I have returned! I hope you liked the last chapter! Without further ado, I present Chapter 2! By the way, anything in italics is either a thought or a flashback.
"Well... You survived Raccoon, right?" Leon asked, closing his eyes. I almost gasped, I knew he looked familiar. I closed my eyes and the flashback started."Yeah... that was the worst day of my life." I said.
I was running away from some cannibal freak who I had seen eating my father. "Why are you following me?" I whined, running faster. I wasn't paying attention and I tripped over the corpse of a police officer. "No, please, stay away from me!" I shouted, but the cannibal kept limping towards me. I frantically grabbed the cop's gun and shot the cannibal in the head. He fell over, but when I went to leave, he bit my ankles. I shot him again and ran away.
"Well, those guys who're chasing you are made from a more advanced strain of that virus. They won't try to bite you, but you need to be careful." Leon said, opening his eyes again. "So, you're here to help me?" I asked. Leon nodded. "Actually, I thought we could help each other." He said. "I'm listening." I muttered. "You see, you have experience in fighting these things, and I'm trying to-" He was cut off by my phone ringing. I answered quickly. "Melanie, are you alright?" A familiar voice asked. "Yeah, Hunningan, I'm just fine." I answered. "Hunnigan? You two know each other?" Leon asked, looking at me. "Leon, I've been trying to join with you guys for a while." I said, pulling my hair into a ponytail. "I'm glad you two are caught up, but we don't have time to talk. Do you have a lead for why this virus is spreading and how?" Hunnigan asked. "No, not yet." Hunnigan groaned on the other end. "Okay, I'm sending you coordinates for a safehouse for survivors, see if you can find anything while you're there." Hunnigan said. The coordinates popped up on my screen. "Thanks, Hunnigan, we'll head that way now." Leon muttered. I looked at myself in the mirror. I didn't like the way I looked, too innocent. I gently took my knife out of my boot and cut my long black hair to my shoulder blades and made my gray eyes look more intimidating. I pulled on my black hoodie and groaned "What do I do if one comes at me?" I asked. Leon chuckled. "Until we get you a gun, aim for the neck with the knife." He said. I nodded and we left the building. I heard more of those freaks shout and I followed the coordinates that Hunigan had sent us. "Leon! We can take a shortcut through the alley!" I said. Leon looked down the dark, narrow alley. "Melanie, are you sure about this?" He asked. "We don't have time to ask questions! Now move!" I said, shoving him into the alleyway. I heard approaching footsteps and I pushed Leon to go faster. The footsteps slowed down and the gunshots began ringing through the air. "Leon! Hurry up!" I commanded. I heard a loud popping noise and Leon grabbed my arm to get my attention. "Ready? Jump!" He said, jumping into a manhole. I jumped, but not before a sharp stinging pain entered my side.
I told you that I'd make it longer! Anyways, please review and all that stuff!
~TheKnightOfLight