(Some explanations:
- This is an alternative universe story based on Resident Evil. In this story, there's no Umbrella, no zombies, no B.O.W.s ... So I created a story to show how the characters would meet the others. Plus has a focus on romance.
- This story is based on New York. I know, you may think "why I didn't write based on Raccon City". Well, as Raccon City is like Umbrella's home, I wanted to change the location of the story.
- it's an alternative universe, so any odds are possible, right? And, basically, some parts of the story will be very similar to the original story.
- This fanfic has a lot of characters, but the main one is Leon and Ada.)

Umbrella only for rainy days

Chapter 1 - First day on the job

Leon Kennedy was a normal citizen of a famous american big city. Newly formed, the day 29 of September of 1998 was his first day as cop of New York.

Arriving at the police station, he met his partner, Kevin Ryman. Kevin looks like Tom Cruise in the movie "Top Gun". He had brown hair, a few strands of hair falling into his small eyes.

In the police, there was a special team to rescues and most dangerous attacks. This group was called "S.T.A.R.S." (Special Tatics and Rescue Squad). Kevin always tried to get to S.T.A.R.S, but he was always rejected.

Leon was presented for almost everyone of that police station, except for the members of S.T.A.R.S., because none of them were at the place at that point. But he felt special to have received so much attention.

At lunch time, Leon was in a room right next to the entrance of the police station. He was eating his lunch alone in a disposable dish until he heard a voice of a girl coming from the main lobby. He abandoned his lunch, that was almost over, and went meet that girl who was wanting some kind of attention of the the officers. He saw a white girl with brown hair tied, with an outfit that looked like she was a biker, or something; she was wearing a black shirt and a red-almost-pink jacket over that has a very distinctive design on the back: it was a woman with wings (maybe an angel) holding a atomic bomb, apparently, and below the woman, there were several atomic bombs aligned and it has something written… It was written "made in heaven". The shirt and the jacket complemented her look with a black short that has a layer of red-almost-pink jeans over the black short.

- Can I help? – Leon asked.

- Yes, I'm looking for my brother. He works here, I think you know him… Chris Redfield, he is a S.T.A.R.S. member.

- I'm sorry, but I don't know him – Leon smiled, a little shy – I didn't get to know him…

- No? But everyone knows him!

- I'm new here. It's my first day at work.

- Oh, that's cool! What is your name?

- My name is Leon… Leon Kennedy. And what is yours?

- Claire Redfield – she made a pause and spoke again – I really wanted to talk to Chris. It was an important subject… family stuff, but nothing urgent.

They both chatted for a bit until Claire was gone. Leon could see that she sat on a motorcycle parked in front of the police station. He walked into the room where he left the rest of his lunch and ran into a officer with blond hair, but with some gray strands

- She's always here, the biker girl. She always comes looking for her brother, Chris. We are already used with her presence. The problem is that sometimes it seems like she doesn't want to leave Chris alone.

- She must have her reasons – Leon said. He entered the room again and faced his food. He picked it up and began to eat again. The food was cold, but he ate it anyway.

After a half hour, Kevin searched for Leon. When he found Leon, cleaning his gun, he said:

- Kennedy, we have work to do. There's an ancident, a car crash… or rather, a truck and motorcycle crash. I need you to come with me... - Kevin paused – You will feel how your work will be from now on.

Kevin and Leon entered in a police car and headed toward the "crash" site. Kevin drove carefully, but in a hurry to arrive. Leon was a little nervous. He thought in his first day of work wouldn't happen anything, it would be a regular and boring day. He would go to the police station, do some stuffs in the office, and would come back home after a long boring day.

Arriving at the place, there was a truck, a motorcycle lying on the ground and a drunk guy on the floor. Kevin quickly parked the car and got out of the car. However, Leon was still a little stunned by what he was seeing: the motorcycle on the floor belongs to Claire Redfield! "The girl who talked to me today… it's her motorcycle!" he thought. Leon got out of the car and got worried. He looked around and saw Claire against the wall of a building. She had bruises on her left arm and with glaring eyes on the drunk driver on the floor

- Claire! Are you okay? What happened?

- Leon! – Claire's eyes was now on Leon's face. She was so angry with the truck driver that she forgot what was happening around. – I'm fine. That idiot hit my bike and I ended up hurting my arm when I fell! Lucky of mine neither his truck, neither my bike weren't moving so fast. I think I would have died if it was worse… - She looked down – But don't worry. People around called the ambulance already and they should be coming.

