I think most if not all of you have a pretty clear idea of what happens in this chapter. :/

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Clementine had managed to convince Kenny to rejoin the group, but as for Jane, well, she had to be convinced with the bottle of rum. When Jane took a seat to the left of Sarah, the latter looked at her awkwardly, wondering when there would be a good time to thank her for saving her life. She would wait until they were alone.

"It's hard not to give into temptation nowadays," Jane chuckled, warming her hands by the fire.

Sarah frowned at her. The group was still talking about "kissing stuff," but they were rewording it so that the kids wouldn't find out.

"Jane, you don't need to justify that with a response," said Bonnie.

"Hey, I find it's best to just get this stuff out in the open," Mike spoke up. "Less drama."

"Well, that's fine," Jane replied. "But I can confirm that there was no time for kissing."

"So...you guys didn't kiss? Not even on the lips?" Sarah inquired.

There was an awkward silence, and Luke scratched the back of his neck with a secretive smile on his face, keeping his dirty thoughts from the ever-so-curious teenager.

"Shh, shh, enough of that, we'd best stop now," Bonnie put her hands up. Clementine had now returned to the fire and sat back in her place. "Hey, Clem."

"It's nice to hear people laughing," the eleven-year-old commented.

"Yeah, it is," Kenny agreed.

"It's like we're not allowed to be happy anymore," Sarah pointed out, looking at the ground sadly as she hugged her knees.

"You just spend so much time tryin' to stay alive that...you don't get a chance to enjoy livin'," Luke added.

"Yeah, we need to make more time for that," Bonnie responded.

"Alcohol helps."

"Hell yeah it does."

Mike laughed lightly, and Sarah cocked her head to the side in confusion as she was unaware what "alcohol" even was. The group was silenced for a moment when they heard sobbing.

"Let me get that bottle," said Mike. "We got someone else that might need some help."

"Sounds like a waste of good rum," Kenny told him as he handed the bottle to Clementine.

"He lost his sister today," Bonnie tried to reason.

"And whose fault is that?"

"That makes it even harder to deal with...trust me," Jane answered.

"Kenny, please, don't let it ruin a nice night," Clem turned to him.

Kenny looked back at her, and looked down. "I said my piece."

"I don't think that boy's a bad person," Bonnie decided. "I just think good people do bad things sometimes. And they do it a lot more nowadays with the world bein' what it is. So...I think it's best to just..."

"LEAVE ME ALONE!" Arvo screamed, cutting her off and startling the group.

"Sorry, man, my fault," Mike backed away. "I shouldn't-"

"LEAVE ME ALONE!" Arvo repeated. He began muttering to himself in Russian.

"It's okay...it's okay..." Mike tried to comfort him, bending down next to him. "She's in a better place."

Arvo sobbed out some more Russian words. Sarah felt a very high amount of pity for the slightly older boy, seeing as they had both lost family members that had meant the world to them.

"Maybe it's best if we all get some rest," Bonnie suggested. "Who knows how long a walk we got tomorrow?"

"Yeah, that's a good idea," Jane turned to the other woman.

"I'll take first watch," Kenny offered, getting up.

"Thank you, Kenny. Really," Bonnie called to him.

Kenny turned around. "I...don't mention it." He turned around and walked off, still carrying AJ.

"You did good," Bonnie complimented Clementine. "It was nice while it lasted."

Sarah lay down and put her head on her arms. "I wish those mean people hadn't tried to hurt us."

"Me too, Sarah, me too," Luke sighed. "Get some sleep now. That goes for everyone."

The group barely had time to wake up the next morning before they had to continue to trek on. Every fifteen minutes or so, Kenny would ask the same question, and he would always get the same answer. This continued on until well into the mid-morning.

"You sure you're good?" Mike asked, waiting for Luke to catch up with his injured leg. Sarah was behind him, hoping to help by catching him along with Mike in case he fell over.

"Yeah, yeah, I'm good," Luke answered. "If I start to crap out, I'll let you guys know."

"Okay, well, you do that. It's no trouble," Mike reassured him. He was the one currently holding AJ.

"How much further?" was the question that Kenny continuously asked.

"Close. Very close," Arvo would reply.

"You've been sayin' that every time I ask!" Kenny pointed out finally.

"Please. Come."

The familiar moaning sound of a walker was heard then, and out of nowhere, it was going right for Kenny.

"Look out! There's a walker!" Clementine warned.

"What the fuck!" Kenny yelled, as the walker tackled him to the ground. He let out a scream, causing fear among the group.

"Kenny!" Bonnie shouted.

Sarah didn't even hesitate to pull out her gun this time. After a very careful aim, she squeezed the trigger, killing the walker instantly. Clementine, who had had the same plan, looked very surprised to see her older friend looking afraid, her gun still pointed at the now-dead walker with shaky hands. Her entire body was trembling, but she had managed to save a life. Sarah was brave now, and she hoped that she could stay that way.

"Jesus Christ!" Kenny exclaimed, pushing the walker off of him. Alvin Junior began to howl.

