A/N: Hey guys, for those who read "The Apocalypse, i'm saving it for later. My old computer is fully infected, showing a black screen with a mouse so I 'm completely upset and can't get to my chapter in Microsoft word. I'm waiting for it to be fixed, which it'll be a long while. While I do, i'll write this instead and let me know in your opnion if I should continue it.
In the story, this is the pre-apocalypse version to high school. I wanted you guys to know Clementine is sixteen and is not tough in this story, just only a little bit. Not a coward like Ben if that's what you're thinking. Let it put it this way that what would she had been if there isn't the apocalpyse. lol. There'll be drama, sexual content, alcohol, romance and maybe possibly rape in later chapters. I wanted you guys to enjoy and leave a review :)
Clementine Everett is a very sweet girl who's always nice to everyone in school, and couldn't hurt a fly that she never gotten in any trouble. Everyone like her, especially students and teachers in her school like her for only an acquaintance. She's partially timid, and quiet throughout twenty four hours of school except times when she talks to her best friend or cooperate in the group but unlike girly-girl the others were, she didn't care about high reputation, prom want to be of a queen, going out public to parties and not wearing any makeup besides a little bit of a blush.
She instead, read her book outside under the tree with no one to be around, spend out shopping for little amount of time and spend time alone at her home studying and working for her school work beside hanging out with her family and her best friend.
But what most thing, most girls would wanted was a boyfriend. Never in her life she never had one and desperately needs it so she didn't want to be alone. She forgets about it sometimes until it reminded her when she sees couples holding hands, a small kiss with affection, and stand always beside someone's locker.
It brought her smile upside-down but didn't give up hope she had a long-life ahead what her dad always used to say to her. She had to wait for someone coming into her life instead of chasing after another that isn't worth it to be with. She took his advice and focused on herself, family and her education, but truthfully it still make her feel lonely sometimes.
Her life was perfect back then, and its her first day of becoming a sophomore. Not only the point Clementine goes to tenth grade but she had just transferred to her new school "Brook field High School" after she moved in with her adoptive father, Lee to Brook field, Wisconsin.
It has been five years since Lee has taken care of Clementine as an adoptive father, he's very sweet, gentle, protective and wise treating her like his own daughter and she love him. Says about her usual perfect life, that is until while Clementine was at home being cared for by a babysitter, her parents passed away from the car accident by some drunken teen who rammed them into a tree, until later they died instantly without any time being taken to an hospital.
Throughout her years, the memory still haunts her, and still remembers she's told what happen to them. This reason, she just wanted to cry and run away from it to forget about the tragedy.
Running away doesn't solve anything, perhaps more she can forget about it by starting her new life regard she feel bad leaving her old school and a person she doesn't want to lose like her parents it's Lee, and herself mentally. She knows it won't happen but still, it worries her.
She wished her parents were still be alive and able to see her and be proud of her new beginning, but it would've changed if she never have met Lee.
In stuck between, she's happy with either way.
Morning her eyes slowly open in crack, then quickly shut when blinded by the light shining through her window. She's awaken in her king-sized bed in the middle, her violet bed cover flowery lily is up to her mouth, snuggled in around her body like an cocoon.
She pulls her bed cover up higher to cover her whole face from the light shining through her window, blinding her, and whined lightly she wanted to sleep more in this tired morning. She glances to the digital clock on bedside drawer beside her, and looking at the time, her eyes widened that the time shows it's seven forty AM.
"SHOOT!" She cried as she toss the bed cover aside and swished her legs to the side of a bed in second she jump off running to her closet panicky looking for her clothes whatever she's looking for.
She finally find a simple light purple t-shirt in a hanger and toss it behind her that its thrown on the bed as she quickly take off her grey tank top revealing her b-cup pink bra printed with little flowers. She quickly runs to her drawer and pulls it open rummaging through her clothes and finds her dark navy blue skinny jeans. She staggeringly pull down her black shorts with pink lining on the sides off her feet and slip on her pants easily before she grabs the shirt and put it on over her head.
With herself fully clothed, she barged out the door to her bathroom, gathering a brush and a hair tie from the drawer for her hair.
It took about at least ten minutes when she finally tied her hair into pig tails before she rushes back to her room and hurriedly pull black tied laced shoes from under her bed and slip on each tying her laces.
She look at the time again.
So far and so good, it's seven fifty three, which means school is few minutes away from here so it shouldn't in a hurry. Her eyes jolted when she remembers to forget something special to her, she look around the room until she spot her hat on her beside drawer next to an digital clock.
