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.

I'm beginning the heartbreak parts now, I'm not going to cover everything in the game. I have ideas about flashbacks and Ellie's journey to find Abby, I'll even write about the farm. We'll see where these ideas go, maybe I'll try to give Ellie some kind of an happy ending.

-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!

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Keep safe and enjoy!

Chapter 23!

The Next Day

The next day Ellie woke up early, she had left Dina and JJ sleeping while she went to get breakfast started. She wanted the day to be relaxing for Dina, they had a long way to go today since they were visiting The Jackson Community.

Ellie had chopped up some apples and fried a few eggs on the stove, she had even made some toast. She licked her lips while she plated up their breakfast, she was starving this morning. It wasn't long until Dina joined her in the kitchen with JJ, she kissed Ellie's cheek and wrapped her free arm around her waist. JJ was all smiles this morning, but he soon began whining though when he noticed the food on the plates.

" It's okay potato." Ellie said with a smile." You'll be able to have some toast when you're a big boy, but for now you're on the mushy stuff."

" Something smells good in here." Dina said.

" That's me, I'm glad you noticed." Ellie smiled.

" Oh I knew that already, but I was talking about breakfast." Dina laughed.

" Breakfast is ready, help yourself." Ellie said.

" It's not burnt for once, I'm impressed." Dina said, she took her plate from the counter and carried it to the dinning table. " I'll eat first and feed JJ when I'm done, he needs a bath before we leave for Jackson."

" Cool, that gives me time to feed the chickens and sheep." Ellie said while she placed the frying pan in the sink. " I'll make us some sandwiches before we leave, we've got some leftover boil eggs from yesterday."

" I'd rather have chicken." Dina said.

" Babe, leave Nellie alone." Ellie sighed.

" I'm joking." Dina said.

Ellie muttered something under her breath before she joined Dina at the table, she was already halfway through her breakfast by the time she got there. JJ was sitting in his high chair, he was sucking his fist and staring at the window near the table.

They spoke to each other while they ate their breakfast together, they had made a list of what they would need from The Jackson Community. Ellie needed some new guitar strings and a new pair of sneakers, she had holes in her sneakers since last month.

Dina just needed some clothes for JJ, he was becoming a little ball of muscle with each passing day. They soon finished their breakfast and Dina went to sort JJ out while Ellie tidied up the kitchen, she then went to feed the life stock before she got her horse from the barn.

Ellie missed her old horse Shimmer, but she soon found a replacement for her old friend. She had adopted Joel's old horse, her name was Priya. She was nice natured and stubborn at times, but she had the most beautiful brown glossy coat.

Ellie enjoyed looking after Priya because it brought back a lot of good memories about the rides she use to go on with Joel when she was young, she always remembered how Joel use to hum songs when they were going on random adventures together.

Priya was soon saddled up and her satchels were fixed to her saddle, she was ready to go. Ellie led her out of the barn by her reins and walked her through the sheep pen, she had locked the sheep in the barn just in case they were away for the night.

Dina was waiting for Ellie on the porch with JJ, she had packed her backpack with stuff for her Son. Ellie gave Dina the horse's reins and hurried back inside of the house to get the rest of the things she would need to take with them, she then made sure the house was locked up for the night.

" Have you locked the downstairs windows?" Dina asked.

" Yeah, we're all locked up down here." Ellie replied before she closed the front door behind her. " Everything is secure, I've hid your crown jewels under the bed and I've bolted the back door."

" Great, that's good thinking super nerd." Dina smiled.

" Alright, let's get moving." Ellie said.

Ellie hurried down the porches steps and met Dina on the pathway, she then put some extra bullets in Priya's satchel. Dina mounted the horse first, she had JJ in her baby sling and her backpack on her back.

" Have you got everything?" Ellie asked.

" Yeah, I've got all the stuff we'll need for our short journey." Dina replied, she rested her hand on her baby's head. " This little guy is out for the count, he may sleep until we get to Jackson."

" Here's hoping for a peaceful journey then." Ellie smiled.

" Don't jinx it, honey." Dina said.

Ellie took the horse's reins from Dina and led Priya along the pathway, the day was quite pleasant for now. She opened the fence's gate and handed the reins back to Dina, she then waited until her girlfriend was on the other side of the fence.

" Last call, have you got everything?" Ellie asked.

Dina told Ellie that she had everything she would need for their journey, they could easily trade things in at Jackson if they needed anything. Ellie closed the gate and locked it, she then put the key in her back pocket while she walked to her horse.

" Okay, let's get moving." Ellie said.

Dina made sure that the sling was fastened properly to her chest, she told Ellie that JJ would be safe enough with them on the horse. They normally didn't ride with JJ on the horse, but since he was getting bigger now they thought they would start easing him into riding horses. Ellie mounted her horse and took one last look at the farm, their home should be safe until they returned.

The Next Day.

The journey to The Jackson Community had been a straight forward one, there was no Infected sightings which was a relief to Ellie and Dina. They always feared taking JJ with them to Jackson, it wasn't safe sometimes beyond the farm because of Hunters and the Infected.

When they had arrived at the community they were greeted by Maria, she was happy to see them. She had made a big fuss over JJ when she saw him, she couldnt help but tell them how much he reminded her of Jesse. She wasn't wrong though, he had his Father's smile and sometimes his temper when he couldn't get his own way.

