Haunting

Chapter 6 :Truth

Author's note: Long ass chapter,and I am NOT making this a habit .

Warning: Violence

Leon was looking at was left of the evidence of Chris's case files,evidence of his greatest sin .A video of Albert Wesker walking backward as he and Chris spoke excitedly about a movie they were going to go to ,A smile,a grin,pointing at Chris before turning and resuming a confident stride .One couldn't even tell they were together at this point and they were careful that no one could .Leon had dabbled from time to time,so he knew how it was .

After a conversation about guns and disses about who was the better shooter and a challenge,the two were mostly away from prying eyes .Wesker lookeda around,then gave Chris a discreat wink before he blew a kiss with his index and middle finger .Chris pretended to catch it before he walked close and the two held hands .Despite the fact they were comfortable,they were on edge and as soon as they rounded the corner,they let go like it never happened .

The next part of the video consisted of them watching a movie and sneaking kisses in the back of the theatre ,nervous eyes and playful smiles .

Leon felt mixed emotions after this .Being in law enforcement,he knew what they were doing could cost them their jobs and reputations and in a small place like Raccoon city,they could bed black listed .Worse,Albert Wesker could've blown his entire operation,just because he wanted to be with another man,and a member of STARS to be exact .It could ad did compromise everything and in the end,Chris was paying for it as was Wesker's own child .The whole thing left a sour taste in his mouth and Leon shut off the video .

Another video had the two of them having a snow ball fight in which Chris smacked off Wesker's glasses .Wesker repaid it by tackling Chris into a mountain of snow and putting and pummeling him with fluffy snow .He rolle dover in the snow and laughed,before Chris started ticking him,making him giggle and squirm a madman .

He didn't even know Albert Wesker was ticklish,or that he could giggle .

The next video Leon Wesker sitting on Chris's lap like in tight black jeans and a brown leather jacket that was far too big saying 'Made in heaven' ,hanging from his shoulders and falling to his finger tips .Bits of a tattoo was visible on his shoulders,it looked like a tribal cross design .Leon knew for a fact,that it was Chris's Jacket,he had seen and old picture of Claire in hers and Chris in his years ago .He also knew that the dogtags (correct me on this!) around Wesker's neck also belonged to Chris,not to mention the matching onyx and silver rings they wore .

A cigarette was sitting between Wesker's lips and one of his hands was shoved into his pocket,the other around Chris possessively .They were talking about something and Chris took the cigarette and puffed himself .He eventually tossed it and slid Wesker aside,so that he could kiss him on the mouth .The two kissed passionately,before Chris slid the coat down Wesker's shoulder to kiss his neck .Surprise at first,then,a look Leon again though Wesker was incapable of,followed by embarrassment .Chris put a hand to his cheek,Wesker gave in,leaning into the touch .A bashful gaze from Wesker,a smile from Chris and ,the two were leaning against each other,silent,yet content .The video feed was night-vision greens and blacks and yet still,he could see the love they had for each other .

Leon shut off the video feed .

Leon had played pretend before, pretended to be the .man of your dreams for information

Yesh had done it before .

But wesker . . .he didn't fake anything and Leon knew this game very well .It'swhy he never fell for honeytraps . .

Except Ada .

But how could she not?

They were close, too close .Or maybe it was because Raccoon City at the time was hell on earth .But still, even afterward, they met in the shadows, they still do .Leon sorely wished their love wasn't clandestine, wasn't this dark secret .He wanted so badly to walk the streets of his home town with her on his arm, pick her up, spin her around,see her smile and not smirk .

And when she laughed it was infectious .Despite the woman she was and what she had done, her smile was something that Leon could not turn away from .

Like Chris couldn't turn away from Albert's .

The next thing Leon clicked on was full of pictures .Most were generic things, muiltiple shots of where Wesker went, what he did .Even then, bitsbof humanity were there .At a coffee shop drinking drinking tea, leaving a tip, buying sheets,just mundane regular people stuff .He wore glasses because he actually needed (according to his medical records,Wesker was near sighted .While he wasn't surprised at him being a karate instructor on the side,or the fact that he spent more than enough time at shooting ranges and watching horror movies ,some things did surprise him .For one Albert Wesker also was a complete scatterbrain,always looking for things and was a complete ditz at times with a tendency to let his mind wander (*1) ,and was always over thinking stuff .Wesker was starting to look less like this evil mastermind and more like a sociopathic opportunist with too many resources and too much time on his hands (*2) .

