I was thinking about doing random chapters of Ellie and Joel living in the Community in Jackson, I'm not sure how many chapters I will do but there will be random stories. There will be different events and holidays they may celebrate has a community, but be warned people who are sensitive... there maybe horror in some chapters.

I thought I'd begin where Ellie and Joel arrive at the Jackson Community, then we can venture through the years until the present day game. I finished the game now, it was a different. If anyone would like to discuss the game my dms are open.

-The Last Of Us is owned by Naughty Dog/ Sony Computer Entertainment

-Some of the parts of this fanfiction are in the game, other parts aren't in the game.

- Sorry for the late update, I've been busy - My laptop charger is broken, so I've got to type my fanfictions on my phone from now on until I replace it.

Snowflake Warning

-Ellie grew up in a world of monsters, TLOU isn't about butterflies and rainbows... it's horror.

-If you're playing the game I know, I know the story has thrown heartbreak at us. I'll give us some happy times.

-Sensitive material, Ellie likes girls... get over it!

Thank you for all the Faves, Alerts and Reviews.

Sorry for the delay, I've had a cold... my brain doesn't function when I'm sick.

Keep safe and enjoy!

Chapter 15!

Winter - January 2036

The snow was falling lightly and the sky was pure white, the surrounding areas of The Jackson Community were peaceful. One Stag wandered through the snow, he was looking for food. But if only the poor creature knew what was going to happen next, he was being watched by a group of hunters from The Jackson Community.

The snow crunched beneath Ellie's boots, she beckoned to Joel while she couched behind a fallen tree trunk. She peered over the tree and watched the Stag, he was grazing by some bushes. She aimed her bow at the Stag, she closed one of her eyes and poked her tongue from the corner of her mouth. She steadied her hands and concentrated on the task at hand, she was ready to shoot.

Joel wasn't that far away from Ellie, he had his riffle aimed at the Stag just in case Ellie missed her target. She took a deep breath and pulled the arrow back, she had the majestic creature in her sights. She let the arrow go and it flew towards it's target, the Stag cried out in pain when the arrow pierced the side of it's neck.

" Got it!" Ellie smiled.

" Not just yet, kiddo." Joel said.

Ellie heard what Joel had said, the Stag ended up running away into the Woodlands. Ellie and Joel soon took chase, they hurried through the snow and kept the Stag in their sights. There was a blood trail, they needed to find the Stag fast in case there was any Infected around these parts. Joel pulled Ellie behind some rocks by her arm, he then pointed over to a clearing in the woods. She saw the Stag, it was beautiful. Ellie took aim once again with her bow, she planned to kill it this time.

" Steady..." Joel said.

" I've got this old man, keep your eyes peeled." Ellie said.

Ellie closed one of her eyes and concentrated once again, she then let go of the arrow. The arrow flew at the Stag and pierced it's side this time, the Stag cried out in pain once again. The Stag was about to run for it when Joel took aimed with his riffle and managed to shoot it more than once. Ellie peered over the rocks and she saw the Stag fall onto its side, it's chest was heaving.

They moved fast from their hiding place and hurried towards the Stag, when they reached the Stag it was already dead. Ellie looked down at it while she breathed heavily, she always felt guilty when she went hunting for Stags and Deers. The Stag was beautiful, but every single part if it would be used at the community. The meat, the antlers and the fur. Nothing would go to waste, it was a hunting trip well done.

Joel soon joined Ellie's side, he couched next to the Stag and ran his hand down it's neck. He told Ellie that it was a young buck, it's muscles were strong and it had some weight behind it. He went onto tell her that Tommy shouldn't be far behind them, he was checking on some other traps in the area for rabbits. Joel pulled the arrow from the Stag's side, he then threw the arrow to one side because it was damaged.

" Did you see that?" Ellie asked, she rested her foot on the Stag's side and held her bow above her head. " The Brick Master strikes again! Oh yeah!"

" Brick Master?" Joel asked.

" It's just an old nickname I use to call myself, it's a long story." Ellie replied while she pulled the arrow from the Stag's neck. " What a beauty though, huh? It's gonna feed a lot of people."

" You're right, it's a hansome fella." Joel replied with a smile. " It's gonna feed a lot of people in Jackson for the next couple of days, we've done good."

" Also it could make a pretty trophy, you know if you fancy a Stag's head hanging over your fireplace." Ellie said, she turned her full attention to Joel. " Maybe the Tipsy Bison Bar could do with a new trophy, I should ask Seth when we get back."

" Don't you want the Stag head trophy in your apartment?" Joel asked.

" No way, it would cramp my style!" Ellie replied with a chuckle. " It's more of Seth trophy, I'm good."

