He is Real

Chapter 42

Warnings: Can't remember if there's more lemon, gore and language for sure, though

*Author's Note: Uh, yeah, I have just read that scarring chapter of Luis and Jessica, and never again will I read that. I can't remember though, if there's one for 'you' and Leon.... hmm..... *Sigh* Story is close to the end, what are you gonna do after this? Find another story, I'm guessing. But then, I guess it means I'll lose contact with you guys, only having your reviews as reminders from when we used to talk.....

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Your felt the presence behind you shift. The arm around your waist tightened slightly. You hummed lightly, being disturbed from your dreamless sleep. You kept your eyes closed, one hand tucked under the pillow, the other laying limply beside your head. The bed sheet was no longer covering your whole body, now lying loosely up to your chest, your bare shoulder exposed to the light temperature in the room. You breathed naturally, not caring to wake. You felt lips lightly peck your shoulder a few times. A smile forced its self on your lips. The hand on your stomach brushed against your skin lightly--your tank top had lifted over your stomach over night from the movement. Slowly you opened your eyes, turning your head and looking up at Leon's light blue orbs, specks of gray were shown in them from the light coming from outside.

"Good morning," you whispered, turning yourself on your back. Leon grinned, planting his lips on yours while rubbing his hand on your stomach.

"Morning, sweetheart," he greeted. You had shown your pearly whites at the pet name, suppressing from giggling. "Did you have a good sleep?"

"Mm, I slept comfortably," you remarked. You lifted your hand and brushed a strand of hair away from his eyes. He followed your hand with his eyes, kissing your fingertips. "What time is it?" you asked, rubbing your eyes.

"Nine o'clock, maybe." Leon sat himself up, allowing you to stare at his bare back. You yawned.

"I think I'll stay here for a few more minutes." He looked back at you, grinning. "Can you wake me up before lunch if I sleep that far? Oh, and wake up Emily, too, please?" you asked.

"Sure," he answered, kissing you again on the lips before getting out of bed, placing the bed sheet neatly for you. You watched him a moment as he grabbed his blue shirt from the floor, throwing it over his head and pulling it over his chest.

You gently closed your eyes again, wrapping the sheet over your entire body, nuzzling against the pillow. You felt the weight of Leon on the side of the bed as he began putting on his shoes. He lifted from it, your weight being the only one it held as you heard his slow foot steps. You heard the door open and then closed gently. You sighed lightly, clearing your thoughts and going back to sleep.

You fluttered your eyes open. The sunlight entered brighter into the room and overlapping your eyelids to wake you from your fatigue state. You groaned, throwing the sheets over your head. A few minutes had passed and you gave up. The moment of sleep was over and not letting you back in. You sighed, throwing the sheets away. You starred up at the ceiling. What was the time? You didn't have a watch, how sarcastically convenient. You let out an irritable sigh. You were quite comfortable and a bit lazy to stand up just yet. You stretched your muscles, letting out a loud yawn as you did.

Slowly, you sat up, careful to not gain yourself light-headedness that was unwanted. You threw your legs over the side of the bed, rubbing the sleep that crusted your eyes. You stood up, easily cracking your back before going into the washroom to wash your face with water. You brushed out your hair with a motel brush that was lying neatly in a drawer.

You licked your dried lips and dragged your feet to the door, opening it and closing it behind you. You strode towards your room to change just as Jessica left Luis' room. You smirked impishly, remembering Luis and her sneaking in there yesterday night. Jessica had not taken notice to you and was walking leisurely to the room.

"Morning," you greeted aloud. She became startled, jumping at your sudden voice. She forced a smile.

"Hey," she replied quietly, opening the door and stepping in. You followed right behind, closing the door behind you.

You grabbed a dark green T-shirt and black shorts that was folded neatly by the pile of other clean clothes. Jessica was searching for some clothes of her own. She was dressed up in the same attire she wore last night. You bit your bottom lip from chuckling from your assumption of what Luis and she had done last night. Besides, it was so obvious. And you decided to play with it, make her blush in embarrassment for amusement.

"You know, it was strange. I couldn't sleep last night, neither could Leon. We kept hearing these strange moaning noises. Maybe an animal got into the town or something. Did you hear it, too?" you asked her, laughing inside from your white lie. You caught a glimpse at her flushed face.

"Was I really that loud?" You heard her whisper to herself.

