Empty Eyes ~ Leon Kennedy FF

Chapter Twenty-Four

"Can you walk?" Leon asked.

Olivia smirked and crossed her arms "It wasn't that good of a kiss" 

Leon chuckled at her joke "I was referring to your ankle"

Olivia put some pressure on her ankle and although the pain stung through her, she nodded "I can walk"

"You sure? It doesn't look good" Leon replied "If you put any more pressure on it, you could harm it more"

"I'm fine, Leon" Olivia responded to his worries.

"I can carry you," he said.

"With your injured hands? I would rather you not. Don't push it" Olivia replied, looking down at his hands "How are your hands anyway?" She questioned, genuinely interested if he was in any pain whilst holding his gun.

Leon shrugged "I've had worse injuries"

As the two walked on, they saw a small hut so they began to walk to it "This the place?" Leon asked.

Olivia shrugged "Let's find out" as she walked towards the door. She tried to open it but it was locked. Since she couldn't kick it down herself, she called out to Leon. He looked over to the door and nodded, kicking the door open. 

They searched the hut and Olivia found a framed black and white photo of a man and a child. She placed the picture back down and then Leon heard a noise "What's that noise?" He questioned.

Olivia didn't look at him as he responded, instead looking through drawers "Probably nothing"

He ignored her and pushed a shelf, revealing a doorway to another part of the hut.

Olivia looked over and followed after him, interested in where it led. That's when the noise of smashing was much more prominent "Okay, maybe you were right" she whispered to Leon, keeping close behind him.

As they walked further in, he stopped Olivia from getting closer by putting an arm out in front of her. Olivia looked up and saw a man hammering the floor. 

Leon looked at Olivia as if asking her for approval before he shot the man until he was fully dead so they could explore what he was doing. Once he was down, they both ripped the nailed planks off the floor, revealing a ladder to a dark pathway. The two looked at each other in curiosity.

"I'll go down first" Leon stated "I'll help you down"

When Leon hit the ground, he looked up at Olivia, outstretching his arms, assuming she needed help. Olivia grabbed the sides of the ladder and carefully dropped herself down on the healthy foot until she hit the ground.

"I guess you didn't need any help," Leon said.

The girl ignored his comment "Let's go" she said, walking forwards, and pulling out a flashlight. Leon followed after her. 

Olivia stopped suddenly, making Leon smash into her back with his chest. He groaned "Stop a little slower next time" Leon joked.

"Leon, look" Olivia said, pointing at the body bag which was moving  - seemed as if the body inside of it was still alive. 

Leon sighed and kneeled down in front of it, untying the top, exposing a man with tape on his mouth. He roughly ripped off the tape from the man's mouth. 

The man grunted, "That hurts, you know?"

"Seemed like you really wanted to talk" Leon replied.

"How observant, senor. Now, say - you got a smoke?" The man asked.

Olivia pulled out a pack of cigarettes and the man's eyes glistened but Leon swatted his hand, gesturing for her to put it away "You know, those things will kill you"