Chapter 2

Blood

At F.O.S. Agency.

Leon tried to finish all files about China and Tall Oaks after he had got his three weeks vacation. The white compact with butterfly pattern was kept safely in his apartment. For all of files from the chip which he believed that she left it for proving Helena's and his innocence, he had handed to Hunnigan who sent it to higher ups. For Helena, she was back to work in field again but under his watch since the last result for psychological test showed that she was still emotional for her deceased sister.

"Morning, Leon." Leon was distracted from his work when Helena greeted him by knocking his office's door. Leon flashed his small smile at her before he focused to his reports. Helena stretched herself and yawned with her her wide mouth. Leon noticed it.

" Pull an all-nighter again?" He said teasingly. Helena smiled a little and saw some under-eye circles on his face.

" Having a nightmare?" Leon nodded softly at her question.

" About Tall Oaks and Lanshiang?" Leon was hesitated a little but he hid those feeling by sighing and nodding at her. He didn't want to tell her that he had nightmare about himself being on the metal table and injected by some chemicals.

" Anyway, Hunnigan asked me to tell you that there would be a blood test. After you finished reports, go to medical room." Leon nodded before noted himself to go there after this since he always forgot about it.

Then the door was opened, revealing the a new comer of this room, Dominic Woods. Dominic looked at Helena by the corner of his green eyes before he focused to Leon. Leon clenched his teeth and kept his temper in check and he watched Dominic walked to his table. Leon heard a few rumors that since Dominic inaugurated as a new National Security advisor, there was a strange order and thing happen like not going to level B5 unless you were the people from National Security, have a blood test every year, and etc. . These made Leon feel doubted about Dominic but all he could do was be alerted and tried to be cautious not to speak something or do anything that could make his name taint again.

" Agent Kennedy. I believed that you have received a notice from Medical center to have a physical examination. " Dominic said in threatening tone. Leon didn't understand why he had to insist every agents to have a physical examination even their health were in great condition.

" I have a phobia about syringes" Leon said sarcastically with his stern face. Dominic glared at him, knowing that Leon was sarcastic about his policy.

" Mister Kennedy. My policy is for preventing our organization from being infected. That's the reason why I insist all officers to have a physical examination every year and after they had finished every mission about bio-terrorism." Dominic said at the-matter-of-factly and made a harsh eye contact to Leon like the cat that looked at the dog challengingly if it could catch it . Leon's greyish blue eyes looked back at Dominic back as he watched him left from his office quickly.

" Guess that you have no choice." Helena said after she had made sure that Dominic wouldn't over their talks. Leon sighed submissively and went back to his work.

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Leon made his way to Medical Center slowly where he was greeted by Dr. Rick Tate, the middle-aged man who worked here. Rick greeted Leon with his small smile before motioned Leon to sit on medical examination bed. Leon made a beeline to it and took off his jacket before he set it by his side.

" Mr. Kennedy...it's my pleasure to see you. I heard that you are the best agent that the government ever had." Rick praised him and he prepared the syringe to take some blood sample from Leon. Leon let a small laugh at his compliment. He knew that doctor tried not to make him feel nervous.

" Not really..." Leon said as he looked around the room. The room was painted in bright white almost blind his eyes as same as he white tile of floors made this room look like very clean and spotless.

Leon took a deep breath and tried not to focus on the pain from needle of syringe in his left arm as Rick filled the syringe with his blood.

Admit it, Leon! You are just like a kid who was scared of needle!

Leon blinked his eyes rapidly after he felt that he had a flashback about the strange familar voice of somone teased him playfully when he was injected. It was just like a small piece of his memories that he guessed that he might lost it because of his nightmare about Raccoon City. But sometime, he felt that it still lingered somewhere. He just need to dig it.

" Mr. Kennedy. I'm afraid that you might have to stay here a little longer since you had missed physical examination for last time." Leon groaned a little as he nodded at Rick. Rick went back to prepare medical equipment before he started to examined Leon.

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Leon feel like he was going to kiss the floor soon as soon as he walked out from Medical Center. Luckily, he had Helena help him drag himself back to his office.

" I think they take it too much." Helena said as she secure her arm around Leon before kick the door softly to open it and placed Leon on his dark leather couch in the office.

Leon felt like his head was spinning which made he felt so numb. Leon lie his head on the arm of couch and closed his eyes to ease dizziness.

" Do they take a lot of it from you?"

" Yeah, make me can't use my right arm for a while. I think this is crazy. Why do they want it in large amounts?"

" Maybe they know that we don't have a time to go at Red Cross." Leon said sarcastically and chuckled. He started to feel better a little. Helena shook her head at his comment.

" So...need a ride, partner?" Helena looked at Leon worriedly. Leon thought for a second before nodded his head to accept her offer.

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At Underground Laboratory.

Rick wiped his sweat from nervous and he typed data into a computer quickly. He looked at the blue chrysalis inside the tank. He watched it moved slowly as if it tried to nourish something inside. This meant that he really did it in creating something from K-virus with the blood that he got from today.

Dominic marched in the lab to Rick and looked at chrysalis. Rick grabbed his clipboard to show him the result. Dominic read them carefully before his eyes were widened in amazement.

" Unbelievable! The key to enhance this virus had been by our side all the times." Dominic said in triumph. The guilt showed on his face softly when Dominic look at other ways. The result showed that the blood that he got from agent Kennedy could straighten the K-virus in infected people to live longer and resist the heat at the level that could burn human alive.

However, there were some disadvantage about this virus that it would die if it was in larva or cold place. But, that wouldn't be a problem for Dominic. All he want was the creature that could spread the virus and cause the chaos like Raccoon City and could be enough to destroy a small group of people who called themselves ' The Outsider ' that had tried to Umbrella before. Now, they try stop him and Neo-Umbrella from glory.

Dominic arched his eyebrows as he came up with the plan to destroy those annoying group and also made them become a scapegoat like what Derek did to Leon and Helena which almost it might help him capture Leon ,too...

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Cloudysmile : Reports and all works from my college is going to kill me! * scream like Screamer* Sorry for late uploading new chapter. Y^Y Well, it seem that Leon got himself into a trouble with The Family and Neo-Umbrella again. Man, those are pain in the ass. And what is 'The Outsider'? Why do they try to stop Dominic and Neo-Umbrella? Stay tuned, everyone! Cloudysmile out!