𝙸'𝚕𝚕 𝚏𝚒𝚗𝚍 𝚢𝚘𝚞. {Leon Kennedy x Reader} Vol. 2

Ch. 6) Panicked

Leon's POV: I observe the room finding a few journals and flipping through them as Y/N looks around as well. Not touching, just looking as an awkward silence falls in between us.

"So, how have you been...?" She hesitantly asks breaking the silence between us.

I turn to her setting the journal down as she keeps her back towards me. Her eyes carefully traveling up the walls and around the room taking everything in.

"Hah, do you want honesty?" I crack a sarcastic smile at her turning back towards the journal.

I can feel her eyes on me now, probably with that same worried expression she used to give me.

"Well... yeah... but it's okay if you don't want to share." She says giving me a sweet smile looking down just before my eyes are back on her.

She's now touching things while examining them. Probably to take her mind off of other things.

"Well if I am being honest, the training I had to go through was a bit challenging, and the punishing missions almost killed me. I know in the end it was good for me though. To prepare me for moments like this... Right?" I talk keeping my head tilted towards the ground getting lost in the traumatic memories.

It was all so much, I almost couldn't handle it. I remember at one point I thought I was gonna die. And I was gonna let it happen...

I shake myself out of my lowest memories catching her gaze from across the room. She was now fully turned towards me completely dropping what she was looking at with a sad look in her glossy eyes.

She almost looked as if she was about to cry.

"But hey, I'm okay Y/N. I fought my way out and I'm stronger now. I can protect people to a better ability, like I've always wanted." I move closer putting my hand on her shoulder as she stays standing firmly.

Her eyes traveled up and down my body as I moved closer, taking in my features before her glossy eyes were back on mine.

"I'm so sorry Leon." She spoke after a long pause, suddenly pulling me in for a tight hug.

One hand rests on her lower back as the other cups her face to my chest. Her arms are tightly wrapped around my waist locking behind me.

Her sudden actions were surprising but so comforting, I missed the feeling she gave me so much.

I hug her back holding her body close to mine as a muffled sniffle comes from her.

Shit... I made her cry. I haven't even been with her for 2 hours and I'm making her cry. "Hey, Y/N I didn't mean to make you cr--"

"Shh it's okay Leon. I just needed to hug you, okay? I'm sorry about everything you've been through. You didn't deserve it."

She pulls away with teary eyes and streaks down her face, my eyes locked on hers as I began to wipe away her tears.

"It's not about what you deserve. It's about what you can handle." I give her a soft comforting smile with sympathy in my eyes as I dry her face.

Her eyes are absolutely gorgeous... They reminded me of the deepest part of the night, when the noise finally stops and you feel yourself at peace. So gentle and so safe.

She made me feel like that. Especially in Raccoon city. I think the whole reason I didn't let myself go during training was the hope of being able to hold her again.

"Hey, it's okay. We're gonna be okay and we're gonna get through this together." I said to her as she breaks eye contact, now looking at where her head rested on my chest.