Heaven for one, hell for some.

i reached out my hand towards the bedside table for my cell phone, which i also used as an alarm clock. it was 6.30am. time to get up and face the day. " yeah right", i thought to myself. as i got dressed and made my way downstairs, i noticed my mum and dad had already left. so, as usual, i was alone in the house. what a temptation it was to just take a leisurely shower and sit in front of the tv all day. but i had to get work. while i started gathering my things for work, such as my handbag and cell phone and wallet and such, i started to get this feeling. something was off. i could just feel it. a chill ran down my spine.
" wasn't this how some of my fantasies started", i let out a strained breath. i forced the thought out of my head, this was just going to be another boring day in my life. Nothing to get all excited about.

just as i was going to open the door. someone knocked from the other side. at 7.45am, i had no idea who it could be. as soon as i opened the door someone pushed me inside, closed the front door and pushed me against the fall. so there he was, with a masculine hand on my mouth, forcing me not to scream. as if i would. to my surprise, it happened to be a man, a good looking one at that. and he had a familiar look about him. as if i'd already seen him somewhere. i just couldn't place my finger on it. as soon as he noticed me looking at him, because he was staring intently at my front door. he took a step back and look around.

"who are you??", i could just see him think it over, as if he had to explain the fusion theory.

just then i noticed how quiet it was inside my house. this was strange because i have 3 dogs. a boxer, a poodle, who is ancient, and a chihuahua, all of them female, all of them very very noisy when ever someone just passes in front of our door. and now, not even a peep. where were they?, i thought.

"my name's Leon", i heard him cut through my thoughts.

Leon. Leon. Leon!!!!!! as in THE Leon. THE Leon S. Kennedy. just the thought of it being true made a chill run through my spine. i couldn't stop a smile from creeping to my lips. which of course, he noticed. and as if reading my mind, he said "exactly. Leon Kennedy"

"h-how? i mean, as in Leon from Resident Evil?" as if i deserved to know right? well, i had played almost all of the games. to be precise. the only resident evil games i haven't gotten round to playing are resident evil 0 and the latest one, resident evil 5. and FYI, i've watched all the movies. anyway...

"yeah, pretty freaky huh"

"you said it" and i could feel my cheeks redden as i looked at him. now what? i wanted to say. so many questions were running through my head. and i think it was written all over my face 'cause he answered without me asking anything.

"this is all just one big fuck up really. i mean, i don't know if you've noticed, but it's like Raccoon City all over again..."
the stupid ass look i must have had on my face stopped him mid-sentence.
"haven't you gone outside yet?"

looking at my cell phone" it's just 7.00am. i haven't even had something to eat yet....why? and...what Raccoon City?? are you saying that the stuff in the games really happened?"

"yes..all the characters, and incidents, and the backlash of it all. it started a few years back. the company that made the the RE games bought the rights to make the all the events into a game. Umbrella was only too eager to make this whole story look as insignificant as possible. not wanting anyone to make the matter serious or believe that it happened. to everyone who didn't go through it all, it's just a game."

i stood there looking at him. dumb-struck. i didn't know what to say. so what did this all mean.

"so....what are you doing here?"
"i came to get you. this was the quietest part of the whole town. and i was trying to find survivors when i heard your alarm clock.." he said while avoiding

"ooh come on, it's not that loud.."

"you're lucky i heard it. but i bet i wasn't the only one. out there, you could heard a pin drop." and he trailed off. his eyes looked straight through me. i noticed he was drifting off.

"hey, uhm, i have to get to work. i'm sorry. this all seems rather tempting. i mean, this must be some kind of joke,i gotta get back to work."

"wait...don't you notice how quiet it is? i know you have a couple of dogs. why aren't they barking?"

i didn't know. i'd noticed that before, but with Leon explaining and all, i didn't pay much attention to it.

"everyone's infected Rose. don't you see. i've been looking for you. and so has Wesker. i need to see your arms. i fear he's already gotten to you. i pulled up my sleeves and i was shocked when i saw that i had various puncture wound on my inner elbows. "i don't remember having them before. how did this happen?"

i've been looking for you for the past two days. and i have gone by this house before Rose. no one was ever here. this incident happened a week ago. the virus outbreak happened a WEEK ago. do you understand what that means?"
"yeah...it means that everyone's dead right? or infected? either way, their not alive"
he nodded. i could still remember my mum cooking in the kitchen. my boyfriend smiling at me. the way he smelled. and my dad, how i hated him some times. i could live without them all though. my mum will be the hardest to live without. but with Leon helping me, i could do it.
"go change Rose. we have to get going. we'll make this our SAFE HOUSE. if anything ever goes wrong. or we're separated, we'll meet back here. got it?" his face ever so serious.
"yes sir." i said, sarcastically moving my right hand to my brow in mock-salute.
at this he laughed. and he looked damn sexy.