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Metanoia, Leon Kennedy x Fem! Reader (CHAPTER FOUR)

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𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐢𝐚

(𝗇.) 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗃𝗈𝗎𝗋𝗇𝖾𝗒 𝗈𝖿 𝖼𝗁𝖺𝗇𝗀𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗈𝗇𝖾'𝗌 ��𝗂𝗇𝖽, 𝗁𝖾𝖺𝗋𝗍, 𝗌𝖾𝗅𝖿, 𝗈𝗋 𝗐𝖺𝗒 𝗈𝖿 𝗅𝗂𝖿𝖾.

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Prologue ✧ Previous chapter ✧ Coming soon...

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TW: Swearing.

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THERE WAS A PURE SILENCE lingering around the two officers, who seemed to be lost in their thoughts as they walked through the dark and bloody hallways of the station. Their minds were mindlessly wavering whenever they would hear a noise from the distance as they kept their focus on their surroundings on guard.

As time passed, Leon would occasionally glance towards the woman in a police uniform the same as his – though the only difference was that hers were almost torn off—there was a spec of blood here and there as if someone had been into a war or something. But at a time like this, Leon knew what it just meant, how this place had turned into hell.

The young man tries to think of a way to bring up a conversation, though he knows he needs to keep his mouth shut. Not after what happened earlier between her and Marvin; he knew she needed some space – some time to compose herself.

[Y/n] has her eyes forward, her hand gripping the gun in her holster as she keeps it on, ready in case some feral makes an appearance. Though, she thinks the paths they're taking are safe for now.

The silence between them was still lingering in the air. She badly wanted to open her mouth and talk to the rookie who was walking not far behind her. But, she kept her lips glued shut.

She wanted to apologize, to say how sorry she was for yelling at him earlier, how she acted like a child for crying over her superior.

I mean, who wouldn't?

She had grown attached to Marvin, and with everything that was happening, she couldn't bear to hold onto bottling up her feelings to herself that much longer. But she is willing to keep it in as much as she can. She can't break down in front of anyone, and if she did – it would only eat her up alive, the guilt, fear, and loss of someone, someone who's dying right before her eyes. She couldn't handle losing another one; she couldn't. She can't. It would be unbearable for her to do so.

"Hey uhm – [Y/n], right?" The woman was a bit startled when a voice suddenly broke out of the silence. To her relief, it was only Leon who was looking at her with a shy look. She blinked as she gave him a nod in response.

[Y/n] could tell that he was nervous by just taking a glimpse of his posture, the way he fiddled with his flashlight, and how he spoke to her. It was as if she could read him like an open book. He was too easy to read.

"Right," Leon chuckled as he quickly averted his eyes elsewhere.

'How dumb can you just be!? Of course, her name is [Y/n]; the lieutenant already mentioned her a few times!' Leon mentally slapped himself for it. He couldn't think of anything else to say, but at least he said something to break up the silence, right?

[Y/n]'s eyes traveled away from him as she looked up far ahead; she couldn't help but start to fiddle with the hem of her uniform; she was starting to get anxious for some reason. She should've said something other than just act out her response to him. The woman started to debate if she should say something back, maybe even apologize for what she had done back at the main hall.

She took a deep breath as she finally dared to talk.

"I'm sorry for yelling at you earlier. I-I wasn't in the right mental state at that moment, so I just – burst out." [Y/n] glance at him with a sheepish look on her face.

Leon tilted his head slightly as he finally looked at her.

'Why is she apologizing for that?' He thought as he then shook his head at her.

"I-It's fine, I get why you would burst out like that, and it's not your fault at all. You were just looking after me, is that It?" He didn't want to assume so quickly, so he took his statement as a question as the blonde looked at her, waiting for her to answer.

He was right, though, [Y/n] was just looking after her comrades.

"Yeah," She said as a smile crept up to her lips.

"You aren't... Exactly wrong about that; I truly deeply care about my comrades and all. That is why – I wanted you to stay away from the city; I-we couldn't risk losing officers like you anymore. But, now that you're here..." The woman stopped in her tracks as she then faced him with a dull look on her face.

"There's no turning back now," She whispered in a quiet tone, in hopes Leon wouldn't hear what she had just said, in hopes she wouldn't have to make him worry about it. Unfortunately, Leon did hear her, and it made Leon feel bad, guilty even.

"I'm sorry..." Leon took a step closer to her, and he gave her an apologetic look.