Tommy wasn't around the outpost part of the community, but they soon found out that Maria had kicked him out of her house again. They had been arguing ever since he went after Abby, their marriage was on the rocks right now.

Dina went to visit Robin while Ellie went to find Tommy, she soon found him at Joel's old house. He had been staying there for a few days, he had told Ellie that he sometimes spoke to Joel about all of his marital problems. He missed his big Brother, it must have been hard losing his only sibling.

Ellie had stayed with Tommy for the night, she wanted to make sure he was doing okay. She had spent the night at Joel's old house, it felt strange being back in Jackson. She was now use to owls hooting and the chickens clucking in the early hours of the morning, it was weird hearing horses riding passed the house throughout the night on community patrol.

Ellie had slept on the couch, she had been reading one of Joel's books before she had fallen asleep. When she had woken up Tommy was already up, he was in the kitchen making some breakfast. She could smell the food cooking from the living room, her stomach couldn't help but grumble.

Breathing in the scent of fried eggs and sausages brought a smile to her face, she remembered the times when Joel made breakfast for her. Fried eggs on toast with a side of oven baked tomatoes, there was sometimes bacon if she was lucky.

Ellie got up from the couch and headed to the kitchen, she was still dressed in her clothes from yesterday. She entered the kitchen and poured herself a glass of orange juice, Tommy was busy cooking breakfast.

" Morning, how'd you sleep?" Tommy asked.

" Good." Ellie replied.

" Take a seat, I'll be serving up breakfast soon." Tommy said.

Ellie sat down at the table and looked out of the window, the backyard was overgrown. She was surprised that no one had been taking care of the place since Joel had died, she thought that the community would have tried to preserve the backyard and keep the matinatance up on the house.

" How's little JJ doing?" Tommy asked.

" He's doing good, he'll be walking before we know it." Ellie replied with a smile. " He's growing up fast, it's crazy how much babies grow in one week."

" And how's Dina?" Tommy asked.

" She's good too, she's coming round later before we leave." Ellie replied.

Tommy and Ellie made small talk until breakfast was ready, they then sat together at the table. Tommy was a good cook, he sure knew how to make a good hearty breakfast. Their conversation soon turned to Maria, it turned out that Tommy was in the doghouse once again with his wife.

" So, you and Maria are arguing again?" Ellie asked before she took a sip of her orange juice. " Is it serious this time?"

" Nothing too serious, she'll forgive me in no time." Tommy replied.

" Are you sure about that?" Ellie asked with concern in her voice. " She did look furious when I saw her yesterday, what did you do this time?"

" The usual stuff..." Tommy replied.

" You mean Abby, right?" Ellie asked.

Tommy sighed to himself, he told Ellie that he had been talking to travellers passing by the community. He was after any bit of information he could find out about her, he was determined to find Abby. He wanted her dead, but this obsession with her was ruining his marriage.

Ellie told Tommy that he needed to stop pissing Maria off, she didn't want to see Tommy getting himself killed because of Abby. He was still recovering from his injuries, he couldn't even use his rifle properly anymore since he lost his sight in his left eye.

Tommy never listened though, he ended up changing the subject and asking Ellie about her farm. She was happy with subject change, she didn't want to argue with Tommy since he was like family to her.

They ate their breakfast together and Ellie helped Tommy to clean up the kitchen when they had finished breakfast, it wasn't long until Dina called round with JJ. It did Tommy the world of good seeing JJ, he took JJ outside and showed him the community patrols riding passed on their horses while Ellie put the rest of the plates away.

" It feels weird being in Joel's house again." Dina said before she took a sip of her hot drink. " I'm half expecting to see Joel walking through the front door any minute now."

" Same here." Ellie said.

" How's Tommy doing?" Dina asked.

" He's doing okay, well kind of..." Ellie replied.

" I saw Maria this morning, she's worried about him." Dina said.

" I'm worried about him too, he still wants to find Abby." Ellie said.

" You know how I feel about that subject." Dina said.

" I know..." Ellie said, she turned around to face Dina and rested her hands on the breakfast counter. " You know what Tommy is like though, he wants revenge. I've tried talking him out of finding Abby, but he's stubborn."

" He's not tried talking you into finding her again, right?" Dina asked.

" Babe, you know I won't go after her again..." Ellie replied.

" I know, I believe you." Dina said.

" You and JJ mean the world to me, I'll never leave you." Ellie said with a smile. " Besides, who's going to teach JJ how to burp the alphabet? Not you, that's for sure."

" Don't you dare!" Dina smiled.

" But it's funny." Ellie said.

" More like disgusting." Dina giggled.

" Nah, it's still funny." Ellie smiled.

Dina reached out for Ellie's hand and took hold of it, she told Ellie that she was making the right decision about not going after Abby. She didn't want to lose Ellie, she loved her so much and JJ needed his stepmother around until he was at least sixteen.

" I love you." Dina smiled.

" I love you too, babe." Ellie said.

Ellie squeezed her girlfriend's hand before she went to put the rest of the plates away, she wanted to make sure the kitchen was clean before they left. They had to visit Joel and Jesse's graves yet before they returned to the farm, it was going to be a long day for the both of them.