R.D.D.G: heyya guys! I'm SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO sorry it took so long to get this up. Real life caught up to me and was kicking my ass. My computer gets a virus and crashes, work, school, and I'm joining the military so it's a lot of fun…joy… thanks to everyone who left reviews for the first chapter. All I've got to say is, if you don't like yaoi slash then don't read my story and don't review on it. Sheesh. There are people who do enjoy the pairing, if you don't then fine it's not the end of our world. Go read something else… I've had reviews on some of my other stories (all of which are yaoi) and some people said ew, or they're not gay. well that's the beauty of a little thing called, "imagination" and a "fanfiction." Emphasis on the word fan. You don't like it find a story on a pairing you do like. (sorry had to vent that out I'll be putting that in all my stories.) as usual I own nothing in this. please enjoy =D

Leon groaned as he woke up. His neck was sore, his head hurt…well needless to say everything was sore. Blue-gray orbs scanned the surroundings, the man hoping to find out where he was and what was going on. All right let's see he was tied up…that's always comforting. He looked as though he was in a shack somewhere, also not comforting. And he was leaning against something warm, though it was slightly chilly out there. What or rather who, was he leaning on?

He could hear breathing behind him, so in order to wake him Leon began to shake and nudge him. "Hey," he shook the man again once there was no response, "Hey! Wake up!"

That seemed to do the trick, cause Leon heard the man groan and shift as he awoke. "Aye yai, yai…" Leon blushed slightly as he recognized the voice. He was tied to the attractive Spaniard he had saved from the closet yester…wait what day was it? He felt the man behind him look around, "great…out of one hole and into another…"

This made Leon curious, why was that man inside the closet to begin with? He had just figured that the man was someone they kidnapped…but that statement made the agent think otherwise. "Wanna start explaining?" he inquired.

The man behind him chuckled. "Americano, si?" the man inquired, "what brings you to this dreary part of the world?"

Leon shifted so that he could get the picture of Ashley out of his pocket. Maybe the Spaniard behind him may know something about the missing girl. "I'm looking for this girl, have you seen her?"

The man turned his head to look at the picture. "Let me guess, the president's daughter?" He asked looking away.

"That's too good for a guess," Leon returned, as they begun to struggle against their binds. It was getting rather uncomfortable. And Leon was starting to get sick and tired of blushing.

"I'm psychic amigo," the man chuckled, "nah just playing. I have not seen her, however I overheard a couple of the villagers mention something about the president's daughter," the man said before Leon could even ask the question. "Since you are looking for a missing Senorita, it seems to fit, no?"

"True enough," Leon acceded shrugging, before placing the picture down. He wouldn't have been able to return it to his pocket with his hands tied up like this.

"My name is Luis," Luis said introducing himself.

"Leon." Luis smiled he liked that name for the man. It suited him. Luis was about to say something more to the blonde behind him, however the sound of footsteps and something heavy being dragged stopped whatever words wanted to leave his lips. The two men looked towards the door, to see one of the villagers walking towards them dragging an axe which the man pulled up into his hands and readied himself to strike.

"Do something, amigo!" Luis said as he noticed that the man was aiming the axe at him.

"After you!" Leon retorted, then got an idea. "When I say move, u go one way I go another…" Luis nodded to show that he understood. With that Leon watched the man with the axe; he lifted it above his head. "Ready…" the axe started to come down, "MOVE!" the two men moved and the axe hit the chains that bound them. Leon quickly kicked the man into a wall successfully breaking his neck.

Luis stood up, and noticed red on Leon's neck. "You all right amigo?" the Spaniard inquired as he moved to his side. A worried feeling entering his gut, did the guy with the axe manage to get Leon?

"Aside from my neck being sore, I'm fine." Leon answered, his heart skipping a beat as the Spaniard kneeled on his right side and began inspecting his neck.

"When did that start?" Luis couldn't keep the worry out of his tone.

