At All Costs

Busted

The two teenagers talked happily into the night, until Gabes' watch was almost over. Clem snuck back inside the camp a short while before the change over, as not to be caught. She curled up underneath her blanket and went to an uncomfortable sleep as Gabe switched with Kate, but not without checking that AJ was safe and sound in the tent. Using her arm as a make - shift pillow - not a very good one - she went to sleep, exhausted from the days' events.

She woke early the next morning, and quietly collected AJ from Gabes' tent. She then attempted to relight her small campfire (with mixed success) and huddled it for warmth against the unusually strong and blustery wind. She could hear the group discussing something, but the wind direction made it impossible to hear what the subject was.

'... I'll tell her now.' A short break in the wind allowed her to hear this much, and Javi came over to her, shortly followed by Gabe.

'We're off out, hunting specifically,' the older man explained. 'Shouldn't be too long, but don't even think about running off with out stuff whilst we're gone.

'I have a 3 year old child with me. What do you expect me to do? I only have one pair of hands Javi,' she glared, narrowing her eyes till they were just slits in her face. Both Jave and Gabe felt relatively unnerved by this.

'Just... don't do anything stupid, or something that you'll regret later,' replied Javi, carefully choosing his words as not to anger her more.

The group headed out, leaving Clementine to play with AJ. She did so for around an hour, whilst listening to the uneasy sounds of walkers moving about outside the walls. These were followed by the more 'reassuring' sounds of gunfire off in the distance. She wandered over to the supplies 'shelter' - if that's what you could call it - and swiped a small handful of food and a bottle of water, despite what she'd said to Javi. She made sure not to make it too obvious, in order to not be caught stealing supplies. Her stomach growled.

'Yep, definitely hungry,' she thought to herself as she returned to her fire. Before she could even think about doing else, a shout echoed throughout the camp, coming from near the gate to the area.

'CLEM GET THAT GATE OPEN!!'

'That's Gabe!' she cried, and dropped everything as she sprinted towards the gates, heaving the wood and metal barriers open with all her strength. The group piled in, with one member still outside. 

'Get in Tripp!' called Kate, as a gathering of walkers advanced towards the walls.

He did so, and helped Clementine shut the entrance before any walkers could reach in to snatch one of the group.

'Gabriel Garcia! I told you not to speak to the girl under any circumstances! You looked at me and said you wouldn't.'

'What? I haven't,' Gabe lied.

Javi turned to him, seemingly enraged at his nephews' actions. 

'Then how do you know her name?'