Ellie and Joel made small talk while they waited for Tommy, it wasn't long until Tommy turned up with a few rabbits hanging from his horse's saddle. Tommy helped Joel lift the Stag onto the spare horse they had brought with them, Ellie just supervised them while she boasted about her hunting skills. But her attention was soon caught by a weird sound, it sounded like a crying cat.

" Do you guys hear that?" Ellie asked.

" I don't hear anything." Tommy replied.

Ellie walked away from Joel and Tommy while she listened to the Woodlands around her, she soon heard the weird sound again. Joel told Ellie not to wander too far, but Tommy soon heard the noise too. He said it sounded like a wild cat, but Ellie told them that she wasn't too sure about that. She wandered further away from her hunting companions with her riffle in her hands, the sound was getting louder.

" Ellie, where are you going?!" Joel asked.

" I'll be back in a second!" Ellie yelled, she kept on moving forward. " I wanna check it out!"

" Wait for us!" Tommy yelled.

Ellie kept moving through the snow, the noise was getting louder now and she soon stumbled upon what was making that sound. There was a woman sitting by a tree, he skin was blue and she was cradling something in her arms. Ellie called for Joel and Tommy while she hurried towards the woman, she knelt next to the woman. She touched the woman's hand and spoke softly to her, but the woman was freezing cold.

" Hey, can you hear me?" Ellie asked.

Ellie felt for a pulse on the woman's wrist, but the woman had no heartbeat. She was dead, but the bundle of blankets in her arms was making a lot of noise and moving around. Ellie carefully pulled some of the blankets back to reveal what was wrapped in the blankets, it was a baby. She took the baby from the dead women's arms and cradled it close to her chest, luckily enough the baby seemed okay.

" Hey there little guy, you're okay..." Ellie said.

Wrapping the baby up in the blankets she spoke softly to it, she comforted the baby has best has she could until Joel and Tommy turned up with their horses. They were more surprised at Ellie's find than she had been, she handed the baby to Joel while she got to her feet, her attention was soon drawn to the woman. Tommy examined her, her told them she wasn't that stiff yet which meant she had only been dead for a few hours.

" What do think happened to them?" Ellie asked, her speaking tone was serious. " I mean what were they doing out here? Do you think there's a nearby community out here?"

" Ellie's right, something doesn't seem right here." Joel replied.

" I don't know what's happened here, but we should get the little one back to Jackson.." Tommy said.

" What about her?" Ellie asked.

" We'll take her back with us, she'll get a proper burial." Tommy said while he looked at Ellie and Joel over his shoulder. " You were lucky to heard the little nipper crying out here, it could have turned out differently if you didn't have your ears open."

" It was nothing." Ellie said.

" You did good Ellie, you've saved this little ones life." Joel said.

" The same can't be said about it's Mother though..." Ellie said.

" Hey, she'd be happy knowing her baby was safe." Tommy said.

Ellie looked at the baby in Joel's arms, it had stopped crying now. She touched the blanket it was wrapped in while she smiled at it, the baby was staring at her with its dark brown eyes. Joel gave Ellie the baby back so her could help Tommy with the body, but there was one problem. They only had four horses, someone was going to have to travel by foot on the way back to The Jackson Community.

" One of us will have to walk back to the community, it's the only way we can take the baby Mama back with us." Tommy said while he made sure the Stag was secure on the horse. " It's gonna be a long walk back, any takers?"

" I'll walk back." Ellie replied, she gently bounced the baby in her arms. " Someone has to carry the baby, the bumps on the trails may upset the little guy."

" Alright, but if you get tired then just let us know." Tommy said.

Joel lifted the lifeless woman onto Ellie's horse before he mounted his own horse, Ellie walked ahead of them and comforted the baby when it stirred. The baby soon fell asleep in Ellie's arms, she kept it close to her chest while she walked back to The Jackson Community.

A Day Later

Ellie lingered in the communities health center's waiting room, she was here to check on the baby they had found yesterday. She hadn't slept yet, she had been worried about the little girl. She had driven Cat crazy with her tossing and turning, it was Cat's idea for her to visit the baby to give her some peace of mind. Ellie wasn't the mothering type but she curious about the girl, she would never know the reason why the Mother had been out in the middle of Winter with a baby.

The doctor soon came to collect Ellie from the waiting room, they walked together down the corridor to the nursery part of the building. A few people said hello to Ellie while she made her way down the corridor with the doctor, they had all heard about her little find in the snow. They turned into another corridor and the doctor opened a door for Ellie, he told her this is where they treated all the younger children of the community.

