A/N: Hey, here's chapter 2. I would like to make a note for 'someone' that.... no I didn't kill Leon and that he is blonde. I don't care what it is in RE4. I played RE2 first and that's what color his hair was. You don't need to mouth off with some proof that hasn't even come out yet when there are so many other games and pictures of him with him blonde.
For everyone else, sorry you had to wait so long for the next chapter but here it is and the next one will be up quicker. This will be so much easier when I get my own computer. For now, I'm using my parents comp. But right now I'd rather get a car so it'll still be awhile. ^_^
Resident Evil: Simply Murder
Chapter 2
The now decapitated body fell, the dagger clanging to the floor. Carlos circled around in front of Leon, tilting his head as he spoke.
"You oka--"
"Shh....shhh... my ears are still ringing," Leon whispered, closing his eyes a minute.
"Lo siento. But it was either you or him. What the hell happened to you?"
"I was -- what?" Carlos pointed to his forehead, reminding Leon of the blood still dripping down his face. "Oh, yeah. They loved me so much that they gave me a gift. A blow to the head with I don't know what," he replied flatly. Mitch wasn't liking this. He turned to grab the syringe only to find it missing.
"Looking for this?" Claire held it up, still training her gun on him. Scanning the room, he noticed that besides Jack he was the only other scientist left.
'Probably ran away scared after what happened to Bobby.' He was suddenly brought back to reality as he felt someone shove him harshly.
"Outta my way," Leon snapped. "Bastard......" Walking up to the table, he looked down at the frightened girl. "Hey, you okay?" he asked gently as he started to unstrap her.
"She doesn't speak English," Mitch said. Sitting up and hanging her legs over the side of the table, she smiled.
"Thank you. What's your name?" Mitch's eyes grew wide.
"You little bitch! You--"
"Leon. What's yours?"
"Saki."
"That's pretty.... Well, Saki, this is Chris and his sister, Claire and --"
"I'm Carlos. Pleasure to meet you," he said, kissing her hand. Both Chris and Leon rolled their eyes while Claire giggled. They were in a life or death situation and he was flirting. The others figured it was to calm some nerves.
"Who are you people?" Leon turned slightly, training his Beretta towards Jack who flinched at the movement. "Hey, wait a sec. I had nothing to do with this."
"Who do you work for?"
"U-Umbrella...."
"Then you have everything to do with this! And you!" Leon looked over at Mitch. He suddenly stumbled a bit, rubbing his eyes as his vision went red. He was about to fall over when a pair of arms caught him, holding him steady. He looked up, meeting ruby eyes.
"Take it easy." Leon tilted his head.
"Saki..... you have..... red eyes...."
"Yeah?" His eyes rolled to the back of his head, the blood loss finally hitting.
"We need to get him out of here. Claire, Carlos." They looked over. "Find someplace for these two," he finished, referring to the scientists. Nodding, they started shoving them out of the room.
"Chris....."
"What is it, Leon?"
"What happened before to you guys?"
"Umbrella pets. Sorry we couldn't get in sooner," he replied with a sigh, " Anyway, let's get you some help."
"But....."
"Now what?"
"That information.... the disk we came for...."
"You could ask one of those guys for what you're looking for," Saki cut in. There was a slight pause.
"Alright...... I'll be right back." He pulled a M93R handgun out, handing it to Saki [1]. "You know how to use this?"
"I'll learn." He nodded, looking down at Leon who was still leaning against Saki.
"I won't be long." He suddenly remembered that that was what he'd said to Leon before sending him in.
"Chris....... you okay?" He shook his head, grinning.
"Yeah," he then proceeded through the door Carlos and Claire had disappeared into just moments ago. 'That's right. You can have your guilt trip later.'
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Saki turned her attention back to her blonde knight in shining armor. Actually a black sweater and pants. But none the less he'd saved her.
"Here. Let me help you." She helped him up, getting him into a chair.
"What're you doing here?"
"Huh?"
"Why are you in a place like this?" he murmured. She frowned at his sudden lack of energy.
"Well, they arrested me. I was going to Raccoon to visit my relatives and ......"
"I'm sorry....." She paused, looking down at him, a confused expression on her face. Before he could add more, she spun around, finding a clean cloth. Getting down on her knees in front of him, she leaned over, cleaning his bloody face. He hissed, flinching away from her touch.
"Hold still. Now why are you sorry?"
"Because Umbrella destroyed Raccoon...."
"I saw that...."
"Claire, a little girl, and myself were the only survivors." She pulled back a bit, biting her bottom lip, her gaze falling to the floor.
"I'd figured. As much... as I wanted to deny it..... I knew.... Arigato."
"What does that mean," he asked softly.
"Thank you." He flinched in pain as she started cleaning his face. When she pulled away again, he smiled.
"I'll remember that."
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"So, this is the G-Virus. Do you think we should give this to ----"
"No way! He'll probably sell it," Carlos interjected.
"Why would he do that?" He sighed, looking up at Claire.
"I don't know. And that's exactly why..... I don't know anything about him."
"Oh, and you think I do. I know just about ----"
"Carlos! Claire!" They looked towards the door.
"Chris?"
"Hey, you guys okay?" He asked. walking in.
"Yeah."
"We're fine. Mitch isn't happy, though." Carlos pointed over to the two hostages who were bound together. "Jack doesn't seem to care." Chris walked over, glaring down at Mitch.
"Okay, I'm gonna ask this once: Where's the information based on the G-Virus and its antidote?" Mitch scoffed.
