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Once he finds Clem, he'll eventually get past it, it's a twist I've never really seen
Yeah Lee would feel better to have Clem back but in the end he is really angry with himself, he feels to blame for everything because he told the group to take the supplies from the strangers car. So who knows how Lee will be around new people.
Enjoy
Twelve hours have passed since Lee and Molly met up with Kenny and Sarita, the group had periodically stopped the car to gather gas from cars along the highway as well as searching them for supplies. By ten at night they had a full tank of gas and even found some ammo for their guns, Kenny was driving while Lee was sitting in the front seat, he peered back and saw that Molly and Sarita were both fast asleep. He let out a little sigh and looked over to him, "Hey man, how are you feeling?" He asked quietly,
Lee who was resting his head against the window let out a little sigh as he was close to dozing off, "W-what?" He asked rubbing his eyes and sitting up,
"How are you feeling?" Kenny asked again looking over to him. Lee stared at him for a moment and said nothing.
"Yeah man, I'm fine. My arm-my stump doesn't hurt anymore. I got food in my stomach, i'm feeling as good as i'm gonna be." Lee mumbled out and looked back out the window hoping Kenny would just stop there,
Kenny let out a little sigh, "Look pal I know how you're feeling."
Lee turned his attention back to Kenny and stared at him. He felt his eyes well up and finally after a minute said, "I had her in my hands." Lee said with a small quiver in his voice, "She was with me and I made her leave. I wasn't strong enough, I just gave up. I was sitting on the floor and watched her walk away." Lee said while wiping his eyes with his hand,
"Knock that shit off." Kenny said abruptly, "You did all you could, you saved her from that crazy fuck. Hell you almost died, you gave your arm for that girl. You didn't leave Clem behind because you wanted to you did it because you had too. You did your fucking best man."
"It wasn't enough though was it? Here we are driving away without her, that's on me." Lee replied stoically,
Kenny let out a grumble, "You know Lee when my family died, I was mad at the world, at everybody, at myself. I lost the only thing I cared about, I still miss them more than anything. Would give my life just for five more minutes with them." Kenny took a deep breath calming his emotions, "But I've found other things to keep me going, Sarita, Wellington, hell even you man. So, I don't know, just don't let this world beat you."
Lee looked over to him with saddened eyes. "I...screwed up my life you know that. I had a wife that cheated on me and because of that I killed the man she slept with. I lost my wife, my family, they disowned me. I didn't see them again until we ended up in their store, that night I had to put down my brother. " He said as he rubbed his face, "After that night, I had one thing I was suppose to do, protect that girl. Without her...I'm lost, I don't have...direction."
Kenny pressed his lips together and clenched the steering wheel. Everything Lee was saying was exactly what was going through his mind when Katjaa and Duck died. He was lost, confused, angry and when he found someone he could blame he did it. Kenny may have been cruel to Ben but it did help him deal with his loss, Lee on the other hand had no one but himself to blame. Clementine may not be dead but she was out of his life. "You should grab some shut eye, I can handle this." Kenny said softly while keeping his eyes on the road.
Lee let out a small nod before leaning his head back against the window, he shut his eyes and finally fell asleep after ten minutes of listening to the hum of the engine. Unfortunately for Lee he was instantly brought into a horrid nightmare. The voices of the stranger and Clem started to speak slowly getting louder, "I bet you don't even know how old she is…...Please, Please Get Up!...Okay Lee, I'm-I'm going…..I'm not a monster like you….My family starved in the cold!...Lee!"
Lee finally shot awake trembling and sweating profusely, he looked around and saw Molly in the driving, "You alright?" She asked looking over to him,
Lee took a deep breath, "Yeah, yeah I'm fine." He said rubbing his eyes,
"Nightmare?" Molly asked a bit concerned,
"Yeah, a fucking bad one." Lee said as he sat up in his seat,
Molly let out a little click of her tongue, "Sorry, that shit sucks. Want to talk about it?"
