Thank you to those who have followed the story and left reviews so far! You guys are awesome. Hahaha! So my friend Hakuna-fuckin-Matata and I agreed that we would both work on this story since we're always helping each other out. Even when were in high school together. Lol. So she'll come on in my account every now and then and make the updates for the story. For those who follow her and her stories, she asked me to apologize once again, which I tell her she shouldn't, because she has a lot going on in her family and in life at the moment. She's fine though, at least physically. Mentally, she's pretty beat, but she'll pull through. Anyways, I won't get into that too much since it's not my place to tell. If she wants to share with you guys, I'm sure she'll say.
So for now, let's get back to what you're here for: the story. Hahaha. I will also start addressing to those who have left reviews. So enjoy!
Kenmura: Thanks for you review! And I agree with you about writing it following the game's plot. Thanks for understanding for those who haven't played the game though. I promise I will add more twists to this so you could stay interested in the story. I'm glad you feel that way about my writing! Hahaha. I was actually really nervous about my writing skills before I started this story. To answer your question, no. Santana will not be Ellie. This is a Quinntana fic, but Santana won't come until the fifth or sixth chapter, depending how much I cover on these next two chapters.
Guest1: If you do come back to check the third chapter, I assure you that Quinn is anything but a Damsel in distress in this story. The story has only started and your already judging it. It's alright though. You feel what you feel.
OnlyForRead: So sorry about that. Hahaha. I fixed it up already though. Only the first chapter was supposed to be in italics. About Rachel persuading Puck and Quinn, you'll find out what she wants in this chapter.
Fabray-Lopez: Alright. Thanks for the advise. I'll see what I come up with as the summary. You'll find out more about the New Directions in this chapter and in future chapters.
The Last Of Us
Chapter Three
Quinn sighed as she ran a hand through her hair. "We find ourselves a New Direction." She answered like it were obvious. They both look at Karofsky's body when they suddenly hear someone from behind. "You already have one in front of you." A woman said. Quinn and Puck quickly turn around and see a brunette before them. Puck laughs in disbelief and crossed his arms. "Well, will you look at that? Queen of the New Directions… Rachel Barbra Berry…"
Quinn and Rachel stared at each other with expressionless faces. No one said a word as they all had a stare down. Rachel stared at Quinn with an unreadable anger in her eyes, while Quinn only looked at her with a puzzled yet hard look. Puck would go from looking at Rachel, to looking at Quinn with a nervous expression. "So, uh, what's a New Directions doing down here? And what happened to you? You don't look so good." Puck asked when he noticed the small brunette woman clutching at her side. Rachel broke eye contact first before looking at Puck. "It's none of your concerns really, but I came to talk to Karofsky." She said. Puck glanced nervously at Quinn, while the blonde simply gave a light smirk.
"We came here for the same reason… but he can't talk to you at the moment." Quinn said, stepping aside so that Rachel could see a dead David Karofsky. Rachel sighed and shook her head. "I needed him alive." She commented. Quinn let out a humorless laugh and took a step forward Rachel. Rachel only glared at Quinn but didn't make a move.
"Those guns he sold you, they weren't really his to sell in the first place. So I'll be glad to take those back." Quinn said. Rachel sighed and pushed back her hair. She looked at Quinn with a calmer stance when she saw that the blonde wasn't going to attack her or anything. "You know it doesn't work like that anymore Quinn. You want your guns back? You gotta earn them." She said. Quinn quirked an eyebrow as she crossed her arms.
She glanced back at Puck, looking to see what he thought, who only shrugged. "What do we have to do?" Quinn asked in an annoyed tone. Rachel let herself smile in victory and took a step back from Quinn. "I need something smuggled out of the city. If you can do that, I'll give you the guns back… more than what Karofsky sold me." Rachel said, her smile growing a bit more.
Quinn stayed quiet for a few minutes. She didn't trust Rachel or any of the New Directions. She had her reasons. Just then she heard trucks not too far from where they were. Rachel jumped and began to back away. "So what's it going to be Fabray?" Rachel asked. Quinn sighed as she looked at Puck one more time. "I say we should check it out." Puck suggested. Quinn hummed her acknowledgement and jogged after Rachel.
