'Wishing you were somehow here again, wishing you were some how near….'
He walked towards the grave. He knew where he was going, and who he was going to visit. The only love of his life, Ellis.
*Flashback*
'Nick! What keeps you 'wake so late at night?' he asked him.
'I'm not tired.' he replied, not wanting to face the other man, the one he loved.
'You've been actin' weird lately, Nick. Like ya actually cared 'bout me.' the Hick said, moving closer.
'Ellis…. Go back to bed. You need to sleep.' he didn't want to look at him, he was just going to look into his blue eyes and have to admit he loved him.
'Nick?' he spun Nick around, forcing him to stare into his eyes.
'I think I like ya, Nick.' he replied.
'But do you love me?' Nick replied, staring into Ellis's beautiful face.
'I-I guess so, bud.' Nick kissed him lovingly, happy to be in love.
*End Flashback*
The conman, or who used to be a conman, walked farther. He was getting near, so near. He couldn't even hold back tears as he remembered how he died….
*Flashback*
'Nick…. I'm tired, I can't make it to safety.' Ellis said, sounding exhausted.
'Overalls, you got to keep moving. It's not far now….'
Then they heard it, a growl, not a Hunter growl, but that of a Tank.
'Shit!' Nick exclaimed.
'Nick', Ellis said, 'I ain't gonna make it, love.'
'Ellis, run. Please.' the conman begged as the Tank neared.
'I love you, Nick.' the Hick said, tearing up.
'I love you too, Overalls.' He kissed him, one last time, as the Tank was so close, they could hear it's ragged breath.
'Tell Ro and Coach I said, "Hi." ' Nick replied, shooting the Tank. Ellis shot it to the best of his ability. It was going after Ellis. It slapped him, sending him tumbling. Nick shot him a few more times, or maybe it was a hundred more?, before it died.
'Ellis!' Nick exclaimed, green eyes overflowing with tears. Ellis was too far gone. He picked him up, and carried him to the plane, crying and shooting Infected.
'When we find a cure', he replied, 'He's getting a proper burial.'
*End Flashback*
They had found a cure, but it had taken months. Nick, as promised, buried him carefully in a memorial cemetery, in honor of fallen Survivors. Ellis had been dead a year now, and he couldn't stand it. He ran to his grave, and dropped down beside it.
'Overalls, I still love you, and I can't move on.' He got out a pistol he carried with him, always.
'I'm going to join you, love.' he said to Ellis's mortal remains, buried somewhere under where he was kneeling. He stuck the barrel to the side of his head, and pulled the trigger. They buried him in the empty lot next to Ellis. And Nick was happy. Forever with Ellis.
Thank you for reading. I cried making this, I just thought there weren't enough Angst Nellis fics.