~Please, Say You Won't Let Go~ Clouis

Chapter Twenty: A New Destination (Clem's POV)

⚠️ *SLIGHT* SMUT WARNING⚠️

"Holy shit... Clem! Look!" Vi shouted catching our attention.

As I saw the enormous structure, I grew extremely happy and started jumping up and down due to my excitement. I looked over at Louis who was staring blankly at the building with wide eyes, in disbelief and maybe even horror.

"Louis! A HUGE mall! Aren't you excited?!" I asked, grabbing his hand.

Louis slowly turned his head, still with his blank stare, looked at my excitement, and lightly smiled at me.

"Okay, be quiet. Remember there are still dead people and other survivors." Vi reccomended as we crossed the street to the parking lot.

Louis grabbed my arm and made me duck down with his as we snuck around to the doors and looked through the gross, cracked glass.

"Your call. You've been on the road longer than we have. What do we do?" Violet asked.

"Aj and you can stay here. If something happens out here, you two can come in and scream. If something happens in there I will grab Louis and run back out here. If we find nothing, we'll come and get you. Is that a plan?" I asked everyone.

"Just don't fool around with him. I don't know this area, therefore I don't trust it. Be quick but be careful." She said and hurried us inside.

We made it into the long hallway that flodded into the mall part and both drew our weapons. I grabbed my knife and Louis grabbed his. We set down our bags next to the door and made our way to the main part.

I looked down one way as Louis looked down the other. I saw nothing but trashed walkways but Louis tapped me as I heard the groans.

There were a few roaming walkers in the hallways of the mall on Louis' side and some on the first floor.

"Let's get them." he signed and I nodded, pulling out my knife.

Louis went first, grabbing the walker, turing it around and plunging his knife into it's head. I got the next one, kicking it in it's knee to bring it down, then stabbing it in the head as Louis finished off the third and final one.

"Let's see about the stores up here and then go get Violet and Aj so we can search the bottom." I recommended and Louis nodded.

We walked down Louis' side first and there wasn't really anything worth looking for or looting. A few raided clothing stores, a terrible smelling food court, an empty shoe store, and a few other irrelivant department stores. Then we turned around and walked down the other way. More clothing stores, a few more department stores, a phone store, and a not-so-empty shoe store.

We walked back to the hallway we came in from and got Aj and Violet.

"There's a few walkers downstairs. We handled the ones up here and looked up here. If you go downstairs, be careful. I'm going to look around up here." I said and bent down to Aj, "That goes double for you. Be safe. I can't lose you."

"Alright Clem. I'm going to the first floor. You wanna come with me bud?" she asked Aj.

"Yeah! Maybe we can find a toy store and get more toys like Tenn had!" he said as the two walked to the nearest escalator that was stopped.

I looked to Louis who had a puppy look on his face.

"And that goes tripple for you." I giggled, kissing his cheek and watching him turn pink.

"I'm staying with you." he signed as he followed me.

I found a clothing store that looked to be somewhat not looted and walked in, instantly smelling the dirty musty scent of the old clothes.