Hey guys, I apologize for not updating in a while for this story but don't worry, this time I know how to continue it so be prepare to see some updates.

It was mid-February in Concord, New Hampshire. There was a cold breeze that blew through the air. Mostly everything has been covered in snow and ice. Somewhere, in a forest nearby, everything was extremely quiet except for a lonely deer who seems all alone in the area, prancing around as if there's no danger anywhere as far as the eye can see. However, it wasn't alone for long. Not by a longshot. Not too far away, a figure was found lurking from a distance, watching the deer with intense and focus eyes. They had a bow and an arrow, that was drawn back in their hand, waiting patiently for the right moment to strike.

Realizing that they were too far away from their target, the figure decides they had to make a move so that they can reach the deer. As the figure move slowly, they felt the crunch of the snow underneath their shoes. When they saw that they were close enough to the deer, they quickly got ready to aim. When they were about to let go of the arrow, the deer's ears perked up in awareness and quickly looked over. The figure took noticed of this and dropped down into a soldier's army crawl position behind a fallen tree. The deer stay staring for a few moments but then decided to walk up to the fallen tree. It began searching around, going completely over the figure, who was feeling overwhelmed at that moment. Finally, it stopped searching and ended up turning around.

"Crap that was close' The figure thought to themselves as they realize that the deer left so they let out of a breath of relief. 'But...its not over yet' the figure said to themselves, feeling determined in, they slowly began to crawl around the fallen tree until they were in front of it. Just as the figure got in front of it, they saw that the deer was still there.

'Okay, let's try this again' The figure said to themselves again as they slowly pulled the bow up in front of them, making sure they were doing it as quietly as they can. When they got the position of the bow right, they decided to get an arrow from their quiver. As they put the arrow on the string of the bow, the figure began to focus.

'Ready...' The figure then focused the arrow at the deer's chest. 'And...' They drew back the arrow and... "AIM!" The figure shouted as they released the arrow! Time seem to slow down for a minute. The arrow was spirally perfectly in the air, making a whistling sound as it cut through the wind like a blade. While, making its way to its target.

The deer didn't have time to react because by the time it manages to move its head to hear where the noise was coming from, the arrow already pierced its neck! The deer stood paralyzed for a minute but fell to the ground, dead.

"All right!" The figure yelled in accomplishment as they pumped their fist in the air. They quickly got up from their stomach and began to sprint to the fallen deer. Just as the figure was about to pulled the arrow out of the deer, something rough and fuzzy knocked into them!

"Off!" the figure grunted as they spin in the air and hit the ground. As they made contact with the ground, the majority of the arrows spilled out expect for two! The figure looked up and saw that the wolf was looking malicious at them. Obviously thinking that the deer is their prey and not the figure's.

"OH CRAP!" The figure yelled out as they saw the vicious wolf getting into a pouncing position.

They shot an arrow at the wolf, but it completely missed it! They just barely manage to avoid the wolf as they quickly try to make a run for it. As they were running, something snags onto their leg making them fall! "Ugh!" The figure let out as they hit the ground again! They recoil when they heard growling. They quickly face the wolf! They reached behind them and pulled their last arrow out They fired off it but the wolf just simply dodged it like it was nothing. 'Christ! I'm freaking screw!' The figure thought intensely in their head. Everything felt like slow motion, the wolf ran at the figure and lunged in the air. 'This is it' The figure closed their eyes, not wanting to see what is coming next. Suddenly, a shot goes off, follow by silence.

"Well, that exercise failed, huh? Ellie" said a voice. It sounded deep and little irritated. Ellie glanced upon where the voice was coming from. Finally, her eyes focused on a man standing in front of a tree with a shotgun, not too far from her.

"Joel!"Ellie exclaimed as she jumped up onto her feet. Joel doesn't say anything he just slightly shakes his head at her. "What?" Ellie asked puzzled. She really wasn't aware on what she did. "Do you know what you f***in did wrong?!" Joel boomed.

"Do wrong?! Jesus Christ Joel! That freaking wolf attacked me out of the blue!" Ellie yelled as she took a few steps towards while pointing at the dead wolf, that wasn't too far from them. Joel groaned in frustration "I'm not talking about that, Ellie"

"Then what are you f***in talking about Joel?!" Ellie growled at him. Joel took a deep breath before he continued. "You need to be more careful" He then put his hand on his head. "I am careful thanks for telling me something that I do know.," Ellie said in a low voice as she started to go passed Joel to go get her scattered weapons. "I'm dead serious Ellie!" Joel shouted at her as he took his hand down from his head as he turn to face Ellie.

"Me too!" Ellie shouted back as she turn around to face Joel. The anger was shown clear on her face! "You been treating me like a helpless kid ever since we met! I'm going to be 16 in three weeks! I don't need anyone to constantly keep looking down at me all the freaking time and telling me what to do or what not to do! Goddamn!"

Joel looked at Ellie's fluster face and took a deep breath.

"Ellie, I just hope you can take care of yourself out here because I-no-we knows that I'm not going to be always there for you neither is anyone else in this world! So just remember this that I'm about to say!"

Ellie shuddered at the thought. Sure, she and Joel bickered a lot with each other, but she didn't want him to leave her like everyone else did. Joel's all she gots now. Suddenly, Ellie heard crunching sounds coming towards her, she looked up and saw that it was Joel doing it!

Ellie felt a little more nervous by each step he took, but she was damn sure that she wasn't going to give Joel that satisfaction. When Joel got to her, he put a hand up in the air!

Ellie wasn't sure what he was going to do, so she tensed up. Joel brings down his hand and..gently placed it on Ellie's head. Ellie flinched for a minute but quickly loosened up. She looked up at Joel, who was smiling at her like some sort of a proud parent. "Find something to fight for and you will be fine," He said simply to her. His eyes sparkling with hope and pride. Something, Ellie doesn't see on a daily basis.

She didn't know what to say! It was so sudden! Something that she wasn't expecting, so she just nodded in approval. Joel did a small smile as he took his hand off of Ellie's head. "Come on, let's go home"

"Yeah," Ellie replied as she pick up her bow and her fallen arrows. When she got all of them, the two walked off together.

Not too far where Ellie and Joel was standing at, a man stood on a tree branch. He saw Ellie and Joel walking off and began smirking to himself. 'Found her' he said to himself and just like that he vanished into the wind.

More updates to come ;)