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Modern Period of The Walking Dead Game

High School AU


Chapter Forty: High


Clementine's cell phone rung on the coffee table. The annoying beeping woke the girl up. She grabbed the vibrating device, dismissing the alarm. As she set the phone back on the table, a person under her groaned.

Forgetting she was snoozing beside him, now on top of Louis. She mentally cursed when his eye cracked open.

He scanned the room and then down at her. Louis blinked a couple of times, waking up slowly.

Clementine sighed, inhaling the crook of his neck. He chuckled lightly, trying not to make too much noise below her parents bedroom.

The dread head boy draped an arm over her waist and the other free hand stroked her wild hair off her face. Giving him a chance to admire her morning appearance.

"Morning." She greeted with a drowsy smile. He smiled with heavy eyes.

"You look so crusty." He whispered. Chuckling underneath her, her body bouncing along his heaving chest.

Clementine calmly shut her eyes. Inhaling and exhaling. Why did he have to piss her off AND ruin the moment?! This is no time to be goofing around and feeding his inner child so early in the freaking morning.

She turned off the portable heater, feeling hot from it, the covers, and body heat. Somehow, one of them kicked off the covers to the floor. It was enough radiation from the machine and them.

The curly head girl sat up, straddling Louis. He enjoyed the view. The morning sun barely reached its peak, however light crept between the window blinds. His eyes easily adjusted to his surroundings, especially on Clementine.

She had on a large loose shirt, no doubt the girl had no bra on. He could see her small cups naturally hang in freedom. The wrinkled shirt stretched, outlining her perky nibbles.

So distracted by her chest, Clem combed her hair back, tying in into a balled up side bun. Busy doing so, Clem looked down when she felt something poke her butt.

Louis dragged out a sigh. Turned his head to the side, avoiding her suspicion gaze. Feeling awful. Why his body can't listen to his mind.

"So soon, Louis." Embarrassing enough, he could tell she was enjoying teasing him. Louis had on her dad's pajamas pants and shirt. His clothes were in the dryer by now. Even his underwear. Therefore, the morning lump obviously presented himself with no shame. And no control.

"Sorry..." He mumbled. Cheeks burning in shame.

Clem awkwardly sat up on his abdomen. Trying not to press on his troubled problem.

"Its normal... At least I know that my crustiness is attractive." She leaned down to peck the tip of his nose. Louis pouted, folding his lips inward.

"Why are you up so early?" He changed the topic. Hoping his problem ease down.

Clem got off him, picking up the covers and placing them over Louis. Louis sat up, covering his bottom half.

"I have to check on Sam. See if he's up for a morning walk." She whispered.

"Oh... Can I come along?!" He really wanted to see if the canine's condition. Feeling bad how he ended up in the freezing water. If Louis didn't do anything and Sam died because, guilt would wash over the boy. No pet owner deserve to witness their best friend's death.

"Sure. I thought you'd rather sleep some more or go home." She shrugged. It still a school week, so she expected him to go home before school starts.

"Nah. I feel a lot better than last night. Thanks to you sweating over me." He snickered. She gasped, smacking his chest while giggling.

"You're comical even in the morning." She mumbled while rolling her eyes.

"I'll go get your clothes so you can change." She said.

"Okay, mom."

"Its daddy." Clementine winked with a cocky look on her face. Louis took her hand, pulling her down to him.

"I'm daddy. Call me daddy." He whispered in a husky voice. Making the short girl blush.

"If I do, your little friend going to wake up fully. Can't have that happening." She smirked. Louis grin widened.

"Little? Okay." He said with sarcasm as he rolled his eyes.

"Okay. This conversation is done. Go put the covers back in the closet." She narrowed her eyes at him. Quickly, kissed his cheek before heading to the laundry room.

When she came back with his clothes, he stuffed the folded covers and portable heater in the closet. The two went up stairs to her room. She gave him a toothbrush, wash cloth, and towel.

After his second warm shower, he was fully dressed and waited for her down stairs. She hopped in right after. When she got out she got her self together.

Cramps.

"Ugh..." She went through her dresser, popping two pain relievers for the day. Soon as she plopped her hat on and a large sweater, she went down the steps.

"Let's go." He said, opening the door for his girlfriend.

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"I'm leaving a bit early today, mom." James notified his mother before leaving.

"Alright!" She yelled.

This early morning, James received a text from his old friend, Arvo. He met Arvo at his old high school. The two were inseparable and were involved in a drug gang.

