Clementine blinked quickly as the light hit against her eyes. Matthew was standing in front of Luke and her. Wait... what? She wondered as she blinked a few more times. It was the rifle scene all over again! Was before just a sort of... vision? Of what might happen if she didn't say something?

"Nick! Don't shoot!" Luke shouted while waving his arms. Clementine swallowed hard. Nick wouldn't listen to her, she knew it as a fact... unless... she really didn't want to say what she knew she had to if Matthew was to make it... the only thing he'd listen to.

"NICK! I LIKE YOU! I REALLY, REALLY LIKE YOU! Don't shoot!" She shouted. The words were out of her mouth before she could stop them. Nick slowly lowered the rifle as his mouth hung agape. He felt his legs turn to jello beneath him. Had she really just said that? Nick felt his heartbeat begin beating ever harder as his rifle slowly fell from his grasp.

Luke turned his head at Clementine, both eyebrows raised, eyes wide, mouth hanging open as well. The two (Nick & Luke) shared the reaction with Matthew whose rifle also fell from his grasp.

"Whoa..." Matthew mumbled. Clementine felt the regret kick in as soon as she said it. But she had to, Nick wouldn't listen any other way... right? Clementine turned her attention back to Nick, hoping his reaction, wouldn't be a bad one. She could see, even from the distance away that she was, that his face was bright red.

Nick didn't know what to make of this whole situation. Everything was happening so fast, one minute he's wishing safety upon Luke and Clementine as they head for the bridge, the next he's at gun point during a 1V1 with a stranger, and the next Clementine is shouting she likes him. Nick blinked a few times before casually pinching his arm. Shit! He cursed in his mind from pain. Yeah, no, definitely not a dream. Nick swallowed hard before bending over and picking his rifle back up. His legs felt as if they'd collapse at any moment now. He carefully started towards Clementine and Luke.

As he edged closer he felt like he'd trip over his own feet at any time, now. Clementine blushed as he stopped in front of her. It was okay though, he was blushing too.

"Well ain't you two a bunch'a awkward pandas." Luke commented. Clementine and Nick turned their heads in unison to look over at Luke. Their mouths were both dropped open slightly, the corners slanted down- but other than that, their faces were expressionless. (Besides the faint pinkness over both of them.).

"C'mon, we gotta get off this bridge." Luke spoke again as the group appeared in the distance. Quietness surrounded them as everyone, including Matthew, began walking. Clementine walked at the very front of the group. She really didn't want to talk to anyone right now, Nick especially. Nick felt just the same, except he didn't want to talk to Clementine and he was at the very back of the group. Clementine stared at the boards below her as she walked. Her head was throbbing with everything that just happened.

Nick almost shot a guy, I told him I like him, Luke called us awkward pandas, were taking off with a stranger who just so happens to know I like Nick... Ugh. She thought. Clementine rubbed her temples trying to understand what was happening, she knew what happened just couldn't comprehend it all.

Nick stared at the boards he was walking on, one hand in his pocket to his camo pants, and another dragging his rifle on the ground, the barrel making an annoying scruffing noise against the boards. Nick really wanted to take a glance at Clementine... Why shouldn't I? It's not like it's bad... right?... Do I dare though? Oh, Nick dared. He looked up, past all the group members and at Clementine who held both hands in her jacket pockets and was staring at the boards like him. Nick's thoughts were scattered and conflicted. Talk to her. Half of him said No, let her have her space. She'll talk to you when she WANTS to talk to you. The other half told him. He agreed with the first half very quickly. Once they got off the bridge Nick tried to make a plan to when he'd talk to her about... things... he sat down on the bench trying hard to gather his thoughts.

"Luke... can you check out the station with... this man?" Carlos said while pointing to Matthew. Luke nodded before walking into the station with Matthew. Alvin and Rebecca sat on a nearby log, along with Carlos, and Sarah sat on the hard ground nearby Carlos. Clementine had nowhere to go so she decided to walk into the station with Matthew and Luke, hoping maybe, that they wouldn't mind an extra hand.

"Hi Miss loves-a-lot." Luke smirked as Clementine walked in. Matthew had already began to try and unlock the chest. Clementine blushed slightly as she sheepishly rubbed her arm.

"Ha, ha." Clementine muttered, her voice full with sarcasm.

"Well, someone's cheery." Matthew commented and then, with a *Click* (No pun intended) the chest was quickly opened and Matthew pulled out two cans of peaches. He handed them to Luke before speaking.

"I've got more up at that ski lodge." Matt explained. "I've got a group up there." He spoke again. Luke nodded before the two walked out the door. "You comin'?" Matt asked as he looked back at Clementine who was standing in the middle of the station. Clementine nodded before walking out with them.

"Here ya go, Becs." Luke smiled as he handed one can to Rebecca and the other to Alvin. Rebecca mumbled a quick 'thank-you' before Matthew and Luke struck up a conversation about their favorite melee weapons, and before Matthew gawked that Luke had a machete as a primary weapon. This left Clementine standing, stupidly alone, holding her arm... and embarrassed. She took a quick glance at Nick to see him staring at her, and then as soon as their eyes met he'd dart his head in another direction before burying it in his hands. Clementine felt like a lost puppy, looking for somewhere to go. So it was no surprise that when Sarah suggested that she sit with her Clementine well-over welcomed the opportunity. Sarah and she soon struck up a conversation that was as ecstatic as Luke and Matt's about melee weapons. With the talk it was hard to remember Clementine ever even said anything to Nick.


A/N: Hey, so... at the beginning Clemmy-Clue gets this sort of... vision? Yeah, she imagined the whole 'Matthew fell over' scene. Sorry about that, I just needed a good excuse for entering the 'Nick, I love you- that's why you should listen and totally not shoot Matt in the neck!' thing. I was all like *GASP* "I should do that!" so I did... yeah, okay. Bye. :)