When Clementine woke up the next morning, things were a little too quiet. But that was mostly because everyone else was still sleeping. Her golden eyes adjusted to the morning light coming through the gift shop, and she looked around. Kenny was in his respective place on the ground, sleeping, so that meant that he chose to stay here. A sigh of relief escaped Clem's lips. She was glad he decided to stay with the remaining group members. After all, it was hard telling what would have happened to him if he went out on his own. Kenny was the type of person to act now, and think later, and that mindset would have probably gotten him killed.
Rebecca was curled up and sleeping with little Al beside her. They were using the blanket that Bonnie had found, so hopefully they were warmer now, and Rebecca was feeling better. Clem knew that she was still shaken up about earlier, about not wanting Kenny around the baby. And about how Kenny acted over the baby. It was if he would go through anyone to get to a baby that wasn't even his. That was how you could tell his mental state was weak. That was why Rebecca was so worried all the time, and it didn't help that she was really sick.
Luke was laying over in the corner asleep as well. Sometimes Clementine questioned his loyalty. Even though he was the one that she opened up to back at the cabin, he had changed. Something about him had became more tough, and to be frank, he was turning into quite the asshole. Always trying to throw Kenny under the bus and whatnot, Clementine didn't appreciate things like that. She figured Luke would be the type of person to satisfy what everyone wanted, but she was wrong about that. He acted selfish.
Mike and Bonnie were also sleeping beside each other, and Clem had to admit that she liked those two. They were a great addition to the group and helped out a lot. Clem was skeptical about Bonnie at first because she was so blind to what Carver was doing, but she was a changed person now; changed for the better. Mike, well, he was just a good set of extra hands to have around, and Clem didn't know much about him. Bonnie told her that he was a nice guy though, and it seemed to be true.
Lastly, Clementine looked down at Sarah who was sleeping soundly beside her. This girl had been through so much, but who hadn't in the zombie apocalypse? She seemed to be getting stronger, Clementine noticed that. She seemed to be coping with the world and the reality of things much better now, and it was all because of Clem. It was because she was such a good friend to Sarah, and something of a guardian angel to the teen girl. Clementine knew Sarah had potential though, and she wasn't just going to throw all that stuff away.
The sun was finally high in the sky to indicate it was morning time, and Clementine knew that today was the day she was going to teach Sarah how to shoot a gun in case she will ever need to defend herself in that kind of way. After all, Sarah didn't look the type for melee weapons, or hand to hand combat, so a pistol would have to suffice. "Sarah?" Clementine asked, shaking the girl awake gently. She stirred slightly, then her dark eyes fluttered open sleepily. "Wake up, Sarah." Clementine whispered, not wanting to wake the others up this early.
"Is it morning?" Sarah asked and sat up slowly.
Clementine nodded, "It's time to start your lesson."
Realization then hit Sarah's face, "Clem... I don't know about that..." She trailed off. "I mean, I'm scared."
"You said last night that you'd be okay with it." Clem replied.
"I know... But, I had a dream about dad last night. He wasn't okay with it. He said I would hurt myself." The teen girl said.
Clementine shook her head, "I wouldn't let you hurt yourself. Plus, if I show you how to shoot the right way then you'll be able to protect yourself." She explained. "Come on Sarah. I know it's scary, but it's just something that you have to learn to do. Trust me, when I learned I was scared too. I didn't like it, but I knew I had to learn how to protect myself." Clementine rambled on and Sarah only nodded in response.
"Okay." She said. "I trust you Clementine."
"Good." Clem replied. The only problem now was that she didn't actually have a gun of her own, so they were going to have to borrow someone else's at the moment, just so Sarah could learn how to shoot. Luke's pistol was nice and small, so it'd do the trick easily. Clem then walked over to him quietly, and took the pistol out of his pocket. "Okay, let's go outside." She instructed, and took Sarah's hand to lead her down the stairs of the observation deck.
"Is it safe out here?" Sarah asked.
Clementine looked around, "At the moment." She answered. Now she would need something for Sarah to shoot; looking around she spotted a kicked over trash can and figured that it would be easy for Sarah to shoot. Clem went over and picked it up and sat it in front of Sarah. "This will be easy for you." Clem commented and Sarah nodded. "Okay," Clem started and handed Sarah the gun. "First off, you have to make sure your aim is right." She was standing behind Sarah, teaching the teen girl how to hold the gun properly. It was a little hard because Sarah was taller than Clem, but it was still manageable. "Don't lock your elbows." She ordered. "And take a big breath before you pull the trigger."
"Clem... I don't know..." Sarah started to say.
"You said you trusted me, right?" Clem asked.
"Yes." Sarah nodded.
"Then pull the trigger."
