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A Journey of My Own

Note: This is supposed to be a story set in the Walking Dead universe, and what I personally would do to survive. I’m going to post it and see how it goes, and if it does okay, I’ll make more. I’m 11 in this. I’m also a guy. I’ll be changing names that are personal to me.

I woke up to screams, screams everywhere. The loudest were coming down the hall, where my parents slept.  I grab a knife, a combat knife, on my desk and run. I open the door to see their room, blood was strewn about and a body on top of my mother’s body. Not knowing who it was, I run up and stab them. I pull out the knife as they look at me. My father. His skin was pale and his eyes dead, fresh blood around his mouth. On pure instinct, I stab the thing through the eye. The body falls over to the other side of the bed. Panic takes me as I grab my mother’s wrist, checking for a pulse. Nothing. She was gone. Already figuring that scrambling the brain was the only effective thing to do, I stabbed her before she ended up like my father. I run into my brother’s room, wanting to see if he had fallen to the same thing our parents had, only to see him wide awake and crying. He sees me and hugs me. I hug back for a minute before I look at him.

“Matt, we have to go. Obviously whatever killed Mom and Dad is widespread, we need to gather our weapons and go. I have the keys to both cars. I want you to go downstairs and grab as much ammo as you can, I’ll grab the guns and knives or melee weapons I can find. Got it? Take your shotgun with you, fully load it. You see anyone you don’t know downstairs you don’t hesitate to blow their brains out.”

Matt rushes downstairs to the basement. He takes his shotgun, 12 gauge, and checks the basement, only to find our cat, Buzz, alive and well. Matt then goes into the storage room. Taking the duffel bag he has, he stuffs as many boxes of ammo as he can and he runs back upstairs.

Meanwhile

I had run back into my room, grabbed my katana, and secured it to my back. I run into my parent’s room, grab a bolt-action rifle and shoot open the safe. The door swings open and I collect all the guns and ammunition from there. Then I grab the rest from the room and pack it all in a duffel bag.  Putting it at the top of the stairs, I run into my room, grabbing any pocket knives I can find and the baseball bat. I shove it all into the duffel and bring it downstairs. Matt meeting me in the dining room. 

Matt looked at me, terrified, and said, “We need to gather food and the cooking supplies we have into a container. One of those big plastic boxes we have.” 

I looked back at him and calmly told him, “Go downstairs and get the cooking supplies, Let me gather anything that won’t go bad any time soon on the island. I want you to bring all the cat food upstairs and get Buzz in a cat carrier. Grab his harness too.” Matt split off to go get the cooking supplies and Buzz. I basically unloaded the pantry as I sorted between stuff that would stay good for a bit and stuff that wouldn’t. Things such as dinner boxes, canned meat, peanut butter, canned and dried beans, canned soup, canned chili, spaghetti sauce, and powdered milk. After I sorted, Matt came upstairs with all the cooking supplies and helped load the food in with the cooking supplies. I walk over to our recycle bin and grab empty water bottles to fill, slowly filling them and storing them away. We go into the garage and grab saws, hammers, nails, and shovels to use as weapons and for tools. Packing those with the guns and melee weapons, we take everything to the front and sit down to eat the things that could go bad soon, enjoying them for the last time. 

Matt looked at me and asked, nonchalantly, “Where do we want to go? I was thinking of going west, to our grandparents.”

I looked back at him, swallowed my food, and said sternly, “No. We are going to Washington, and If that doesn’t work, then we find a boat.”

Matt replied, “What if D.C isn’t what you think it is? Then what?”

I reply, raising my voice slightly, “Then we join up with others, survive best we can.”

Matt just looks at me and shakes his head, “Alright, we’ll do it your way.”

We finish our meal. Walking over to the front door. We grab our backpacks, filled with clothes. Matt straps a machete to his back and shoves the baseball bat into his backpack and gets ready. I throw a couple of transformers into my pack and sling it on my shoulder opposite of my katana, and ready myself. 

We look at each other as I ask, “You ready for hell?”

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So I’m kinda writing a better “In Worlds Lost” than the one I have, so I’m gonna be a bit. 

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Old and New Friends

Note: Some of this writing is not my own.  rainbows-fanfics let me have a draft and create this. Thanks!

