He is Real

Chapter 19

Warnings: Lemon (later on eventually), gore, language

*Author's Note: Okay, so it only took an hour to do my homework today.... Anyways, I'll put up to chapter twenty-.....hmmm....twenty-three, how about? I dunno, will you be able to keep up if I put up to twenty-three today? Good luck, then!

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You dragged your feet along, trying to catch up with Leon. You were lagging behind and panting heavily. Your legs were ready to give out at anytime which is what you feared.

"Leon, please..." you choked out and stopped running. You rested your hands on your knees, crouching silent as you breathed in large breaths. "Let's...take a break."

He stopped running and turned towards you, seeing how much you were struggling at the moment to breathe. You leaned on a tree, looking up as you closed your eyes, your breathing the only thing that was heard in the silent forest.

Leon watched you intently.

Slowly, you slid down the tree, landing on the grass.

"That was some work out, huh?" you remarked and opened your eyes, looking for his reaction. He silently laughed and grinned.

"So por aqui!" a man yelled from a not so far distance.

"Shit, they found us," you whispered and turned your head to the left. Footsteps were heard, cutting through the grass.

"C'mon," Leon grabbed your hand, pulling you up and you began to run once again. You cut through trees and bushes to escape.

'When will this ever end?'

"Why are most of them coming after us!" Jessica shouted and looked behind her. A good portion of the ambush on her's and Luis' trails.

"Don't know, but maybe we shouldn't worry about that and worry about getting away from them," Luis answered.

Jessica nodded in agreement. They ran as fast as they could but they could not lose their predators. Jessica occasionally looked behind her, seeing how far off they were from being attacked.

"Pass me my gun," Luis ordered, lending a hand out for it.

Jessica dropped it in his grasp with no second thought. He was a better gun handler then her and all they had for protection was that Red9 and its little bullets it still had.

The paths seem to become narrower the farther they went. The dirt was becoming unleveled, easily to trip on. As if to prove that it was, Jessica hit her foot on a hidden rock in a ditch, causing her to cry out and fall.

"Mother fucker!" she cussed aloud, holding onto her ankle for dear life.

"What's wrong?" Luis instantly asked. He ran up to her and kneeled down, looking down at her with concern. She gritted her teeth.

"My...ankle," she responded and let go, showing Luis what had happened. He lightly touched it, feeling for any injury.

"It's sprained," he stated. He turned, facing his back towards her. "Get on."

Jessica hesitantly climbed on his back. He held her from her lower thighs as he propped her up properly. She placed her arms tightly around his neck. Groans were heard dangerously close behind them. Luis began running once again, careful not to trip. Jessica looked over her shoulder.

"Great," she said sarcastically. "Wonder how __________ and Leon are doing..."

"I don't hear them behind us," you told Leon as you looked over your shoulder seeing no one. Not exactly the most comforting thing to see.

"Lets keep going," Leon suggested, never letting go your hand. You lightly blushed.

Man, did he have a firm grip, not like you were complaining. You liked it; it was like a perfect fit. You instantly shook your head at that thought, feeling like a little schoolgirl falling in love for the first time.

'For God sakes, ___________! You are an adult! Act like one!' you scowled yourself.

Minutes seem to pass by quickly. Your pace was slowly slowing down. Eventually the both of you stopped running and began walking instead. You looked over your shoulder. You were a bit paranoid to say the least.

After all you were deep in the forest where anything could pop out if desired. You let out a sigh and looked forward until something caught your eye. You looked down seeing that both yours and Leon's hands were still linked together.

"Um, Leon?" you called out to him, looking up.

"Yeah?" he asked, glancing over his shoulder at you. You scratched the back of your neck nervously with your free hand.

"You can let go my hand you know, I won't fall behind," you told him. He looked at you a little bewildered.

"Oh, sorry," he replied and let go of your hand.

"It's all right."

The both of you became silent. You looked through your surroundings, scanning for any unwanted intruders. The forest was silent as a whisper; in fact, you didn't even hear many bird chirps throughout the nature. This frightened you. A cold chill ran up your spine.

You could not help but feel something bad was about to happen. That is, until you noticed the low temperature only caused the cold chill.

"The sun is setting," Leon informed.

He looked up at the beautifully changed hues of the sky. You looked up also, seeing a few stars begin to appear. A cold draft then suddenly blew through you, causing you to roughly rub your arms for warmth.

"Is it just me, or did it get colder out here?"

Luis was lightly panting as he slowed down. They had lost the Ganado's, well at least for now. Luis stopped running in a small clearing, looking up to see the sun slowly set. Slowly, Luis laid Jessica down in front of a tree. Instead of leaning on it she crouched down, hugging herself to keep warm.

