He is Real

Chapter 31

Warnings: Lemon, gore, language

*Author's Note: Uhh, yeah, so here's chapter 31. On the original in quizilla, there was a poll whether people wanted a lemon chapter or not, and so a lot of people did choose yes, so I guess the lemon chapter will be around here, or soon. I dunno. Just wait, I guess.

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"I guess we're not totally screwed," Jessica remarked with a smirk as she stood by your side. You slowly nodded your head--which was still rested on the palm of your hand. You were still seated on the rock, day dreaming about nothing in particular. Your mind had gone into your own world that you didn't notice the hand Jessica was waving around. "Hey! Earth to ___________," she called to you, snapping you out of your daze.

"Huh? What?" you asked, amazingly clueless. Jessica raised a brow and shook her head.

"Never mind," she replied, shaking her head in a disappointed manner. You shrugged your shoulders, not really caring at the moment. Luis and Leon came walking back, with their fully loaded weaponry. Leon threw you the TMP with a smirk. You caught it and looked at him oddly.

"You can keep that gun," he told you. You smiled and looked down at the gun.

"Thanks," you replied and gazed back up at him.

"Let's get going," Luis suggested, strapping his shotgun over his shoulder once again and placing his pistol into the back waist line of his pants. You nodded and stood up, you gazed to the direction the Merchant was and saw that he was beginning to walk away. You held the TMP tightly in your hands, running towards him.

"Hey, wait!" you called out. He turned around, facing you with a gleam in his white grayish eyes.

"Yes?" he asked in that same croaked voice. You stopped in front of him and smiled.

"Do you know if there are any towns or villages near here?" you asked nicely. He nodded his head.

"Ah, yes, there is one just beyond that narrow passage," he replied, pointing to the direction behind you. You looked over your shoulder, acknowledging the path. You turned back to him.

"Thanks a lot, maybe we'll see you later," you said and turned to back to the three who were waiting for you.

"Wait, I have something that might be of use to you," the Merchant called. You only half turned to him, watching him curiously as he rummaged through his coat and pulled out something that looked like a holster. He threw it towards you and you instantly caught it.

"But I don't-"

He cut you off, "It's free of charge," he replied. You smiled.

"Thanks a lot," you turned back to the group, strapping the holster around your waist and onto your right thigh. You placed the TMP into the holster and looked up at the group. "Let's go?" you asked. Luis led the way towards the passage with Jessica by his side. You walked along side Leon.

"It looks good on you," Leon complimented, nodding his head towards the holster. You smiled and blushed a bit.

"Thanks," you replied, taking note that you have been saying thanks a lot but you shrugged it off. As you walked with Leon down the path you could feel your hands brushing against each other every so often. You smiled to yourself as you slipped your hand into his. He smirked and lightly squeezed your hand in response. You sighed, brushing your fingertips on the cold steel of the TMP, getting ready for anything that might prevent your passing. But there seemed to be no disturbance that will take place.

The forest felt of solitude and quiet. You looked around the area, trees passing your very sight. No enemy in at all.

Strange though, you expected to have another visit from Rivera Salazar soon. You expected her to come during the morning, maybe before the four of you even woke up so she had an advantage. What did she have to attend to that was so important? She could have killed you before even leaving but she decided not to. It was strange and confusing to you but you decided not to think too much of it. This could be all fate.

"I think I see it, amigos," Luis announced, a few feet ahead from you. "There's a town up ahead," he said, pointing towards the direction he was gazing into. Jessica ran up to his side.

"Looks like a ghost town," she remarked. You and Leon exchanged glances and ran towards them. You let go of Leon's hand to take a look. A small town stood in front of you, only slightly bigger then a village. There was a large concrete cracked road and many stores that littered the sides. Papers and garbage brushed against the road. A few cars were parked to the side of the road, some with their doors still opened.

"I'll go first, you girls, behind me and Luis after," Leon ordered. He walked through the shelter of the trees with his gun drawn. You followed close behind, taking your gun from its holster.

"Where is everyone?" Jessica asked in a hushed voice, afraid to catch an enemy's attention.

"Who knows..." you replied and shrugged. You looked right to left often, seeing that no one was in sight. You passed many stores, clothing stores, grocery shops, liquor stores. The three of you continued walking until you met the end of the long straight road. A small motel stood in front of the three of you. The walls of the motel were a light pink with many brown doors to its walls. The motel was only one floor.

"Wait here," Leon told Jessica and you as him and Luis walked towards the doors of the motel. They both went to separate doors, opening them slightly and entering with their guns aimed. After a few minutes they came out, seeing no need to search the other rooms.

"Anything?" you asked. Luis shook his head.

"There seems to be no residents in this town," he replied, placing his gun back in place. You sighed with relief and put the TMP back in your holster.

"So, we have this whole town to ourselves?" Jessica asked with excitement.

"Maybe, maybe not. This could be a trap," Leon spoke up, eyeing the place suspiciously. You scratched the back of your neck, thinking if an idea.

"How about we split up and search the place? I'm hungry, and I wouldn't mind stealing some junk food in that grocery store we passed by," you suggested, "please." Leon sighed.

"Okay, but I want you and Jessica together, if anything happens-"

"We'll come screaming and running towards you guys, yes we get it," Jessica interrupted and took you wrist, "c'mon I'm hungry too."

"Be careful, senoritas," Luis told you.

"We will."

Jessica and you walked along side each other down the road, searching for that grocery store. "Which side was it at again? Left or right?" you pondered, looking in both directions.

"It's right there!" Jessica exclaimed, pointing to your left and running towards the entrance doors.

"Hey, wait! I'm the one that has the gun here, what if there is someone in there!" you shouted as you ran after her. She rolled her eyes as she pulled open the door.

"Oh please, there's no one here and if this was a trap you'd think we would be caught already," she remarked, walking down an aisle. You shrugged and followed her. You looked through the many food products when your eyes set on one thing.

"Chips!" you exclaimed, ripping a bag from the shelf and ripped it open, taking a chip in your hand and eating it, "mmmm, real food!"

"They have cookies too!" said Jessica excitedly as she took one from a box. "Do you think we'll get in trouble for stealing food?"

"By who? There's no one here," you replied and continued eating your chips, filling up your empty stomach.

"That's true..." she remarked and walked at the end of the aisle to the freezers to grab a bottle of water. She threw you one also. "We should take a trip to the stores with clothes so we can change into clean ones." You nodded in agreement.

"Let's go there now," you suggested, taking the bag of chips and bottle with you and out the door, Jessica followed behind.

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*Author's Note: One more for today, then I guess I'll be done until tomorrow afternoon, or something. RE4! W00T!