"You show us the guns first." Quinn said. Rachel smiled at the blonde and nodded as she started to run when she heard voices not too far from them. "Soldiers have been on my trail for some time now. They can't keep up with me. It's how I got this." Rachel briefly explained, showing her the wound she had on her side. Quinn didn't say anything as she and Puck followed Rachel through a building.
The three of them quietly went up the stairs and to the roof, careful to not attract any attention. Once they were in the building's roof, Rachel led them towards another building next to it, where she carefully jumped to it. "So why are you guys attacking now?" Puck asked. Rachel sighed as she opened a window. "We've been meaning to stay low. We want out of this town and the army knows it, so they've been doing anything they can to rile us up. I can only do so much when I'm doing my own jobs." Rachel explained.
Quinn jumped through the window after Puck and Rachel did. She looked out of it when she heard a loud explosion. "Seems like you guys are failing miserably…" Quinn commented. Rachel snorted at Quinn's words but said nothing. Quinn went to Rachel's side when she saw the other woman struggle with opening the heavy door. "Thanks for that." Rachel mumbled when the door finally opened. Quinn hummed in response as she followed with Puck behind them.
"How much longer Berry?" Quinn asked in annoyance, when she saw Rachel lead them through another door. Rachel took a deep breath as the pain to her side was coming back. "Woah… you alright there?" Puck asked. Rachel groaned out slightly but managed to nod. She smiled in thanks as Puck helped her stand up right again. "Yeah… I'm running on fumes right now but I'll manage. Just down this hallway on the door to the right." Rachel instructed.
Quinn sighed as she watched Puck help Rachel through the hall. Rachel pushed herself from Puck when they reached the door so she could open it. Puck looked at Quinn unsure but the blonde only shook her head as Rachel forced the door open, which caused her to fall down into the room. Puck cursed under his breath and quickly went to her side, that is, until he was met by a knife to his throat. "What the-"
"Get the hell away from her!" The young girl, holding the knife yelled. Rachel quickly pushed herself up again and lifted her arm on the young girl's. "Dani, it's okay. They're safe. They're going to help us." Rachel quickly said. Quinn stepped into the room and quirked her eyebrow when she saw a young girl with dirty blonde hair holding a knife against Puck. She smiled in amusement as she saw the girl hesitate before lowering her knife to go to Rachel's side.
"Are you okay?" Dani asked Rachel. Rachel mustered up a smile at the young girl and nodded. "Who are these people?" Dani asked, checking on Rachel's wound. "They're gonna help us. The thing is though, is that I'm not going to come with you." Rachel said. Dani looked between Puck and Quinn before looking at Rachel in disbelief. As the young blonde began to argue with Rachel, realization came dawning on to Quinn.
She started to shake her head and stepped forward. "Oh hells no, are you telling me that we're smuggling her?" Quinn asked. Puck looked in shock and stood up. Quinn glared at Rachel when she saw the brunette only look at her. Quinn shook her head again and paced around the room. "We are not smuggling this kid out of the city." She said. Puck only stayed quiet, unsure of what to say.
Dani glared at Quinn and stepped in front of Rachel protectively. "Fuck that! There's no way I'm going with these assholes! How do you even know them?!" She exclaimed. Rachel sighed as she reached for Dani's shoulder to bring her attention towards her. "You're going with them because they WILL take you. I knew her brother. He told me that if I ever needed someone, I could count on Quinn." Rachel explained.
At the mention of Sam, Quinn turned around to glare at Rachel. She started to walk towards the shorter woman but stopped when she saw the girl in front of her. "Was this before or after Sam left your little group?" Quinn asked clear anger in her voice. Puck took a step towards his partner. Never in his years of knowing her, did he see so much anger in her eyes. Rachel only looked at Quinn with a soft and tired look. "He left you too, you know." She said. Quinn grunted and paced around the room in anger. Puck stepped in front of her and grabbed her arms. "We need those guns, Q." Puck whispered. Quinn sighed as she looked at him. She knew he was right.
