Piper layed down next to him and hugged him.
"I won't leave you...I promise…" she whispered
Nick's Point Of View
Nick opened his eyes and saw Piper, sleeping next to him.
He smiled and got off the bed, being careful not to wake Piper up.
He went out of the room and downstairs.
Nick was thinking, he needs to teach Emily how to use a gun. He wanted to teach Sarah too but, he doesn't want Carlos to get angry with him.
But, he knows Clementine is teaching Sarah some things behind Carlos's back.
Nick saw Emily and smiled at her.
She smiles and runs toward him.
"Nick!" she said in a happy voice as she hugged him.
"Let's go outside for a minute." he said
"Ok." she said
They go outside and Nick takes out a handgun.
He goes to her level and looks her in the eyes.
"Nick?"
"Emily, I can't protect you forever and I want you to be able to survive just like Clem. You need to learn how to protect yourself and others." Nick said to her
Emily nods her head.
"Another thing is that you can run away if you need to but, use the gun if a lurker or someone is trying to hurt you or one of our friends." he said
Nick gets up and gives her the handgun.
"Take a breath before you shoot, remember that." Nick said
"Ok, Nick, I will." Emily said
"Good." he said with a smile
He turns Emily so, she is facing a tree.
He fixes her arms then, she takes a breath and pulls the trigger.
She hits the tree. They practice a few more times. She hit the tree every time.
Nick smiled and pets her head.
"Good job." he said
Emily looked up at him as she smiles.
She's a fast learner.
Emily tries to give him the gun back.
"No Emily, the gun is yours now. Only use it for protection." Nick said
Emily nods her head.
Nick heard a voice.
"What are you guys doing?"
Nick turned and saw Clementine was there.
"Clem, I'm teaching Emily how to shoot a gun, wanna help me?" Nick asked
"Sure." Clem said with a smile
She walked towards them.
-A few minutes later -
Nick was standing away from them and watching.
Clementine and Emily were talking.
Emily shoots at the tree again.
"This reminds me of when Lee taught me how to shoot a gun." Clem said
Nick just smiled but then, he saw something.
A lurker walking towards the girls.
His eyes widened "Emily! Clem!"
They turned and saw the lurker.
Emily aimed her gun at the lurker but, she didn't pull the trigger.
She was frozen in fear.
Nick ran towards them and grab the gun out of Emily's hands.
He pulled Emily and Clem behind him.
He shot the lurker in the head, it was dead on the ground now.
Nick turned around and looked at both of them. He went down to their level.
"Are you guys okay?" Nick asked them
Clementine nods her head "I'm okay." she said
"I-I'm sorry, Nick…I…" Emily said with a sad voice.
"It's okay to be scared, Emily." Nick said to her
"Nick's right, just remember that we are a lot stronger and smarter than all of them." Clem said with a smile
"But, I'm small."
"That doesn't mean anything, you can be strong too." she said
Emily smiles and hugs Clem.
Nick smiled more "Let's go back inside, I think that's enough practice for one day." he said
They both nod their heads and stop hugging.
They all go back inside.