James haven't contacted Arvo since he moved. Arvo graduated high school two years ago.

The only information James know about Arvo is that he's religiously involve in every activity the gang is up to.

Selling anything that is weed, heroin, and cocaine related. Even sexual pills to interest things and earn more money. It been secretly passed down to college kids and high school juniors and seniors parties.

The dark haired teen grabbed his bike from the porch. Sat on the seat for a minute. Sighing to himself. He pulled out his phone, rereading the message.

Arvo: Hey J. This is Arvo. I got this number from someone because I need to talk to you in person. I know where you live. So don't let me down. Meet me at an old abandoned cabin in the woods.

Attach to the text was the directions to the cabin.

He zipped up his coat and took off on the slick road of ice.

Literally took him fifteen minutes to get there. He walked through the faded pathway through the woods. Seeing two figures by the cabin.

The smaller person had to be a girl. And next to her was Arvo.

The girl turned slightly and ran off after Arvo gave her what she wanted.

Jame stared at her back oddly.

He set his bike down and continued crushing the ground of winter powder till he reach Arvo.

"Glad to see you." The tall pale boy with glasses smiled. Jame rolled his eyes.

"Why did you call me?" James had no time. School starts in ten minutes.

"Damn. I thought you'd be happy to see me. But it's whatever." He pushed bridge of his glasses up.

"I bet you'll be happy to see someone else." Arvo smiled. James, confused and anxious he followed Arvo.

Arvo opened the cabin and there stood two other guys. James knew one better than the other. He froze where he stood.

"Charlie?" James breathed. The Japanese young adult stood tall as he stepped in front of James.

James held his voice, shook to see an old face he thought he would never see in years.

"Hello, James."

"What is going on? Why are you guys here!?" James glared as his lunged to Charlie, gripping his coat. That didn't startle Charlie at all. He did hissed when his head banged the wooden wall.

"Calm down." Travis groaned. James ignored him as he stared at Charlie with anger and betrayal.

Charlie smirked briefly. He opened his mouth to speak.

"We need your help. Someone stole from us and we're here to take it back."

"What do it have to do with me?"

"We have sources that a kid name Marlon use to be his close friend. So if we get to Marlon, we'll get to him. And we know Marlon goes to the same school as you."

James let go of Charlie. Very confuse at this point. He didn't understand why they went this far to look for him for drugs.

"Who exactly are you guys looking for?" James questioned Charlie. Charlie lifted his phone, showing James a picture.

"Ben."

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Louis held on to the dog's leash. Both teens walked behind the happy healthy dog. Glad to see he's in good health, thanks to Katja's help.

The sky lightly sprinkled snowflakes over the neighborhood. Wind blowing harder every minute, so Clem stuffed her hands in her hoodie pocket.

"Hey." She heard Louis call her. She picked up her head to look at him. Something tapped her side. She looked down to see him holding out his hand.

A small smile on her face made Louis smile too. She took his hand and he stuffed their hands in his trench coat. Entwining their fingers in his warm fluffy pocket.

"So, you do this every morning?" He asked. Clem nodded.

"Yeah. Whenever I can before school."

"That's sweet." He sighed out a fog cloud. Thinking how adorable she is. Learning small surprises about her made the boy feel closer to her.

She reminded him of himself. Helping someone older than them.

"I enjoy taking him for walks. And it's nice to get some exercise." She said. Louis squeezed her hand while they waited for Sam to do his business.

"Now I'm jealous. Sam spend more time with you." He pouted his bottom lip. Clem chuckled behind her hand.

She leaned closer on him, laying her head on his chest.

"He's just a dog."

"A male dog." He remarked. Clem chin up, staring at him.

"Seriously." She said. He nodded. Soon as he bend down to kiss her lips, the dog tugged the boy away.

"I feel like he's walking me!"

"He is. Like always." She complained.

After dropping Sam off, Louis drove them to school.

Even though their date failed, she still had a great time.

Next time, there won't be any interruptions. She swore.

Louis phone vibrated crazy. He checked the caller ID.

"Shit."

"What's wrong?"

"Dad." He said. He picked up the phone, placing his bluetooth on his ear.

"Yes, father?...I'm going to school now...I'm okay... Yes...Yes... Okay. I'll do it when I get home... Yes... Okay bye." He hung up. He removed the bluetooth, dropped it in the arm rest.

His face blanked, showing no sigh of emotion. Clem thought about asking him what's wrong but it was hard to. He don't talk about his parents. Always pushing them alway.

She sighed, staring at the window.

