WOW NO WAI, yea, chapter story ya'll…..and if you bother reading this, I have the second chapter started…but…I have a bad habit of never finishing stories, but I'll try my best with this! Be prepared for fluff cheese and no zombies! Keith and Ellis (and some other Savannaheits) reinvention….WAY reinvention….I don't own L4D2, VALVe does, bad editing, I try but I'm not good at it.
Enjoy luvvies;
Ah ever tell yall 'bout mah buddy keith? …Ah sure hope ah have...cus tha man is the luhve uv mah life...
Now...see... Ah dun think it'd be real fair tuh be callin' what he and ah had a "homo sexual relation" cus, we aint never been wit no one else, aint never looked at other men...er been wit women, not really, there wus juss me...an Keith... And we Were juss fine keepin it at tha. Guess it *would* be fair tuh me... keith sexual...hahhah... Bu ahm losin mah point...
Y'see, we dun grew up tuhgether, an ah mean it too, the second ah wus outta mah ma's belly ah wus introduced tuh Keith (he bein' 'bout a year older then me an awl) and ever since we goddalong swell, so its only naturally we've awlways Been real close like... Like siblings, y'know? Bu' wit out tha rivalry...best gaddamn friend a boy could ask fer he wus... An then...he became s'much more...
It wus late august, if ah recall correctly, early mornin' but it wus already startin' tuh warm up , an ah wus enjoyin the late wakin's tha awlways came with summer, gotta get the most uv it a'fore ah had tuh head off tuh the fifth grade….
"El!" The Oh-so familiar voice echoed in his head, but didn't fully rouse him from his slumber.
Of course the smack to his side did.
"Wha-!" The previously slumbering boy sat stark upright, brunette curls sticking up at all angles and bright blue eyes wide, "whassat? Wha…wha…whass wrong witchu, Keith!" the young slammed his fists down against his blanket, glaring half heartedly at the aforementioned red head who was grinning wide by the side of his bed, "man an ah wus gonna sleep in an awl too, why yew gotta-"
"C'mon, ah wan'chu tuh come wit me!" the elder of the two fully interrupted, " get dressed, ahma wait outside!" And without waiting for a reply he turned and rushed back out the door he had come from.
Ellis stumbled down the stairs, still rubbing the sleep from his eyes before lifting them to meet with Keith's.
"Shesh, took yew long 'nough" the elder boy crossed his arms, "yew ready now?"
Ellis nodded, slipping on his sneakers before following the pushy red head out the front door, "be back later ma" he called as the door shut.
"Where we goin'?" the brunette asked curiously, falling in step with Keith.
"yew'll see…" he replied, a smug grin playing on his lips. Ellis huffed, but followed along anyway.
They passed from their suburb like area to the outskirts of town, until there was only scarce housing and forest.
And still Ellis followed along obediently, not bothering to question the red head further.
"Almost there" Keith mumbled, turning off the road to follow a dirt trail.
"….Issis summere we're *allowed* tuh be?" Ellis hesitated.
"A'course El! Ah come here awl the time." Keith grinned back encouragingly.
"Dun mean we're allowed" the younger shot down almost immediately.
"Aint no one gonna know," the red head turned and grabbed Ellis's hand between both of his, walking backwards on the well known path.
"….if yew say so" Ellis's tone still hesitated, but he trustingly followed his friend.
Ellis watched the scenery as the two headed down the dirt trail. Tall trees towered over his head and blocked out patches of sun, giving the forest depths a ominous green lighting the further away from the trial it got. But the chorus of birds and the near by sound of running water lightened the mood of the looming trees and caused the once worried 10 year old to smile brightly in the warmth of what sun broke through the mesh of trees.
Keith glanced back every now and a again, watching the ever curious brunette as his soft blue eyes darted around the forestry. He quickened their pace easily with the grasp he still had on the younger's hand, eagerly wanting to reach their destination.
The redheads impatience was in vane as they reached a small drop off in a short time, and Keith stopped their hike.
"awl right!" Keith's smirk returned to his lips, tugging lightly on their entwined fingers, "we're goin' down there!" He pointed to the creek flowing at the bottom of the small 'cliff'.
