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I don't own The Walking Dead Game (I mean, I HAVE the game, but I don't own the...well, you know what I mean, right?) No matter how many times I wish I did.

That bitch!

Was the first thought that sprang into Lee's mind as his shoulder forcefully and painfully made friends with the ground. Lee heard small feet running towards him.

"Lee! Are you okay?" Clementine demanded, concern written clearly on her face.

"I'm...I'm fine, Sweet Pea," Lee reassured Clem while struggling to stand. The pain in his shoulder was fading fast, and he figured that the worst injury he'd gotten from that was just bruising, but the wind had been knocked out of him which takes a little while to recover from. Carley shot out of the train car she was in and was by his side in less than a second, questioning him as only a former reporter would.

"What happened? Are you okay?" Carley's eyes were wide with confusion and worry, her jaw slightly agape.

Lee nodded as she reached down a hand to help him up. He took it, and as soon as he was standing, he rushed back into the RV, Carley curiously at his heels. Lilly was sitting in the driver's seat, fumbling around the ignition.

"Where's the keys!? Kenny always leaves the keys in here!"

Lilly was talking to herself with no slight idea that anybody had entered the RV and was now standing close behind her.

Lee cleared his throat, making himself known. As soon as Lilly started to turn around, Lee grabbed her by the back of her jacket and lifted her out of her seat.

"What the fuck!?" she cursed, trying to reach behind herself and claw at Lee. When she realized that it was in vain, she settled for cursing him out while he dragged her out of the RV.

"Woah, woah. What the hell?" Kenny had come out of the train to see what the commotion was. He now stood with his hands clenched into fists and his eyes narrowed.

"Lilly," he growled, still gripping the back of the woman's jacket firmly, "tried to steal the RV."

Kenny gave an angry sigh, and glared at Carley.

"I told you we should've left her, Carley!" he hissed angrily, but whipped around to face Lilly, who was struggling to break free of Lee's grip on her jacket before Carley could reply.

Kenny jabbed a finger in Lilly's direction.

"YOU!" he shouted, his eyebrows drawn angrily and face red with rage, "You tried to shoot Carley and almost killed Lee! You were going to leave us out here without the RV! I know you still think I'm a monster, but I'm not. I'm not the fucking monster here. You are."

Lilly stopped struggling and her eyes glazed over. A quiet sigh escaped from her, barely loud enough for even Lee to hear even though he was right next to her, "I know."

Kenny smirked in victory, even though he didn't hear what Lilly admitted.

"Now, what are we going to do with this bitch? Make her leave without the RV or - god forbid - keep her with us? " Kenny asked bitterly while gesturing at Lilly.

Although many members of the group were standing around, nobody said a word. That is, until Clementine raised her hand.

"Clementine?" Lee asked, curious as to what Clementine had to say.

The little girl shuffled her feet shyly, taking a deep breath before sharing her thoughts, "I think we should let Lilly stay."

Lee smiled at Clementine. She was so compassionate, and even after everything Lilly had done, she was still willing to forgive the older woman. Hopefully she would always be like this.

Kenny frowned but didn't say anything about Clementine's opinion. He wouldn't challenge a child, especially when his own was in such bad shape.

Kenny turned his attention towards the three people that were gathered who hadn't voiced - or implied - their opinions yet: Ben, Lee, and Carley. He raised an eyebrow in question. The silence was deafening. If they made Lilly leave, she would surely die. Nobody would give her any supplies. She would have nothing to defend herself with.

Lee suddenly remembered what he had said to Kenny after Shawn's tragic death, while they were hiding in his family's drugstore.

"You didn't have a choice. You think you do when you look back on it. But in a moment, when things are really out of control? You don't have any choice."

At least in the heat of the moment, you don't have to decide. Deciding someone's fate can haunt you. It can come up at any time in the future, taunting you and convincing you that you did it wrong. Sometimes when you make a decision that can mean somebody's death, it feels like you died right along with them.

Doug...

But other times, if you make the right choice, you can reflect on it and be grateful you don't have any ghosts.

Carley...

Deciding whether to save Carley or Doug had been the scariest moment in Lee's life. He felt cruel for not saving Doug, who had been so kind to him ever since they met. But with Carley...

Even before Lee had come up with a label that came anywhere close to what he felt for her, that feeling was there. The casual talk of former jobs, coffee, batteries, and even when Carley had admitted she had a small crush on Doug, just assured Lee of his feelings for that bad ass with a gun that had saved his life countless times. It was instantaneous, but misunderstood at first. When he had seen Carley surrounded by walkers and out of ammo, his fear for her made his blood run cold and his pulse freeze.

Even so, Doug was a great, smart guy who saved Carley's life in the first days. He deserved much better than to be devoured by walkers.

I can't let somebody else die.

"I vote we let her stay, too."

Kenny's jaw dropped in shock. He had never expected one of the people he thought was reasonable to vote for Lilly to stay, especially not Lee.

"You know what? They're right," Carley was the next person to speak up, "Lilly should stay. Kenny, I let her come with us before for a reason."

Kenny's frown deepened, and he turned his eyes towards Ben was.

"What do you vote, Be-?"

Before Kenny could finish his sentence, Ben had walked off back towards the train.

Kenny scowled, "What the hell's his problem?" he asked to no one in particular.

Lee knew the answer all too well, but kept his mouth shut. If Kenny knew that Ben was the one giving the bandits supplies...well, they would probably never see Ben again.

"I guess this means Lilly is staying with us, then."

Sorry I ended it here, guys. I couldn't keep it going and end at a good point without having it be almost double what I normally do. Reviews are much appreciated!