Sejm Island School

Claire walked into the staff room to be greeted by both Rachael and Jill.

"You look just how I feel." Claire told them looking at Jill, who seemed to be cradling her coffee. She looked like she could fall asleep at any moment.

"Weskers got me doing some extra curriculum."

"Should we even ask?" Claire winked at Rachael.

"Not like that. Just wanting me to look into something for him." Jill corrected.

"Talking of Weskers. Alex wants me to help out with the Halloween decorations."

"Yeah I've seen the poster she's put up about it." Rachael pointed towards the notice board.

"A Halloween party? First time I've heard about it." Jill thought out loud. she stepped over to the notice board to get a closer look and then back to the others.

"Maybe if you start talking to Alex nicely, she might actually tell you things," Rachael mocked.

"Are you both going then?" Jill asked curiously.

"Maybe." Claire shrugged. "I mean if I dont she might sack me."

"I doubt it. As long as there are snacks. I'm in." Rachael smiled trying to hold in a laugh.

"You dnt know the woman."

"I better get to class before the students start looking for me." Jill gave Rachael's arm a playful squeeze on the way passed.

"Miss Redfield, should I even ask why your not in class." A voice was heard coming from behind the redhead.

"Miss Wesker." Claire turned to see the blonde in the doorway. "I was just on my way up."

"In that case we can walk together."

"Did I miss a coffee morning or something?" Claire asked, sarcastically looking at the coffee in Alex's hand.

"Well, sweetheart. If I knew you had a coffee shortage at your house I would have bought one for you." Alex sarcastically spat back.

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Claire stood at the front of her class, writing down a few equations for them to do. She took one glance at the door just to see the person she needed to talk to.

"I want you to start the first problem on your own. Then we'll check it together." Claire told them before heading out into the corridor.

"Leon," Claire called. "Can I have a word?"

"Everything ok?"

"I need you to pick up Sherry tonight." The redhead told him

"Why? What are you doing?" Leon asked stepping further toards the young woman.

"Alex wants me to help with the decorating."

"Yeah. Ok," Leon agreed.

She was about to go back to class when she heard her name.

"Claire." Leon shouted the redhead back. "Drive home safe."

"I always do." Claire gave him a playful wink.

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Leon spent his dinner looking through the newspaper at the cinema page. Checking to see what films were playing.

"Mind if I sit?" Sherry asked placing her tray on the table and pulling a seat up.

"Not at all." Leon smiled,

"What are you looking at?"

"Don't say anything, but I was going to take Ada out to see a movie tonight."

"Wait, like a date." Sherry squealed then lowered her voice. "So are you two going out then?"

"Nope just friends." Leon said not taking his eyes off the paper.

"Of course. So have you found one?"

"No."

"Can I help?" Sherry asked.

Leon just shrugged then gave her the paper. He remembered what Claire had asked him to do. "Sherry, seen as Claire's working late. Do you fancy coming with?"

"Really. Yeah of course." Sherry shouted excitedly, she then realised what Leon had just said. "Wait, Claire's working late. She didn't say anything."

"Probably didn't know herself. It was a last minute thing." Leon shrugged.

"Claire." He heard Sherry shout.

"Sherry, the paper." Leon called after her.

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"Raymond." Jessica called.

"What do you want now? Shouldn't you be glaring at Chris."

"Jealous?" Jessica smirked. "Have you seen Rachael?"

"Why would I have seen her?" Raymond asked furrowing his eyebrows.

"I thought she was supposed to be helping you on security." Jessica

"Last time I saw her she said she had to work in the kitchen. Don't ask me why. I haven't a clue, she's not talking to me." The man explained.

"Well seen as you're here. I'm having trouble with the waste disposal."

"I can fix it. All I need is five minutes." Raymond confirmed.

"Is that all?" Jessica asked shockly.

"It's an easy fix, so yeah." He confirmed.

"Ok, well I'll see you tonight." Jessica waved.

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Gina tried to dodge around kids who were running around the school despite the teachers warnings.

Claire have you seen Rachael?" She asked, stopping the redhead in the middle of the corridor.

"No, have you checked the staff room?" Claire pointed over to the room.

"Yes, twice. If you do come across her can you tell her I need to talk to her?" Gina asked.

Claire nodded then left. Gina then headed to check the toilets. She slowly opened all the cubicle doors but one, which she found to be locked.

"Rachael, are you in there?" Gina banged on the door.

There was no answer just the sound of the door being unlocked. After a few minutes the door swung open to reveal the blonde.

What's up with you? You look worse than me when I had that bug." Gina made a disgusted face.

"I don't know, I just felt sick all of a sudden after breakfast." Rachael's eyes widened. She put her hand over her mouth and bent over the toilet again.

"I think you should go to the doctors. In fact I'll get Rebecca and I'm not taking no for an answer. Gina pointed, standing her ground.

