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Summary: A Resident Evil AU in which Leon Kennedy is a 21 year-old, wide-eyed recruit/rookie for the BSAA. While there, he falls in deep with Captain Chris Redfield. Rated M for Mature.
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"...Nivans, Piers?" Barry called out the next name on the list for the team this year.
"Sir, yes, sir!"
"Macauley, Finn?"
"Sir, yes, sir!"
"And last, but not least, the rookie, Kennedy, Leon?" Barry asked.
"Here! I mean, uh, sir yes sir!" Leon stuttered out, saluting.
The rest of the team laughed at the younger's mistake. The youngest and seemingly the smallest, it seemed as Leon blushed in embarrassment. Barry simply sighed, shaking his head as he went over the list for the BSAA’s US Division. Barry dismissed them, telling the team to run laps, but kept Leon aside,
"What's the matter, Rookie? First day jitters?" Barry asked.
Leon nodded, "Kind of, sir. I just noticed that, I, um..."
"Are the youngest and the smallest? Well, there wasn't a lot to pick from the recruits, and a lot of them applied for the stations overseas. You were the only one who applied for the US Division." Barry pointed out.
“Oh, uh, okay.” Leon said with a nod.
“Now, start jogging, cadet. Go!” Barry commanded.
Leon nodded and saluted, running across the field to join the team for the early morning jog. The brunette never felt so embarrassed in his life. First he had woken up late, then he nearly missed the bus, and he had almost been late for Roll Call, and now he was messing up simple “Yes and No Sir.” He tried to start simple conversation with one of the guys, Piers Nivans, but the Lieutenant sneered at him, picking up his own pace and jogging away from the younger. Leon tried conversation with anyone, but they either had the same reaction as Piers, laughed, or ignored him entirely.
“Way to go, Kennedy. Can’t even make friends on your first day.” Leon muttered to himself.
Barry watched the team and the newest recruit, shaking his head as Leon kept up, but was seemingly on his own. Poor bastard, already singled out as the black sheep on his first day. Burton just hoped that the team would get over that mentality by the time their first mission rolled around, the BSAA couldn’t afford to lose anymore people, especially a new recruit. Captain Chris Redfield and Captain Jill Valentine joined him on the field, watching the team jog.
“How are we looking this year?” Chris asked, curiously looking over the list that Barry held.
The elder shook his head, “Not good. We only got one new recruit for the US Branch; Leon S. Kennedy. The rest went to the European Division or the Africa Division.” He said.
“Which one is he?” Chris said, looking at the team.
Barry pointed with his pen, “The small fry jogging by himself in the back.” He said.
Chris looked out at the field, watching the small brunette keeping up well with the rest of his team, but he didn’t miss the subtle way they seemed to single the poor rookie out, purposely ignoring him or leaving him out of the conversation. Leon was small, and he could tell that he was definitely the smallest. Chris’ partner was usually Piers, but it seemed like he would have to stick by the rookie in order to ensure he didn’t end up dead during their missions.
