Needed bond 4
Resident Evil (c) Capcom
Hello everyone! Sorry this took so long and thank you all for the kind reviews! They meant a lot! I am also working on other ChrisxLeon fics so keep a look out for those~ If I didn't catch all my typos then sorry ignore them, I wrote half of this on my iphone and those phones do weird things to storys. I have been kept busy by roleplays (still always wanting more people to talk to and RP with) and making gifts!
Please let me know what you think of this chapter! I keep worrying it isn't very good.. No flames please.
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"I'm an idiot."
"You're not an idiot Leon." Claire said sternly, trying to calm down her stressed out friend. Chris had just got back from his mission but hadn't come home yet. Everyone was still in shock that Jill was still alive, she had been experimented on then had some strange device put on her so Wesker could control her. Chris and the woman who had been helping him on his mission had saved Jill, the once brunette now blond was at the hospital getting tests done to make sure the effects from the experiments wouldn't give her body any long term problems. Presently Leon and Claire were in his backyard, the agent practicing his knife work. He really didn't need to practice but he was stressed out and trying to calm his nerves.
"I am an idiot." Leon repeated. "I went and told your brother I loved him before really thinking it through and now... jeez I bet he is going to want to move out." He sighed then flipped the blade in his hand. Looking forward before tossing the eight inch knife at the target twelve yards away from him. Each time he would hit the target dead center he would back up a step.
"Leon I don't think-"
"Claire come on, you don't know how he is going to react ether when he finely see's me. But I doubt it will be positive." Leon said as he walked over to the target, pulling the blade out of the foam. It was cold out and he could see his breath as he talked, he hadn't bothered to check the weather forecast but with how fast the temperature was dropping he wouldn't be surprised if it snowed. He felt bad for Claire who was bundled up in three coats and a blanket over on the deck. "If your cold just get in the hot tub." He offered. She looked at the covered lid beside her then back at him, shrugging.
"I don't have a swim suit."
"Then just barrow one of my shirts or something, I am sure I have shorts that will fit you." Leon knew he was trying to change the subject, they had been talking about this the whole time Chris was on his mission. The agent had called his best friend in almost a panic a few hours after her brother had gotten on his plane. Chris never did text him.
"To lazy, underwear ok?"
"I don't care." Leon replied.
"Tch, well yeah why would you? I swear a woman could walk by naked and you wouldn't react." Claire laughed, the blond was a amazing friend. Someone who she could trust with her life, she could be passed out from drinking and be half naked and all Leon would do was to lay a blanket over her so she wouldn't catch a cold.
"You've done that to me." Leon pointed out and the Claire just shrugged in reply, laughing again. "When I was in training to become an agent I was staying in this apartment with two other female agents. They really didn't give a damn if I was in the room or not and would change. I stopped caring pretty quickly because I got used to them. If it's not someone I love I am not going to react."
"Why were you staying there if you live here?"
"My boss asked me to, they wanted to keep me closer so they could keep a better eye on me. Remember I was forced into this job." Leon frowned and then tossed the blade again, it hitting the target with a loud thunk.
"Oh right right, you told me about that.." Claire wrapped the orange blanket tighter around herself and watched him for a moment. "Soo... if you only react to people you love then how did you handle living with Chris?" She asked and the blond sighed loudly, putting his hands over his face.
"I'm surprised your brother never noticed me going red all the time, he kept thinking I was getting sick." Leon ran his hands down his face and yanked the knife out with a little more force then was needed. "He didn't notice a lot of things. Not that it matters, I'm very happy Jill is alright don't get me wrong but he is probably going to move in with her.. Hasn't he loved her for years?" The agent sighed again and lightly ran his finger over the edge of the blade, checking to see how sharp it was. "Actually don't answer that.. can we please not talk about this? I'm stressed enough and we won't know what he is going to do till he comes back." Blue eyes saddened and he turned to walk over to the deck, taking a seat beside her.
