Miracles Do Happen
Author's Note: Hey, I'm back. Last chapter was different huh? Well, now the plot is set. Will Leon pull through? What about his partner Dwayne? You find out something in this chapter. Enjoy.
Chapter 15- What Must Be Done
Rinnngggg!
" For God's sake, it's almost 2 o'clock in the morning." Jill moaned as she reached over Chris and grabbed the phone. Chris just grunted and rolled over.
" Hello?" She asked grumpily. Claire was sniffing on the other line. " I just got a call about Leon Jill. He's been shot and apparently burned. He's in intensive care. He may not live." Jill gasped as she took in what Claire had just said.
" Oh no. Claire, I'm so sorry. Let me wake Chris up. I'm on the way, okay." Claire muttered a desolate yes before hanging up. Jill sat back and just stared into nothingness. She had just seen Leon before he had proposed to Claire and now this. Her heart went out to her sister in-law. She had wanted to see Claire and Leon get together since she first saw them work together on a crusade of theirs. They just looked good together. And acted like it. So when they finally did hook up in the Bahamas, Jill was extremely happy for them. And now this. Jill sadly turned to Chris and shook him.
" Chris? Chris?" She said softly. Chris opened his eyes and turned around to see Jill looking at him saddened by something.
" What's wrong Jill?" Chris asked as he sat up. Jill just sighed.
" Claire just called. Leon's in the hospital." Chris rubbed his eyes
" What? In the hospital. What happened?" Chris asked as he sat up and turned on the lamp. Jill shook her head.
" I don't know. Claire said he had gotten shot and he had some serious burns. Some were life threatening." Chris' head fell.
" No. This has to be eating Claire up bad. He just proposed to her yesterday." Chris said. Jill rested her head on his shoulder.
' Yeah, I know. But we just have to have faith. Leon's strong. He can beat this." Chris nodded.
" Come on Jill. Let's go see my baby sister." With that, Chris gave Jill a kiss on the forehead and went into the bathroom to throw on some clothes. Jill slowly got and followed suit.
Back to Claire and Sherry
Claire and Sherry had called Rebecca and Carlos and now they all sat in the living room waiting for Chris and Jill. Upon hearing the news Rebecca simply gasped in shock and Carlos hung his head. It was still hard to believe. It was ironic they survived Umbrella and the many monsters that came with it only for one of them to be fighting for his life because of a human being.
It was quiet for about 10 minutes until a doorbell ring broke the silence. Sherry got up from her spot by Claire on the sofa and went to open the door. " Hey, Sherry." Jill said as she stepped in with Chris following behind her. Sherry just nodded.
" Hi, Jill and Chris." Chris looked into the living room to see Rebecca and Carlos simply holding each other. They were obviously still in shock. Claire was sitting on the sofa just staring into nothing. Like she was deep in thought. Chris could tell by her puffy red eyes that she had been all cried out. Chris frowned at the sight of his sister. He hated to see her this way.
" Claire." He attempted to gain her attention. Claire slowly turned her attention to him. She got up and hugged him as hard as she could.
" I can't lose him Chris. We've been through too much. I just can't." Claire poured her feelings into Chris' shoulder. Chris just continued to comfort her.
" I know. Come on, let's go see him." With that everyone made their way to the door and down to the car.
Chris suggested that Claire ride with him and Jill and Sherry rode with Becca and Carlos. She didn't mind though. She played with Juliana in the backseat to keep her mind off of things.
" I sure hope he pulls through this. I mean, Leon been in worse before. But this is crazy." Carlos said as he was driving. He was just as upset. Ever since he met Leon the two of them had always been cool. Especially since at first both of them were on Chris' hit list. Sherry just sighed in the backseat.
" I do too. Leon's like my brother. And if the thought of losing him hurts me, it must be killing Claire."
Rebecca decided to stay silent during the conversation. She too was thinking about Leon's well being. Hell, she remembered when she first met him.
It was after Chris and Barry had finally arranged for everyone to get together. She had been the first to arrive at their safehouse and Leon had shown up right after. She had thought he was kinda cute when he first walked through the door looking nervous as ever.
" Hey, I'm Rebecca." Leon smiled at her and held his hand out. " Leon"
From there the two went to sit in the living room and talk about what they had been through. Afterwards, they ended up talking about everything else including their love for video games. Eventually though, all that ended when Jill and Carlos stepped in.