"No. Just want to forget it." Lee said dejectedly as he turned and started looking out the window as the sun was rising. Molly watched him for a moment before turning her attention back to the road. After thirty minutes Kenny and Sarita were also both awake and Molly turned off the highway onto the first exit ramp, "Where we going?" Lee asked confused,
"Sorry forgot you were sleeping when we talked it over, we need to load up on supplies where we can." Molly explained,
"Yeah, ain't gonna get to Wellington running on fumes." Kenny said with a nod,
Lee let out a nod then Sarita piped up, "It's an excellent plan but I feel we should also look for a new vehicle."
"Why?" Molly replied as she let the station wagon slow down,
"This is a nice car but it will be cramped for us, if we can we should try and find a RV." Sarita replied,
Kenny smiled and let out a nod, "Great idea. That will make this whole trip easier, sure as shit." Sarita let out a little blush and lightly laid her hand on top of his.
Molly pulled the car to the side of the road and turned it off tossing the keys over to Lee, "Alright let's do this." Molly said opening her door and getting out of the car. Everyone else got out of the car and stretched while looking around at the small rural town they were stopped in, "We should split into two teams." Molly said while looking down the road for any signs of a herd,
"Sounds like a plan, you and Lee. Me and Sarita." Kenny said with a nod,
"Let's keep it simple here, three hours then we meet back up." Lee said firmly, "Last thing we need is someone getting separated or hurt with no help coming."
"That sounds smart, I agree completely." Sarita said with a smile,
"Right, let's get a move on people. Lee come on let's hit centertown." Molly said walking forward down the main road. Lee reached back into the car and picked up his backpack and slung it over his shoulder before running up and catching up to Molly. Kenny and Sarita both grabbed their own bags before heading off down towards a row of houses.
Nearly two hours later Kenny and Sarita were finishing of their fourth house. They were able to gather almost two weeks worth of food which made the whole trip already worth it. "So this man Lee, he seems...interesting." Sarita finally said as they continued to search through their fifth house,
"Huh? What do you mean?" Kenny said turning back around towards her,
"Well you called him your leader but he doesn't really seem to care about anyone right now." Sarita said a bit harshly,
"It ain't his fault, he just isn't himself right now." Kenny said defensively,
"I don't understand, what could cause such a change in personality?" Sarita asked curiously,
Kenny paused unsure if he should tell her everything, "Lee, he's a good man. He made mistakes before everything and after but he had someone to keep him going, focused. He lost her and now he just needs time."
Sarita watched Kenny and saw the sincerity in her eyes and let out a nod, "I understand, loss is hard for everyone." Kenny let out a small nod and turned around as he began to think about his family.
"Let's just finish up here." Kenny quickly said as he opened up a cabinet and started to search through it,
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to offend." Sarita said softly,
"No it's alright," Kenny said hanging his head, "I just...I know what he's going through. It ain't easy, and he won't be the same."
Sarita walked over to him and lightly put her hand on his shoulder, "You have a big heart Kenny."
Kenny let out a smirk and shook his head, "Yeah well, I've had my head up my ass for awhile now. I didn't care about anyone but myself, even blamed others. It's about time I start helping the folks I care about."
Meanwhile Lee and Molly were going through the stores in the center of town, most were empty but they were able to find some useful tools and even some ammo. As they walked out of their sixth store Molly spoke up, "So this plan, head to Wellington. What do you think?" She asked with a little smirk,
Lee continued to look around the town. He let out a small shrug, "It's fine, better than staying at a truck stop."
Molly let out a little scoff, "Yeah instead of trying to hunker down let's travel cross country." She looked over at Lee but saw he didn't even seem to hear her, "Hey wake up pal." She said while elbowing his arm softly,
Lee narrowed his eyes and looked over to her, "What?" He snapped out,
Molly was taken aback at his anger but she didn't back down, "'What?' You, you dumbass. Snap out of it, you need to get yourself under control. All you've done since I found you is just tread through each day."
