Shady Promises-Resident Evil 4

Chapter 11

"Oh great. Another boat." You approached the dock, looking at the boat that waited at the edge. The cave had a small river within, looking promising, yet dangerous, considering what happened last time.

"Let's see where it takes us." Leon stepped in first, taking his spot next to the motor. You kneeled down at the front, placing down the duffle bag while holding onto the edge with one hand as Leon started the boat and took off. The cave got darker and darker within, the only light coming from Leon's flashlight. You looked up, seeing the spiky rocks dangling from the roof and red beady-eyed bats huddled up in their swarms, slightly disturbed by the lights. The cave was cold, but thankfully you had Leon's sweater on. You grew concerned, wondering if Leon was freezing at some points.

"Do you want your jacket back?" You turned your head towards him, seeing how he kept his eyes ahead. He looked at you for a moment "Are you still cold?"

"A little, but you must be freezing."

"I'm doing alright, hang onto it a little longer."

You turned around, letting out a mental sigh. Men..

For a moment, the silence grew awkward between you two. How long this cave stretched became a reoccurring question in your mind. "Say..Leon?" A new question popped up in your mind, one you were very concerned about.

"Yeah?"

"Before that cheese guy knocked us out, did you by chance get any..wierd dreams? Dreams like..getting shot with needles?"

The boat slowed for a moment, coming to a slight stop. You turned your head back towards him, seeing him looking down at you with concern. "Why'd you ask? Did you get a dream like that?"

You shifted, turning your whole body to face him. "Well, sort of." Your hand instinctively went towards your neck, towards where the mysterious figure injected something. Leon noticed that movement, growing worried about you. When it came to that specific movement, he recalled the nights you called him over the phone, crying about the nightmares of being choked by the Tyrant. It did some serious trauma on you, it made him fear for your health. He slid himself closer towards you, looking at you with a soft glare. "Tell me what happened in the dream."

You didn't know where to start. Your heart began to beat fast from slight embarrassment, your fingers trembling from the nervousness and the cold. "We were tied up, I think. I couldn't move." You looked up at his gaze, his calming eyes spreading gentle warmth in your chest. "Their was this dark voice, said something about...I can't remember much but, after he spoke, I felt a pain in my neck, like he shot something inside me. A-and as soon as he did my body it-it began to burn and..I wouldn't stop screaming. The pain felt so real." Your face felt like it was burning as you spoke, the embarrassment of having to tell the dream made you feel uncomfortable, yet you forced yourself to speak it.

Leon placed a warm hand on your cheek, his thumb stroking away a single tear that managed to escape. You didn't realize you were crying, which added onto the embarrassment. You gently pushed his hand away, wiping your eyes frantically. "A-anyway! Um..did you dream anything of the sort?"

"No. I didn't."

"Okay." You turned yourself around, leaving a confused Leon behind you. You turned your head slightly, looking at him from the corner of your eye. "Let's keep going, I really wanna get out of this place."

He slowly nodded, going back towards the motor and continuing to drive again.

A faint light began to appear from the darkness, lighting up the wooden shack waiting at the edge. Leon parked the boat at the dock, allowing the both of you to exit. You pulled the bag over your shoulder and walked down the dock, entering the wooden hallway lit up with iron torches, directing the path towards a large ladder.