"You gotta get up damn it…" Tess said banging on Joel's bedroom door, "You can't keep doing this to yourself damn it!"
Every year, same time same day; Joel would lock himself up with a couple of bottles of liquor.
"Come on" Tess said, fists slamming on the man's door, "I'm not gonna let you do this again!"
Tess turned away and quickly walked away from the door.
"Fine" She muttered as she cracked her neck, twisting her body around on her heel, "If you'd wanna come out, I'll just come in".
Taking off in a full sprit, her body crashed into the wooden door; causing the hinges to break off and the door to crack as it fell to the floor.
"You're not the only tough one around here" Tess thought while rubbing her shoulder as she walked into the dark room.
No sunlight came from either window as they were both covered with thick blankets. She looked at the ground, careful not to trip over an empty bottle.
"Alright Joel" Tess said as she walked over to the man's bed, his back facing her, "You gotta stop this shit. I'm sorry that she's gone, but you can't spend her birthday like this every year!"
Not getting an answer from the man she rolled her eyes, "Fine…you wanna sleep all day? Guess you're gonna sleep all day."
Throwing herself on the bed, she rolled over the man to face his chest.
"Scoot over asshole" she said wiggling her body into his, "You can lie down if you want…but I'm not leaving you alone".
She could tell by the tear streaks on his face he had recently cried. His eyes where slightly open, probably in his drunken gaze.
"You know" Tess said pushing the man's face up, making him look at her smiling face, "I think this is one of the first times I've been in your bed without being naked".
Not getting a response, not even an angry glare like usual Tess sighed and gave the man a kiss.
"Take your time" Tess said as she closed her eyes, her body holding onto his.
"TOMMY!" Dillon shouted as he burst into the armory, both Tommy and Maria turning to look at the younger man.
"What is it?" Tommy asked as she took in the sight of the shaking young man.
"H-Hunters…a big group….making their way here right now!" Dillon wheezed out as Tommy walked forward and Maria's eyes widened.
"Calm down, calm down" Tommy said gently putting a hand on the younger man's shoulder, "Just calm down and explain".
"Me and Jill were out on patrol when we were ambushed by a huge group of Hunters!" Dillon exclaimed while he punched his own leg hard, "I managed to get away and run back, but…but they got Jill. There was at least thirty of em…We gotta evacuate!"
"Just calm down damn it!" Tommy said as he looked at Maria who looked worried, "Go warn the others about what you saw. How far away were they?"
"About an hour on foot" Dillon said as he nodded towards the east wall, "A little past the old grease creek".
"Alright" Tommy said with a nod, "Hurry up and go warn everyone. Make sure everyone is ready".
Giving a nod, Dillon ran out.
"I gotta go" Tommy said kissing Maria and running towards the door.
"W-Where are you going?" Maria said as she put her pen and paper down, "We gotta get ready!"
"I've gotta go get Joel" Tommy muttered as he through the door open, "If anyone can deal with Hunters, it's him".
"Shit" Joel muttered as he felt a pain splitting headache hit him as he slowly and groggily awoke. "How many times am I gonna let this happen…" Joel thought to himself as he cleared his throat.
From the feeling of the cloth of blanket against him, he could tell he was naked; nothing he was familiar with. What he wondered, was who was lying on his chest, also very naked?
The last he remembered was going into the bar with Tommy, both ready for some drinks and some cards. Whoever it was very light, almost weightless against him.
"Fuck me…" He said slowly opening his eyes. He was in the room that he'd picked out, so he'd clearly made it home last night.
Slowly raising his head, Joel couldn't help but gulp. Slowly lowering his head back on the pillow he coughed and muttered, "I've done a lot of fucking up…but this…I fucked up".
He raised his head to gaze down at the naked girl who currently was nestled next to him, her head on his chest.
"This is bad…" Joel simply said as he tried to rise himself up.
"Shut up" Ellie said quietly as she snuggled onto the man, "We'll get up in a little bit".
"W-What?" Joel asked his voice on edge, "Ellie! Get the fuck up right now!"
"Why?" She asked; her eyebrows crinkling as she glared up at the older man.
"God damn it!" Joel said as he almost yelled at the girl only to stop himself slowly.
"W…Whatever happened last night…." Joel started as the girl tried lying back down, only for him to push her off, "Whatever happened wasn't right".
"Oh come on!" Ellie said wrapping herself back against him, "Last night was great…you said so yourself".
"I was drunk" Joel said trying to avoid the sad look that was coming to her eyes, "You…you're too young for me Ellie…"
He watched as the girl looked down for a second, only to look back up; confusion on her face.
