Unexpected Happenings
Author's Note: I feel inspired to update frequently. So if you're reading this story I won't leave you hanging. Now on with the story.
Chapter 3- Dinner Time
" Claire, are you almost done? We have to be there at seven." Leon was tying his shoes while looking at the bathroom door.
Claire responded in sarcastically sweet voice. "Leon, patience is a virtue."
" Women have no patience." Leon retorted, not realizing had said that out loud. Sherry stopped combing her hair and turned away from the mirror. She gave Leon a dirty look. Leon had just finished adjusting his collar when noticed the look Sherry was giving him.
" What?" She rolled her eyes and thought back to something her mom had told her a long time ago.
Annette has just finished giving Sherry the talk about the birds and the bees. She had understood everything quite well. Before leaving the room, Annette had told her something she would remember for life.
"Sherry, don't assume all men are dogs because they aren't. They're just all idiots."
Sherry smiled at the memory of her mother. " Mom doesn't know just how right she was."
Finally Claire stepped out of the bathroom to reveal herself. She wore her hair down, letting it flow down over her shoulders. Her dress was a deep shade of red, almost like blood, and she had heels to match.
" So, how do you two like it?" She looked at the two to see their reaction. Sherry nodded as if she approved, Leon on the other hand was speechless.
" Well, what do you think Leon?" She turned around to show herself.
"Wow." Leon kicked himself mentally for using a one-word vocabulary.
" Hey Leon come here for a second." Sherry gestured for him to come to her. Claire went back into the bathroom to put the finishing touches to her make up.
" Yeah what is it?'
" Why don't you escort Claire down to the restaurant?"
Leon agreed. " That's not a bad idea Sherry."
" I know, now let's go."
Leon opened the door and prepared to step out.
"Claire, we're going." She gave him an offhand "Okay."
Sherry shook her head and grabbed Leon by the ear. Leon winced.
" Hey what the hell are you doing?"
Sherry was getting annoyed with him. " You're supposed to wait and then escort her dumbass."
" Yeah yeah, I wasn't going anywhere."
" What are you two up to?" Claire was standing at the door with a smirk on her face. Sherry put on her sweetest smile. " Oh nothing. Let's go."
" Care to be escorted to dinner, Miss Redfield." Leon tried hard not to sound too corny.
Claire smiled while thinking to herself, ' This is unbelievable.'
" Why yes Leon, thank you." She looped her right arm around his left.
Leon smiled trying to shake off the nervousness he had. When Claire took a step to get closer to him the nervousness went away. For some reason it just felt right.
"Shall we?" Leon gestured to the flight of stairs leading to the restaurant. Claire in turn nodded and they started walking.
On the way there Leon and Claire were being stared at for a variety of reasons. First, they were involved in saving the world, they both looked sophisticated, and to state simply fine as hell. Both of them we're getting checked out by other passengers.
" All of these eyes are started to make me nervous." Leon said from the side of his mouth.
"No kidding."
Finally they arrived. Leon turned to see Carlos, Becky, and Sherry talking.
Carlos turned to Leon. " I see the two of you have gotten a little closer." Claire blushed as did Leon. Becky eased the tension. "Leave them alone Carlos, I'm sure Leon was just being a gentlemen." Claire nodded.
"He was. Come on let's go. I'm starving. We haven't eating since morning."
Sherry walked behind Leon and Claire and started to push them into the restaurant. "Come on you two." Carlos and Rebecca followed.
Leon was greeted by a hostess. She looked like she had seen better days.
" How are you all this evening? Do you have any reservations?"
" Yes, we are all here on the behalf of the Redfield party." Leon gestured to the rest of the group.
" Ah yes, for seven o' clock, right this way."
The hostess showed the group to the table where Chris and Jill were waiting.
Leon wanted to make a good impression on Claire so he pulled out a chair for her and made her feel all nice and stuff.
" Thank you Leon."
" Don't mention it." Leon looked to see Sherry looking at him as if she was expecting something. He pulled out a chair for Sherry also.
