Ever the Survivor

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The private plane holding Special Agents Leon S. Kennedy and Kat Carsen had landed in Washington D.C roughly an hour ago. They had just returned from an assignment in Europe where a virus was released, turning the place into what was later called a 'terrorist war-zone' until the US got it under control. They had successfully completed their mission, though not without some minor complications, what with being held hostage temporarily and all...

After being debriefed before they were even allowed to leave the plane, they were making their way to a black SUV that would take them back to their homes.

"Man, I don't know about you but when I get home, I'm taking a hot bubble bath and sleeping for a week." Kat said to Leon as she stretched and yawned.

"You and me both," Leon replied with a hand on his shoulder while rolling it, hearing a faint popping sound.

"Still store?" She asked giving a nod towards his arm. "You hit it pretty hard."

"Yeah, I'm fine. It wasn't dislocated or anything I think, just bruised really bad. It's going to hurt like hell in the morning. I can tell" Leon opened the back door and stood aside to let Kat in first.

Always a gentleman. Kat thought, as she flashed him a quick closed mouth smile before pulling herself across the backseat. Leon and another agent filed into the back after her. Another security agent hopping in the passenger seat. The ride to the apartment building where the agents resided was a quiet one, other than Leon asking to stop and get a burger because they were both starving.

After exiting the vehicle with a McDonald's sack in one hand, his book bag of essentials in the other, and Kat carrying two drinks and her bag behind him, Leon walked up the stairs to the front door of his apartment. They decided they would have a quick dinner at his place together before she went to hers, which was just next door.

After opening the door, Leon walked to his small dining room table that was next to his kitchen on the left, and sat the sack down while getting their meals out. Kat followed him after kicking the door shut behind her. Setting the drinks down on the table next to Leon, she did a quick once over of her surroundings. She walked a few steps to an end table next to his gray love-seat.

"Looks the same as last time," She said, running her hand over the lamp shade, gathering up all the dust on her fingers. Leon glanced behind him and gave her a smirk, knowing what was coming next. "You really should hire a maid or something, Kennedy." She smiled at him, showing him her dusty fingers.

"Or something. Come over here and eat. I think my stomach is eating itself." Leon smiled when he sat down as she made her way over to him, wiping her hands on her pants. He enjoyed spending time with Kat when he could. They had grown really close over the years working with each other. He was a bit iffy about their partnership at first, with her only just turning 20 when she was brought on. Those thoughts were quickly put to rest when she proved on more than one occasion that she was a valuable member of the government group he was a main member of, and an even more valuable partner. 'Glad you're on my side' He had said to her after she saved his ass on one of their first missions together.



Leon and Kat were inside a dimly lit, underground facility serving as a hideout for several remaining groups of people that were playing around with the T-Virus, hidden deep in the Amazon. Leon was walking around inside the warehouse, weaving in and out of the different rows of containers, boxes and machinery. Kat was on the landing above him, getting a better view of their surroundings and where they were heading. He never even heard the man sneaking up behind him. But Kat saw him. There was little she didn't ever see. She didn't shout out to her partner incase there were others nearby. The last thing they needed was a firefight in a building they didn't know the way around yet. She quickly and quietly made her way across the landing so she was standing above the man behind Leon, who must've been some form of security for the place. Just as the man was about to raise his knife and plunge it deep into her partner's throat, Kat pulled herself over the railing and dropped down. With her feet landing on the man's shoulder's, the force of her weight from the height she'd dropped, pushed him straight to the ground. She raised her right arm back, which she wore a leather bracer on that went halfway up her forearm. Inside was a retractable blade that she unsheathed as she drove it into the man's skull. Leon quickly turned around with his gun pointed at her, but lowered it when he saw who it was. She gave him a quick half-smile as she brought her arm back and sheathed the blade again. He offered her his hand to help her up.

"Almost got yourself killed Kennedy, how about a thank you?" She playfully bumped into his shoulder as she passed him.

Leon looked down at the man laying on the floor, now with a pool of blood around his head and a knife still gripped in his hand. He turned around and followed after her. "Glad you're on my side..." He'd said, shaking his head with a smile.



"Leon...Helloooo" Kat waved her hand in front of his face once. "Earth to Leon?"

"Sorry," Leon shook his head as he grabbed the box his sandwich was in.

"You need sleep, dude. Like, bad." Kat smiled. She grabbed the drink in front of her and put the straw in her mouth. "Ew, that's yours." She made a face and pushed the drink to him while grabbing the other cup. Leon gave her a funny look. "I always see you drinking Coke."

"Yeah, from a can. I don't like fountain Coke. Tastes funny." She said, sipping her Root Beer instead. Leon shook his head and began eating his food.

"So you still going to Georgia to see your family next week?" He said after he'd finished chewing, for the most part.

"Yep. I've had to put them off the last two times so I told the DSO to suck it. I mean, come on, we were both on furlough when they pulled us into a car and told us where we were going, what the hell? Usually we get a little bit of notice."

"Well I guess we're the only ones they thought capable of handling it."

The rest of their lunch was spent chatting like they normally did. Leon was nervous around her when they were first thrown together 3 years ago. They quickly learned they had a lot in common and got along great despite the 13 year age difference. He was attracted to her at first, but they both, unknowingly to the other, decided not to pursue anything. With them working together and not wanting to make things awkward, they formed more of a sibling like bond with each other. And though Leon would probably never admit it, it would've bothered him a little deep down if something ever did develop between them. He felt strange thinking of the fact he was going through puberty when she was born...Just strange.

Leon walked her outside and the few seconds to her front door of her apartment next to his. She gave him a quick hug as she dug her keys out of her pocket. With goodbyes and promises of later texts they parted ways. Kat threw her bags in her room and went straight for the bathroom to start the hot water in her tub.