After The End - Violentine

Pain is Temporary

The couple lay on the floor in a soft embrace for a while, Violet, no matter how hard she tried could not control her emotions. Eventually her tears dried and she sat back down on the seat. "Please, never leave me." Violet said with a sniffle. Clementine smiled softly and gave the blonde a light kiss, "Never." She repeated, "Now get some rest, I've got someone to find." Clementine gave her another kiss and walked away slowly.

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"Shouldn't we go looking for him?" Clementine asked Andrew who was sitting calmly at Marlon's old desk fiddling with an arrow. Andrew scoffed and looked up, "He's taken more bullets than I have fingers, anyway he'll be back before you know it." Clementine sighed and threw her hands down, "Fine, I'll let the assholes who shot my wife run free, or we could go out there and look for your friend?" Andrew stood up and opened the door, "Ok then."

Stepping outside Clementine and Andrew were met with a sudden shriek followed by a series of repeated shouts. "What the fuck is that?" She exclaimed running towards the front gate with the other people who were outside. "Willy?" Clementine called up to the boy, Willy looked around then down and into the distance, his head followed something for a moment. "Looks like a car, someone's shooting at it." He replied, "Here it comes." Willy hoped down from the tower and ran for cover.

Another loud screech rang out, the sound of an engine and groaning could be heard from the other side of the wall. Clementine and James walked closer to the wall and clung against it. Another car approached followed by more gunfire, Clementine peaked her head around the corner to see through the gate. "For fuck sake shoot you piece of shit." A voice said, the distant gunfire grew louder and the odd bullet pinged against the outer walls of the school. "Who the fuck are these guys?" Clementine shouted over the gunfire, she received no reply as Andrew had begun to climb the empty watchtower. "Looks like New Frontier and Harry but there's more people I don't recognise." Andrew called down from the tower. "Hey dickhead, how about you come down here and give us a hand!" A woman shouted from the fight; Andrew jumped down from his perch into the fight.

Clementine swiftly grabbed her bow and pushed open the gate, she was immediately met with a flurry of gunfire. She ran and ducked behind the nearest car, she looked around the vehicle, she was met with a familiar and battered looking face. "Shit, are you ok?" Clementine asked Harry who was slightly keeled over with blood covering his chest and face. Harry looked up from the rifle in his hand, "I'll be fine it's only a few stab wounds." He said wiping some of the blood off his face. "Here take this." He handed Clementine the rifle he was toying with, it was covered with red symbols that matched the scar on her sleeve. "What? Why can't you shoot it, I've got my bow?" She asked confused. "I'm English I don't know how to shoot!" He shouted "Now give me covering fire Clara's pinned down." Clementine pulled back the bolt on the rifle and aimed down the sight, she looked over toward the hostile vehicles and fired a shot. The first bullet flew through a car door and into a shooters stomach causing him to collapse onto the ground. She continued to scan the nearby tree line, behind a tree stood Andrew, bow in hand firing a strange looking arrow into the hood of a car. A strange gas sprayed out of the metal causing the people behind it to run into the open. Clementine look aim and pulled the trigger twice in quick succession hitting one in the chest and the other in the head. "I counted six!" Andrew shouted from behind a tree. Clementine aimed back down the sight and panned over the area, she spotted Harry and two women that appeared to be running towards her. " Behind the car, quick!" Harry shouted. Clementine crouched down and pulled the people behind cover. "Thanks." The tall woman panted as she slid down to the ground. " Hey Clem, pass me one of your arrows." Harry asked. Clementine handed him a single arrow and watched as he wrapped some fabric around the head, he fumbled around for a quick moment, "Let's hope this works." He mumbled breathlessly, he plunged the arrow into a bottle and handed it to Clementine, "Now light it and try to hit that car." Harry pointed to the car which was spraying a while gas into the air. Clementine placed the arrow on the bow, she pulled a lighter out of her pocket and lit the arrow. She carefully pulled back on the bow string until it reached her nose. She inhaled slowly and fixed her sight on the car, huddled behind the vehicle she saw two people, she exhaled and released her arrow

The flaming bolt flew through the air, a sudden burst of flame ignited the air, a thunderous boom erupted. Clementine stood up and opened her eyes, a flaming wreckage burned ahead of her. "Get inside, walkers will be here soon." Willy shouted from the wall. Clementine ran toward the gate followed by Harry and two other women. "In there." Clementine said pointing toward the admin building.

Clementine and the two women sat down in the old office whilst Harry got patched up, Clementine took a moment to analyse the new people before her. The tallest had faded, short blue hair, she wore a bloodied tank top and pair of ripped and muddy jeans as well as a dark gun belt. The smaller was just taller than Clementine, had short brown hair which was tied at the back. She wore a grey hoodie and similar jean to the other. "Who are you two?" Clementine asked. "Clara." The tallest said, "I...I'm Sam." The other said shyly. "And how do you two know each other?" Clementine asked, "Were old friends." Sam said quickly which made Clara scoff, "Seriously dude, we've been banging since collage." Clara turned and face Clementine, "You guys are ok with that aren't you?" Clementine looked at Sam who had gone quite red and was trying to hide her face, "My wife is in the other room, if that answers your question." Clementine replied. The two women looked slightly shocked, they turned to each other and gave a pleaded grin. "Look I have some thing to sort out, if Harry brought you back here he must think your ok so go find Louis downstairs, he'll set you up with a room."

The couple swiftly left the room, Clementine followed them out of the room, she did not follow them but continued down the corridor and opened a door on her left.

The room was quite small and contained a small bed, in which Violet lay, a desk covered in papers and notes all listing the uses of different medicines and remedies and how to mix them; a cabinet filled with boxes and pill bottles, hanging on the wall a scuffed white box with a faded red cross.

The pale looking blonde sat up as Clementine walked into to room. "Oh hey Clem." She said weakly with a smile. Clementine walked quickly up to Violet and embraced her. She hissed slightly upon contact but still continued to wrap her arms around the other. "Sorry, sorry ." Clementine apologised letting go of her but leaving her hands to rest on her shoulders. Violet lent forward slowly and placed a kiss in Clementine's cheek, "Don't apologise." She said softly. "Look, I need to catch up with Harry I'll come by in a minute." Clementine stood up but was stopped when Violet grabbed onto her hand. "I'm coming with you." She said standing up slowly "And don't even try to stop me, I've been cooped up in here for two days." Clementine chuckled and shook her head playfully. "It has felt awfully lonely without you." Violet grinned, "Oh was it, bet you missed me." Clementine's face became suddenly flustered. Violet giggled and grabbed one of the old crutches from the side of the desk and walked after her wife.

30 Minutes Later and Half of a Story Later

"So yeah, after I got the boxes out of the store room and into the car I drove down the road for about an hour until I came across the new people's broken down RV, they were surrounded by dead and I let them, OH FOR FUCKS SAKE!" Harry suddenly stopped talking and began to clench his fist in pain. "You know this would be easier if you stopped moving." Ruby said as she continued to suture his wounds.

A sudden crackle broke the conversation, "Clem, Clem, we got a bit of of problem over here!"

Sorry for the further delay, I've been recovering from surgery, don't worry it's not serious. Anyway thanks for reading because this now has over 5,000 views and I'm honestly baffled. Thanks you wonderful people.
-ZQ