Through Her Eyes

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Hello readers! This is a story I've been planning for a few months or so now. I'm going to try and see if I can do a story though Season One Clementine's point of view. This is my very first TWDG story, so please go easy on me.

Summary: The Walking Dead, Season One through the eyes of Clementine based on my game choices. Some changes and additions will likely be added.

Enjoy! :D

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Chapter 1: Prologue

"Now, we'll be back in a week," Diana Lawrence reminded her daughter, Clementine. "Be good for Sandra, okay, honey?"

The curly-haired eight-year-old nodded. "I will, Mom." She looked down at her feet briefly, then back at her mother with her doe amber eyes. "I wish I could go with you," she spoke innocently.

Diana knelt down and gave her a hug. "It's only for seven days, baby, and I promise we'll bring you back a present. We'll call you every day."

"Okay," Clementine replied. Both females turned when they heard the man of the house, Ed, walking downstairs with two suitcases.

Ed walked over and knelt down to Clementine's height. "Hey, hon. Your mom and I will be back before you know it. You still got that hat I gave you, right?"

Clem nodded and ran to get the hat that her father had given her for her fifth birthday. "Got it!" She showed it to her father and placed it on her head. She rarely took it off except for when she was sleeping or bathing.

"Good. That way, we'll always be here," Ed smiled, tapping the front of the hat, making the child giggle. Clementine was definitely a daddy's girl, but she had a great relationship with her mom, too. She was going to miss them.

The doorbell rang then, and Diana went to answer it. "Sandra! We're so glad you could make it!"

"It's no trouble at all, Diana," the young, red-haired woman answered with a smile. "You know I always enjoy watching Clementine."

Clementine smiled at that. Although she still wished that she could go to Savannah with her parents, she loved when Sandra could baby-sit her. She always let her stay up late and watch movies until she fell asleep.

"Well, we'd better go," Ed announced. He turned back to Clem and gave her a tight squeeze. "We'll see you in a week, Clem. Be sure to think of me when you're wearing that hat, okay?"

"Okay, Daddy," Clementine said with a small, yet sad smile. Ed patted her gently on the shoulder and headed to the door.

It was Diana's turn to say good-bye to her daughter. She gave her another hug and told her again that they would be back before she knew it. Sandra and Clementine followed Ed and Diana to the car.

"We love you, Clementine!" Diana called when she rolled down the window. "Be good!"

"I love you too!" Clem yelled back. "Bye, Mom! Bye, Dad!"

Both of her parents waved and drove off, with their daughter watching them drive out of sight. If only she knew that this would be the last time that she saw her father and mother alive, she would hugged them a little tighter.

Later that night after dinner, Sandra and Clementine were sitting on the couch, watching TV.

"And in other news," said the reporter, "people from all around Georgia have reported zombie sightings. Is this all true, or just yet another hoax? Find out after this!"

"Oh, please," Sandra rolled her eyes, talking more to herself than to Clem. "Zombies don't exist, that's all bullshit."

"Swear!" Clementine cried, pointing at her baby-sitter. She had been taught at a very early age that there were just some words that should be left unsaid, according to Diana.

Sandra giggled. "Sorry, Clem. I'll go get the popcorn. I think the movie's about to start."

She got up off of the couch, leaving Clementine with the remote. The TV continued, "And this just in, it has been reported that Lee Everett has-" but Clem changed the channel, not listening to what was being said.

After watching Disney's The Princess And The Frog, Clementine was starting to yawn and rub her eyes. It was already past 10:00 at night, which was quite a bit later than her actual bedtime.

"Tired, Clementine?" Sandra teased.

"Noooo," Clem tried to lie, but she was already falling asleep on the spot.

"Come on, you, time for bed," Sandra got up and helped Clementine to her feet. The two of them went upstairs, and Clem fell asleep in her bed as Sandra read to her, mentally counting down the days until her parents' return.

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"Clementine? Clem, come on, you gotta wake up right now," Sandra whispered, shaking the eight-year-old.

"Hmm? Sandra, what is it?" Clem opened her eyes, confused as to why she was being woken up at three in the morning. She sat up, and her eyes were suddenly fixed on a large bite mark on Sandra's arm. "Sandra, you're hurt!"

"Shh, I'll be okay," Sandra tried to comfort her. "Now I need you to listen to me, right now. Something's going on, and something strange bit me. I don't know what it was, but they're all over the place outside. I'm going to give you some food, and I'll need you to get dressed and go up to your treehouse and hide, okay? You'll be safe up there."

Clementine was still confused, but she quickly got out of bed and dressed in a white sundress, tights, and sandals. Sandra gave her a small box full of crackers, cheese, and marshmallows and told her that she would be up there with her in a few moments.

It turned out that Sandra was right, because when Clementine climbed up to her treehouse, she looked out and saw some strange things walking very slowly towards the fence on the outside. Their clothes were ripped, and their bodies seemed to be somewhat decayed. Were these...dead people? Clementine wasn't sure, but she made sure to stay hidden.

She fell asleep again, but was still alone when she woke up in the morning. Where was Sandra?

Clem looked towards her house and thought she saw Sandra walking around. But she looked very different, almost like those things wandering around behind the fence. Luckily, they couldn't get up to the treehouse.

What was going on?

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Sorry that was short, but please tell me what you think! I'm sorry if Clem was OOC, I'm still quite new to writing for this fandom. Please leave a review, and if you have a tumblr, please follow my TWDG blog, youre-strong-clem . tumblr . com (ignore the spaces).