" Thanks Leon. You're doing a great job. Keep it up" Leon glanced at Claire who was making small talk with Jill.
" God she's beautiful." He didn't mind to express his thoughts out loud.
" What was that Leon?" Chris was sitting next to him.
" I said God I hate theses menus."
After about 5 minutes the hostess came back and took everyone's order.
The topic of discussion was the day after they had defeated Umbrella and threw a huge victory party. It was at this party Carlos and Rebecca had pretty much hooked up. Chris and Jill and Barry were in their own little S.T.A.R.S world getting as drunk as they possible could. Leon and Claire were having a time at the kaoraoke bar singing old 80's music on stage. Leon had gotten piss drunk and fell off the stage.
Jill was having a time embarrassing Leon. " Remember what he said after he fell off." Chris was laughing like crazy. Carlos finished. " He said " What's it like to fall on your ass cause I can't feel mine." And then he started laughing until he passed out."
Leon laughed at the situation because it was funny. And because he couldn't remember a damn thing.
" At least we beat those bastards. And we all survived. I want to toast to this new life without monster viruses and assholes like Wesker." Leon put his glass in the air and the rest followed suit.
" Here here."
The hostess returned yet again with the food. Wasting no time the survivors began to devour their meals. Rebecca and Carlos exchanged a few bites of each others food making Chris, Leon, and Sherry shake their head again. Chris spoke for the rest of the group. " Will you two stop that? Sheesh."
Rebecca looked at Chris and Carlos gave him the finger and added his own reply. " Hey I wasn't complaining about all of those moans coming out of you and Jill's room. Jill's eyes bulged and she practically choked on her steak. Sherry grinned with the best of them. " Oh this is getting too good."
Claire looked over to see Leon smirking at the two couples then he turned his head to her. He turned his head back just as quickly the moment they made eye contact. She reached over to touch him. " Hey Leon."
He turned back around. Only this time he was a little more brave. " Yeah."
" Shouldn't we be a tag team along with the other couples? I mean we're the odd ones out here." She glanced at Chris and Jill trying to be civil but failing miserably. Leon agreed. " Yeah, but I thought we were already a team?" Claire blushed. Sherry saw this but didn't say anything because the feud between the couples was beginning to die down.
" What should we do tomorrow? Maybe there's a casino on this boat." Leon asked.
Claire was a little surprised. " I didn't take you for a gambler Leon."
" Well, that's a side of me I let few people see. But since you're Claire I'll make an exception."
" Okay then, it's a date." Leon nodded in agreement.
" It's a date." He felt the kind of peace with oneself when you get high. Is it possible to feel that way without being high? Leon brushed the thought off.
Finally, the feud had ended. Chris and Jill had paid and said their goodnights. Carlos and Rebecca did the same. Claire, Leon, and Sherry went back to their rooms.
Leon was ready to fall out on the floor. Claire and Sherry were going into the bathroom one at a time to change into their sleeping clothes. Leon then went in. When he came out, he noticed Claire on one bed and Sherry on the other.
" Just like old times eh?" Leon said.
Sherry turned off the lamp on her side of the room. " Yeah, goodnight Leon and Claire."
Claire and Leon both looked at her. " Night, Sherry."
" Um, could you pass me a pillow?" Leon pointed to the pillow next to Claire.
" Why?" Claire asked confused.
Leon had taken an extra blanket and had laid it out on the floor. " I'm sleeping on the floor."
" Oh come on Leon, this is a King size bed, it's meant for one or "two" people. You can sleep in the bed if you want." She patted the empty spot next to her.
" If you say so." Leon cleaned up his area off the floor and got into the bed. Claire reached over to turn off her lamp. " Night Leon."
Leon had his back turned to her so she didn't see the gigantic smile on his face. " Night, Claire."
Author's Note: So how was that? I think I'm getting better with each chapter I do. Review Review. Oh please review. Hopefully Leon will take the advice he gave Chris and use it to his advantage. We'll see. Alrighty then.
