Chapter 2
Leon & Ada stood in the shadows listening to Jill & Rick's conversation. Leon sighed & shook his head when the S.T.A.R.S had left.
"Perhaps not so easy? Though it's too late now." Ada said in an I-told- you-so manner.
"Just a pain that I didn't make it clean, although I didn't expect to. Still, I can't believe Rick sat listening to my conversation." Leon replied.
"Good job you didn't say much." Ada added.
"Hmm, well I've learnt not to." Leon replied.
"Good job too." Ada agreed.
They turned away from the base & headed back to their car. Ada paused & turned round to see a man stood behind them. Leon turned round as well, a flash of recognition & shock passed across his face.
"So, explain to me." The dark haired man ordered.
"Frankly Rick, it's none of your business." Leon replied.
"I disagree, friend. If you're doing something stupid it's everyone's business." Rick retorted.
"Leon left your group. He is no longer your concern." Ada said.
Rick looked dubiously at her & then brushed her comment aside.
"Look Kennedy, I'm not gonna stand around & let you ruin your life. What ever the reason is, it isn't good enough." Rick said.
"We have more visitors." Ada informed Leon. A minute later the S.T.A.R.S stepped into view. Shit! Like this guy wasn't enough. Damn it Wesker, I said this was a bad idea but would you listen, no. Ada sighed & looked across at Leon, not sure how he would cope with the confrontation.
"Leon, will you tell us, please?" A brown-haired woman asked & Ada recognized her as being the person she had thrown the rocket launcher to just before she had escaped from Raccoon City.
"I told you, I don't want to have to deal with this anymore. My life is ruined enough." Leon replied calmly.
"I don't believe that for a minute. Oh, who's this?" She continued, pointing at Ada.
"She isn't involved with this Claire, it doesn't matter." Leon replied.
"Enough! You've upset Claire a lot tonight, you're bloody lucky that you're still conscious right now. So quit lying & get answering." A man shouted, Ada thought it was Chris Redfield but could not be sure in the dim light.
"What is your problem? I'm not allowed a life of my own for Claire's sake? Screw that Chris. I've said all that needs to be said. I'm through with this." Leon retorted. Chris moved in to grab Leon but Ada moved in the way & as she had thought, he backed off again.
"Look lady, this doesn't concern you. Move aside." Chris said a little more calmly.
"Wrong. Leon is my business." Ada replied bluntly.
"That voice, I recognize it. Raccoon! You're the one that threw the launcher aren't you! Should I presume that you're Ada?" Claire asked.
Ada paused for a moment before answering, she didn't want to be involved in the catfight that was taking place.
"I'm afraid that you're mistaken miss." She said as normally as she could.
"You're the chick he was moping over? So he's leaving with you & whoever you represent." Rick said in a matter-of-fact way.
"Will you back off? I told you, she has nothing to do with this." Leon retorted spitefully.
"...Whatever." Came the simple reply.
Ada walked up to Leon & whispered in his ear. "(Time to go Leon, back up has arrived & we don't want to get in the middle of this.)"
Leon nodded & they both started walking away, just as someone was about to follow, the squad moved in & prevented them from following. Ada looked back at their enemy's confused faces & smiled, she then drove away from the group & returned to the base.
As soon as the car pulled away the soldiers that had confronted them started pulling back, though they never took their sight or weapons away from them. Five minutes later & it was all over. The group stood in disbelief. Chris was angry, there was no doubting that. Not only had Leon betrayed them, he stood there blatantly lying to them without the slightest care or worry, like none of them mattered to him. Chris couldn't understand how he had changed so much & from the look on his friend's face, he couldn't either. Chris turned to Claire to see how she had taken it, she was staring into space looking unhappy, though she seemed to be a little less confused than everyone else.
"He loves her you know, more than anything. This is the only way they can be together, he told me once, that the only reason he left Raccoon was because she had told him to, otherwise he would have stayed, he said he couldn't live without her." Claire said, staring blankly at where the car had been & ignoring everyone else. She sighed & looked at Chris before continuing. "Don't be angry with him, he has to follow his heart now that he knows she's alive. I don't mind so much now that I know why."
Chris looked at his little sister & nodded, glad that she was taking it as well as she was & not wanting to argue with her. Claire slowly made her way back to the car & everyone followed, though no one doubted that sleeping was going to be a very difficult task.