"That was close," Mike approached them with the crying baby.

"Fucker came outta nowhere!"

"That was real loud, hopefully there aren't more of them," Bonnie explained.

Sarah finally lowered her gun and looked at Clementine, who smiled at her as if to say, "Good job."

"Well, we'd better get moving," Jane instructed. "I don't want to be around to find out."

"Is very close," Arvo spoke up. "Come."

The group walked a little ways more, and about a minute later, Arvo stopped. "There."

"That piece of shit?" Kenny scoffed. "It's half-built!"

"We're here for the supplies, not the house," Jane told him.

"Is warm. Fireplace. Very warm," Arvo replied.

"I'd just like a place to sit, if I'm honest," Luke commented.

"How do we get there?" Sarah inquired. "There's water all around."

"We should've stuck to the treeline," said Jane.

"The fastest way between two...things is a straight line," Kenny told Clementine.

"It's not far, just be on the lookout," Bonnie instructed. "There might be a way around."

"I don't see any," Luke pointed out.

Arvo began speaking in Russian, but Kenny cut him off and told him to speak English.

"Is okay. Walk. Ice."

"No shit, ice! That's the problem!"

"I think we should all go, slowly," Clementine suggested.

"We need to spread out...just to be safe," Jane agreed. "Less weight, the better."

Sarah wrapped her arms around herself in worry. She had been told that frozen lakes could be very dangerous, and was nervous and scared enough as it was.

"Let the Ruskie go first...since he's so confident," said Kenny.

"Is okay," Arvo replied.

He turned around and began walking towards the river, and the group began following. When Sarah heard a small cracking noise, she gasped and looked down. She could feel the roots of her anxiety climbing up.

"Keep walking," Jane instructed of her slowly, looking almost annoyed. "You're gonna be fine."

A slightly louder cracking noise was heard, and Sarah whipped around. She could tell just how thin the ice really was when she saw crack marks appear under Clem's foot.

"We're gonna be okay," Luke assured the group.

The low moaning of walkers was heard then, causing Sarah to breathe deeply, as if hoping not to lose it.

"We've got some walkers behind us," Jane pointed out like it was obvious.

"It's only a few of them, we should be alright," Mike answered.

"Let's just get to the house," Bonnie spoke up, and kept going.

Arvo picked up his pace as if to try and get away, but he wasn't getting away with that.

"Hey, stay with us!" Kenny called.

A splashing noise was heard, causing the group to jump and turn around. Sarah's legs began to shake, she was almost too afraid to move anymore, but she had to remind herself to be strong.

"That's two less to deal with," Jane commented nonchalantly.

"We'll just stay spread out and we'll be fine!" Bonnie exclaimed.

While the group was distracted, Arvo began to run away.

"HEY!" Kenny yelled out to him, and ran after him. "Motherfucker."

"Shit, he's gonna kill him!" Mike cried, following them to the other side with AJ still in his arms.

"Kenny!" Bonnie screamed.

"Come back here, you piece of shit!" Kenny ignored her and continued to chase Arvo.

But the teenager was stopped when some ice gave out under him, causing him to nearly fall in. Sarah ran a few steps forward, but stopped when she felt some more ice begin to crack. She didn't want to fall in.

"Well, they made it," Jane noted, beginning to walk across again, as did Bonnie, Clementine, and after hesitating for just a moment, Sarah.

But they had only taken a couple of steps when the noise of cracking ice was heard again. The four females stopped, and were shocked to see Luke standing completely still, the ice of the lake about to break.

"Luke! M-Move!" Sarah called to him apprehensively.

"Don't come over here!" Luke instructed when Bonnie took a step forward. "Okay, I can make it. It's fine!"

"You sure?" Bonnie questioned.

"Yeah."

But when the groaning became closer, Bonnie spoke up. "You got walkers on the way, let me help you!"

"It's too thin for both of us, I just...I just gotta be careful-"

The ice finally broke out underneath Luke, causing him to nearly fall (and Sarah to let out a scream of fear).

"Luke, no!" Bonnie screamed. She and Sarah and Clementine began to run over.

"Stop, stop!" Luke yelled, and they all obeyed. "I'm fine, I'm fine!"

"No, you're not!"

Sarah's breaths now came out in very short gasps when she saw the walkers coming right for Luke. She was almost on the verge of tears, but she wasn't going to let fear consume her. Not anymore.

"You need help, Luke!" Clementine shouted.

"The ice is too thin, I got it," the older man reassured her.

"You need to help," Bonnie told Clementine. "Sarah, I need you to use your new shootin' skills to your advantage."

"No!" Luke argued.

"Clem, go help him!"

"No, Clem, do NOT!"

"Clem, just go back for him! You're light, you can do it! Sarah, get out your gun."

"Stop tellin' her that!" Luke scolded. "Clem, Sarah, look at me. Pull out your guns and shoot those damn walkers, okay? Just give me a little time!"