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Sherry sat patiently watching the clock slowly turn to 3pm. Jill was just finishing another session, teaching them how to play moonlight sonata

"I know you won't all be planning to be musicians but it's a great talent to have." Jill explained

"Yes, I can actually imagine when it would be needed. Probably at Christmas the whole family would be stood around the piano while your son, daughter, wife or husband is playing it and we all sing Christmas carols." Alexia said sarcastically. rolling her eyes.

"Wait, so your telling us that, you don't. Does that mean, my family's being doing it wrong these past few years?" Ashley asked hurt.

"Shut up Ashley no one wants to hear about your life." Alexia taunted back.

"Yeah well at least I have one. Where do you have your family dinners? In the school cafeteria." Ashley turned to Sherry onky to get a laugh back.

"Calm down you two." Jill cut in. "Class is for learning not fighting, that's what breaks and end of school is for. Anyway back on subject. I want you all to research a piece of music, you would like to learn. Then bring it into next weeks lesson.

"I should bring Jake in. He can play the piano for me." Sherry whispered to Ashley.

The school bell rang. Telling everyone it was the end of school.

"So if I don't receive one piece of music from each of you. I will write a letter to your parents." Sherry heard Jill call out before heading out of the classroom.

The blonde headed to her locker, grabbed the rest of her books and headed out to the main entrance. It didn't take long before both Leon and Ada emerged.

"Ready?" Leon asked both his girls.

They both nodded in agreement.

"So, how was school?" Ada asked walking beside Sherry.

"The usual. Miss Valentine, really loves to give us homework." Sherry explained, rolling her eyes."

"Don't forget that your homework is probably 30 percent of your grade."

Sherry decided to change the subject. "If you tell me how you and Leon met. I'll tell you how i met Claire abd Leon."

"Deal, well for starters..."

"She tried to kil me." Leon cut the woman off.

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Alex had let both Leon and Raymond leave early seen as she was staying behind to help Claire decorate. They had actually finished quite early and she had then decided to finish some paper work. It was going on for about 9pm so she decided to call it a night. Pulling the door shut and making sure it was locked. The blonde headed out, noticing a light on coming from the Maths class. She went over to investigate.

"I thought you would've gone home?" Alex said aloud.

Upon hearing the voice, Claire jumped, nearly falling off her chair. "Miss Wesker."

"Alex," the blonde corrected.

"I hope you don't mind. I just wanted to do some marking."

"Where's your two shadows?"

"They're both out with friend's. That's why I thought I'd stay a little longer." Claire looked at the paperwork then at Alex. "In fact I could finish the rest off at home."

"Don't go on my account. I will charge you for the extra electricity bill though." Alex smirked, walking further into the room. She saw the shocked expression on the young woman's face and decided to put her out of her misery. "I'm not being serious, you know."

Alex slowly waked around the redheads chair dragging her fingers across the back of it. "I really do envy you. Staying late to mark your students papers."

"What is the point of telling them to do their homework, if I don't do mine." Claire told her, starting to mark another paper.

"Is that what they're calling it now." The older woman circled the redhead. " Tell me, the real reason you decided to stay a little longer."

She then stopped just behind the young woman. Bending down so she was close enough to whisper in her ear. "I get it you want to impress me.

"Well actually. I just thought since I was here, I could finish these."

"I like the way you think, miss Redfield. "Alex stepped around to the front of the young woman's desk. "How about I go downstairs and make us a coffee. I don't want you doing miss Valentines trick and falling asleep at your desk."

Claire just smiled and nodded in agreement.

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Jill was just getting into her apartment from a little late night shoping, when her phone started to ring, she pulled it from her bag to look at the incoming caller.

"Hey Rachael. What's up?" Jill asked, pushing open her apartment door.

"I just wanted to make sure you got home safe."

"I'm just going through the door now. Have you talked to Raymond yet?"

"No and I'm not going to." Rachael replied going through her fridge.

Jill just sighed. "Well I'm not going to push. How did you go at the doctors?"

"They have no clue what it is. Probably food poisoning."

"I hope you'll be feeling up to the Halloween party."

"Hope so." The blonde suddenly went silent for a few minutes before speaking again. "I won't be a minute. I think Gina's back.

"Gina is that you?" Jill heard Rachael call.

"How did you get in. No get away from aaaahhhhhhhhhh." she screamed.

Rachael can you hear me? What's happening?" Jill panicked. She shot back out of the door. Not bothering to lock it behind her.

"Please stay away from me. Ah god why me?" Rachael questioned.

"Rachael," she then heard someone else scream.

Jill climbed into her car and shot straight over to her friends. Once she arrived, both Rachael and Gina were on the floor out cold. She pulled out her phone and disalled 911.

"There still alive," she told the paramedics on the phone. Checking their pulses.

"Come on Rachael, stay with me. You too Gina. The ambulance is on its way." Jill told them, mostly reassuring herself.