I quickly got on my feet, my vision still blurry but I was NOT letting Luke down. I ran my leg shooting with pain. I finally came to a halt seeing Luke a walker on top of him I regained my vision just in time.
"Help me, please!" He yelled holding the walker away from him. I quickly grabbed his machete which was out of reach and stuck it right through the back of the walkers throat.
"Phew," Luke said catching his breath and pushing off the walker. "Thanks Clem," I reached my hand out and he grabbed it as I pulled him up.
"So that's how many times you've saved my ass now?" he asked smiling.
"Hey you've saved my ass plenty of times too." I said crossing my arms at him.
"Almost gotten you killed on more then one occasion too..." he mumbled.
"It's not like that, and even if it is you didn't let me die though." I said grabbing on to his arm. "C'mon the others are probably worried."
"Y- Yeah alright." he said a worried look on his face.
"Luke," I started looking up at him worried. "Are you alright?" I asked a scared look on my face.
"Huh, yeah!" he said as he rubbed the back of his neck. He quickly pulled down his sleeves.
"Luke." I said getting scared again. Lee pulled down his sleeve to hide a bite from a walker and I really didn't need a repeat. Luke looked down at me.
"I- I'm fine alright?" he said pulling away from me. I doubted he was telling the truth but I didn't bring it up again.
"So really, how many times HAVE you saved me now?" Luke brought up staring down smiling at me.
"Not THIS again." I said sighing. Luke chuckled at my comment.
"There was back there." Luke pointed. "There was on the bridge when the bars collapsed underneath me and I told you to let me drop into the river but you didn't."
"Don't you EVER fucking tell me to do that again!" I yelled at him tears filling my eyes. I could tell Luke felt bad about it as he looked down a frown appearing.
"Don't worry, I- I won't." he said staring straight ahead as he pulled me closer. Somehow even though I felt like he was keeping something from me it made me feel better knowing that he wouldn't tell me to drop him again. I snuggled into his arm. Luke's shirt was so soft. It'd been a long time since I felt something so soft.
"There was... back on the ice." he said. The mention of it sent shivers up my spine, judging from Luke's expression it did to him too.
"Okay I get it." I said pushing away from him irritated that he kept comparing me saving him to him saving me.
"I- I didn't mean ta annoy ya Clem, I just wanted to let you know that I appreciate having someone lookin' out for me. That's all." he said as he looked down at his feet.
"Luke, are you SURE you're alright?" I asked starting to worry.
"I'm fine Clem!" he snapped. "I- I'm fine." he repeated calmly this time. It went quiet and when he least expected it I grabbed his arm that he pulled the sleeve over.
"Clem!" he shouted trying to pry my hand off. I knocked him to the ground and sat on top of him pinning down his arms.
"What are you hiding?!" I demanded anger now in my voice. I couldn't take it anymore. Luke stayed silent and closed his eyes tight.
"You really want to know?" he asked anger in his voice too now. "Here." he thrusted his arm at me. I lifted up his sleeve to reveal a bite mark. My eyes widened.
"No." I said, the tears I couldn't hold back anymore falling onto his shirt. Luke closed his eyes tight.
"Clem, I- I'm sorry." he said looking up at me as I realized I was still on top of him. "J- Just keep it quiet okay? I gotta remedy for this kinda shit." he said closing his eyes tighter then before.
"What!? Dying!?" I yelled at him tears flowing out of my eyes as I got up off of him and started to pace back and forth. "Chopping off your arm!?" I turned away as I clenched my fists. I wanted to beat the crap out of him for not telling me sooner. "What do you mean you have a remedy?" I asked looking back. "This has happened before?" I said my eyes widening waiting for an answer.
"Yeah, it's happened before." he said looking down.
"What are you invincible?!" I asked looking down at him in awe and anger at the same time.
"Maybe." he said smiling. "Look just, don't worry about me, okay Clem?" he asked looking up at me tears appearing in his eyes. He closed his eyes tight stopping himself from crying. I sat down on a nearby rock trying to take this all in. It made my head hurt thinking about it. I looked up from my lap at Luke. He was staring at me a scared look on his face. I quickly looked back down not wanting to cry more.
"This is why." I said looking down.
"Huh?" Luke asked looking up at me.
"This is why I don't love people. Whenever I do I end up getting them killed because I get stupid."
"How is this YOUR fault?" he asked me a confused look on his face.
"I wasn't quick enough. I dilly dallied and because of that you got bit." I said staring back down holding back tears.
"Clem, I've been here before I'll be fine." he told me.
"No," I paused. "You won't be fine. Everyone thinks they can control it but in the end its just you and your loved one, one of you bit. You're handcuffed to a radiator and the other person has to shoot you so you don't turn." I told him pain on my face flashing back to my memories with Lee.
"Clem, I'll be fine. Just-" I cut him off sending a glare his way. "Just don't worry, please." he told me putting a hand on my shoulder. "Just... promise me you won't worry, okay?" he said staring at me his beautiful chocolate- soon to be white eyes staring into mine.