"It's okay, you didn't know; I should've been more clear as to what I had said in the email I sent. Though, even if I did, it would've been hard to believe if I also mentioned the reason why we want you out of the city." [Y/n] said. There was no time to mourn or become emotional. They have better things to do. She released a sigh before she extended her hand toward him.

"I can hold onto the flashlight." The woman took notice of how stiff his arms were while holding the flashlight near his neck level.

Leon snapped back out of his thoughts as he shook his head at her.

"N-no! It's fine; I can do it..." He quickly protests as he grips the flashlight.

"You sure?"

"Y-yeah, I'm sure."

[Y/n] stared at him for a moment before she sighed again and nodded her head slightly.

"Okay then, follow my lead. Keep your eyes sharp." She spoke with a stern voice before she turned around and started walking again through the pitched-dark hallway. [Y/n] felt that he wasn't following, and her steps slowly came to a stop as she looked past her shoulders to look at Leon. The blonde was pretty much preoccupied with his thoughts as his blue orbs were looking down at his feet.

"Leon." She called out. Leon blinked as he quickly turned his head towards her.

The two stared at each other in silence. Leon couldn't help but be drawn by her eyes, an everlasting feeling he's been yearning for. He felt his heart racing for some reason as he kept his eyes pinned on her.

[Y/n], on the other hand, wasn't far from similar. Her eyes were glinting with amazement as she took notice of how his eyes were shining under the flashlight's reflection.

'Are his eyes always like that?'

'Cuz fuck, how mesmerizing they are.'

"We... Should get going." [Y/n] uttered as she quickly looked away from him to avoid eye contact. She's afraid that she might get lost in those eyes again; she can't let any more distractions go in her way.

'The hell is up with me anyway?' She wondered.

Leon stood there in silence for a moment before he slowly nodded his head.

"Right..."

[Y/n] flicked her head towards the hallways yet again. She then took a step as she had her eyes on Leon, keeping in check if he was following. Leon took a deep breath and slowly took a step closer behind her, he nodded his head at her, an indication that they should continue with their journey that would lead them to Claire's location.

She just nodded at him as well as she turned her attention back to which direction she had recognized where the courtyard was.

The two started to walk yet again in silence. Completely pushing away the thoughts that have happened earlier between them.

As the two walked around the halls, going inside the shower rooms, inside the offices, and other rooms that had been wrecked to pieces. Finding items that seem like they would be needed for another puzzle that needs to be solved. They're now walking through another hall that leads to the S.T.A.R.S office. Leon had taken the lead and opened the door first as he took a peek inside and was relieved to see now zombies in sight, he looked towards [Y/n] before opening the door for her. What a gentleman he is.

She smiled at him slightly before going inside with her gun already pointing from the distance, just to make sure the place was clear. The [hair color] sighed before putting back her gun inside her holster, she looked around the room, remembering the memories it held when she was here. In the corner of her eye, she saw Leon looking around and picking up a few things on the way.

She licked her dried lips before her eyes caught the monitor from the distance.

'Right, how could I forget there's an armory room here?' She thought before walking up towards the locked door that leads to the armory. She frowned slightly as she walked over to the monitor nearby.

"Damn..." The woman glared at the screen when she noticed that it needed authentication so that the door would unlock. The woman would always still wonder why they would put a lock on this thing, why even bother questioning herself? Of course, it is mandatory to put a lock on this thing.

'There's no fucking way I'm gonna waste my time on this shit.' She huffed before biting her lip and looking towards the metal doors. She glared at it once more before turning her heels with both of her hands planted on her hips as she looked around the room with a frown on her face.

Her change of demeanor didn't come unnoticed by Leon as he looked at her with his lips parted.

"Is... there something wrong?" He blurted out, his footsteps going near her way as the woman looked up at him and sighed, making her face relax.

"Just – thinking is all, no worries." She waved her hand off towards him as she turned around and walked towards the other side of the room; not even bothering to hear him utter another word to her as she was already occupied with many things that were going on inside her head.

Leon's face crumbled down as he looked at her with saddened eyes from afar. He didn't get to what he had done to make her upset, or either the reason why for distancing herself from him. I mean, he already apologized. And their conversation earlier – he thought they were already okay.

What's going on inside your head exactly? Leon didn't question it further as he bit his lower lip and tore his gaze away from you and focused on what he was doing earlier.

After a while, [Y/n] called out to Leon that they should head towards the other side of the station where they are supposedly going to get to Claire. Leon just nodded his head in acknowledgment and followed close behind her as he already had his flashlight on.