Lee shook his head, "And that's a fucking problem? What do you want me to do?" He growled back to her,
"Yeah it is because you don't give a shit, you'd be fine if you just died." Molly shot back,
"How'd you come to that conclusion?" Lee said with a bit of surprise in his voice,
"People who want to live don't walk into a horde of walkers armed with a fucking meat cleaver." Molly said softening her voice a bit,
Lee looked back to her and let out a small sigh that turned into a groan, "I know." He said as he ran his hand through his hair, "I know but what can I do about it? It isn't like I can just decide to get over it."
Molly looked up at him and let out a small nod, "I know, I'm sorry. I get what it's like, I was like you when I lost my sister, it sucks."
"Yeah, you can say that again." Lee said then he stopped walking and let out a small smirk, "Please tell me you see that too." He said while looking in a nearby parking lot,
Molly looked over and grinned, "Hell yeah I do." She replied while staring at an RV. The two of them walked over to the vehicle and pulled out their weapons. Lee walked to the door and while Molly readied Hilda, Lee quickly pulled open the door and whistled. After a moment of waiting with nothing coming out they both stepped into the RV.
Lee moved to the front of the RV while Molly searched the back making sure that the RV was empty. Lee slipped his meat cleaver back into his belt and started to look through the glove box and sun blinders for keys but found none. He let out a grumble and turned back around to Molly, "No luck on the keys."
Molly held her hand up and pointed towards the small bathroom. Lee nodded and pulled out his meat cleaver while she pulled the door open. The two of them immediately let out a little retch as they saw a rotting corpse sitting on the toilet with a bullet hole in it's head. "Oh fuck me, that's gross." Molly said whirling back,
"Looks like he took the easy way out." Lee said as he reached into the bathroom and grabbed a small revolver still sitting in it's hand. He passed it to Molly who slipped it into her belt and started to check his pockets,
"What the fuck are you doing?" Molly asked quickly,
"Seeing if he has the keys." Lee coughed out as he slipped his hand into it's pocket. They both heard a jingle and Lee pulled out a set of keys, "Thank god. Now let's get this thing outta here." Molly let out a quick not and grabbed the corpse by and arm while Lee did the same. They quickly dragged it out of the RV and tossed it out the door before closing it. Lee walked back over to the bathroom and shut the door quickly and let out an exhale, "At least that's over with now." Lee said with a sigh of relief,
"Here toss me the keys, let's see if this thing runs." Molly said with a smirk. Lee nodded and tossed her the keys and began to search through the cabinets while Molly returned to the front seat. She let out a little sigh, "Alright now turn on you big bastard." She whispered out and turned the key. The RV let out a hum and let out a sputter before turning on. She let out a short cheer before checking the fuel. "Looks like the guy was just about to run outta fuel." She called back to Lee as she shut the RV off,
"Out of all the things to kill yourself over, I hope this guy didn't do it because of that." Lee said with a little chuckle,
Molly shook her head a let out a short giggle before walking over to him, "You know, I think this trip just got a hell of a lot better." She said looking around the RV. It came built with a kitchen and dining area along with a bunk bed.
"Yeah, we should head back to the car and go get Kenny and Sarita." Lee said as he turned back,
Molly stopped him, "It's only been two hours, thought you said three." She said looking at her watch,
"Yeah well don't think they'd mind calling it off early, besides we checked our fair share." She said with a shrug, "Besides what can we really get done in an hour?"
"This." She said and abruptly grabbed his shirt pulling him into a kiss. Lee's eyes sprung open in shock as she wrapped an arm around his back. Lee stood their as Molly smashed her lips against his, his mind was racing as fast as his heart. Finally after nearly a minute Molly pulled back and stared at him waiting to see what he'd do.
Oh boy, Molly and Lee! Bet you didn't expect that haha, anyway in all honesty let me know what you think about this little surprise. Also I hope you all are enjoying this little back story that will lead into season two, we know what Clem went through but we never knew about what Kenny did, So i'm also treating this story as a backstory for Sarita and Kenny. So anyway, I'll see you all in the next chapter and I look forward to your reviews.