"Alright... I could tell you something personal." Claire watched the agent set his elbow on his knee and rest his chin in his palm, his gaze on her as he waited for her to continue. "I have always had feelings for Jill, we were going to move in together before she went missing.." She admitted, slipping her hands out of the blankets and tugging out the rubber band from her hair. Leon was to stunned to say anything for the moment so she spoke again. "So we are kind of in the same boat, we love someone who are not sure will love us back." Both sighed and Leon wrapped a comforting arm around her, the two sitting in silence for a few minutes.
"Want to take this pity party inside and order pizza? Maybe watch a cheesy comedy?"
"Yeah." Claire let Leon help her up and they went inside just as it started to snow.
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Leon hurriedly put the roast in the oven, stepping around Claire who was putting away cleaning supplies. It had been a few days and they finely got the call that Jill was released from the hospital and that the first thing she wanted to do was see them. The agent was cooking dinner awhile Claire cleaned, both taking a seat at the table for a break.
"Well I'm done, that floor is so clean you could see your reflection in it!" Claire stated proudly and the male across from her looked down at the floor before laughing lightly, hearing that sound made her smile.
"Thank you for cleaning, I was able to fully focus on dinner." Leon's smile was forced though as he tried to return it. He was happy to finely see Jill again but was very nervous to see Chris, he hadn't been able to stop thinking about him as he worked in the kitchen. He had cooked up Jill's favorite, a roast along with corn and beans. For desert he had baked a chocolate cake that he wrote "Glad to have you back" in blue frosting. He had been taught how to bake from his mother when he was younger, his father and uncle teaching him how to cook pretty much anything.
He loved to cook for his friends, and was glad they enjoyed what he made. All of them had been through so much and if for a moment he could make them something that helped them forget about the pain, the stress and the nightmares that haunted people like them. If he could bring them a bit of happiness then he would. He looked over out of the room when he heard his cat meowing loudly, not having anything else to do while the roast was cooking he left the kitchen. Honey was by the front door, her collar was caught on umbrella that had fallen over and the white feline was trying to get it off of her. "Honey, why do you do these things to yourself?" He asked, walking over and kneeling down, he reached out and unhooked the umbrella from his cats collar. He then petted her for a moment, almost as in saying thanks she nuzzled her head into his knee, purring happily. It was then he heard the door being unlocked and quickly stood. Turning around as the door opened Leon felt his breath catch in his throat as he looked up at the tall male in the doorway.
"Hey.." Chris greeted, his expression calm as he stared at him. He said nothing else after that, just watching the other man in front of him. It felt like time had slowed down, ether knew what to say or do, they felt like they were in a trance both men were not sure how to break it.
"Leon!" The agent gasped as Jill suddenly stepped around Chris and hugged him tightly. Leon blinked a few times now that what felt like a spell had been broken. He quickly hugged her back, swallowing and closing his eyes as he squeezed her tightly. For a moment all thoughts of Chris were forgotten as he hugged the friend he thought he had lost as tightly as he could. Finely the two stepped apart and Leon laughed lightly as Claire nearly tackled the woman over as she ran out of the kitchen.
"Jill! I'm so glad your ok!" Claire yelled, hugging her friend like her life depended on it. Tears in her eyes as she leaned more into Jill's embrace. "M-Missed you so much.."
"I missed you to Claire.." Jill whispered, looking over her friends shoulder at Leon and they shared a smile. For once all felt right in the world, all worries forgotten as they focused fully on the friend that they had thought they would never see again.
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A few hours had gone by and the small group had just finished eating dinner, everyone sitting down in the basement and relaxing. Everyone but Leon, who was drumming his fingers on the arm rest of the armchair he was sitting in. Jill and Claire had fallen asleep on the pullout bed, the sound of their light breathing and the TV being all that was heard in the room. That and Honeys purring, the fluffy cat had curled up on the bed with the woman.
Leon glanced over at the older male sitting on the other side of the room, who was just as wide awake as he was. Chris had his arms folded and was boredly watching the TV, not really seeming to care what was on it. Chris picked that moment to look over at the blond, their eyes meeting. Leon bit his lip and got up, turning on his heel and walking up the stairs. The taller man hadn't said a word to him since he arrived, Leon took his silence as a sign that he didn't want to talk about what the agent had said and did before he had left on that mission. Leon sighed as he went up the stairs out of the basement then up another flight to reach his room.
