for her was so clear. She swallowed it whole and still ached for more. There was a dry well in Alice that hadn't seen rain in decades. How could K-Mart so easily fill it for her?
K-Mart was scared of the path that Alice was walking alone. She didn't wish it on any good soul, no matter the harshness of their past. K-Mart could see what it was that Alice had lost, and she freely opened it for Alice's taking in her next words. "You can live again." She didn't expect the few tears from Alice, and she reached up to brush them away.
Alice shut her eyes in hopes to calm her emotions. Soft fingers stole her tears and calmed her mind from going in countless directions. She inhaled sharply then opened her eyes, not foreseeing the sad smile before her. She reached up and grazed a thumb across K-Mart's lips, admiring the beauty mark nearby. After a courageous breath, Alice leaned forward once she lowered her hand.
K-Mart couldn't calm her heart, and it jumped after Alice's lips touched hers. She was hesitant at first until their lips fit perfectly. Alice's lips slightly parted first, and K-Mart tentatively drew her tongue forward until hers met Alice's halfway. Tongue tips played with each other for a few seconds. K-Mart gripped Alice tighter once the excited shocks started in her stomach. She found Alice to be careful with her. But finally their tongues tangled and exchanged slow brushes.
Alice broke it first and stole a quick breath before she captured another tender kiss. She moaned at how giving K-Mart was to her. She snaked a hand under K-Mart's jacket, accidently brushing across the Glock's warm handle. She affectionately rubbed a sensitive spot at K-Mart's lower back.
K-Mart was breathing hard after several kisses. She reached up and threaded her fingers into dark blond strands. She leaned in for another kiss that told her a lot about Alice. Every emotion that Alice hid well was now apparent in each kiss.
Alice withdrew after a few more and huskily asked, "Do you trust me?" She was warmed by K-Mart's genuine smile.
"I have from the start," K-Mart honestly confessed.
Alice knew it was true because K-Mart had never been leery or standoffish from the beginning. She accepted that gift. After reluctantly separating, she linked their hands and guided K-Mart to the bedroll.
Each step closer caused K-Mart's heart to pound louder in her ears. She squeezed Alice's hand tighter but was calmed by Alice's thumb running across her knuckles. Quickly her leather jacket was removed, and the night's chill already greeted her. But Alice continued guiding her down to the cool bedroll that waited for them. She sat upright with her legs forward.
Alice knelt down until her knee touched the ground next to the blankets. She first unlaced K-Mart's boots in a tauntingly slow motion.
K-Mart continued breathing harder, but she reached forward and trailed her fingers through blond strands. The contact helped calm her nerves for the few minutes.
Alice set the boots with socks aside then she moved up as K-Mart drew her legs. She found herself on her knees between K-Mart's propped up legs. She started a new kiss in hopes it'd calm K-Mart. She also reached behind and carefully extracted the handgun, which she set on the ground within reach. After the kiss, Alice gazed down at the radio that was obviously on, indicated by the small red light.
K-Mart unclipped the radio and set it beside the handgun. Then nimble but lightly trembling hands clasped Alice's belt buckle that was hidden beyond the unzipped black jacket. But a quick hand grabbed K-Mart's smaller hands into a firm grip.
"It's okay," Alice assured. She laced her fingers through K-Mart's left hand. A thin veil of apprehension faded from Alice's eyes once K-Mart made no further attempt to remove her clothes. "This is about you," she murmured, a smile in place now.
K-Mart took a deep breath and nodded after Alice's reassurance. She didn't realized how quickly it'd happen, but she soon only wore her black bikini cut underwear.
Alice had merely taken off her soft-shell jacket because she'd become so hot. She kept the kukris within close proximity next to the bedroll for safety. But her bare skin beyond the tank top burned against K-Mart's touches. She started with another kiss and slightly grinned after K-Mart wrapped her legs around Alice's waist.
K-Mart gasped once silky lips trailed down to her neck. She quickly tangled her fingers into Alice's hair and tightened her legs around Alice. She moaned from a gentle nip at her collarbone. Hot lips gently sucked against her excited skin.