Louis’ POV

It had been a bit over a year since the Delta. Violet had started to get social again and Willy ended up making a prosthetic for Clementine. Life had been good, great even. I was in the piano room, playing away anything I could remember or any sheet music I found before the other music room burnt down. The door creaked open and scared me, making me jump and scream like a girl. Clementine came in laughing.

“That scream was amazing Louis,” Clementine chuckled, “Do it again!”

I became defensive but playful, “I was in the middle of playing piano when that door decided to creak in the middle of me playing!” 

Clem made her way over to the bench and sat down on my left, putting her head on my shoulder.

“I was thinking back to that card game we played when I first got here. You remember when I talked about that baseball player I met?” Clem seemed to be a bit brighter than usual as she spoke.

I responded, clawing into my memory to see if I could recollect, “Very, very vaguely.”

“Well, I was wondering if we could take a trip down there, the wars going on in the area are sure to have died down by this point, and Javi would be glad to see me. It’s where Richmond used to be, It’s called New Richmond, It is pretty far from here, but we can make good time if we find a car. It’s 300 miles from here to there. It should be about a week’s walk from here.” Clementine seemed excited at the prospect of seeing these people again, how could I say no to a face like that?

“Sounds like a hard trip, but I’m in. Who’s coming with us?” 

Clem smirked and looked right into my eyes, “Just us.”

That was unexpected, to say the least, but I was all for it. I nodded and smiled at the thought of being alone with her for so long. We both got up and went outside and explained the idea to everyone. Clem did most of the talking while I sat there and looked dumb. The idea eventually passed through and everyone helped us pack, we were going to head out in two days.

The two days passed, and with several goodbyes from A.J and Violet hugging me out of nowhere, we were off. Those days on the road were harder than I had ever expected, it only made me feel more guilty for leaving Clem and A.J to die in the forest, before the Delta. They were also some of the best. The cuddle sessions were amazing by the fire each day as one of us was on watch while the other slept. Seven days on the road and we finally arrived at gates with spikes on the ends of it and a control platform above it. As I first saw the gate, my mind forced me to blurt out, “This gives off medal music vibes to me.” Clem chuckled and said simply, “That’s kinda the point, don’t you think?” I replied quickly, “Yep.” As we approached the gates we saw a boy in an orange beanie, tallish, and holding an AK-47. 

Clem yelled out at the boy, “GUESS WHO’S BACK GABE?”

The boy jumped and looked at us, gun raised, then lowered it after looking a bit longer.

“Clementine? Is that seriously you?” The boy seemed shocked and happy

“In the flesh.”

The gates opened as Gabe came out and approached, I was walking beside Clem as the boy came and eyed me.

“Who are you?” He asked, strength in his voice.

“I am Louis, Clem’s boyfriend, she wanted me to meet you and Javier. I’ve heard about you guys from her.” I replied with strength above his own, subconsciously asserting my dominance over him.

His face dropped a bit at this realization. The face he made confused me a bit, but I brushed it off as Gabe spoke, “Well Clem, You are always welcome here to New Richmond, so let’s come in and find Kate and Javi, I’m sure they will be as glad to see you as I am and meet a new face.”

We were guided through the gates and a clang followed as they shut, seeming to trap us here. I hoped they wouldn’t kill us, I was sure they wouldn’t though. We followed a road down through the city, the buildings tall and unlike something I had seen since I was ten. We stopped in front of an apartment complex, the building standing tall with a raven or a crow standing in the front. We entered the building and climbed a flight of stairs before arriving at a door.

“Well, here is their apartment, I need to go back and get on watch, have fun.”

I quipped and smirked, “We certainly will!”

Clem looked at me and turned bright red, “Louis!” 

I just chuckled and knocked on the door three times. We waited for a second before the door opened and a tall man with black, moppy hair and a beard opened the door.

“Guess who’s back?”

“Clementine?”

A woman’s voice came from inside the house, “Wait, are you talking to Clementine? Is she back?”

The man, whom I assumed to be Javier, called back and said excitedly, “Yeah, it is! I can’t believe it! Wait, who is this?”

