<<The light in our darkest days>> {a TWD and TWDG crossover} ❤️

Chapter 3 ~ No more losses

Ain't got so much to do today... maybe updating 2 chapters;) but just today!!!
One last thing: I know the story was told third-person narrator style so far...but when I think that it's important for this chapter to focus on especially one character, then I do POVs... this will happen more than just one time in this story and not just with Clem;)
Enjoy, chickens ;3

Clem's POV

We walked a while now..I'm pretty sure we'll be there soon cuz it's getting darker every minute it seems and the sun's almost gone... Or maybe I'm just hoping more than I'm sure that it's not far any more. AJ was asleep most of the time since there were no more walkers around. I started to feel his weight on my back, more than usually and I actually realized for the first time today how tired I really was, how numb and hurting my legs were, no shit they were killing me right now...I hadn't had any sleep in two days now I think, was it two days? I know that's a lot of time, but I'm just to afraid something could happen to AJ, when I'd dare to sleep.. I feel like that ever since... I stopped in my tracks as my stomach twisted. I hadn't eaten in days and the thought of this time in the past made me just sick. "Whats wrong girlie?", Daryl had noticed that I wasn't walking anymore and right now I feel like actually vomiting. I felt my throat go numb and it was like something was in it.. I ran to a tree to steady myself on my feet, grasping it desperately. I heard Daryl and Rick in the background, but I really didn't care right now.. Suddenly I felt myself fall onto my knees, but I couldn't control it. I started coughing hard and threw up a lot of stomach acid at once. "Shit", I heard Daryl and Rick in unison. They rushed over to me each one standing on one side as a hand slightly touched my shoulder, I turned my head a little to see it was Ricks. Seeing what I had thrown up Rick asked, "When was the last time you ate something?"   I coughed a few times again, trying not to vomit more and catching my breath. "Well two days ago I ate some berries, though they weren't delicious at all, but I know they were eatable.." For a moment there was silence, you could only hear the birds and the wind. "I mean something real, like a meal.", Rick explained. "I think it's been three days now."
"Must be starvin'", Daryl said, but it wasn't a question at all. Truth be told, I was, but I wouldn't let 'em see. "Actually..I'm pretty good.", I said with my head leaning against the tree, eyes closed, smiling widely over my shitty lie. "Oh I see.", Rick stated sarcastically, helping me up. We waited a few seconds, so I could steady myself on the ground and began to walk again. "Shouldn't be more than ten minutes now.", Daryl said looking forward. I nodded my head in agreement, but inside I made happy jumps cuz I knew I could sleep tonight. AJ started to whimper and I realized he hadn't eaten all day too. Luckily I had found a shop a week ago with baby formula, so that AJ didn't had to starve like I did..I thought about eating some too, but decided to safe the few cans that were left for AJ. "What's with him?", Daryl slowed down to walk beside me. "He's hungry.", I smiled looking over my shoulder. "Oh, you got ermm.. you know.. any formula?", he asked looking a little desperate at the baby on my back. "Yeah, still got two cans.", I said looking assuring at Daryl with a slight smile on my lips. He returned it, "Okay.", he smiled at AJ. "How old is he?", he looked at me again. "Two years.", I said noticing his interest and care towards the little guy. I giggled at the thought of such a dangerous looking, muscular man caring about babies. He must've heard it, "What?", he asked.    "Oh nothing.."
"But you giggled, seriously what is it.", he tried to look as serious as he could what made me giggle even more. "It's nothing, really.", I tried to look serious too, but failed.. He only scoffed and smirked.
"There's the highway." Rick said loudly, walking infront of us and pulling me back to reality. We climbed cuz the highway was a little higher than the rest. When we were there, first thing I saw was an RV and a old man standing on top of it. "They're back.", he shouted. Soon a few people came out of the RV and some others came out between the cars that were ahead of the RV, visibly blocking the road. A woman with short, grey hair made her way towards us, straight going to Rick it seemed. I wondered if she was his wife, she had a desperate look on her face, "Sophia, did you found her?! Where's my little girl??"  I didn't understood a thing yet, but with the more they talked, I could imagine what was going on... Rick talked about not finding her, but a track and that they would search again tomorrow, take more people with them to cover more ground and something about cutting open a walker. Daryl said it would be useless to search now, because nightfall came and they only would trip over they're own feet. I understood and agreed with him, well I didn't say anything, I just thought I did. But the woman didn't seem to, she was on the verge of tears and seemed some kind of mad. She blamed Rick for what happened and again I didn't understood. But I didn't need to, I didn't even want to, cuz I wasn't staying here, tomorrow we would be gone and this really wasn't any of my business. I wondered how long it would take till they notice me, but my question seemed to be answered.. "Who is she?", a blonde woman asked, eyeing me suspiciously. Everyone turned their eyes towards me now and I felt kinda strange. "Her name is Clementine.", Rick said. "We met her in the woods in a cabin..girl kinda saved our asses.", Daryl spoke all of a sudden.
"You got a baby with you..?!", a brown haired woman asked, a boy standing beside her, again it was half question half statement...'Why is everyone so astonished about it?!' I thought 'It's not like I'm immune or something..'
"His name is AJ.", I said with a slight sigh. "Where is the rest of your group?", the boy asked curious. I felt a slight pang in my heart, thinking about them but I quickly brushed it off. "There's no rest. It's just us.", I said monotone, not wanting to let it get through to me again. "Oh..", the boy said in a sad voice, looking on the ground. I could tell he was my age, but not like me...probably because he had people who took care of him. 'I had people to...once' I thought, the image of Lee when I first met him popped in my head. I noticed everyone giving me a sorry look, but I didn't want it. I never got or needed anyones pity...not starting with that shit now. "You hungry?", the old man asked. He seemed kind, cuz he had a soft voice and a friendly look on his face. "Couldn't harm.", I said sarcastically. Knowing that was a yes he said, "Well we were just making dinner and your welcome to eat with us if you want." I cracked a little smile and nodded.

