Surviving

Chapter 9 - Surviving

Cleo's POV

The train continued to move under my feet as I slumped up against the side, Sherry was asleep with her head in my lap. My hand stopped stroking her hair for a moment when my eyes turned to Leon, as he looks out the window the sun shining on his face. "Hey..." I spoke softly to Sherry giving her arm a small shake. "I'm awake..." she mumbled softly, rising off my legs and yawning before looking out of the window past Leon. "We made it!" Claire shouted happily as the train came to a stop suddenly. Standing up I slowly move over to the door and threw it open, jumping down onto solid ground. The sun had blinded me temporarily making me blink a few times and take a deep breath in. We made it.... My body turns to Leon as he turns to look at me, smiling I hug him tightly. "We made it Leon..." He gave a small laugh and hugged me back, burying his face in my hair. "Yeah... we did!" He lifts me off the ground in a spin then places me back on the ground making my smile widen. "I love you..." he mumbles softly making me mumble it back to him then pull away and begin to walk with them all, gently grabbing his other hand as Sherry watches us. "So..." Sherry starts, staring at my face. "Are you guys like, boyfriend and girlfriend?" Leon freezes up next to me causing me to laugh and smile at Sherry, "Well... we only met last night..." Leon then smirks, letting go of my hand and throwing his arm around my shoulders. "That's right, Sherry. Agent Carson is all mine." Claire laughs loudly as I begin to blush and look at Leon's face, gently shoving his chest. "One helluva first date Mr Kennedy." He smiles then looks at my eyes his own widening as I watch his movements. Oh shit! My eyes...! I blink quickly, willing the colour to fade to which Leon gives another smile to show the colour is gone. I give a small sigh as Claire raises an eyebrow at us then Sherry gasps. "Look!" she shouts happily, pointing towards a truck making my mouth go dry. "He might be able to give us a ride?" she looks up at Claire as Claire looks to me then Leon. "What if it's not just the city?" I say lowly and Claire nods agreeing with me instantly. "Get Sherry out of here." Claire gives one nod before turning on her heel and making Sherry move to the edge of the road out of the way of the truck. Leon stands and sticks his thumb out to which the driver sticks out his middle finger making me breathe a sigh of relief. "Well, he was friendly..." Leon says softly, looking over to me making me smile as Claire and Sherry run to join us, "So... its over?" Claire questions. Leon shrugs looking at Sherry then Claire then me. "I don't know. But if it's not, we'll stop it." I smile and take his hand again. "Whatever it takes." I sigh out. "Yeah! You're damn right we will!" Claire says through gritted teeth, no doubt thinking back to all the monsters we all faced throughout the night. "Long as we stick together, we'll be fine." He turns slowly, holding out his other hand to Sherry. "Come on." Sherry smiles, taking his hand and Claire's as we began walking again when my walkie talkie then buzzed to life making me jump slightly then pull it out. "Agent Carson speaking." The walkie talkie gave out some static. "Carson! I'm so glad you're alive! They bombed the whole of Raccoon City!" I come to a slow stop, Leon's hand slipping from mine as I stare at the walkie talkie in shock. Everything I had ever know... gone just like that? "Y-Yes I'm fine... I made it out... moving towards the first motel outside the city." Another pause from Henry as he clicks away at his keyboard. "On it, we have US-STRATCOM agents enroute to you as we speak. Looks like you're in for a promotion." I smile down at the walkie talkie as I begin to walk again, slowly catching up to Sherry, Claire and Leon. "Agent Carson, over and out." I turn off the walkie talkie and fall in step with Leon, giving him a sad smile to which he gives me one back as Sherry spoke up. "Hey! Cleo and Leon can adopt me!" I giggle softly thinking back to Annette with a small sad smile, "Adopt you?" I question as Leon 'Uhhhhhs' slightly. "We can get a puppy!" She says happily, looking up at Leon, "A...puppy." Claire giggles listening to Sherry speak. "And a parrot!" Leon shakes his head slightly with a slight smile. "Parrot? Great..." Sherry continued listing pets she would like as we continue to walk.