Author's Note: Sorry out there for all those Claire/Leon shippers. I love the couple as much as the next shipper, but I thought that since nobody has attempted this type of fiction, and since I was interested it writing it, I might as well, you know?

Also, Rebecca Chambers looks really cute in the Resident Evil remake for the Gamecube, so I just had to pair her up with Leon S. Kennedy.

This third chapter is also the alternate beginning to Chapter Nine of "Even Fond Memories Can Come Back To Haunt You...", which is entitled "Breakfast Time". This second version of "Breakfast Time" is going to be very different from the first one. A few parts in the story are directly from the first version too!

Thanks for all the reviews so far! You asked for it, so I'm giving you chapter three! It's so nice to know that everyone who's read it likes it! I just hope you guys like the third chapter!

Anyways, I felt like doing a third chapter to this, since I just thought it was such a cute story and I couldn't help but do yet another chapter...


-Breakfast Time, Version 2-
-By Brian Marcelo-
-brianmarcelo@hotmail.com-
Rated PG for...um...romance situations.


-Chapter Three-


"What do you want to order?" asked Leon, as he fumbled with the menu, which was written in French and therefore difficult to read.

Rebecca smirked as he tried desperately to find anything remotely English in the menu, even to the point of putting it upside down.

"How about something romantic?" replied Rebecca dreamily, remembering how as a child she envisioned having going to Paris and having a romantic candlelit dinner.

Leon S. Kennedy blushed at Rebecca's suggestion, as well as from embarrassment from not being able to read the menu. He was usually able to handle any situation, but this was much different from anything he had experienced up till now.

Sure, he could come to a zombie infested city, be hunted by a Mr. X unit, get shot at more then once, uncover a huge conspiracy, and escape with two other people on a train, no sweat.

Love was an entirely different matter to the young rookie though. He had fallen in love with Ada Wong during the Raccoon City incident, but after much heartache after she died, he had let go of her. Then he started developing feelings for Claire Redfield, a fellow survivor of Raccoon City. However, she was too distraught with what had happened in Antarctica and Steve Burnside that she hardly noticed his advances. Just as well, seeing as how he felt bad for hitting on someone that had just been through a rather painful experience.

Just when Leon thought he would never be able to find love again, she magically popped into his life.

Rebecca Chambers, the young medic that he had first met while on an airplane headed for Paris. He could still remember how cheerful she was, how she often talked to him, and how she held on to his arm for a long duration of the trip. It just occurred to him now that she had been holding on to his arm during the plane ride, since at the time he had been thinking about Claire.

Claire Redfield. The very name made him feel confused...first he was in love with her, and now....he wasn't. It had all changed when he had been a little too loud talking about Claire, which had woken up Rebecca from a rather unpleasant dream involving Albert Wesker. After talking for a bit, Rebecca gave Leon quite a shock when she got out of her bed and slipped into his bed. Amused, Rebecca showed him that the ceiling above her bed was leaking.

After realizing that Rebecca was right, he calmed down quite a bit. They got to talking and the next thing he knew, his arms were around Rebecca. Then there was a goodnight kiss and a quite a bit of lovey dovey material after they had woken up...

"Hey Leon?" Rebecca said with a smile, interrupting his thoughts, "Are you gonna order yet? Or are you having trouble reading the menu?"

Mumbling an apology, he went back to scanning through the menu, his cheeks faintly red as he hoped to find a picture of something edible.

'It's so cute and sweet how he's trying so hard to find something to eat...' she thought to herself with a soft smile, 'especially since he doesn't know a single word of French...'

Rebecca Chambers had taken quite a liking to Leon ever since she had met him on the plane. Jill and Carlos were on a ship headed towards Paris, while Chris and Claire were on a plane, so it was just Leon, Barry, and herself. Rebecca, not wanting to bother Barry seeing as how saddened he looked to once again leave his family, decided to sit next to the young cop she had heard helped Chris' sister Claire escape from Raccoon City.

She could still remember how he greeted her with his innocent smile. He was very friendly to her on the plane, and didn't seem to mind it at all when she had held on to his arm. He did seem preoccupied with something during the plane trip, which she later found out was probably about Claire.

When Barry had suggested that they take up separate rooms, Rebecca had chosen to be with Leon, later telling him that she had picked him because he was so much cuter then all the other guys. She blushed as she remembered last night and this morning, and how close the two had become in such a short time...

"Ah-ha! Success!" exclaimed Leon happily, as he showed her with pride that he had found the English side of the menu on the sixth page, "I found it! Ah-ha!"

"Hehe, and it only took you the last ten minutes since we got here." replied a grinning Rebecca as she winked.

Smiling happily at Rebecca, he pulled aside a waiter and ordered two orders of ordinary sausage, scrambled eggs, and, to try and taste some of Paris' culture, "French toast". The waiter took the menu abruptly, went into the kitchen, and came out with the food surprisingly fast.

"Wow...how did you get the food so fast?" asked Rebecca in disbelief.