"But..." Sarah gasped out. "But-"

"Just do as he says, Sarah!" Bonnie interrupted. "Clem, you can make it, but you need to go, now!"

"No! Clem, it's too dangerous," Luke disagreed.

Clementine began to slowly walk over to help Luke, despite the pleas of Kenny and Mike telling her to stop.'

"Sarah, start shooting now!" Bonnie yelled.

Sarah remembered the clear instructions. Take a breath, aim for the head. Take a breath, aim for the head. She repeated this one more time, and then squeezed the trigger. The first walker shot back, and then fell dead.

Both Clementine and Luke fell through the water, causing Sarah to scream out, and began to cry softly. But nonetheless, she continued to help Bonnie with the shooting.

Eventually, all the walkers were dead, but still no sign of Luke or Clementine.

"They're-they're trapped!" Sarah sobbed. "How are they-"

"They're gonna be fine, Sarah!" Bonnie cried, but the look of fear told the fifteen-year-old that she was unsure about that herself.

Jane ran up and reached into the water, pulling a weak Clementine out.

"Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck!" she whispered. "It's okay, I got you. I got you!"

"WHERE'S LUKE?" Sarah hollered, tugging on her dark hair in fear, her gun still in her left hand.

"Come on, come on..." Jane coaxed Clementine. "Come on, you're gonna be okay." She gathered Clementine up. "GO! To the house, we need a fire!"

Bonnie and Sarah began running to the house, the latter wondering why Luke hadn't come out of the water also.

"Oh fuck, she's gonna fucking freeze to death!" Jane swore as she carried Clem to the house.

"How the fuck did that happen?" Kenny shouted.

The woman practically kicked open the door. "There's a fireplace!"

"Jesus Christ!" Mike exclaimed.

"We have to get her warm! She's gonna freeze to death!" Jane put Clementine down on a bench. She took off the rainbow jacket that the young girl was wearing and ran to get some wood.

Sarah decided to help, and looked around for something to keep Clementine warm. She locked eyes with a somewhat thick white sheet that could be used as a blanket, and grabbed it.

"I found this!" Sarah ran back over to the group, and approached Clementine, her face still looking scared. "Here, this will keep you warm."

"Th-Thanks, Sarah," Clementine gratefully took the blanket and wrapped it around herself. She then turned her attention to Kenny and Mike, who were arguing over Arvo. "I'm still cold. Can we just get a fire started?"

"Look at this place. Just a stack of fuckin' toothpicks!" Kenny complained. "Bet those magical 'supplies' are bullshit, too!" When Arvo didn't reply, he continued. "What? No speaka da English?"

"Fuck you," Arvo hissed.

"You fuckin' Commie piece of shit!" Kenny yelled, punching the teenager in the face.

"Fuck you!" Arvo repeated, as Kenny sat on top of him and began hitting him.

"Kenny!" Mike cried.

Sarah backed herself a little further away and began to cry again softly, placing her hands over her ears. The way Arvo was being treated was scaring her, and now Luke was most likely dead.

The world was a very shitty place, and if Sarah wasn't quite as experienced to it when Carlos died, well...she completely understood now.

Clementine got up and tried to help, but Kenny accidentally elbowed her in the face, looking regretful when he did so.

"Just stop," Clementine instructed, almost looking as if she would cry herself.

Luckily, Kenny got up, but Arvo had a bloody nose and bruises all over his face. His injuries reminded Sarah of when Carver tortured her father back at the ski lodge, and she cried harder.

"What? Lose your taste for this sort of thing?" Kenny snapped at Clem.

Bonnie got up to try and tend to Sarah. "Honey, listen, just sit down and try to relax-" She tried to place a hand on Sarah's shoulder, but the teenager let out a yell and backed away, going to sit by the wall behind Clementine.

"What did you do to him?" Jane demanded, carrying wood and a bag of supplies. "There's another bag just like it. He wasn't lying!"

A can of chili fell out, and Kenny picked it up.

"You wanna tell me how a can of fuckin' chili is gonna help a baby?" Kenny snarled. The group had run out of baby formula the day before.

"How is beating a kid to death gonna help anyone?" Jane argued.

"Stop fighting, just stop FIGHTING!" Sarah screamed from the corner.

Whatever exchange of dialogue there was next, Sarah didn't listen, just kept her hands over her ears and let the tears flow freely. She watched as Kenny tied Arvo up to a half-finished staircase.

The room felt slightly warmer then, as Jane and Mike were able to start a fire, with Clementine's help with a nail file given to her by Jane (before she left).

Things became very quiet except for Sarah's soft sobs. Everyone that she had been with back at the cabin was now gone. Just...dropped dead like flies in only a two-week period of time.

She was all alone now.

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I know Luke was supposed to be a determinant character, and it sucks that they just changed it last minute (from what I heard, it was all because of an obsessive Cluke shipper who wouldn't stop insulting people on YouTube). :/ Poor Sarah, she's the only one in her cabin group still alive now as opposed to Luke. Well, as always, please review!