He is Real

Chapter 32

Warnings: Lemon, Gore, Language

*Author's Note: Hmm, not much to say at the moment, except, I want to go back to playing Resident Evil 4, again, but my mom's home, and I don't want to have to go in the mines and face the chain saw men....

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Jessica and you walked out of the store and onto the large concrete road. You starred curiously at the cars with the doors open. It was strange that the residents would just leave their cars and houses behind. But you expected that they might have been infected, leaving their homes when instructed by Rivera. You shrugged it off and took a bite out of a chip and swallowing it down with some water. Jessica got to your side as you searched for a clothing store.

Just then, it showed up and you both walked towards it, opening the door an entering. Again, the place was deserted.

Some clothes lay on the floor as if dropped and left. You sighed and walked around in precaution that no one was there.

"No one..." Jessica stated, placing her hands to her hips.

"It's kind of freaky," you replied, placing the water bottle on a counter by a cash register.

"Like something you'd see in Silent Hill, the videogame," you laughed softly, leaving your chip bag by your water bottle and began looking around. You saw many shirts and pants as you browsed through the many racks.

"We should bring extra clothes. Who knows how long we'll be staying here? And a sweater for the night," you

suggested, Jessica nodded in agreement, picking out a black tank top with the number eight imprinted in the front in a pink hue. You reached for a scarlet red t-shirt with black guns and veins imprinted on the front and the back. You grabbed some dark jeans also, along with a black hoody. You took the clothes towards the back of the store, towards the change room. You closed the door behind you and began changing into your clean clothes.

You were so content with getting out your sweaty and bloody clothes and into soft, clean ones. You sighed as you placed the hoody over your head and walked out of the change room, leaving your dirty clothes behind. You met up with Jessica in the middle of the shop in order to find extra clothes and some that were comfortable for night wear.

Jessica had already changed into her clothing, wearing a warm black sweater over her tank top and light faded jeans.

"How long do you think we'll be staying here?" Jessica asked, adding a shirt to the pile she was carrying. You shrugged.

"Two to four days, maybe?" you considered. "I'll get some plastic bags," you informed and walked towards the front of the shop. You walked behind the counter, spotting a pack, folded neatly on the floor. You picked out two large ones, putting the piles of clothes you had into it and walking over to Jessica to give her hers.

"Let's get going," Jessica suggested and you followed after her out the door, taking your bottle of water and chips with you. You looked around, hoping to find Leon and Luis in sight but the roads was deserted and the uncomfortable silence in the area was beginning to make you nervous. You shook away your nerves and walked out onto the road.

"Where are the guys?" you asked.

"I dunno, but I really have to go to the washroom," Jessica stated. You smiled and pointed towards a restaurant that was only a few feet away.

"There should be one there in that restaurant, I'm gonna go look for Leon," you said. Jessica left with an 'okay', running towards the entrance of the restaurant. You began walking your way down the street towards the motel at the end.

'Maybe Leon's there or something,' you thought. You held onto the handles of the plastic bag tightly and placed the water bottle in it with your chip bag still in your hand. You could feel a cold draft blow through making you happy for have a rather warm sweater.

Strange though, that it was summer and the climate seemed colder then it should be. You blamed it on the temperature, but deep down inside you believed that it could be your own mind playing tricks on you, making your nervous. Your nerves kept bringing chills up your spine, making you shiver even if it wasn't the temperature. You sighed, passing by a few shops and small houses.

You looked through the alleyways between the shops, being cautious that there wasn't anybody there to sneak up on you. You passed by a covenant store and began walking by the alleyway, glancing at a figure that was leaning against the wall. You looked away unfazed until you widened your eyes, backing up and taking a look. You sighed with relief when you saw it was only Luis. By sighing you caught his attention and he looked over at you.

"Luis, you scared me there for a second," you said. You saw some glowing orange ash near his mouth making you raise your brows and placing a hand on your hip. You began walking towards him with an impish grin. He pulled out the cigarette in his mouth, blowing out some smoke and beginning to speak.

"Sorry, senorita, but don't worry. There is no one in this town at all," he replied and brought the cigarette back to his mouth. You shook your head disappointingly.

"Jessica's not going to be happy if she sees you smoking, again," you told him, still holding onto the bag as you put all your weight on one leg. Luis bit his bottom lip, thinking about his situation and looked towards the cigarette. You laughed softly, "Look, I won't tell her anything, but I suggest you learn to quit," you said.

"Thanks, senorita," he replied, taking another drag on his cigarette before dropping it on the floor and rubbing away the ashes with his foot. "Where's Jessica?" he asked.

"Went to the washroom in that restaurant," you pointed behind you with your thumb, "where's Leon?" he shrugged and you sighed. "Never mind, I'll just find him. Want a chip?" he shakes his head and walk off to find Jessica. You shrug.

You began walking away from the alley and make your way down the road once again. You looked around the many stores, taking notes at the ones that would seem useful later on. You take a bite out of another chip and pass by a shop.

You looked through the rather large window in the front, seeing Leon examining something in his hand. You smiled to yourself and walked towards the entrance and struggled to open the door with all the things in your hands. A bell was rung once the door was opened and Leon looks towards your direction. He smiles towards you as you look around seeing the many guns across the walls.

"Wow..." you said in amazement, "I didn't know they had these kinds of shops here..." you said and began walking towards Leon with a smile, "I guess buying from the Merchant was useless, huh?"

"Not exactly, they mostly have rifles and shotguns here. They sell guns here for the purpose of hunting," he replied, showing you the rifle he had in his hand.

"Cool," you said and took out another chip. "Oh, um, you want some?" you asked, handing out the bag to him. He digs his hand into the bag, taking out a chip and placing it in his mouth.

"Thanks," he said with a smile and placed back the rifle on the wall. 'He's so adorable when he smiles,' you thought and placed the bag of clothes on the floor to drink from your water bottle. "Find anything useful in the town?" he then asked, taking a shotgun from its hook, aiming it, getting the feel of the weaponry. You leaned against the glass counter behind you, eating your chips.

"Just some clothing stores and a restaurant. We could probably eat there for lunch, but we'll have to make our own food," you answered. Leon nodded, placing the shotgun back and walking towards you, grabbing the water bottle that sat on the counter. He opened the cap and drank from it. "How long do you think we'll be staying here?" you then asked. Leon put down the water bottle and looked back at you.

"Me and Luis thought it would be best if you and Jessica stay here until we take care of Rivera," he said. You furrowed your brows; he continued on, "You're safer here in this town. Once we're done we'll come back for you."

"No way!" you refused, "you're not going anywhere without us!"

"It's safer for you to be here then with us," he said softly. You shook your head.

"And what, me and Jessica are just going sit around here and wait? No way, Leon, I'm coming with you two and so is Jessica. I want to avenge the people I know, for what Rivera did to them," you said, beginning to lower your tone.

"Besides, what happens if you two never come back at all?" the question escaped from your lips without a second thought. You sighed and looked away from him.

"___________..." Leon whispered, gently lifting your chin to look him in the eye. "We just want you to be safe from Rivera."

"Think about it, Leon, if you leave me and Jessica here in a town all alone, what will be the chances that you find Rivera before she finds both of us?" you questioned logically. Leon sighed as he let go of your chin but you kept your gaze on him.

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*Author's Note: Wow, those chips sound really good all of a sudden..... Too bad I don't have any in the house..... Ah well, the town doesn't sound half bad, although.....wait 'till you see what happens! Hah!