Chapter 89: Dinner and War

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Skipping the part where we get to know everyone and AJ apologizing.

Y/N's POV

We all got to know everyone, we all got called over for dinner. We sit down on the table as we get bowls of stew.

Louis: Dinner is served.

Y/N: Thanks.

Clementine: Can't remember the last time we had a hot meal.

We try the stew. It was so good.

Duck: Oh. My. God.

Lee: This is really good.

AJ had the bowl in his hands and was drinking it all.

AJ: Guys?

He finished his bowl already.

Y/N: I'm sorry, kiddo.

Clementine: I'm sure they shared as much as they could.

Louis looks at his bowl then at AJ.

Louis: AJ, heads up!

He gives his bowl to AJ.

Louis: I'm full, kiddo. You can have the rest.

Carley: You sure?

Louis: You bet.

We smile.

Kenny: Thanks.

Louis nods.

AJ: I'm done.

Sarita: Already?! You must have been extremely hungry.

Clementine: I'm all done too.

Y/N: Same.

AJ: Now what?

Louis: I'll tell you what. Time for something very important.

He pulls out a stack of cards.

Brody: Oh god, goodnight.

Everyone except Violet and Marlon left.

Marlon: What's the game tonight, Lou?

Louis: War. The oldest game around. A game played by man and beast alike. The only game there is.

Violet: It's easy. Everyone gets a stack of cards, everyone flips one over. Highest card wins.

Louis: And the winner asks them a question.

Y/N: What if we win?

Louis: You get to ask us one.

Clementine: Wait, what about AJ?

Marlon: What about him? Looks like he made a friend.

We see AJ watching Tenn draw.

Marlon: C'mon, you guys can take your eyes off him for one game. You guys could use a break.

Carley: Yeah, maybe. This is his first time around anyone his own age.

Duck: Sometimes he acts more like a adult then a kid.

Sarita: It's nice to see him act like a little boy again.

Marlon: Louis? If you would?

We all draw. Violet wins.

Violet: So about AJ... Where are AJ's parents? You guys don't really look related, so... What happened there?

Y/N: Dead.

Clementine: They were nice people. For the most part.

Kenny: Yeah.... they were.

Louis: Makes sense. He's a nice kid.

We draw again. Clem wins.

Clementine: Worst injury you ever saw?

Violet: I saw a walker get hit in the head so hard, both his eyeballs flew out. Pretty cool.

Louis: I saw someone have their intestines pulled all of the way out. Like, ALL the way. It goes on for a while. We got lots of guts.

Kenny: I beat a guy's face with a crowbar. Badly. There wasn't even any skin left.

Y/N: He deserved it.

Clementine: He did.

Sarita: That's why he wears an eyepatch.

We draw. Louis wins.

Louis: So Clem.... You ever had a boyfriend?

Violet: Oh my god.

Clementine: I have one.

Clem smiles at me and grabs my hand.

Clementine: He's right there.

Marlon: So my theory is true. You two are a thing.

Y/N: Yes. Yes we are.

We draw. Marlon wins.

Marlon: You guys can't have been alone this entire time. Right?

Y/N: We had people. But these days, people are easy to lose.

Clementine: It always hurts in the end.

We draw. I win.

Y/N: Marlon, what's with the ugly ass haircut?

Everyone except Marlon laughs.

Louis: O-Oh m-my g-god.

Louis was laughing the hardest.

Marlon: Uh, what do you mean?

Violet stops laughing to answer.

Violet: He means that it looks like a dead cat. Probably smalls like one too.

Marlon: I look cool.

Violet: Whatever.

Marlon: I say it looks cool.

We draw. Violet wins.

Violet: Out of all of us, who is dying first.

Clementine: Louis. Definitely Louis.

Y/N: Definitely.

Duck: Definitely.

Lee: Definitely.

Kenny: Definitely.

Carley: Definitely.

Sarita: Definitely.

Violet: Definitely.

Marlon: Definitely.

Louis: Definitely.

We all look at Louis.

Louis: What? I'd said the same.

I chuckle. We draw. Louis wins.

Louis: Ever... actually, nevermind.

Clementine: What? Ask it.

Louis: It's not a fun question.

Y/N: Just ask it.

Louis: Ever had to kill somebody you loved?

We were shocked to hear this question. I couldn't get words out. But Clem did.

Kenny: I... had to kill my daughter......

Duck frowns. Sarita was comforting him. We all looked at him sad.

Clementine: I think we're done for the night.

Marlon: Yeah that's probably for the best.

We get up and get AJ. I hear Marlon following us.

Marlon: I hope you know Louis didn't mean any harm there. He's just the world's biggest dumbass. He's my best friend, so I can legally call him that. In the morning come find me. We can talk about making this long-term.

AJ: We can stay?

Marlon: We can talk about it.

AJ got excited. He runs down the hallway. We walk down the hallway, following him.

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