"Oh, you Americans always order the same thing here, so we keep ten or so of these dishes in the back for your kind. It was funny the first few times, but after awhile, hearing someone order French Toast just makes me so very mad..." said the waiter, his eyebrow slightly twitching as he started to walk away, "Oh yes, and enjoy your meal."

Leon merely blushed and nodded, except this time it was from immense embarrassment.

Rebecca put her hand over her mouth to stop the giggles that were just begging to come out of her mouth.

"Hehe...you okay Leon?" Rebecca said, as she used her fork to pick up a sausage, "French Toast? Hehe, I can't believe you ordered that..."

"But but...what was I supposed to order then?" Leon argued, sounding as if he had made a great decision in selecting foods.

"Silly Leon...you're supposed to order something like...uh....like..." said Rebecca, as she struggled to remember any elegant French Food she could think of.

"Ah-ha! See! You don't know either! Hehe, so now you understand my predicament...it was either the toast, or the only other French food I know, which is escargot..." replied Leon with a shudder.

"What's escargot?" asked Rebecca, curious as to what it was that made Leon shudder.

"Snails." he replied plainly.

Rebecca shuddered at the thought of eating cooked snails, no matter how elegantly they were cooked or served.

"Thanks for ordering the toast then, Leon..." she said softly to him, thankful that he risked being embarrassed just so that they could eat something edible.

"You're welcome, Rebecca..." he said back to her softly, gazing into her eyes as he scooped up some eggs and ate it.

"Leon?" asked Rebecca, her tone changing to one that sounded like she was worried.

"Yeah?" he replied, wondering why she started to sound worried.

Pausing to think if it was appropriate to ask the question, she closed her eyes and then opened them, looking at him, wanting to know the absolute truth.

"Why...did you choose me over Claire?" she whispered, hoping that he would have an answer that was as nice as he was, "I...I heard you talking about her in last night...and this morning you could've...gone with her to breakfast instead of me...why...did you pick me...?"

Leon listened closely to what she was saying, and after she was done, he smiled at her, a gentle loving smile.

"Because..." he started to say, pausing a bit.

"Because what...?" she interrupted, hoping it was good.

"I think...wait...I know that...I'm..." said Leon, starting to stutter.

"What...?" she replied, sounding worried.

"I'm falling for you...I'm falling in love with you...." Leon finally managed to say, as he blushed more then he ever had in the last 2 days.

Rebecca looked across the table dumbfounded, blushing, surprised, shocked, and happy, all at the same time.

'Leon...is falling for me...?' she thought to herself happily, "Leon...is falling for me...'

'I hope she isn't freaked out by that...' Leon thought to himself, worried that she might just leave him right there on the spot.

"Rebecca...? Rebecca...you're not freaked out by that...right...?" he said with worry in his voice as he scooted his chair right next to Rebecca, "I...I...know that we've only been close for a few days now...but...when I'm with you, it's...it's...well...it's hard to explain...but..."

To his surprise, she cutely titled her head towards his and looked into his eyes, a look of happiness showing in her face, as if the huge grin wasn't already a dead give away. She put her arms around Leon, squeezing him tightly, her head on his shoulder, as she sighed happily.

"Thank you Leon..." she whispered into his her softly as she closed her eyes.

"Thank you for what, Rebecca?" asked a confused Leon, as he put his arms around her, enjoying the intimate moment between them.

"For everything..." she replied gently and lovingly, "Hey...you know what Leon?..."

"What?" he replied with a smile.

"I love you too..." she said with a grin, as she held on to her Leon tightly.

Smiling at her response, he held the young medic in his arms lovingly, happy that she felt the same way towards him. He couldn't believe how lucky he had gotten, nor did he ever expect that the young medic that he had met just mere days ago would become so dear and close to him in such a short amount of time.

He gazed into her eyes and, without another word, closed his eyes as he kissed her lovingly for the third time in 2 days.

As they kissed, it felt like everything was melting away. Umbrella...Raccoon City...all the worrying and the pain...just melted away into the kiss...

"Whoa, you were right sis!" exclaimed a young man's voice in surprise.

"I told you so." replied a younger woman's voice sheepishly.

"Huh?" said Leon and Rebecca in unison, as they pulled away a bit from their tender moment to find Chris and Claire standing right next to their table.

"So you two are an item now, huh?" said Chris with a wide grin, "What did you two do last night, anyways?"

"Hmph..." said Claire, as she muttered under her breath.

Leon and Rebecca, embarrassed beyond belief, simply blushed as they held on to each other, not wanting to let go.


-End of Chapter Three-


I hope you liked that as much as I enjoyed writing it. If you didn't already notice, this is the alternate beginning to Chapter Nine of "Even Fond Memories Can Come Back To Haunt You..." and has elements such as Leon's problem with the French menu and the waiter.

I really hope this wasn't too fluffy or anything @@;; I hope that Chapter Three retained the same feeling that was present in Chapter One and Two!

Anyways, I hope you all enjoyed Chapter Three! Thank you all for reading! And remember to review and tell me what you think!