Louis x Reader - TWDG

Chapter 23: Take Us Back.

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You were sat on a bench in front of the deans office, curled up in a ball. You had just gotten into a fight with one of the other kids sent to Ericson's named Mitch, resulting in a burly black eye and some dirt mixed with blood on your clothes. At least you won though, huh?

You spotted a dread-headed boy in your peripheral vision walking in your direction, then you felt the bench creak. After adjusting your posture, you accidentally made eye contact with the boy. Shit.

"Damn." The freckled boys eyes widened, moving from one eye to the other. "Should I ask about the other guy?" 

"He's in the infirmary." You rolled your eyes, slightly cringing inside at your remark. You didn't mean for it to come out sounding cocky. But, why were you even worried? You don't even know this kid.

"With a stare like that, I'm sure he's six feet under by now. I'm getting goosebumps just sitting over here." His crooked smile expressed he was also a bit nervous. 

He made you laugh a bit though.

"Why are you here then?"

"Well, I was going to plan this awesome prank on the dean, but some people don't know how to keep their mouths shut! It was very upsetting." He brought his pointer finger under his eye symbolizing a tear as he dragging it down to his chin. "Anyways, I never got your name."

A smile creeped up on your lips. You would've loved to see whatever prank he was talking about. "Y/N. What about you-"

The door to the deans office swung open, revealing, well, the dean himself.

"LOUIS!"

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Your body felt numb, a loud ringing playing through your ears. Not completely, but that weird static feeling ran throughout your skin as you opened your eyes. Your vision.. it was blurry, and you could feel that your waist all the way to your feet were wet. Turning around, you noticed a walker by your feet. 

"AH! Get the fuck off of me!" You kicked it's head repeatedly, but you noticed a rock land on the walkers skull. 

"Holy shit." Louis' voice chimed in through the loud ringing. "Y/N, are you okay?!" He helped you up, but his hands on yours burned, and you let out a loud shriek. 

"Ow, ow!" You sprung your hands up and fell onto his chest. 

"Your hand, it's burnt..." His voice was soft as he put his hand on the back of your head, and one on your waist. "We need to get to the horses, can you walk?"

"I don't know. Everything hurts, I can't see." 

"I'll pick you up. I'm sorry if it hurts." He grabbed your arm and put it around the back of his neck, then picked you up by your legs.

The pressure on what you assumed based on what he was saying were fresh burns hurt like hell. You bit your tongue, trying to keep your pain internal and not cause any more attention to him. 

You could hear through the ringing people walking up to you guys. You hoped it was Clementine and Violet, but it was hard to see. Then, you were behind cover with everyone.