"Th-Thanks," she shivered. "Sorry t-to burden you." Luis shook his head with a silent laugh.

"It was my pleasure, senorita," he replied and watched her, more like starred.

Her body was slowly shivering as she hugged herself. Her legs were brought towards her chest, careful not to hurt her sprained ankle. She put her arms around her legs, goose bumps appearing on her skin. With a smirk Luis walked around her, stopping behind her and plopping him self down, laying his legs at both of her sides.

"Cold?" he asked before bringing his arms around her, pulling her towards his body.

Jessica blushed furiously, her body going tense. She could not answer, her words stuck in her throat. She could care less about the cold now. Luis leaned against the tree, bringing back a hand to move the hair from his eyes.

"Beautiful, isn't it?" he asked, looking up at the slowly setting sun.

"Y-Yeah," Jessica stuttered as she hesitantly looked up also. They both stayed there in pure bliss, both enjoying each other's company. Until Jessica's stomach growled.

Wow, talk about bad timing.

Luis let her go with a light laugh. "Maybe I should find us something to eat?"

"That'd be great," she laughed nervously, scratching her arm. She pouted a bit, kind of missing the touch of his arms around her.

The sun had set and the moon had risen. The forest had become pitch black, only lighten by the light of the small fire Leon made. The owls 'hoo'd' while the crickets made their repetitive music.

You were sitting in front of the fire, warming up as much as possible. The night had become colder, and obviously you didn't have a coat. Leon walked up to you and sat down by your side, handing you some berries.

"Thank you," you said politely and popped one into your mouth, chewing the sweet juicy fruit with your teeth.

"No problem," Leon replied as he ate a couple of berries him self.

"You don't think those people are still looking for us right now, do you?" you asked. He shook his head.

"They're probably making camp for the night themselves," he replied. Slowly you nodded.

You finished up your share after a few minutes and starred at the fire with tired eyes. Absentminded, you yawned. Leon looked over at you.

"You should get some sleep," Leon suggested.

"Yeah," you agreed. "You gonna sleep too?" you looked towards him. He nodded. You laid your back on the grass, staring up at the stars, recognizing a few constellations. You slowly closed your eyes and turned on your side, your back facing Leon.

"Good night," you said before you yawned once again.

"Night," he replied.

Leon's P.O.V.

I starred at the fire, then back at __________. She was breathing softly, but not yet asleep. I wondered how Jessica and Luis were doing in this cold night. But it seemed rather more cold then normal. Being suspicious as I am, I stood up slowly and looked over at ____________ again. She had dosed off.

I looked around my surroundings, making sure it was safe enough to leave her alone. I walked out of the clearing but not before I looked back at her. I didn't want to break my promise to her. I promised that I wouldn't let anything happen to her, and I'm sticking with that.

Suddenly a rustling sound was heard. I quickly pulled out and aimed my gun at the direction, only to aim at a small snake that was only trying to slither is way by. I sighed and placed my gun back in its holster and continued.

Moving a large leaved branch in my way I looked through the distance. A glistening large river laid there, the moon shinning above it.

"A river? So that's why it's so cold tonight..." I told himself. "Might as well take a bath in it tomorrow."

It was true. After traveling in a forest for a while you get the feeling of being dirty. I could only imagine how __________ had felt, being a female and all.

I made my way back towards our little camp. Everything was still in place, including ____________. She was sleeping soundly. I smiled to my self as I took off my leather straps that held my holsters and my knife. I laid it by me as I plopped down beside ____________. It was better sleeping close together for safety reasons.

I turned on my side, my back facing hers. I closed my eyes, breathing in the fresh night air. Until I felt movement from behind me. I lifted my head, looking over my shoulder at __________. She was shivering, her body asking for heat, but she was still asleep.

I guess the fire wasn't enough for her. I turned my body so now I was facing her back.

"_________," I whispered, hoping to wake her up. But she didnt move, not even an inch to my call. "__________," I tried again but still nothing. I sighed lightly. The only warmth she could have right now was body heat. Hesitantly I wrapped my arms around her waist and slowly pulled her close towards me.

She didn't seem disturbed at all, she even stopping shivering. Suddenly she turned her body, now facing me, a smile on her lips. I smiled to myself, glad that she was having a good nights rest and not a nightmare. I closed my eyes and pulled her closer to my body drifting off to a good night sleep myself

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*Author's Note: Yeah, so I'm gonna go all the way to chapter twenty-three today. Oh, and thank you very, very much to those reviewers out there. That would be Angie, Magsi09, Fluffy-hamster-neko, and shinigamiredrose. Thank you all very much!