Clementine & Louis One-shots

The Way I Feel Inside

Word Count: 695

A/N: Hey! Welcome to my small collection of Clouis one-shots! I hope you enjoy these stories, you can find me on tumblr @scullyy for more Clouis/TWDG content (I'll be posting my stories there as well) Enjoy :)

This was the first ever Clouis fic I wrote, so it has a special place in my heart.

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This song held a special place in his heart. As a young boy, his father would always be singing this song at some point throughout the day. It was one of the first songs Louis learned to play on the piano, he wanted to surprise his father for his birthday. Now with the state the world is in, it's how he grounds himself after a particularly stressful day.

The sudden knocking made Louis jump, he is usually left alone by the others when he plays the piano, it's odd whenever someone interrupts.

"Hey Louis," the sweet golden-eyed girl poked her head through the door with a small smile on her face.

"Oh my darling Clementine," Louis said in a singsong manner. "What can I do you for?"

"Just thought I'd come and say hi. You were awfully quiet this morning," Louis's goofy nature was instantly missed at breakfast by everyone. Of course, they knew he had a valid reason to be quiet, except for Clementine. "Is everything okay?"

Louis smiled at her concern. It made the butterflies in his stomach do a little dance. "Yeah I'm fine, today is just a difficult day for me. Well, not difficult per se..." He didn't know where to begin on why this day, this one fucking day, was a cause of reflection for him.

Clementine took a seat next to him on the piano stool. Their shoulders brushed together and Louis could have sworn he felt...something. This wouldn't be the first time there had been chemistry between him and Clem. Little moments that both of them were too embarrassed about to bring up.

"You can talk to me, Louis. What's the matter?" Clementine just wanted to see that toothy smile of his again. She knew that it must be serious if it's gotten him this silent.

Louis pressed a key on the piano, the deep sound echoing around the room. "It's my dads birthday," He looked at Clementine and saw that she was listening intently. "It's not a bad day, just makes me miss him. My mum died when I was a kid and he raised me all by himself. I often wonder what's happened to him. If he's still alive or a walker...I don't know." Louis viciously rubbed his watery eyes.

Clementine began to softly rub his shoulder. "I'm sorry Louis. Sounds like you two had a great relationship."

Louis chuckled. "Yeah, he was the best. He was at all of my piano recitals. My first performance was for him at our house. From that moment every year on his birthday, I would play his favourite song."

"What was the song?"

Louis cracked his fingers and placed them at the appropriate keys. The tune was much slower to what Clementine was used to hearing from Louis. "Should I try to hide, the way I feel inside, my heart for you? Would you say that you would try to love me too?

No one would dare deny the skills Louis had in the musical world. His voice slipped into Clementine's ears and melted away her worries. She was familiar with this song, hearing it at a wedding she attended once and multiple times again on the radio.

"In your mind could you ever be really close to me? I can tell the way you smile. If I feel that I could be certain then, I would say the things I want to say... tonight." Louis let the final key waver in silence. It hung in the air above their heads. "You play beautifully," Clementine whispered.

Louis smiled. "Thanks. I'm glad my talent is appreciated by my fans."

Clementine gave a sigh of relief. That familiar goofy boy was starting to come back out again. "Please don't forget me when you become famous and tour the world."

"Oh please, I could never forget you, Clementine," he winked. "Besides, if I do tour the world one day, I'm making sure you're coming with me."

Clementine pretended to swoon, a laugh freely escaping from Louis. They stayed in the vast room for what felt like hours, joking about which venues they would play at. Of course, this day will always affect Louis, but as long as Clementine is there beside him, he knows he can face it.