Resident Evil Four
LeonxAshley
[Safe Choice()Leon
Ashley Right Choice]
Part Nine-Code Red
Leon walked cautiously through the now infected halls of the White House, the floor and the walls were stained with blood, Leon was over the initial shock and was now searching for someone, anyone that was alive. He wiped the sweat off of his forehead, this was the most difficult mission that he had ever been assigned to, not because of the virus, but because of the person he had to save. The President was facing a terrorist attack that no one could've prepared themselves with, Leon could feel the pressure mount with every step he took.
He rounded a corner and saw another one of the infected, this time it was a man, the man was thrashing about on his feet. His skin was torn down to the bone, his tendons now had thorn like barbs jutting out every which way, Leon could still recognize the man, he was the man who offered him a glass of wine at last night's party. Leon lifted his arm up, he attached the stock to his TMP and took aim at the man's chest, he pulled the trigger and the man fell to the floor in a bloody heap.
The man wasn't alone, yet another person who looked even worse was coming after him, he took aim and fired straight at the woman's head which exploded on impact. More and more of them were coming after him, they were relentless and Leon was losing patience.
"Shit. Will this ever end?" Leon groaned as he kept on firing, once he disposed of the small cluster of the infected, Leon pressed on further and hoped that he would find at least a few people who were still uninfected...
Back at Leon's place, Ashley waited for Willow and Eric to arrive, she had the news on. Ashley held onto Leon's coat, she took in the scent of his cologne that rubbed off on his coat, she was so scared and this was the only thing keeping her together. The news anchor came back on the screen to give people watching an update, Ashley leaned forward and gave the TV her undivided attention.
"Tom Kent reporting that we just got word that the government has just sent in a special agent inside the White House, we have a representative of that agency with us right now." Tom gave the microphone to a svelte woman with a pair of glasses, Ashley recognized her, it was Hunnigan.
"Thank you Tom, we have just dispatched one of our agents inside of the White House, hopefully this will ease the fears of people watching, the virus isn't spread through the air. An infected person has to bite another person in order to spread it, but this doesn't mean that it's not deadly. For the safety of the city, we've quarantined everyone inside, this will contain the virus and also keep the infected from escaping the structure and causing havoc in the streets. We've sent in one of our best men inside, he'll make sure that the President and everyone inside, will escape safely." Hunnigan returned the microphone to Tom's hand and went back to her duties, fending off several other reporters and photographers.
Ashley knew that she was talking about Leon, Leon was the best person for the job and he was good at what he did. Leon also had a talent for escaping nearly hopeless situations, Ashley knew that he would come out alive, but even though Ashley had that knowledge, she still was scared for his life. Ashley heard the door knock, she felt her heart jump, even though she knew that Willow and Eric were coming, it could be someone who would kidnap her again, what with all the chaos in the city.
"Ashley, it's us. Open the door, sweetie." Willow spoke from outside, Ashley smiled and opened the door. Willow flung her arms around Ashley's body, Willow trembled as she wiped the tears from her eyes.
Eric came up from behind, carrying bags of junk food and soda.
"Willow was in hysterics when she hung up the phone, she was worried sick about you. I tried to calm her down, but she just couldn't settle down." Eric placed the bags down and placed the soda's in Leon's fridge, Willow and Ashley sat down in the living room.
"He's just embellishing, I wasn't in hysterics. Well, we stopped by a convenience store and got some junk food, hopefully that will take some of the edge off." Willow opened up a bag of chips and handed them to Ashley, who took a few out without any hesitation.
"Thanks, I really needed this..." Ashley hugged Willow, the two girls then turned to the TV to see if anything else had come up, Eric sat down and held onto Willow's hand tightly. Ashley looked for something to talk about, anything to get her mind out of this nightmare.
"So, how did you two meet? Was it in high school or somewhere else?" Ashley looked at Eric and Willow, Eric smiled and opened a can of soda, he closed his eyes and started to remember.
"Well, it's a long story, are you sure you want to hear it?" Eric asked, Ashley nodded silently as she dived into the chips, Eric continued on.
"Well, let me think. It's been a while, well, we met in a coffee shop in the city. Willow was working at the coffee shop and I was behind this asshole who was yelling at her to hurry up, needless to say, I was getting pissed off. Here was this guy, making an ass out of himself and humiliating Willow in front of dozens of people, so guess what I do?" Eric asked Ashley, who just finished off another handful of chips.
