Here is the chapter I couldn't wait to write. I'm doing nothing today so I figured I would write. I finished blogging and I have nothing elese to blog about so I'm like what the heck, lets not keep the fans waiting. So here is chapter ten.

Chapter 10- A Hidden Fear.

Disclaimer: i do not own L4D2, the people at valve do.

After a long nights sleep at the smallest safe-room we have seen so far, we headed off into the carnival. I was not too thrilled. I have never been to a carnival before but I always have wanted to go to one. So I finally go to one and its infested with rabid, infected people and carnies.

And worst...Zombie clowns. I am deathly afraid of clowns. Especailly the kind that can tear you to shreds. These 'clowns' were all over the place and there was no place to hide like that one time I went to the circus with my mom and dad before things turned for the worse.

"Look Delilah! Look theres clowns!" my mother pointed the red nosed people out to me. They were all trying to et into a tiny red car. There was like 10 of them, trying to get into a tiny two seater car.

I screamed at the top of my lungs. "Those things are scary daddy!"

"Oh Delilah they are just people dressed up funny. Here you can hid here." My father lifted up his arm and I buried my head into the side of him.

"Make them go away!"

"Delilah, I can't, they are part of the show." My mother rubbed my back.

I sqeezed my eyes shut to make sure I couldn't see the clowns dance and sqeeze into the veihcle. Everything about them scared me.

That was when I was four. I bet you my dad doesn't remeber that moment when I was scared and he helped me through it. Though he didn't make the clowns go away. I wish he did.

"Snap out of it Deli!" Rochelle shouted. "Concentrate. Your shots are everywhere today."
"Sorry Ro. I was just thinking."

We went on just like a normal day, shooting zombies and trying to survive. Just this time with fat zombies who probablly had too much funnel cake. Oh and the priceless clown zombies.

"I think I hear a boomer." Coach muttered, looking around for the fat bastard.
"You'll fit right in." My father laughed wildly, joking around.
"I'm getting tired of your cocky aditude mr.!" Coach came back. Though it was a crappy come back.
"At least I'm not..."
"You guys, stop acting like five year olds." Rochelle finally stopped their fighting.
"Fine." My father scowled.
Coach rushed up by ellis who was ahead of the group as usual.

I stayed behind and took my time because I didn't wanna get caught up in the bickering and such. And plus, I had to stay away from Ellis when my dad was around, even though Me and El weren't an item yet. And we probablly won't be with everything that has been going on.

"I see the fat ass!" My father yelled. "Don't let it vomit on you."
I aimed carefully at the fat bastard and shot it before it would vomit on anyone. The boomer exploded, which made me laugh histarically.
"And he finally exploded." I smiled as I bit my lip. "Reloading, by the way."

Ellis kept looking back at me and smiling but I ignored him so I didn't have to deal with the shit my father would give me.

"I ever tell you about the time me and Keith snuck into a Tunnel of Love? Man, if you get your spit thick enough, y'see, y'all can hang a loogie off the overhang, right, so when smoochin' sons-a-bitches behind you-" Ellis started until a horde came sprinting toward us.

"Awh hell, looks like we're in for some trouble" I muttered, as I started to contiuously shoot at the zombies. "Damn you zombie. Damn you."
Each zombe fell after we shot one by one. We tried to not let any infected get to us so we couldn't get injured.

Until a clown infected attacked me. "Oh of course, you would try to haunt me even though that was when I was young."
I closed my eyes, even though I shouldn't of. My mistake.

I shot at hit but in my mind, it wouldn't die. So I kept shooting striaght, hoping it would die.
"Deli, I think you got that zombie just fine. You are shooting air girl!" Rochelle said to me. "Open your eyes. It's gone. Trust me."
Though I rarely turst anybody, I obeyed and opened my eyes. "Oh, the horde is gone." I frowned. "I wasted ammo. Damn."
" "Check it out - Kiddie Land!" Ellis shouted. I was the only one laughing.

I looked over to the right and I saw a big sign, advertising kiddie land. Something I missed out on when I was a kid.

"I do not like that little peanut man." My father shook his head at the small cut out of a peanut.
"Man, how can you not like Lil' Peanut? I love this little guy!" Ellis cheered. Aparently he had been to Whispering Oaks before the apocolypse.

"It agree, It's cute, yet extreamly creepy." I laughed just to be soon cut off.

"Shhh, I hear my ex wife." My father shushed all of us.
"Which one?" I joked around.
My dad glared over at me but then carefully snuck by the witch, signaling us to do the same.
"Right by the Tunnel of love too. Which happend to be the safehouse, Just our luck." Coach mumbled, fighting off some lone zombies around the Tunnel.

I carefull joined my dad in the tunnel of love. After I got inside, he started talking to himself.