"Who cares…I like you…and" Ellie said as she tried to pull herself closer to the man, "Last night…"
"You knew I was drunk…" Joel said while slowly closing his eyes. He felt the girl straighten up and slowly move away from him.
"Fine…" She said as she slowly slid off the bed, blanket still around her.
"I gotta get you to the fireflies Ellie…" Joel said as he avoided looking at the nude girl, "I didn't expect you to go and do this…"
"M-Me?" Ellie stammered as she turned around, "You did just as much as me you fucking asshole! Sure…I could've done it a better way…but you didn't try to stop me very hard!"
"I…" Joel said while he rubbed his forehead, slowly standing up and putting on his boxers, "I was way too drunk to know what I was doing. I'm sorry…I just…this can't happen again".
"Bullshit!" Ellie said stomping on the ground, "You were fucking there the whole time last night! Whether you admit it or not, you kissed me, held me, and made me feel good".
She stood still, making the man silent; which made her happy. He enjoyed it whether he wanted to admit it or not.
"I don't care…" Joel said, now growing angry at the naked girl, "What happened was nothing a mistake…and it won't happen again!"
Joel could feel the regret hit him as soon as he finished. Ellie's turned around swiftly and began to gather her cloths, stopping at the door and dropping her blanket; giving the man a good view of her backside, "Whatever Joel…forget it ever happened…"
As the door slammed shut behind her, Joel shook his head. He could tell she was trying her best not to cry and he couldn't blame her.
He didn't remember much, but now that she'd brought it up; he remembered their kiss…him on top of her…and most importantly, taking her virginity.
"Mother fucker". Joel said while he slowly gathered his clothing. He truly screwed the pooch on this one…and he wasn't sure how he'd get out of it.
"Ellie…" he said while opening his door, walking towards the girl's room.
Knocking on the door he said, "Ellie…I'm sorry. Open up, I wanna talk".
"Fuck you!" he heard the girl yell, clearly sobbing.
"Ellie…" he said putting his head against the door, a sigh making its way out of his lips, "I'm sorry alright…I didn't know you'd be this upset. I just…I just don't think it's proper for a girl as young as you to have feelings for a guy my age".
"WHY NOT?" she screamed through her tears, "Because the world is so fucking decent? You won't just admit you don't like me!"
"I don't like you" Joel said trying to stay calm, "Why the fuck are you saying that?"
"This is all a mission!" she said, her voice growing more unsteady as she tried not to cry, "You've only been keeping me safe because you have to! I've been pretty much throwing myself at you the whole time and you just ignore me!"
"Because I wouldn't sleep with you while we were in the wild? That's why you think I don't like you?" Joel said now growing impatient with the girl.
"No" she said quietly, Joel barley hearing her, "You treat me like a kid…you wouldn't even of given it a chance…you're like the third person in my life I've met that hasn't left me…I just wanted you to like me the same way I liked you…"
"Ellie" Joel said grabbing the door knob, "Open the door…"
Waiting a few seconds, Joel heard the door slowly unlock and open. Waiting a minute he slowly opened the door to see a red faced Ellie standing in front of the door, now dressed.
"I treat you like a kid because I gotta" he said looking down at the girl, "If I let anything happen to ya…well I can't. I wouldn't know what to do or what I'd do; but you're right…I shouldn't treat you like a kid all the time. You can't be mad about me getting pissed or ignoring you when you're saying weird shit I wouldn't expect from a girl your age, why would I have given you a chance if I thought you were a little perverted kid who acted immature".
"I didn't know how else to really explain it…" Ellie said as she rubbed her eyes, "I've never felt this way about anyone…I figured since you clearly liked having sex, if I acted like I was game for it you'd like me too…"
"What the fuck are you doing trying to impress me so much?" Joel asked as he bent down slightly to look into her eyes, "I'm not a person you should try to be like or impress. What I did with Marlene was strictly business…no love at all. Do you really want that?"
"But you said you loved me last night!" Ellie said as her green eyes looked into Joel's dark orbs. The man went completely quiet after that, slowly looking at the ground.
"So you were lying?" Ellie asked as her hands began to squeeze together.
"I…." Joel stammered as he felt helpless, "Why would you love me….you haven't even known me a year Ellie."
"I know you think I'm just a kid, but I know a lot" Ellie said crossing her arms, "I know we're all gonna die…a lot of people sooner than others. You can't be afraid to show your feelings in this world, cause if you don't you may never get to. I'd rather admit I love someone I just met than spend my life denying it only to never tell them. I didn't love you immediately, or even like you! You say you're a bad man and shit but you're not. I saw how you acted when Tess died! I know you cared about her, and how hurt you were. If you could get that hurt about someone you couldn't be bad".
