Clementine & Louis One-shots

Collateral Damage

Word Count: 1748

Summary: A freak accident ignites a heated argument between Clementine and Louis, leaving the rest of the school kids to try and get them back on speaking terms.

A/N: This was requested to me by DavidnW so a big thanks to them for the idea! Sorry it's taken so long for me to finish this, I hope it's worth the wait.

Enjoy :)

-As much as Violet hated to see them act all lovey-dovey, she would give anything to stop the fighting. Even her last chicken nugget if it meant Clementine and Louis, her two best friends, would make up.

"Do you ever consider the fact that your actions have serious consequences?" Clementine wore her frustration like a crown with thorns and Louis could feel every stab she took. It grew through her whole body, keeping herself grounded to the earth. Even Marlon had to stand in between them to keep whatever peace he could find.

Louis dug his hands deep into his pockets. "I'm not an idiot Clem, everything was under control," He quickly looked at AJ who was under the attentive care of Ruby. Murky blood stained his little shoes, only further reminding Louis of what could have happened.

Clem's hands fell to her hips, her rough nails dug through her jeans. "Oh really? I told you not to take him to that warehouse and yet you still did-"

"Please, don't fight," AJ spoke up from his spot at the table. Despite his hushed tone, he managed to silence the two. "I'm alright Clem, no bites."

Clementine kneeled down in front of him and wiped some muck from his cheek. "You knew not to go into that warehouse AJ, it's crawling with monsters." Her demeanour quickly changed, her scowl softened and her voice harboured a great deal of care.

AJ felt guilt bubble in his stomach, making him feel groggy. "We thought we could find food there." Supplies had been running low for days, even with the expansion of the safe-zone, animal sightings within the area were becoming scarce.

Louis slowly stepped over to her, wondering if it was safe for him to be in such close quarters. "See? He's alright Clem-"

"I'm not speaking to you."

With that she stormed off into the school, kicking up dirt behind her. Louis could feel his heart wither as she slammed the grand door shut. Angry Clementine was scary enough, but she had never been mad at him before. "Fuck."

Ruby finished cleaning AJ of the fresh blood. "You alright sug?" The answer was obvious, he wasn't making eye contact with anyone. "I'm sure she'll be okay in a tick, sometimes we just gotta cool off."

Even Marlon was a little afraid at the sudden outburst. One minute he was opening the gates to welcome Louis and AJ back in from their one-on-one supply run and the next he was playing mediator. "You really fucked up this time Lou."

"Gee, you think?" Louis threw himself next to his friend and buried his head in his hands. "She's right AJ. We knew not to go into that place and yet we still did." There wasn't even any food left, just a sea of walkers all trapped within those concrete walls.

AJ could still feel the ghost of the monster's hand on his ankle. "I don't wanna leave her alone." He looked at the scratched door, temptation yelled at him to go after her, but what could he say? Clementine was as stubborn as they come, apparently she got it from a man she once knew.

"I'll go talk to her," Violet spoke up. "If you don't hear from me within an hour then she's killed me." She was the first to notice the immediate jump Clementine's mood took once the boys had returned. Her hands were clenched so tight her knuckles had turned white, it was eerie.