Clem responded, warmness in her voice, “Javi, this is my boyfriend Louis! Been with him a year and I adore him, I brought him along to meet you guys.”

Javier eyed me before sticking his hand out, I took it in kind, giving a firm grip to return his own. 

“Well come on in, Kate can’t wait to see you, Clem!” Javi seemed to be ultra excited, it had been a while since they had seen another. 

The one I assumed to be Kate stood up, her bangs split into thirds on her head with a braid in the back. She hugged Clementineshe was caring before eying me.

“Who might you be?” Kate seemed slightly concerned at my presence, her protective mode seemingly kicking in.

I replied, trying to defuse the tension, “I, am Louis, Clementine’s boyfriend.” I laid a kiss on Clem’s forehead as Kate relaxed a bit.

Javier spoke up, “Well, the last time I saw Clem she had the personality of an aggressive rock.”

I laughed, too long for Clementine’s liking. 

“I can’t imagine her like anything else but a teddy bear!” I replied between laughs and wheezes. Man, I like this guy already. 

A knock came back to the door, Three taps. Javi moved over to the door and there stood Gabe.

Gabe spoke, “My watch shift just ended, figured I’d hang out with you guys.” 

Javi looked over at Clem, “Well Clem, Kate and I would like to show you some of the newer things here in New Richmond,” Javi turned to face me, “You sure you’ll be okay with Gabe here?”

I replied with humor, “Of course, I have to be on my best behavior for my teddy bear here!”

Clementine punched my arm and chuckled. 

Kate entered the room, “We’ll get going, see you guys in a bit.”

They left without another word, stranding me with Gabe. We turned to face each other and I gave him an honest grin, nodding once in his direction. He smiled and awkwardly copied the gesture. We were then left in silence, our eye contact slipping as neither of us dared to start talking. I twiddled my thumbs under the table as I thought of what to say.

"So..." I whistled under my breath. "You're an old friend of Clem's?"

He looked surprised as I started speaking, but nodded in regards to the question. "Yeah, you could say that."

"How do you know her?" I pressed.

This may be awkward, but I was least getting to know him some more. I felt that was appropriate to do in this time frame until Clem got back. Gabe looked startled before going quiet, staring at the table and messing with his cuticles in thought. He looked up and shrugged, not bothering to make eye contact with me.

"Clementine helped us with overrunning the New Frontier. I helped her with some things and Javi said we made a great team together. Whether it was taking out walkers or playing a card game. She was just nice to be around."

I arched my eyebrow in interest. "Card games?"

"Oh, yeah, I, uh, taught her one." He squeezed his eyes shut before opening them again. "I think it was euchre."

"How about you and I play one, then?" I offered, grabbing the deck out of my usual pocket and holding it in my hands. "While we wait for them to get back, of course."

His eyes lit up. A good sign. "Shit? You carry a deck around with you, too?"

"You bet! Never know when the opportunity is gonna' come. I find that card games help lighten the mood." I dealt him a pile. "How about we play...war? Easy and shouldn't take that long."

"You seem to have a lot of confidence," He commented as he took his pile. I shrugged.

We started by focusing on the game first, easing into it by dealing with our cards. We had the same rank right out of the bat and, after turning them over, I found Gabe had the higher cards. I winched watching him take them and tuck them under his pile. Not a great start on my end, but I was sure I'd be doing better as the game progressed. We did a couple more rounds before I decided to speak again, clearing my throat.

"You said Clem was fun to be around with. Why's that?" His eyes looked into mine. They were too tense, so I followed it with a joke. "Didn't she, like, scare you? She has this aura about her, doesn't she? Freaked me out when I first met her."

"Oh, yeah." He gave a pitiful laugh. "I thought she hated me. Didn't think she'd ever talk to me."

"Right?" I laughed along. "I thought she'd stab me in my sleep when I first met her."

"She's intimidating, but I think that's why I liked her, you know? She's...interesting, once you get to know her."

He wore a shy smile as he flipped his card. I didn't say anything about it, not even when I won the round and took the cards. Gabe was right, after all. Clementine was a tough shell to crack, but when you got to know her, she was caring. To those, she liked, anyway. I admired her toughness as much as the next guy, and as much as it fazed me, I still didn't let it stop me from flirting with her.