Author's Note: I feel inspired to update frequently. So if you're reading this story I won't leave you hanging. Now on with the story.
Chapter 3- Dinner Time
" Claire, are you almost done? We have to be there at seven." Leon was tying his shoes while looking at the bathroom door.
Claire responded in sarcastically sweet voice. "Leon, patience is a virtue."
" Women have no patience." Leon retorted, not realizing had said that out loud. Sherry stopped combing her hair and turned away from the mirror. She gave Leon a dirty look. Leon had just finished adjusting his collar when noticed the look Sherry was giving him.
" What?" She rolled her eyes and thought back to something her mom had told her a long time ago.
Annette has just finished giving Sherry the talk about the birds and the bees. She had understood everything quite well. Before leaving the room, Annette had told her something she would remember for life.
"Sherry, don't assume all men are dogs because they aren't. They're just all idiots."
Sherry smiled at the memory of her mother. " Mom doesn't know just how right she was."
Finally Claire stepped out of the bathroom to reveal herself. She wore her hair down, letting it flow down over her shoulders. Her dress was a deep shade of red, almost like blood, and she had heels to match.
" So, how do you two like it?" She looked at the two to see their reaction. Sherry nodded as if she approved, Leon on the other hand was speechless.
" Well, what do you think Leon?" She turned around to show herself.
"Wow." Leon kicked himself mentally for using a one-word vocabulary.
" Hey Leon come here for a second." Sherry gestured for him to come to her. Claire went back into the bathroom to put the finishing touches to her make up.
" Yeah what is it?'
" Why don't you escort Claire down to the restaurant?"
Leon agreed. " That's not a bad idea Sherry."
" I know, now let's go."
Leon opened the door and prepared to step out.
"Claire, we're going." She gave him an offhand "Okay."
Sherry shook her head and grabbed Leon by the ear. Leon winced.
" Hey what the hell are you doing?"
Sherry was getting annoyed with him. " You're supposed to wait and then escort her dumbass."
" Yeah yeah, I wasn't going anywhere."
" What are you two up to?" Claire was standing at the door with a smirk on her face. Sherry put on her sweetest smile. " Oh nothing. Let's go."
" Care to be escorted to dinner, Miss Redfield." Leon tried hard not to sound too corny.
Claire smiled while thinking to herself, ' This is unbelievable.'
" Why yes Leon, thank you." She looped her right arm around his left.
Leon smiled trying to shake off the nervousness he had. When Claire took a step to get closer to him the nervousness went away. For some reason it just felt right.
"Shall we?" Leon gestured to the flight of stairs leading to the restaurant. Claire in turn nodded and they started walking.
On the way there Leon and Claire were being stared at for a variety of reasons. First, they were involved in saving the world, they both looked sophisticated, and to state simply fine as hell. Both of them we're getting checked out by other passengers.
" All of these eyes are started to make me nervous." Leon said from the side of his mouth.
"No kidding."
Finally they arrived. Leon turned to see Carlos, Becky, and Sherry talking.
Carlos turned to Leon. " I see the two of you have gotten a little closer." Claire blushed as did Leon. Becky eased the tension. "Leave them alone Carlos, I'm sure Leon was just being a gentlemen." Claire nodded.
"He was. Come on let's go. I'm starving. We haven't eating since morning."
Sherry walked behind Leon and Claire and started to push them into the restaurant. "Come on you two." Carlos and Rebecca followed.
Leon was greeted by a hostess. She looked like she had seen better days.
" How are you all this evening? Do you have any reservations?"
" Yes, we are all here on the behalf of the Redfield party." Leon gestured to the rest of the group.
" Ah yes, for seven o' clock, right this way."
The hostess showed the group to the table where Chris and Jill were waiting.
Leon wanted to make a good impression on Claire so he pulled out a chair for her and made her feel all nice and stuff.
" Thank you Leon."
" Don't mention it." Leon looked to see Sherry looking at him as if she was expecting something. He pulled out a chair for Sherry also.
