He unlocks the handcuffs and rubs my wrist "Are you alright?" he asks me softly, I look up at him and nod "Alright" he mumbles and steps away from me. "Whatever supplies you need I suggest you grab them" Bill suggests "Alright, thank you" Joel mumbles and looks around, he grabs a few things, I walk over to a chess board that's sitting on top of a restaurant, I've always wanted to play it. Joel walks up next to me "You know how to play this?" I ask him, he looks at me and chuckles "Pretty badly, yeah" I sigh "I've always wanted to learn" I say and reach out to touch it. "Hey, Bobby Fisher - don't touch anything on that board!" Bill yells. "Bobby what?" I ask Joel, "Just let it go" Joel mutters and walks after Bill. I fix the straps on my book bag and walk behind them, "C'mon" Joel says and waves me through the door, he locks it behind him. We walk up a flight of stairs and into some upstairs apartment, Bill starts talking to himself so I follow Joel through all the rooms "What kind of trouble are you in? And where the hell is Tess?" Bill yells to Joel, I flinch when I hear Tess' name, so does Joel.
"It's a job, a simple drop off" I don't know why, but I feel a small pang of sadness when he delivering me was just a job. I get that I probably mean nothing to him, it just hurts to hear him say it out loud, Joel glances at me quickly then walks over to Bill, they hop out the window with me behind them. "What are you delivering?" Bill asks, Joel chuckles, I'm guessing Bill takes the hint. "That little brat?" "Ha ha. Fuck you too" I say annoyed, Bill laughs rather loudly "Y'know, I hope you know what you're doing" Bill suggests "Are you kidding me with this guy?" I ask Joel, to be honest I'm completely fed up with him. "So- So where we goin' Bill?" Joel asks him, "My other safe house, it's more of an armory" Bill replies, Joel grabs a few supplies then moves to a different room.
"Wait, I thought we were gonna fix up a car?" I ask Bill, he laughs "We? You know how to fix up a-" "Bill, just..." Joel interrupts. Bill sighs "It's like I said, what I need is on the other side of town. Now, that side I don't ever go to 'cause it's filled with infected. So, we're gonna need more guns" he says. Joel picks up more supplies, we meet up with Bill who's beside the staircase, we walk down the flight of stairs and into a kitchen. Joel stops and listens carefully "Shhh. There's one inside" he says as he steps in front of me, "Oh... I've been meaning to take care of that, relax it's nothin'" Bill says then pulls out his machete. "So, you didn't answer my question about Tess. I mean I thought the two of you were inseparable" Bill inquires, Joel tenses up, he cracks his neck "She's... busy" Joel says through clenched teeth.
He really doesn't want to talk about Tess, I wonder what their relationship was? Friends or more than that? "Yeah, sure... busy" Bill laughs, he hits the runner in the neck "Sounds to-" he hits it again "...me... Like it might be trouble in paradise" Bill finishes then hacks the runner's head off. "Aw gross" I say, I back away when blood spurts out of its neck, "Yeah, something like that" Joel mumbles, I look at Joel wanting to say something but can't think of anything. He looks at me then straightens up, he looks away and walks after Bill, I sigh and fix my ponytail "Men" I grumble and roll my eyes. I jog up to them "Alright, here we go" Bill says and opens the back door of the cafe. We walk outside, there are bunches of cars surrounding us, "So... Why don't you fix up one of these cars?" I ask Bill, "Oh my god, you're a genius. I mean the whole time, why on earth hadn't I thought about fixin' one of these cars" Bill says sarcastically. "Okay... don't be a dick" I say annoyed, I can't stand to be around him for one more minute "Their tires are rotted and their batteries are dead" he says flatly.
I sigh in irritation "Are you done?" I ask, "Can't even begin to think what the inside of the engine blocks look like" he continues. "only ones making new cars are the military" he finishes, I hear screams coming from in front of us, I look behind the cars to see infected running right at us "Goddammit" Joel mutters as he pulls out his revolver. "Infected!" I yell and run behind a police car behind me, "Ellie, get behind me!" Joel yells, I do as he says, he shoots the few runners close to me. I toss a brick at the Clicker coming way too close to Joel, he shoots it in the head before it reaches him, I breathe a sigh of relief when we hear no more infected. "Alright... you gotta check the barricades..." Bill starts to tell himself, "Are you alright?" Joel asks me, he tucks his gun into his back pocket as he stares into my eyes "Yeah... Yeah I'm fine" I say out of breath.
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The Last Ones Left
Romance"I can't lose you like I've lost everyone else" I say, something inside of him clicks and his eyes turn angry "You have no idea what loss is" he says through clenched teeth. The tears in my eyes finally overflow and they fall down my cheeks faster t...