"Looks like some others have arrived." Leon chuckled. He and Rebecca had just finished talking about the most embarrassing thing they had ever done. Rebecca turned around only to see Jill and some Hispanic guy next to her. Rebecca was about to go and hug her long time friend but the stranger standing next to her had taken her breath away.
Snapping back into the present Rebecca smiled at the memory. " And look where my eyes have brought me to now." Rebecca joked as she glanced at Carlos' profile. She put her hand on top of his. Carlos just smiled. Sherry noticed this and smiled. It made her think about the Bahamas. And Adam.
At the Hospital
" Hi, I'm Claire Redfield. A Dr. Levy told me to ask for him when I arrived." Claire told the receptionist. After dialing a number and engaging in a brief conversation the receptionist looked up.
" Ah, yes. You can wait here. He's on the way." Claire told her thank you.
" You feeling any better Claire?" Chris asked. She nodded weakly. From there everyone just waited in silence until a doctor walked up to them. He greeted them.
" Hi, I'm Dr. Levy. I suppose you are the one I spoke with on the phone." He asked looking at Claire. She nodded.
" Yes. Dr. Levy, where is Leon now?" He looked at her thoughtfully and glanced at her company.
" He's resting in intensive care. We just finished giving him his transfusion. He pulled through very well if I must say so myself. But we are worried about his burns and the damage he has taken to his vertebral column. His partner isn't doing much better than he is." Dr. Levy explained.
" Dwayne's here too? What happened?" Claire said shocked. She wanted to know what was going on. Now. Dr. Levy nodded.
" All I was informed was that Kennedy and Jacksone were injured on duty. I really do not know the details. Well, Miss Redfield, let me show you the way." From there Claire and the others followed. Dr. Levy noticed this and turned around.
" I'm sorry. I can only permit family at this time. You all will have to wait." He started to explain but Carlos cut him off.
" Please Doctor. We are his family. Leon hasn't anyone else close at home." Dr. Levy looked at the Hispanic man and saw his pleading stare. He agreed with a sigh.
" Okay, you may pass. I just feel like it's the right thing to do." Claire gave him a smile and Jill muttered a Thank You as they passed him.
After showing the door to Leon's room, Dr. Levy turned to Claire.
" Here is the room. He's still in critical condition and still unconscious so he can't hear you. But he does have an iron will. I believe he'll pull through this. I'll leave you all to sit with him." With that, he turned around and slowly shut the door.
Carlos looked at Leon's broken form on the bed. He was covered in bandages and the blemishes from the burns and bruises were still evident. He shook his head. Carlos stood in fromt of Leon.
" Damn Leon. You were always a hothead when it came to serve and protect. You was just doing what you loved. And now you here. I can't see you giving up. You never did. Always found a way to get out of stuff. You can't lose man." Carlos expressed quietly to Leon's unaware form. No body said anything. They just let Carlos be alone with his thoughts for a second. Eventually Rebecca pulled him into an embrace as he beginning to let some tears go. She knew how close Carlos and Leon had become since Umbrella. Their friendship had only gotten stronger since then. Next. Sherry and Claire went up to him. Sherry spoke first.
" Hey Leon. You better wake up soon. We still got some scores to settle. The Playstation's waiting on ya. I'll be ready. I know you can hear me. You can do it you big jerk." Sherry laughed a short bit before crying a little. Jill just comforted her. Chris looked at Claire who was just staring. He realized that she wanted to be alone with him.
" Come on, let's leave Claire alone for a while huh?" Every just nodded and filed out. Chris turned back to Claire as he was about to shut the dour
" You need us, we're gonna be right out here okay sis?" Chris told her. Claire just nodded. With that Chris shut the door.
Claire looked at the door shut and just continued to stare. All of the day's moments just rushed into her head. Waking up, saying bye to Leon, bowling, coming home, waiting for Leon, the phone call. Claire was shocked from it all. Just yesterday, he had proposed. She took a glance at the ring on her finger and then finally at Leon.
" How can you do this to me? About to get yourself killed a day after you proposed to me? You know more than anybody else how many times I've had to suffer a guilty conscious over all the deaths I've seen. Now, I have to sit here knowing that you're this close to dying. Or that you'll never wake up again. Leon, why does always happen to us? Why does something always have to mess up our happiness? Why?" Claire poured her soul out to him before collapsing on Leon's chest and sobbing away. She could stop thinking about her past with him. The night she met him, how she ignored him after her return, her persuading Chris to trust him and Carlos, taking down Umbrella, and how could she forget the Bahamas. Claire rose her head up from his chest and sighed.
