Pregnant!?! (The Last Of Us Fanfic)

Waking up to 16

(Joel)

I really hope Ellie loves this.

We've known each other for 3 years now, but it seems like I've known her since she was a little girl, holding her in my arms the day she was born. Her little hand holding my finger, with super human strength. Her bright green eyes staring into mine and my eyes shining back as I had become a father. My wife laying on the bed, exhausted but watching me carefully with our new baby girl. In reality, I didn't meet Ellie that way.

Ellie reminds me of my daughter, Sarah, everyday I spend with her. My daughter was taken from me at a very early time, in the most horrific way imaginable. She was shot by an army man who thought we were infected, and she bled in my arms with her life slipping from her. We were trying to run from the infected when it all was just barely starting, Tommy was there. Sarah would probably be alive now, but it was just a soldier who had to end it. I loved her so much and she was all I had left, after my wife passed away. Now, I have Ellie.

I already told Ellie that I was so sorry for telling her that she wasn't my daughter and I sure as hell wasn't her dad. I was very angry because she ran off without telling anyone and almost got herself killed. I was planning on giving her to Tommy and I guess she heard everything, she didn't want to lose me She accepted my apology, she said she knew I didn't mean it, that I was just in the moment. I'm glad she understood.

"Is this really all they ever had to worry about. Boys, movies...deciding which shirt goes with with skirt? Pft, it's bizarre," Ellie says to me when I finally find her. She's sitting in a window seat, reading a book.

"Get up, we're leaving," I tell her sternly, Turing my back to go.

"And if I say no?" She replies.

"Do you even realize what your life means? Huh? Running off like that, putting yourself at risk? It's pretty god damn stupid," I say raising my voice.

"Well," Ellie cuts in, "I guess we're both disappointed with each other then,"

"What do you want from me?" I lower my voice and step closer to her.

"Admit you wanted to get rid of me the whole time!" Ellie says raising her voice.

"Tommy knows this area.." I say. Ellie swears under her breath.
"Well I'm sorry, I trust him better than I trust myself!"

"Stop with the bullshit, what are you so afraid of? That I'm going to end up like Sam? I can't get infected! I can take care of myself!" Ellie says.

"How many close calls have we had?" I say sternly.

"Well we seem to be doing alright so far-" Ellie says, I cut in.

"And now you'll be doing even better, with Tommy!" I say screaming at her.

There's tension in the air and I can tell she's hurt. There's a slight pause before I hear her whisper,

"I'm not her you know..."

"What?" I snap.

"Maria told me about Sarah, and I-"