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A/N: Hello everyone, here is the 3rd chapter as promised: where Louis and the others learn about Clem's and Violet's new romantic relationship...and playfully tease them about it while accepting/approving it and while the two girlfriends are out in the woods by themselves...they come under attack from an unknown attacker.

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Chapter 3: Finding Out

"So, what kind of food did you enjoy before things went to shit?" Violet asked as she softly ran her fingers through her girlfriend's hair after they eventually woke up from the sun shining outside their window and had been laying on the bed talking ever since.

"Oh, come on. Things aren't that bad anymore. We have a family, I have AJ and I have you now." Clem stated as she gave the older blonde a quick peck on her cheek and Violet felt herself smiling, especially after hearing the younger teenage girl say she was now her family, alongside AJ.

"I know, I know. I just meant what did you and your folks like to eat way before the dead came back to life?" She replied while quickly correcting her question: explaining she was simply curious to what Clementine and her family preferred to eat before the world went to Hell.

"My folks and I would usually have steaks for dinner. We would have a cookout once a week and the first thing my dad would put on the grill were steaks." The African American teenage girl answered truthfully, sharing with her girlfriend how she and her family would have cookouts and the first thing her father would cook on the grill would be steaks.

"Mm, that sounds awesome." The older blonde replied, as she remembered the earlier days when the school's kitchen staff served her and the others steaks, cooked well done or medium rare before all the adults, except for Ms. Martin, abandoned them to die.

"Let me guess yours. Chicken?" Clem asked playfully, while already knowing what Violet's favorite food was...as she and Aasim were arguing about it yesterday, before they saw the raider's looting their fishing gear from the fishing cabin.

"No fair, you heard me and Aasim talk about it. Any form of fried chicken sits well with me." The blonde laughed, while feigning to feel 'cheated' that her younger girlfriend already knew what her favorite food was...but couldn't really blame Clem since she and Aasim had raised their voices as they argued while heading out to the fishing spot.

"Well, clearly you're not living that life right now...Nugget Girl." Clementine playfully joked, while smiling at the amused look her girlfriend gave her from the new nickname she had just given her: due to her favorite food being chicken nuggets.

"Nugget Girl...Winning, very winning." Violet stated while mirroring the smile as Clem had rolled off to lay beside her and they leaned in to lock lips in a sweet loving kiss.

However, as the two girlfriends were lost in their own private paradise...neither of them noticed the doorknob to their room opening.

"Hey Clementine, have you seen Violet? I've been looking… Whoa there!" Louis stated softly as he stepped inside the teenage girl's dorm room, hoping she knew where the older blonde was...before exclaiming surprised at the sight of the two girls kissing on her bed!

"Uh, okay. Clearly, I'm lacking behind on current affairs." He then added jokingly, as he swiftly recovered from the shock...even though both Clem and Violet immediately broke and pulled away from the kiss after the older African American teenage boy had walked in on them and the three of them stared shocked at each other!

"Oh, uh, hey Louis. What do you need?" Clementine greeted weakly as she swiftly sat up straight, along with her girlfriend whom had a crooked grin...even they couldn't believe the older African American teenage boy had just walked in on them kissing!

"Uh, well, um, I needed Violet...but looks like you need her more than I do." Louis answered honestly, stating he needed to discuss something important with the older teenage girl..and jokingly added how the younger teenage girl obviously needed her more than he did.

Despite the awkwardness of the current situation and absurdity of the joke, Clem had started giggling softly which then erupted into laughing. Yes, she was mortified that Louis had walked in on her and Violet kissing and discovered their new romantic relationship...but the shocked look he had on his face right after he walked in on them was priceless.

"Clem, are you okay?" The older blonde asked, as she was surprised that Clementine was laughing before she began to see what her girlfriend had found so funny and started to chuckle alongside her.

Louis was baffled, as he literally didn't know how to react or behave in this situation. He honestly never expected to find Violet kissing Clementine...although, he was glad. Especially since they hadn't reacted angrily to his unexpected arrival, even though their reaction was utterly bizarre.

"How about you ladies find me outside once you're done?" The older African American teenage boy asked, offering the two girlfriends a bit more privacy and how they could find him outside in the courtyard.

"Also…that's the lock. Use it next time." He added while gesturing towards the lock on the door, before stepping out of the room and closing the door behind him.

The two girls looked at each other and burst into a fit of laughter: even though they were embarrassed that Louis had walked in on them...his reaction was completely priceless.

"Did you see his face? He had that same look when Marlon first got his haircut!" Violet laughed while pounding her free right hand on the mattress, revealing to her girlfriend that Louis has the same look on his face when Marlon first got that ridiculous haircut, which their previous 'leader' thought made him 'look cool'.

"Now that was funny. For a second, I thought his jaw was literally going to drop down to his knees." Clem answered while shaking her head still laughing, claiming she thought that the older African American teenage boy's was actually going to drop, which increased the laughter.

"We should probably go talk to him...before he starts shooting his big mouth to the others about what he just saw." The older blonde stated as she and Clementine eventually got their laughter under control and knew they should probably find out what Louis needed before he walked in on them and exposed their secret romantic relationship to the others.