.Another note,Wesker did NOT wear his hair slicked back all the time and wore tinted shades or regular glasses most of the time(even though he still wore black all the damn time) . .Hell,he even saw a video of himself walking past Wesker and not knowing it was him! Actually,he had seen several people he knew doing this…it then occurred to him that hardly anybody actually knew what Albert Wesker really looked like .

But Chris did .

If Wesker was alive,this would've been pretty damn useful and he would have been caught long ago,preventing Kijuju from even happening .But none of it mattered now .And Yet Leon kept on looking,

He finally came across a video of Weseker being drugged and thrown in the back of a car trunk .They drove awhile,taking him out to the woods .As soon as Wesker was free,a tall,imposing man with gray hair and sharp eyes slapped him to the ground .Albert glared at him with inhuman rage,but said nothing .

Leon quickly saved the video to a flash drive,knowing it would be important later .If anything,Chris needed to know the truth .

'Maybe the he can let go',Leon thought,but he was maybe asking too much .He was aware of Chris's delusions because every time he visited and awoken Chris from his sleep the name 'Wesker ' passed between his lips,before he returned to reality .

Leon continued to skip through random videos where particularly nothing important happened until he came across a file called 'Assimilation of Wesker-13 .' on another file

It wasafter the mansion incident with Albert Wesker facing down a man who resembled himself,only his features were harsher and his hair was darker, his eyes deep blue instead of pale didn't look like a relative,but he looked similar enough that if someone didn't know both men,they could be confused .Apparently,his name was 'Alex', Alex Wesker .As far as Leon knew, he was locled away at STRATCOM hq, incapacitated , so for now, he was a non issue .

"His idea and my idea for a new world order are two completely different things .If it were at all possible, I would engineer a utopia of my liking . . . heaven on earth .And I have already started phase one ",Albert said as he tampered with something in a vile .

A blue and black substances swirled about as if it were living .Alex was looming dangerously close now, sliding a hand on Albert's waist .Albert didn't stop him .

"Is that so? Care to let me in on the details?",Alex said .

"Uroburos .That's all you'll get from .me ", he said .Alex's eyes wandered over to the notes on the desk .

"Impressive . . .very impressive ",he said, his hand now in Albert's hair .

"Expect nothing less ",Albert said .Alex let the notes fall on the table and fo used his attention on Albert .

"You know, Albert . . . I always had eyes for you .So bright, and beautiful and woefully idealistic ",he said .

"I've been told so before .Besides in this dark world someone must light the way ",Albert said ,trying to ignore the other man .Alex leaned in for a kiss but Albert drew away .

"You make me want to break you ",he said .

"Not now, Alex . I'm working now . And while you're at it, you can tell me why visit me at these hours ",he said .Alex continued to rub Albert's back, his shoulder, then trailed a finger doen his spine ubtil Albert stopped him and gave him a look of warning .

"Spencer knows you're alive ",he said .Albert tensed up visibly .

"How would he know such a thing? "He asked .Alex suddenly came up behind Alber and wrapped his arms around his waist, pulling him close .Albert began to relax a bit, putting a lid over the vial .

"How indeed ",he said .Suddenly he grabbed Albert by his hair and kissed him on his neck, startling a gasp from him .A rough hand slid down Albert's button up shirt, grabbing his chest .

"Alex! ", he said .

"Shhh . . . .relax ",he said .Leon could see the syringe .Albert shrugged him off and went baxk to work .

"You never denied me before . . .still carrying a torch for . .what was his name . . .Chris? Yes,Christopher Redfield",Alex said,pacing .Albert visibly tensed .

"You know nothing ",Albert said .

"I know enough to know that it was destined to fail .You never fell for a target before . . .why him? What made him sos special that Umbrella's resident honeytrap fell head over heels for him? ",Alex said .

"He was the most genuine person I had ever known .Not something I can say about you or anyone else from Umbrella ",Albert said .

"Your hypocrisy amuses me",Alex said .

"Cut the shit, what do you really want? ",Albert demanded, facing Alex .

"I want what's mine . . .I want you ", he said .In a blur he was in front of Albert . He made a grab for Albert but the other man aught his wrist, twisted his arm and kicked him, sending him flying several feet away .He tumbled o the groind before he regained control and was now kneeling . Albert pocketed the glass vile and got into a fighting stance .

"What did Spencer offer you to make you turn", Albert demanded .His voice was firm but the pain was visible i his gold eyes .

"Everything I could ever want",he said and charged Albert .