'I just want to shower and go to bed.' He thought, though paused as he considered doing the dishes. Shaking his head Leon yawned, he had been so worried about Chris when he was gone that he had not gotten much sleep, not even when Chris was back did he get any, not able to stop stressing and worrying himself about what was to happen now. 'I really messed up didn't I? Going to lose an amazing friend because I couldn't keep my damn mouth shut.' He tensed hearing someone coming up the stairs and looked over to see Chris, the darker haired male pausing as he stopped at the top of the stairs. "What are you doing up here?" Leon asked, his shoulders ached a bit from how tense he was, seeing the older male just as he was thinking about him was not helping his stress. Chris looked at him a little funny, in a way that meant the blond had said something strange.
"Well I do have a room up here after all, my bed is a lot more comfortable then the armchair down stairs." Chris explained, eye brows drawing together when the smaller man turned so his back was to him.
"Oh, well goodnight then." Leon muttered, opening his door. He just wanted to get away and hide in his room, he already felt like his heart was breaking, he didn't want Chris or anyone for that matter see him close to breaking down. As he moved to push the door open wider an arm suddenly reached past him to grab the door knob, pulling the door closed.
"I want to talk to you." Chris said in a demanding tone, only to blink in surprise when his hand was pushed off the knob and the door was opened again, this time Leon making it through. Chris sighed before fallowing him into the room and shutting the door behind him, lifting his hands up to rub at his temples. When Leon was mad most people did their best to avoid the agent, but Chris was not one of those people.
"I don't want to talk right now, I'm tired and starting to get a huge head ache so what ever it is you have to say, it can wait." Leon said, giving him a glare before turning to walk to the bathroom, he didn't have the need to go but instead just wanted to get away from Chris.
"Leon.." Chris started and the blond ignored him. "Come on knock it off." He warned.
"I'm not doing anything! Will you just leave me be? We don't have to talk about anything, we can just forget what happened and move on." Leon felt his chest ache as he said this, setting his hand on the door knob and letting a shakily breath slip past his lips. He was hurting and just wanted to be left alone, couldn't the other man understand that? Just as Leon was pulling open the door, Chris who had somehow made it across the room without him hearing reached past him yet again and slammed the door shut loudly. The action and sound making Leon flinch, he jumped slightly when his shoulder was grabbed and he was forced to turn around. The agent grunting when he was pushed against the door by a hand on his chest. He took in a deep breath before looking up at Chris, hands in tight fists at his sides and heart racing in his chest. "W-What? Do you want an apology or something?" He growled, lifting his hands up to try and shove him away, but Chris stubbornly stayed in his space.
"No!" Chris snapped then sighed, muttering to himself as he ran his free hand into his hair, his other hand staying on the agents chest to keep him against the door. "Out of the two of us I should be saying sorry..." Chris said, his voice quieter now as he stared down at the smaller male. His hand slid up slowly, stopping over Leon's heart and feeling it pounding under his palm. Leon swallowed, he felt his throat was suddenly dry and he struggled to get his mouth to form words, why was it suddenly so hard to talk? He then realized what Chris was doing, checking his pulse. Chris was going to notice just how fast his heart raced when he was close to him.
"Y-Your um...really in my space you realize.. and confusing me a bit.." Leon glanced down at the large hand on his chest before looking back up at Chris, biting his lip as he tried hard to read his calm expression. Around anyone else he would be able to keep a straight face like that, but yet again Chris was always making things hard for him, always disrupting the order of things. 'What's he thinking? Does he...' His thoughts were interrupted as Chris's other hand moved up to his face. Right away Leon flinched back then tensed as Chris cupped his cheek. The darker haired man wincing at seeing Leon flinch like that, but relaxing when a blush formed on the other's cheeks. He could feel the heat from the blush under his palm, and he lightly traced the scar on Leon's cheek, listening to him suck in a breath as he did so.