Louis glanced at her.

"Clementine." He said her name. She turned to him. He held her hand, moving his thumb back and forth over her knuckles.

"Thanks for taking care of me. I really appreciate it." He brought her hand up and kissed it.

Smooth move. She thought. She arched her brows, yanked her hand away so that she can cross her arms.

"Did you do the history homework?" She asked him with a skeptical expression. Louis pulled in the parking lot, looking for a space.

A spot caught his eye, he whipped his car in perfectly. Turned to his girlfriend with a cheesy grin.

"If I said no...would you let me copy?"

Amber eyes darkened.

"Louis!" She yelled.

"Its Daddy!"

"Oh geez..."

Louis and Clementine laid eyes on each other. Suddenly, they shook with laughter.

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Mariana told her Abuela she wasn't feeling too well. She stayed home in bed while her grandmother went out with Javier to the mall.

When a message appeared on her phone, she jolted to the front door. Swung it open to see him.

"Stupido! Why are you...Come in!" She dragged him inside.

"Why are you he-" He smashed his lips on hers, shutting her up immediately. She smacked his chest to stop him but it didn't work. He picked her up and sat on the couch.

Mariana, glaring on top of him. Wiping her mouth with disgust written on her face. He tasted like booze.

"What's going on with you?!" She smacked his cheek. Bring him to his senses.

"Let's this be our last time. Please." He begged. Hands all over her sides and thighs.

She shook her head rapidly. Pushing his hands off her.

"No. No. No. No! We are not doing it in my grandma's house. No fucking way!" She shouted at the sad tipsy teen.

Mitch got up from the couch.

"I heard you messing with the wrong dealer." He got her attention now. She sheepishly rubbed her arm.

"So... What do this have to do with you?" She sat down on the couch.

"We need a closure if I'm no longer going to supply you or have yo-"

"You never wanted me! Never!" She told him. She aint blind to know that he prefer Sarah over her. He's a idiot for confusing Mariana with Sarah.

Mariana is the biggest idiot for falling for him.

"All those times I have been with you were special to me, though! I was myself when I was with you." He cupped her face. Mariana felt tears prickling. She squeezed her eyes tight.

"I don't want you no more."

"You don't want me but you will always leave me on read." He added.

Mariana bit her lip. Mitch is right. She reads the messages he sent to her. All of them.

"I'm sorry Mitch. Us won't work out anymore. It's better to pretend like we never met."

"I can't pretend that we never had se-" She cut him off.

"All those times were meaningless, Mitch. And you know it. Please... Go to school."

"Just know... The Whisperers are trouble. They won't tell you that they tweaked their ingredients with shitty stuff that will send you to the hospital."

"I'll take that chance." She smiled.

"Are you suicidal?"

"Don't act like you care about me. Just leave me alone." She pushed him towards the door.

"Mariana. Are you taking drugs to kill yourself?"

"Would you rather see the cops today?"

"If I go down, you go down too. Think about it. They'll search this place for your stash. Don't act tough." He gripped the side of her arms. Watching her wrinkle her face

"Shut the hell up and leave, dammit!" She yelled. Slamming his back against the closed door.

"So this is the end?" He whispered.

"Mitch, stop making this hard for us." She cried on him.

Mitch lifted her head up as his hands cupped her cheeks. He tilted her to the side and kissed her softly.

The sad kiss gradually turned into a deep goodbye kiss. Mariana sobbed whiling locking lips with Mitch.

With an uneasy mind set, she can't deny she have feelings for Mitch. She really likes him. He was her stress reliever when her father goes off. He saved her from reality. Getting her high off her head to a world that everything would not matter, but them two.

She wrapped her arms around his neck, leading him to a room at the back.

He wanted a closure. So do she.

She locked her bedroom door, removed her shirt and launched back to his lips. He teared his shirt off, she sat on the bed, watching his muscles flex.

He crawled over her, kissing her neck. His fingers skillfully unhooked her bra, flung it across the room with no care. His eyes laid on her.

Mariana gulped. After this, they're done.

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Ava picked up Mariana after school. Driving to Clementine's place. They headed straight to the back yard where Clem stood.

The three girls climbed up the tree house, setting in the warm heater in small space. Mariana sat on the bean bag while Clem sat on the pillow and Ava on a comforter.

"Been awhile since we hung out." Ava stated. Clem and Mariana nodded.

"Is it weird that we didn't bond together in weeks. This school year started off shitty." Clem chuckled.

It all started on October, when they found out Mitch was fucking Mariana.