Ellie took a step forward, "I started to like you because I realized that you're good. I know what we did to that Sam kid and his brother was shitty and I hate it; but you only did it because you had to…for me kinda. I know when you apologized to them…you meant it. I don't know what you did to make yourself hate yourself so much…but you're one of the only decent people I've met in my life. You don't lie to me, you don't try to hurt me, and you're not trying to leave me like everyone else".
Joel couldn't help but look at the ground as the girl walked forward, slowly stopping in front of him, "You may not love me…and honestly…if you really wanted to know why I like you so much…I'm not one hundred person sure yet. You're a stubborn asshole sometimes…but you're always there. I don't care how mad you are at me, even if you're not talking…you're still there. I don't feel alone with you".
"Fuck" Joel thought to himself while staring at the ground. He was hoping the girl would stop sooner, and it hurt his heart to think about how much she seemed to care.
"Ellie…" Joel started only to be interrupted.
"JOEL!" Tommy shouted as he walked into the house, "WE GOT A PROBLEM!"
"Shit…" Joel muttered as Ellie ignored the man down stairs and continued to wait for his response.
"WHAT?" he yelled as Ellie's eyes looked down, a sad look reappearing.
"WE'VE A BIG GROUP OF HUNTERS HEADING THIS WAY RIGHT NOW!" Tommy said while looking up the steps.
"ALRIGHT" Joel replied as he but his good hand on his hip and looking at the girl, "WE'LL BE DOWN IN A SECOND!"
Slowly turning around Joel buttoned up his shirt and shook his head, "We'll…we'll finish this talk later. We gotta take care of business. Now c'mon".
She disappointedly followed the man, both of them grabbing their bags as they made their way down the steps.
"What's going on now" Joel said putting his boots on, sitting on the arm of the couch. Ellie sat on the couch, her face staring at the ground while she too listened.
"We just got word a few minutes ago that about thirty Hunters are coming this way" Tommy said while looking outside, "They're about an hour off the damn. We've already started setting defenses but we do not really want to risk a fight".
"Alright…" Joel said as he stood up, taking the sling of his arm and raising it slightly much to Ellie disapproval, "I'm gonna go out there…see how many there are and set up a few defenses…maybe try to talk to em".
"What?" Tommy and Ellie asked at the same time.
"You can't fucking go out there by yourself" Tommy said looking up at the slightly taller man.
"Well…I can" Joel said pulling a shotgun from his back, loading it up, "Unless you try to follow me and fuck everything up".
"I won't let you!" Ellie said jumping off the couch.
"Yes you will" Joel replied not even looking up.
"I told you I'm not a fucking kid!" Ellie said angrily.
"I know" Joel answered while moving towards the door, "But you're a better shot than a lot of the people I've ever met. If they start coming down, you take a riffle and start popping em off like you did the infected on the hillside we got ambushed".
"B-But" Ellie said as her arms dropped, "What if you don't come back?"
"You won't know that unless they start coming before I do" Joel said before turning towards Tommy, "Which way they coming from?"
"E-East…" Tommy said while Joel walked outside, both of them following.
"I'm taking a horse" Joel said while making his way towards the direction of the stables, "You let Ellie help now, she can handle herself. Ellie, go show them how to set up the rollers I told you about".
Looking at the girl, Tommy watched her face fill with worry.
"C'mon…" she said while pulling out her pistol, slowly walking past the man, "We need at least five guys and about four explosive barrels".
Joel slowly made his way towards east, taking the only trail there was. It was pretty wide, a decent size for a lot of people to travel up. He stopped every few yards to lay a nail bomb attached to a trip wire, carful to remember where they were placed.
Putting on his bandanna he rode down until he heard multiply voices. Getting off his horse he tied the brown animal to a nearby log and made his way towards the group.
"Hurry the fuck up!" one man said as a group of men had stopped to take a piss.
"Shut up dumbass" one of the men said while relieving himself.
"I hear someone coming" A man said while looking up the trail, turning towards the group he said, "It's just one though…don't shoot unless you gotta".
"YOU'D BEST STOP RIGHT THERE!" A short blonde man said, holding a pistol up as Joel appeared in the distance.
"GO BACK!" Joel said, holding his shoulder as he slowly made his way towards the group, "INFECTED. THEY'RE EVERYWHERE".
Watching some of the men jump slightly at the mention of infected, Joel smiled behind his bandanna.
"What'ya mean?" The blonde man asked as he held his pistol, "Who are you?"
"Me and a few of my members had worked our way into the dam" Joel lied as he slowly walked back, "Somehow they found out what we were doing and things went bad. While escaping, we destroyed a gate and a whole mess of infected broke in. I was lucky enough to get out alive…but my boys weren't…."