"And you beloeve him? ", Albert said dipping away fron a blow so fast that Leon missed it .

"He has more power than you could ever know! "Alex said, catching a kick from Albert .He spun him and hurled his body several feet away .Albert landed on his feet,his eyes glaring blue and gold .Alex tossed his shades to reveal that his looked the same .

"Oswell E . Spencer is a delusional, power hungry old fool with his head in some other space . You and all the others are just his puppets! ", Albert said .Not a second later he ducked a chair that flew over his head and slammed into the wall leavinv a hige dent and falling plaster .Albert appeared i feo tbof Alex and a shot fired and it was on .

The two went toe to toe but to Leon it was a series of blurs .

It lasted several minutes until Albert Wesker slammed into a wall,leaving cracks in it .

.They started again and this time Alex was flipped several feet in the air,slammed through a glass coffee table .Enraged,Alex charged Albert and Albert did the same .The whole thing was a flurry of blows and gunshots, the lab was near completely destroyed .

It seemed so surreal to Leon who could hardlh believe his eyes .To be sure, he slowed the video down just to see what was going on .

Alex three a vile on the ground and a mass of dark tentacle grew from it, entrapping Albert .The sound of a slamminv door and several people apprehended Albert . .

.were they even human?Leon doubted it,but they were dangerously close -

. Alex smirked and a glass tube slid from his sleeve .He had what appeared to be a form of plagas with him .

Leon zoomed in and stared intently .

"It's Spencer's will,you cannot fight it",Alex said .Albert though was struggling and kicking and fighting like a madman ,his eyes stricken with horror as he approached with the parasite .

"No! I won't!You can't control me!",he yelled .

"You were born for this ,Albert .It is your destiny",Alex sadi .He let out a dark chuckle and approached with the tube and a syringe .It was too late for Albert now .Alex held his mouth while one of the guards shoves the plagas wdown his throat .When it was over,Albert Wesker was shaking on the floor ,clawing at it and trying to fight for control .

"N-no… . .no…no",he rasped out .Alex grabbed him by his chin,forced Alebrt to look into his eyes .

"You willlisten,you will obey",he said .

"No . . .",he said

Alex suddenly grabbed Albert by his hair .

"Obey me",he ground out .

"Yes",Abert said pitifully .

"You will realize Spencer's dream at all costs,you will be the tool to bring humanity to it's knees so that our 'father' shall rule .And if he should expire,you will rule in his place,with myself controlling from the shadows",Alex gritted out .

"Yes",Albert replied again .Alex chuckled and threw Albert aside .

"The plagas will be dormant until it is time .When it is time,you and all the others will follow",Alex said .

"Follow… .follow"he breathed out .

"Good you know what you must do .Now sleep",Alex said and stabbed Albert with the syringe .In seconds ,his body went limp .Alex removed his leather jacket and placed it over Albert's sleeping form before he was take away .

Leon was in a state of shock,parts of horror because he had experienced the plagas,felt what it as like to lose control,to be lost,rewired ,tampered with .He knew what it was like to be hijacked by one of these monsters and now…

"It all makes sense now",he murmured .Suddenly,his cell phone went off and he answered it .

"Hey handsome,I got my hands on a uniform for you .Why don't you come over and try it on so we can give it a go,hm?",she said .

"Not now…actually no,I'm coming right over .I'm bringing some work stuff over too",he said .

"Ugh,typical workaholic .All work and no play makes Leon a dull boy",she teased .

"Yeah,because we're not possibly in the midsts of a new world order,right?",Leon said .

"You are paranoid .But really,if that was the case,would you wanna go out without having one last taste?",she said seductively .Leon felt the heat rise to his face and sighed .

"No knock out drugs this time .I mean it",Leon warned .

Once again .,Chris found himself retreating to the recess of his mind where his angel was waiting for him .

They were out af the park again, the place with forever autumn leaves .Wesker was sitting dead still on a swing hunched over a book, his shades for once not present .They were instead, tucked into his pocket .A few loose strands were sthrown about in the wind and Wessker as neurotic as he is, fixed them .As always, he was sportinv the jacket Chris gave him, the ring and this time his shades were blue and for once, he was wearing his silver studded earings . Chris remembered this being back when it was a sign, left or right .So Wesker having them in both ears made sense .

When Chris stepped into the cleaering, Wesker shut the book immediately . It was titled 'Paradise lost ',by John Milton .