After the two girlfriends got off the bed, they stepped out of the dorm building and into the courtyard and gave a soft sigh of relief, as AJ and the others were doing their own thing. Ruby was talking to Mitch and Omar, no doubtingly telling them what Clementine told Violet yesterday: how her boy was afraid that they would brand him a murderer again, especially if he had to kill one of Lilly's people when she and raider's finally showed and how he felt truly terrible for killing Marlon. Aasim was on the lookout post while Tenn and Willy were playing Go Fish with AJ, as they borrowed Louis' deck of playing cards.

"So Louis, what did you want to talk about?" Violet asked as she and Clementine sat down across at the table he was sitting at in the courtyard.

"Even after I sang 'Oh My Darling Clementine' for you, you chose Vi?" The older African American teenage boy stated jokingly, giving Clem the feign 'quivering lip' while the older blonde raised her eyebrows, after hearing Louis reveal he actually tried to seduce her girlfriend when she and AJ first arrived to their school.

"Ha, I'm just joking! So when did you guys become a couple?" He added jokingly, knowing he never had a chance with the younger African American teenage girl...especially the way he treated her and AJ after the latter shot and killed his best friend and was curious to when they became girlfriends.

"We admitted how we truly felt about each other after the truth or dare card game." Violet answered truthfully, revealing that she and Clem confessed their romantic feelings for each other two days go, while softly placing her hand over her girlfriend's on the picnic table.

"Ah, I knew it the moment I saw that look in your eyes. Did you guys confess while up on the bell tower?" Louis stated with a huge grin plastered on his face, while keeping his voice down so Mitch and the others wouldn't hear them talking and fairly guessed where the two girls confessed their love for each other, which they answered with a simple nod.

"It is a pretty romantic spot. Young love in the apocalypse is never a bad thing." He added with a playful wink and the smile grew wider, as both Violet and Clementine had blushes appear on their faces as he continued to tease them about their new relationship.

"So...when do the others get to know? Or are you guys planning on keeping them in the dark?" The older African American teenage boy continued, asking the two girlfriends if they planned on making their new romantic relationship public or intended to keep it a secret from the rest of their friends.

"We'll tell them soon enough. I'm pretty positive they've noticed how close Violet and I are. Shouldn't be that difficult, right?" Clem answered truthfully, stating that she and Violet would inform Ruby and the others about them being a couple, while fairly guessing they already suspected and turning to her girlfriend for support.

"Don't look at me. You're doing it, I'll just freeze up." The older blonde immediately protested, while giving her younger girlfriend the job of announcing their new relationship to Mitch and the others, indicating that she was uncomfortable with making speeches in front of large crowds.

"Fine, I'll do it. Just…not now." Clementine sighed, showing she was somewhat disappointed that she would have to make their romantic relationship public to the others all on her own before glancing towards the lookout post.

"I'm sorry Clem...if I could do it, I would. I...I just can't bring myself to speak up in crowds." Violet stated softly, apologizing to her girlfriend for making her reveal their relationship to the others by herself: showing she wanted to speak alongside her...but just couldn't bring herself to do it.

"It's alright Vi. I understand. My shift on the lookout post is next after Aasim's and Omar's. Would you like to join me?" The younger teenage girl answered, assuring her girlfriend that she wasn't upset or angry, as she understood that she was afraid of speaking in front of crowds and asked the blonde if she would like to accompany her on her shift on the lookout platform.

"Yeah, of course. Let's just go over our defenses again and we'll take over from Omar and Aasim. Can't be too paranoid about it now, can we?" She answered with a soft smile, glad that Clementine understood that she had a phobia of speaking in front of crowds and was more than happy to join her on her lookout shift after they went over their defenses in her office.

After Violet had planted a gentle peck on her cheek before heading towards the admin building Clem had stood up and walked over to the table where both Tenn and AJ were currently sitting while continuing to play Go Fish. Willy had left the two smaller boys to keep playing while he joined Mitch at his work station, no doubtingly to help his best friend make last minute adjustments to the bomb.

"Hey guys. How's it going?" The younger African American teenage girl asked as she sat beside her son and the two boys had ended their game, due to them both having lousy hands.

"Great. Tenn and I did a lot of drawing last night and he gave me a lot of tips. Look…" AJ answered, stating that he and Tenn had stayed up late working a number of drawings and handed Clem the drawing he had made last night.

The drawing was of her and AJ standing in the grass while she was holding her boy's left hand while she held the revolver in her right hand: no doubtingly representing her protecting him all those years they were on the road trying to find someplace they could call home.

"It's because you take care of me all the time and kept me safe from the monsters. You helped everyone here with their work and they all look up to you. Like I do." The younger boy stated, explaining he had made that drawing to show his adoptive mother how much he appreciated everything she did for him: protecting him from the walkers and raising him right, just like his parents asked of her before they died and standing up to Louis and the others (minus Violet and Tenn) after he shot Marlon and how the other kids had eventually turned to her for guidance when it came to surviving in the world they lived in now.

Clementine had felt tears building in her eyes due to the intense affection that AJ had put into that single drawing and hugged her son tightly in her arms.

"I love you, Goofball." She stated softly while holding him in her arm, which AJ swiftly returned...even though he was annoyed that she just called him the nickname he despised so much.

