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Leon can feel the kid's eyes on him as they sit in the darkened ally. The ground filthy and the smell is awful but those things can be dealt with because they're safe here. For now. Leon pops the empty clips out of his guns and pulls two new ones from the pack on his hip, and the kid's eyes are still on him.
"What's your name?" Leon asks as he loads the new clips, turning his head slightly to look at the kid. And he really is a kid, can't be older than sixteen - if that. He seems skittish - Leon can't blame him - not even fully sitting but kneeling, ready to run. There a stream of blood running down his right arm, a cut in his shirt on the shoulder.
"Sora," The kid replies - And the Sky shall hold the answers…crazy old man.
"I'm Leon," Leon says. "Let me see your arm." And Sora leans away from Leon. "Kid, you're bleeding, I just want to check the wound." Sora takes a deep breath and moves closer to Leon. Leon reaches up and pulls the rip further apart. The wound looks like it was inflicted by a bullet, but it only grazed the skin.
"They just burst into the house, waving their guns and yelling," Sora says quietly. "My dad told me to run." Sora presses his lips together and looks away. "The bullet only grazed me, they're either lousy shots or didn't want me dead."
"Couldn't imagine why they'd want you alive," Leon murmurs.
"Thanks," Sora replies.
"Look, Sora, you can tag along but know that doesn't mean we're friends." Leon states. "I will leave you behind, I will let you die." Leon says as he presses a gun into Sora's hand. Sora looks at Leon, strands of hair falling to partially cover his eyes.
"You're lying," Sora states matter-of-factly, while looking directly into Leon's eyes. This unnerves Leon, almost makes him want to leave the kid in the ally and just walk away. "We should probably move, find a more secure place."
"You know, you're handling this very well," Leon says as he stands.
"Yeah, well freaking out will only get you killed." Sora replies. This kid is something else, Leon thinks as he starts walking down the ally.
"I have some friends, we'll team up with them." Leon says and hears Sora's slightly rushed footsteps behind him.
Once again another idea that i really like and would really like to expand upon. this is one of two 'drabbles' that came about after War.