"What did you do?" Ashley urged him to continue, Willow looked at Eric in silent admiration which Ashley caught right away, it was the same way she looked at Leon...
"Well, Willow served him his coffee with a strained smile and then he turns to leave without apologizing. I wasn't going to let that slide, so when he turns to leave, I just happen to stick my foot out, the man goes flying onto the floor and his coffee is all over what looked to be an expensive suit." Eric motioned for Willow to continue the story, Willow grinned, then tried to go on with the story without laughing.
"Eric always loves it when I tell this part of the story. Well, I was left with my jaw hanging on the floor, the man was pissed beyond belief. He looked like he was about to kill Eric, but Eric just stood there, like nothing had happened. The guy decides to throw a punch, but Eric simply just dodges it and pats the guy on the back for trying anyway. Without the guy really noticing, Eric had taken him by the collar and drags him out of the coffee shop. The whole place applauded his act of heroism, then, he comes up to the counter and casually orders his coffee like he didn't do anything." Willow then handed the stage to Eric, who gave Willow a wink, then he continued on from there.
"Well, we get to talking and not only do I walk away with a free coffee, I walk away with a pretty girl's phone number. The rest, as they say, is history. I'm glad that Willow took a chance on me, not many women have been able to deal with me." Eric's voice went softer as he looked at Willow with a tender and loving gaze, Willow felt her heart melt in his gaze.
"I loved that story, Eric, you really are a great catch. Glad to see Willow has someone like you." Ashley grinned, Eric felt his ears heat up with such praise.
"So, what do you do now, Eric?" Ashley asked him, Eric finished off his soda and placed the can in the trash.
"Well, I work on special cases for the law, I'm a cop for the special victims unit." Eric replied, Ashley looked at Eric with new found respect.
"I can't believe I never asked you this before, Willow, but what are you majoring in at our university?" Ashley asked her, her curiosity was in overdrive at this point, Eric and Willow were more than she thought they were.
"Well, I'm taking law as well, I'm almost through the motions. I'll have my bachelor's degree very soon. Before that, I was in the military, had to pay for school in some way." Willow explained, Ashley certainly thought that Eric and Willow were a powerful couple...The three of them went silent as they started to pay attention to the television, they watched as the events unfolded on the news...
Leon sprinted down the hall, he was being chased by several of the infected now, his heart pounded in his chest, his legs burned and begged him to stop, Leon ignored the burning in his legs and took out another cluster of the ravenous infected. He quickly reloaded his gun, then saw an opportunity to take out several of them at once, he let them follow him into a vacant room. Leon hurried out of the room, but before he closed the door, he threw in a hand grenade. Leon ran for cover, the explosion sent the door flying, splintered and broken in pieces all over the floor. Leon caught his breath as he leaned back on the wall, his forehead was dripping in sweat, his chest heaved as he took in large gulps of air.
He couldn't stay here for much longer, he was a sitting duck if he stayed in the same location for too long, he made his way towards the Oval Office, if there was one place that President could be, that was his best bet. Leon was given the White House blueprints, so thankfully he wasn't going to get lost, he found the way there and walked towards his destination. Leon noted how eerily quite it had gotten, that was not a good sign, but he pressed on to take out whatever was in his way. Leon found the door to the Oval Office, he held up his gun and cautiously opened the door. There, the President sat in his chair, with a man dressed in military fatigue pointing a gun to his head, people wrapped in ropes sat on the floor, trembling.
"Drop your gun, on the floor." Leon pointed the gun at the military man's head, the man simply gave him a dark smile and before Leon could react, someone had come up from behind him and placed a knife to his throat.
"This time, I brought a knife." A feminine voice hit his ear, Leon stood in horror. The person who had orchestrated this whole attack, the person holding him right now was someone that Leon had never wanted to see again...
"So, this was the business you were talking about...Ada." Leon felt a bitter taste in his mouth as he said her name, Ada pinned him to the floor and before Leon could even get a look at her face, Ada knocked him out with an injection of a sedating drug. The last thing that Leon felt, was the feeling of being dragged away...
[To Be Continued]
