Feral (Gabentine Fic)

Shadows

Lee was out for a couple of hours and Kenny thought the situation was hilarious. Lilly helped me get him to their room (yeah, they share a room) and we left him there to sleep. We ate supper and I finally asked Lilly about her and Lee.

"Well, when I stole the RV and drove away, I felt awful. I know I had just killed Carley but, I thought I was helping the group by killing a thief. I went back to you guys but, you were gone and so was the train. I spent days looking for you guys and went into Savannah to see if you guys were there. I found Kenny trapped in by walkers and, after a considerable amount of apologizing and him punching me, we went to look for you and Lee. We drove around for any sign of you guys but, couldn't find anything. A week went by and Kenny and I decided to look in a rundown hotel, in case you guys were trapped or something. Inside the hotel we found Molly and Lee. Lee had been dehydrated and starting to become malnourished. He didn't eat or drink because he couldn't find you, Clementine."

I felt sick to my stomach listening to what happened after I went with Christa and Omid. Lilly noticed my nauseated look and rubbed my back. I have to say, Lilly has become a lot better with contact and it actually felt comforting. I took a deep breath in and motioned for Lilly to continue. The others had already went to bed and that left me and Lilly sitting around a fire.

"Me and Kenny had to force food down Lee and Molly helped us get fluid in him. He became better after a couple of days and more so when I suggested that we go look for you. Clementine, we looked all over Savannah for you and came back here to see if you were here. We couldn't find you and Lee assumed you went with Christa and Omid like he told you to. We set up a better perimeter around this place and stayed, in case you came back. But, that didn't stop him from going on runs and searching for clues on where you might be. Overtime, I learned that Ben had been the one who was giving supplies to the hunters and I went into a depression. So, one night, I walked outside with my gun and sat on top of the RV. I pressed the gun to my head to end it when a hand stopped me."

"I couldn't let you die when you had helped me. Especially when you helped me look for Clementine."

I jumped at the sound of a voice behind me and whipped around to face Lee.

"Lee."

"Clementine."

I wrap my arms around him and bury my face in his chest. I feel his body shaking and pull back to see him fighting back sobs.

"I thought I lost you, sweet pea."

Tears start welling up in my eyes and my throat becomes constricted as I hug him tighter. I've waited 10 years for this goddamn hug and it's everything I hoped it would be. We stay like that until Lilly clears her throat. I look back up to Lee and find him almost passed out. I realize he must be exhausted and give him one final squeeze before handing him to Lilly.

"We'll catch up tomorrow, okay?"

Lee nods and I turn to go to my room when a hand catches my wrist. I pulled back into another hug and feel Lee kiss my forehead.

"I've missed you so much, Clementine. I'm so glad you're here and alive."

"Me too. Now get your old ass to bed before Lilly drags you."

Lee looks at me in shock of my cursing and I retreat to my room before he can scold me about it. I close my door and slide down against it, not believing that today actually happened. I smile like an idiot to myself and let out a slight laugh at how happy I am. My happiness is paused for a moment as I hear leaves rustle outside my window. It's partly boarded up but, I can still see and fit my body through it. I raise my gun and cautiously move towards the window, wondering if it was an animal or a walker. I raise the frame up and stick my head out slightly, not seeing anyone or anything.

"I could've sworn I heard something out here."

I go to put my head back in the room when I hear a twig snap. I nearly get whiplash from how fast my head spun back to the woods and almost scream from what I'm staring at. Two yellow eyes are peering at me and I once again freeze under their gaze. The beast steps out from the trees and into the moonlight, its long legs holding its huge body sturdily. It's twice the size of me and its fur is pitch black with brown patches scattered on its body. It's snout is long and I can see the gleam of its teeth from the light of the moon and also see its carrying something. My eyes widen as it comes closer to me and I'm still frozen in shock at what I'm seeing. The wolf looks almost annoyed at my shocked state and it's blows air through its nostrils at me.

"Pffft! You ass! Why did you do that?"

I don't get a response, only a slight tilt of a head and ears perking up. The wolf moves closer to me and comes within inches of my face before dropping what it had in its mouth. I look to see what it dropped and see my dirty old ball cap. I grow excited and reach down for it and snatch it up before looking back at the wolf, only to find it gone. The only evidence of it being there was huge paw prints that looked to be twice the size of my hands. I squint my eyes to try and look for it but, find nothing besides the shadows of trees from the moonlight.