"I never got the chance to ask you but how was it, Mariana? Mitch in the bed?" Ava smirked. Mariana blushed. Since the secret is out, she can't hide or lie about anything.

The Latina shrugged with a nervous smile.

"He's very... romantic when he's on top." Her face turned red. Clem and Ava exchanged eye contact.

"Romantic? I imagined him hammering you like Marlon with Brody. The stories between them is like animals eating a wild warrior alien beast." Ava cringed at the thought. She really felt bad for Omar getting those drunk calls from Marlon. At least he have something to tease Marlon with.

"We had sex one last time this morning." Mariana admitted.

Clem cocked her head to the side.

"I'm confuse. You guys were fuck buddies, ended it, and fucked again. Why do it again?!" Ava smacked Clem's arm. Clem glared at her.

"What? You and Duck would scold me if I do some shit like that."

"That's because we know you. You and Gabe aren't capable to be sex friends."

"What do you mean?" Clem arched her brow.

"You guys need love. Not fake love. Real love. And it would tear ya apart if things went like...Mariana's..." Ava pointed at Mariana. The Spanish girl nodded.

"I-I really liked him, Clem. Mitch... helped me through the rough times. Gabe had you for support. I had Mitch..." She whispered, nearly tearing up. Ava and Clem crawled to her and hugged the Latina.

"Its over now." Ava said as she held Mariana on her chest. Mariana stopped tearing up when Ava squished her face between her boobs.

"Poor baby." She squeezed Mariana. The girl wiggling for any source of oxygen. Clem giggled.

Ava let her go and Mariana gasped for air dramatically. She pushed Ava's shoulder.

"You bitch!"

Clem's and Ava's eyes widened. Still weird to hear her curse out loud.

"Why do I feel offended when you say it." Ava squinted with a smirk on her face. Mariana rolled her eyes.

"Get use to it!" She winked. Clem rested her head on Mariana's thigh. Ava and Mariana played with her curls.

"I miss my hair." Ava sighed.

"Why did you cut it?" Mariana asked. She clearly forgot about that Halloween party and catching her brother fuck Sophie.

"Gabe fucked Sophie. I knew she was fucking guys but I didn't expect your brother to bang her too." Ava said.

Mariana hummed. She dug in her bag and pulled out a zip lock bag.

"Why not forget about our problems for a while."

Clem scrunched her face. It was gummy bears in the bag. How is gummy bears going to make them forget.

"Candy?" Clem reached over to observe them closely. Ava gasped, smacked Mariana's leg.

"Seriously! I always wanted to try these!"

"Gummy bears? Ava we ate them when we were kids." Clem passed the small plastic bag to Ava. Ava sniffed the inside and shook her head. She handed the bag to Clem.

Soon as she took a whiff, she knew immediately that they were not just gummy bears.

"Edibles." Mariana took on in the bag and chew the yummy candy. Clem watched her consume the edible.

"Is it safe to be up here?" Clem asked as she took one after Ava.

"It start to kick in five or ten minutes. But let's get down just in case." Mariana headed down the tree house.

Clem eyed her best friend. Ava shrugged and chew on the gummy.

The curly top stared at the red gummy on her hand.

"If you don't want to take it. Its fine." Ava told her. But her small friend was curious to experience the effects. She put it in her mouth, chewing slowly.

It tasted a lot like the gummy but a hint of marijuana.

After that, the girls decided to walk to the cafe shop. While walking the drug hit them. They held on to Mariana's arm who was the only one stabled.

Clem and Ava freaking out on the low. Saying weird stuff that either of them understood.

The girls sat down at a booth. Mariana sat across from them, basically baby sitting her friends.

In two minutes, Sarah came by taking their order. When she spotted Mariana, the weight in her chest dropped.

She held in her composure and went up to them.

"Hey, what would you three like?"

Ava and Clem were busy talking in their own language. Mariana glanced at Sarah with a smile.

"Three orders of water and turkey sandwiches."

Sarah walked off after writing the order down.

"Guys you have to relax." Mariana giggled. Clem sighed out loud. Some people beside them glanced at their table. Ava shushed Clem.

"Arent we acting normal than usual?" Clem whipped her hair to the side as she laid her head on the cool table.

"No. You're loud and Ava...Ava who are you looking at?" Mariana asked as she traced Ava's eyes.

She turned to see her starting at Sarah behind the counter. Ava faced them, leaning in.

"She's glaring at our table. I think shes going to call the cops." Ava whispered. Clem jumped up her seat, rapidly Mariana pushed her down.