Alice didn't linger long but slowly kissed precise spots on her travel down. She finally approached what she wanted so she drew out her tongue, tasting the rim of a taut nipple. K-Mart's pleasurable hiss made Alice grin like an evil cat. She reached back with her left hand and lightly drew her nails up and down K-Mart's exposed thigh.
K-Mart whimpered from the tease and hot breath brushing her nipple. She tilted her back and sucked in a sharp inhale once Alice finally captured her aching nipple. She moaned louder each time Alice nipped at the rim or flickered her tongue.
Alice toyed with the hardened nipple then occasionally bit the side of K-Mart's breast before she continued the pleasure. She start sucking on K-Mart's nipple while bringing her left hand lower. She dug her nails slightly deeper and cupped K-Mart's ass.
A painful groan escaped K-Mart after Alice left her breast. But several soft kisses between her breasts ebbed her desires. Then a moist tongue flickered across her other nipple that almost seemed forgotten.
Alice moistened around the rim with the tip of her tongue before she lifted up some. She softly blew against the nipple. Quickly a grin spread across her lips from K-Mart's loud gasp of surprise. Alice buried her nails a little deeper into K-Mart's soft ass that filled her hand.
Another moan filtered around them, and K-Mart dug her fingers into the blankets. What little control she had over her body's desire was falling apart from Alice's touches. She started whimpering between each moan. A gentle nip against her breast made K-Mart plead, "Alice... please."
A tremble passed through Alice, and she pulled away from K-Mart's breast. She moved up and kissed K-Mart tenderly. Alice savored how K-Mart's kiss refilled her broken life. After a third kiss, Alice brushed her lips across flushed cheeks until she had a soft ear between her teeth. She moaned when K-Mart's legs tightened across her waist in silent demand. Every bit of K-Mart wanted Alice inside of her, and that excited Alice so deeply.
"You have to spread... your legs," Alice murmured. She then sucked on the edge of K-Mart's ear. A weak nod made Alice grin then she nipped the crest of K-Mart's ear after her waist was freed. Alice moved down K-Mart's body and placed several kisses on a flat stomach that was incredibly smooth against her tongue. But long fingers twisted into the black underwear's strings and started pulling down.
Strong desire made K-Mart sensitive in every spot. Once the cool air brushed across the heat between legs, she moaned and looked down at Alice. She gasped from a promising bite above the light patch of hair.
Alice grazed her tongue over the lightly protruding hip bone. She was encouraged by K-Mart's legs opening wider. It was hard to ignore the plea and the scent anymore. Alice started carefully and gently running her thumb over the swollen clit.
K-Mart clenched her teeth then fought not to beg. Alice would take care of her, and she clung to that knowledge.
A soft glisten on Alice's thumb encouraged her further. She lightly ran her fingertips through wet folds then started rubbing the sensitive clit hidden between. The sudden increase of moans were beautiful in Alice's ears. She lifted up and was able to watch the passion across K-Mart's young features. Slow strokes across the hard bud made K-Mart totally relax. Alice's lips curled into a satisfying grin once small hips moved with the motions.
Several emotions burned behind K-Mart's eyelids. She started letting go each second and allowed Alice to see her heart. She wasn't afraid to share herself. Her upright legs relaxed further and caused her to expose her clit further.
The open trust renewed what was dead in Alice. She couldn't withhold herself any longer and moved her fingers lower until she felt the entrance. K-Mart's pleading whimper gave her courage, and Alice slowly pushed inside of her new lover.
K-Mart gasped louder than before. She quickly opened her eyes and found Alice overtop of her now. She reached up until Alice's right hand met her halfway. Their fingers threaded through then they held on together. Breathing became difficult once Alice began pushing in and out of her slowly.
Alice leaned down and quickly kissed her lover. She then straightened up and gazed down as her fingers started pumping K-Mart. She loved how wet and smooth K-Mart felt on the inside. Her fingers slid so easily and satisfied them both.
