Strange Comfort (RE6: Leon Kennedy x Reader) [Book#2] [COMPLETE]

Chapter Eight

(Time Skip)

As the rooftop shook, the large man falls. The hair strands in my face tickle my face and the sweat drops drip off my forehead. How did this man get so large? Did the fog mutate some how? I look to the people around me, Helena and Leon were handling more of those armored skinned infected. The others were keeping us covered from the sides. A large crash was heard from a distance, I look over the edge of the building, there-- a yellow school bus. Its tires screetched and came to a hard stop.

(Elderly Man)- "The bus is here, people! We have to get down to the street!" the elderly man opens the emergency exit. They rush to get down the ladder, Leon and Helena were still dealing with more infected.

(Y/n)- " Leon! Helena! Let's go!" I shout for them, Helena got the message to retreat back. Leon slowly backs up to give us some time to climb down safely. Once Helena jumped down she makes her way towards the bus. I got in next and once everyone was in, Leon was last.

(Leon)- "Get us outta here!" he directs to the driver. The entire bus shook-- causing us to lose our balance. In front of the bus was another one of those larger infected. Where are they coming from?! He was in squatting position-- trying to lift the bus. The tires screetch but we were going nowhere. Helena and Leon take care of the large man, I felt lost-- I was in the center of the bus-- while everyone else was near the window taking care of the infected trying to climb inside.

(Elderly man)- "Aw, Dammit! Get off of me, ya rat bastard!" the old man gets pulled out of the bus! I take a step to go help him-- but the bus shifted side to side and I flop to the ground hitting my head on the side of the wall. Everything was spinning-- blurry edges.. The Japanese man goes for the elderly man. I couldn't hear what the old man was speaking-- but then an explosion goes off.

(Novak)- " Damn! They were so close to making it!" What? They didn't make it? The bus speeds up-- tilting the bus upward, what the hell is going on?!

(Driver)- " Come on!" finally the bus ran over something large--did we finally get through to it? I stood up on my own, hand onto the back of my head. The bus drives away-- leaving outside the city.

(Time Skip)

The bus runs over a speed bump, my body jumps up and down. My stomach felt the most of it...It felt so weird. Novak and the woman sat the end of the bus, she rested her head on his shoulder. I sat opposite of them, collecting my own thoughts. Everything-- everything about this day...it's so messed up. I rested my forehead against my knees as I hugged them. Another speed bump unbalanced my whole body and gave my stomach another turn. I look over to Leon and Helena, they were on their devices. Talking to someone over the other side, I don't remember who. I look back to Novak and the woman, she quietly sobs.

(Novak)- "Can't believe we made it, huh?" he faintly chuckles, trying to make light of all this.

(Y/n)- " ...yeah." I sighed. I have no words, I don't know what to say. That old man and the other gentleman...they almost made it. I grab my gun from my holster, I check to see if I had any ammo left, only five rounds. Great, this is bad...I better find some soon.

(Leon)- "You doing, okay?" I look up to see Leon with soft eyes. I put my gun back into the holster, I stood up but lost my balance when the bus rode into another speed bump. Leon caught me, with his hand on my arm. My forehead slightly touched his chest-- I breathed in his scent, it was still the same as I remember it. I felt warm...hot--even, I felt a little embarrassed. I backed away and stood on my own.

(Y/n)- "I'm fine, I'm good." I quickly say while moving aside my hair strands.

(Leon)- " Just making sure." The corner of his mouth curls into a grin and a small single chuckle.