Leon thought about it. "When I woke up actually…" he answered shrugging his shoulders.

"Well let me see your neck. You may have been hit with wood from the damn closet or something." Leon nodded and moved his head so that way, Luis could get a better view of his neck.

"May I ask you something, Luis?" Leon inquired as he pulled out the note he had taken from the first hostile villager he had come across. Maybe Luis would help him translate what it said.

"Que?"

"Can you tell me what this says?" Leon showed the Spaniard the note. Luis stopped inspecting Leon's neck and took the note and started to read it. Leon watched the man as he read, and noticed Luis' brow furrow in concern. This made Leon even more curious, "well?"

"It mentions the capture of an American…male…" Luis said, "Apparently the leader of this revolting village wants him alive…"

"Does it say why?"

"No, 'fraid not, amigo," Luis shook his head, then went back to examining Leon's neck. "We'll worry about that later, for now let's see what's going on here…" brown eyes gazed over the spot where he saw the red. It wasn't an accident with wood…it looked as though someone carved something into the pale flesh…but that damn shirt was in the way. Wanting to see what was carved into the American beside him, Luis gently pulled down the collar of the shirt, too fixated on the wound to notice Leon blush. Luis' touch was soft, and it made Leon shiver every time the older man's skin touched his.

Once the shirt's collar was down enough so that Luis could see the wound, what he saw made his eyes widen. It was the symbol of the Los Illuminados…only there were two rings around the center. He knew what that symbol meant, and he felt himself growing protective of the man beside him. "Mi Dios…" he murmured to himself as he traced the design carved onto Leon's neck.

"Is it anything I should be worried about?" Leon inquired.

"No, not really…" Luis lied, if Leon wanted to save the girl he couldn't know about this…however Luis was going to help him out. Like hell was he going to let Saddler get him…wait a second…when the hell did he start getting protective over foreigners? Male foreigners especially… Luis couldn't explain it, there was just something about the blonde man that made his heart pound in his chest, and made him think of one word. Protect.

"We should get out of here then," Leon said standing up, Luis following suit. "Ashley may not have much time…"

"I'll come with you, amigo," Luis said, "you could use all the help you can get."

Leon didn't know what to say so he just nodded and after collecting the items in the room they walked out. Leon wanting to find Ashley ASAP, and Luis wanting to make sure Leon didn't fall into the Los Illuminados' hand again.

"Welcome, Stranger," the two turned to see a merchant standing to the side of the building. "I've got rare things on sale…"

"No thank…" Leon began but was interrupted by Luis who quickly inquired,

"Do you happen to have a rifle with a scope, amigo?"

"Yes I do, Sera," the Merchant answered pulling out the inquired items.

"Why do we need…?" Luis pulled Leon over to the wall and pointed to the many villagers who were guarding the only way out of this valley…area…canyon. "Ah, I see your point." Luis nodded. So they walked back over to the merchant and purchased the rifle and scope. Luis covering for Leon, as the man sniped some villagers, in the off chance they were ambushed. And there were about five or so villagers who rushed over to attack them. The entire time yelling in Spanish, while Leon was oblivious to what they were saying, Luis was not and made sure that he was between them and Leon. He didn't doubt Leon's ability to fight, but better safe than sorry.

Luis noticed the man's ease with a gun as he took down the villagers and turned his gaze to him after they finished off the last of the five that went straight after them. "So, Leon, what are you? Some kind of cop?" Luis asked then chuckled to himself as he lowered his red9, "nah, you don't look the type…"

"What about you?" Leon inquired as he reloaded his shotgun, rifle, and hand gun.

"I was once a cop in Madrid…but after awhile, I left," Luis sighed, "being a hero isn't what it's cracked up to be… nobody even appreciates you…"

Leon gained a solemn look. "I was once a cop…but only for a day."