Every moan grew louder from K-Mart. Her hand tightened in Alice's as the build up steadily rose at the pace of Alice's pushes. She arched her back slightly in a small tell of the passion. Lightheaded and breathing frantically, K-Mart rocked her hips against Alice's fingers. All the feelings were so overwhelming, and Alice filling her was amazing. She shut her eyes but still a few tears crept free.
Alice repositioned her thumb over the swollen clit that needed the attention. The constant motions of K-Mart's hips were perfect. A tightness inside made Alice tense in preparation for her lover's high. K-Mart's sheer grip on her hand made her grit her teeth.
K-Mart withheld her cry, which caused more tears. Her first orgasm was completely overwhelming and shook her entire body. She desperately gasped for air after her back settled onto the blanket. Everything felt exposed to the world, and she weakly pulled on Alice.
Her lover's need made Alice respond quickly to the newness of the scary moment. She gently extracted her fingers from K-Mart. Then she gathered K-Mart into her arms where she knew it'd feel safe.
Hidden away, K-Mart was able to reclaimed herself after countless deep breaths. She clutched the strong arm over her chest and discovered a new security in her life. It was a welcoming safety against the darkness of the world.
Alice lowered her head after a few minutes and pressed her lips against a red cheek. She tasted the salty mixture. "Are you okay?" A nod from her lover was enough for Alice.
K-Mart swallowed hard and warded off any worried thoughts that wanted to come at her. She would absorb this moment for as long as possible.
Alice kissed a soft shoulder and murmured, "You don't have to be so quiet." Fears of being heard by the convoy were most likely not far from her lover's mind.
K-Mart shyly smiled and shut her eyes. "I..." Somehow she was caught by Alice, who probably had plenty of previous lovers. That line of thought nearly made her think about things so she silenced it.
Alice decided they weren't done just yet. She could tell that K-Mart had let go of her feelings but still contained her passions' wants. "Let me show you," she huskily murmured. She started shifting but ordered, "I want you on your hands and knees."
K-Mart was slightly panicked from surprise, but the assuring hand on her stomach helped her find the strength. Quickly she assumed the exact position as Alice told her. She started breathing hard from being uneasy. A warmth across her back helped calm her a little.
Alice nipped at her lover's shoulder. She then promised, "I won't hurt you." She kept her right hand against her lover's taut stomach for support. But her left hand reached under then down between K-Mart's legs.
Instantly a gasp jumped from K-Mart's lips after warm fingers played with her clit. Her hands curled in the blankets.
"Just relax," Alice soothed. She could feel K-Mart's trust in her, and she wouldn't break it. She started slow by rubbing the hard clit that was still very wet. As the motions continued, Alice could feel her lover start to give into it. All the tightness in K-Mart's stomach began disappearing over the passing seconds. The ragged breathes turned into low pants of pleasure.
K-Mart realized her hair was in the way. She pushed it off to one side, which caused her to discover how much she needed all hands on the ground for support. She swallowed hard until Alice's hand snaked up to her right breast.
Alice placed several kisses over K-Mart's back. She kneaded one breast at a time before she decided that her lover was far more relaxed than earlier. Straightening up, she returned her hand to K-Mart's stomach then slowly drew her fingers away from the clit.
Waiting for the first push, K-Mart gripped the blanket tighter. The initial sensation was a lot on K-Mart, but it felt rather good too. She was thankful her lover went slow and built it up. She found her breathing matched the slowly increasing pace of the thrusts. K-Mart bit down on each cry that wanted freedom.
But by no means was Alice deterred by her lover's concerns. She let passion take its course with her lover and stayed focused on pleasing K-Mart. A certain amount would soon break K-Mart of her control. Alice didn't have to wait long before the first cries were released in the camp. A grin smoothed across her full lips out how good it sounded too.
There was no use in fighting what felt so good, K-Mart realized. She couldn't refuse how amazing it felt to have her body bouncing forward and back to Alice's hand. Each scream grew slightly louder than the last one and let K-Mart slip deeper into her desires. She started rocking her body with the motions and actually set the pace.
