[resonance]
Chapter Seven
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Hee! I'm back. Gotta love writers block. It gives me time to play me video games. :P I'm an odd little duck, ain't I? I still have writers block, so if you guys have any iseas, be sure to tell me.
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"LEON, GET YOUR BUTT UP! YOUR GIRL FRIEND IS AWAKE!"
"SHE'S NOT MY GIRL FRIEND SHERRI, SO SHUT UP!" The response came from down the hall. The girl then turned back to Aya, who was still processing the events from before and now.
"If you want breakfast, all we have is Lucky Charms and stale doughnuts." She then walked out of the living room with a carton of orange juice stuck to her mouth, leaving Aya alone. That is, untill Leon sauttered in with nothing but the pair of jeans he wore yesterday.
"Fuck, my head.... Oh, hey Aya, if you want breakfast we have some Lucky Charms and nothing much else." Reaching down unexpectingly, he grabbed a pillow and threw it at the girl, causing her to drop the juice. "And she's NOT my GIRLFRIEND!"
"Dammit Leon! You made me drop my juice!"
"I told you not to drink out of the carton!" Leon yelled as he walked into the kitchen.
"Maybe if you cleaned some glasses instead of making out with your girlfriend, maybe I didn't have to."
"SHE'S NOT MY GIRLFRIEND!!!"
"Is this what you do on your days off?" Aya asked as Leon flicked the false gun to the side and pulled the trigger. He then turned the gun to the Tv and proceded to fire.
"Pretty much. Gotta stay sharp." Leon commented as guts flew off what was the Zombie's head.
"With....a video game..." She stated deadpan.
"Yep! Much more effective and quicker than that set up in M.I.S.T."
"House of the Dead 2."
"Yep."
".....I want to play! Do you have another gun?" Aya asked, taking another sip of her warm pepsi. Pausing the game, Leon threw his head back.
"Sherri! Let Aya use your light gun!"
"It's in the entertainment center below the tapes!" The blond yelled from her room. Aya then proceeded to dig though the entertainment center and finally produced a light gun.
"Let me finish this level then I'll reset the game." Leon then unpaused the game and continued his bloody mayham. "Okay, here's what you need to know. Shoot outside the screen to reload, head shots are worth more points. Avoid civilians or you'll lose a life. Save the right ones, however, and you'll gain one. Also shoot at barrels and containers, cuz they also have lifes." Aya just staired in silence as Leon coninued to play, beaking every so often to shoot outside the sceen.
"Leon?" She finally spoke.
"Hmm....?"
"What was it like in Raccoon?" Leon paused the game once more.
"I thought you wanted to play?"
".............."
"Here," Leon then pressed the 'power' button twice on the console and plugged in her gun. "Let's play, alright. I don't want to talk about it."
"Why do you avoid me when I want to talk about it?"
"Because I don't want to talk about it. It wasn't fun! It wasn't interesting! I haven't been totally myself after it happened. So, I don't want to talk about it."
"I tell you about what it was like in New York......."
"......"
"It wasn't fun either. It hurt more emotionally than it did physically. Despite of it all, I learned more about myself. After what happened, I let.....myself lie dormant, but after Nevada, I discovered I couldn't run away from what happened anymore, because what happened was now apart of me, nomatter if liked it or not. It's a part of me and there's nothing I can do to return myself back to what I was before New York."
"Well, me and Sherri didn't learn shit about ourselves. Nothing good came out of it. I had a happy life before Raccoon, so did Sherri. She had a family, I had a future! That was taken away the second I stepped into that damned city. I learned that I'm practicly worthless in protecting the ones I care about. It's a part of ME and god help the person who needs me, because I'll have to fail them."
"What if I need you?"
"......"
"We're partners now Leon! Like it or not, I will depend of you, because I trust you. Ada never trusted you, never depended on you, so you can't say you'll fail with me."
"Aya....."
"What is it Leon?"
"I'll try not to let you down......"
Aya simply smiled. "That's nice to know Leon." She then noticed Leon stepping closer to her. "Le....Leon...?" She stuttered only to have Leon's fingers carress her cheek and cup her face moments before his lips settled on hers. Her Eyes stayed wide open in shock. He's.....he's.........!!! Finally, Aya settled and leaned into him, wrapping her arms around his neck, letting Leon deepen the kiss. All of a sudden, Leon pulled away and touched his mouth. Aya was in a bit of a shock as well.
"I'm sorry....." He murmered and walked into his room. After a moment or two, Aya followed to find him laying on his bed with a pillow over his face.
"Leon.....are you crying?" Leon jolted up quickly to stare at her.
"NO, I'M NOT CRYING!" He yelled in disbelief. "Last night, I cried because I was scared to shit! That doesn't mean I'm a crybaby or something! Damn!" Leon cursed and flopped back down on the bed. "I'm really sorry about that Aya. I really shouldn't have done that." Aya in responce, flopped down next to him and stared at the ceiling.
"You're very emotional, aren't you Leon." That caused Leon to smerk.
"Gezz, how could you tell?" Aya then slid so she rested on his body. "Call it....a hunch." She chuckled. Aya then leaned down to kiss him once more, just a moment, before she pulled away.
"So....what does this mean?" He asked as he brushed strands away from her face.
"I really don't know. I haven't been in a relationship in a long time Leon. I really don't know if I really want to be in one."
"Do you want me to back off?" Aya shook her head.
"No....just..let's go slow.....not go into extremes untill I decide what I want." Aya bowed her head. "Give me time, and....yeah..back off a bit."
"Okay, I can do that.." He wispered and kissed her hair, running his hands softly over her back as they lay there, staring at the celing.