A/N - Won't be updating till the weekend when schools out of the way, sorry. I'll try and make it long though so don't worry; It'll be worth the wait ;) - Enjoy ;D
(So sad summers over)
Clementine slowly started to regain consciousness.
She half opens her eyes to see the inside of the truck; she looked out the window from where she was lying across Mike, Bonnie and Luke. She heard Jane and Kenny arguing in the front and Mike and Bonnie whispering quietly to each other.
She tried to sit up but as she moved her arm, a sharp pain in her shoulder resurfaced. "Ugh, ouch…" she moaned looking straight up to see Luke pull his gaze away from the window, to her head that was lying on his lap.
"Hey, don't move…" he says moving some hair out of her face.
"Where are we going?" she asks returning a smile to Bonnie who's sitting next to Luke.
"Wellington!" Kenny says from the drivers seat, receiving and sigh from Jane.
"This is a stupid idea!" Jane exclaims glaring at the side of Kenny's head.
"Just shut up already!" Mike snaps, holding the baby closer and causing Jane to drop the subject.
"How are you feeling?" Bonnie asks looking at the injured child.
"Okay…" Clementine says looking back up Luke. "I wanna sit." She says.
"Alright." Luke says pulling her up into a sitting position on his knees. Her hand instinctively goes to her bullet wound when Luke moves her.
"There ain't no room for you to have your own seat so you're stuck with me till we get where we're going!" Luke explains smirking down at the girl.
"That's okay…" she says trying to hide her smile.
"Couldn't find the bullet; must've gone straight through." Jane says looking behind her seat to where Clementine's seated, still clutching her shoulder.
"Yeah, that little shit, Russkie got away before I could beat some sense into him!" Kenny growls, taking his eyes off the road but tightening his grip on the steering wheel.
"Look, he's gone. Let's just forget about him!" Mike says quietly.
"Is the guilt too much for you, Mike? You feel bad that it's your fault he got free and shot Clem?" Kenny says gritting his teeth.
"Keep your eyes on the road, Kenny!" Bonnie exclaims. Kenny focuses on the road again but is still waiting for Mike to respond.
"Look, Kenny, It ain't Mike's fault; He made a mistake untying Arvo but, hell, you shouldn't have tied him up in the first place! Maybe he wouldn't have shot if we had just let him go!" Luke grumbles.
"Hey, don't you dare blame me…" Kenny starts.
"Stop fighting! Please…" Clementine interrupts, closing her eyes and furrowing her eyebrows together.
"Sorry, Clem." Luke mumbles.
There is a long silence, broken by a few sighs or moans every so often. Luke starts humming a tune that seems to calm the tension between everyone. When he finishes Bonnie stares out the window and smiles. "What song was that?" she asks.
"Dunno; I think Pete might have sang it a few times…" he says frowning at the mention of Pete.
The moment gets disrupted when Kenny slams on the brakes. The sudden stop causes everyone to jolt forward. The pain in Clementine's shoulder worsens for a second and she hisses in pain.
"Jesus, Kenny! What was that for?" Mike asks checking the baby for and injuries. He doesn't have to answer because the sight ahead explains for him.
There are abandoned cars blocking the road.
"Just go around." Jane says sitting back in her seat.
"Wait, there could be some gas left in some of them!" Kenny explains opening his door. "If anything happens, meet me there…" he says pointing to a sign that says 'Rest Area - 1 Mile'
"Me and Bonnie will help!" Mike says climbing out the door with Bonnie. He hands AJ to Clementine who scoots off Luke's lap into the middle seat.
"Fucking asshole…" Jane mutters.
Clementine flinches as the baby rubs off her shoulder. "Here, give him to me." Jane says leaning back and taking the baby. There's suddenly a few guns shot near the cars up ahead. Walkers start making their way towards their car. "Shit… Luke grabs the wheel and get us out of here.
"Okay." Luke says climbing into the front seat. He starts the ignition and slams on the acceleration. The car speeds off by the other but abruptly collides with a single walker that smashes through the front window. The car spins out of control and crashes down onto its left side, bashing Clementine against the door violently.
She sees Jane walking away with AJ and Luke shooting the walker in the window. He scurries out Jane's door and around the door he had been sitting next to moments before. He yanked it open and reached in, grabbing Clementine by the jacket and pulling her out.
Turning on his heels with the girl in his hands he started making his way in the direction Jane had gone. "Jane!" he called.
He stood Clementine down as a blizzard started to obstruct their vision.
"Luke, I can't see where we're going!" Clementine shouted over the howling wind. He still had a hold of her jacket tightly.
"Just stick close to me; everything will be fine!" he told her although he had no idea where they were going either.
A/N - I'm glad people are enjoying Luke's presence ;) He's gonna change the plot of the game a lot, as you can probably already tell since Mike and Bonnie have stayed with the group! Don't forget to leave a Review and let me know what you think about Luke's death (Many of you have pointed out to me that Luke did die a hero, and I agree with that - IF - you saved him like Bonnie asked. I did what he told me like a good little girl and covered him. That death was haunting; I'll never get his face out of my mind)