"You're pretty good," He told me. I nodded back to him.

"You, too."

"So, Louis, uh..." He drummed his fingers against the table. "How do you know Clem? How did you guys meet exactly?"

"I think it was about a year ago. My friend, Marlon, found her and A.J. in a car crash near our boarding school. They treated Clem, but A.J. was a lot to handle without her there. He didn't exactly warm up to us at first. He was giving my friend Ruby a lot of issues. He even bit her on the hand just because she walked up from behind him."

"Oh, shit." Gabe cringed. I nodded and followed with a shrug.

"Yeah, well, I calmed him down by playing the piano. I don't know how long it was until Clem came into the room and met with him again. When she told me her name, I couldn't help it." A shit-eating grin grew on my face. "When she asked for another song, I sang her 'Oh My Darlin' Clementine'."

"How did she feel about that? She'd have punched me."

"She told me she loved that song. So I kept playing. I thought it would get on her nerves but it didn't. Not like that's an issue; I've found other ways to get under her skin."

I saw I had won the round and collected my share. By this point, we were getting closer to the end of the game. I was winning right now; Gabe's pile got smaller while we were talking. I grinned as we flipped over our next set of cards, hoping to get this meaningless victory just so I'd have something to talk about later. I noticed Gabe's sudden silence and glanced up. He was staring at his cards, a troubled expression on his face.

"Sorry, I meant to go easy but my cards were just too good." I rubbed my hand along my coat conceitedly.

He looked up in surprise. How do I manage to keep startling him just by talking? Either that or he was spacing out a lot. "O-Oh, uh, I was just...thinking."

"Well, then. Penny for your thoughts? They're not back yet and, as good as I am at winning, the game isn't exactly over just yet."

"Yeah." He chuckled nervously, watching as I won the round again. "I, uh...I was just wondering something. Like, um, how you and Clem are...together." His hesitation made me quirk an eyebrow. "The last time I saw her, she was really serious and kind of, well, hard at times. You're the exact opposite. How did she...fall for you, exactly?"

My eyes widened in surprise. I wasn't sure how to respond to that question. Juggling the card box in my hand, I thought about it seriously for a moment. "Well, I guess making her laugh a lot helped."

"How do you do that, though? It was hard just to get her to smile when I last with her." His frown deepened. "But you do it so easily...you don't even have to say anything and she still smiles."

"Heh." My chest warmed at that. "I don't know, honestly. It's usually me making a stupid joke and just hoping someone will laugh. If she finds it funny, she'll laugh."

His look didn't change. "Yeah. That makes sense."

It grew tense as we ended the game, all the cards in my pile. I expected to feel triumphant for winning, but the look on his face made me feel guilty for naturally doing so good at the game. I knitted my eyebrows together as I stuffed the cards back in, wondering what went wrong in our conversation. As I closed the lid and slid it back in my pocket, I faced him again.

"Well, that was fun! We should play another after dinner." It encouraged me to see him nod slightly. "I'm sure Clem will want to join, too."

He perked up. "Really?"

I wondered why he reacted that way so quickly. Before I question anything about it, we heard footsteps coming. Gabe smiled looking past me and stood from his seat, moving faster than I could get off of the bench. The door opened as we saw Clem, Kate, and Javier coming in. They were smiling, but I could tell just from the look on Clementine's face that there was something important. Gabe greeted them and I followed behind, slipping my hand into Clem's.

"You guys are back quicker than I thought," Gabe commented.

"Everyone's doing their job. We just checked in on things. We saw Jesus too." Javi explained. "What have you and Louis been up to?"

"We played a short game of war."

"And I won. Naturally." I added. Clem shoved my side as she rolled her eyes. I noticed Gabe watching us intently through the corner of my eye. As I turned, he faced his uncle.

"I can help you get everyone for dinner. And set things up."

"Thanks, Gabriel." 

Dinner was a blur, everything blends together when everyone is laughing. The next day Clementine and I left, giving our goodbyes. I was sad to go, Gabe was a cool dude, but that’s just how it goes. Seven days later and A.J tackles Clementine and then me. We were home.