Luis whistled as he placed his hands on his hips. "And I thought I was bad…"

Leon chuckled slightly at that. "However I somehow managed to get entangled in the incident in Raccoon City on my first day on the force…" the solemn tone was back as Leon began to remember what happened during the outbreak. Luis noticed, and wrapped a comforting arm around Leon's shoulders.

"You mean the viral outbreak?" A nod, "I think I may have seen a sample of the virus in the department…"

"Yeah well…" Leon moved so that he was near the door. "We need to get out of here, so let's get going."

"Si, amigo," and so they went sniping and fighting off the villagers who rushed at them in the canyon. It surprised Leon that they were able to fight so well together, seeing as they just met. It also surprised Leon on how much he trusted Luis to watch his back as they fought off the villagers, after the incident in Raccoon City only a few had that trust.

Finally they shot down the last of the villagers there, and they noticed that they needed some sort of key to get out of the canyon…just perfect. So now they were searching around the area for the key. Leon blushed slightly as he watched Luis search on the other side of the building. The man was strong, skilled, well toned (he figured that when Luis placed his arm around his shoulders), but there was something that was bothering Leon. Luis could have just walked away, he didn't have to help Leon at all. Leon got him out of the closet and away from the man with the axe, but he chose to stick around.

And he seemed rather reluctant to let Leon go off on his own…which made Leon confused as all hell…and it started when he saw Leon's neck.

It was about time to ask the Spaniard about it. "Luis?" Luis stopped looking around and turned to face Leon, showing the American that he was listening.

"What is it, mi amigo?"

"Why are you sticking around?" Leon inquired turning away so that way the man before him couldn't see his blush. His heart was pounding slightly in his chest, why the fuck was he acting like this? He couldn't be having feelings for the Luis could he? He was glad that Luis had stayed behind, but he was curious as to his reasons. "You're free to get out of here, yet…"

Luis looked at Leon while the blonde stared outside the window. Why was he sticking around truly? Why should he care if the blonde before him is taken by the Ganados to Saddler. It was none of his concern. Yet…Luis studied his temporary partner. The younger male was clearly attractive, the way his dirty-blonde hair framed his pale face. His beautiful, piercing blue-gray eyes which didn't seem to miss a thing; as they scanned the area for anymore enemies…now that Luis had a good chance to look at Leon, he noticed the man's lithe figure. That must be very useful when going on missions that would require much agility, like this one would more than likely need. It would be a shame to see someone this beautiful with someone like Saddler… Luis shuddered at that thought.

"For one thing amigo, we need a key to get out of here and that door is the only way out," Luis said shrugging his shoulders, "secondly, as I said earlier, you could probably use all the help you can get…" Luis shook off the notion that he wanted to stay near the American, making himself believe that he didn't have those kinds of feelings.

"Oh…" Leon shook off the feelings of disappointment, then noticed a ladder right nearby. "I'll be right back," he said as he walked out the door and towards the ladder wanting to see what was on top of the building. After breaking through some barrels and grabbing the ammo, herbs as he moved. Then he noticed a chest not far from where he was standing. Leon walked over to the chest opened it to see a piece of a blue stone. Leon picked it up and looked it over; odd…it looked as though there was another piece to it…great…now they got to go find this other piece.

"Leon?" Leon looked over the side of the roof to see Luis looking around.

"Right here," Leon jumped off the roof and landed next to the Spaniard. "Found this in a chest," he showed Luis the item he had found. "Now we've got to find the other piece if we want to get out of here."

"Aye vasura…" Luis groaned, "more trouble than it's worth."

Leon nodded in agreement. "I'll search down here, if you search up there," he motioned towards one of the cliffs. Luis nodded in agreement before walking over to the dirt path that led to the cliffs that rose over the canyon. With that the two men searched, Luis finding the other half in a chest on top of the dirt trail he was on. Leon finding more ammo and herbs, they met in front of the door, and placed the two halves of the emblem into the crevice and got the hell out of there.

