LEFT4DEAD

Ellis looked around when there was a short break in the horde he was fighting off, as Nick and Coach handled the Tank as best they could as it continued to torture Rochelle.

He couldn't find Infinity anywhere. "Infinity?" He called out. A zombie grabbed his shoulder from behind and pulled at him but he was not in the mood, he whipped around and shoved it back shooting it in the chest as it tried to find its footing. He turned back around and scanned for her.

"Infinity!" He yelled as loud as he could. He cut a path out of the large group of zombies with his AK-47 trying to get a clear look around him. What he saw made his heart jump into his throat.

Down the road there was a rather large group of zombies huddling around and smacking at something, he prayed it was Infinity as he cut through the zombies to get to her.

As he drew close he could see that it was in fact her, her dark red blood was able to be seen pooling around the feet of her assaliants.

"Hey!" He screamed at the infected to get their attention, as some of them turned he lit a pipe bomb and threw it away from Infinity's body and himself. The zombies all ran for the bomb and he ran for her. She was unconscious and completely limp. He scooped her up bridal style and ignored the blood that was seeping into his clothes as he ran back towards the others and the safehouse.

Rochelle was up and about cursing about how pissy Tanks are, while Coach tended to her wounds inflicted by the Tank, and Nick was brushing at his suit, trying to get the blood and grey matter out of the white fabric.

Ellis ran into the room and laid her down on the table in the middle of the room. Nick's head shot up and took in the scene. They all moved in to help, Rochelle brought some towels and water bottles while Coach brought one of the medkits.

"What happened?" Nick asked, pulling out some Gauze and getting to work on the wounded girl.

"No idea. Ah just know that when Ah found her she was being pummeled by a group of zombies." Ellis explained as he started wiping blood off of her face and neck, looking for where the blood was emanating from.

"She looks bad…." Coach muttered under his breath as he observed, waiting to be asked for help or to do something.

"She'll be fine." Ellis said determined to save the girl he had only just met. "Right?" He looked at Nick who looked back with sad eyes.

"Not sure Overalls."

Ellis sighed. "Go git patched up. Ah'll finish with her wounds."

Nick nodded and got up and went over to where most of the medical kits were.

Rochelle stayed with Ellis as he finished as Coach and Nick tended to their own needs.

By the time the two of them were finished Infinity was covered in bandages. Most of her wounds were internal and most of the external looked older, like they were there before and only reopened from the beating she took. The biggest problem she was going to have was her left leg, there was a large gash starting at the top of the knee going down to the middle of her shin.

Ellis sighed and brushed a stray piece of hair out of her face and scooped her back up and laid her on a cot that was against the far wall. He covered her with a blanket and then sat down next to the bed, waiting for her to wake.

Left4Dead

Infinity woke up the next morning, and moaned. She did not want to move. Her whole body was hurting and stiff. "Ow." She kept her eyes closed, and did a mental check on her body, making sure she could still move.

"Infinity!" Ellis popped up next to her bed. "You're awake! You're alive. Thank God."

Infinity's eyes shot open in surprise. "Ellis! God, I just woke up! Give me a minute okay?"

"Kay."

She chuckled lightly. After a few minutes of silence she said, "Okay, Ellis. You can talk now." It was obviously killing him to be silent.

"Ah… er… we were so worried about you! Nick kept saying you weren't gonna make it through the night. Ah said he was wrong… he owes me a beer when we get outta here."

She laughed.

He smiled. A genuine, adorable, amazing, heartwarming smile. She smiled, she liked that smile, it wasn't a masked smile that most people wore it was… genuine.

"I love your smile." She admitted without thinking.

He kept smiling, "Well thanks."

As she went to sit up she winced and fell back down into the pillow.

"Holy shit." She moaned and wrapped her bandaged arms around her bandaged chest.

"Did Ah mention it was assumed you weren't going ta make it through the night? You were pretty jacked up Infinity." Ellis said sadly.

"No shit…. Alright help me up." She held up her hands to him as he stood up.

She braced for Ellis's assistance, she knew it was gonna hurt like hell, but she had to get moving and used to it if she was going to keep moving forward with the rest of them.

"Ready?" He asked her taking her offered hands.

She nodded and bated her breath. Her whole body erupted in pain; she let out a breath and bit her lip. Once she was sitting on the edge of the bed they both stopped.

"Take a breather." He knelt down in front of her.

"Kay." She breathed in deep long breaths. "My lungs hurt." She complained.

"Maybe we should…."

"No no, I have to do this." She watched as he was about to comply but then stopped.

"No." he said.

"What?" She hissed, not so much in anger but in pain.

"No. You need ta rest."

"The hell I do. Ellis I have to get used to this stuff. We got to keep moving and if I'm constantly limping around I'll slow you all down… or I'll do something stupid and get someone killed. I have to get going. I have to stand and learn to walk with all this bandage and stuff."

"Infinity…"

"No. Please Ellis. Let me get up."

"Alright. Fine." Ellis stood up and held out both of his hands for her to take. She grabbed hold of his hands and hoisted herself up and he pulled her up.

She gasped as pain shot up her leg. She about collapsed but Ellis held her up and she leaned against him.

Ellis held her up with one of his arms around her waist and one hand gripping her arm.

"What's wrong with my leg?" She asked and looked down at said leg, as if to make it stop hurting.

"You got a pretty bad gash running up your leg. You want to sit back down?" He offered, his face showing every ounce of concern.

"No. I can't. I have to get used to this." She said determined, her heavy breathing making ellis second guess his decision to let her do this so fast.

"Alright." He sighed.

As they worked on her walking and standing the others were finally starting to wake up.

By the time they were all ready to get moving again she was walking without help. She had a pretty bad limp, but it wasn't as bad as it could have been.

"So what kind of name is Infinity?"

"Well Nick… it's called a nickname."

"So Infinity is short for?"

"It's not short for anything, stupid. My dad called me it when I got my tattoo. It was just a joke. But it kinda stuck. It was that or Sargeant Sarcasim." She laughed lightly.

"So then what's your real name?" Rochelle asked curiously as she checked her gun.

Infinity laughed again, and holstered her double pistols. "My name is Marie."

"Yep, Infinity is better." Nick said and nodded quickly a smirk evident on his face.

"You're an ass you know that?" She looked at him.

"And proud of it."

"Yeah I bet you are."

"Okay children… that's enough." Coach said, he sounded irritated but it was said lightheartedly.

Ellis listened as they all talked back and forth. Smiled or laughed here and there but his mind was fully on Infinity. How was she holding up? She has a father. Is he alive? Does she have more family? How's her leg? A billion questions ran through his mind.

"Yo Eeellis!" Rochelle yelled and waved her hand in front of his face.

"Huh?"

"Are. You." She pointed at him. "Ready. To. Go?"

"Yeah." He nodded absent mindedly.

"Great. Now lets GO!"

"Okay."