"Hm? What was that?" you asked her. She immediately bit her bottom lip, her face turning a radiant red. She began to stammer, feeling embarrassed. You couldn't help it. At that instant you began to laugh. "Wow! I didn't even hear a peep from you last night, and you just confessed to me you really did something with Luis." You let out another laugh as she glared at you, gritting her teeth as she grabbed a pillow and threw it at you.

"Don't lie about that then!" she scowled.

"Sorry, I couldn't help it," you remarked, throwing the pillow back on the bed. She narrowed her eyes on you.

"And who are you to excuse me. Where did you sleep last night? Leon's room?" she accused.

"For your information, I didn't do anything with him, just friendly kissing and innocent sleeping." She quieted down, drawing back her assumption in her mind. "So...how was it?" you just had to ask. She blushed once again.

"What!" she shouted with disbelief.

"C'mon! Give me the scoop, woman to woman. Was he good? How big was he?" Jessica gapped her mouth at you, in shock at your outgoing questions. You sighed, recognizing her discomfort. "Okay, never mind...I think I asked too much." You ceased from letting out a laugh. "Sorry, it's kind of rude of me to ask those questions." She gave a small smile.

"Exactly, I wouldn't have asked if you did it with Leon," Jessica grimaced. "I wouldn't want to know, anyway." You stuck your tongue at her childishly. A laugh escaped from her momentarily, bringing her back from her flushed attitude.

"Pass the ketchup," you said to Luis, who sat across from you. You all sat at a large table of the restaurant, eating a well made lunch that had been cooked by Jessica and barbequed by Leon and Luis. They made some old fashioned type of fast food delicacy, yet it was still enjoyed by many. The salty, hot taste of the French fries and the juicy meat in the hamburgers delighted everyone's taste buds. Luis slid the bottle to your side of the table where you instantly grabbed it, opening the lid and pouring the substance onto your French fries. You handed the bottle to Leon, whom gestured his hand to it when noticing you had the sauce. "You want some ketchup with your fries too, Emily?" you offered. She scrunched up her face in disgust.

"I don't like ketchup," she remarked. You laughed silently as she said this, the look on her face adorable. "Do you have mustard instead?" You bit your bottom lip from creating a grimace yourself. The thought of mustard on fries revolting to you. Kids had weird habits.

"Here you go," Jessica said, handing her the yellow bottle. You took it from her hands, giving it to Emily, whom wasn't long enough to reach for it.

"Thanks," she replied cutely, holding the bottle in her little hands and pouring it onto her fries. You looked away quickly, not wanting to gag again. Leon grinned at you and took a bite out of his hamburger.

"Anything special going on today?" you wondered, dipping a French fry into your blob of ketchup that sat at the corner of your plate.

"We should be getting out of this town soon. Rivera could find us in no time," Luis remarked, shaking his head. How long has it been? Two days? Maybe, three? You weren't keeping count but it felt like a week to you. The days were slow, tiring and quiet--on occasion. The fresh delicious food that had been cook was better then eating wild life any day. Not to mention the comfortable motel beds. This was the life, and now the five of you--including the dog of course--would have to go out into the forest again. You dreaded the thought. The mud, the dry dirt, animal droppings, the dangerous snakes etc. Yes, you liked camping out doors but this was ridiculous. The long walks and the attack of Ganados were nothing to look forward to. You hadn't stayed in this town too long, but it was long enough that River Salazar would have found you already, not to mention those pesky minions of hers.

"We should get packing tomorrow at the latest. Staying in this town for too long is risky," Leon spoke up. You nodded in agreement though regretting that you were actually feeling comfortable in a place like this. "We should leave in the morning, when it's light out. Searching for Rivera could be difficult but I don't think we'll have to worry about that. No doubt she will find us first." Another nod. Leon's knowledge was right and you agreed thoroughly.

"All right, we'll begin packing later in the evening, have a good rest, and leave right when the sun comes up," you said.

You felt a tug at your sleeve and you looked down towards Emily.

"Who's Rivera?" she asked. You smiled sweetly towards her, stroking her hair.

"She was the woman who took all the people from this town and made them act strange. You remember the parasites, right? She is the one who brought them here." She frowned.

"Is she really a bad person?" she asked, her eyes big with worry. You sighed.

"Yes, but don't worry, we'll protect you, I'll protect you. I promise."

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*Author's Note: Yes, well, not too many more chapters to go... I'm gonna miss you guys when you stop talking to me, really, I am. And, I'm also tired, so, night!