"You actually think I'd tell you?" Chris drew his handgun.
"Yeah." He looked away, clearly refusing. "What about you?" Chris kicked Jack lightly, gaining his attention.
"I'm just the programmer. He's in charge of that division. He's the only one with the information you're looking for. I'm sorry." Mitch grinned in his triumph.
"Joy....." Carlos muttered. Suddenly, the automatic door slid closed, locking.
"What the---" Claire ran over, slamming against the door.
"Leon!!!"
"We're trapped!" Chris looked around, seeing that Carlos was right.
"Damn....." There was a sudden hissing as a thin smoke filled the room. "Knock-out gas!"
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Saki had managed to find a first aid kit, bandaging Leon's wound.
"There. How does that feel?"
"Better. Arigato." She smiled. Leon reached up, feeling his new 'head band.' "That hurt like a bitch...."
"Where do --" She stopped as a red light in the top corner of the room began blinking.
"Oh, no. Chris." Leon rose, heading for the door Chris had disappeared into just moments ago. He suddenly heard a chamber being rounded. Looking over, he saw Saki with the M93R Chris had given her.
"I'm going with you." Nodding, Leon drew his gun, opening the door. It led to a desert hallway. Stepping forward, Leon motioned for Saki to follow.
"Chris?" His voice bounced off the hollow walls, traveling all the way down. There were only two other doors in the hallway. One at the very end and another to the right near the middle. "Which one?"
"Your choice." He walked up to the closest, jiggling the handle.
"No good." The one at the end was automatic, making a slight hum as it slid open. The cramped room was littered with loose papers. Near the back were some ropes and a gold flip lighter. "Claire's lighter!" He ran over, picking it up. "Damn......"
"What happened?"
"I don't know.... They're ....gone....." He stood still staring at the golden trinket.
"So what do we do now?"
"Find them. Let's go."
"But there's nowhere to go." She watched as Leon waltzed down the hall and kicked the door in. Wasn't locked anymore.
"Now there is. Come on." Through the door they found a small flight of stairs leading to a door at the top. "Ready?" He asked, reaching the top. At Saki's nod he opened the door, sweeping his weapon across, searching. They came into an open room as big as a school gym and just as empty.
"Weird...."
"Yeah.... there." He pointed to a door to the right.
"There's a door over there and there as well."
"So? Which one?" She shrugged, closing the door behind her. She then watched as Leon's gaze shifted from her to something behind her.
"Wh- What? What is it?"
"Look...." She spun around to see a large red bird with a long tail carved on the door. Walking over, she glided her hand down as if mesmerized.
"Wow...."
"What is it?"
"Suzaku." He tilted his head, his brow creasing.
"English, please."
"Phoenix. In Japan, there is a legend of four gods who protected the land. Suzaku, the red Phoenix, Seiyruu, the blue dragon, Genbu, the black tortoise/serpent, and Byakko, the white tiger." He looked around the room.
"Well, there's your turtle, tiger, and dragon, but what do they mean?"
"The directions on a compose. North, South, East, and West. Suzaku is South."
"So which one do we take?" She shook her head, her red streaked, black hair flailing. "Okay, let's see." He looked around the wide room, lighting flashing through the giant skylight. "Let's just go counterclockwise. Seiyruu."
"Okay." Reaching the door decorated with the blue dragon. Leon grabbed the knob. Opening the door, they scanned for movement. What they walked into seemed more like an aquarium. A canopy of glass kept the sea life on the other side, seeming as if it wasn't there to begin with. "I always thought that these things would break and that the sharks would come through."
"Really? Me, too," Leon said, giving her a small smile. The glass hallway stretched what looked like 50 meters and at the end was another door. They began walking until a shadow cast over them. Saki shrieked, clinging to Leon who she startled.
"I hate sharks." He watched as the great beast swam away before looking down at her, still clinging to his shirt. Wrapping his arms around her shoulders, he gently rested his forehead against her head.
"Hey, shhh..... it's okay." Pulling away a bit, he lifted her chin. "It's gone now. Okay."
"You won't leave me, ne?"
"Wh -- no. No, I won't leave you," he said, hugging her again.
"Yakusoku?" Her voice was muffled. She looked up at him, translating. "Promise?"
"I promise. Now, you ready? As soon as we find the others we'll leave." She nodded, pulling away.
"Okay."
"Come on, Saki."
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"Where is everyone?" Wesker stared at the security screens bored out of his mind. "It hasn't been fun since I got rid of Redfield." Albert Wesker, ex-Captain of the S.T.A.R.S. Special Forces was presently in the Ocean facility security room in the Seiyruu section. Leaning back in his leather roller chair, he propped his feet up on the ledge in front of him. The only source of light were from the 4x4 wall of screens. Though the room was dark, he still wore his sunglasses, hiding his red-gold eyes. He sighed, his eyes shifting to each screen. "Damn.... there's nothi --" He suddenly leaned up, becoming interested in one of the lower screens. A smile graced his lips. "Well, well, what do we have here?" He watched as a young man and girl opened the end-hall aquarium door, entering the shark room. "Well, looks like there's something to do after all. Here I come."
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TBC....
Index:
1. The M39R is the same model Claire used in RE: Code Veronica
A/N: Mwhahahahahaha! *Ahem* I'm done. So what do you think? Like? I hope so.... The next chapter will go up soon... if I'm motivated to. So you can do me the favor of leaving me a nice note. ^_^ It's helps me write. So use the pretty button and review please.
Ja ne,
Hotaru Sasaki