"C'mon Clem you promised to stop calling me that. It's AJ." He answered while reminding his guardian/mentor that she agreed to stop calling him goofball, which was rewarded by a soft smile from the older teenage girl.

"Alright, alright. Sorry, just couldn't resist. How about you and Tenn keep hanging out here in the courtyard, playing cards or making more drawings? I'll be checking on everybody, just to make sure we're ready for when the raiders finally show." Clem replied while rolling her eyes, stating that she couldn't resist calling her boy by his least favorite nickname while asking him to stay in the the courtyard with Tenn as she checked in on everyone to make sure they were ready to face Lilly and her people before they broke the hug.

"I'm going to talk to Violet about my crayons. I'll be back AJ." Tenn said, showing he was perfectly fine hanging out with his best friend before heading to the admin building, to ask his adoptive sister for some extra crayons so they could keep drawing.

After the older scar-faced boy ran up the steps to the admin building to look for Violet in her office, AJ looked at the drawing on the table before turning to Clementine...as he was completely baffled from what he secretly witnessed last night.

"Hey Clem?" The six year old boy asked softly, as he could no longer hold his curiosity back any longer.

"Hmm?" The African American teenage girl asked softly, curious to what her boy wanted to ask her...and would soon be stunned beyond words from the aftermath.

"Violet slept in our dorm last night. Did you guys have a sleepover too?" AJ answered, revealing he knew about the older blonde sleeping in their room last night while he was with Tenn!

Clementine did a double take. She never expected her boy to find out about her and Violet being a couple, especially on the same day of them being discovered by Louis!

"Well...I, um...Where did you get an idea like that?" Clem stuttered, as she was speechless after hearing her son claim he knew about her and Violet sleeping together in their dorm last night and was also curious to how he could've possibly known!

"I saw the two of you sleeping on your bed, together, when I came back for some crayons I had left on my table." The smaller African American boy answered truthfully, revealing he saw his adoptive mother and the blonde sleeping on her bed together when he came back to their room for some crayons he left on the desk last night...much to Clem's complete shock and disbelief!

'Damn that stupid lock...' Clementine mentally stated, while feeling completely angry at herself for not bothering to lock the door to their dorm room...as her son had found out about her and Violet being in a romantic relationship way before Louis did this morning!

Knowing there was point in trying to lie, she took in a deep breath to calm herself before explaining to her boy about her romantic relationship with the older blonde.

"Violet and I...like each other. So... we spent time together." Clem started off a bit awkwardly, as she couldn't believe that she needed to explain that she and Violet were now girlfriends to her son!

"Like I like you?" AJ asked curiously, thinking that his adoptive mother meant that she and the blonde had became much closer as friends due to them spending a lot of time together.

"No no. That's different. Violet and I…romantically like each other." She immediately corrected while blushing at her own choice of words, practically revealing to AJ that she and Violet were in love with each other!

"What does that mean?" The younger boy asked, showing he was confused when his mentor/guardian stated she and the blonde romantically liked each other.

"Do you remember when we first went fishing with Vi and Brody at the creek? We were looking for extra spears in the cabin and you saw that old heart carving in the back wall?" The older teenage girl asked, while reminding her boy the day they went to the creek with Violet and Brody, when she was still alive and how they found the old heart carving in the fishing cabin: with the first letters to Violet's and Minnie's names etched in the center of the heart.

"Yeah." AJ answered with a nod, showing he indeed remembered and how he had no idea what the carving 'V+M' meant until his mother explained it to him.

"Remember how I said that the carving meant that Violet and Minnie were girlfriends? Well that's...that's what we are now." Clem answered softly, reminding her boy how the carving meant that Violet and Minerva were girlfriends and finally revealing that she and the blonde were now a couple.

"So...you and Violet are together now?" The younger boy asked in an overexcited voice, as he slowly understood what he saw last night: that his guardian and the older blonde were now girlfriends...and were sleeping together for the first time last night!

"Yeah." She answered simply with a soft nod and was embraced by her son, showing he was happy for Clem that she and Violet were now girlfriends...but their moment would unfortunately end from what would soon follow: as Mitch had walked by their table when he heard AJ ask Clementine the question, stopped in mid-walk and looked directly at the younger African American teenage girl!

"You're dating Violet?" The brunette teenage boy asked, as he couldn't believe what he just heard and Clem looked at Mitch with a horrified look on her face!

'Oh shit.' She mentally said to herself with a crooked smile before releasing her hold on AJ and the younger boy glanced nervously at the incredibly awkward moment as Mitch had just discovered her new romantic relationship with the older blonde!

"Run Clem, run!" AJ shouted, telling his mentor and guardian to run as Mitch was seconds away from calling out to the others and stared surprised at the five year old boy telling his adoptive mother to start running!

"Good idea." Clem stated plain and simple before breaking into a fast run...with the older teenage brunette running after her!

"Get back here!" Mitch shouted as he gave chase and the two teenagers ended up engaging in a game of cat and mouse for half an hour with Louis, Omar, Tenn, Willy, Ruby and Aasim watching them running around the courtyard after hearing AJ yelling at the older brunette, telling him to leave his mentor/guardian alone!

"Mitch, leave me alone!" Clementine shouted while glancing over her shoulder to see that she was slightly ahead of the combative teenage boy, but he was right behind her by a few inches!

