Ashes (Clementine X Male Reader Book 2)

Rage-Dad Again

You wake up to a sharp pain in your head. "Mother fucker!" You yell.

Someone grips your shoulder from behind. "Stop moving," Emma says.

"The fuck are you doing?" You ask.

"Suturing your head if you'll stop moving." She's behind you and has you lying on your side. "What happened?" She asks.

"William hit me with something." You're not certain what it was. "Caught me off guard."

"Well, he cut you open pretty good. You're lucky it's just a lot of blood. A concussion would have left you like Cas for a few weeks."

"Is it really that bad of a cut? I don't think he hit me with anything sharp." You remember it feeling like metal. You think it rang after it hit you.

"No. It's just a head injury. They bleed a lot."

"I'm still dizzy." You tell her. It's more manageable than it had gotten, but it's better.

"You probably will be for a bit." She starts wrapping a bandage around your head. "It'll pass."

You're in another room. You can hear people talking elsewhere. You can hear Marina talking to Brooklyn excitedly. You can hear Diana with Clementine. You smile.

"How'd I get back?" You ask Emma. You doubt Marina dragged you.

"You sure you want to know?"

"Why wouldn't I?"

"Brian. He found you two and brought you back."

"No shit." You roll over onto your back when Emma is done with the bandage.

"We thought he had run away, and then he showed up carrying you with Marina. Marina didn't know him, so apparently, she tried to fight him."

You chuckle. "Did anyone get hurt?"

"Louis got shot, but he's alright. Brooklyn will recover. And that's it."

"Damn." Your anger has turned to joy so fast. It's a welcome change. "We're like a dream team or something."

"Or something." She says, and then her face falls. "Brooklyn needs you, Y/N. When we get home, you need to talk to her."

Your smile fades. "Did she tell you?"

"Mhm."

"Is she..." You don't want to think about this.

"I don't think so." Don't think so.

"Can you get rid of it if she is?"

"I don't think I'll need to... But yes. We've already talked about it."

You feel guilty being happy... "Help me up?"

"Alright. Take it slow." She holds your arm while you sit up and kick your feet over the side of the table. You stumble when you stand and put one hand on the table while Emma holds the other arm. "Good?"

"I'm good."

Emma lets go, and you stand up on your own. She hovers next to you while you walk to the door. You get used to the dizziness pretty fast and manage to stay on your feet. You open the door and step into the next room. The group is moving, transporting loot to the vehicles. Another plus to the attack today.

"Dad!" Marina leaps up from where she was sitting next to Brooklyn and runs over to you. You crouch down to meet her and catch her in your arms.

You'll never not be happy when she does that. "See," you say as she lets go. You keep your hands on her shoulders... Mostly to make sure you don't fall over. "I told you I'd be fine."