[A/N] Trying to move this on, school isn't that far away... But I can't afford to rush. Anyhoo, L4D2 belongs to VALVE respectively.

Once getting off the ferry, the only sound we heard were crickets. Once we stepped foot onto the walkway, it had died down, which was very creepy in my terms. There was a few zombies around us, which was a ease to take them down, but there was an uneasy feeling... The one where something bad is waiting there. A low grunt stopped me in my tracks, it was nerve wrecking... Something was waiting for us. Maybe it was a Tank. I listened closer, and there it was again. The same grunt, and it wasn't happy at all...

I tried to warn the others, but it was too late. The ground began to tremble and the loud roar of a Tank absolutely frightened me.

"SHOOT THAT MOTHER!" I heard Coach scream. I ran to go help the others, taking out my sub machine gun, emptying out my magazines out on him. He knocked back Nick before turning to me. See, the stupid thing was that I isolated myself for a bit, so there was no one behind me. Quickly grabbing the bile jar I held on for sometime, I threw it at the big ape before he knocked me down.

I let out a horrid yelp once I reached the ground, clutching onto the right side of my chest. The pain was something I couldn't avoid anymore, and I realized it once I felt sticky warm liquid run between my fingers. The Tank was still roaming around, trying to swipe at Rochelle. I pulled out my pistols hoping that I wouldn't be a real burden to my group. Zombies pitched in to get rid of the Tank, which took off some weight from my chest. After some struggle, he perished, and died.

Too bad that was cut short with my agonizing cries. Rochelle was the first one to run to my side.

"Oh shit... Uh.. Just stay still uh... " She lifted the side of my shirt slightly, and stared in shock, Her fingers clutched onto the hem. I didn't know what was the issue, it shouldn't be that bad. She called Nick over, and he himself was stunned.

"Whoa... Kiddo, this doesn't look new. Why didn't you tell us?"

"What do you mean? It shouldn't ACK! be that bad." Nick rubbed his temples, and sighed before looking at me hard.

"Kid, the right side of your chest is bruised really bad. The recent cut isn't much, but kid, it's all black and purple here... Shit." This stopped my heart.

"What? It, uh..." I didn't know what to say, and the blood on my fingers didn't help this situation. I felt sick and dizzy, I didn't know whether it was finding out the source of my pain, or the incoming blood loss.

"Come on and lets patch you up." Ellis quickly scrambled to my side and helped me up. He threw me a 'why didn't you tell me either' look. I just shrugged my shoulders sheepishly, too ashamed of everything at the moment.

"The saferoom shouldn't be that far. Hopefully you can last for a little bit longer."

"Alrighty then... Lets get a good look at that kiddo." Nick signaled me over to him, with a stern look on his face. In a way, I was scared... And afraid of a scolding. He pulled up my shirt to see my injures. "I'm not much of a doctor, but the bruising looks like it's coming from the inside. Probably you have some broken ribs." He poked around it a couple of times, only to hear my pain.

"Feels broken. Lets get you patched up, it should last until we get out of here. Next safe room and we can rest there for a little while. Maybe sleep while you heal up." He wrapped my my chest with gauze, and as I expected it, got scolded for hiding back my injures. "Next time don't hold out on shit like this. If you kept on going like this, hell... You could have gotten your wounds infected and would be dead no time." It went on for awhile, me squeezing in apologies as he scolded me lightly.

" Now now Nick, c'mon. I mean, she probably was thinkin' 'bout us and di'nt wanna bother us."

"Look Ellis, now isn't the time. If you could see it the way I can, then you'd understand. We can't afford to have anyone sick or injured. Got me?"

"But Nick-"

"No Ellis-"

"Can you both shut up so we can hurry this up?" For a second I thought it was me saying that, but I turned to see Rochelle with hands on her hips. "Can both of you just stop already. The poor girl can defend herself, Ellis. And Nick, don't scold her so much. Ugh, just hand over the gauze so I can heal her up." Grumpily Nick handed the gauze, along with me, over to Rochelle.

"Whew... Those boys. Sorry Cal, I just knew you didn't like to be in the middle of their silly argument." I shrugged.

"I just didn't know what to say, I'm not one to speak up during an argument." I looked down at my fingers, fidgeting in my lap as Ro finished up wrapping my chest.

"Done, and sweetie... Don't hold out on us. Consider us as family. We care for you." She smiled sweetly, and then patted my back gently. It was then I had to realize that yeah... They were my family. I mean, it hasn't been long, but we stuck through together and all, so heh. I suppose so.

"All right then, now then that's settled, y'all ready to go?" I picked up the bar to the safe room and dropped it, seeing that everyone was prepared as can be. Now, I knew we were entering a swamp, but I expectedland and then water, not the other way around. So of course, I fell in the swamp water, flailing around until I break surface.

Ellis pulled me up, trying to stifle a laugh as I got out. "Damn Cal, try tah look in front of ya. We can't afford to have yuh drown in this swamp water." I smacked his arm, glaring at him as he just burst out in fits of laughter.

"Oh har de har har. Just you wait, those blood farmers you've been talking about will come after you. Just wait. Karma's a bitch." Moving ahead through the murky water, Ellis trailed behind me. "Now Cal, don't chu-"

Something rapidly moved in the water and attacked Ellis, dragging him underwater. I suddenly regretted my word towards him, and went after him. There was this what looked like a mud man attacking him. It sure was creepy looking, but no time for that. I gripped on a axe I found not to far away and decapitated the mud man. Ellis of course struggled to get back on his feet, even with my help.

"W-wha' the hell was that thing? Scared the shit outta me!" I rolled my eyes as I pulled him on his feet.

"Karma."