" I love you." That was it plain and simple. That's all she needed him to know now. Getting up, Claire kissed him on the forehead and went to go get Chris and the others.
Chris and Jill were sleeping as were Carlos and Rebecca. Sherry was rocking Juliana back and forth. She looked up as she saw Claire walk out of the room.
" Wake Chris up Sherry. Tell him I'm going to stay here. He can go home." Sherry poked Chris in the face before he started slapping her hand away. Jill awoke from Chris' sudden movenment.
" Chris, Claire says she's going to stay. You can go home now." Chris rubbed his eyes and looked at Claire.
" Are you sure? Me and Jill will stay til morning if you like. I'm sure Carlos and Becky won't mind." Claire just dismissed him with a wave of her hand.
" Yeah, I'm sure. Go ahead, I'll be fine. There's a big comfy chair in here." Claire stated. Chris gave her one more look before getting up and hugging her.
" Okay, you get you some sleep. Me and Jill will be back here tomorrow. Carlos, Becca let's go." Chris said as he pinched their noses together. Jill chuckled although she was still sleepy. " Sherry, you wanna drive.? I'm beat." Chris asked. Sherry's eyes lit up. She had been itching to drive Chris' car for a while now.
" Okay. Let's go." Sherry then went over to Claire and gave her a long hug.
" Don't worry yourself Claire. Leon's gonna be okay. I just know it." Sherry told her as she let go. Claire nodded and smiled at Sherry.
" I know he will."
After Chris and the gang headed home Claire walked back into the room and sat down in the chair, She just waited for about a good 10 minutes to see if Leon would wake up. When nothing happened Claire just sighed. She looked in the closet and grabbed a blanket and sat back in the chair. Sitting Indian-style in the seat she let sleep take over her. She wrapped her blanket around herself tighter hoping that she dream she was in Leon's arms.
Author's Note: I finished the chapter. Ha! We started school stoday which sucks. I really hate getting up in the morning. Anyway, that's another chapter for you all. Please read and review so I can look stupid at the computer with a smile on my face. Tek, this chapter's for you since we both had to start school today. Hope you all enjoyed it. Until next time.
Author's Note: Hey, I'm back. Last chapter was different huh? Well, now the plot is set. Will Leon pull through? What about his partner Dwayne? You find out something in this chapter. Enjoy.
Chapter 15- What Must Be Done
Rinnngggg!
" For God's sake, it's almost 2 o'clock in the morning." Jill moaned as she reached over Chris and grabbed the phone. Chris just grunted and rolled over.
" Hello?" She asked grumpily. Claire was sniffing on the other line. " I just got a call about Leon Jill. He's been shot and apparently burned. He's in intensive care. He may not live." Jill gasped as she took in what Claire had just said.
" Oh no. Claire, I'm so sorry. Let me wake Chris up. I'm on the way, okay." Claire muttered a desolate yes before hanging up. Jill sat back and just stared into nothingness. She had just seen Leon before he had proposed to Claire and now this. Her heart went out to her sister in-law. She had wanted to see Claire and Leon get together since she first saw them work together on a crusade of theirs. They just looked good together. And acted like it. So when they finally did hook up in the Bahamas, Jill was extremely happy for them. And now this. Jill sadly turned to Chris and shook him.
" Chris? Chris?" She said softly. Chris opened his eyes and turned around to see Jill looking at him saddened by something.
" What's wrong Jill?" Chris asked as he sat up. Jill just sighed.
" Claire just called. Leon's in the hospital." Chris rubbed his eyes
" What? In the hospital. What happened?" Chris asked as he sat up and turned on the lamp. Jill shook her head.
" I don't know. Claire said he had gotten shot and he had some serious burns. Some were life threatening." Chris' head fell.
" No. This has to be eating Claire up bad. He just proposed to her yesterday." Chris said. Jill rested her head on his shoulder.
' Yeah, I know. But we just have to have faith. Leon's strong. He can beat this." Chris nodded.
" Come on Jill. Let's go see my baby sister." With that, Chris gave Jill a kiss on the forehead and went into the bathroom to throw on some clothes. Jill slowly got and followed suit.
Back to Claire and Sherry
Claire and Sherry had called Rebecca and Carlos and now they all sat in the living room waiting for Chris and Jill. Upon hearing the news Rebecca simply gasped in shock and Carlos hung his head. It was still hard to believe. It was ironic they survived Umbrella and the many monsters that came with it only for one of them to be fighting for his life because of a human being.
