Resident Tale

Chapter 33: Pushing The Line

The scream went silent as Annabelle drops her hands to her sides and pants as she was suddenly drained. Leon opens his eyes and removes his hands from his ears, seeing the dead bugs that were littered all around them. 

He then looks at Annabelle and reaches out to her. "Annabelle?" he asks and touches her shoulder, but as soon as he touches her, her body sways, and went to collapse to the ground, "Hey!" he calls out and catches her before she hit the ground. "Annabelle," he calls out to her as she just laid limp in his arms, breathing slowly.

Leon then picks her up in princess style then walks down the bridge and over to the lever, Leon then gently sets her down, "Annabelle." he mutters, gently gripping the side of her head as she was still out. 

She's breathing that's a good sign. 

He tells himself then stood up, stepping over to the lever and pulled it, lowering the drawbridge, but the chains stop it as the hooks broke off the wall a little, Leon looks at the hooks, aims his gun, and fired at them, breaking the chains free and the drawbridge smackdown and revealed a door. 

Leon nods then walks over to Annabelle, pulling her onto his back, holding her legs and then he walks along the bridge then to the drawbridge, across it, but stops and looks at the destination that was caused just by her voice. 

I knew that she was dangerous, but I didn't know that she was this dangerous. 

He states and looks away. Then he clutched her leg gently 

She must be handling this all on her own. No one to turn or talk to. 

He said as he was a little angry with himself and walks through the door.

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He walks down the hall, carrying Annabelle on her back, and then walks to the Merchant and sells all the jewels he found, upgraded his guns, and then the Merchant a little, thanking him.

Leon nods at him, getting a better grip on Annabelle's legs as he walks down the hall, past the chairs, and to the door, he pushes it open and walks right back outside, then walks down the walkway, but his radio went off. He stops and answers it. It was Salazar as Leon knew that he had a smug look on his face. 

I wonder if you can see me, Mr. Kennedy?

Salazar taunts him. "If you even scratch her, I'll break your bones." Leon threatens him, 

First, we shall see if you can make it this far. I'll be waiting.

Salazar informs him and hung up. Leon places his radio away, then walks over to the side and gently sets Annabelle down, he turns to her and grips her face. "Annabelle, I know you can hear me. Please wake up," he begs her as she still was unconscious. "Please Annabelle, I need you, this is something I don't want to do on my own," he tells her, gently presses her hair from her face.

Then he pulls her into his arms and holds her tightly. "Come on, Anna, wake up," he tells her as he just looks down at her, feeling that she wasn't going to wake up, Leon leans down and gently presses his lips to her, sealing the sweet kiss, and then pulls away from her. "I... I love you, Annabelle. Ever since Raccoon City, I wanted to have you by my side, I didn't want to believe that you were dead, that you were out there somewhere, alive and well. So please Anne. Don't leave when I still haven't had a chance to tell you." he begs her. 

As she just laid in his arms and after a few more seconds she twitches her eyelids a little, getting his attention, she flutters them open to reveal her forest-green eyes and looks up at Leon, "I was just resting." she assures him.