"I just want to talk to you!" He shouted back, claiming he only wanted to talk to her...which the younger teenage girl knew was a crock as the older brunette wanted to bombard her question after question without giving her a chance to answer.

After another 15-20 minutes had passed, Clem had craftily ended their idiotic 'foot race': pretending to 'surrender', making a stop a few feet from where Louis and the rest of their friends were watching them...and tripped Mitch's right foot, causing him to lose his balance and rolled head over two times in front of Willy and Omar! Once the chase was over, Clementine had stopped running to catch her breath while Mitch merely gave the younger teenage girl a pissed off look.

"Mitch, what the fuck is going on?!" Louis asked in a surprised tone, demanding to know why he was chasing the younger African American teenage girl around the courtyard!

"Yeah, why were you chasing Clem around the courtyard?" Willy asked, surprised that his best friend was running after Clementine, especially since things were cool between all of them.

"Because she's dating Violet!" Mitch shouted while pointing directly at Clem, whom stared completely shocked by what a big mouth he had as everybody (with the exception Louis) stared wide eyed at her after hearing she was dating their blonde leader!

"WHAT?!" Ruby, Willy, Omar and Aasim yelled out, deeply surprised by this turn of events while Clementine slowly backed away and broke into another fast, dashing for the admin building before Mitch and the others could chase after her!

"C'mon you guys! Help me chase..." The older brunette started off, about to order Willy and the others to help him chase after Clem so they could get some answers out of her...before being cut off by Louis.

"Let her go." The older African American teenage boy commanded, telling Aasim and the rest of their friends not to run after the younger teenage girl, much to their bafflement!

"But she's..." Willy tried to argue, but was silenced by an annoyed look that Louis gave him.

"Unless you guys, weren't watching...she's too fast for you guys to keep up with her and besides...we all know whose currently in the admin building waiting for her. Clem and Vi can't stay in there forever...they'll come out soon enough." He stated plain and simple, pointing out that Clem was too fast and crafty for them to outrun, which she proved by tripping Mitch after pretending to 'giving up' when he was chasing her and who it was that that she was running to for help: Violet.

Mitch and the others chuckled as they soon realized that Louis was right and simply decided to wait for the two girlfriends to exit the admin building, since Clementine and Violet couldn't stay holed up in her office forever...and they would enjoy every second of teasing them about their new romantic relationship once they stepped outside.

~Meanwhile in Violet's office~

After leaving her younger girlfriend to check on the others, just to make sure they were 100% mentally prepared for when Lilly and her people finally arrived to attack them...Violet couldn't help but feel disgusted at what a coward she was being. She had practically made Clementine be the one to make their new relationship public to Aasim and the others all by herself...which she knew was completely wrong, as she was the current leader and making their romantic relationship known to the others was her responsibility, not Clem's. She wanted to speak with the younger teenage girl beside her...but she just couldn't overcome her incredibly ridiculous phobia of speaking in public: which Marlon, Mitch and most of the other students had mercilessly teased her for and the only ones to stand up for her were Brody, Sophie and Minnie.

The older blonde teenage girl had been sitting behind her desk for the past hour, waiting for Clementine to join her so they could go over the map of the school's defenses one last time before relieved Omar and Aasim of their shift on the lookout post. However, she didn't have to wonder where her girlfriend was much longer...as she heard foot steps running up the central staircase and a familiar female voice, taking in deep breathes before Clem had walked passed the doors.

"Hey Clem. Where have you...?" Violet started off, greeting her girlfriend as she stepped inside her office...and swiftly did a double take after seeing how sweaty the younger African American teenage girl was when she perfectly fine just an hour ago!

"Clem! What happened?" The blonde teenage girl asked in an alarmed tone, as she was surprised how worn out the younger African American teenage girl was as she simply groaned and sat down on the couch beside her desk with Violet sitting down next to her.

"They...(gasp) they all know, about us. I just spent the last hour being chased by Mitch all around the courtyard. It's a good thing I ran...otherwise he and the others would've bombarded me with non-stop questions and would never give me a chance to answer." Clem answered truthfully, revealing to her blonde girlfriend what had happened back outside not too long ago: how Mitch had been chasing her around the courtyard and how he told the others that they were now a couple before entering the admin building and her office.

"Oh, fuck. I'm sorry, I never should've left. " Violet apologized while pulling her younger girlfriend in for a hug, feeling guilty for not staying outside like she should've and ordering the order brunette to leave Clementine alone.

"Don't worry about it Vi. I managed to give that dunce a run for his money...especially since I tripped and sent him falling on his ass in front of the others." The younger African American teenage girl answered, reassuring the blonde she wasn't upset at her and revealing she had managed to trip Mitch, much to her girlfriend's amusement.

"Oh, I wish I could've seen that." The older blonde chuckled, alongside Clem as she was proud of her girlfriend for managing to make a fool out of the combative teenage boy before they leaned in for a sweet kiss.

"But Violet...there's something I think you should know." Clementine started off softly, feeling that her older girlfriend should know that her boy already knew about them being a couple way before Louis did.

"What is it?" Violet asked, as she was wondering what the younger teenage girl needed to tell her...and would be left speechless from her answer.