Ellie walked into the room and looked around at her surroundings, the room was colourful. There was a row of beds on one side of the room and a little play area for the children, she couldn't help but notice the kid's paintings on the wall. There was colourful handprints stuck around the door frame of the room, they were small and cute. There wasn't many children in the room though, just the odd patient and one nurse keeping an eye on them.

The doctor led Ellie over to a cot near the window, the little girl she had rescued from the snow was wide awake. She was looking up at little mobile hanging above the cot, it had ducks and butterflies hanging from it's strings. The doctor told Ellie that this little patient was around six months old, she had been fed and changed already. Ellie rested her hands on the side of the cot and looked down at the baby, she was pretty cute.

" How's she doing?" Ellie asked.

" Shes perfectly healthy, her vitals signs are good but she's underweight for her age." The doctor said, he picked the baby from the cot and cradled her in his arms. " You're lucky you found her when you did, if it was a few hours later it may have been a different story."

" Yeah, Tommy said that too." Ellie said.

Ellie was happy to hear that the baby was doing good, but the doctor then asked her if she'd like to hold her while he went to check on another one of his patients. Ellie was hesitate at first, but she soon took the baby from the doctor and gentle bounced her in her arms. He told Ellie he would be back soon, he had to go and check on a few other patients in the clinic. She watched the doctor leave, she turned her attention back to the baby and looked at the tag around her wrist.

" No name yet, huh?" Ellie asked, she smiled at the baby." You'll get a name soon, they're pick something nice for you. I'm Ellie by the way, your protector and overlord... that's a joke by the way, I'm just your rescuer."

Ellie turned her attention to the window and watched the snowing falling, the whole community looked like the inside of her snow globe. There was a group of kids outside of the clinic, they were having snowball fights and making snowmen. Her thoughts were soon interrupted by someone touching her shoulder, she looked over her shoulder and saw Dina.

" Hey, what are you doing here? " Ellie asked.

Dina told Ellie that she had seen her walking along the corridor with the doctor, it turned out that Dina was getting a random health check up. Ellie didn't pry into Dina's business, but Dina was interested in seeing Ellie's little find. It was the talk of the community, everyone was praising Ellie for her little rescue mission in the snow. The baby was going to be put up for adoption soon, there was a lot of people out there willing to give the baby a home.

" I heard about your find, how's she doing?" Dina asked.

" She's good, the doctor said she's perfectly healthy." Ellie replied.

" What's her name?" Dina asked

" I don't know, the nurses or the adoptive parents will think of something." Ellie replied.

Ellie and Dina spoke quietly together, they fussed over the little girl while they played with her. The baby smiled and wiggled around in Ellie's arms, she seemed to be having a whale of a time with them. Dina was a natural with the little girl, she was the mothering type of person. The doctor soon returned and checked on them, he then told them that he had a special task for Ellie to complete.

" Since the little girl doesn't have a name yet we were hoping that you may help us with that little task." The doctor said, he took hold of the baby's hand and smiled at her. " We would love you to name her, that's if you want to."

" Are you being serious?" Ellie asked.

" Yeah." The doctor replied with a chuckle. " She's going to know all about you when she grows up, I think you maybe in line to be her God Parent at some point."

" Wow, the poor thing." Dina joked.

" Hey!" Ellie said.

" It's a joke, she'll be lucky to have you looking out for her." Dina said.

" What shall I name her?' Ellie asked, she looked at Dina. " Give me some name ideas, just throw some random names out there..."

" Beth, Jane, Mabel, Dorothy, Edith or maybe Elizabeth." Dina replied.

" Too old fashioned, something more up to date." Ellie said.

" Jennifer, Marie, Amber..." Dina said.

" We could name her Ellie after you." The doctor said.

" One Ellie is enough around here." Dina smiled.

" Hey!" Ellie frowned.

" It's true, ask anyone." Dina smiled.

" I thought you were meant to be helping me with names for the baby." Ellie said.

" Okay, okay." Dina sighed and crossed her arms. " Rachel, Martha, Joan or maybe Alice. Louise, Laura, Lisa, Margaret..."

" I don't like any of those names..." Ellie said.

" I'm running out of ideas." Dina said.

" We're not really good at this, but I think she looks like a Lara." Ellie said, she smiled down at the baby in her arms and took hold of her hand. " You know like Lara Croft out of Tomb Raider, she's a fighter."

" Trust you to name her after a video game character." Dina said.

" I think it suits her, little Lara Croft." Ellie smiled while she cooed over the baby. " Lara Winter Croft, yeah! You like that, huh?"

" Then it's settled." The doctor said.

The doctor walked over to a chalkboard and took some chalk from a little box, he then wrote the baby's name down on the board. Ellie placed baby Lara back into her cot before she told her that she would visit her again in the next few days, she then left the clinic with Dina.