"How do you know that's Ian?" questioned Ellie.

"I was just joking. I thought to joke around a bit considering you when it comes to fighting"

The corpse sat there staring into their eyes. Once they opened the bathroom stall a heavy scent cloud greeted them and immediately knew where the scent was coming from. Anthony couldn't tell if Ellie was scowling because of the scent or because of him.

Ellie walked away passing Anthony, the graffiti,and past the urinals, looking straight out the door.

Anthony's smile faded away and followed Ellie.

"Hey, I'm sorry, I just-" "that was just a random guy"

Ellie scoffed and walked faster into the field arms moving to and fro. "Winter's coming we should head south" she said without looking back. Ellie was moving faster than Anthony and he had to keep up.

Suddenly as her arm swayed back Anthony caught it and pulled her close to his chest.

There was a slight pause as Ellie tried to be tough and contain herself. Anthony stared at the scar on Ellie's forehead. It was the second time they had ever been so close. The first time was when Anthony pushed her out of the way to save her from being one of them. Ellie's mind went back to that time.

Her focus went down on the sweat on Anthony's shirt, Ellie snapped out of it and Anthony said, "I know what you're thinking."

"W-what?"

"Ian and I were such close friends and I had to save him from the pack." replied Anthony staring at the dead weed sprouting on the floor not hearing the 'what'.

"You shouldn't be offended that I had no choice but to kill him. You don't understand"

Ellie's mind went back to when he first told her. She thought he was an idiot but she had no choice but to travel with Anthony. She risked the thought of possibly getting murdered by him.

"Tell me."

Anthony did not understand.

"Tell me the whole story"

Anthony looked up at the sky and blinked. It was getting dark and cloudy. His eyes were getting red and teary. He brushed his hair off his forehead with the back off his hand. His hair was perfectly disheveled which Ellie couldn't help but stare.

"I'll tell you when we get to settle down somewhere. We obviously didn't find anything and we need food that will keep us alive- for story time." said Anthony.

They continued south as Anthony scanned the setting left and right. Ellie was too tired and she looked down thinking about Anthony.