: DISCLAIMER: I do NOT own any thing that is The Evil Within including Characters and places. I only own the OC and the plot

Chapter 4: Desperately Safe

I'm not too sure what happened, but when I told Ruvik "Do your worst" I was expecting him to do so. He just stood there, looking at me. As if to examine me with his eyes. He then placed the scalpel down on the small table he got it from. He then spoke.

"You are like him." He said to me.

"Like Leslie?" I questioned.

"You are compatible." He went on.

I stared at him with a questionable look on my face. I have no idea what he is talking about. I started to get concerned. What if me and Leslie are like his Ginny pigs or something. Either way I need to get Leslie and myself out of here. Ruvik walked over to Leslie. I saw him smile a devilish grin. I had a feeling that Leslie was in trouble! I struggled as if the world was going to end and the only way to save it is to break through these straps.

I luckily got out of one of the restraints that held down my right arm. I quickly undid the other restraints and fell off the table. Ruvik was too busy dealing with Leslie. I don't know why though. I started to look around to see if I could distract Ruvik to get him away from Leslie. I just want Leslie to be safe. He is all I care about. As I was looking around I saw a box of matches. I grabbed them and started to look around for something flammable. Alas there wasn't anything in the room that was flammable.

Leslie started to wake from his sleep. He saw Ruvik and started to fidget. My poor Leslie. He so scared of everything. He doesn't know if this guy is going to hurt him or not. I don't even know if he's going to do that. I need to get Leslie out. Just incase Ruvik tries to kill him. I had to think of something before Leslie starts screaming. I stood from where I was hiding which was behind the table I was hooked to.

"Leave him alone!" I demanded.

Ruvik turned around and glared at me. "How did you get free?"

"I… I'm not going to tell you. Just let Leslie go ok." I plead.

Ruvik just stared at me with those cold eyes. "I'll let both of you go."

I was shocked. He's letting us go. I have a bad feeling but if it means Leslie and I can go I am ok with that. I slowly walked over to Leslie. Being very cautious of Ruvik standing so close to Leslie. I grabbed a hold of Leslie's hand and tried to help him off the table. Leslie and I were almost out the door when I turned around to thank Ruvik for letting us go but he disappeared. I turned back around. I smiled at the fact that I am holding Leslie's hand. We walked away from the examination room and found somewhere where we thought was safe. We really wanted to be desperately safe. It's like our whole life we were never really safe. It's all we really wanted.

"It hurts.. it hurts… it hurts" Leslie stated.

"What hurts?" I asked

"Everything…. Everything hurts….hurts …hurts." He told me.

"Show me. I'll try to fix it ok." I responded

He nodded and lifted his shirt. I checked his torso for cuts and bruises. I didn't see any. I touched him to see if I could feel anything that would hurt him. I felt a bit strange touching and feeling Leslie's body like this. I looked at my white haired friend. He was staring at me with those innocent eyes. He was smiling at me.

"What are you smiling at?" I asked

"Y.. you." He answered.

"Why?" I asked while blushing.

"You make me smile. W-when we go home.. would…would you want to be… be..be.." He answered

me, letting go of his shirt to put his hands on his head.

"Leslie." I paused for a second. "Are you…. Asking me if I want to be your…" I paused again.

My heart began to race at even the thought. Leslie and I. I would love that to be. He is the perfect guy for me. I mean, we have known each other since we were in our early teens.

I would love to be his, now and forever.

"I would love to be yours Leslie." I finally answered his question.

"Be mine….be mine…be mine…. BE MINE!" He smiled so wide and wrapped his arms around me.

"Oh my… Settle down Leslie!" I told him while smiling as well. I've never seen him this happy before. I don't think I've been this happy in my life.

Then Leslie did something I wasn't expecting. After he hugged me, he looked into my eyes and he kissed me. The kiss wasn't more than a few seconds but I think we both felt something. We both looked at each other for a minute. I always wondered what goes through his mind. The thought of doing anything that I was thinking, he would think the same way. I would have never thought the child- like mind of his would know what to do. But he did. Leslie leaned over and kissed me again. This time with passion. I wrapped my arm around his neck as he gently cupped my face in his hands.