On the way back, Luis remembered something and stopped. Crap he had to get that sample back from Saddler…Leon noticed that the Spaniard had stopped and followed suit, before walking back over to him. "What's wrong, Luis?" the blonde inquired.

"I forgot something," Luis said, "I need to leave…"

"Where to?" Leon asked, "Either way we can go our separate ways when we reach the village, it seems to be only one way in this route…"

"I'll find my way, amigo," Luis said placing a hand on Leon's shoulder. "My grandfather used to hunt in these woods, and showed me the ropes." Leon nodded, his face showing his indifference, however he was not too thrilled with the fact the man was leaving. He was actually enjoying the older man's company. "Just keep going down this trail," Luis said, "it'll lead you back to Pueblo. I'll meet up with you as soon as I can." Leon nodded, then turned his head and saw how close their faces were to each other. If Leon or Luis moved their head an inch up or down they could have stolen a kiss. Luis noticed it to, and oddly enough neither of them moved away. Leon's face went pink, at their closeness, and he resisted the urge to move his head forward and capture the lips of the brunette behind him. fuck it, he wanted the man around, he liked him.

Luis was also having the same dilemma as the blonde before him. The soft looking lips of the American before him was tempting, and it took all of his will power not to claim them with his own. He did not know whether or not the American was gay, he was bi at the very least if his blush was anything to go by. "Thanks," Leon said after a moment, before reluctantly moving away from the brunette behind him. He didn't want Luis to leave…wait what the hell was he going on about? Ashley needed him right now; he didn't have time to worry about where the mysterious Spaniard, Luis was going. And Luis didn't want to leave. He knew that the Los Illuminados would be after the blonde to force him into marrying Saddler. No way did he want that to happen, but he had to get the sample, he'll have to call Ada to keep an eye on him while Luis was gone. It was a simple plan, grab the sample and get back to the blonde and kill Saddler. Piece of cake. The hardest part will get Ada to help watch over Leon until Luis was able to get back.

Luis turned to leave and as he walked away he heard Leon ask, "How long do you think you'll be?"

Luis stopped and turned to look back at the other man. The expression on Leon's face was that of shock and a hand had covered his mouth, almost as though he didn't mean to ask that out loud. A slight blush was staining the blonde's cheeks, which in Luis' opinion was cute. "It shouldn't take me very long, amigo," he assured the younger man, "tell you what…" Luis took out a spare communicator he had and handed it to Leon. "I'll call you when I'm done, and we can decide on a place to meet."

Leon stopped looking shocked, and was pulled out of his thoughts by Luis' words. Not knowing what else to do Leon nodded as he moved to take the communicator that the Spaniard held out to him. Once the small device was in his hand he placed it into his ear; Luis watching him the entire time. Leon turned to go, knowing he had to leave and soon. He had to get away, not only for Ashley, but to control the pounding of his heart as well.

"See you soon then…" Leon said then started to walk down the path way…however, before he could get very far, he felt a hand grab his wrist and pull him back. And before he could react he felt strong arms wrap around him. Leon looked up to see Luis. The man's face was calm but the blonde noticed concern written in his deep chocolate eyes. He could feel his cheeks gain heat as he felt the man hold him. "Luis?" He inquired, "I really need to go find Ashley…"

"Promise me one thing amigo," Luis said, "if there are too many ganados (the people we just took care of), or the big cheese shows up again…get out of there. Do not be a hero and fight…run. Promise?"

Leon's eyes widened slightly. What the… "I can't make that promise, Luis…" Leon said determination appearing on his face, "my assignment is to find, protect and return the President's daughter. How can I do that if there's a large group and I run? What if she's within that large group of ganados?"

"Leon, promise me," Luis pleaded, "if the seniorita is not within that group then, please, run."

Leon sighed then looked up to Luis and nodded. "All right, I'll try, Luis…" Leon said. Luis smiled and released Leon from his hold.

