I just realized that this story is crap but we're gonna save it guys, we're gonna save it.


I pump my arms harder and harder, my legs guiding me towards the piercing screams. Clementine's face floats in my mind, taunting me with the possibility she may not be safe. I run faster. When we break the clearing the scene unfolds, Drew beaten up an laying down, the twins frozen in fear, Clem, having a mexican standoff with another girl. The girl looks about Clem's age and wears a sharp scowl upon her young features, it would be generous to say that her dead straight, chocolate brown hair reached her shoulders. Her faded t-shirt bears a deep red stain, cutoffs and striped tights decorate her legs, and a pair of worn sneakers cover her feet.

"Put your gun down Claire" i say softly

Clem narrows her eyes at the girl, "When she puts down hers, I'll put down mine"

"Put your guns down at the same time, we won't hurt you" Eric's soft voice sounds behind me, i see the girl's determination waver yet she tightens her grip on the gun, "I'm gonna count to three, and you're both gonna set down your guns" Eric commands. Both Drew and Eric visibly tense in anticipation as to whether or not this girl will oblige, shes capable, dangerous almost. "One" Her finger lifts from the trigger, "Two" She slowly lowers the weapon, all the while Clem mirrors her, "Three" she slides the gun back into it's holster. Breathing a collective sigh of relief, Eric and i make a move towards the girl, she immediately crouches low to the ground and bares her teeth,
"try anything and you'll be sorry"
Clem shakes her head, "your weapons are down, so are ours" after a while, "what's your name?"
she slowly, slowly stands, "Iniko"
I smile at the strange girl, "You've already met claire, im Ella and-"
she cuts me off with a snicker, "What?" i ask,
"Those aren't your real names"


"Excuse me?!" Clem shouts, "Who the FUCK are you to tell us what are names are, you don't even know us!"
She grins, "I may not know you, but I've certainly heard word about you, a red haired girl named Ellie, traveling with a girl almost half her size. Of course the name of your companion Ellie is unknown but now i know it"
"Then what's my name" Clem growls,
Iniko casts a cool laze over Clementine, "Clementine is your name am i right?"
"How did you-"
"I've been following you for days, you never noticed, i heard you calling each other your real names in the barn"
i involuntarily take a step back, this girl knows to much, how long has she been with us? Has she been stealing from us? Can we trust her? I didn't know, and i didn't want to find out. However, Clementine seems to have read the situation a different way, "You're only my age! You can't have been unnoticed for that long, i don't believe you"
Iniko hesitates and for a moment i think clem has called her bluff, but she just shakes her head and laughs bitterly, "I am sixteen years old, i watched my father and my brother be torn to shreds, but i did not care, i desperately tried to escape with my mother but she would not leave, i had to watch her die too. I stole weapons from a small group of children who i betrayed, i've stayed with many different groups for food and warmth, i have learnt many combat skills from the father figures that took care of me, but never once have i followed someone for this long, i am planning to stay with you" she then lifts her head and looks us in the eye, "My name is Iniko, born of dark days"


Long overdue and i'm sorry but tell me what you think of Iniko

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