He is Real

Chapter 20

Warnings: Lemon later, Gore, Language

Author's Note: Okay, so, let's get this started! Chapter twenty up, only thirty more to go! Are you gonna stick around for all of it, I wonder?

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You let out a relieved breath as you trailed your hand on the surface of which your head was laying on. It was warm and soft, nothing like the grass you felt last night. You didn't think much into it, since you were still too tired to care.

You yawned and nuzzled your head onto the soft, firm surface. You felt it lightly stir and something around your waist tightened.

"Hm..." you hummed as you slowly opened your eyes to be greeted by Leon's.

You cocked up a brow and took note of the position you were in. Leon was on his back; your head and hand lay on his chest while his arm was around your waist.

'Whoa,' you blushed furiously as you looked up at Leon. He smirked.

"Morning," he simply said. You instantly sat up, his grip on your waist loosening.

"S-Sorry," you apologized and tucked a strand of hair behind your ear. Leon sat up also.

"Sorry about what?" he asked.

"For...I might of, um...for sleeping so close to you," you answered, having difficulty finding the right words.

"You didn't do anything, you were cold so I pulled you closer, sorry if it made you uncomfortable," he replied.

"Oh, not at all," you said quickly. 'Shit, shouldn't have said that, now he probably thinks I'm coming on to him.'

Leon lightly laughed and stood up, brushing himself off. He looked down at you with a smile and lent out a hand. You smiled back and took it, being lifted to your feet.

"Are we gonna look for Jess and Luis?" you asked, looking up at the sky but only to wince at the bright sunlight blinding you.

"Depends..." he replied. You turned your head to look at him.

"Depends on what?" you asked, slightly tilting your head.

"Want to take a little dip first?" he replied.

"A...dip?"

Jessica was only half asleep when she heard light moans and groans not that far away. She slightly opened her eyes then closed them again, ignoring the footsteps that were heard through the grass. Once she noticed that this was not a good sign, she shot open her eyes and sat up quickly.

Through the distance she could see many infected people walking forward. She quickly turned around, shaking the body of Luis to wake up. He mumbled something in his sleep as he continued to have his eyes shut.

"Luis! Get the fuck up!" Jessica suddenly shouted, causing him to wake up with a jolt. He instantly relaxed when he looked at her worried face.

"What's the matter, senorita?" he asked as he ran his fingers through his wavy, silk black hair. Jessica opened her mouth to say something but only to be interrupted by one of the women who let out a battle cry.

"Oh, shit," Luis cussed as he looked over Jessica's shoulder, seeing them all begin to run towards them. "Quickly, get on," Luis ordered, motioning her to get on his back. Jessica nodded and climbed on as fast as she could.

Luis got on his feet and began to sprint away, his shotgun in his hand just in case.

"They're getting closer!" Jessica informed while looking back. Her eyes were wide, there was so many of them. How did they find them so quickly?

"Damn it," Luis muttered under his breath and took a sharp turn to the left in attempt to lose them. A loud battle cry was heard in front, making Luis skid to a halt. A group of men and women jumped out of the bushes, weapons in hand.

"Oh...crap..."

"Cool, you found this last night?" you asked as you looked over at the beautiful river in front of you. The seemingly blue water glistening in the sunlight as it lightly crashed against the gray rocks.

"Yeah," Leon replied.

"Finally..." you sighed. "A bath." Leon lightly smiled.

"You can bathe here, and I'll go to the far end, if you need anything just call me, all right?" he told you.

You nodded and watched as he walked towards the far end of the river. When you made sure that he was far enough you began to strip out of your clothes. You pulled your black tank top over your head and unzipped and unbuttoned your pants. You dropped them at your ankles leaving you only in your black bra and panties.

Slowly, you dipped your toe into the water only to retract it quickly. It was freezing but it had to do. You took in a deep breath and jumped in. You quickly swam up to resurface. You held your arms around your body shivering a bit.

'Shit, it's cold...' you thought and began to swim around to get a little warm. Your body began to get use to it. You sighed in contentment. You were longing for a bath and to change into clean clothes. But you couldn't get everything you wanted right?

A bath was good enough for you. You tilted your head back, dipping your hair into the water. You began to rub off the blood and dirt from your arms and shoulders, your face also.

Suddenly you heard a crack from behind you. You quickly turned towards the forest, seeing nothing. You kept your narrowed gaze there for a few moments before going back to bathing.

"They're surrounding us," Luis said as he looked back and forth at the approaching enemies.

"Oh, God," Jessica whispered, biting her lower lip in suspense. The men and women approached slowly, their weapons held high, ready to swipe at them.

"I'm going to make a run for it," Luis whispered.

"What?" Jessica asked in disbelief.

"There's an opening over there, we can make it," Luis turned his head to looked at Jessica. "I promise." Jessica weakly smiled and nodded.

"Go for it," she encouraged.

"Glad to," he winked before breaking into a sprint, dodging an attack and pushing passed a woman, making her fall. Jessica smirked and laughed in her mind while Luis continued to run.

"Almost there," he informed. Jessica, waiting in anticipation as he jumped over a dry log laying in front of his path and into the forest, leaving the group to chase after the two. Jessica sighed.

"Those God damn fuckers are still following," she stated irritably. Luis didn't say anything and continued on, hoping to find Leon and you as soon as possible and to get out of this mess.

You let out a relieved sigh, loving the feeling of the cold water on your bare skin now. The sun was heating up your face as you tilted your head back with closed eyes. Suddenly you heard a splash.

You jerked your head at the direction. Seeing the water ripple. You shifted your eyes side to side, a worried look crossing your face.

"Hello? Leon?" you called out as you floated on the water. "Anybody there?"

There was no answer, just the freaky silence of the moving water. Suddenly you felt something grip your leg, pulling you down into the water. You screamed and were brought down, causing you to immediately hold your breath.

You looked down seeing a man, his piercing red eyes glowing in the water. His hand was gripping your ankle tightly, pulling you down with him as he sank. You panicked and tried with all your might to resurface.

You could only get your face out of the water, gasping out for breath. "LEON!" you shouted before being brought back down, muffling your shout with water with your arms waving wildly.

Leon was pulling up his pants, zipping them in place. He lowered down to grab his blue shirt to put over his bare wet chest when he heard a scream.

"LEON, HELP!" he heard you shout.

He dropped his shirt and picked up his gun and ran towards you, leaving his holster and his shirt at the edge of the river. He ran as quickly as he could at the edge of the cliff. He could see you in the distance trying to resurface for air but struggling.

"___________! HOLD ON!" he shouted as he quickened his pace.

He spotted some men walking slowly towards the water, going after you. Leon instantly took fire, shooting at their heads to keep them away from you.

"Leon!" you gasped out, taking a quick glance of him at the edge of the water before being brought back down. You were choking on the large amount of water.

"________ ,hold on, I'm coming for ya!" he shouted and placed his handgun onto the waist line of his pants. He quickly dived in, swimming quickly towards you.

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*Author's Note: Err, yep, three more to go! More then usual, like, by two. So, yeah. Enjoy, readers!