Separated

The calm before the storm

"Lead the way boss" Louis joked with a cheeky smile on his face.

Violet rolled her eyes as she nudged passed him. This was going to be a very long journey. At that same moment Marlon put Louis in a choke hold.

"You sure about bringing them along?" Gael whispered.

"No, no I'm not."

"It's not too late to send them back." He pointed over his shoulder to Richmond's gates behind him that were slowly getting smaller the longer they walked.

"I say send them back" Larissa grinned. Gael on the other hand muttered something under his breath causing the grin to fall off her face and her fist coming up to clobber him." Jerk!" She exclaimed and walked on ahead.

"I'm surrounded by children" Brice crossed his arms.

Clem already felt a headache coming on. "Let's just go" she massaged her temple.

"Damn, we haven't even left and we already caused her a headache." Marlon chuckled.

Clem simply flipped him off and continued to walk. This was an important mission and she couldn't allow anything to mess it up.

Anything could go wrong in a matter of seconds, so while everyone talked quietly among themselves she listened to the crunch beneath her feet and the howling of the wind.

She couldn't shake the sinking feeling in her stomach nor the way her skin prickled. "You doing alright over there clemster?" Louis smiled as he nudged up against her.

"Yeah..." she breathed out. Her hands clenching before stretching out and resting at her sides. "A storms coming" she added off handily.

"The sky is clear" he raised his eyebrow. "You sure your good?"

"You haven't been on the road as long as I have" she shrugged and dropped it at that.

Louis got the hint and slowly stepped into the background. Brice must have said something regarding their interaction because everyone bursted out laughing.

She on the other hand wasn't paying close enough attention to register it. She kept her eyes on the road and thought back to her goodbye with Kenny.

He stood with his hands crossed and lips pressed into a thin line just a little bit away from her. "Just be safe out there kiddo"

She snorted, but nodded anyway. "I'm tough as nails remember?"

That brought a smile to his face. "I still don't approve"

"I know, I know" she waved him off.

"Keep that Louis kid away though" he growled and her cheeks pinked. "S-shut up!"

"I better not hear any funny business happened" he continued on without a care in the world.

"I can't have Lee murdering in my sleep then again in the afterlife."

"Oh my god" she groaned into her hands.

"Off you go now" he pointed behind her with his head.

"Take care Kenny" she smiled before turning to her team.

Clem's feet ached from their long journey. A few more hours and the sun would set. The storm on the other hand would be here sooner than night fall. "Let's set up camp for the night over there." She pointed to a run down RV.

"It's not even close night." Louis frowned.

"Maybe the nerves are getting to her" Marlon attempted to whisper.