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In Worlds Lost | Chapter Four

Lee’s POV

To be honest, I had been waiting for years for this to happen. I adore the boy, and I could think of no one better for my sweet pea. The table was silent, but my face was all Louis seemed to need to smile big. He was as happy as I had ever seen him. My smirk was unexpected by my ever-so-loving wife, but she knew as well as I there was no reason not to be happy here. Clementine took off her hat as A.J asked, “What’s a girlfriend? Is it like a friend that is a girl?” I looked at him and said softly, “No, not like friends, more like what your mother and I are. They aren’t married, but they have the same idea of a relationship as your mother and I. It’s like the part before marriage.” “Will you guys get married???” “Louis smirked and opened his mouth to say something, but Clementine quickly spoke and said to A.J, “We could get married, we could not. It is all a matter of how things play out. There are no real guarantees yet.” Louis looks on in slight awe of her wisdom and quips, “Yet you say?” Clem quips right back, “We’ll see, won’t we?” Carley chuckles and gets up. “I had a feeling that you two would be getting together as soon as Lee told me about Louis coming over, so I did something I never normally do.” Louis and Clem chimed at the same time, “My interest has peaked.” They both looked at each other and blushed as I said “Looks like you should’ve said ‘our’ instead of ‘my’.” I smirked as Clem turned the brightest red I have ever seen and lightly hit my arm. “Dad!” Carley brought out of the oven two cookie sheets full of, well, cookies! A.J yelled “Cookies!” but immediately sat down as Carley eyed the boy with daggers. “I made sugar cookies and Clem’s favorite, Monster cookies without the M&Ms!! I’m rather proud of myself.” I stood up from my chair and announced to everyone very loud so I could hush A.J, “I want dishes cleared and in the dishwasher or the sink before anyone touches these cookies, understand?” Clem looked at me and with politeness in her voice, chirped out a “Yes sir.” Louis and A.J went to the sink to get started while Clem loaded the dishwasher. Carley and I stood back as we admired the three at work. I looked at Carley and whispered, “I like him. He does well with A.J. They are as much of a duo as Clem is with either one of them.” “It’s hard to disagree, but seeing Louis in this light may reveal things not desirable in a husband.” “I’m sure they will be fine. Our daughter is smart enough to distinguish between the good and the bad. I already can tell he is way better than Gabe was.” “You can say that again.” The sudden crash of a plate against the floor broke up the conversation as Louis went straight for a dustpan and broom.  A.J looked down and said, “It slipped.” I walked over and looked at him.  “It was an accident, but please be careful next time.” “Ok, I’m sorry Dad.” He wrapped his arms around my waist, hugged and let go. Louis was already sweeping up the glass, with Clem holding the dustpan. “Good lord, you guys sure get things done quick!” Louis looked at me and quipped, “Now or never, you know.” I replied simply, “I could not agree more.” 

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In Worlds Lost | Chapter Three