" Thanks Leon. You're doing a great job. Keep it up" Leon glanced at Claire who was making small talk with Jill.
" God she's beautiful." He didn't mind to express his thoughts out loud.
" What was that Leon?" Chris was sitting next to him.
" I said God I hate theses menus."
After about 5 minutes the hostess came back and took everyone's order.
The topic of discussion was the day after they had defeated Umbrella and threw a huge victory party. It was at this party Carlos and Rebecca had pretty much hooked up. Chris and Jill and Barry were in their own little S.T.A.R.S world getting as drunk as they possible could. Leon and Claire were having a time at the kaoraoke bar singing old 80's music on stage. Leon had gotten piss drunk and fell off the stage.
Jill was having a time embarrassing Leon. " Remember what he said after he fell off." Chris was laughing like crazy. Carlos finished. " He said " What's it like to fall on your ass cause I can't feel mine." And then he started laughing until he passed out."
Leon laughed at the situation because it was funny. And because he couldn't remember a damn thing.
" At least we beat those bastards. And we all survived. I want to toast to this new life without monster viruses and assholes like Wesker." Leon put his glass in the air and the rest followed suit.
" Here here."
The hostess returned yet again with the food. Wasting no time the survivors began to devour their meals. Rebecca and Carlos exchanged a few bites of each others food making Chris, Leon, and Sherry shake their head again. Chris spoke for the rest of the group. " Will you two stop that? Sheesh."
Rebecca looked at Chris and Carlos gave him the finger and added his own reply. " Hey I wasn't complaining about all of those moans coming out of you and Jill's room. Jill's eyes bulged and she practically choked on her steak. Sherry grinned with the best of them. " Oh this is getting too good."
Claire looked over to see Leon smirking at the two couples then he turned his head to her. He turned his head back just as quickly the moment they made eye contact. She reached over to touch him. " Hey Leon."
He turned back around. Only this time he was a little more brave. " Yeah."
" Shouldn't we be a tag team along with the other couples? I mean we're the odd ones out here." She glanced at Chris and Jill trying to be civil but failing miserably. Leon agreed. " Yeah, but I thought we were already a team?" Claire blushed. Sherry saw this but didn't say anything because the feud between the couples was beginning to die down.
" What should we do tomorrow? Maybe there's a casino on this boat." Leon asked.
Claire was a little surprised. " I didn't take you for a gambler Leon."
" Well, that's a side of me I let few people see. But since you're Claire I'll make an exception."
" Okay then, it's a date." Leon nodded in agreement.
" It's a date." He felt the kind of peace with oneself when you get high. Is it possible to feel that way without being high? Leon brushed the thought off.
Finally, the feud had ended. Chris and Jill had paid and said their goodnights. Carlos and Rebecca did the same. Claire, Leon, and Sherry went back to their rooms.
Leon was ready to fall out on the floor. Claire and Sherry were going into the bathroom one at a time to change into their sleeping clothes. Leon then went in. When he came out, he noticed Claire on one bed and Sherry on the other.
" Just like old times eh?" Leon said.
Sherry turned off the lamp on her side of the room. " Yeah, goodnight Leon and Claire."
Claire and Leon both looked at her. " Night, Sherry."
" Um, could you pass me a pillow?" Leon pointed to the pillow next to Claire.
" Why?" Claire asked confused.
Leon had taken an extra blanket and had laid it out on the floor. " I'm sleeping on the floor."
" Oh come on Leon, this is a King size bed, it's meant for one or "two" people. You can sleep in the bed if you want." She patted the empty spot next to her.
" If you say so." Leon cleaned up his area off the floor and got into the bed. Claire reached over to turn off her lamp. " Night Leon."
Leon had his back turned to her so she didn't see the gigantic smile on his face. " Night, Claire."
Author's Note: So how was that? I think I'm getting better with each chapter I do. Review Review. Oh please review. Hopefully Leon will take the advice he gave Chris and use it to his advantage. We'll see. Alrighty then.