They both walked out of the office and started to walk out of the hallway yet again. Just then, [Y/n] heard something from above making her freeze for a moment with her eyes wide.

"Shit!" [Y/n] cussed in a whisper as she quickly pulled Leon by his arm and hid behind a wall after hearing a loud scratch and screech, this could only mean one thing. A fucking licker.

Leon looked at her with a confused expression as he was about to open his mouth and ask what was wrong – the woman quickly covered his mouth and hushed him with her index finger against her lips.

She looked behind her and quickly pushed herself and Leon onto the wall in hopes she wouldn't see that fucking crawling feral. She held her breath as her grip on Leon's arm tightened. She kept her hearing sharp as she listened to the footsteps getting near. Her eyes darted to Leon and signaled him to stay quiet again, to which Leon quickly obliged.

'Fuck, I hate this fucking lizard wannabes!' She cussed to herself as she squinted her eyes above her head as she looked at the ceiling from the distance. She thinks it would be best to keep quiet instead of fighting it off, just to save some more bullets.

The woman's eyes narrowed as she watched the licker crawls away from above. A breath of relief passed her parted lips before letting go of Leon's arm.

For the whole time, Leon's eyes were on her.

"That... thing, it was a licker wasn't it?" Leon suddenly uttered, making [Y/n] turn her head towards him.

"Yeah – how did you know?" She asked as she noticed how she was standing close to him making her take a step back which Leon took notice of.

"Saw a note about them when I'm exploring around." He answered as he gave her a sheepish smile.

[Y/n] nodded at his statement slowly before she looked around the halls. The coast is clear, she noted as her eyes travel towards Leon again.

"We've been here for too long, we should stop for now and head towards the east side so we could meet up with Claire." She stated as she started to walk towards the main hall – before stopping in her tracks and looking behind her.

"Shall we?" She called out. Leon nodded his head slightly before he started to follow her again like a lost puppy following its owner.

Sooner later, they both arrive in the main hall yet again. [Y/n] has her eyes trained over the sleeping Marvin from afar, a sigh escapes her lips before she looks over to Leon.

"Is there anything you need to do here before we go? Better do it now, we don't wanna waste our time here much longer now do we?" She crossed her arms over her chest as she lightly tapped her finger over her arm.

"Yeah – just give me a minute, I won't take too long!" Leon said as he quickly jogged up through a flight of stairs and then towards the lion statue.

'What could he be doing—oh.' [Y/n] walks over to Leon and watches as he solves a puzzle.

"The lion medallion, nice. This just means we have at least... two more to find." She smiled as she took the medallion from the statue and pocket it in a small pouch that is attached to her hips.

"Actually — the only medallion we need to find is the Maiden one." Leon pointed out as he suddenly took out the Unicorn medallion from his poets and showed it to her making [Y/n]'s eyes widened slightly. She was sure to be surprised.

"I see, that's good then! Well done, Rookie." She gave him a thumbs up, along with a proud smile on her lips.

Leon smiled sheepishly as he mumbles. "Just doing my job..."

"Okay, is that all?" She asked as she turned her head to face him. Leon bobbed his head lightly in response.

"Alright then – c'mon, let's not waste any more time and move on." [Y/n] smiled slightly, the heels of her feet turning as she made her way toward the staircase. Leon soon followed closely behind her, heart racing like a mantra. The feeling of getting praised by someone gave him the motivation to pursue what he was doing, especially when it came from someone like [Y/n].

The two walked through the flight of stairs and they then got inside a room, [Y/n] abruptly stopped in her tracks as she noticed a door; It has some kind of blue spade-like shape on the door.

'Damn, just remembered that this key is nowhere to be found. How come no one has found it yet? It has been what? a month since then?' The woman shook her head lightly at this as she continued to stare at the door.

"This is the only way to get to Claire, Unfortunately, the door is locked." She said over to Leon as she tilted her head to look past her shoulders. Leon had also stopped in his tracks as he stood behind her, almost hovering over her.

'Okay, wow, he's taller than I expected.' She suddenly noticed.

"I think I have the key—" The blonde mumbled, fishing out his hands through his pockets before pulling out a spade key.

"Well damn, who knew you can easily find the lost things better than the other officers." [Y/n] chuckled at him with a smirk forming on her lips.

"For someone new with this whole ordeal — you'll quickly get to the top, Leon." The woman hasn't even realized that she called him by his name, not that she didn't give a fuck or anything. But somehow Leon noticed this which made a light blush spread across his cheeks and didn't even say anything about it.

"Y-You think so?"

"I know so. Now, are you going to use the key or what?"

