The Paths That Tie (Clementine x Violet)

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The first thing Clementine noticed was warmth.

The second thing was the feeling of the pickly grass below her feet.

The third thing was the smell of various fried foods filling her senses.

The final thing was the sound of a distant voice calling out to her.

"Come on! Hurry!"

In a similar fashion to her previously vivid dream, Clementine had no control of herself as she began to dash towards the voice.

'I...remember this. A traveling fair had come to Ericson that summer.'

Catching up to the voice, Clementine recognized the ginger haired child immediately. It was Mary. Or better yet, it was Sophie.

"Geez, it's not like they were going to run out of food before we got here. Besides, I'm the one buying, so it would of been nice of you to not run off so quick!" Clementine wheezed out, realizing that just doing PE wasn't enough to make you a track star.

Grabbing Clementine's hand, Sophie began to drag her along as they made their way into the fair. "Well, at the boarding school, me and my friends always try to rush to the cafeteria. The sooner you get there, the fresher your food!"

"Fair enough, I guess"

Passing the groups of people gathered around different vendors and booths, Clementine and Sophie made a complete B-line to what appeared to be a corndog booth.

Except, there appeared to be one problem.

"Shoot! Clementine, hide!" Clementine heard, as she was swiftly pushed to the side of a booth, away from the eyes of anyone nearby.

Not having any time to process what had just occurred, Clementine kneeled down as she curiously watched to see what caused Sophie to act the way she was.

Suddenly, seemingly appearing out of thin air, a pair of kids that looked similar in age to Clementine began to speak to Sophie.

"Sophie! What are you doing here by yourself? I thought you said you were taking a walk alone in the woods?" A red headed girl said, looking rather similar to Sophie.

However, in that moment for whatever reason, Clementine couldn't help but notice the girl that the red head was with.

'Wait...isn't that...?'

The girl was probably a little taller than Clementine, but not by an incredible amount or anything. She looked to be wearing a worn jean jacket, as well as a pair of jeans that also looked like it had seen better days. The sides of her blonde hair were pulled back on the top, giving her a bit of a poof to offset her otherwise straightened hair.

Compared to the person she was with, who was seemingly fuming at seeing Sophie by herself, the other girl looked to be a bit more reserved.

After taking a few moments to analyze the girl further, Clementine slightly jumped as the blonde turned her head to make eye contact with Clementine.

Before turning her head away in a flustered panic, Clementine was somehow able to note the fact that her eyes were a rather pretty shade of green.

Thankfully for Clementine, it wasn't too long after that awkward interaction that the two girls continued to walk on ahead in the fair, leaving Minnie behind in the process.

After waiting to ensure that they were far enough away, Minnie held her hand out to Clementine as she arose from the ground.

"I'm so sorry! I didn't realize that they were planning on being here today too. They told me to meet up with them after I go to the "bathroom". I'll see you tomorrow?" Sophie asked, to which Clementine only nodded in response.