"I couldn't stop thinking about you that whole mission.. I spent a lot of time figuring things out." Chris stated, voice soft but still held a tone that meant he was serious. The younger of the two listened quietly, the blond biting his lip again but harder this time, nearly to the point of breaking the thin skin. Leon didn't know what to do or say, all he could do is listen and hope this wasn't Chris telling him something bad, something that would make his hurting heart break fully. He had spent so many hours thinking of the negatives that the chances of Chris retracting positively hadn't really crossed his mind. "Leon, I know I care about you a lot.. I would die for you if I had to. I want to try.." He trailed off then smiled down at him, stepping even closer to Leon and gently running his thumb over his soft cheek again.
"T-Try? Try what?" Leon questioned, his voice so quiet that if Chris wasn't so close he wouldn't have heard him.
"I want to try dating you...I never thought I would be attracted to a guy, or grow to care so deeply but I do. Your the only one who gets my heart racing.. and who is always on my mind. I'm so sorry I didn't pick up on how you felt about me sooner.." Chris moved his free hand around the agent's waist, pulling Leon against him. He hugged him close and felt the blond trembling slightly in his hold, he smiled and rested his chin on top of his head, breathing in his sweet scent. "So what do you say? Give a bone head like me a chance?" He asked softly, not ever wanting to let the other go now that he finely had him in his arms.
"Of...of course." Leon whispered, hugging him back as tightly as he could and feeling lighter, like the weight that had built up over the years had finely disappeared. This really was the best night of his life so far, he got one of his close friends back and the man he loved wanted to date him. He leaned into the muscular chest and had that small moment of wondering if this was really realty, good things like this never happened to him.
"Happy?" Chris asked, enjoying the feeling of the soft blond locks under his chin. He felt the other nod and he slipped his hand under his chin, gently tilting it up. "Let's seal the deal hm?" Chris grinned then bent his head down, capturing Leon's lips in a gentle kiss. Leon made a surprised noise then felt his face heat up more, eyes closing as he slowly kissed back. They stayed like that for awhile, lips gently moving against the others and both their hearts beating quickly. Chris couldn't help but deepen it after awhile, hand moving up to run his fingers through the soft blond hair. Leon opened his eyes when he felt Chris's hand slide up the back of his shirt and he pulled back slowly, clearing his throat as he reached behind himself to tug the others hand out from under the soft fabric.
"Hey, take it easy Redfield." Leon said playfully and the other male chuckled, the younger of the two smiling as those strong arms held him even closer.
"Aw you're no fun." Chris joked then kissed him once more. Leon relaxed in his hold again and lifted his arms to wrap them around his boyfriends neck. He had a feeling Chris was going to change his life even more, and he was going to welcome the changes.
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"Jeez what were you trying to cook? A rock?" Leon asked as he peered over Jill's shoulder at the badly burnt potato sitting on the stove.
"Oh shut up, I forget about it.." Jill muttered, stepping aside and letting the agent pick up the pan.
"Yeah let's not burn down my house ok? When you guys are staying here I will cook for all of you." Leon said sternly and turned on the water, first soaking the smoking food so there was no chance of the trash can catching fire. He didn't think when he got up this morning the first thing he would notice was the smell of smoke. Jill moved to the toaster but was shooed away by the younger blond.
"No, no ether sit down or get out of my kitchen." Leon ordered and the woman laughed, shaking their heads as they watched their friend cook them breakfast. He was a fast cook so he made them breakfast pretty quickly, setting the plates of food in front of his friends before putting bacon and eggs on another one for Chris. 'When is he going to get up anyway?' He wondered, and as if on cue Chris walked into the kitchen.
"What took so long?" Claire asked after swallowing her mouthful of toast, no matter what it seemed they still had the same habits. Claire had always woken up earlier then her older brother, it had been that way since they were little.
"Oh shut up, not everyone is a morning person." Chris snapped, but his tone was more playful then angry.
"I'm a morning person." Jill blurted.
"Same here." Leon added and smirked at the annoyed look his boyfriend gave him, he then turned around to pick up a piece of bacon and take a bite of it.
