Leon held his tongue as she feigned a lack of fear. Leon was afraid too, but he was capable of admitting that. Leon was standing still, unsure of what to do when she took a few steps and looked back. He had nothing to say, he just wasn't sure what he could say to her. His legs felt like they were filled with lead and for a moment, he couldn't move. Couldn't close the gap between them. "Wait." Leon muttered, watching her walk away. He might have known exactly how she was feeling right now, but it didn't mean that he knew what to do in this situation.

He closed his eyes, letting out a long sigh and decided to go with what usually worked best. Improvising on the fly. "Aeria," Leon said, breaking into a light jog to catch up with her. When he caught up with her and slowed down to a walk, his eyes moved to her for a moment, nothing coming to mind of what to say or do. "You're freaking out a bit." He said flatly, rubbing the back of his neck as he realized that might not have been the best thing to say. "Not that that's necessarily a bad thing, I mean.. That certainly isn't something either of us should take lightly." He paused, biting his bottom lip as his mind processed what to say, "It's just weird to see you like this..." Leon dropped his hand from his neck, not sure what to do with his free hand. It was always a no brainer with his left hand. The arm could barely lift itself up, it may as well have been paralyzed completely and as a result, it always either hung there or was tucked into his pocket. He reached out with his hand, putting it around Aeria, figuring it might distract her. He'd rather she get annoyed with him than continue to be tormented by her worries.

"It's not like you to show emotion," Leon said, his eyes on the road ahead of them, his vibrant golden eyes unfocused and lacking their usual shine, their apartment complex in sight now. In the literal blink of an eye, his eyes brightened up when he looked toward her, a small crooked smile forming. "If you're going to get so worried over something like a stalker, I'll have to remind you that you already have one creep hanging around you." He smiled, pulling her against him. Now, if Leon knew anything from personal experience, this was almost exactly the point where he'd get slapped. Though with someone like Aeria, it was always a lot more difficult to predict how she'd react. Leon's money was still on the slap.