A little bit more into the swamp and we stumbled upon suitcases, tossed and open. Sure we've seen suitcases before, but it wasn't like there was one or two, there was like a trail until we ran into the mother load. An airplane.

"Holy shit... Look at all the bodies." I heard Rochelle. I remember watching horror movies about people who were boarded on an airplane and then it crashed, with everyone on it dying. Just looking at the scene made me shiver, it wasn't a pretty sigh that's for sure. Moving along through, we ran into an obstacle, though it wasn't such a big surprise.

"Well, looks like we gonna have to open up this emergency exit door. Now once I open it up, shit load of 'em zombies gonna be comin', ready?"

"Yup." Coach began a count down, and then quickly opened it, sending the door flying. After a silent pause, a loud ringing alarm went of, and then the roar of incoming hordes.

It became a mess.

"Long necked bitch!" I aimed my rifle at the Spitter, getting her, while shoving back infected from getting a nice swipe at me. They all kept on coming, and the mud men didn't help. They blurred your vision with murky water and/or mud while they clawed at you. It became pretty annoying. The sound of a moose, I mean Charger wasn't that far away, but it signaled a no good notion. Ellis must have read my mind or something cause he stood right beside me, trying to secure me.

"I gotcha darlin'." The sound of quick running feet caught my attention. Looking ahead, an incoming Charger made me stop in my tracks frozen. The zombies crowded me and I couldn't move anywhere, I was stuck. Not even a forceful shove helped at all.

"Look out!" I was pushed onto the ground, landing on my arms. I turned to look at Ellis, slamming on the ground by a Charger. It pissed me off in a way that he went ahead and put himself in my position, but it was noly trying to help. And I found it to be brave of him. I got a grip on my axe and started whacking the back of the one armed freak.

"Let go of him you moose sounding thing!" He finally went limp and let go of Ellis, who was busy trying to regulate his breathing. I kneeled beside him, trying to get him up.

"Damn, it got me good. Heh."

"Ellis, come on. We can't afford to have two injured people on the team now, can we?" He blushed a little, rubbing the back of his head sheepishly.

"W-well... Yew were hurt enough and stuff and I-I dunno, man." I sighed and don't know why but kissed him lightly on the cheek. "No need to be the hero, El. I'll be fine."

That set him off, stuttering and blushing like a mad man. The others couldn't help but notice, and chuckled at the sight.

"Lets get going, all this is gonna get me a cavity." Nick scoffed.

"Ahh... Well then, good thing this safe room has a room in it. Now how are we all gonna rest in here?" Coach turned to us, figuring out how this was going to work.

"Well, there's a couch, bathtub, and a mattress that can hold 2 people. Then there's the floor..." Nick looked over this for a bit.

"Well, the girls can sleep in the room, Coach can take the couch, and me and Ellis can decide whether we can take the tub or floor."

"Don't we haveta keep a look out? 'Case there be any zombies comin' in or somethin'?"

"Good point, well I'm wide awake, so I can take the floor."

"Ima go take the couch, bein' a big man and all. Hope y'all don't mind."

"Go on ahead and take the couch big man." It went on like this for a bit until Rochelle said this:

"You know, i'm not that tired either. How about if I just sleep in the bathtub, incase if anything?" Nick snapped at Rochelle, glaring at her.

"Whoa whoa wait. You wanna let overalls and miss injured over there sleep together in one bed? No can do."

"Now Nick, I ain't gonna do anything to that girl. Hell, I'm kinda hurtin' after that damn Hunter got me." I sat and said nothing, even when they were all looking at me. It was... Weird and creepy. Nick scoffed, and then let in.

"Alright, but if I hear anything. I won't hesitate to shoot you Ellis." Ellis looked at Nick, blushing madly, and flailed his arms around.

"W-whaaat? N-now Nick, that ain't me!" Nick smirked and leaned against the wall.

"Just get some sleep." We both headed to the room, both trying to hide our blushes. Once in the room, I didn't wait for him to lie down or anything, I immediately lied on the soft, yet a bit lumpy bed. Ellis slowly lied beside me, shuffling around. He was probably awkward about it as I was, but it didn't matter, I needed to sleep. A lit nudge got me out of my mind.

"Uh... Cal?"

"Yes Ellis?" I mumbled a bit. He stayed quiet for a bit, which got me wondering what the hell he was thinking. So I turned around to face him.

"Uh... W-why'd ya kiss me? I mean, you ain't seem the one to, 'yunno, share hugs and kisses." That caught me off guard.

"Well, I dunno. It's like a princess kissing a knight. It was generous for you saving my ass when that Charger was trying to get me, after, you know what happened."

"Uhh... Well it was nothin', I knew you were hurtin' and stuff and it was bad enough." I chuckled under my breath, then lied on my back.

"As I said Ellis, you don't have to be the hero. I'll get better. It's best not to worry about me." He smiled and lied on his back as well.

"Well whatever yew say lil missy." As the silence settled in, I kicked myself mentally for the things I should tell him. Lately it's been as if I've grown attached to him. But, knowing that he'll find a nice blond, with a nice curve body and big rack. They'll both be into cars and the Midnight Riders. As for me? Heh, i'll be a flat chested tiny chick, who's a waiting for the moment she can officially be an artist. It would be stupid of me to say I'm growing in 'likes' with him.

We're in the middle of a zombie invasion.

It's stupid.

[A/N] Ahhh... Done done done.

Well, I have to revise the other chapter since you guys pointed out spelling mistakes and i'll try to get to that. It's less than a week before school starts and I reached my objective of up to 5 Chapters. This story is going to take sometime, but bare with me for updates. As always, critiques and reviews are welcomed!]