"So what did you two do after we fell asleep?" Jill asked, smiling as Honey padded into the room and over to the blond, the feline then jumped onto her lap and curled up in a ball, purring loudly.
"Oh.. well we.." Chris trailed off then looked over at Leon, both their eyes met for a moment till the agent looked back down at the food. He watched his boyfriend put the last plates on the table and took this moment to think. Chris making up his mind pretty quickly walked over to the younger male, who was getting himself a glass of juice. With a smile the taller man wrapped an arm around Leon's waist to pull him close. He knew the girls were watching them by how silent the room suddenly had gotten. "You sleep ok?" Chris asked, reaching up to push Leon's hair out of his eyes, feeling proud of the blush that action had earned him. He liked making Leon blush, he thought it was really cute, and he didn't find much cute now a days.
"Y-Yeah, slept fine. Um I already put your plate on the table." Leon said awkwardly, glancing over at the woman before looking back up at Chris, his blue eyes showing his shock.
"I know that, I just wanted to say a proper good morning." Chris replied, leaning down to kiss his forehead, he then released him and took his seat at the table. A smile on his face as he started eating.
"Uhh.. I wasn't just seeing things right? You two are together?" Claire asked after a moment, watching Leon take his seat beside her brother.
"Yep, talked it over last night." Chris replied. He wasn't the kind of man to hide that he was with someone, he didn't date unless he really wanted to. He was proud to have Leon as his partner, the agent was sweet and caring. Leon had always put Chris first even when the older male had asked him not to, the agent also did all he could to cheer him up if he noticed he was down. Chris had been slower to figure out his feelings but now that he knew he wasn't about to hold back. In their line of work any mission could be their last, so Chris was going to do this best to enjoy life and not let stupid things like worrying what other people thought stop him from doing that. "What do you two of that?" He asked, glancing between his sister and best friend.
"About damn time." Jill muttered without missing a beat, making the other three look at her surprised. "What? I noticed Leon had a thing for you about a year a go. If you had waited any longer I was going to yell at you." She explained then went back to eating, smirking when Claire laughed lightly.
"Well you know for sure I am happy for you two." Claire replied, smiling at them.
"Thanks." Chris then looked next to him at Leon, relaxing more when he saw the blond was smiling at him. Reaching over he playfully ruffled his hair, messing it up as best as he could.
"Jerk, I hate that." Leon complained and elbowed his boyfriend who was laughing at him.
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"Alright hunny when is your friend's plane getting in?" Chris asked, smirking at the look the other man gave him for saying that.
"Well sweetheart, I think in twenty minutes or so." Leon replied, shaking his head as he looked down at his phone to check the text that had the details of the flight. "You really don't care my friend will be staying with us right?" He asked, glancing up at the older male. Chris simply shrugged and stuffed his hands into his pockets, fallowing Leon over to a row of chairs and taking a seat.
"No I don't mind, the house is huge so one of your friends hanging around is no problem." Chris replied, smiling at handsome blond beside him. Leon watched him for a moment before smiling back, then went back to looking at his phone. Chris looked at the screen but from the angle that the other younger male was holding it he couldn't see much, instead he just stared at the blond as he let himself slip into his thoughts. Chris was still adjusting to a lot, he had never dated a man before. Though he was noticing it wasn't too different from dating a woman. Kissing was a good example, kissing a man or a woman didn't feel different at all to him. He now really enjoyed kissing Leon, and holding him. It meant so much to finely be able to have a warm body in his arms, to be able to just snuggle on the couch after a stressful day. To enjoy the little things. He knew he would have to get used to a lot of things again but right now he was taking it slow with the agent, he knew they both had to get back into the flow of being in a relationship. Also.. Chris did not want to screw this up, he felt bad he couldn't say "I love you" back to the blond, and the reason being is that his own feelings were still growing, he didn't know if he loved him yet. He knew for sure he cared deeply about him, and would do anything for Leon. Chris did want to be with him, the past few weeks had already made him feel a lot happier.