It was quiet for about 10 minutes until a doorbell ring broke the silence. Sherry got up from her spot by Claire on the sofa and went to open the door. " Hey, Sherry." Jill said as she stepped in with Chris following behind her. Sherry just nodded.
" Hi, Jill and Chris." Chris looked into the living room to see Rebecca and Carlos simply holding each other. They were obviously still in shock. Claire was sitting on the sofa just staring into nothing. Like she was deep in thought. Chris could tell by her puffy red eyes that she had been all cried out. Chris frowned at the sight of his sister. He hated to see her this way.
" Claire." He attempted to gain her attention. Claire slowly turned her attention to him. She got up and hugged him as hard as she could.
" I can't lose him Chris. We've been through too much. I just can't." Claire poured her feelings into Chris' shoulder. Chris just continued to comfort her.
" I know. Come on, let's go see him." With that everyone made their way to the door and down to the car.
Chris suggested that Claire ride with him and Jill and Sherry rode with Becca and Carlos. She didn't mind though. She played with Juliana in the backseat to keep her mind off of things.
" I sure hope he pulls through this. I mean, Leon been in worse before. But this is crazy." Carlos said as he was driving. He was just as upset. Ever since he met Leon the two of them had always been cool. Especially since at first both of them were on Chris' hit list. Sherry just sighed in the backseat.
" I do too. Leon's like my brother. And if the thought of losing him hurts me, it must be killing Claire."
Rebecca decided to stay silent during the conversation. She too was thinking about Leon's well being. Hell, she remembered when she first met him.
It was after Chris and Barry had finally arranged for everyone to get together. She had been the first to arrive at their safehouse and Leon had shown up right after. She had thought he was kinda cute when he first walked through the door looking nervous as ever.
" Hey, I'm Rebecca." Leon smiled at her and held his hand out. " Leon"
From there the two went to sit in the living room and talk about what they had been through. Afterwards, they ended up talking about everything else including their love for video games. Eventually though, all that ended when Jill and Carlos stepped in.
"Looks like some others have arrived." Leon chuckled. He and Rebecca had just finished talking about the most embarrassing thing they had ever done. Rebecca turned around only to see Jill and some Hispanic guy next to her. Rebecca was about to go and hug her long time friend but the stranger standing next to her had taken her breath away.
Snapping back into the present Rebecca smiled at the memory. " And look where my eyes have brought me to now." Rebecca joked as she glanced at Carlos' profile. She put her hand on top of his. Carlos just smiled. Sherry noticed this and smiled. It made her think about the Bahamas. And Adam.
At the Hospital
" Hi, I'm Claire Redfield. A Dr. Levy told me to ask for him when I arrived." Claire told the receptionist. After dialing a number and engaging in a brief conversation the receptionist looked up.
" Ah, yes. You can wait here. He's on the way." Claire told her thank you.
" You feeling any better Claire?" Chris asked. She nodded weakly. From there everyone just waited in silence until a doctor walked up to them. He greeted them.
" Hi, I'm Dr. Levy. I suppose you are the one I spoke with on the phone." He asked looking at Claire. She nodded.
" Yes. Dr. Levy, where is Leon now?" He looked at her thoughtfully and glanced at her company.
" He's resting in intensive care. We just finished giving him his transfusion. He pulled through very well if I must say so myself. But we are worried about his burns and the damage he has taken to his vertebral column. His partner isn't doing much better than he is." Dr. Levy explained.
" Dwayne's here too? What happened?" Claire said shocked. She wanted to know what was going on. Now. Dr. Levy nodded.
" All I was informed was that Kennedy and Jacksone were injured on duty. I really do not know the details. Well, Miss Redfield, let me show you the way." From there Claire and the others followed. Dr. Levy noticed this and turned around.
" I'm sorry. I can only permit family at this time. You all will have to wait." He started to explain but Carlos cut him off.
" Please Doctor. We are his family. Leon hasn't anyone else close at home." Dr. Levy looked at the Hispanic man and saw his pleading stare. He agreed with a sigh.
" Okay, you may pass. I just feel like it's the right thing to do." Claire gave him a smile and Jill muttered a Thank You as they passed him.
After showing the door to Leon's room, Dr. Levy turned to Claire.
