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Accepting Our Inevitable Love - Clouis

Summary: Clementine has new butterflies in her stomach, something she had never felt before. It's scary, and she doesn't know if she can accept them or not.
Words: 3733

(This is an AU where Clementine never got her leg cut off, and never romanced anyone. It takes place 3 years in the future.)

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"Shit." Clementine cursed under her breath, the subtle strands of hair getting in the way of her vision. She pushed her hair up, tucking it under her hat. Clem knew she'd needed to cut her hair soon. It was getting way to long now, having to tuck it in a messy low bun wasn't very protective. She focused once more at the task at hand, aiming the stick at the fish who traveled quite fast down the stream, quickly she stabbed, a fish appeared at the end of the stick when she lifted it. She smiled with relief and took the fish in the palm of her hand, placing it in the bucket next to her with a thud.

"Clem! Clem look!" She turned around with a big grin; AJ ran along the leaves on the floor, the yellow and brown leaves crunched under his shoes. He showed up with two small rabbits in his hands, he proudly gave it to Clementine, who placed it in the schools wheel barrow. "Good job kiddo." AJ shuffled his feet on the ground, looking down for a moment. "You think..Kenny would be proud?" Clementine widened her eyes a little, they fell as she got down on one knee. Ever since Clementine was comfortable enough to talk about Kenny with AJ, it seemed as if he had a new role model in his head. "Of course." Clementine responded, tilting Kennys hat on his head down, blocking the young boys vision. AJ chuckled and did the same to Clem's hat. "Hey!" Clementine laughed, she then tickled AJ, getting pleas to stop.

"You guys seem to be having fun." Louis interrupted the two, earning a playful look from Clementine. "Well you did say to live in the moment." Clementine got back up, adjusting her hat so her curls she pushed up fell back down. "That's what I'm doing." She said with a sigh. Louis smiled, squinting at the girl, "I'm glad." AJ stood awkwardly between the two, he couldn't pin-point why or what it was, but there was this weird tension between them lately.

AJ watched as Clementine would tilt her head a certain way while talking to him, he observed Louis watch her longer then he should have. It all confused AJ. "Well, AJ, wanna tell Clem all about our hunting day?" Louis looked down to the 8 year old with a wink and toothy grin. AJs thoughts subsided as he thought back to to the exciting day he had.

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"After Louis and I cornered the rabbit, it tired to run away. So I jumped on the rabbit and boom-" AJ shouted, throwing his hands in the air dramatically. Louis laughed, Clementine with him as AJ expressed his proudness. "-I got him!" AJ balled his hands into fists, cheering. Louis opened the gate, letting Clementine and AJ in.

"Little man is a natural in the hunting game. Got more rabbits then I did all week." AJ looked up to Louis with a confused look. "No, you brought like 4 the other day?" AJ said, squinting at Louis. Clementine laughed a little, AJ observed Louis and rolled his eyes as the awkward tensity fell upon him again.

Louis stood there to distracted by the way Clem's hair bounced on her shoulders to hear AJ. The way she looked at AJ and the way she looked at him were different, obvious love for the small boy beneath her, but a strange look of friendship and flirtation in her eyes as she observed his face.

"Ok! This is weird!" AJ walked away, breaking the staring battle between Louis and Clementine.

Clementine raised a brow to AJ who stormed off, Louis shrugging his shoulders when they made eye contact once more.

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"AJ?" Clementine walked into their room, slowly peeking in from the door. AJ at the desk, sketching on a piece of paper. Clementine sighed knowing he usually drew when he was stressed. She closed her door, the horse shoe slightly banging against the old wood.