Bashing Heads - Ellis X Reader

4

"This girl is almost getting us killed!" Nick yelled at me.

"We never showed her how to use the gun properly!" Rochelle argued, as I shy'd away and pulled my shirt over my face to curl up into a ball with my back against the red door. "We can't just drop her, Nick! She had a good idea with the cola, she could have more!" Was her only reason.

"And she's human." Coach added, kneeling down before me. He put his hand on my knee. "It's okay, we're not gonna drop you. We're a team." Coach smiled.

"And now I can actually teach er' to use a gun!" Ellis smiled, and I popped my head out of my shirt.

"I don't know a damn thing about zombies, or guns... or-or survival." I mentioned, looking to the floor. "I'm trying to learn, but I can't learn in a few seconds of obtaining one." I looked to Nick seeing him scoff and turn around. "I'm sorry, okay? I come from out of state, and I never held a gun in my entire life before... better yet, seen one in real life." I spoke truly.

"Haven't you ever played a shooter game?" Coach looked worried.

"No... I've only had the xbox growing up, and it was filled with only adventure games." I sighed.

Coach glanced at his team, then to me. "I know how you feel, I had to teach some kids like you in school... you never said how old you were?" He asked.

I stayed silent, looking away. "Twenty..." I softly said, Nick already laughing and everyone glaring at him. "I got out of high school to work, and I've just never been taught anything violent where I'm from."

"No wonder you're holding us back! You're a college drop out!" Nick laughed harder then before. Rochelle elbowing him in the ribs. "-Oof!" He lost all the air on his lungs. "Shit..." He muttered, as Rochelle kneeled down next to me too. "Asshole." Nick whispered, but she just rolled her eyes.

"Don't listen to him, he's just looking after himself right now." She said sweetly.

"I don't know how to use the gun properly in a fight against the infected."

Ellis passed through, and grabbed my hand on my head, pulling me up. "I'll show ya'." He said, handing me his desert eagle and turning me to the gaps of the red door. "I want ya' to shoot the zombies walking by." He whispered getting me in between his arms again.

"Not this shit again, get another room guys." Nick made another comment to get Rochelle and Coach hurt him even more. "Fucking fine, I'll stop!" Nick swatted them away from his suit.

"Okay, you see em' walking? Lead yewr' shot a tad." He instructed, giving me the pointer while I was in his arms made me... feel off. I took my aim, shaking slightly. "We're safe in ere'. You don't need to panic." He whispered lightly.

As I took one breath, feeling his chest warm against my back I took the bullet and it went directly into the zombie's skull. I smiled, pulling back the gun and looking at Ellis over my shoulder. "I did it!" I smiled widely, he looked proud. He pulled me into a hug as I laughed. "When we were at the store, I was just shooting blindly. The jockey on Rochelle got me to focus!" I cheered, then a zombie bounced on the door. Scared, I tried to back up and just knocked back Ellis and fell on his crotch to hear him groan in pain as I quickly stood up and bite down on my fingernails. "Sorry!" I cried out as he held onto himself.

Nick held in a laugh, covering his mouth and looking away. The other members just held in a laugh, while Ellis held himself.

Not even looking, I just held up the gun to the zombie's head and killed it. "Nice... job..." He wheezed out, rolling to his side.

"We're not-" a small laugh from Coach made him break, "leaving for at least ten minutes." Coach announced. "So you better practice your shots while you're here." He looked to me.

"I'm sorry, Ellis." I said again.

"Just... practice."