"I won't go without you. We can wait until you feel better." Dani whispered to Rachel. The young blonde glanced over to other two people and looked them up and down. She didn't trust they could keep her safe without Rachel. Rachel only sighed and shook her head. "Dani, that's enough. I can't keep you safe… especially in this state I'm in. I know for a fact they could get you to the other group of New Directions safely." Rachel explained in a soft tone. Dani sighed as she looked at the brunette with a pleading look.
Rachel only shook her head at the girl and looked up towards Puck and Quinn. When Puck saw that Quinn wasn't going to answer, he looked at Rachel. "Where do we have to take her?" He asked. Rachel sighed in relief and pushed herself up towards the window. "Well the New Directions split into three groups. My group is at camp right now, where we're gearing up. The other group should meet you guys in the capital building just outside downtown. We were planning on getting out of here through the bridge." Rachel explained as she stared out of the window.
Puck stayed quiet for a few moments before glancing at Quinn, who still refused to make eye contact with him. He shook his head and turned back to Rachel. "I want to see the guns first… make sure you aren't lying to us." He said. Quinn finally looked at him and nodded her approval.
"The guns are back at camp… and that's on the burned down part of the town." Rachel said. She then pointed at Dani and shook her head. "She's not crossing to that part of town." She added. Quinn sighed at the location. That's where most of the infected were at the moment. The blonde was surprised to hear that that's where the New Directions had been hiding. It's a wonder how they were still alive.
She glanced at the smaller blonde and smirked slightly when she saw the girl glaring at her. "If Quinn could watch her in the meantime, I could take you to our camp. I'll get patched up, and you'll see the guns." Rachel said, bringing Quinn's attention back to them. Her eyes widened at the same time as Dani's did and both looked to their respective friends. "What? Hell no!" Quinn snapped, while Dani shook her head and pointed at Quinn. "What? Bullshit! I'm not staying with her!" She yelled. Dani closed her mouth when she saw the stern look Rachel gave her. She looked down to the floor and sighed, taking a step back.
Quinn looked at Puck with a slight glare as she shook her head. Puck gave her an apologetic smile and rubbed her arm. "Come on Q. Just watch her for a few hours. I'll meet you at the apartments close to the North Tunnel. She's just cargo, Quinn." He said. Quinn only stared at him before reluctantly agreeing.
"Okay, fine. Leave me to babysit you asshole. Just hurry the hell up okay? And you, kid, stay close." She said in a bitter tone. Puck chuckled before going over to Rachel. Quinn stood behind Dani as they two girls watched Puck and Rachel leave. After a few moments of silence, Quinn sighed and walked past Dani. "Come on kid. We'll meet Puckerman someplace else. It's not safe here." She said bitterly. She peeked outside of the hallway, making sure it was okay to go, before she walked out. She rolled her eyes as she heard the younger girl mutter to herself bitterly. Once they were outside of the building, Quinn looked at Dani with a stern look. "What?" Dani asked sarcastically. Quinn only grunted at her attitude though. "Listen kid, you do whatever I say and stick close to me." She said. Dani sighed loudly, making Quinn roll her eyes at her again, before nodding to show she understood. "Good… let's get going then." Quinn said.
The older blonde led the way out of the alleyway, doing her best to stay as quiet as she could. "I've never been outside of the camp." Dani commented. Quinn internally groaned. She was hoping on the girl to stay quiet the whole way to the apartments. "So this is how the world looks like… I wonder what it was like before…" She mumbled to herself. Quinn sighed as she walked ahead of the girl. The last thing she wanted was to be with this kid and talk to her. She was about to walk out of the patio when she heard a few cars at a distance from them.
