Chapter 3

Leon sat down on the lumpy couch in the cold and poorly lit waiting room. He rubbed the bridge of his nose and sighed loudly. He had no idea why he said that to Claire, he was just trying to make her feel easier in the Hospital.

"Mouth-to-mouth... Come on Leon she's not interested. Although, she does have amazing brea-" he was cut short by a voice that made his blood turn ice cold.

"Yo, Kennedy. We need to talk," the older Redfield ran his hand though his gelled hair and kept his eyes on the floor. Leon knew that Chris was trying to hold back from punching him in the face. He couldn't blame him, Leon would do the same if someone said that to his little sister.

"Okay..." muttered the younger man as he stood up. He was waiting for Redfield's fist to collide with his face, possibly breaking his already throbbing nose. Leon walked over to Chris and stood a few feet away from him, scared of what he actually wanted.

Chris looked at him and sighed heavily, "I know that you're leaving soon. Why haven't you told Claire yet?" Leon watched Chris cross his arms across his chest and stare him down.

"I don't know..." replied Leon truthfully. He had no Idea why he hadn't told Claire that he would be leaving for training. Maybe he was scared of her rejecting him and leaving forever.

"You both care about each other... I know that. You need to tell her when she gets better. Don't just up and leave with out telling her. Don't be like me." Chris's eyes looked like he was begging Leon not to act the same as him. Leon knew well about the Redfield stinginess and how they didn't tell others when they were leaving. It was just their way of protecting the ones they care about.

"I will... I'll tell her once she gets better. I promise you that." Leon's gaze hardened after he promised Chris. Kennedy's always kept their word, it ran in the blood.

The older Redfield nodded and smirked, "I'll remember that promise, Rookie. And if you break it, I'll hunt you down and make you regret the day you were born." after Chris ended his little spiel, he spun on the heel of his foot and started walking back to Claire's room.

Leon stood in the waiting room, still smiling. Chris never spoke to Leon like that before, it wasn't very intimidating like normal. Maybe the old guy started getting soft towards Leon. That would be a good thing in his book, he needed more support from the man.

After the whole confrontation from Chris, Leon decided to go to the cafeteria for a bite to eat. He was starving after-all; it's not like Claire or himself could cook anything. But it's not like the hospital could cook either... Once Leon got on the floor of the cafeteria, he wised up and decided to go to a restaurant across the street.

He made it to the front door of the emergency room before he was interrupted, "Leon?" asked a small voice from behind. He turned around and was greeted by the face of Rebecca.

"Hey Becca, what's up?" he then thought for a few milliseconds and widened his eyes, "Is Claire ok?!"

The young doctor put her hand up and smiled, "So far, so good. I'll know what's wrong after the tests come in. Are you going out?" she pointed to the doors and kept the smile across her face. Leon always saw her smiling while she was at work, it was probably because she was saving lives and not ending them.

"Yeah, I was gonna get something to eat." he hitched this thumb towards the little deli that was across the way. Leon needed some food, he could feel and hear his stomach rumbling.

"Really? Well do you mind if I join you?" she patted her purse and gave him the ever showing smile. She was a small girl, yet she ate like a hog whenever food was near.

Leon gave her a toothy grin and nodded, "Sure, I could always use company." he stepped near the sensor and the automatic doors opened. Then the two headed across the parking lot and over to the deli.

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After the lengthy (and expensive) visit to the deli, Leon made his way back to Claire's room. He knocked on the wooden door and then walked in.

"And where have you been?!" demanded the young patient. Her eyes squinted at him and he could have sworn fire flared in them.

"Just getting some food, jeeze, chill out Claire." Leon tossed a bag of food at Chris; who quickly caught it and stared looking through it's contents.

"What if I d-"

"Rebecca was with me and she had her pager! And you're not going to die Claire, so please quit saying that!" his tone came out a little harsher than he liked, but Claire was being way too rash about it. Leon watched her close her mouth and stare at him. Maybe he said it harsher than what he thought.

Chris had half of a sandwich in his mouth as he watched the two. He then shrugged and started consuming the rest of it. He too was a Redfield, which meant he couldn't cook. And Jill, his girlfriend, wasn't a chef herself. It seems that Chris and Leon have more than one thing in common between each other.

"Fine, whatever." grumbled Claire unhappily as she crossed her arms. She was sick and was worried about where Leon was. She had thoughts of him leaving her all by herself with Chris. She thought that he didn't want to be her friend anymore for some strange reason...

"Claire," Leon sighed, as he looked at her. He noticed that her eyes were getting red and a bit watery. Was she about to cry? Leon had never seen or heard the young Redfield cry before.

"Yeah?" Claire hiccuped and started rubbing at her eyes, she had no idea why she was getting so emotional all of a sudden.

Leon sat next to her on the bed; then wrapped his arm around her shoulders, "You okay Claire?" he rubbed his hand onto her and felt her body tense up.

A knock came at the door and Rebecca peeped her head in, "Alright, the tests are done!"

A/N: I haven't updated this story in a millennia it seems. I'm super sorry! T--T I apologize to Arthasvs. Leon the most. After-all, this is his present from me! :D

I hope to be writing more, I'm starting to remember how fun it is to write Cleon fanfics. I love them so much! 8:3 But I'm still pretty lazy. Oh well.

Please don't flame about the pairing, it's my preference!

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