Pink tinted Ellis's cheeks as he tugged his hand away, realizing he had been holding Keith's the whole time. "o-ok-..wait…down *there*?"
"well yeah, c'mon" without pause, Keith headed to the slope and started down it with practiced ease.
Ellis followed slowly.
The younger was only half way when the red head jumped from a large rock to the clay beds below, "C'mooon slow poke!" he called up, teasing.
"shuddap! Ahm almost there…." pout played evidently on Ellis's features as he steeped down onto the last big rock, glancing over the edge uneasily.
"yew want help?" Keith's teasing tone remained as he watched the younger.
"NO," he sat down on the edge of the boulder, glaring down at the rock before looking back to Keith, "awlright… maybe."
He grinned, approaching the edge of the rock and holding his arms out. Ellis leaned down on his friends shoulders as hands found his waist, pulling him down from his perch and guiding him gently to the ground.
"Thanks" Ellis mumbled, quirking his mouth to the side in disappointment.
"Awe dun worry 'bout it none, El, yer jus short!" Keith laughed as Ellis's pout returned.
The clay bed followed the creek until it curved out of sight, the crystalline water rippling over rock or still as glass where it was too deep for them to reach the surface. The once blocked sun shone boldly over the rock covered island on the opposite side of the clay, sand merging with the glassy water, and tall grasses behind the coat of smooth stone.
"okay, follow me!"
"this aint where we were headed?" the brunette cocked his head.
"naaw, we're goin' over there" Keith motioned to the island off handedly, focusing on the water as he walked along its edge.
"through the water?" Keith nodded, "…well awlright"
The duo traveled along the clay for a few short feet before Keith dubbed it shallow enough to cross with minimal water damage, and stepped onto the wet stones bravely heading to the other side of the cool water, Ellis close behind.
His now damp sneakers sunk into the soft sand as they reached land, "sure is nice down here, do yew really commere lots?"
"oh yea… well… often 'nough" Keith didn't pause in his path as he spoke, approaching a log held firmly in the rocks, the bark worn smooth from time and water, "c'mere," he patted the wood as he sat down himself. Ellis did as he was told and walked up beside Keith, plopping down next to him with a smile.
They sat for a few silent moments, Ellis taking in the new scenery eagerly and completely oblivious to the fidgeting redhead beside him.
That is, until a hand planted it's self over his.
The brunette's eyes shot to Keith, who slowly met his gaze, his normal demeanor lost behind a slight fear in his eyes, "kei-?"
"EL!" the red head interrupted loudly, snapping his teeth together as he flushed, starting again, "El….y-yew um… well… " he took a breath, staring hard at his puzzled friend, "y-yer ma ever tell y-yew…how yer gonna grow up an marry a real Purdy gurl?" Ellis's confusion faded momentarily with a crinkle to his nose.
"yeah, ah guess"
"w-well a-ah wus th-thinking, ah, um," keiths eyes searched the surrounding area before falling back on the baby blues across from him, "ah wanchu tuh be the Purdy gurl I marry"
Keith winced.
Ellis blinked, eyes wide as his head tilted, "huh?"
"wait! No, nawt whut ah meant! ah want….ya see, ah…yer mah best friend buh, yer"
"Keith, what'chu talkin'bout?"
"El ah really, really like yew." he stated, punctuating each word.
"…ah..like yew too?" the brunette's brow furrowed and he frowned lightly.
"no, El, I *like* yew ah.." he lifted his hand from his friends to gesture around at nothing in particular before letting out a frustrate groan, putting his hand back on Ellis's as he leaned quickly forward to press a kiss to his lips.
Gawd… tha' scared the shit outta me, ah aint gonna lie… but Keith says it wus really the only way tuh get his point 'cross… hmm, well after sputter'n a few strange things and practically runnin awl the way back home an coolin' off, ah di'n leave Keith hangin'. Ah went over tuh his house (eventually) an ah accepted his feelin's fer me, ah mean… ah kinda felt summin fer him too…tho ah di'n know whut it wus at first… puppy luhve an awl tha, haha.