"AJ saw us sleeping together in our room last night." She answered softly, revealing that her son saw them sleeping together on her bed...much to the older blonde's horror and shock!

"...What?" The blonde asked while swiftly bringing both hands up to her girlfriend's upper arms, as she couldn't believe the little boy actually saw them sleeping together in their dorm last night!

"He...he came back to the room for crayons he left on the desk...and that's when he saw us sleeping on my bed together." Clem answered truthfully, explaining that AJ had came back to their room for extra crayons he left on the desk...and saw them sleeping together on her bed!

"Oh my god!" Violet muttered while covering her face in her hands, not believing that AJ had came back to his and Clem's dorm for extra crayons to continue drawing pictures with Tenn...and saw them sleeping together!

'Why the fuck didn't we lock that damn door?' She mentally added, demanding to know why she or Clementine didn't bother to lock the door last night!

"But it's not...really a bad thing. He's completely happy with us being together." The younger teenage girl stated, while pointing out to her girlfriend that AJ knowing about them being a couple wasn't necessary a bad thing, as he happily approved and accepted their relationship.

"Yeah...yeah, you're right. AJ knowing about us isn't all that bad...especially since we longer have to hide it from him. But...how did Mitch and the others find...it was through Louis, wasn't it?" Violet stated softly as she instantly felt better due to her girlfriend's assuring words, as they no longer had to keep their romantic relationship a secret from their friends but was curious to how Mitch and the others knew while suspecting that Louis ratted them out.

"I was explaining it to AJ when Mitch walked by and heard it. That was when he started chasing me and told everybody else after I tripped him." Clementine answered explaining to her older girlfriend how Mitch and the others learned about their romantic relationship: how Mitch had overheard her explaining to AJ how they were now a couple before he started chasing her around the courtyard and told the rest of their friends shortly after she tripped him.

"Mitch...that loud mouth asshole. And I always thought that Louis had a big mouth." The older blonde muttered underneath her breath in annoyed tone, not believing how Aasim and the others discovered how she and Clem were now girlfriends due to the older combative teen shooting his mouth off!

"Come on now. We'd better go talk to them. It's time for our shift on the lookout post." She added softly, knowing that it was time for them to relief Aasim and Omar of their shift on lookout duty and more importantly...face their friends and deal with their non-stop teasing about them being a couple.

"...Vi, there's...there's something that I've been meaning to ask you." Clem stated softly, showing that there was a certain...subject that she needed to discuss with her, which piqued the blonde's interest.

"What about?" Violet asked, as she was curious to what the younger teenage girl needed to ask her.

"...Well, I...I...N-Never mind, it's...it's not really that important." The younger African American teenage girl attempted to say, but couldn't...since what she needed to ask was completely awkward and tried to dismiss it at not important.

"Come on, you can tell me." Her blonde girlfriend countered, as she could obviously see that Clem was both conflicted and embarrassed about what she was about to say.

"...You'd...You'd probably laugh or look at me weird if I told you, Violet." Clementine argued softly before glancing down to the floor, showing she wanted the subject...but the older blonde wouldn't drop it that easily.

"Clem, look at me." Violet ordered softly, asking her younger girlfriend to look at her, which she naturally refused to comply.

"Please look at me Clem." She tried again in a more soft and assuring tone, which yielded a more positive result: as the younger teenage girl slowly glanced up to meet understanding and comforting eyes.

"I promise that I won't laugh or look at you weird Clem. But I need to know what you need to ask me." The older blonde teenage girl stated softly, assuring her girlfriend that she wouldn't laugh or look at her weird but needed to know what the younger teenage girl needed to ask her and that was all the reassurance that Clementine needed.

"When you and Minnie were together, before Marlon gave her and Sophie to the raiders...did you two ever, well...you know..." Clem started off softly, while bringing up Violet's previous relationship with Minnie before Marlon gave her and Sophie to Lilly and her people and stopped, as she couldn't bring herself to finish her question...but didn't need to, as the blonde knew what she was trying to say/ask.

"You mean...had sex?" Violet asked softly with a blush slowly appearing on her face, as she understood what her girlfriend was struggling to ask: if she and Minnie ever had an intimate moment them before their previous 'leader' gave the twins to Abel and Lilly.

"...Well, yeah." The younger African American teenage girl stated softly with a blush forming on her face, confirming that was what she was trying to ask but couldn't because of how awkward the subject was.

"Well...to be honest Clem, no. Minnie and I never slept together or did anything serious when we were together. Why do you..." The older blonde stated softly while rubbing the back of her head a bit embarrassed, revealing that she and her previous girlfriend never had sex before.

"Do you...wanna?" She asked softly with the blush still visible, as she quickly understood why Clementine asked if she and Minnie ever had sex before Marlon gave her and Sophie to the the raiders.

"...Well, yeah...But the thing is...remember that card game we played with Louis and Marlon when AJ and I first got here? And Louis asked me if I ever had a boyfriend?" The younger teenage girl stated softly, while awkwardly admitting that she would like to take that step in their relationship and asking her girlfriend if she remembered that card game of War they first played together before Marlon and Brody died.

"Yeah of course." Violet answered with a nod, showing she indeed remembered the card game they first played together and how annoyed she was after hearing the older African American boy's question if Clementine ever had a previous boyfriend way before she and AJ ever came to the school.