"R-right!" Leon swiftly stepped over with the key in hand. His hand lifted as he pushed in the key. [Y/n] ears were left satisfied after hearing a soft click making a smile spread across her lips and patting Leon's shoulder softly; an indication of how thankful she was for all the hard work he had put in for the past hour.

"Shall we?" The woman eyed Leo for a quick second as she flicked her head towards the door slightly.

"We shall." His response made [Y/n] chuckle softly as she then walked closer to Leon. Her hand wrapped around the small round metal, twisting it open revealing yet another dark hall. She's starting to get irked with the darkness in every corner of this station. She would've rather stayed at the main hall and taken care of Marvin. But decided to just suck it in and continue with their journey to get out of this hell hole. [Y/n] [L/n] is no pussy.

The woman took a deep breath before stepping inside. She suddenly flinched when Leon flicked the flashlight open making him apologize.

"N-No worries, you just caught me off guard is all." [Y/n] laughed lightly as she shook her head slightly at her silliness. "I can be a scaredy cat at times." She commented before her head turned to look from her left then right, checking if there were any zombies in sight.

"Okay, I think we're clear—" [Y/n] suddenly stopped mid-sentence when the ground started to rumble. Her ears ringing as she quickly holds onto the wall near her for support. There was a sudden crush from outside making the ground shake at the impact.

"What the hell was that!?" Leon half-yelled as he quickly went up to [Y/n] with a visible panic lingering in his voice.

"I don't know — but I think it's those who have been sent here for backup. And well, shit happens. I couldn't count how many helicopters they've sent here but all of them had failed to get here in peace." [Y/n] grumbled as she then looked at the fire exit at the end of the hallway.

"C'mon! The fire exit is over there." She tilted her head towards the exit. Leon quickly nodded as the two officers started to sprint towards the door.

As [Y/n] and Leon barge outside, they are met with the smell of smoke. Eyes widened when they saw it was the helicopter. Figured. The woman's nose wrinkled in disgust, suddenly felt nausea from the bottom of her stomach. She couldn't somehow find herself getting used to the smell of something rotten.

"Leon!?" A familiar voice rang in their ears. [Y/n]'s train of thought comes to a stop as her head turns to where the voice comes from. A relieved sigh escaped her lips and quickly looked at Leon and motioned for him to follow. Leon didn't think twice as he eagerly ran behind [Y/n]. Their heavy footsteps clank over the metal stairs, the droplets of rain falling over their heads to toe. They weren't bothered that they were getting wet from the rain.

"Claire!" [Y/n] shouted, a smile gracing her lips as she stopped abruptly in front of the brunette. Her fingers touch the fence as she leaned forward to take a closer look at Claire, checking if she had any critical injuries of some sort. But it seems like she was doing fine.

"Holy shit — thank God you're alive!" Claire couldn't help but smile as well, she was glad she found an old friend alive and well. Her eyes peered over [Y/n]'s shoulder and saw Leon standing behind her. "And you too." She uttered before her eyes darted toward her old friend.

"Say uh, I'm guessing you don't have a key in those fancy pockets." Claire chuckled giggly as she motioned towards Leon, noticing how his attire changed.

Leon shook his head in response. "Unfortunately, no..." he murmured. Claire waved her hand as she reassured him that it was quite alright.

"Any luck with your brother though?" Leon then asked, making [Y/n] look at him in the corner of her eye.

"No, not yet." Claire's head shakes slightly as she looks down at her feet. Just then, her head darted towards [Y/n] and there was a glint of hope in her eyes.

"Do you know where Chris might be?"

"Well... one thing for sure is that he's out of the city. He left a few weeks ago saying he has a business to take care of. He didn't say anything much about it, saying that it was classified." She responded with a small smile.

"I see... good to know. I won't have to worry much about him then, now that I know he's not here." The woman in the red leather jacket smiled, she was relieved to know that his brother wasn't there to experience this madness. She just hopes that wherever he is — that he is safe. Though she would need to figure out where he had gone.

Suddenly, they heard a loud explosion from behind making their ears ring for a moment as their head ducked from the sudden outburst. They looked where it came from and saw the helicopter had erupted and is now flaming with fire. The fire alarm didn't help much and it only made everything worse. [Y/n]'s heart started to race when they heard growls and moans coming from Claire's side.

'Shit — the explosion is luring them here!' She thought in a panic. Eyes pinned towards Claire who looked dreadful as the other two.

"You guys know what that means," Leon commented.

"Yeah... dinner time."

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