A/N The state of this chapter before was driving me crazy. So I changed it. Not by much I just separated stuff instead of having it all clumped together. When I look back on this, I can see my writing is pretty substandard compared to my later chapters. Story goes as follows.
Hey guys welcome to my first fan fiction. I'm pretty new at this so feel welcome to write any criticism in the review box. This takes place after Tommy but before the university and instead of Tommy giving them horses he gave them a truck. Enjoy!
"Joel! To your right! "
I registered Ellie's warning barely before jumped by a hunter with a 9 millimeter. Before I could react I was punched across the face by the hunter and brought down to the floor by a swift kick to the stomach.
"You're gonna burn in hell, asshole". The hunter growled at me as he aimed the gun right between my eyes. This can't be it, I thought, Not after Tess, Not after Pittsburgh, Not after Tommy's.
"Hey dickhead!" The hunter quickly looked In Ellie's direction right before her switchblade entered the guy's throat. He fell down with a loud thump as he curled up there, gurgling for air. I quickly got up and looked around while clutching my forearm from an earlier wound.
"Looks like that was the last of them. " I picked up the guys millimeter, retrieving a couple bullets from the magazine. "Ellie you okay?"
"Yeah I'm fine" she responded while retrieving her lodged blade from the guys throat. She looked down at her victim in mild shock and then quickly shook her head.
"I'm never gonna get used to this"She muttered cleaning her blade on her jeans.
"You're gonna have to." I said "Here they had a couple cans of food on them, We'll set up camp several miles out of town and cook us up some grub." I stated as I glanced back at the two bodies several yards behind me.
"Sounds good." Ellie responded.
"That was intense." Ellie said from the back of her seat "I mean that guy, almost blew a hole in your head, Joel, if it wasn't for me." She smirked at the last part and looked at me expectantly with her green eyes.
"Okay fine Ellie, Thanks for saving me."I sighed while she sat back in triumph.
"There that wasn't too bad was it?" she replied.
"Excruciating." I said with a hint of sarcasm in my voice."Oh yeah I forgot to tell you." I said as I brought up my backpack from the back seat, one Eye on the bag and one I on the road." I found another one of those comics you've been reading " Pulling it out of my bag only to have snatched right out of my hand by her.
"Sweet thanks Joel." As she quickly turned to the first page and began reading.
"Whatever you want baby girl." I replied.
I glanced at the road and slammed hard on the brakes. "Shit." I whispered. Having almost collided with a barricade of old, rusted cars sitting in a straight line. I looked to my side seeing an old camp. I figured that whoever was there was gone seeing how no one came with a load shot gun or the injured man trick.
"Ellie, let's check out that camp see if there's any supplies." I turned to her "Stay right on me there may be some infected."
"Roger dodger." she replied getting out of the car.
"Where is that even from" I asked while also getting out of the car.
"I don't know, read it in a book back at the quarantine zone." She replied.
We stopped from a distance to observe the camp. "There's no one here." Ellie concluded after watching for a couple minutes.
We approached the camp with guns drawn. "Here check that tent for supplies and I'll check these two." I said motioning towards the tents that lay ahead of us.
"Keep your guard up." I said, pointing towards her gun.
"I will." she replied.
I was barely through checking the first tent when I heard Ellie shout "Fuck, Joel!" I quickly ran over not sure what to expect.
When I got over I saw a sight I pretty much would almost never expect to see. Ellie had her gun holstered and to her side was a little boy. Well not that little, he was no older than 14. He had dark red, almost brown hair combed over to the side. He had brown eyes and a scar slanting across his right cheek. He was wearing a faded old wind breaker two sizes too big a faded green tee shirt underneath, Jeans that had seen better days, and old sneakers that, well, looked like shit.
"Who the fuck are you guys?" He said not with fear but with a tone of concern.
"Where are your folks son." I said declaring him non hostile because the first anyone would do in this world after being jumped would to draw their gun.
"I asked you a question first." He responded defiantly.
"Fine." Deciding it was best not to argue "I'm Joel, and this is Ellie." I glanced over at said person. She had a worried look in her eye probably wondering if I was going to shoot the kid or not. Well I wasn't because believe it or not, I have some degree of a moral code.
"Now kid, where are your folks." I said, a lot more sternly. He stood there for a second looking like he was considering whether or not it would be safe to tell complete strangers about his parents.
"They said they were going to the gas station a few miles down to scavenge for supplies." An overwhelming amount of guilt swept through me. I never considered that the three hunters I brutally killed a couple miles back would be any ones, much less a boys parents. I looked at Ellie for what seemed like a long while. She had gone completely pale and had a look of complete guilt in her eyes. After all she cut ones throat.
"We just stopped by that gas station a few miles back. They're dead. I'm sorry ." Yeah I lied. Look I didn't want to tell this kid that me and Ellie slaughtered them. He could try to kill us or he could try to kill himself.
He had all the color drained from his face as he dropped to his knees."Fuck, oh fuck." He whispered to himself as he looked up at me "Are you fucking sure?"
"We were at that gas station we saw the bodies and we saw the bloater that did them in. I'm so sorry son." He had a hand over his eyes trying to hide the tears that ran down his face." Oh, oh fuck." He muttered his cheeks getting red. I looked at Ellie. I couldn't tell if she was pissed that I lied or was shocked. She obviously didn't know what to do as she was looking at me for guidance. Well, I did something that I know what if I didn't do it would hang over me and Ellie for the rest of our lives. I offered him a spot.
"Hey kid, How about tagging along with us?
And that's a cut. Thank you for reading. I hate writing things that no one reads so please write a review to help along an amateur author.
Until next time.
-Jogman