Voices

By: Red Tinted Waves


A whine of a horse that was what broke the silence of Atlanta. A tall thin girl snapped her head to the right. How long had it been since she had heard any type of noise? Months? Days? She just didn't know. Shifting to her right her wide brown eyes met those of another girl. This girl was quite younger then the first, with grey blue eyes. Both with blonde hair; the older one though her blonde hair was a dirty blonde; while the younger one had near white hair, matted brown with blood.

"Time to move; Come on Ellie," the eldest of the two whispered, looking straight at her accomplice. Ellie nodded and followed her lead. They moved with a cat like stealth, weaving in and out of back alleys avoiding monsters –walkers- as they made their way to the source of the noise.

BAM!

BAM!

Ellie cursed as more walkers began to come out of their hiding spots. But her partner, Leo, had managed to find a fire escape and hoisted Ellie up to it. Leo then climbed up herself in time to escape the incoming walkers. Slowly and quietly they crept their way up the ladder. Once they reached the top Leo took out her pistol; there was another figure on the roof and she didn't like it. The figure didn't seem to be a walker, no this one was human. The human was talking into a walkie talkie. Leo and Ellie moved in closer to get a better listen and look at the person.

Male, Asian, wearing a jersey and a baseball cap. The male began to speak.

"Hey dumbass, yeah you in the tank, cozy in there?" Leo took the time he was distracted to quickly strike. Pulling him back from his vantage point she whipped her pistol to his temple and hissed.

"Listen and listen good, we don't want any trouble just to pass through, understand? But until the walkers done there cool off were gonna be stuck here, and I don't want no trouble got it?"The Asian nodded quickly.

"Ok, Ok just let me go; all I want to do is help the poor guy stuck in the tank!" Leo seemed satisfied at the answer and let him go as the radio cackled back to life. Leo gently moved away as the Asian and the man that was ultimately screwed traded tactics on how to get him out.

"I say make a run for it,"

"Make a run for it? Is that all you got?"

"Well there's no other way," Ellie sighed and looked over the buildings edge. She watched all of the dead people below; they looked like ants and all Ellie wanted to do was squash them. She was gripping the side of her sword hilt. Yes she has a sword; not the Japanese katana, her sword was a silver and black one handed claymore. A tap on her shoulder got her attention away from the drifting thoughts of her mind. It was the Asian from before.

"So, huh I'm going down to the street to rescue the guy do you mind keeping watch? Oh the names Glenn by the way," Glenn said, Ellie only nodded her confirm. Glenn smiled and said quick thanks before climbing down into the alleyway. Leo was pouting to herself muttering how they were all going to die. Ellie turned back to the ledge and spotted a man in a sheriffs outfit running toward Glenn who was positioned at the edge of the alley; Ellie snorted at the dumbass man he was still shooting rounds at the walkers. 'It won't do much they'll just keep coming, this world will have to burn to ashes before one man and a revolver make a difference.' She thought. Oh how wrong she will be.

At hearing Glenn's voice from the fire escape she jumped from her sitting position.

"I like to say I'm a glass half full kinda a guy." Leo snorted and grabbed Ellie hauling her to the center of the roof. Once Glenn and the man made it to the top they all followed the Asian into the roof door and quickly made their way to a blocked back way that lead to a department store. Glenn shouted two orders and two people in batting gear came out and bashed the remaining walkers. The four pushed into a small back room only to have the mystery man pushed against the wall with a crazed blonde lady holding him at gun point. Feeling the threatened Leo whipped out her Desert Eagle; as Ellie unsheathed her sword.

"You son of a bitch! I ought a kill you," the lady ground out through her teeth. Glenn and the other two men told her to back off but it didn't seem to be very effective.

"Ease up? Ease up?!" She sounded hysteric, Leo knew that feeling all too well, "We're dead because of this stupid asshole!" the African American lady tried her best to get 'Andrea' off of the sheriff; and Ellie was about to slice the blondes head off.

"Andrea! I said 'back the hell off'" the Mexican guy shouted to his friend. It was a tense silence before he spoke again. "Well, pull the trigger." Leo and Ellie's muscles relaxed as Andrea pulled the gun away. Sliding her sword back into her scabbard Ellie motioned for Leo to re-holster her gun.

"We're dead…All of us, because of you," Andrea said as the man only stared blankly back at the small group of people.

"I-I don't understand," he stuttered, Leo face palmed as the Mexican grabbed his arm and led all of them to the front of the department store.

"Look, we came into the city to scavenge for supplies. And that requires surviving; and right now to survive you have to have stealth; not shooting up the damn place like it's the O.K. Corral on chap's night!" The scene before them had Ellie and Leo freeze in there steps. The glass doors to the stores were full of the dead. All banging on the glass to get into the store.

"You just rang the dinner bell," Andrea said breathlessly. Leo had a hard time listening in to what they were saying but she was sure she was not going to like it.

BAM!

Ellie just kept staring ahead completely unaware of the chaos insuring around her. She finally turned toward the group when the sheriff touched her shoulder. She stared at him, as he started talking to her.

