Chris stared at the five bodies that were laid out in the cargo hold behind Leon's car. He never really liked Carlos, but he was a valued team member that would be missed. Wesker would pay for all the pain he's put his friends through.
Rebecca sobbed into Tinkers shoulder as David pushed the button to open the hatch. As the bodies flew out of the open cargo hold Chris swore to himself that Wesker would pay, sooner or later.
David turned to the rest of the group. "We should all get some sleep. It's been a long day." He walked off towards his bedroom.
Rebecca looked up at Tinker. "Can I sleep with you tonight?" She sniffled.
He smiled. "Sure." He wrapped his arm around her and headed towards his room.
"I'm going to go see how Leon's doing…" Claire trailed off. She started in the direction of Leon's room.
"Claire…" Chris grabbed her shoulder. "I—be careful." That's all he could think to say. What Leon did earlier was scary; that virus had changed something inside him.
Claire nodded and began to walk again. "She'll be fine Chris." Jill smiled at him. "Leon wouldn't do anything to hurt her."
He wrapped
his arm around her and turned into their own
room. "Leon
didn't even remember what he did to those guards Jill, what if he blacks out
again and hurts one of us?"
She kissed him. "Let's just hope that doesn't happen."
"That's reassuring." He smiled. "Well, I suppose now isn't the time to worry about that."
"Exactly." Jill grinned. "Now's the time to worry about me." She kissed him softly on the nape of his neck; something she only did when she was in that mood.
Chris smiled as Jill jumped on to the bed. He closed and locked the door, smiling to himself.
Leon stared at himself in the mirror once again as he brushed his teeth. He'd never thrown up that much in his entire life. He sighed and spit out some of the toothpaste, and was surprised that it came out red. What the hell…?
He spit again, but this time one of his teeth flew out with the blood. One of his canines flew down into the drain. He checked his teeth in the mirror, and just as he thought, the same tooth on the other side of his mouth was hanging by a thread of tissue. He ripped it out and spit out more blood into the sink.
"God damn it." He whispered to himself as he tossed the tooth into the drain. What the hell is happening to me? He put on a fake smile and looked at himself in the mirror. The toothless grin staring back at him looked goofy, he almost had to stifle a laugh. "Great…"
The pain in his mouth didn't go away though, instead it rose greatly. Leon clenched is jaw and slammed his fist down on the counter. Then, the pain suddenly stopped altogether.
A low growl emitted from his throat as he stared into his reflection. After he regained his senses, he opened his mouth and looked at his teeth again. The two that had fallen out had re-grown, but had been slightly changed. They were the same length as the ones before it, but they were sharper.
Okay… His mind trailed off as he walked slowly out of the bathroom once again. He sensed her before he saw her. Claire was sitting on his bed when he walked out of the bathroom, wearing nothing but a long white button up shirt, and her underwear. The rest of her clothes were lying on the floor.
She looked up at him and smiled, her short hair bounced as she lifted her head. Leon opened his mouth to say something, but nothing came out. She was beautiful. She was always beautiful.
He slowly walked to her and gently placed his hand on her cheek. She closed her eyes and nuzzled against his hand. So warm… He sat next to her and looked into her eyes.
Claire opened her mouth to say something, but hesitated. She leaned in to kiss him quickly, but stopped; their lips touched, but only slightly. They stared at each other for what felt like forever; their lips inches away from each other. He didn't want this moment to end.
"Kiss me…" Claire whispered, her breath spilling over Leon's lips. He moved closer, and their lips met. Claire's tongue found its way into Leon's mouth, as did his into hers. He could taste her, like strawberries, he thought as they continued to kiss. Leon's hand made its way up her side to her neck. He cradled the back of her head as Claire's own hands rubbed across his bare chest.
He pulled away slowly, gently biting on her lower lip. With one last lick, he let go of her lip and looked into her eyes, which were looking into his. Her breathing had become short and shallow, and her cheeks were a deep red.
"I love you, Claire." He said in a low voice as he caressed her cheek with his thumb.
"I love you too, Leon." Claire smiled. She scooted away from Leon, into a lying position with her head on the pillow at the top of the bed.
Leon followed a few seconds later, and as he made his way on top of her, his hand moved under her shirt. When his fingers touched her skin, she took a deep breath in and let it out in short spurts.
"Your hands are cold." She breathed with a smile.
Leon returned the smile and took his hand from underneath her shirt. He reached up and unbuttoned the top two buttons on Claire shirt. He propped himself up and looked down at Claire—at all of her. She held her arms close to her chest, and her legs were close together.
He leaned in close to her ear. "Relax…" He whispered; barely audible. He sucked gently on her earlobe, and was rewarded by a light moan that escaped Claire's lips. He felt her hands running across his back softly. Leon nibbled slightly on her ear, causing her to moan again, slightly louder this time.
"Leon…" Claire whispered as she ran her fingers through his hair. He traced an invisible line from her ear to her neck with his tongue, causing Claire to take several deep breaths. He kissed down her neck and went lower, unbuttoning the bottom of her shirt. His tongue made circles around her belly button, and Claire moaned Leon's name loudly.
He kissed his way back up to her upper body, and stayed there; sucking gently on the area where her shoulder met her neck.
But passion soon turned to pain as the dull ache in his mouth returned. He could hear his own heartbeat in tune with her breathing, but that's all he could hear. Claire wasn't whispering his name anymore; but he could still taste her skin.
There was pain traveling down his back as Claire dug her nails into his skin. The slow trickle of warm blood came after; he loved it. The sudden rush of warmth in his mouth tasted so good. He drank and drank.
His eyes shot open. What was he doing?! He looked down at Claire; something was wrong. She wasn't the same person he was kissing so sweetly only minuets before; her neck was red with blood, her arms lay sprawled out on the bed, her fingertips painted crimson.
"Claire?" He whispered. His shaking hand reached for her cheek. She was so cold. "Claire?!" Desperation leaked into his voice. He reached for a blanket and covered the injury on her neck. Blood was no longer coming out of the wound, which was a very, very bad sign.
He could still taste the sweet, tangy liquid in his mouth. It was then when he realized what had happened. "Oh God…" He wrapped his arms around her and he rested his head on her chest. No heartbeat…
He could barely breathe. It had all happened so fast, he hadn't had a chance to think. A tear fell from his cheek to her shirt. "I'm so sorry Claire…"
He held her for a few minutes, blaming himself, blaming Ada for giving him that God damned virus. He almost didn't notice the deep breath Claire took in. His head shot up to look at her. She didn't let the breath out for a few seconds, but then finally exhaled; opening her eyes.
She smiled at him. Her arms moved around his waist as she looked deep into his eyes.
"C-Claire?" He stammered. His hand caressed her cheek once again, and her warmth had returned.
She nuzzled against his hand. "I'm tired Leon…" She whispered, bringing her hands up to his shoulders.
Leon took a few short breaths. "Then sleep sweetie." He forced a smile.
She smiled back. "Night…" She trailed off before kissing him gently, then rolled over and covered herself with the blanket.
Leon rolled over to his side of the bed and closed his eyes. He didn't sleep.
Well, how's that for a plot twist? Leon's a vampire now? What's going on? Answers in the next chapter…I promise.