She walk towards it and pick it up, gazed at it that it's blue and white old cap. Her dad gave it to her before him and her mother drove off to Savanna. It's the thing what's left of them, after their death, she will always keep it close to her and never lose a sight of it.
She puts her cap on her head adjusting to tightening it in perfectly. When it felt right, She turns and takes off bringing her old light purple medium backpack along that's printed with only a flower in the middle.
She walk downstairs as she gets a chance to slip her backpack on her back before she look up hearing Lee calling for her from the other room.
CLEMENTINE?! ARE YOU READY?!"
"YEAH, I'M COMING!" She answered loudly, stop end at the stairs when Lee emerges from the room smiling to see she's fully prepared. He's full dressed with a white shirt and red tie, black slacks pants and shoes.
"It's time to go Sweet Pea, you don't want to be late for school don't you?"
Clementine rolled her eyes as she smiled. "Lee, i'm not going to be late, school is not even that far from here"
"Hmm..You sure?" Lee cocked an eyebrow.
"Yes, I'm sure" She answered impatiently. "Now can we please hurry? I don't want to be late" She said, anxiously in her voice.
"Well you better hurry, or else I'll won't have to make an excuse for you missy" He said, give her a look with an cocked eyebrow while as he opens a door and turns to leave to his SUV grey vehicle.
"Ugh..Lee! I'm NOT going to be LATE! She cried, knows she will make it to her school. If she is, then a best excuse for first day is getting lost where she's supposed to be going, maybe a blame on someone giving a tour which she didn't had in mind because she doesn't like to get someone in trouble.
They drive silencing few minutes away, passing through the vehicles out on the road.
Lee had his eyes totally focus on the road steering while Clementine sat on the passenger seat gazing out the window. Her arm is placed on the side door, resting her hand under her chin. She had a lot in her mind, about school if wonder she'll make new friends, good grades for her GPA, and a boyfriend she never been with before?
Couldn't help, but thought about is overwhelming for her. Suddenly her leg starts to trembles uncontrollably before she realize it quickly and clutches squeezing it hard to make it stop.
Lee noted it his corner from peripheral vision and glance quickly to her before look back to the road seeing her leg was shaking. His eye brows furrowed that something's bothering her.
"Clementine? What's wrong?"
"It's nothing. It's - um" She stammered, drops her arm down from the side, and bows down her head slightly staring at the dash.
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'Clem?" Lee repeatedly asked, waiting for her answer in little long period of time.
"...I'm nervous" She answered him, softly.
Lee furrowed his brow deeper. "...Why's that? There's nothing to be nervous about"
"I know. It's about the school"
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"Oh.." Lee smiled widely. "I wouldn't worry about that. Hm you'll be fine Sweet Pea. Nothing bad will happen to you, you've gotten along great with everybody"
"Yeah but...I'm really nervous. What if they say something about my clothes, o-or my hair?" Clementine asked, worryingly she started to be little panic, eyes suddenly widened showily as her anxiety is rushing in the pit of her stomach.
"Maybe they'll tease me about my name and...ugh what am I thinking?" She stopped short as realizing what she's saying, of all the simple things people don't really care about human figure. She didn't know what came over her, maybe it's because they just move in and went little too fast for her. She can't get used to her new life yet.
Little confused, she must losing her mind.
"...Do you think I must've been overreacting?" She glanced over to him.
"No!" Lee slight shook his head. "It's normal. People get nervous on their first day, sometimes when they do, they don't want to ruin their impression in front of people who're with for a long time. it's just completely natural"
Once they're at the stop sign in just around the block from high school, Lee rests his hand on the driving wheel before look at Clementine with a funny grin.
"What does it come from me how I start myself as a teacher? I thought I wasn't going to do well at my first teaching in the university for history but it quite went well I didn't expected"
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Clementine didn't answer. Instead, she look away a moment thinking.
Lee had a point. Why she should be overreacting over a new school? She didn't give an impression to others yet and now she put herself to completely act like negative. She needs to bring up courage and be positive her life is starting. What else can go wrong?
"Don't worry about it Clem" He smiled, bring his eyes back peeled forward. "I'm sure you'll do fine. There's nothing to be nervous so be yourself around them a while and you'll get a hang of it. Everything will be fine"
"Yeah...your right!" Her eyes shined happily as she gave him side glance smiling "Thanks Lee"
Lee chuckled. "Your welcome Sweet Pea"
I'm not going to say what pairing it'll be, it's more of a surprise, maybe you'll knew e.e there be ocs in the story which it's my first time creating one. Not all characters from the walking dead are in a same grade. I assign Clementine as a sophomore because she's the youngest, which would make Sarah, Nick, Luke and others older.