~Two Suffering Souls~ [Clouis Fan Fiction]

Chapter 18

Once again, I feel myself being carried by someone. I slightly open my eyes but feel the urge to grab onto my rib. I glance at my hand and see a bit of blood. I hear someone say "She's awake!" I look in confusion, not aware of what has happened. I look up and once again see Louis carrying me. I'm surprised he isn't tired of carrying me these many times.
AJ runs up to Louis and asks "Is Clem awake? Is she alright?" I respond to AJ with "I'm fine, goofball. Don't worry about me." I see AJ smile with joy, grateful I was somewhat alright. AJ then says, "Clem I'm too old for goofball, I already told you." I roll my eyes and say "Fine, I'll officially start calling you a shit bird." He chuckles and says "Fine, I'll take it." He then takes off to walk with Tenn once again.
Louis continues to carry me but asks, "Are you actually fine?" In a worrying voice. I tell him "Louis, don't worry about me. I've been through worse." He slightly smiles, as I ask him "Aren't you tired of carrying me? This is about the third time." He shakes his head, and says "Why would I ever be tired of carrying you? You're the best person that's ever come into my life, I won't ever stop helping you." I lightly melt into his arms, as my arms and legs feel like jello. I always feel so grateful to have him. I've never loved someone so much, like Louis.
A solid minute passes by, while a cold breeze passes through the air. The leaves blow in the wind, with a wild swirl. "Is Jocelyn and Ashton alright?" I ask Louis, to break the silence. He answers back with, "Daniel killed Jocelyn, while we were all running from the house. Ashton made it out alright." I frown, hearing the news. Jocelyn deserved more than this. More than to be killed by that asshole.
Ashton walks ahead of us, as we continue our walk. "We're heading to Florida, right?" I ask Louis. He smiles and says "Yeah, that was the plan, right? Maybe we could actually find a house to live down there." I reply with "Sounds good. What are we gonna do with Ashton though? We don't really know him that well." Louis ponders, then says "Well, he could help us out. We can't really just dump him on the side of the road."
Suddenly, Ashton comes to a halt. I look up ahead and see a heard of walkers, coming right at us. "Where the fuck did they come from?" Ashton asks with anger in his voice. "Maybe from the gunshots ringing out, at the house?" I say to Ashton. He replies with "No way in hell. They can't be attracted to noise from that far." Louis continues to hold me close, but asks "So what in the living fuck do we do?" I remember the trick Lee taught me. "Put walker guts on yourself, so you look and smell like them," I say to Louis. Everyone's gives me an odd look. "Are you sure that works?" Ashton asks in confusion. "Well, I'm still alive. So yeah, it works like a charm," I state to Ashton. "Fine, I'll get the walker. Will one be enough?" Ashton says while digging for his knife. "Yeah, one will be good enough," I tell him.
He walks towards a walker up ahead and puts a knife right through his skull. "Are you gonna be able to walk?" Louis asks in concern. "I'm going to have to. You can't carry me. We'd be bit in a second."
Ashton drags the walker over to us, as AJ and Tenn seemed disgusted by this idea. Louis plummets me on the ground, as my rib feels completely numb. I pull out my knife and open up the walker's guts. A skanky smell fills the air, as everyone gags. "AJ, you're up first," I say to him. I put the walker's guts on the front and back of him, as he seems like he'll be sick any second. Everyone else puts the guts on themselves, as we walk towards the walkers. "We meet up at the tree way up ahead. Everyone got it?" I say to them. Everyone nods their heads, as we walk towards the walkers.
I fake walking like a walker, almost tripping over my own feet. My arms move stiffly, as I hide my knife in my pocket. As I move forward, a walker glances at me. My heart doubles its paste, as I grip onto my knife. Thankfully, he continues to walk forward. I search for anyone I know, to make sure they're doing alright. I see Louis struggling with a walker, as he fights it off with his chair leg. I walk towards him, not too fast to blow my cover. Then, I hear Ashton screaming for help. I look at him, as he notices me. He screams my name is horror, as a walker sinks his teeth into arm. His eyes were full of terror, tears streaming down his face.
A knot forms in my stomach, as I start to feel light headed. I help Louis, as we run towards Ashton to possibly save him. Walkers have already bit his neck, as he lays on the ground. "I don't wanna die. What happens after we're dead?" Ashton mutters to us. I stand there silent, as his final words are "I don't wanna go alone."
Louis and I make our way out of the heard, then to the tree. I feel tears in my eyes, as I feel guilty. I have this gut feeling, it's my fault an innocent soul died.
(Hopefully, you enjoyed! I find listening to music, helps me write. The mood of the song usually impacts my writing. I don't why but, I thought I'd share that. Anyway, I think this story will go on for a couple more chapters. I don't want to drag it on too long, to the point where it's boring and overstretched. We'll just have to wait and see, anyhow! Stay tuned:)