I'm Here For You (Clementine x Violet)

After the Incident.

Clementine lays on her bed and stares up at the ceiling through the bed right above her. AJ was finally asleep in the bed across from her. Sometimes she wishes she can join Lee and Kenny, just to forget about the death and guilt in her mind that happens every minute of every day, but she can't.

She remembers Lee's last moments, his last words:

"And Clem...Keep that hair short......You have to shoot me, honey..."

Clementine recalled having the gun in her hand, tears fell down her face at a rapid pace. It felt like her hands were shaking at the speed of light; she just couldn't keep them still and steady. She pointed the gun at the almost dead Lee, looked away, and pulls the trigger...

She doesn't notice that tears were falling down her cheek, and she also doesn't notice that Violet was standing at her door silently.

"V-Violet! What are you doing here?!?"

Clementine says sitting up and notices that tear droplets fell onto her hands. She tries to wipe them away quickly, but fails miserably as they keep falling down. Violet walks over and sits beside Clementine, wrapping her left arm around her and pulling her closer.

"It's all my fault...it's all my fault..."

Clem says softly.

"Don't say that Clem! That was not your fault! Marlon was out of control, he gave away the sisters, murdered Brody and kept lying to us, he had this coming to him."

Clementine just stayed silent, hands on her lap, head down looking at the worn-out floor.

"Why did you come here anyway?"

Clementine suddenly said in a monotone voice, not showing any emotion.

"Well...I just w-wanted to check on you and AJ, see if you guys were ok..."

Clementine then looked at Violet with an emotionless expression for a few seconds, then smiled softly.

"Thanks Vi, I appreciate it, and so does AJ,"

Clem said pointing at the sleeping boy. Violet looked back at Clem and then AJ.

"He is a good kid Clem, maybe everyone doesn't believe that right now, but they will."

As Violet goes to get up, she gets stopped by a hand grabbing at her wrist. She looked back to see Clem looking away nervously, trying to say something. Violet squats down and gets at Clem's eye level.

"Look at me Clem."

Clementine looks into her gorgeous green eyes.

"You know you can talk to me, right?"

"Y-yeah..."

Clementine says then stays silent for a second, then stutters:

"D-do you think you c-can... keep me company for tonight? I m-mean you don't have to if you don't want to, I just wanted-"

Clementine get shushed by an index finger.

"Of course I will Clem."

Violet said softly. She takes off her shoes and places them by the dresser gently. There is barely enough room for two people on the bed, so Clementine has to almost be squeezed up against the wall just for Violet to fit onto the bed. They both stare into each other's eyes for a few seconds and then avert their eyes away immediately. They both have slight blushes on their cheeks.

Clementine feels the pain being sapped away when Violet is with her. She doesn't know what she is feeling, but she doesn't want it to stop. Clementine takes Violet's hand from under the blanket and intertwines their fingers together. This makes Violet blush heavily and get flustered, but she doesn't pull away. Clementine smiles happily at Violet and she gets a smile back.

"I can definitely get used to this."

Clem thought before she finally drifted off into a peaceful sleep, one she can only have when Violet is with her.

Hope you enjoyed this first chapter. I'm not the best writer so tell me if there is any mistakes or if this chapter is complete trash. I'll try to update at a steady pace. Thank you and goodbye!
Revised: 03/22/2023