"When I said I never had a boyfriend...I meant it. I've never been with anyone before my entire life, which is pretty pathetic...right?" Clem concluded, revealing to her girlfriend that she never had a sexual relationship with anyone way before they confessed their feelings towards each other, while Violet gave her a sympathetic look.

"That's not pathetic in anyway Clem. For what its worth...I wouldn't know what to do either." The older blonde stated softly, reassuring the younger teenage girl that she didn't find her lack of experience of being in a romantic relationship sad or pathetic at all by reminding her that she had no experience of being sexually intimate with another girl before either.

"We can always always take our time, nice and slow. There's no rush." She added while pointing out to Clem that they could always take their new romantic relationship nice and slow and how they didn't need to rush into anything neither of them were ready for.

"Alright...and Vi? Thanks." The African American teenage girl stated softly, showing she was grateful to Violet for being very understanding and willing to take their new relationship at a slow and steady pace...especially when they were both ready to consummate their love for each other.

"Anytime." The blonde teenage girl answered with a soft and warmhearted smile, before she and Clementine leaned in and pressed their lips in a sweet innocent kiss before pulling away and exiting her office.

However, once they stepped outside...that was when all hell broke loose, as Louis and the rest of their friends had simply been waiting patiently for the two girlfriends to exit the admin building as they sat down at separate tables across the courtyard...and that was when the non-stop teasing was about to begin.

"And here are our little celebrities now!" Louis playfully announced, pretending to be a sports commentator while pointing at the two teenage girls as they tried their best to ignore him as they sat down at their usual table.

"So how's it going, lovebirds?" Mitch also asked teasingly, while walking up behind them...and smiled at the sight of the older blonde leaning forward on the table.

"Shut up Mitch." Violet countered while blushing madly at all the unwanted attention the combative brunette and rest of their friends were giving her and Clem because of their new romantic relationship.

"Oh, and would you guys look at that: Vi is actually blushing! Never thought I'd see the day, Mitch. Great work Clementine!" The older African American teenage boy stated, continuing to act as an announcer while informing their friends that Violet was blushing, which increased the amused laughter from the rest of their friends.

"Say Louis...are you and Mitch just about done? Or are you two going to start making out and sucking on each others dicks right in front everyone?" Clem sarcastically asked, demanding to know if the two older boys were finished teasing her and her blonde girlfriend...while asking if they were going to start sucking on the other's privates right in front of them and the others!

That had ended the teasing sure enough...as everybody stared stunned at the younger teenage girl's choice of words. Louis and Mitch simply looked at each other with disgusted/depressed faces as they didn't find Clem's choice of joke funny or amusing in anyway while Ruby and the others muttered quietly to each other, stating they expected something like that from their blonde leader instead. Unknown to the others however...Violet was smiling brightly as she looked at her girlfriend with an approving and proud grin on her face.

'That's my girl.' The older blonde mentally stated, showing she was proud of Clem for standing up to Louis and Mitch, just like she did for her and AJ, on the night the little boy killed Marlon.

"No, I'd rather not have Louis on me." The combative teenage boy stated, before getting the hint to shut up about the teasing and sitting down at his usual table with Willy right beside him.

"Okay okay, we'll cool it down. Here come Omar and Aasim. Looks like you and Vi are next on lookout, Clem." The older African American teenage boy stated, showing he also got the gist and agreed to quit teasing them about their romantic feelings towards each other before gesturing to Aasim and Omar, who were sliding down the ladder to the lookout post.

After seeing the other two teenagers coming to the courtyard, so the second African American teenage boy could cook them some grub for lunch/dinner, Clem and Violet stood up from their table and got up to relieve them of their post on the lookout platform.

"Real romantic Violet. Didn't see that coming." Aasim playfully teased them as he and Omar walked past them and the older blonde simply glanced away, since she feared the possibility that Louis had told them, Mitch, Willy, Tenn and Ruby about walking in on her and Clementine kissing on the younger teenage girl's bed this morning.

"Just ignore them. They're going to tease us about it for a while. It was really romantic though, you know? Just the two of us, gazing at the stars and beauty of the full moon." Clem stated softly, advising her girlfriend to simply ignore Aasim and the other's non-stop teasing, although she was somewhat annoyed about it: since Louis and the others acted like they've never seen two people date before!

Violet had felt a warmth spreading inside her, as she instinctively wrapped an arm around her younger girlfriend's waist and pulled her in closer as they stood, looking at the surrounding forest. It was late in the afternoon and the sunlight bounced off the leaves of the trees. There weren't too many walkers prowling around, just a couple enjoying the peace and quiet. They stood in complete silence for some time until Clementine broke the silence.

"I wish we had books to read." The younger African American teenage girl stated softly, wishing the school had books for her to read to AJ, so they could fall to sleep more easily and for her boy to improve his reading skills/education.

"You liked reading books?" The older blonde asked as she found it rather amusing that her girlfriend was into books, since Clem didn't strike her as the 'bookworm' type.

