One year later

Chapter Six

By the time we get back to camp the sun is setting, pink clouds stretching across the sky. Lilly is sitting out on the porch, gun in hand. When she sees me her face lights up- only to cloud over in confusion when she sees Daniel.

"Clementine, who's this?" She asks, a trace of wariness in her voice. Daniel steps forward. "I'm Daniel. Don't worry, I'm not some crazy murderer come to kill you all."
"Good," Lilly says, "Because then we'd have to kill you."

The two look at each other warily for a minute, and I step in. "Listen, Lilly. Daniel saved my life back there, so in return I offered for him to come back here with us. The only thing he's guilty of is being a sarcastic jerk. And Daniel, without Lilly I don't know if I'd still be alive, much less AJ."

Lilly nods, "Yeah, okay. But you'd better watch your back, kid. If you betray us . . ."

"That's not something you're going to have to worry about."

"So, how's AJ holding up?" I ask. Lilly looks grim. "He's . . . Coping, I guess. What took you so long?"

"Well you know, it's not exactly a walk in the park out there," I mutter.

"I'm sorry, I'm just starving. We could all do with a decent meal," Lilly says apologetically, heading through the door. "Let's head through to the kitchen so I can see what stuff you brought back. That is . . ." She breaks off, looking at us.

"Yes, I've got food," I say wearily, following her over to the table. I open my bag and spill everything out onto the table. Lilly's eyes widen. "Holy Jesus, Clem . . . That's a whole lotta food," she smiles, patting me on the shoulder. "Good job, kiddo."

"No problem. Anyway," I say, turning to face Daniel, "Do you want me to show you around?"

"Sure," he says. I glance at Lilly, who simply nods. "You guys have fun, I'll take note of how much food we have and start rationing it."

I head through to the hallway, Daniel following.

"So." I say.

"You were going to show me around?"

"Yes Daniel, amazingly enough that is what I was planning on doing."

I walk through to the lounge. "This is the lounge. It's-"

"Way to state the obvious."

I glare at him and he grins. "Sorry, sorry. Please continue."

"It's just a lounge," I mutter, turning around and heading up the stairs. Once we get to the top, I stop at the first room.

"This is the room I share with AJ," I say, opening the door and going in. When AJ sees me he squeals happily and I give him a hug.

He looks at Daniel with a confused face. "Who this?" He asks, putting his thumb in his mouth nervously. I smile at him. "This is Daniel. Once you get over his huge ego, he's actually not that bad."

Daniel glares at me and AJ giggles.

"Dan dan dan dan," he says, giggling more. I turn to Daniel. "This is literally as far as his intelligence goes," I sigh.

"Well, you know, he's smarter than you."

I hit Daniel on the arm, who rolls his eyes, "What was that for?"

"That was because you're an asshole."

I then show Daniel the three remaining rooms, the bathroom, the spare room which is Lilly's and the store room (originally an office but renovated into a storage area)

When we get to that room, I have to unlock it. Before we go inside, Daniel looks wary. "Is this the part where you reaveal yourselves as cannbibals, lock me inside and saw my torso in half?"