Always the Quiet Ones

Chapter 8: An Offer Even Luke Can't Refuse

Luke decided to go check on Clementine. Her and Jane were checking out the Observation Deck. Luke held the AK47 that he had acquired from Carver when Kenny had brutally murdered him. Not to mention Clem who just stood there and didn't even blink. He walked forward and stopped when Clem had reached him.

"Clem! Clem, hey!" Luke greeted.

"Any luck with that observation deck?"

"I was just checking on Rebecca and Kenny and they said they hadn't heard from you in a while. I don't guess there would be much, but Jane's pretty resourceful." Luke said, thinking about Jane. She was probably one of the most useful people he had come across, he didn't really know if he considered himself useful.

"Jane and I were trying to open the gift shop to it, and some stranger showed up. How did you not see him?" Clementine asked.

"He must have sneaked around. What did you do with him?" Luke asked.

"He had a lot of medicine. So we took some." Clementine frowned.

Stole?! What!?

"What!? You robbed him!? Seriously!?" Luke questioned. Luke had known Clementine for a short period of time, but would she really rob a stranger?

"Rebecca needs them! So does Kenny, in case he gets an infection!" Clementine replied.

"I know, but.. Where is this guy now?" Luke asked.

"Jane took his gun and chased him off." Clementine answered.

"Well, I guess Jane has really rubbed off on you." Luke replied.

"Is Jane still up there now?"

"Yeah. She's still trying to get that gift shop open." Clementine said, she had been using that nail file to bust in the gift shop, she never had any experience with lock picking so she didn't have much knowledge if that would work or not.

"Y'know, I can't figure her out." Luke said as he walked towards Clementine.

"I mean she really lays it on the line, but... at the same time, she doesn't show you anything that counts." Luke said, staring up to the observation deck. He couldn't see Jane.

"I like her. She's honest, and she knows what she's doing." Clementine smiled, she didn't know Jane for that long but she knew she was a good person.

"Yeah. That's more than I can say for some. Y'know, Jane just kinda seems like the person who gets tempered by hardship. But, when I look at Kenny now he seems broken. And broken people get reckless. I know you have a history with him. I know he's a good guy, or at least started as one. But I just think that he's had to take more than he can handle." Luke gave his opinion at Kenny. He had heard that his son, 'Duck' had died a while back, and maybe that was why he acted the way he did. He didn't know much about him

"Are you any better? Is anyone?" Clementine retorted.

"Whoa, whoa, I - I didn't mean.." Luke said apologetically. Clem turned away from him.

"Look, I just want to survive - and that means picking the right sides." Luke finally said after a few seconds of silence. When he didn't get a response out of Clem, not even a damn look, he frowned and looked over to Rebecca. She sat down near the fountain in Parker's Run.

Kenny's still in the damn tent. Nick's probably with that new guy and Sarah.

"I need to go tell the others about the observation deck." Clementine finally said, walking off.

"Good, I will - uh, see you back there." Luke nodded. Luke looked over to the stairs to the observation, walking upstairs only to see Jane still messing around with the gift shop lock.

"Hey Jane." Luke greeted. Jane looked over to him, not moving from her spot.

"Hey Luke." Jane greeted back. Luke dropped his AK-47 down to the wooden floor.

"I just thought I'd check up on you, see how you're doing." Luke said.

"That's sweet." Jane chuckled lightly.

"I, uh - I'm sorry about your sister." Luke didn't like to bring up dead family members to people, but he had to know that she had his condolences.

"Thanks, Luke. I - uh, appreciate that. Aren't you supposed to be watching the perimeter?" Jane asked.

"Y-Yeah, I - I just, you know. Wanted to see how you were doing." Luke said, scratching the back of his head. Jane dropped the nail file, and it clattered on the wood floor. She got up walking towards him, and grabbed his shoulders, leaning in for a kiss. The two of them shared a kiss. Luke stepped back a bit.

"Whoa, what the hell? Where'd that come from?" Luke chuckled.

"Wanna find out?" Jane walked away seductively. Luke then followed her. Forgetting that he had a duty.

"Jesus. I've got all this disgusting blood all over me." Nick sighed, while carrying a gallon of water, Mike had the other one.

"I don't even know why I'm acting like this is the first time." Nick chuckled, remembering the escape from Carver's camp. Clementine also laughed at his remark.

"Are the two of you tired at all?" Bonnie asked.

"Nope." Mike chuckled.

"Oh, so you don't mind if you take the other one?" Nick smiled. The four of them had reached back to the Civil War site and heard Rebecca's pained yells. Clementine and Bonnie rushed over as Nick and Mike took their time while carrying the gallons of water. Nick knew he couldn't run with that.

"Holy shit! You found a lot of water!" Eddie smiled.

"Don't high-five me just yet, we've got bigger fish to fry." Nick told him.

"I like your idioms." Eddie chuckled. Nick glared at him.

"Yeah, not the time. Got it." Eddie clicked his tongue, and looking at the ground. Mike sighed as he put the gallon of water down on the ground. Nick did too, as Bonnie helped Rebecca get up. Nick saw Sarah looking over to the walkers.

"Oh, no... Nick, Clem... Clementine! Nick!" Sarah cried out.

"Sarah, c'mon!" Nick called over. Sarah didn't move. Nick ran over to her grabbing her hand.

"Stay close to me."