"I was waiting longer than usual for you to show ",he said .Chris grinned and a slow smile spread across Wesker's lips .As Chris approached, Wesker stood .He held his arms open and Chris immediately hugged him .It wasn't a gentle hug, it was practically a damn squeezing match .This was one of the things Chris liked about guys and particularly guys like him .Neither of them were fragile in the least .

In the midsts of the hug the two of them chuckled, smiling in the embrace .Chris then, lifted Wesker off of the ground with realtive ease .Not because he was light, no Wesker weighed damn near one-eighty . . .it's just that Chris was that strong .

"Chris! Stop it! ", he protested, but he was still laughing .

"I missed you so much ", Chris said and dropped him back on his feet .Wesker punched him in the shoukder, making him stumble .

"I missed you too,but that was unnecesary .You could have dropped me ",Wesker said to annoyed .

"Nu uh .I'm more than strong enough to lift you ", Chris said,sliding his arm from his denim jacket .

"See, check out the guns . . .look, don't touch",Chris teased .Wesker crossed his arms .

"Right, and I can't lift you? I'm stronger than I look, Chris "Wesker said, annoyed .A smug look came over Chris's face .

"Prove it ",Chris said . Wesker raised an eyebrow and Chris shrugged off his jacket,leavihg him in just a white tshirt .

"I'll make it easy for you ",Chris said .Wesker dropped his book and tried it himself,hoisting Chris over his shoulders .

"Holy shit! Put me down! ",he said .Wesker commplied, but as soon as he did, he stumbled forward and boyh he and Chris hit the ground,tumbling in the grass .

"C'mon, Al, I'm stronger than you, you know this ", Chris said .

"You outweigh me, that wasn't fair ", he said,moving Chris off of him .He was lying on his side now and Chris did the same .For a moment, they just laid there, looking at each other, looking into their eyes .Wesker caved first and was trying to hide a chuckle, and Chris outright laughed .

Slowly, Chris inched toward Wesker, grabbed his hand,and entertwined their fingers, bringing attention to the matching silver and onyx rings they both wore .Chris sighed content and Wesker laid on his back .

"You know . . .I wanna stay like this forever ", Chris said .Wesker frowned .

"Well then we'll starve ",Wesker said .

"Shut up! ",Chris said, knowing it was only a joke and once again, laughter, but more happy than anything else .

"I know, I was only joking ", Wesker said poking Chris in the side, making him jump .

"So what? You're still a pessimist",Chris ssaid .

"No, I'm a realist ",he said .

"Oh my god, you liar .The things you come up with? ",Chris said .

"Anything can happen,absolutely anything . There many unknowns in this world ",Wesker said .

"Leave it to you to be all deep and insightful "Chris said .

"One of the things on the long list of reasons you love me so much ",Wesker simply said .

"Yeah . . .I guess it is ", he said .Wesker he gave Chris a chaste kiss on his cheek and Chris returned it . .Content, the two of them lie in the grass, holding hands . . .

-Chris had no idea when or how,but the two of them were now naked in a tub .They were in a room,a vast room in a small house that Wesker owned in the Arklay mountains .He said it was a family home before his parents had died .

Right now,the two of them were in the huge tube that was made against the wall wits stairs connected on the side .It wasn't huge,but just big enoughto accomadate two people their size with a bit of extra room .For some unknow reason,there were pale blue petals,rose petals ,floating on the surface of the water .They matched the color of Wesker's eyes,something that Chris wondered about .Around his neck ,the silver an black ring hung against his bare chest .He could still see traces of fading black ink curving ,from the tattoo of wings on his back .

"Christopher ",he said, drifting over to his lover .

"Hm? ", Chris said, distracted . Wesker strailed his fingers along Chris's neck and collar bone and smiled .

"How mich do you love me? ", he asked, his head tilted a bit as he idly messed in his own water slicked hair .

"More than anything ",Chris said .Weeker leaned forward and kissed Chris on the mouth .

"Would you protect me? ", he asked gently .His arms were under water, but he could feel Wesker grab his hand, entwining their fingers .Chris wanted to ask from what because Wesker never needed protection ,However, Wesker did not like being questioned ,that would kill the mood and Wesker would leave .He knew it was dream but Chris wanted this , needed this .

"Yes ",he said and was rewarded with a kiss on the cheek .

"Would you lie for me? ",he asked .Chris said yes with no question because he had done this so many times .This taught Chris how to lie as well as he did .He covered Wesker many times,helped him protect Jill whenever she got sticky fingers,let Wesker do his own personal interrogation and other things he didn't wanna think about .Like how he could always come up with the best tactical weapons and gear for the team with no explanation

"Kill for me? ",he said next .