"Why couldn't I have been in Las Vegas when the Infection hit, or even Atlantic City? Instead, I'm trapped in some hillbilly tunnel of love."
"We could have been in Chicago dad."
"Still, but las vegas!"
"Whatever." I muttered. "I'm in a tunnel of love and I have no one to make out with."
"Did you see the sign out front? Cousins-only day today."
"Oh just stop knockin' Georgia." I said in my best southern accent. I was having fun.

The rest joined us, beside Coach who was too busy shooting off zombies to pay attention to the witch outside the saferoom. Then we heard a scream.

"Crap he startled the witch." Rochelle stepped in. "I'll go get him."
"Nah, I will. I need something to do." I walked out with my SMG. "Get off the man you bitch. Whine about something else."
I shot the witch about 15 times before she stopped clawing at Coach. She finnaly fell off him. I helped him up.
"Thank you Deli. Here take this. Though don't let anyone else see it." he reached into his pocket and handed me a herseys bar.
"Oh my god, I haven't had one of these in so long. Thanks."
"Anything. I could have died if you didn't come out."
"No problem. Anytime."

I hid the chocolate in my shirt so no one would see it. We both got into the saferoom and locked the door.
"Good teamwork you guys. Though we can do better." Rochelle turned to Coach.
"Sorry." he apologized.

"I'm starving..." I sorta whined.
"Let's cook then." Ellis volunteered to cook with me.
"Hands off Ellis." My dad warned him.

We got into the small kictchenette and started to make sandwichs, since thats the only food they had in this safehouse.
"I guess we only got these tonight." I put the small plate of food on the table.
"Well, at least it's somethin'" Ellis optimisim opened up again.
"I found a map, Looks like New Orleans is our only hope." My father held out the map.
"How far away is that Nick?" Rochelle asked.
"Uhhh i don't know hun."

"We're screwed." I told them all. "Ah I think we should buk here for the night. And then figure out a plan."
"I like her thinking." Coach agreed with me. Thank god someone agreed with me.

After everyone was in their rooms and my father gave Ellis the "Hands off" warning. I sat down on an old stool and got out a deck of cards.
"Wanna do a quick game of poker, though I have nothing to bet. But just for fun."
"Yeah, but I'm supposed to be shootin' the zombies, but one quick lil game won't hurt."

I dealt out the cards and sat down at the small round table in the kichten.

"I'll tell you what, if you win, I'll let you sleep and have a beer. But if I win, I get a kiss." Ellis bet me.
"You sure, cause I have about 10 years of training in poker."
"Positive."

Ellis gave the deck two cards and dealt himself two back, although I did the same.

"At the count of three, we flip." I nodded. "One, two..."
"Three" Ellis finished off the count down and revealed a perfect royal flush.
"You cheated." I yelled.
"I did not Deli, would I have a deck of card on me? No. I was a mechanic, not a poker champ."
"Oh...well... you beat me, I just got junk."

Part of me wanted him to kiss me but the other part didn't want him to.

"After our kiss, I'll get you a beer, at the next safehouse. And I'll let you sleep tonight."
Ellis was such a gentleman if he wanted to be.

"Fine." I grumbled, Trying not to blush.

Ellis got up and walked over to me. He held out his hand to help me up. I took it and slowly stood up, since my legs were shaking. He took off his hat and held me close.

"You probablly had more experiance than me in this. I'm not the romantic type." Ellis laughed quietly.
"Niether am I. And sadly, I probablly do."
Ellis blushed as he leaned closer into me. "Don't turn away, cause then it won't count." Ellis stuttered.
Our noses touched nervously and finally, our lips touched.

His lips were soft and big. They were strong and warm also. The passionate kiss left me emotionless for the time being. His kiss was strong, yet still so gentle. His arms wrapped around me, squeezing me tight, making me feel safe and warm. I felt a small smile on his lips as he kissed was happy. I was happy. heck everyone was happy. Everything seemed so right. I didn't want this moment to end. But of course, it had to.

Ellis pulled away gentlely after our long kiss. He again kissed me on the forehead and let go of me.
"I wish that was my first kiss." I admitted.
Ellis smiled. "Me too Deli."
His sweet southern accent rang in my ears for a while until I spoke up.
"Go shoot some zombies El."
"Wait, one question."
"Yes?"
"Do you like me, the way I like you? Cause accordin' to your dad, I make it too obvious."
"Yes El, I do."
"So that kiss...it was amazing Deli. I wish I could do that every night."
"Who says you can't?" I kissed him again.
"Your father."
"Who cares what he thinks. I'm 18, I'm an adult."
"Then...does that make us offical?"
I thought about it for a few seconds, creating an akward silence.
"Yes Ellis."
Ellis smiled widely nd hugged me. "I love you Deli."
Though it was too soon really to say I love you, I didn't care. It was a zombie apoclypse. Tomarrow could be your last day living. And personally, I loved him too.
"I love you too Ellis."

I laid down on the couch and closed my eyes to go to sleep.
"Good night Ellis." I smiled.
"Good night Deli".

That was the first night I dreamt of Ellis.

Well, that was a long chapter, yet its my fave chapter so far! 3 FINALLY they are together!

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