The thrusts were perfect and K-Mart's screams felt good in Alice. She'd been right that her lover may enjoy this position. What startled her was when K-Mart sat up onto her knees. Alice quickly adjusted by sitting up too, and she had enough room to continue pushing in and out of her lover.
K-Mart had spread her legs wider and remained up on her knees. She moaned after Alice's front melted against her sticky back. She craved how good it felt to have Alice's stronger body molded so close to her. A solid arm secured around her stomach and locked her in place.
Alice kissed her lover's neck and couldn't hide the grin at knowing how much K-Mart liked this. She'd slowed the pace but now returned it after they were comfortable. She could feel K-Mart's need to rock on her hand, which she allowed for a few minutes. But an increase in her hold made K-Mart go still.
"Alice," K-Mart pleaded, both in need and confusion. The sudden surge of pace answered her lingering concern. She arched back, but only so far because of Alice's arm. Screams tore from her lips and echoed wildly in the camp. Passion drove her higher the harder Alice's thrusts increased in her.
Alice bit her lover's shoulder and nearly broke the skin. She could barely see past her animal-like hunger to satisfy K-Mart's passionate screams. But when K-Mart reached back and clawed her shoulder, she felt the orgasm hit her lover deeper than before. Her hand was coated in warm liquid.
K-Mart clung to Alice so tightly until the white rush sharply left her body. She sucked in her first breath and was thankfully safe in Alice's arm. She became limp once her muscles gave out from the passion. A heavy throb started around her clit then traveled to her lower abdomen. Everything moved around her, but she was too lost in her trembling body to catch anything. It took several minutes for her to calm down.
Alice laid on her back with K-Mart curled up against her side. She waited for her lover to regain her strength. She ran her fingernails over her lover's sticky back. It took a lot of will for Alice to not touch her lover a third time.
Inhaling deeply, K-Mart took in her lover's scent that excited her greatly. She adjusted her arms around Alice's covered stomach. A soft sigh shook her chest across Alice's side.
Alice hated to break their pleasure, a small frown ghosting her lips. "K-Mart, you have to..." Suddenly Claire Redfield popped into the forefront of her mind. What Alice had gained from K-Mart tonight was quickly lost by the fact Claire always shadowed K-Mart's life. There was no place there for Alice.
K-Mart released a low breath after she realized she did need to go. She was utterly split in half, but Alice's movements forced the decision. With shaky hands, she slowly put on her clothes until she came to tying her boots. She was grateful that Alice laced one because she wasn't sure she could do both. The passionate sex had really drained her energy, and she tiredly looked at Alice.
Alice was knelt in front of her lover. Peering up with hooded eyes, she ruefully smiled at K-Mart so they'd both feel like it was okay. But she didn't make the grade.
"Alice..." K-Mart grasped her lover's wrist and wasn't sure what she was trying to say.
"Come on," Alice ordered. There wasn't reason to discuss it. She scooped up the gun and radio in one hand while she helped K-Mart to her feet.
Something told K-Mart that Alice letting her leave the camp was a bad sign. That gnawed at the back of K-Mart's mind. She regretfully accepted the handgun and clipped the radio into place. "I'll see you in the morning?"
Alice silently agreed with a nod. She followed K-Mart to the log and picked up the hat and flashlight.
K-Mart accepted her hat that Claire had given her a long time ago. She fixed it into place then took the flashlight last. Her mind told her to simply turn and go. But lingering concern crept higher into K-Mart's chest and made her step into Alice's space. She claimed Alice's lips in a desperate kiss to hold onto their night together. Why did it feel like the last time she'd see Alice? Her obvious fears reflected across her features.
Alice let her lover achingly withdraw from her. She clutched her hand against the alluring tingle of tonight's emotions that danced on her lips. Soon K-Mart's tender gift to Alice would be lost against reality. Alice slipped back into her lonely darkness as K-Mart silently left the camp and would return to Claire Redfield, always.
Once K-Mart was gone, Alice was reunited with the lifelessness that so faithfully loved her.