Walking Dead: What is Family

Chapter 19 of my Walking Dead story, enjoy.

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Chapter 19

Gabe bit his lip as he straightened his green tie, a bit of colour in his otherwise black tux and loafers.

"Don't worry Gabe, you look great." Vito said, trying to reassure him.

Gabe managed a weak smile. "I just, I don't..."

Vito nodded. "Yeah, I know. But you have me and most of our friends are here too."

Gabe nodded too, understanding and hopeful as they made their way into the hall. Vito was dressed almost exactly the same as Gabe, with the exception of his tie being a darker shade of green. They were planning to attend the school's Sweetheart Dance, a special dance being held at the school for couples. Gabe was nervous, very nervous, as this was the first time, outside of school, that he'd be in such a large crowd. The kidnapping had made him even more terrified of situations like this.

"It's okay." Vito said gently to him. "You can handle this, look, see...Clem and Violet are here too."

Gabe looked up and saw that Vito was right, Clementine and Violet were both there, clad respectively in a dark red knee length dress with black flats and a light red calf length dress paired with black heels and a black choker.

"Hey Gabe." Clem greeted, smiling. "How are you doing?"

Gabe shifted slightly. "I'm...I'm okay I guess, could be better you know."

"Yeah, tell me about it." Clem admitted.

Violet nodded too, knowing that after what they'd both endured, if anyone understood what Clem and Gabe were going through, it would be each other.

As the two couples made their way inside they wasted no time finding their friends, two of the couples that stood out the most. First was Marlon, in a black tux with dress shoes and a silver tie, with Brody, wearing a silver, mid-thigh dress with a black bow around her waist and black heels. Then there was Ryan and Sarah, respectively clad in a black tux with a pink bow-tie and dress shoes and a pink knee length dress with flats.

"Hey guys, you made it." Sarah greeted them as they approached.

Marlon smirked. "About time, we were worried you wouldn't get here."

Brody elbowed him. "That was just you Marlon, we all had faith."

"Oh, really?" Vito inquired with a smirk.

"We didn't really, mean anything by that." Ryan said quickly. "We were just worried that this would be too much for you guys after...you know."

Gabe nodded slowly. "Yeah, well, it's okay. I'm here, I'll manage, I'm sure of it, thanks."

"We're glad you're concerned, but we can make it." Clem confirmed.

The others smiled widely all of them looking forward to the Sweetheart dance.

Violet then spoke up. "So...we gonna go and dance when the music starts, or get snacks?"

They all laughed and Clem leaned close, whispering to her.

"You just wanna go to the snack table in case they've put chicken nuggets out, don't you."

Violet blushed and playfully shoved her girlfriend, making Clem laugh too.

The soft music of the slow dance filled the hall as Gabe smiled, swaying gently to the music with Vito as the two held each other gently in each other's arms. It was the last song of the night and he and Clem had both made it through to the end of the night, despite their nervousness. Clem and Violet were dancing to the song too, only a few feet away from them.

"Vito, I..." Gabe began softly. "I just wanted to thank you, for convincing me to come here. I had a great time tonight."

Vito focused his gaze on Gabe's eyes. "I did to Gabe, because I was with you and I...I love you Gabe, more than anything."

Gabe could feel himself tearing up as he smiled. "I love you too, Vito."

With that they closed the gap between them and kissed softly, the feeling of warmth, hope and happiness filling them both as they continued to dance, the hope of their suffering becoming a distant nightmare growing stronger than ever.

End of chapter, hope you enjoyed it, read and review please.