"Hey their going to the roof c'mon," Leo squinted her eyes at him, she wasn't as easily trusting but neither girl really was. Ellie looked to Leo for an answer; the elder just shook her shoulders and followed Glenn, Andrea and the rest up to the roof. 'Remind me to get their names later,' Leo told herself. Finally, after climbing the definition of evil stair cases. The group of seven made it to the roof, and just as Andrea said the man of the name Dixon was shooting his hunting rifle down at the multitude of Walkers.

"Man what the hell are you doin'?!" the black man yelled to Dixon. Leo couldn't blame him, hell the white trash was trying to bring the whole undead population of Atlanta down to the department store below them.

"I think you ought to be more polite to the man with the gun?!" Dixon says hopping down from his perch with a smug smile on his ugly face. His rifle in hand he practically strolled to the group. Leo glanced toward Glenn, she not the only one since the sheriff did as well. Glenn shook his head a broad sign that screamed 'You shouldn't, hazardous to health.' Plastered on his tan face. Leo felt like snorting; she couldn't stand men like Dixon, they were absolute pigs. Dixons voice rang out again pulling Leo out of her thoughts.

"Man jus' lay-off bad enough I've got this Taco-Bender on my ass all day; now I'm gonna take orders from you? HA! That'll be the day!" his acid voice was ticking Leo off.

"What do ya mean 'that'll be the day'? huh Got somethin' to tell me?!"

"Hey T-Dog just leave it," that was the Hispanic man, Leo knew him. He saved Mr. Sheriffs life. But T-Dog was new, "Now, Merle, Jus' relax OK?"

Ellie was completely oblivious to the fighting sounds around her. That was adult stuff that Leo could handle, she was a kid and wanted nothing more than to be safe in a bed somewhere far far away. She glanced toward the scuffle and saw this 'Dixon' or 'Merle' being an ass and asking a question. To this Ellie paid attention.

" …Talk about who's in charge. I vote me anybody else?!" Ellie looks at him with a passive face. "Show of hands, c'mon let's see 'em," he grunted breathing heavily. Glenn hesitantly raised his hand followed by Andrea; the African American lady opted to raise her middle finger instead. Merle looked toward the ten year old and scowled.

"How 'bout you sweet heart? Huh? You gonna vote me in?" he took a menacing step forward; Leo raised an eyebrow clearly not worried about her young charge. Ellie still held the same melancholy face, but shook her head. Merle stepped again,

"C'mon Merle she's just a girl, leave her alone," Andrea said, glancing at the girl and Leo.

"No she's gonna learn to respect her elders, no RAISE your hand!" he commanded. Ellie looked unimpressed, but she did raise her middle finger at him a challenging defiant look etched on her face as she motioned to her sword. Merle was ready to laugh, a little girl and a sword did nothing against a man and a gun. His victory was short lived as the sheriff slammed into him. The Gun he hit Merle with made a sickening crack against the inbreeds face. Leo smiled as the hand cuffs clicked against the rusty pipe.

"Who the hell are you, man?!" Merle yelled obviously angry he had been dethroned.

"Officer Friendly. Now you look her Merle; things are different, there are no niggers anymore and no dumb-as-shit, inbred white-trash fools either." Officer Friendly said as he unclipped Merles pistol, "Only Dark meat and white meat; us and the dead. We have to survive this by pulling together not apart." The conversation continued as Officer Friendly used Merles words to get the point across. Leo moved her away back towards Ellie and tapped the girl to gather her attention. Ellie turned towards her sister figure; tilting her head Leo asked her.

"You looking down at them how many ways can you think of to escape?" Ellie shook her head and held up two fingers and waved a 'no' with the other hand, "Bad options either way? Shit." Leo cursed. This was not good Ellie was the resourceful one the one that could get out of all the sticky situations, Leo more often than not, put them in.

"Ain't that right sugar tits," Leo snorted at the way Merle called to Andrea, "What about you Honey-bunch if you free me we can go bump some uglies, were gonna die anyways," Leo and Andrea looked at him pure disgust written on their faces.

"sure, and by 'uglies' you mean I can castrate you with Ellie's sword? Then no prob, you fuckin' creep rot in hell," Leo scowled at him as Andrea laughed a bit before also answering his question.

"I'd rather," Leo had a feeling she was gonna like this group; hell, besides Merle they were pretty cool with her. Ellie was not as convinced as her companion, she knew the dangers of people that's why she avoided them, Leo was just a tag along to her, she was the one good pure heart Ellie had seen since the extinction of humans. Leo took Ellie's hand and held it comfortingly; as the seven others contemplated a plan for escape. But their future was looking bleak, as the clouds rolled in from the horizon. Storms were not good, storms were chaos, and chaos was the last thing anyone needed at the moment. Ellie and Leo took deep breathes as they waited for a formulated plan to erupt in the minds of the group. Either way this was not good.


Disclaimer: Red Tinted Waves does not own The Walking Dead . We do own Ellie and Leo, and the things that will happen to them along the way. Read and Review. Note we will post Songs at the end of each chapter that will make an album at the end of the story. We do not own any music posted. Also we apologize for the word 'Nigger' it was a unavoidable word if you have problems with it, please notify us by PM and we will promptly take it out.

Song: Give Up

Album: Autogeography

Artist: Great Elk