Love Aside | Ellie x Male Reader | The Last Of Us

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*Readers pov*

I drop down, the middle of the night.

I am behind a car while holding my butterfly knife.

I hear a mans voice, a womans voice and a soilders voice sorting some stuff out.

Wheres the package? Are these the 2 Marlenes friends getting thrown about by a solider?

They all begin fighting.

Should I help? Ah, fuck it.

I jump out of cover and cut the throat of another solider so he dosen't scream. The body drops to the ground with a thudd which reveals me to the 2.

I crack my knuckles.

The man speaks.

???: Who are you?

You: You're Marlenes friends?

The woman speaks.

???: "Friends"? Fuck her!

???: Whats it to you? What do you want?

You: I was sent here by Marlene to deliver a package with her 2 companions. Is it you?

Is it a trap?

???: Joel! It's the guy!

Wait...Joel?

Joel: He's a kid! Christ sake, Marlene...

You: Joel? It's me.

I take my mask off and put it back on quickly.

The woman is Tess, I haven't seen these 2 for so long.

Tess: Firefly Hunter...What a coincidence...

You: We're all outside Querantine Zone. Watch out for infected.

Tess: We have loads to talk about.

You: Whats the package and where do we take it?

Joel: Pretty far out. And your "package" is-

Theres a beep.

We all look towards it.

It's a girl my age holding out a device. A infected tester.

Was she there the whole time?

Tess: Yeah, she was there the whole time.

Tess takes the device.

Tess: Oh, Shit.

She chucks it to Joel and he catches it as he looks at it.

Joel: Jesus Christ...Cutter, look at this.

He throws me it and I catch it.

Theres a flashing screen with the words "Infected" popping in green.

Is Tess or Joel infected? Oh, shit...

You:...Which one of you is infected?

Tess: The girl.

I look at her.

You: And? We are here to deliver a package, not babysit. So...

My deep voice is rough due to my mask.

I take out my pistol and point it at her without looking.

Joel:...Cutter!

I look at him.

Joel: She IS the package!

???: I'm not just some fucking package! Stop pointing a gun at me, asshole!

She shouts at me clearly upset.

You: You're infected. She's the package...We're smuggling a infected package.

Joel reaches to Tess.

Joel: Marlene set us up? Why the hell are we smuggling a infected girl.

???: I'm not infected.

Joel: No? So this is lying?

He throws the device on the floor next to her as she continues to lay down on the floor while resting on a cargo box.

???: I can explain.

Tess: Explain fast.

Tess has her gun out like I do.

???: Look at this!

She reveals her arm with a bite on it.

Joel: I don't care how you got infected.

He turns around in disappointment and frustration.

???: This is 3 weeks old.

Tess: No. Everyone turns within 2 days.

You:...I mean not really.

Joel: What?

I roll up my sleeve and show a huge part of my arm thats damaged.

You: Got bitten and cut the whole chunk off. She could be similar.

I put my sleeve back.

Tess: Well, she has a clear bite mark so she didn't cut it out.

You: Fair. Shoot her.

???: Why would she set you up?!

Theres quiet as the girl looks for reactions.

Joel: I ain't buying it.

Theres quiet again.

We hear a car driving up.

Joel: Fuck...Tess, run! Come, Cutter!

You: No, I'll meet you at the bridge! Take the girl.

Joel: Fine. See you there.

I run off.