Resident Evil- Return To Love- Starbucks
I decided to go there early and order ahead of time; I picked a heck of a day to go here. A Friday is hands down the worst time to go here. I somehow managed to remember all of Claire's favorites and I bought them five minutes before 10; she was always on time for anything. Soon, I saw her walk in and my mouth fell open. She looked amazing. She wore her navy blue denim jeans and a red tanktop along with a blue denim jacket. I could see every single curve on her body thanks to the clothes and somehow, her entire body as a whole was in greater detail than everything else in my view.
She looked around for me and found me only to dash over to me. I got up to shake her hand but instead, she flung her arms around my neck and squeezed me tightly. I blushed a brighter shade of crimson than I had ever done at any other time in my life. She released me and smiled brightly at me. I managed to conceal my emotions and I drew out the chair for her as she sat.
"You're such a gentleman Leon…" she complimented.
"Thanks, here you go," I said as I handed the food to her.
She smiled that angelic smile of hers again before digging in. I sipped on the frap I bought as she hungrily ate the three cinnamon rolls and slurped down the frap I got her. She then looked at me again and that look turned into a stare. I wondered what she was staring at until she placed a hand on the top of my head.
"When did you dye your hair?" she asked.
"Right before I left on the mission," I replied.
Again she smiled at me. Now I began to have difficulty to keep my cool. That smile always hit down whatever barriers I set up and she did it often enough to leave me wide open.
"It looks nice, I also see that you got much stronger," she said as she poked my right bicep.
That simple poke sent one hell of a chill down my spine. I tried to come up with something to say back to her; it sucked that she was the one giving all the compliments when she was the star of the show.
"Thanks a lot, you look great too Claire, I don't know how you do it but you always maintain that swimmer's figure of yours, not to mention you keep yourself well maintained," I began.
She raised an eyebrow at me.
"What do you mean maintained?" she asked with a blush.
I held in a chuckle; I knew that compliment would get her like this. I decided to keep all of them mild, as much as I didn't want to.
"I mean you're hair smells good from all the way over here, your skin is flawless and you certainly look more fit, I guess you were training too huh?" I said innocently.
She laughed nervously and nodded while explaining how she keeps herself looking so good. After two hours of catching up, we were ready to go. I saw that Claire walked here and I knew it was probably a long walk home for her.
"Hey, want a ride?" I offered.
"Thanks Leon," she said.
We walked to the car and her mouth fell open when she saw the Lamborghini I drove around. She turned to me with a shocked look on her face. I chuckled.
"It's a thank you from the President," I said as I opened the door for her.
She climbed in and again called me a gentleman before I closed it and got in. I drove to where she directed me. We reached her house after fifteen minutes of driving in traffic; Fridays here were always full of traffic. I stopped at her house and turned to her.
"I had a lot of fun today Leon, thanks for the good time," she said with another one of her smiles.
I gulped in some air and fought to find the courage to ask her out on a date; my heart couldn't stand us being just friends…I wanted so much more than just friends with Claire Redfield.
"Uhh…Claire, I was wondering…" I began but an unknown force held back the words I wanted to say to her more than anything else.
She turned to me looking puzzled, probably because she knows I never normally freeze when I say anything.
"Come on Kennedy, you've killed zombies, Ganados and took down a god damn super soldier, you can do this!" I thought to myself.
"Yes? What is it Leon?" she asked.
"I wanted to know…if you wanted to…go on a date with me," I managed to say finally.
I looked at her and saw that she was blushing brightly. I could see the emotions behind her sparkling sapphire orbs but the answer was unclear.
"O-Of course L-Leon…" she accepted.
I sighed silently in complete relief. I then smiled at her in an attempt to get her to calm down. It was successful.
"I'll pick you up on Friday at 7 then?" I suggested.
"That's perfect," she said.
I unlocked the doors for her and she opened it and stepped out. She began to walk away but I saw her stop and turn back. I raised an eyebrow when she opened the door and crawled in half way. I was stunned to feel her soft lips against my cheek. She then got out of the car and walked inside. I let my hand linger over the spot where Claire just pecked me. I drove away and that hand never left that spot until I got home. Doe she love me? Or at the very least like me? Whatever the case may be, I have a date with her in two days and I needed every minute to gather the courage to make a move on her.