Louis’ POV

The silence that followed was the scariest part of my life. Her mouth just hung open, surprised and at a loss for words as she looked at me. A moment of wit came over as Clem blurted out, “That was not at all what I expected from you, Louis. If anything I had expected I’D have to ask you out.” “Yeah, the jokes tend to hide what I feel pretty wel- wait what?” My brain just… died. I could not yet fully process that the girl of my dreams had just said she was into me. I could not process it. The blank stare did force Clementine to ask, “Louis? What’s wrong.” “Oh, nothing, just my brain trying to restart to process this fucking amazing day I’m having,” Clem smirks and looks at me with a look I have never seen from her before. She scooted closer to me on her bed as I spoke endlessly. “I thought for sure you would friendzone me but I guess I am the most charming ma-” It came so suddenly. Out of thin air, I went from talking my heart out to being locked in a kiss I could have only dreamed of. A year of being scared and Violet pushing me to ask had finally paid off. I moved my hand up to her face and rested it on her cheek as I melted into her further and further as the kiss went on for longer. It was a good two minutes before we stopped. Neither of us wanted to, but neither of us wanted to risk being caught by A.J or even worse, Carley. I grinned as Clem’s face lit up bright red. “That was very late.” “You don’t know the half of it.” Clem smiled genuinely at me as I tugged on the sides of my coat with a giant smile on my face. Lee called up for us. “Clem! Louis! Dinner’s ready!” Clem got up and yelled down “We’ll be down in two seconds!” Even I knew how good Lee’s mac n cheese was. We both rushed downstairs and sat next to one another as Lee came in from the backyard. “Hey, Louis. How’s it been?” “One of my better days I would say.” Clem turned a bright red, and Carley noticed. She seemed to stay quiet though. Lee had to make another trip outside, A.J at his side as he pulled in two whole racks of ribs and set them down on towels doused in cold water. I removed my trench coat and unbuttoned the top two buttons of my shirt. I know ribs are messy. After a bit of waiting and A.J refusing to quiet down for a bit, Lee came back with a smell I could only describe as heavenly. Not even Omar made the kind of mac that Lee did. Clem looked at the table and got up. I looked over at her as she opened a cabinet, grabbed a pretty big plate and a butcher’s knife, and brought them to the table. She handed the knife to Lee and put the plate in the middle of the table. “Boneyard.” We all began to eat, I got three ribs and some mac, along with green beans, and a strawberry, just because I saw it in the fridge. Lee eyed my plate and raised an eyebrow, “A strawberry Louis?” “Hey, I don't judge what you eat with your ribs!” Lee chuckled as Clem smiled. Carley tried to be subtle and asked, “Why did you want to be here Louis?” “You mean besides the fact that it has been forever since I had this mac? Thank you for the meal by the way.” Lee chimed in, “You’re welcome.” I looked over at Clem, she had made it obvious enough so I decided to just go for it. “As of, what? Twenty to twenty-five minutes ago, your daughter decided she wanted to be my girlfriend.” 

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In Worlds Lost | Chapter Two

Clementine’s POV

Louis had been mysterious about what he wanted to talk about, and with his big mouth, he tried to talk to me as little as possible today so he wouldn’t reveal anything. Lee texted as I hopped in my car. 

“Are you hanging out with friends or coming home?”

“I’m headed home, do you need me to do anything?”

“As a matter of fact, could you pick up A.J. and bring him home? Your mother was pressed for time and couldn’t get there.”

“Ok, I’ll call their office.”

“Thank you sweet pea”

“Anytime”

After an awkward call with the Elementary school office, I was on the road and got there within ten minutes. The idea of a little brother had been enticing at first, but it wasn’t near as fun as it seemed. A.J had never known his parents, so Lee and Carley had taken it upon themselves to raise the boy in a good home as they did with me. A.J hopped in and went on for the entire car ride about his crazy day, but I had tuned out. I was thinking, the possibilities of what Louis would say running in my head as fast as I was driving. 

“Clem!”

A.J snapped me back to reality as I realized we were home.

“Ok, I’m unlocking the door.” 

As we both went in, We hung our backpacks by the front as Lee emerged from the kitchen. He wasn’t much of a baker but damn he could make the best mac n cheese you could ever taste.

“Hey, kids! How was school?”

“It was CRAZY Dad. There was a fight in every single grade in the school.”

“Did you happen to be in one of those fights?”

“Yes…”

“Did you start it?”

“No.”

“Really?”

“Yep. We were arguing and he just punched my head. I beat him up until I made him cry.”

“Good man. As your sister and I say, you never start a fight, but you always finish one. Clem, what about your day?”

“In all honesty, it was alright. While I’m thinking about it, Could Louis come over for a bit?”

“How long is a bit?”

“An hour or two.”

“He can stay for dinner too if he’s hungry.” 

“I’ll make sure he knows. Thank you, Dad. What about Carley though?”

“I’m sure she will be fine with it.”