"J-Just stay there" The man said uneasily while looking at the man.
"P-Please…" Joel begged in fact agony, "I got shot in the shoulder…I need your help…my camp is a little far off".
"FUCKING STOP!" the man screamed while cocking his gun, "You stay right where you are while we figure this out".
"What do you mean figure out Jay?" A black haired man asked, "We've been scouting this place out for months…we need supplies".
"No shit" Jay said while looking around at the group, "But if this assholes telling the truth then we're gonna be fighting a lot more than woman and children like we thought".
"I don't believe him" a bald man said while watching Joel wobble in place, "I know that fucking bandanna…I think I might know him".
"Who the fuck is it?" Jay asked while turning towards the bald man, "He one of the boys you used to run with?"
"Sorta…"The man answered as he squinted to get a better look, "He wasn't one of the boys though…he ran the operation. Everyone called the basted Joking Joel. Always had a knack for smiling before killing people".
"What happened?" Jay asked while turning back towards Joel.
"Don't know for sure" The man replied while pulling out his gun, "One day he killed half the men in our camp and left. We never knew why".
"Well what do we with him?" a man asked while pulling out a bat.
"I don't know…but we better do something quick…he was never one for waiting" The bald man said, finishing just as a Molotov exploded next to him, killing him and about three men next to him.
"SHIT" Jay said pointing his Pistol towards Joel, only to notice the man was gone.
"FUCKING SHIT" he yelled as suddenly a bullet came out of the woods and took down on of his men.
Standing up and running towards the forest Jay screamed, "EVERYONE RUN TOWARDS HIM NOW! THERE'S NO WAY HE CAN TAKE US ALL".
Everyone began running behind their leader, just in time to watch a bullet lodge itself into his head.
"Better go" Joel said, ripping the bandanna from his face as he ran back towards the horse.
Ellie sat atop the east wall, along with her were a group of about twelve men, each holding a riffle.
"As soon as you see someone we don't recognize, start shooting" Tommy said while looking out the land, "Once they get past the mile stone everyone get ready, if these work like I think they will…we're gonna be in for a ride. Remember, if you see my brother; hold your fire".
"Where the fuck are you…" Ellie quietly asked herself. She was nervously looking through the scope of her gun, trying to see a flash of flannel she could identify as Joel.
"I SEE SOMETHING!" A man atop of the towers said while looking through the sights of his gun, "IT'S A MAN! HE'S ON A HORSE. EVERYONE HOLD UNTIL HE'S CLEAR".
Tommy relaxed slightly as he heard the good news. Looking over he noticed Ellie's whole body seemed to relax at the news as she slowly smiled.
"GET READY" Joel said while riding up to the gate, dismounting the horse.
"How many are left?" Tommy asked while looking at his brother.
BOOM!
"Not thirty" Joel said as he turned back to see smoke rising as one of his bombs went off.
"THEY'RE HERE" The man in the tower said as he shot off into the distance.
Joel pulled out his revolver, placing it on his side as he pulled his rifle off his back. Waiting until one of the men came up the hill he quickly unloaded into his head.
Pulling back, he put another shell in and cocked his gun again.
"That's two…" Ellie muttered while unloading a bullet into another man's head.
"FUCK" one of the hunters yelled while throwing a bomb at the wall.
"SHIT" Ellie heard one of the men to her right scream as he was thrown off the wall. Joel being directly below her, she couldn't get sights on him; but out of all the people he was the one she was trying to protect.
"Fuck" Tommy watched as the group had made it into the clearing, all hiding behind rocks, logs and anything they could.
"I count about twenty two" he said while looking over.
"ELLIE!" She head Joel shout from below her, "REALEASE THE ROLLERS NOW".
Giving Tommy thumbs up, she got her gun ready.
Tommy pulled the rope next to him as hard as he could while Dill pulled another rope across the wall.
"WHAT THE FUCK?" a hunter screamed as four barrels rolled towards his group from the forest, two from each side.
"I GOT LEFT" Joel shouted up to Ellie while she nodded.
"One…" Ellie counted while looking through the scope of her gun, pointing it at the barrels on the right of the men.
"Two" Joel said, evening his breath as he pointed at the barrels; wanting to get both in one shot.
"Three…" both unknowingly said simultaneously as the fire their weapons. Ellie shot the right barrel in the back, the explosion killing about five men and setting off the other to explode, killing a few more.
Just as he had wanted, Joel bullet had gone through one; killing three men, and barreling into the other barrel.
"ALRIGHT EVERYONE" Tommy yelled while recovering from the shaking of the ground, "Kill off the rest. We can't let anyone get away!"
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