The Paths That Tie (Clementine x Violet)

(9)

(Before the chapter starts, can I just take a second to be shook by the fact I just released the 1k special a few days ago, and this story is now at 2k?!? You guys are seriously amazing, and interacting with you all in the comments makes my day! Without stalling any further, please enjoy chapter 9!!)

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"Goofball...It's time to wake up..." Clementine cooed, as she gently shook AJ awake. To which, his eyes began to flutter open and focus on the person beside him.

After waking up around 5am, not being able to sleep due to her stress affecting her ability to do so, Clementine had begun to brainstorm ideas to help AJ move past the funk of sorts he had been in as of recent. After all, if she was able to fundraise over $1000 her sophmore year for the Council by coming up with ten different fundraising ideas, she could think up a few plans to raise AJ's spirits.

"Clem? What's going on?" AJ groggily responded, as he sat up in his bed.

"Well, I was just thinking that maybe we should go do something fun today! The weather's nice, Lee's stuck in his office all day doing teacher work, and I have a fully working car that's just begging to be driven today. What do you say?" Clementine responded, smiling as she held her hand out to get him out of bed.

Rather than give a enthusiastic response to her words, AJ sighed as he took her hand.

"Yeah...I guess I can go." Clementine didn't let his pessimistic energy get to her, as she continued to smile.

"Great! Start getting ready, and we'll go get breakfast for our first stop!" After announcing their plans for the day, Clementine exited the room. Since, she wasn't quite ready to go herself, as she was still rocking a cartoon kitten shirt.

As Clementine started putting the final touches of her look together, a quiet buzzing began to fill the room. After locating the source of the noise, she instinctively answered her phone and put it to her ear.

(Clementine) "Hello?"

(Mariana) "Clementine! Have you checked your emails yet?"

(Clementine) "No? It's Saturday, so I wouldn't even think to check."

(Mariana) "Well, you might want to start doing that. Principal Lilly emailed all the officers, and said that she wants everyone to come by at some point today to catch her up on the dance plans."

(Clementine) "What the hell? It's a Saturday. Why can't she just wait until Monday?"

(Mariana) "Me and Gabe were wondering the same thing. He thinks that it has something to do with the DJ and the fact that she needs to book other party stuff like that still. She probably needs the contract information and needs to approve it officially before she signs off on it. It also doesn't help that the dance is two weeks away, and she probably feels a bit behind schedule..."

(Clementine) "Fine. Tell the officers and principal Lilly that we will all meet up at the school around 4 to plan this all out."

(Mariana) "What about Violet? She might've not gotten the email because of her living situation..."

(Clementine) "I'll deal with that. You just tell everyone else what's going on, and I will see you all then."

Clememtine was quick to drop the call, as she aggressively threw her phone on her bed.

'Damn it. Of all days for something like this to happen, why did it have to be today?' Clementine thought, as she sat down to collect her thoughts.