Leon S. Kennedy

I was sitting nervously in the back of a BSAA jeep; fiddling with my leather gloves. Chris Redfield was in the front of the vehicle driving, with Piers next to him in the passenger seat, researching important data for the upcoming mission. It was literally the crack of dawn; mist was covering the windshield and it was a cloudy morning. We were on our way to the BSAA headquarters to pick up some valuable information about a suspected terrorist attack being planned upon the United States; typical.

Chris seemed a little edgy; his grip was tight around the wheel and he seemed to be clenching his teeth. Guy was under a lot of stress nowadays. Chris also seemed to pick up quiet the liquor habit. Some fuzzy reports were coming in from the radio; nothing too important I'm sure. The road was getting a little bumpy and the vehicle was shaking a little bit. There had been a few reports of zombies but nothing too major and nothing us three couldn't handle. I kept an eye out anyway, I hated being caught off guard, really threw me off, then again, didn't that throw everyone off? Piers had been talking back and forth to BSAA headquarters about the spotting's of zombies around local areas; the guy sure new how to get some valued information. I quit playing with my glove and took out my phone; fiddling with the keypad and old messages. The car ride had felt like forever and a day, even if it were for just a few hours; we weren't but only half a mile away.

Other than Piers talking to the BSAA headquarters, it was silent. Chris probably had a lot going on in his mind after all, especially after the incident in China. He lost a lot of good men out there.

The sun began to peek through the clouds and Piers had finally gotten off of the line with the headquarters. Piers let out a heavy sigh; guy must be under a lot of stress too.
"Hey, Redfield, how bad would it be if I took a little nap before we got to HQ?" Piers said jokingly. Chris smiled; guess he wasn't under too much stress after all.
"Go ahead, I have a feeling you're really going to need it. Besides, we have a few more hours on the road to go." Piers rested his head on his hand and quickly fell asleep in minutes; he must've really needed the beauty sleep.
"So what's your story, Kennedy? What made you want to join the BSAA?" Chris said, moving his eyes to the rearview mirror.
"Truth is, I'm bored with my life. Since the President's death, I have too much spare time and working out isn't cutting it anymore; I'm almost buffer than you." Chris let out a laugh.
"I don't think you're quite there yet, Kennedy. It's a good thing you decided to join us though; we could us an extra hand, especially from someone with your skill."
"Flattered."
"You should be, it's not every day I'm handing out compliments." Chris was one of my closest friends, even if at times he could be a complete Jackass.
"So, how are things with Jill?" Chris smiled; he almost looked like he blushed.
"Oh, Jill, she's an amazing woman, Leon. You know, I'm going to marry her?" This really surprised me; Chris Redfield, getting married? Really unbelievable.
"You, getting married? I can't picture it."
"Neither could I, but it all feels so right. I know she's the one." I think we all knew Chris and Jill would settle down, even before they got together. Chris started talking again before I could respond to his last sentence.
"What about you, Kennedy? You and Claire have been dating for a few months, what's up with that?" I could tell Chris wasn't all that comfortable with talking about me and Claire together, after all, it was his sister.
"Oh Claire, you know, she's great, but I'm not ready to commit to something as big as marriage yet, ya know?" Chris nodded his head slowly.
"You better take care of her, Kennedy."
"Of course, I do love her Chris, just not ready for marriage and I don't think she is either."
"Yeah, Claire isn't like most females."
"And that I'm thankful for."

We were only a quarter of a mile away from HQ when Piers woke up. Chris and Piers were talking about what might be in store for them at HQ; I was still new so I wasn't too sure what to expect. I let my mind wander off a bit for the rest of the ride. I was a little worried about Claire. I knew for a fact she could take care of herself; she was more skilled than anyone else when it came to firing a pistol. I just didn't like how I had to leave on such a short notice. Getting to spend a little alone time with her wasn't going to make up for a two weeks absents. My thoughts started to wander over to our last night's sex session to us getting married; I really did need to think of when to propose to her; maybe she wanted to settle down and start a family. Chris broke off my train of thought.
"Leon, we're here."