"Yeah, I know it sounds a bit weird, but I've been trying to teach AJ to read too. Even if it's the apocalypse, he should still get educated. He's a bright child." She admitted, knowing that wishing for books to read sounded like an odd request, but was simply trying to educate AJ as he still had much to learn for a child at his age and needed to be prepared as he could and Violet nodded in understanding, as she was glad that Clementine simply wanted her boy to be prepared to survive in the fucked up world they lived in now.

"...You know, when I first saw you...I didn't like you." The blonde stated softly, practically hating herself for ruining their romantic moment...but needed to get a confession that had been hounding her off her chest: revealing that she didn't like the younger girl when she and her boy first arrived at the school.

"Really? Why?" Clem asked, even though she already knew the answer...and couldn't really blame Violet, since what had happened at the train station was partially her fault.

"Well that car of yours had caused a huge crash. It drew a lot of walkers and we had a hunting party out. I was pissed that they were endangered." The older blonde confessed softly, explaining to her younger girlfriend that her car caused a loud crash that attracted a lot of walkers towards the woods and was angry at her, since Brody, Mitch and Aasim were out hunting for food at the time.

"I don't blame you. But Vi...you don't know what really happened at the train station before Marlon found and brought me and AJ here." The African American teenage girl replied, not holding any ill feelings towards her blonde girlfriend blaming her for practically endangering Mitch, Aasim and Brody while they were out hunting...but informed Violet that she didn't know what truly happened at the train station before Marlon rescued and brought her and AJ to the school.

"What did happen?" Violet asked, as she always suspected there was something that Clementine never told her or the others about what really happened at the train station before their previous 'leader' found and rescued them.

"When AJ and I first found the train station, before we lost the car...we found a married couple that had been bitten and turned, strapped down to chairs in the building where that cache of food was hidden. Before we could grab what we wanted to take and load into the car...somebody had rigged a grenade to the trapdoor, which caused an explosion that attracted a huge herd walkers." Clem answered before sighing softly, explaining what had really happened at the train station: how the trap door to the cache of hidden food was rigged to a hand grenade and how the explosion was what attracted the walkers before their car crashed down the embankment where Marlon found them.

"Oh, Clem...I'm so sorry for blaming you and AJ. I didn't know..." The blonde teenage girl replied, not believing what her girlfriend just told her and realized she blamed her for something that wasn't really her fault when they first met.

"It's alright, Vi...you had every right to blame me, because the explosion and car crash was partially my fault. But AJ and I did make it up to you and the others by taking you and Louis to the train station for the food." The younger teenage girl answered, assuring her older blonde girlfriend that she didn't hold any hard feelings towards her and how she and AJ made it up to her and the rest of their friends by taking her and Louis to the train station to salvage what food had survived the grenade explosion.

"Yeah, you definitely did." Violet stated as she nodded in agreement, as her younger girlfriend indeed made it up by taking her and the older African American teenage boy to the train station, as they hit the jackpot...even though that was also the same night they first encountered Abel.

"When you helped us kill those walkers to get our hunting party back...I felt strangely attracted to you. There was something about you that drew me in." She added, confessing that she felt herself romantically attracted to the younger girl, even though they were strangers and yet, she was glad that Marlon found and rescued Clem and AJ...as she gave her all the love and understanding she could ever ask for.

"Well I'm glad it did. Makes two of us." Clementine stated with a soft smile, as she felt the same towards the older blonde...as she felt strangely attracted to her as well, even though they had a rocky start when she and her son arrived at the school, she sympathized with Violet after hearing how much pain she was in after Marlon lied to her and others that Minnie and Sophie were 'killed by walkers' when he really gave them to Abel and how lonely she was, as she refused to open herself up to anybody after the twins alleged 'death'...except to her.

The sun was setting and they glanced back towards the school and smirked softly at seeing the others were having dinner, while laughing and talking in the courtyard.

"Clem? Why'd you come back? When AJ was shot, you came back for medicine. You could have left. You didn't have to take part in our fight against the raiders….." Violet asked softly as she was curious to why her girlfriend choose to return to defend the school, especially after all the heartache and pain Louis and the others put them through: blaming/hating her and AJ for Marlon's death after he murdered Brody and tried to pin it on Clem and how they voted to have them exiled, much to her's and Tenn's sadness as the little boy simply did what he thought was right at the time, especially since Marlon had it coming.

"I used to be part of a few groups before. Good ones. But they eventually always ended up dying and falling apart: due to some members losing their sanity/humanity, not being able to cope with personal losses or simply gave up, chose to kill themselves instead of keep trying to stay alive. I lost faith in groups after that and I survived alone. But I couldn't leave AJ behind. Lee had always taken care of me, no matter what. He spent his final hours rescuing me from a mistake I made. He never gave up on me. He could've just spent what time he had left enjoying the moments. But he chose to fight for me. He gave everything he had for me. I was nobody to him before the outbreak and yet, he loved me...like I was the daughter he never had." Clementine answered softly before taking in a deep breath to hold in the raw emotions as she explained her reasons for defending the school and felt the tears build up in her eyes as she thought about Lee.

Violet moved closer to her younger girlfriend and gave her a hug, which she happily returned as she recomposed herself.

"In a way, I'm AJ's Lee. I'm going to take care of him like Lee did for me." Clem added, explaining to her older girlfriend that she was the little boy's version of her beloved mentor/guardian and how she was passing on everything that Lee taught her on how to survive onto AJ.