Leon & Ada stood in the shadows listening to Jill & Rick's conversation. Leon sighed & shook his head when the S.T.A.R.S had left.
"Perhaps not so easy? Though it's too late now." Ada said in an I-told- you-so manner.
"Just a pain that I didn't make it clean, although I didn't expect to. Still, I can't believe Rick sat listening to my conversation." Leon replied.
"Good job you didn't say much." Ada added.
"Hmm, well I've learnt not to." Leon replied.
"Good job too." Ada agreed.
They turned away from the base & headed back to their car. Ada paused & turned round to see a man stood behind them. Leon turned round as well, a flash of recognition & shock passed across his face.
"So, explain to me." The dark haired man ordered.
"Frankly Rick, it's none of your business." Leon replied.
"I disagree, friend. If you're doing something stupid it's everyone's business." Rick retorted.
"Leon left your group. He is no longer your concern." Ada said.
Rick looked dubiously at her & then brushed her comment aside.
"Look Kennedy, I'm not gonna stand around & let you ruin your life. What ever the reason is, it isn't good enough." Rick said.
"We have more visitors." Ada informed Leon. A minute later the S.T.A.R.S stepped into view. Shit! Like this guy wasn't enough. Damn it Wesker, I said this was a bad idea but would you listen, no. Ada sighed & looked across at Leon, not sure how he would cope with the confrontation.
"Leon, will you tell us, please?" A brown-haired woman asked & Ada recognized her as being the person she had thrown the rocket launcher to just before she had escaped from Raccoon City.
"I told you, I don't want to have to deal with this anymore. My life is ruined enough." Leon replied calmly.
"I don't believe that for a minute. Oh, who's this?" She continued, pointing at Ada.
"She isn't involved with this Claire, it doesn't matter." Leon replied.
"Enough! You've upset Claire a lot tonight, you're bloody lucky that you're still conscious right now. So quit lying & get answering." A man shouted, Ada thought it was Chris Redfield but could not be sure in the dim light.
"What is your problem? I'm not allowed a life of my own for Claire's sake? Screw that Chris. I've said all that needs to be said. I'm through with this." Leon retorted. Chris moved in to grab Leon but Ada moved in the way & as she had thought, he backed off again.
"Look lady, this doesn't concern you. Move aside." Chris said a little more calmly.
"Wrong. Leon is my business." Ada replied bluntly.
"That voice, I recognize it. Raccoon! You're the one that threw the launcher aren't you! Should I presume that you're Ada?" Claire asked.
Ada paused for a moment before answering, she didn't want to be involved in the catfight that was taking place.
"I'm afraid that you're mistaken miss." She said as normally as she could.
"You're the chick he was moping over? So he's leaving with you & whoever you represent." Rick said in a matter-of-fact way.
"Will you back off? I told you, she has nothing to do with this." Leon retorted spitefully.
"...Whatever." Came the simple reply.
Ada walked up to Leon & whispered in his ear. "(Time to go Leon, back up has arrived & we don't want to get in the middle of this.)"
Leon nodded & they both started walking away, just as someone was about to follow, the squad moved in & prevented them from following. Ada looked back at their enemy's confused faces & smiled, she then drove away from the group & returned to the base.
As soon as the car pulled away the soldiers that had confronted them started pulling back, though they never took their sight or weapons away from them. Five minutes later & it was all over. The group stood in disbelief. Chris was angry, there was no doubting that. Not only had Leon betrayed them, he stood there blatantly lying to them without the slightest care or worry, like none of them mattered to him. Chris couldn't understand how he had changed so much & from the look on his friend's face, he couldn't either. Chris turned to Claire to see how she had taken it, she was staring into space looking unhappy, though she seemed to be a little less confused than everyone else.
"He loves her you know, more than anything. This is the only way they can be together, he told me once, that the only reason he left Raccoon was because she had told him to, otherwise he would have stayed, he said he couldn't live without her." Claire said, staring blankly at where the car had been & ignoring everyone else. She sighed & looked at Chris before continuing. "Don't be angry with him, he has to follow his heart now that he knows she's alive. I don't mind so much now that I know why."
Chris looked at his little sister & nodded, glad that she was taking it as well as she was & not wanting to argue with her. Claire slowly made her way back to the car & everyone followed, though no one doubted that sleeping was going to be a very difficult task.