I sat with a bunch of people in the RV, some others ate later, because they wanted to loot some cars before and shit. As I ate some thick soup with vegetables and meat that was definitely the best meal I had in a long time, the rabbit I shot came back to my mind. I placed the can, they had filled in the soup on the little table and opened my backpack. "Almost forgot.", I said. Rick, who sat across from me with his family, looked at me, waiting what I wanted to show him. I took out the rabbit, it was pretty big, but definitely not enough for the whole group.. still you shouldn't waste any food nowadays. "It's still good, I shot it today..", I said pulling out the arrow and placing it in my quiver again. I held it out for Rick to take it, "I know it's not much, but you shouldn't waste any food these days..", I said, smiling my typical smile. (You know wich one I mean..her signature look;) Rick smiled and shook his head, taking the rabbit, eyeing it. "Shooting rabbits is some type of hunting itself...pretty difficult.", he said looking me in the eyes, still smiling. "For you..", I said scoffing, he laughed.
When we finished eating he said, "I still didn't ask you my questions.", he said in a more serious tone. I looked at him expectantly.. "No matter how long you'll stay with us, I have to know.. How many walkers have you killed?"
'I know this game..' I thought "If only I knew.. stopped counting at sixty, that was four years ago.", I said. "How many people?", he asked. I knew it would come, still I didn't want to answer that... I looked at AJ, sad. I inhaled sharply, "eight." Everyone in the RV looked shocked, even Daryl's eyes were wide. Rick swallowed hard, "Why?", his voice was soft almost soothing. "For good."  
That number reminded me of everything, everything that had happened..all the bad things. You could tell my story with only that one number if you wanted. Tomorrow we would leave, for good. No more losses...

So that was long... like I said, in the evening I'll write another one, MAYBE;) so tell me what you think in the comments so far lil' chickens;)