"I believed in groups again when I met all of you. I finally felt safe, that AJ and I finally had home. Like we could actually make things work. This place makes me feel hopeful again. And more importantly...I found the one thing I never thought I would find in this world: you. After Louis and the others voted to have us kicked out after AJ killed Marlon...a part of me hated them, since they were too blind and naive to accept what kind of person he really was. But you...you and Tenn were the only ones willing to fight for us, to keep us here. I could have walked away..but I couldn't bring myself to turn my back on you. You're the main reason why I chose to stay and defend our home from the raiders, Violet. You're my hope for a brighter future." She stated while concluding her reason for staying to protect the school from the raiders, her true reason for staying to protect their home was Violet herself: since the blonde was her source of hope for a bright future, where they could peacefully at the school without having to fear any future threats and more importantly, she was what helped her stay human, alongside her son.

Violet stood there listening to Clementine, feeling waves of emotions washing over her and tears slowly sliding down her cheeks after hearing how much she truly meant to her younger girlfriend. She and Clem glanced at each other, admiring the beauty of the other's eyes before they leaned in and pressed their lips in a heated passionate kiss. She could feel Clem's love in the kiss as their tongues met and they allowed to let their lips do all the talking. After the need for air became great, the two girlfriends noticed how close they were and smiled shyly at each other, while blushing softly as they playfully rubbed their noses together.

However...their romantic moment was sadly ended, as an arrow came out of nowhere. It silently flew past Clementine's face and embedded itself in one of the courtyard tables! Violet and Clem looked stunned for an instant before the younger African American teenage girl swiftly broke out of her trance.

"FUCK! Get down!" She cried out before she grabbed her stunned blonde girlfriend and forced her to the ground!

The others in the courtyard had seen the arrow land and immediately ducked for cover under the tables, whilst confused and baffled from where it came from!

"What the fuck is this?!" Aasim cried out as he and the others were shocked after hearing Clem shout, ordering them to take cover and seeing the arrow itself land directly in one of their tables!

"Clementine! Whose out there?! Is it the raiders?!" Louis shouted, calling out to the younger teenage girl as she and Violet were still outside in the woods and hoping that neither of them were hit...as he, Mitch and the others naturally assumed they were being attacked by Lilly and her people!

Clem and Violet had pressed their backs against the brick wall of the lookout post and attempted to catch their breath from the last minute sneak the attack that just happened. Moments had turned into minutes as the courtyard became silent as a graveyard. The younger teenage girl slowly stood up to take a look beyond the wall, while feeling her cheek and glanced shocked as she knew she felt the arrowhead zoom past her: as her fingertips were covered in her own blood! She looked around cautiously, scanning the area for the raiders but she could not spot anything or anybody in the faint light. It was as if nobody had even fired an arrow at them.

"I don't see anyone. Wait here, I'll go check on the others." Clementine whispered softly to her still shaken girlfriend, who simply nodded in agreement as she watched the younger teenage girl cautiously make her way to the courtyard to check on their friends.

"Clem! Is it the raiders?" Louis asked, as he and the others saw her sprint past the front gates and couldn't help but flinch, as they saw the scar across her left cheek from the arrow grazing her before it landed in the table!

"I don't know. I couldn't see anything or anybody out there. The raiders wouldn't just fire a single arrow and quit, they would've stormed the place." Clem answered, reassuring her friends that she was alright and how she didn't see anybody, especially the archer who fired the arrow that grazed her and didn't understand...since it didn't make any sense to them why the raider's would waste time firing a singe arrow when they could've just stormed the gates and attacked them right away!

"I agree. This doesn't look like the raiders, Louis." Mitch replied as he agreed with the younger African American teenage girl, since Lilly and the raider's didn't seem like the kind of people who would waste time firing an arrow at them, only to miss and run off when they had the perfect opportunity to attack and force them to join their idiotic war, which they didn't want any part of.

"But then...who was it? Why would someone just fire an arrow and run off?"Aasim asked, as he was completely baffled at the possibility that another group of insane survivors like the raiders had just attempted to attack them!

"Maybe sending a message? Ruby answered, while offering a rather simple theory and pointed out what the arrow clearly was: a scare tactic to throw them off their game.

"Could be. We have to be much more cautious now." Clem stated as she agreed with their redhead medic's theory, since she knew just by looking at the arrow sticking out of the table that the current sneak attack was what it was: a simple scare tactic to send them into a panic and gestured for Violet that it was clear for her to enter the courtyard.

"Let's stay ready for a while. We don't know what can happen." She added as her blonde girlfriend swiftly joined them in the courtyard and they immediately turned the tables onto their sides and took cover behind them as they waited for any further acts of aggression.

But much to their complete bewilderment...no further arrows were fired that night. Clem and her friends glanced at each other with deeply baffled by what just happened, as the same question was on their minds: who fired that arrow?

A/N: There it is everyone, the 3rd chapter to A World with You: A Violentine Story just as promised. I would like to apologize to my fellow fanfic authors and reviewers for the slight delay: I've just been distracted with work and spending time with my folks.

The 4th chapter will be posted sometime next weekend, before the end of January...where Violet and Clem have their first sexual moment together as they recover from the sneak attack. Until next time, take care and have a good night.