"Chris?" The man in question blinked and looked at the blond beside him, realizing he had been deeply lost in thought and hadn't heard him at first. "You alight?"
"Yeah I'm fine, just thinking." Chris replied, giving him a lopsided smile.
"What about?" Leon asked, his tone curious.
"Hmm you."
"Yeah right."
"No I mean it."
"Sure you do Chris." Leon said and looked in front them at the people waiting for the plane to come in, checking his watch every so often. Chris picked up on the playful tone in his boyfriend's tone and smirked, reaching over to ruffle his hair. "Gah!" The agent right away pushed his hand off his head and turned his head to frown at him, both eyes covered by his bangs.
"Good look for you, really shows off those high lights of yours."
"Oh shut up." Leon muttered and fixed his hair, lightly elbowing Chris when the taller man chuckled. "I hate that by the way, so stop doing it." He added and his only reply was a shrug. "Jerk." He of course didn't say this angrily, more annoyed then anything.
"Yes but I am your jerk." Chris said and laid his arm across the back of Leon's headrest, the blond strands lightly tickling his arm when he felt the other turn to look at him. The blue eyes softened at that comment and Leon laid his head back against Chris's arm, the corner of his lips turned up in a small smile. The older male grinned and tilted his head slightly as he looked at him, for a moment it was just the two of them. The loud sounds of the airport forgotten, the people talking and the rolling suit cases on the tile floors no longer bothering him. Having Leon look at him like that made him forget all his worries, he could see the deep affection for him in those blue eyes. 'To thinkā¦I never noticed him look at me like this till now..' He thought, lifting his hand and letting the back of his thumb brush Leon's cheek, watching his eyes close half way from the touch. Chris started to lean in closer to him but they both jumped when there was a sudden thud in front of them. Both looked down to see a tan suitcase, stickers and duck tape covered it.
"What? No welcome?" Asked a man that was standing in front of them, bright eyes and dark semi long hair that was just a bit longer then Leon's. He was tall and dressed in jeans and violet t-shirt, a black coat and black combat boots completed the mans outfit.
"Kevin!" Leon was out of his chair in an inset and was hugging the tall male, clearly happy to see him. "Why didn't you call and tell me you landed?" He asked and laughed lightly at the tight hug that Kevin gave back.
"I wanted to surprise you, so where's the boyfriend you were telling me about?" Kevin asked, a cheerful grin on his face. Leon stepped aside and looked at Chris as he stood up.
"Hey nice to met yo-" Chris trailed off and his eyes widened when he got a better look at the man in front of him, looking shocked as he stared at the other. "Kevin Ryman.. that really you?"
"Yeah.. wow hi Chris." Kevin replied slowly, looking at the man he hadn't seen in years. Kevin had been an officer for the Raccoon City police department, he had even tried to join the STARS but ended up failing his test. He was the only other officer besides Leon who made it out of Raccoon City alive. Unlike the other survivors he didn't want anything to do with bio terrorism and had moved to Miami to be closer to his family. "Sure been awhile.." Chris was at a loss for words, he never thought he would see Kevin again. They hadn't been very close, they would sometimes talk and joke around when they saw each other in the hallway, sometimes go to the bar with a few of the other officers. For a moment Chris was lost in his memories. "You got er.. bigger." Kevin commented suddenly, breaking the silence that had settled between them.
"Chris?" Came Leon's voice from beside him, touching the older male's shoulder. Chris shook his head then gave an awkward smile, holding his hand out to shake the ex cops.
"Where did all the muscle come from? Didn't you used to be a stick?" Kevin asked playfully, shaking the others hand.
"Well when you work for the BSAA you got to be fit." Chris said simply, he was used to people reacting like this when they hadn't seem him in a long time.
"BSAA huh? Leon was telling me a bit about that, pretty hard job." Kevin commented, the two started to talk and catch up. Leon smiled and hung back a little as they walked, wanting to give the old friends a chance to get to know each other again.
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Things have been pretty hard lately, which is why I have had trouble writing, I need ideas for this story. My aunt is dying from cancer which it makes it very hard to focus on things lately.
