Chapter 147: Back in Bed

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It's now nighttime. You walk into your room to see Clementine in a chair, watching AJ, who's resting on his bed. Clementine looks at you and smiles, so you smile right back.

You walk up to Clementine and AJ.

You whisper: How is he?

Clem whisper: He's doing better.

You feel his forehead. It's a little warm. You sigh as you take your hand off his forehead.

Someone knocks on the door. Louis opens the door, holding some folded clothes.

Louis: Brought you these. I noticed his shirt got messed up, when...you know.

He starts walking over to the desk.

You: Where did you get those?

Louis: They were Tenn's, back when he got here.

He sets the clothes down on the desk.

Louis: Should be about AJ's size.

Louis looks at AJ.

Louis: How's he doing?

Clem: Better. His fever's down. Thank you for carrying him in.

Louis: No problem. So, we've got a greenhouse again. And bombs.

You: Mitch's idea.

Louis: I figured. Violet says we'll start getting this place ready in the morning.

You: Good.

Louis: They all seem okay with letting you stay. For now, anyway. While we get ready to fight.

Clem: Yeah, I'm glad. All we've wanted is for them to forgive us.

Louis: I said they're fine with you being here, at least 'til the raiders are gone. That doesn't mean they all like you again.

You: Everyone else is okay with us staying. What about you?

Louis: It's fine, while he gets better.

Clem: And after that?

Louis: I don't know, guys.

AJ: Guys?

You look to see AJ waking up. You get on one knee next to his bed.

You: Hey, kiddo. How do you feel?

AJ: Better. Still hurts.

Clem: We know.

AJ sees Louis and smiles.

AJ: Hi, Louis.

Louis waves and smiles.

Louis: Hey, little dude.

AJ sighs.

AJ: I missed you. Are we friends again?

Louis looks away and at you and Clementine. He looks back at AJ.

Louis: Just get some sleep. Okay?

Louis turns around and starts walking over to the door.

You: Louis?

He stops walking.

You: We're sorry... For everything.

Louis: It wasn't all you. Marlon, he... Forget it. I should go.

Louis walks out of the room, closing the door behind him.

AJ: I'm not mad at him anymore. Are you? He helped carry me. And he was by my bunk, when Ruby gave me stuff. Medicine.

Clem: AJ, we were never mad at him.

You: We understand why he acted that way. Why he wanted us gone.

AJ: Me too.

You: Let's get a look at the shirts Louis brought you.

You and Clem stand up.

You: Then we'll sleep. It's been a long day.

AJ: Yeah.

You walk over to the shelf and you put the mushroom on it.

Clem: Wonder how long it'll last.

AJ: That's a weird plant.

You: It's a fungus.

AJ: A fun-gus? Doesn't look fun.

You place the boar skull on a shelf next to the cat skull.

You: Nice.

You place the Venus flytrap on the dresser.

AJ: That plant looks scary.

You: Oh, it is. It's a flytrap. It eats bugs.

AJ: A plant can eat bugs? Heh, that's so, so awesome.

You and Clem walk over to the desk. You both look at the shirts. You look at the one on the left. It's a Disco Broccoli shirt.

You: Hey, look! It's Disco Broccoli and his friend.

AJ gets excited.

Clem: I wish you could've seen this cartoon.

AJ: Me too.

You: Yeah, I watched it everyday when I was in the...

Clem looks at you with worry. You look down and remember the hospital. You don't wanna make this a big deal.

You: You know what, Disco Broccoli it is. You can put it on when you feel better, okay?

AJ: Yeah. He says, laying his head on the pillow.

Clem takes off her hat and puts it on the dresser. She walks over to the bed.

You pick up the candle and you walk over to the dresser as Clem gets in the bed first.

You: Time for sleep.

AJ: I can't sleep with the light.

You: I'll blow it out in a second.

You take off your hat and you set it on the dresser. You look at AJ.

You: Goodnight, sleep tight...

AJ closes his eyes.

AJ: Don't let a walker bite.

You: And if it tries?

AJ yawns.

AJ: Bang.

You blow out the candle and you walk over to yours and Clem's bed. You get in and Clem snuggles onto you.

Clem yawns.

Clem: Night.

You: Goodnight, Clem. I love you.

Clem: I love you, Y/N.

She kiss you and you kiss back. AJ starts snoring, so you take off your glasses and you set it on the dresser.

Clem falls asleep.

You close your eye and you drift off to sleep.

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