"Gracias mi amigo," Luis said, before walking away from the blonde. They both had places they needed to be.

Leon watched the retreating form of the Spaniard before going in the direction that Luis had indicated. His mind replaying that moment over and over again; causing a blush to stain his cheeks. He's resigned himself to the fact that he thought that the other man was rather attractive. Still he found it highly unlikely that the Spaniard felt the same way.

With his hand gun raised at the ready Leon pushed forward through the abandoned building that was used for God knows what. He met a few Ganados and just like the others he had seen they never tried to kill him. They seemed more interested in capturing him…needless to say Leon had a 9 mm solution to that dilemma. Now he was walking down a trail that led to yet another house. This one larger than the ones he saw at Pueblo, and there was no way around it…so he was going to have to go through the house…lovely.

Walking up the steps he noticed a puzzle in the wall...Leon studied it for a moment before coming to the realization that the symbol in the middle has to match the two on each side. Great…

Leon played with the device for a few minutes before Leon heard mechanics within the door click and it opened revealing a…bedroom? Leon walked into the room his handgun aimed and ready to fire if necessary. No one was in the room and no one entered, giving him time to search the room for any clues. So far he found rifle ammo, handgun ammo, money, and a note from the chief of the village. As he searched the room more he noticed a large portrait of a creepy looking old man. He must be the leader of this crazy village… Leon shuddered a little, before moving to get out of the room. He heard some people talking in Spanish, which made the blonde tense. Cautiously and with as little noise as possible Leon made his way towards a nearby flight of stairs. Ready for a fight that was inevitable.

However while he was walking down the hallway he heard the sound of heavy footsteps walk up the stairs he himself was walking towards. Leon stopped when he was a couple of yards away from the steps just in time to see the "big cheese" as Luis had called him. Well fuck. That was not who he wanted to see. The gigantic man stared at him, and Leon stared back before he remembered what he had promised Luis, and started to back away. His gun trained towards the chief as he did so.

The chief started to walk towards him…well damn this wasn't good at all. And since the man had long strides it did not take long for him to get too close for Leon's comfort. Trying to get the man away from him, he began to open fire on the Spaniard chief. But all of the 9mm bullets seemed to have no effect on the giant before him. After about 10 or so shots later his gun ran out of ammo.

"Shit!" Leon cursed. That was when Mendez decided to strike. With quickened reflexes the taller man had Leon flying into the wall and cabinet near the room. Leon slumped to the floor; his head was pounding from where it hit the corner of the cabinet. While Leon was trying to focus his vision, and get his head to stop throbbing, Mendez walked over and grabbed the agent by the neck, and lifting him off the ground.

Mendez glared at him as he held the American. Saddler's bride or not, the man is starting to become a nuisance. As he held the man up, Mendez noticed that his eyes had turned red. So it looks like the egg is coming along nicely. "So now you carry the same blood as us," the Chief said. Though he was there when the egg was planted within the agent, it's kind of shocking to see that it still worked. "It would seem you will still be of some use to our Lord after all."

This confused Leon to no end, however he was not able to really think on it much as he felt it becoming hard to breathe. He struggled trying to make the man let go of him. How the hell would he be of use to their revolting leader, he had seen pictures and the dude even looked the part of a psychopath.

Mendez dragged him into the room and a shot broke through the windows piercing the taller male in the arm. This causing him to drop Leon and growl in pain. The blonde looked out the window to see a woman in a red dress. Outraged, Mendez hurried out of the house trying to find his attacker. Leaving Leon confused on the floor. What the hell just happened?

R.D.D.G: okay here is Cult Bride chapt. 2. Soooooooooooooooooo sorry it took so long to get this up (had to say it again). I'm sorry it's shorter than my last chapter but I figured this was a good place to stop it. I hope you like it regardless and I hope to get the next chapter up as soon as I am able. For those who read my other stories. I am still working on them.