Worn Touch (Leon Kennedy x Reader)

(4) Why'd I Do That?

You wake up to a torturous aching in your head, your eyes so puffy they barely open. Everything feels like it hurts, your naked body shivering under the cool air conditioning of your room. You find yourself wondering if it's the air against your unclothed, uncovered skin, or maybe the shock from last night manifesting in your body. After all, you feel you've just about drained all of your tears at this point.

Rays of sunlight peek through your blinds into your eyes, making you turn to be rid of it. What time is it? 12pm? 3...? Whatever. It doesn't matter. You lay there for what seems like forever before your phone rings. You reach over and pick it up, checking who it is. It's Cass. You answer and immediately understand you're getting a scolding. It seems that this is the twelfth time she's called, judging by your notifications.

"Y/N?! I called you so many times last night! I was worried as shit!" She says, her voice sounding relieved but most definitely annoyed. "I was kicking myself for not getting that Leon guy's number. I would've called him to check if you got home safe." She sighs. "But thank God I got a hold of you."

"I'm sorry, Cass. I didn't check my phone last night." You reply, barely feeling any energy to respond.

Cass can hear the lack of energy in your words, she stays quiet for a few seconds before responding. "Look, it's alright. Do you want someone to stay with? I'm with my family, they'll be more than glad to let you stay with us. We're leaving the hospital right now and are about to head to their place. We can pick you up."

"Cass... I appreciate it, but..." You reach down and pull the bed covers onto you for the first time. "I think I need to be alone. At least for just a little while. I feel like if I see anyone's face's looking at me with pitiful eyes and asking me how I'm doing..." You choke for a second, but take a deep breath, recollecting yourself. "I can't right now, Cass. Be with your family."

"Alright, Y/N. I totally get it. But don't think you're immune to visits from me, alright?!" Cass sighs.

I smile. "Yeah, of course not."

"Okay. I'll let you get some more rest. I'll call you later, okay?"

"Okay. You guys get home safe."

"Sure will. You better take care of yourself, Y/N." She hangs up the phone and suddenly you're back to the emptiness of your apartment.

You roll onto your back, looking at the ceiling. "It's been... How long since everything went down? I wonder if they've found anything on the culprit?"

You decide now's a good time as any to give Leon a call. The phone rings quite a few times. Just when you think it's going to voicemail, he finally picks up.

You hear some rustling on the line then his voice. "Ah, just the girl I wanted to hear from! How're you holding up?"

"Well, I'm um... 'holding' I guess. Don't know about the 'up' part though." You respond, sorely.

"Can't blame you. Moving on from that, I've got some good news for you. We've got the bastard behind the whole thing. The guy you described at the club was just a pawn, as I speculated. Was a pretty easy catch. The guy was a goddamn idiot, lucky for us. Makes me wonder how he pulled the whole thing off in the first place." He sighs. "I can't give away too much info, but he's currently in our custody. He's still got a trial ahead of him, but I can almost guarantee he'll be found guilty."

My head hurts. I'm glad that they've gotten the guy, but that won't bring Nina back. Well... at least he won't be able to do harm to anyone else. "That's good..." You say, putting a cool hand to your forehead.

There's some silence on the phone for a good few seconds, then it's broken by Leon's voice again. "Kid..." Leon says. He pauses again, as if he's trying to find the right words to say. "I'm sorry. I'm sorry I couldn't stop this. We should've been quicker, more diligent..." You can hear the regret in his voice.