The Agent and the Wolf (Leon KennedyxOC fanfic)

Chapter 12

                      Alusia's POV

     I keep moving through the ruins, following Leon but at a slower pace. 'If he wants me to stay out of the fight. Then fine. But I'll be damned if I sit and hide. I've done enough hiding.' I stop when I hear boots stop behind me and Krauser's scent reaches my nose.

     "Following him isn't staying in a safe spot."

     I glance over my shoulder at him. "Yeah well. I'm not gonna sit by as a testosterone full male plays knife and gun games with my mate. Leon wants me to stay out of the fight? Fine. But I'm not hiding."
    
     He scoffs, crossing his arms. "Mate, huh? Did you choose him? Or is it that soulmate bullshit we're taught as pups?"

     "What's it to you?"

     "Hmph. Nothing." I see him pace a little. "You could do so much better than him. Why not stick with your own kind, Alusia?"

     I spin around, glaring up at him. "Probably because all the males of our kind are nothing but assholes! I could do better? It's the other way around, jackass. I don't deserve Leon. He can do so much better than me."
    
     "Does he know that he's your mate?" He asks me.

     I stay quiet, watching him with narrowed eyes.

     "He's human, he won't understand. He won't stay. You'll be left, cursing your being and wanting death to take you away."

     My eyes soften at his words. "Sounds like you have experience with that."

     His eyes harden and he turns away, jumping up a level. "Our kind and their's aren't meant to mix. Anyone who believes otherwise, are mindless fools."

     I watch as he runs off to chase Leon. I would be lying if I said that I don't fear that result for me. I remember all the nights I would lie awake, the fear of finding my mate only for them to reject me would take a hold of me.

     'He said that finding out what I am doesn't change how he feels about me... But will that change when I tell him he's my mate and explain what it means?' I think to myself. I feel my chest start to clench up, fear creeping in. 'Is it stupid to fear rejection more than death?'

     I lean against a wall before sliding down. I pull on the cord around my neck, clutching onto Luis's ring. I blink tears away, thinking of my fear and my fallen friend.

     "Alusia?"

     I jump slightly, startled by my name being called. I quickly jump up when I see Leon. He closes the short distance between us.

     "Alusia. What's wrong?" His worried eyes search my watery ones and he places his hand on my cheek.

     I grab his hand and give him a small smile. "I'm fine Leon. I'm guessing you got the pieces?"

     He watches me for a couple of seconds before nodding. "Yeah. Come on. We gotta hurry."

     He takes my hand, leading the way to the gate. I help him insert the three pieces and the gate moves, revealing a set of doors. We walk the through the doors in time for an explosion to happen behind us.

     Leon squeezes my hand. "It's alright. Krauser had bombs set up."

    
                     Leon's POV
    
     I watch as she nods. She opens her mouth to say something but a call on my radio interrupts.