Chapter 23: Another nightmare

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Y/N's POV

It's been two weeks. We've been preparing for the raiders to come attack us. Me, Clem, and AJ were sleeping. But I wake up due to Clem who was sweating and shaking. She was having a nightmare.

Y/N: Clem?

I start shaking her.

Y/N: Clem, Wake up!

After shaking her for a bit, she finally jerks up and starts panting. I pull her into a hug. AJ wakes up. 

Y/N: Hey, hey, It's okay, It's okay.

Clementine: I'm sorry. It's just another nightmare.

Y/N: Is it about Lee?

Clementine: No. It was about the night we found AJ. At the ranch.

Y/N: I'm sorry Clem.

Clementine: There's nothing to be sorry for.

We see AJ on top of our dresser.

Y/N: Why're you up?

AJ: Clem was having an nightmare.

I see AJ holding a knife.

Clementine: Did you have a bad dream as well? You've been having them too.

AJ: I feel safer like this. Not sleeping. I wanna stay up forever. I think I could. If I tried hard.

Clementine: We're safe here, AJ. 

AJ: Doesn't feel like it.

Clementine: Let's get you back to bed. 

AJ: No. You guys don't have to keep checking on me. You always say, be tough. So I am. Be strong. And I will. And brave, all the time.

Y/N: You're the toughest boy we know. The toughest boy in the whole world.

AJ: Not as tough like you guys.

Clementine: Well, No one is as tough as me and Y/N.

I smile at her.

AJ: I'm sorry you guys have to do all of the hard work. To atone me. I'm gonna help more.

AJ gets off the dresser and starts walking.

Y/N: Where are you going?

AJ: On patrol.

Clementine: Patrol>

AJ: For danger. Bad people. Monsters. And nightmares.

Y/N: How about you stay here? I can make sure no more nightmares come.

AJ: You can't do that. You're not magic.

Clementine: Because I am.

AJ starts to laugh.

Clementine: Remember what I said earlier? I have magic, I could make Y/N disappear.   

AJ continues to laugh. I laugh a little too.

AJ: No you can't. Even if you did, you wouldn't do that to Y/N.

Clem then smiles at me.

Clementine: You're right AJ, I would never do that to Y/N.

Clem lays her head on my shoulder as I lay my head on her head.

AJ: Can I... maybe sleep in your bed? Like when I was little?

Y/N: Of course you can.

AJ: I'm not scared. Just tired.

AJ gets in the middle of me and Clem on the bed.

Clementine: AJ?

AJ: What?

Clementine: You're still little.

AJ: Yeah, I know.

Y/N: It's not a bad thing, Clem is still a little short.

AJ lets out a small giggle as Clem reaches over AJ and playfully punches me in the arm. We all drift off to sleep.

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