NON Sam and max stories (mostly THSC)

Every rose has it's thorn (Ellie and Henry(and jacob))

(Art by PixelmeteorHD35 on deviantart)

It was a few weeks after the toppat train had gone off the rails.

After Henry and his platonic life partner Ellie stole all the toppats money, they started living together so they could split it evenly. They got a nice new apartment with separate bedrooms and bathrooms for each of them, a kitchen, a dining room, and a living room that was just the right size.

Ellie had to stay inside most of the time, since even though Henry was pardoned by the government, The cops were still out for Ellie's head. But she didn't mind. Just so long as they were safe and financially sound.

Life was good.

One night, they were hanging out in the living room, relaxing on their couch.

Henry turns to look at Ellie. "Hey ells?"

Ellie looks back. "Yeah?"

"I have a question." Henry says, scooting closer.

"Okay, shoot." Ellie says, smiling a bit.

Henry clears his throat. "Remember when I showed you the tank for the first time? Before we derailed the toppats?"

Ellie nods. "Yeah?"

Henry looks up at the ceiling. "Well, I asked you what you did to end up at the wall, you said it was a long story and promised you'd tell me later."

He turns back to her with a smile. "And now that we have free time, I wanna hear it!" he says.

Ellie gets nervous.

"O-oh... well..."

She thinks for a minute.

"I-it's kinda... complicated..."

She looks him in the eye.

"A-are you sure you won't freak out? Or... hate me...?"

Henry pats her shoulder. "Of course not, you're my best friend." he says with a smile.

He then giggles a bit. "And hey, I've probably done worse."

Ellie smirks a bit. "Haha, ok fine."

She then takes a deep breath.

"Ok, so, It all started with my big brother, Jacob Rose." She says.

Henry's eyebrows raised. "Wait, you have a brother?"

Ellie nods. "Yeah, I do."

She shuffles her hair. "He's a bit taller than me, with short blonde hair, and he's about 3 years older." she smiled. "Other than that we're practically identical."

She then looks at henry. "Ok. So, do you want the short version of the story, the long version, or the REALLY long version?"

Henry snorts. "Really long. I wanna know the WHOLE story."

Ellie smiles. "Alright then. Get comfy, we're gonna be here a while."

Henry giggles. "Well, in that case, I oughta make some tea." he gets up.

Ellie snort-laughs. "Ok, smartalec. Make some for me won't you?"

Henry nods as he walks to the kitchen. "You got it. Cinnamon rose, right?"

Ellie nods. "Yep."

A little later, after Henry got back, he sets the two mugs on the table, and sits down, getting comfy. "Ok, so, tell me the story."

Ellie nods, taking a sip of her tea.

"So, it all started... when I was born."

She says, closing her eyes.