" Here is the room. He's still in critical condition and still unconscious so he can't hear you. But he does have an iron will. I believe he'll pull through this. I'll leave you all to sit with him." With that, he turned around and slowly shut the door.
Carlos looked at Leon's broken form on the bed. He was covered in bandages and the blemishes from the burns and bruises were still evident. He shook his head. Carlos stood in fromt of Leon.
" Damn Leon. You were always a hothead when it came to serve and protect. You was just doing what you loved. And now you here. I can't see you giving up. You never did. Always found a way to get out of stuff. You can't lose man." Carlos expressed quietly to Leon's unaware form. No body said anything. They just let Carlos be alone with his thoughts for a second. Eventually Rebecca pulled him into an embrace as he beginning to let some tears go. She knew how close Carlos and Leon had become since Umbrella. Their friendship had only gotten stronger since then. Next. Sherry and Claire went up to him. Sherry spoke first.
" Hey Leon. You better wake up soon. We still got some scores to settle. The Playstation's waiting on ya. I'll be ready. I know you can hear me. You can do it you big jerk." Sherry laughed a short bit before crying a little. Jill just comforted her. Chris looked at Claire who was just staring. He realized that she wanted to be alone with him.
" Come on, let's leave Claire alone for a while huh?" Every just nodded and filed out. Chris turned back to Claire as he was about to shut the dour
" You need us, we're gonna be right out here okay sis?" Chris told her. Claire just nodded. With that Chris shut the door.
Claire looked at the door shut and just continued to stare. All of the day's moments just rushed into her head. Waking up, saying bye to Leon, bowling, coming home, waiting for Leon, the phone call. Claire was shocked from it all. Just yesterday, he had proposed. She took a glance at the ring on her finger and then finally at Leon.
" How can you do this to me? About to get yourself killed a day after you proposed to me? You know more than anybody else how many times I've had to suffer a guilty conscious over all the deaths I've seen. Now, I have to sit here knowing that you're this close to dying. Or that you'll never wake up again. Leon, why does always happen to us? Why does something always have to mess up our happiness? Why?" Claire poured her soul out to him before collapsing on Leon's chest and sobbing away. She could stop thinking about her past with him. The night she met him, how she ignored him after her return, her persuading Chris to trust him and Carlos, taking down Umbrella, and how could she forget the Bahamas. Claire rose her head up from his chest and sighed.
" I love you." That was it plain and simple. That's all she needed him to know now. Getting up, Claire kissed him on the forehead and went to go get Chris and the others.
Chris and Jill were sleeping as were Carlos and Rebecca. Sherry was rocking Juliana back and forth. She looked up as she saw Claire walk out of the room.
" Wake Chris up Sherry. Tell him I'm going to stay here. He can go home." Sherry poked Chris in the face before he started slapping her hand away. Jill awoke from Chris' sudden movenment.
" Chris, Claire says she's going to stay. You can go home now." Chris rubbed his eyes and looked at Claire.
" Are you sure? Me and Jill will stay til morning if you like. I'm sure Carlos and Becky won't mind." Claire just dismissed him with a wave of her hand.
" Yeah, I'm sure. Go ahead, I'll be fine. There's a big comfy chair in here." Claire stated. Chris gave her one more look before getting up and hugging her.
" Okay, you get you some sleep. Me and Jill will be back here tomorrow. Carlos, Becca let's go." Chris said as he pinched their noses together. Jill chuckled although she was still sleepy. " Sherry, you wanna drive.? I'm beat." Chris asked. Sherry's eyes lit up. She had been itching to drive Chris' car for a while now.
" Okay. Let's go." Sherry then went over to Claire and gave her a long hug.
" Don't worry yourself Claire. Leon's gonna be okay. I just know it." Sherry told her as she let go. Claire nodded and smiled at Sherry.
" I know he will."
After Chris and the gang headed home Claire walked back into the room and sat down in the chair, She just waited for about a good 10 minutes to see if Leon would wake up. When nothing happened Claire just sighed. She looked in the closet and grabbed a blanket and sat back in the chair. Sitting Indian-style in the seat she let sleep take over her. She wrapped her blanket around herself tighter hoping that she dream she was in Leon's arms.
Author's Note: I finished the chapter. Ha! We started school stoday which sucks. I really hate getting up in the morning. Anyway, that's another chapter for you all. Please read and review so I can look stupid at the computer with a smile on my face. Tek, this chapter's for you since we both had to start school today. Hope you all enjoyed it. Until next time.