"Calm down! Stop freaking out! And Ava, you're probably hallucinating. Some times that happen." Mariana whispered back as sat next to Ava. Ava shook her head.

"I'm not imagining it. That girl stari- Shhh. Shhhhhh." She sprayed at Clem. Clem wiped her face on Ava's coat.

Sarah came back with their order. When she set down Mariana's sandwich, the plate hit the surface pretty hard.

Mariana flickered her eyes at Sarah's.

What's her problem?

The dark haired girl swirled on her heels and left them to take care another customer.

Mariana gave Ava a look.

"Did I do something?"

"Not sure. Probably had something to do with Mitchell." Ava assumed. Clem reached for her sandwich, munching on the delicious snack like a cute kid.

"Hey. Hey. I said were forgetting, not remembering." Mariana sipped her bottle of water.

"You're right... what's that on the wall?" Ava pointed at the poster on the wall beside Clem.

Clem devoured her sandwich before them, looked up reading out loud.

"'Sign up for Gingerbread building class. Starts on December x through December x.' That seems fun! We should do it!" Clem exclaimed with bright amber eyes. Ava nodded eagerly. Mariana shook her head.

"No way. We are not going to do it."

Clementine and Ava signed their names on the paper. Along with the rest of the gang. They sat back down, looking at Mariana innocently.

"Please don't say my name is on there."

"We won't." They cheered in unison. Mariana slammed her head on the table.

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Louis came home after school. His father called him in his office to talk. The conversation was very brief.

His father dismissed him out the room. Louis shut the door, sighing in relief.

The boy had to lie to his father about sleeping over Omar's place. If he said Marlon, his father would scold him about hanging out with those people.

Louis went straight to his room down stairs, cleaning up the mess as he can. His father bothered him for a week to clean up and transfer his summer clothes up in the attic storage.

Box after box, Louis spend two hours cleaning up and carrying the box of clothes up stairs in his room. After setting down the last brown box, he pulled the string on the ceiling. The ladder sprung out from the ceiling, leading to his personal attic of old stuff, documents, clothes, music awards, and other junk he never leave out in the open.

He organized the boxes in the attic. Stacking them up not too tall.

Soon as he turned he tripped on hard dusty case and music books he practiced as a kid.

"Should I give this to Clem?" He asked himself. He gave AJ a couple of his novice piano books.

He sat there, snapped a picture of it to Clem to see if she would like to learn how to play one day.

He smiled when she replied back with a smiling emoji.

Louis dust the books. Took each of them in his arm. A small paper slipped out the dusty brown suit case.

He never noticed them since he kept stacking stuff in the attic and his mother throwing useless stuff in here too.

He put the books down beside him, laid the case on his lap and opened it. Everything in there was bagged up. He took a rectangular pouch and pulled out what's inside. There was a lot of envelopes tied up in a rubber band.

He read the first one.

To Lance Junior Knight.
From M. Dallas.

Behind that one said the same thing. He skipped a few envelopes and saw the same well written handwriting addressing to his father and this house.

In curiosity, he laid the stack down and went through more hidden secrets. He saw a yellow envelope. It was opened. He pulled out the old line paper with that same penmanship.

Give him a Merry Christmas kiss for me before you tuck him in bed. And please wrap these book carefully and hide it from him till he master the others I sent.
-M. Dallas

Who is M. Dallas?

He went deeper in the case. He grabbed a plastic bag of ripped and burned pictures.

Now something is up.

Why did his mother leave this here?

He saw a picture of a dark skin lady. The picture had to be old because it was brown red and yellow. Her hair was in a heart shaped afro and she wore a genuine lip tight smile. Her clothes were old school and she had on huge thick glasses.

Louis noticed a small box underneath more paper. He snatched it and opened it.

What the fuck?! He screamed in his head. Is this his grandmother's ring?! He remembered seeing this in old pictures of his grandfather and grandmother.

The teen boy hurriedly put the stuff back in the case except for the unopened envelopes. He hidden the case behind the stacked boxes and went down the ladder.

"Louis?"

He heard his mother clicking heels. He panicked. He quickly stuffed the envelopes in his bed.

His mother peeked her head in.

"Yes mother?"

"Are you almost done?"

"Yes, ma'am."

"Okay. Get ready. We are going out tonight to eat with the girl, that played extremely lovely last week, and her family."

"Yes mother." She smiled and left his door way. Louis signed. He'll have to get to this investigation later.