She quickly stepped back and walked closer to the buildings. "Stay down!" She half shouted, half whispered to Dani when she saw the trucks a few streets away, and were headed their way. Dani's eyes widened but she did as she was told and quickly crouched down by a car. Quinn quickly went to the younger girl's side and covered her as they hid behind a car when the trucks drove by. Quinn took a peek through the windows, ducking back down when she saw that the trucks were still close by. She softly tapped Dani and motioned for the girl to walk ahead carefully.
Dani nodded and quickly jogged, still crouching to avoid being seen. Quinn sighed in relief when she saw that the girl went into another alley without being seen. Once the trucks were past them, she quickly went to Dani and nodded her approval. "Good job kid. We're almost there." Quinn said.
The two walked through the alley until the reached an end. "I'm not a fucking kid, alright? My name is Dani. Shit…" Dani mumbled. Quinn couldn't help but chuckle at the girl. At least this girl wasn't scared or boring, she figured. "Now what?" Dani asked when she saw that there was no way out of the alley.
Quinn sighed as she walked towards a dumpster. "Just give me a second. You stay put." Quinn said. She pulled the dumpster towards the broken ladder of the fire escape stairways. She climbed up on it and pulled what was left of the ladder down so she could climb it. "Okay, come on kid." Quinn said, smirking when she heard Dani mutter about not calling her a kid. "So where are your parents? Why couldn't they take you?" Quinn asked as they climbed up the stairs a few floors.
Dani pushed back some of her hair out of her face and grunted. "I don't know. Everyone either died, or left me." She answered bitterly. "Where are anyone's parents now anyways?" She asked rhetorically. Quinn only quirked an eyebrow at the girl's sudden change of mood. It was obviously a sore subject for her. "So how do you know Rachel?" Quinn asked. Dani sighed as she followed Quinn through a window.
"She knew my mom… and she helped me out when I was back in Boston's quarantine zone before it fell. She came for me when that place fell. She never told me what happened to my mom but I guess she's dead. You can sort of say that we're friends." Dani said. Quinn chuckled and glanced back at the girl. She shook her head as she looked at the girl up and down. "How is it that a little kid like you is friends with the leaders of the New Directions?" Quinn asked with a small laugh.
They walked up a few stairs as they kept talking. Dani rolled her eyes at Quinn this time and sighed. "Look, if this is your way of figuring out why you're smuggling me out of the city, I'm not telling you. Besides, I'm not a kid. I' m fifteen." Dani said, kicking an empty box out of her way. Quinn snorted at the answer but kept walking.
"You want to know the beauty of my job? I don't need to know why I have to do something, and I don't really give a damn about why you're so important." Quinn said. They walked the rest of the way in silence. It was clear that both blondes didn't really exactly like each other. Quinn sighed when they finally got to the apartment. She carefully opened the door and stepped in. Dani followed close behind and closed the door.
The younger blonde looked around at the room, confused as to why they were there, when she saw Quinn lay down on the couch. "What are you doing?" She asked Quinn. Quinn only sighed as she stretched her legs, crossing her legs at the ankles, and resting her arms behind her head. "Killing time… what does it look like?" She countered. Dani only stood there and looked around again. "Well what am I supposed to do?" She asked.
Quinn only sighed and closed her eyes, moving one arm on her forehead while the other rested on her stomach. "I am sure you will figure that out." She said. Dani looked at Quinn in disbelief. She shocked when she saw the older woman go to sleep. "Fucking asshole…" She mumbled, walking around the room.
Not much went down in this chapter, but I don't want to make everything get your adrenaline going. Hahaha. There has to be slow moments in the story too if you want it to be good. Anyways, so to anyone who thought Ellie would be Santana, you guys were wrong. Dani is. I did say that in the very first chapter after all. Hahaha. I will give you guys a little spoiler though... Santana is related to Dani in this fic. So to whoever guesses right to what Santana is to Dani, I will give you a spoiler for the next chapter since I am already working on it. I'll probably post once or twice every week or every other week. Like I said before this chapter, Hakuna-fuckin-Matata is helping me write this story. Work kicks my ass sometimes and I just get home and want to relax and what not. Anyways, thanks to everyone who's giving this story a chance!