"Yes ", he said, only because he had done this too during a police raid .He remembered the gun to Wesker's head as he was bing held hostage .He also remembered not following orders and charging in, gunning down a gang of seven men to save Wesker's life .

Only one of them survived .

It happened again too . . . He didn't have to shoot the man in the head,he knew .He knew when he saw the eyes of the shooter's mother,his wife,that haunted Chris for a long time .But Wesker was safe,that was what mattered .And Wesker returned the favor by fixing a report and comforting him through the night .He even got suspended behind such antics,but in his eyes,it was worth it .

So yes, yes he has killed for Wesker's It was his job, but still . . .

"Would you save me? ",he asked .

From what? ", Chris asked .Wesker never needed saving . . .no ,no one could hurt him .

Except Chris .Chris was the one who always,always hurt him .Wesker was his to hurt and his alone .

"Myself ",he said .He looked Chris straight in the eye .

"I -"

"Shhhh . . .don't speak .We both know the answer,don't we?",he said,his hands on Chris's shoulders .Wesker's face held a melancholy look and Chris nearly cried .

"Albert . . .Albert I'm sorry,I'm so sorry",Chris said,feeling the lump in his throat .

"Don't dwell,Christopher .I'm always here with you .I'll always be here",he said .

" And I won't let you go,never again",Chris choked out .The tears were already falling but Wesker didn't condemn him .A wet hand pressed against his cheek .

"I know,love .I know you won't",Wesker said .He slid his arms up and embraced Chris and he hugged him back .-

A loud buzzing sound woke Chris from his dreams .The first thing he did, then he looked around for Wesker, but then he realized he was gone, all of it was gone .Chris was starting now,to question his sanity .

The dreams were real,so real .He could feel, taste, touch . . .it was just so vivid .

Everyday was the same thing .Waking up and expecting this all to be a dream,thinking that the world he lived in was the dream but it wasn't .So many times he thought he would awaken to Albert .Then the ensuing depression that would keep him catatonic and broken at the end of a sheetless bed,his bare feet on the cold floor .

For breakfast,he either ate like an animal or refused to touch it until the guards came in and forced the food down his throat .Some days,he felt defiant and would spit it out,only to be strapped down and tube fed until his belly was full enough to burst .After his stomach settled,he showered,which consisted of him either undressing in front of the men in the hazmat suits or the guards intervening ,which never ended well .

At least on those nights,Wesker cared for his wounds .

He wasn't allowed tv anymore,because he stabbed someone with a broken dvd,and made a shank out of pieces of a vhs tape .

The only recourse he had was Claire who sometimes came,Sherry or Leon with her .But Leon stopped coming,the son of a bitch .Then at times,Sheva came .When she came,that same closeness to Claire and Sherry wasn't there .No,it was more like pity,anger and frustration,then hoplesness .The last he saw her,the only words she had to offer were 'I'm testifying for you,Chris .I'm testifying on your behalf",she said .

"Why?",he asked .There was no answer,Chris was sure he knew what it was,but neither of them wanted to walk down that road,not now .

Today,however,was unlike any of the other days,in that he was being screened and tested all over again,like when he first arrived in . .he didn't even know where he was .Space and time no longer existed for Chris Redfield .No,he was no longer afforded such luxury,

After a long day of tests, tests and more tests, Chris was exhausted mentally and emotionally . There were people poking and prodding at him and people he knew damn well weren't medical personnel hanging around . Chris for his part gave then the nastiest look he could give, but couldn't speak because he knew the moment he started, he wouldn't stop and things would escalate .

Now, he was being transferred into another cell in another part of the facility .White, white and more white, so horribly sterile the place was .Chris in plastic reinforced cuffed all the way up his forearms was handed over to a guard that struck him as awfully familiar .it wasn't until they were out of sight that he confirmed his suspicions .

"Kennedy ", simply said .A smirk found the guard and Chris was taken further down the hall .

*1)On code veronica,he blew his mission to fuck with chris . . . on resident evil 5,he spends time toying with you when he could have snapped your neck and finished it . Wesker does NOT have his priorities straight and does lots of dumb moves like letting excella give him his injections . . .and no back up plan for anything .I say opportunist,end of story

*2) Wesker is an opportunist and does not think things through because pretty much ALL his plans blow up in his face .In short,he's one of those smart-dumb people .He's just a manipulative shit with a bunch of toys and lot's of resources .