Across the street, Kevin tried to talk to the fat drunk guy on the floor, but it was almost impossible. Kevin called Leon to get closer to help him lift the man to be arrested. Leon approached Kevin and handcuffed the man still on the ground. Leon and Kevin pulled the man by both arms and tried to walk to the car. They put him in the car and closed the door. The man fell to the back seat and started to complain incomprehensible things.

The ambulance that Claire had mentioned arrived and they helped Claire right there on the streets. She only had minor injuries, there was no need to take her to an hospital. But Claire was not worried about her arm, but with her bike. It was her first and only bike she earned from her parents. A rearview of the bike was completely broken and the front of the bike was scratched.

Kevin and Leon returned to the police station with the drunk driver, who was now talking insistently that he was innocent. Kevin was being a walking example to Leon. He hoped that all he was doing could be copied by Leon in the following days, even if arresting a drunk guy in the streets might seem, somewhat, silly.

Leon took the drunk and put him on a bench in a hallway. A black man officer called Marvin approached and asked:

- This is the driver of the truck that hit the bike?

- Yes, sir – Leon said.

- Take him to my room. And, Kevin – he looked completely to Kevin – prepare the report.

Kevin walked to a contrary path of the black cop. Leon, then, pulled the drunk driver and carried him to Marvin's office. He talked a bit with Marvin and other cops around and then left.

On the outside of the room, he saw Claire again. She was distracted and with one hand holding a cloth that was tied in her left hurt arm. Claire's aspect had changed in a short time. The girl who was looking for brother seemed different now. Before, her hair was tied in, somewhat, calculated way. Her expression was peaceful. Now, Claire's hair was just a mess. The strands above her head looked like they were at war, and Claire's face were stiff with range. Her brows were frowned.

- Claire…

- Hi, Leon! I'm back here again, but this time I have to give my testimony.

-I'm glad you didn't hurt so much. When I saw your motorcycle, I thought you had died!

Claire sighed in relief and smiled.

- Hey, if you know where Chris is, tell him to come to talk to me, ok?

- Ok.

He didn't know what to talk to Claire. Of course he realized that it was easy to have a conversation with Claire, as if they were former friends, or something. But Leon had no words to talk to her. Part of his brain was thinking about the fact Claire almost died for very few minutes after she had talked to him.

- You know, sometimes I think life is so weird… - Claire frowned – I came here and you were the only one who talked to me today. Chris was not here, and that's why I left early. I was hit by a truck and one of the officers that came to where I was, was you. Maybe, if Chris was here that time, I think this wouldn't happen… And, also, what a coincidence to meet you twice, or maybe, three times right now, in a short period of time. And you are the new guy!

- Well, about Chris's absence and your accident , I don't know what to say… You say that if Chris were here, you wouldn't have suffered that accident, but I think it could be worse… I don't know… Some things are inevitable, what changes is their intensity. – Leon paused – But don't think about this too much, Claire. You are alright now and that's what matters. – Leon looked at her hurt arm. – How's the arm?

- It stings a bit… - Claire looked at her arm and now she looked inconsolable – I think after 2 weeks my arm is back to normal.

Leon was quiet for a moment. Again, he didn't know what to talk to Claire. The he remembered to look for Chris.

- I'll look for Chris, ok?

- Thank you, Leon. – Claire gave a smile of thanks.

Leon walked into the S.T.A.R.S.' room. He faced the door in the hope of finding them inside, since earlier in the day there weren't in the police station. He turned the doorknob and opened the door a little, without taking any steps forward. He stood there holding the doorknob and looking inside. He saw six people. One was a woman and the rest was just men. He looked at the their faces and tried to identify which of them could be Claire's brothers. There was a middle-aged redhead man, there was a significantly younger man with a yellow vest and with a tuft hair. There was another man with a red bandana on his head; there was another guy with a black oufit, with an European face and with a beard. And there was another guy with a tuft hair too, but with a more rectangular face. "None of them appear to be Claire's brother" Leon thought. All the agents of the room was looking to Leon, waiting him to say something.

- Redfield? Chris Redfield? – Leon asked not knowing who to look.

- It's me! – Chris said, a tall guy with a tuft hair and a rectangular face. He approached Leon and waited him to say something.

- Your sister Claire came here looking for you earlier and she didn't find you, so she decided to leave. A few minutes ago, she had an accident and I went to accident site. She is well now and she is here to give a testimony. She wants to see you.

- Claire had an accident? Today?!

- Yes, but she's fine. She only hurt her arm.

Chris was stunned and walked through the door where Leon was and went to look for Claire.

After a while, there was another challenge to Leon: he had to follow Kevin and some policemen to arrest a guy named Jeremy Brooks in Lower Manhattan. Everything went well and Leon surprised his new co-workers.