Leon fumed as read the personal file on Piers Nivans. He knew he couldn't trust Chris' young protege. There was something that he could not place his finger on but he knew Piers was not to be trusted. Chris shrugged it off by accusing Leon of just being jealous. Maybe, Leon was jealous; why wouldn't he be? Piers was young, handsome, a great marksman, and attached to Chris at the hip. Ever since meeting the young man, Chris was beginning to change. Distancing himself from Leon and finding more reasons to go see Piers.
The blonde agent subconsciously clenched his jaw as he continued reading the file. After a few moments of skimming, an audible gasp escaped his lips. "…Romantic relationship with platoon captain Christopher Redfield during mission in Edonia?" He read aloud, his hands shaking as he slowly lowered the file from his eyes. Taking a deep breath, Leon stashed the file in his dresser drawer before walking downstairs to his livingroom. His 'so called' lover,Chris Redfield, lounged out on the couch playing his XBOX just like he always did. Feeling his lover's gaze, Chris paused the game and shifted so he was facing Leon.
"What's up, babe?" Chris piped, his head tilted. He sensed something was wrong, Leon's body said everything he needed to know.
"Chris, do you love me?" Leon asked through gritted teeth.
Raising his eyebrow at the strikingly handsome man standing in the doorframe, Chris nodded. "Yeah, I love you… Why, do you ask?"
"Is that why you cheated on me?" Came Leon's response. It cut through Chris like a knife.
The older Redfield felt his stomach drop. It was a matter of time before Leon found out, but he wanted to be the one to tell him. Speechless, Chris stared at his boyfriend. "I… Well… You…" he stammered, trying to find the right words to form a sentence. "You have until I come back to get the hell out of my house. If you're still here, I'll burn this motherfucker down with YOU in it." With that said, Leon stormed out of the house, slamming the door behind him.
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Piers stared at his Blackberry anxiously. He hadn't heard from Chris for most of the day. Even though it was nothing out of the ordinary, Piers couldn't help but feel a sense of danger that was coming. Shrugging it off, he figured that Chris was probably spending time with Leon.
Piers knew all about Chris' relationship with Leon.
Although, he hated being the second best in Chris' life, he tolerated it because he could not stand the thought of losing the muscular man. They had something so special, it almost made Chris forget that he even had Leon.
The doorbell rang making Piers race to the door gleefully. "Captain, what took you so…" His eyes went wide when he saw Leon standing at the other side.
"Oh DO go on… What took 'Captain Chris' so long to get here?" Leon mocked the younger man standing in front of him.
Piers swallowed the lump in this throat. "What… What are you doing here?" the handsome young man stammered.
"I KNOW everything. Did you really think you could hide your little affair with Chris forever? Did you really think that *I* was that stupid?" The older blonde man hissed. "I knew you were a sly fox but I never knew that you were this low" Leon pushed past Piers and entered the younger man's rented apartment. He scanned the spacious and beautifully decorated living room; Piers was also quite the interior decorator.
"I'm going to say this once…" The older blonde man said as he plopped down on Piers' couch casually. He had a eerily calm demeanor causing the hairs in the back of Pier's neck to stand"…Break it off with Chris and I will spare you from my wrath." He raised his eyebrow at the young marksman who was now inching towards him. "BUT…" Leon sighed. "If you don't break it off with him and I find out, mark my words, I will shred you like a sheet. Am I clear?"
Piers felt sick; there was something about Leon's demeanor that scared him. Whether Leon was bluffing or not, he did not want to call it but he also didn't want to show the older man that he was terrified. Intimidated or not, he was never one to back down from a challenge.
"What makes you think that Chris is going to listen to me?" Piers shot back. "He loves me and EVERYTHING I do for him." He emphasized the 'everything'. "Sure, I could say its over but we both know that the second you leave that house, he'll be over here. Face it Leon, you're old and as Chris always said, 'out with the old, in the ne-". Piers was silenced as he felt his back slam against the wall, Leon's hand squeezing his throat.
"Break it off or I will break your neck!" The older blonde man seethed.
Piers struggled to breathe, he tried to his best to pry Leon's hand off his throat but Leon's grip was too strong.
"Don't EVER fuck with me again." He threatened before releasing his grip on Piers' neck after pushing his head into the wall. Immediately he collapsed on the carpeted floor, gasping for air.
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Weeks passed since Leon had threw Chris out of their shared home. Rumour had it that Chris was shacked up with Piers and Leon knew better than to believe the rumours. Besides, he'd threaten to destroy the young sniper if he continued his relationship with Chris. Until he saw it with his own eyes or heard it with his own ears, Leon kept his distance from Piers.
An angry vibration stirred Leon from his daydream; it was something he began doing to pass the time since the breakup. The handsome man looked down at his smartphone, sighing when he read the name: Jill V. He didn't feel much like talking but Jill had never ignored him, even when she was going through her own issues.
Swiping the screen, Leon held the phone to his ear.
"Why hello there Madam Valentine." He said smoothly over the phone.
"Hey handsome. How ya holding up?"" Her voice was so nurturing at times.
"I''d never thought I'd say this but I miss the big lug. I miss his laugh, his stupid TV shows, and even his incredibly bad jokes." the blonde agent confessed.
Feeling Leon's heartbreak, Jill stayed on the line with the younger man, letting him finally vent to someone about his partner's infidelity. Finally, Jill mentioned the house warming party she was having and invited Leon. She was relieved to hear that he would attend even if Chris was going to be there.
