Cross Roads

old friends. new fights.

"I saw...Lee" he was standing behind you guys. Bullet in his head and his face half decomposed." I winch remembering the horrible vision.

"Its ok clem. I'm here. It's ok" Kenny says stroking my hair. "I know. It was just so scary."I say crying softly into kennys chest. He pats my back and eventually I fall asleep.

*about 4 hours later*

I wake up in the back seat of the truck in kenny lap with luke driving. I look over and it is nick "Nick!!" I shout reaching over to hug him. He hugs me tightly. After a couple minutes kenny is fast asleep so I crawl out of his lap and over to nick. I hold kenny's hand though so he wouldn't feel lonely.  I know he would do the same for me.

"Heya nick. Today's my birthday." I say looking into his perfect sea blue eyes. " happy birthday clementine how old are you turning?" He asks. "20" I say proudly.  "What's today?" Nick asks. "December 23." I answer.  "My birthday is on Christmas which is in two days.

"Cool how old will you be turning?" I ask curiously.  "30" he says. I nod and scoot closer to him. He takes my other hand in his. I blush.

Kenny squeezes my hand. I lean over his direction. "Careful clem. He might not be who you think he is" Kenny whispers into my ear. "I will be" I tell him. He kisses me on the forehead and goes back to sleep, I still don't release his hand though.

I lean over on kenny's shoulder.  Nick scoots closer to me.  Close enough for me to lay my head on his chest at least. I just sit there for a minute and listen to his heartbeat. He bends down and cups my face in his hands. I pull away knowing he was going to try to kiss me.

I look over at kenny who was awake. He nods his head. "Just be careful darlin' oh and you can let go of my hand if you want" Kenny says. "Nah I'm good." I say tightening my grip on kenny's hand. He smirks and pulls his hand out of mine. Accepting defeat I look over at nick who looks really hurt. 

"What is it?" I ask him laying myself across his lap. He smiles at me. "Nothing" he says holding my hand. "Just go to sleep" he adds on. "I am really tired. Night guys." I say. Before I close my eyes nick winks at me.

Nicks pov:

"Why did it take me losing her to realize how much she means to me?" I ask my self. "Clem?" I ask. He sleepily looks up at me with her gorgeous green eyes.  "I love you" I whisper into her ear. " I love you more" she says. "Impossible" i say gently, slowly kissing her on the lips she doesn't resist and kisses me back.

(Back to clem ' s pov )

Kenny wakes up and I sit the rest of the way up. "So are you and nick a thing now?" Kenny asks me. I unsurely nod my head. A look of pain flashes through his eyes. "So how old are you kenny?" Luke asks looking at kenny through the rear view mirror. "28" Kenny says. "What about you luke?" Kenny asks.  "24" Luke answers. How old are you nick?" Kenny asks nick. "29" he answers. "Hold up a second.  Kenny is the second in youngest in the group?" I ask in disbelief.  "So it seems clem, so it seems." He says.

Kenny's pov :

I never really knew i feelings for clem until I realized that me and her were the youngest ones in the group. Clementine calls asleep with her head in my lap and nick looks over jealously. "Stop the truck!" He demands luke. "No. Why? " Luke questions.

"I have to p**s" he say in an annoyed tone. Luke stops the truck and nick gets out and walks into the woods.

Nicks pov :

I pull my gun out and....shoot....my.....water bottle. 

Kenny's pov :

"What's going on luke?" I ask. "I don't know I'm going to go have a look though" Luke says and gets out of the truck.  I push clem to the other side of the back seat and climb to the front.

Luke's pov:

"Come on man we have to leave?" Nick urges me pulling me in the opposite direction from the truck. "W-what do you mean " I ask nervously.  "We need to leave them" Nick says clear as day. "Clementine and kenny??" I ask. "You got a hearing problem.  Yes them" he says handing me a knife.

"What do you want me to do with this" I ask. "Give it to clem.  I'm leaving" he says remorsefully. "And I'm not gonna stop you." I say turning around. "I'll miss you" Nick says before turning away from me.

"clem will miss you" I say emphasizing clem. He nods and starts walking. "See ya" he walks away not looking back.