Young Love (Gabentine Fics)

Find You (Part 1)

(Slightly AU)
Clementine's POV

"Let me out! You can't keep me in here forever, assholes!"

"Fucking watch us, bitch!"

I flipped off the guards as they walked away from my holding cell. I've been in this hell hole for almost two weeks and I fucking hate it. I was captured by the New Frontier and thrown in a cell. They won't let me out until their leader returns from a trip and decides what to do with me. Until then, I'm all alone.

The quietness lets me think about the past year and what has happened to me.

In January, I was with a guy named Javi and his family. They found me wandering the road, covered in AJ's blood. AJ was bitten and tried attacking me but, I stabbed his head with my knife. I became depressed and if Javi hadn't found me, I would've ended my life that day.

I could tell they just experienced a loss too because there was solemn looks on their faces when they found me. There was also a teenage boy with a beanie that was also covered in dried up blood. I asked him whose blood it was and all he said was a good friends before walking off. I kept my distance from him and stayed by Javi and his girlfriend, Kate. I was told later that the boys name was Gabe and he just killed his sister, Mariana.

We traveled around for three months before we found a sanctuary, Terminus. The people welcomed us with open arms and gave us everything we would need to survive. They also gave us places we could stay in for the time being. Kate and Javi took an apartment and I shared one with Gabe. Gabe kept to himself mostly and avoided me at all costs. It kinda pissed me off and confronted him about it one night.

We were both sitting at our dining table and eating dinner. We've been at Terminus for almost a month now and Gabe still wouldn't acknowledge me. So, when I leaned across the table to get the salt that was near him and seen Gabe flinch away from me. That was the last fucking straw.

"Alright! I've fucking had it with you and I want answers. Now."

Gabe looked unimpressed with my threats and narrowed his eyes at me.

"Everyone close to me always ends up dying, I'm trying to do you a favor and keep my distance."

I was taken back by his answer and realized that's what I usually said to people. I get over my shock and give a humorless laugh.

"Hate to break it to you but, that doesn't work. Everyone dies and there's nothing you can do about it. So, fucking be nice to me because I'm not going anywhere."

It was like a dam broke and released the tension between us. We became friends after that night and grew closer to one another. Too close. I could feel myself begin to develop feelings for Gabe and could tell he was feeling the same. At the end of May, I became aware of something.

I was in love with Gabe Garcia.

I was going to tell him the night I found out but, something happened. We had noticed earlier that Javi and Kate were missing and the others claimed that they were sick and in the medical room. However, when we went to go check on them, we found a horrifying discovery. The room was covered with blood and had tools everywhere but, that's not what caught our attention. The pair of bloody bodies on the table were Javi and Kate. Their stomachs were sliced open and guts were hanging out. I was frozen at the sight and jumped at the hand on my shoulder.

"Clementine, we have to go. They're dead and we can't save them. We have to get out of this place."

Gabe's voice was rough and made me snap out of it. We ran to the gates and seen a group of approaching walkers. Me and Gabe looked at one another before going into action. I opened the gate while Gabe lured the walkers inside and the others came out to see what all the noise was.

"WALKERS ARE INSIDE! GET YOUR WEAPONS!"

Gunshots rang out and people were scrambling everywhere. Me and Gabe were separated by the people trying to get out. They didn't see the other approaching herd of walkers. I looked at Gabe through the people and hollered at him.

"GABE!"

"CLEM, GO! RUN AWAY! I'LL FIND YOU!"

And with that, I ran. I didn't stop running until I felt my feet collapse from underneath me. I cried at the thought of being alone again and rocked myself back and forth. The next day I got up at dawn and started walking.

I walked for weeks, only stopping for food and water. I didn't know where I was going but, I was getting there. I ran into a herd of walkers and got trapped in a little shack for five days. I was running low on water and felt my conscious drift in and out. Darkness crept into my vision as the door was flung open. I squinted up at the light and muttered a couple of words before collapsing.

"Gotta....find....Gabe."

I heard a rough laugh and felt myself get hoisted up. Then, nothing.

Next thing I know, I'm waking up in this damn cell and wanting out. I waste my days thinking about Gabe and what he was doing, if he was alive, and where he was. Days turned into weeks and weeks turned into months.

And now we're back to the present and I'm still stuck in this hell hole. Thoughts of escaping are wiped away when I here someone open my door. A man with tanned skin and a mean look is standing at my door.

"And just who the fuck are you?"

"I'm the leader of this community, David Garcia."

"You're the one I've been waiting to see? Because I'm not seeing much."

David gives me a glare and responds.

"I was waiting on my son to return because you're his gift from me for his birthday."

"You can go fuck yourself."

David gives a sadistic look at me and calls someone in.

"Son, here's your birthday gift."

A boy walks in and I'm frozen in my spot.

"Clementine?"

"Gabe?"