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This was probably the best housewarming party that Leon had ever been to. Jill had seemed to have an endless supply of liquor, which was doing him a lot of good. It felt good to forget about his heartbreak even if it was just for a few hours. The house was filled with Jill's old Navy, STARS, and BSAA buddies. Slipping past the crowd and making his way outside for a smoke, a familiar voice caught Leon's ear.
"Captain, are you sure she'll like me?" Came the voice of the home-wrecking New Englander, Piers Nivans. Chris chuckled and placed his arms around the young man's waist, pulling him in for a reassuring kiss. "She'll love you because I love you." He promised before kissing Piers' luscious full lips. The romantic moment was interrupted by the government agent and Chris' ex-boyfriend. "Isn't that the SAME exact thing you told me?" Leon hissed as he walked over to the couple. Piers rolled his beautiful honey eyes at the sight of Leon. "I love you too, Chris." Came the smaller soldier's reply.
"That's bullshit, Chris. He loves your money and he loves your cock. But he doesn't love you." The blue eyed government agent piped in.
"Leon, what do you want? You kicked me out without before you heard my side of the story." Chris snapped as he released the young solider's waist. He turned to face Leon; Jesus, Leon was even beautiful when he was jealous.
"You cheated on me with this piece of New England trash! Have you heard him speak Chris? He sounds terrible when he's not hiding that awful accent! You HATED my mother's Long Island accent but you're fine with his? Jesus, I'd hate to hear him in bed; 'Oh Gahd, hahdah! Hahah! Hadah', Chris!" Leon mocked the young BSAA's accent. Sure it was true, Pier's did hide his New England accent when he was around his fellow soldiers, that was his one major insecurity.
"Enough Leon!" Chris yelled as he grabbed a fistful of Leon's silky blonde hair. The blonde agent's beginning to water, shit, he knew he shouldn't have drank so much. "Chris, you broke my heart and now I'm the bad guy?" He pleaded with his strong ex. It had to have struck a nerve since Chris released his harsh grip on Leon's hair. "I loved you, baby."
"Don't act like you're such a saint, 'Loose Leon' or have you forgotten about that?" Piers smirked when he saw the shock in Leon's eyes. "Yeah, I found out everything. You hopped from bed to bed when you first became an agent. What was your personal best again, oh yeah- six co-workers at once. Remember having your stomach pumped from all the cum you swallowed that night? You're in NO position to talk." Piers was loving every moment of this. "Hey, did you charge black guys more or less? Or was there a special group rate?"
"How did you…" Leon's voice trailed off as tears of shock and humiliation rolled down his cheeks. After meeting Chris, Leon begged and pleaded to have his record scrubbed clean: which meant doing 'personal favours' for various Government officials.
"It wasn't hard to find out, considering, you slept with most of my squad. How does it feel knowing your former boy toy was passed around like a joint?" The honey eyed sniper asked his Captain.
"Is that how it is?! C'mere you home wreckin' bastard!" Leon growled as he pounced for Chris' new love interest. Thinking quickly, Chris stepped in front of Piers, catching his outraged former boyfriend by his hips and holding on to him tightly. "Truth hurts doesn't it, blonde?" Piers mocked as he stepped towards Leon, he was now facing the snarling blonde. That was the one thing about Chris, he always protected and defended the person he was with, no matter if they were wrong or right. The amusement in this situation humoured Piers to no extent. Taking advantage of the situation, Piers stepped forward again.
"You're old enough to be my dad and you're acting like this? Grow your old ass up, Leon!" He spat as he glared down the blue eyed man who was still trying to grab for him.
"You son of a bitch!" Leon cried, feeling Chris' strong grip tighten on his hips. "You better hope I don't ever see you again!" Now Leon's focus was trying to free himself from the burly man's grip. "Chris, you're hurting me!" He gave Chris' shin a very hard kick. The older man shoved his ex lover onto the ground, howling in pain, reaching to rub his now throbbing shin. He looked down at Leon, his heart breaking for the attractive man. He really wished it hadn't come this far, how he wanted to grab him and love him like he did before.
"Brings you back, doesn't it? Layin' on your back?" Piers antagonized the bundle of nerves that now was Leon.
"Stop it Piers. C'mon, lets go home." Said Chris, his voice sounding tired and defeated. He'd apologize to Jill for not showing up eventually.
"Home?!" Leon repeated.
"Oh haven't you heard? I'm sure you've heard it through the grapevine, but Chris lives with me now." Piers informed the agent who was now sitting up right on the ground. "I WARNED YOU TO BREAK IT OFF!"
"Yes you did tell me that… But there was loophole." Piers pointed out.
"Loophole?" Leon questioned as he narrowed his eyes.
"Age catching up to you. Your hearing seems to be leaving… Either way, you said, I had to break it off with Chris… Never did you say that I had to break it off with him after you dumped him." There was a smug grin plastered on Pier's delicate face. "Hit me in the gut and I'll go straight for your jugular. Don't ever pull that shit on me again." Piers' words cut through Leon like a dull knife.
Leon watched as the man that he loved walk away with his young arm candy. Finally when he was alone, he let out a gut wrenching sob that wracked his whole body. Mustering up what was left of himself, Leon rose from the ground and made his way to his car. Shit, he really hated himself for drinking so much. There was no way, he'd be able to drive home in his condition.