I went up to my room and texted Louis. I was already on his way so I hopped in the shower and hoped that I could be in and out before he got here. I did manage to get out 20 minutes before he said he’d be here. I went into my room and put on underwear and a bra, giving myself a hard time with the hook. After I got my bra on, I threw on jeans and a grey t-shirt. I proceeded to put on the jacket I wore everywhere and tied my hair to the left side of my head. I put on the hat my father had given me all those years ago and waited for a little bit. It seemed like days before that ring came to my ears. I waited patiently for him to come up. A knock came to my door and I answered, “Come in Lou.” He came right back at me with “How’d you know?” I chuckled and replied, “I could hear you coming from a mile away, you know.” He became a bit flirty and said with a smug tone “Oh Clem, you’re listening for me?” Even though he was like this all the time, that was not what I had expected from him. I saw a screen glow as a ringtone, that of Yoda, came over the quiet room. “It’s Marlon,” Louis announced, “Give me a second please.” Louis proceeded to walk to the other side of the room as I heard several swears come from Louis as he talked. He never normally slung out more than two or three in a conversation, but he went on like Duck when he played video games. He hung up the phone and came back over to me. “Sorry for so many swears, Marlon was being an ass.” This had my curiosity, as It was out of the ordinary for Louis and Marlon to be as ferocious as they seemed to have just been. “Well, shit…” Louis muttered to himself as he tried to keep himself together, I had never seen him like this. “I- well- ehm, Time to get serious.” Louis spoke with nervousness in his voice. I replied, trying to calm his nerves by quipping, “Serious? Wow. You feeling ok?” Louis replied, nervousness continuing to rise, “No, not really.  I’ve known you for, what? Six years maybe?” I commented, “Almost seven years.” “Well in those seven years, I was under the impression that we were real good friends, as we are now. I realized a year ago that I wanted more. It took me a year to build up the courage to ask one simple question of you.” He murmured what sounded like an “oh shitshitshit.” and he just blurted out, “Will you be my girlfriend?”

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I will trust you- I will extend my hand to you despite the risk of betrayal, because it is possible, through trust, to bring out the best in you and perhaps in me.

Jordan B Peterson

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In Worlds Lost | Chapter One

Clementine’s POV

I had thought I had seen it all. I thought Louis would not do what he had done. God, it captivated me. The way he moved was mysterious but knowing. The way he talked had done nothing but make my stomach flutter. I’m sixteen and I have never once felt the way I did with him. I was at lunch, Junior year hadn’t been all that bad. Vi and Lou had been my friends for as long as I could remember. I remember they moved here when I was ten, and Louis was twelve. We quickly became friends even though we did not go to the same school for most of my middle school years. Violet had not adjusted as easily as Louis had, but time is the key to many things. Lou walked over to my table along with Violet, Brody, Minnie, and Duck. 

“What’s up, guys?” I said playfully as I proceeded to smack Duck in the back of the head

Louis proceeded to joke in a soft tone

“Well, I only see two guys here, three if you count tomboy Clem here.”

“When it comes to a lot of things, you act like a girl, so I guess it evens out.”

You could hear the flirtatious tone in my voice as I spoke, and I immediately shut my mouth. Violet and Minnie were eating together and not paying attention to what was being said. Brody was asleep and Duck was staring like he just saw god himself. I felt my phone vibrate and I pulled it out of my pocket. It was Lee. Lee had found me after my mother was killed in a shooting. Duck had been seriously hurt from a bullet wound. It grazed him and he survived, but he has a nasty scar from where the bullet once tore skin. Lee was there and was able to get Duck and me to safety. He proceeded to take Duck to the hospital and stayed with me until someone went and got me. My Dad had been a wreck and being in the middle of divorce didn’t help. His financial situation was declining and he had to give me up. 

“Helloooooo? Earth to Clementine?” 

Louis was at it again.

“What?”

“You seemed a bit lost there Clemmy.”

“Clemmy? Seriously?”

“Yeah, what else would I call you?”

“Queen Clem.”

“Medieval, I like it. But I’m pretty sure that there are only two guys here, and Duck certainly isn’t king material, ARE YOU DUCK?”

“What the fu-. Louis you piece of-”

“Do not speak to your king like that!”

“Oh shut up, both of you. You are below me peasants!”

Laughter erupted as I made that last comment. Louis still had to go on though.

“Hey! I’m king material and you know it, you just don’t want to admit it.”

“What is that implying?”

“I refuse to elaborate.”

Silence took the room for a second. Louis easily started a conversation again.

“I want to do-”

“Woah, assertive is not in your character trait pool.” 

“Well, I’m trying to be serious here. I want to come over to your house tonight and I want to talk with you. 

“About what exactly?”

“That is for me to know and for you to find out, my queen.”