Hi, guys. I reaaaally recomend the comics and beating the game before reading this fic. Now that Naughty Dog registered TLOU 2 and 3 domains, what should we expect? Well, that's what I think - putting aside any new game plot's lead.
"No matter what, you keep finding something to fight for."
YOUNG HEART
From up there Maria gave them the signal to clear the way. Slowly Tommy shows up behind the gate, holding a timid smile in his lips and a rifle in hands.
"You finally made up your minds."
Returning the hug, Joel said "Y-Yeah. In the end, neither the Fireflies kept the will to find a cure". He looked to Ellie that was awkwardly watching the brothers in front of her.
"Do you still have a room for us?"
"Heh, always, Joel."
"C'mon, Ellie," said Maria, "I bet you're hungry."
"Yup".
The afternoon passed quickly. Tommy showed them a spare room Joel and Ellie could place their belongs. There's a bunk, a desk and a wardrobe big enough to support the few clothes they gathered through their journey.
After placing themselves, they split up. Joel followed Tommy the whole day – not having time for Ellie. When the two of them met again, Ellie and the others were already having dinner in a room full of steel long tables.
Joel knew some things about the bad time Ellie had during her staying at a boarding school. He could feel Ellie's discomfort.
"It'll be different here", he thought, "Nothing's gonna happen with the girl now."
Ellie looked at him and Joel discreetly smiled back.
Nothing.
She chose the upper mattress. Joel didn't even complain about it. Even though it was almost vanished, the wound he got in Colorado still hurts every now and then. He knew his body needed some rest and climbing every night wasn't a good idea.
Both tucked in, they were ready to get some sleep.
Or they're supposed to do so.
Joel puffed and spoke it up.
"Ellie, would you mind keeping yourself goddamn quiet?"
"Sorry, Joel", rummages, rummages, "but it can't be helped. This is so fucking cool!"
"What?"
"The mattress!"
"Come again?"
"Man!", she lowered her head so he could see her, "Do you realized how long we do not sleep in a proper bed?"
And then Joel got it. He lived in a time he had a king sized bed with the best mattress his salary could buy. These mattresses were shitty to say the least. After all they went through, though, he could agree with her. That shit was better than nothing.
He chuckled, "You're right, Eliie."
"I know right."
"Let's enjoy it quietly, shall we?"
"Psh… Okie, oldman. Okie."
That word went right in Joel's mind. He felt an icy thing going on inside his stomach.
"Oldman".
You may think he was shocked due such teenager's prepotency but no. Joel felt his little girl would call him just like that if…
It's inevitable not to touch his precious broken watch.
"Alrigthty", she says with both hands in the hips, "First adventure day."
Ellie looked up to Joel who's drinking some hot drink.
"What are we gonna do?"
Before he says anything, a bald man called him, saying Tommy needs him up there. It looks they were having some hydropower problem.
"We got this."
"'We'?"
"Yea. I mean, we've been already there. We can fix it."
"Haha!", a man behind her said, "Leave the hard work to the big guys, kiddo."
Ellie didn't like what he said - the way he said. Neither the smile on those men's faces, the childish caress on her hair. Or Joel just leaving with strangers and being called "kiddo".
She doesn't appreciate at all.
Joel only came on light at night, after dinner.
That kept going for a week at least.
Ellie decided to live along with the rules. If Joel brings them there, he sure knows what would be the best. It wasn't so hard to socialize and act like a normal kid. Watching TV and playing around.
"It's not that hard."
It wasn't. Before the last dream she had.
So? What do ya'll think about it?
Thanks for reading. I REALLY appreciate this and your comment/post/avaliation makes me more than fucking glad. Don't be afraid to do any constructive criticism. I'm already working on the 2nd chapter.
'till later, then? :)
