"Are you ready to hunt now?" Jane asked, once Clementine was done grieving. Inside Clem's head, she was just trying to think of ways to break the news about Sarita to Kenny, if Kenny was even still alive. She hoped and prayed that they were though, she couldn't bear to lose any more people now.
"Oh yeah," Clementine said and stood up. "I forgot we were still doing that." She laughed a little bit. The thought of hunting real and actual animals kind of scared her a little bit, but hell, she had killed people, killed zombies, and sewn up her own arm for god's sake. The least she could do was kill an animal so they'd have something to eat.
"It's easier than you think kid." Jane replied and she stood up too. "Come on." She said and motioned for Clem to follow her deep into the forest. Hopefully they find some rabbits or squirrels and that the walkers haven't gotten to them already. Adrenaline was pumping through Clementine's veins as she followed behind her through the woods.
Meanwhile, Kenny was already awake. He couldn't sleep to well during the night, and that gunshot he heard in the distance earlier didn't help to calm his already growing anxiety. How much further was this damn civil war site? How much longer did they have to keep fucking walking? He was tired of this, tired of always getting nowhere with their plans. It was bullshit, because no matter they all seemed so hard to try, the worse the plan always went. Kenny sighed, this life he would never get used to, and he didn't want to for all that matter.
Luke and Mike were the next to wake, and Luke decided that they shouldn't sleep in. "We gotta get moving, now." He said and woke the others up. Bonnie, Nick, and Rebecca were exhausted from the night's events. They were lucky they even slept at all.
"How much further do we have to go?" Rebecca asked as soon as they began walking. Her breath was labored, and you could tell she was trying so hard to even walk right now. "The baby is going to come, soon." She breathed out. "And I don't know how much longer I can do this." She panted, trying to walk as best as she could. The group began to grow with panic again. Of course, this was something else that they never thought of as an obstacle. They forgot that Rebecca's baby was going to come soon.
"We're almost there Bec." Nick said and he encouraged the woman by tapping her on the back.
"Come on, I'll help you." Bonnie said as she moved over to Rebecca and let the pregnant woman lean on her for some much needed support.
"Thanks guys." Rebecca replied with a nod, and they kept walking.
"Okay, first thing's first, you have to be really quiet." Jane whispered to Clementine.
"Okay." Clem replied with a nod.
"Second, keep your eyes peeled." Jane ordered. "Look for any sudden movement."
"Got it." Clem nodded again. The two girls then perched themselves in a good spot in the woods, both of them looking for any kind of animal at all. Clementine decided that hunting was pretty boring, especially when there weren't that many animals in sight. With a long sigh, she was considering giving up the hunt and just going hungry. "Jane, we're never-" Clementine whispered, but was cut off when Jane covered her mouth with her hand.
"Look over there!" She whispered and pointed and Clementine followed to where her finger was pointing. She couldn't believe it. There, snacking on some leaves and brush, was a brown rabbit, and he looked pretty good for size. "Now's your chance kid." Jane said and handed her the pistol once more. Clementine knew that normally you don't hunt with a pistol, but rather a rifle, but they'd have to manage the best they could at the moment.
"I don't think I can do this." Clem whispered as she held up the gun, aiming at the rabbit's head.
"Just pretend it's a walker." Jane encouraged, and that was all Clementine needed to pull the trigger and send the bullet flying into the rabbit's skull. "You did it!" Jane yelled and they went to go collect their game.
"Is this going to be enough for the both of us?" Clem asked as she held the rabbit up by the ears.
"Plenty." Jane nodded. "Let's get a fire going."
Mike flinched at the sound of the gunshot he just heard ring throughout the air, "Did y'all just hear that?" He asked the rest of his group.
"I sure as hell did." Kenny answered. "And I heard one this morning when you fuckers were sleeping."
"Language Kenny." Bonnie scolded.
"I hope it's Clementine." Rebecca said. "And I hope she has Sarah and Sarita."
"Me too." Nick said, and they kept walking.
"Won't be long now guys." Luke said, and they trekked on.
"Ever eat rabbit meat before?" Jane asked Clementine as they sat around another one of their fires. Jane was skinning the rabbit the best she could with Clem's little axe. She was hacking away with it, trying to conserve most of the meat on the animal.
Clementine shook her head, "No... What's it taste like?" She asked.
"Like rabbit." Jane laughed and threw the meat over the fire so it could cook thoroughly. "Don't worry, if you're hungry, you'll eat it." Which was true, and Clementine was practically starving at the moment, so she'd literally eat anything. "It shouldn't take long to cook." Jane said and watched the rabbit meat cook. Clementine anticipated having a hot meal, and something to soothe her growling belly. But after they ate, they had to move fast, and hurry and get to the civil war sight.