The girl - a clementine x male reader story

Chapter 144 - bell toll

You, Clem, Louis, violet and Elise are out on your way to the town. Arky pulls the wagon behind him, something you always feel annoyed about. Not only does the poor guy have to do all of the heavy lifting, but it means you're slower and it's harder to control.

You were first pick for the trip as usual. Never a days rest. But I guess it's kind of a compliment.

Clem seems strangely adamant to go. There's something else going on with her. Maybe what happened with Tenn and Willy affected her more than she'd like to admit. Or maybe it's from running around looking after everyone else. She want the simplicity of basic survival.

Louis volunteered. Probably wanting to boost moral. A worthy cause.

Violet was in the same boat.

You and clem voted for Elise. Contributing something so important to the group might help her in some way. And maybe the fresh air away from the grief, which probably isn't helping her mood. But on the alternative, maybe making her go back out into the world so quickly isn't a good idea. You'll have to keep an eye on her.

Personally, you really wanted Finley to come. At a time like this we need the best people out looking for supplies and Erin would have been part of that but she's only just regain the potential to become one of the strongest again, and she's still got a long way to go. The arm has seemed to make her life a lot easier over the past week though. But on the flip side it's good Finley's home in case more walkers or people turn up and he can just kill everything.

The "shopping" list is your usual supplies but mainly some crutches from the hospital, gym equipment for you and Finley and anyone else who wants to join in, guitar equipment for you and Beth, and building supplies. Then fill everything else up with whatever you can carry.

Elise: I heard you mention this Ashley girl. The inspiration for the leg holster.

You: mhmm?

You say turning to her as she breaks the silence in the whole group as the sudden conversation grabbed everyone's attention. 

Elise: you said she had a call sign.

You: yeah "snow".

Elise: so did everyone have one?

You: yeah. They were always short, try to keep them to one syllable, so orders and calling for each other could be faster during ops. It also kind of protected our identities for a while from the raiders so we didn't become targets as people. But after they'd send people to watch us, they learned our names eventually. Everyone on alpha squad was named and marked after that.

Elise: how'd they come up with them?

You: sometimes appearances. Sometimes stories. Sometimes accomplishments or failures linked to it. Sometimes just some dumb shit. Anything that people agreed on really.

Violet: what was everyone's?

You: well alpha squad had good ones. And the kids had funny ones.

Violet: so what was alpha squads?

You: joe was "jäger". First day of his training with the rest of the group, the first whitetails, he turned up hung over to fuck on jagermeister, and then proceeded to ace the shooting. He was a marine so he could shoot well in any condition.

Louis: that man is literally you now.

You: I'm very different to joe. I'm a lot nicer. And I don't have sex with every woman I make eye contact with.

Louis laughs.

You: Anna was "clip". On her first op she ended up at gun point because she ran out of ammo and they were going to take her captive. Joe distracted him by attacking the one next to the raider. Anna pulled the clip out of the guys gun and put it in hers and shot him in the face in like a second.