20I want to thank all of the people who reviewed the story, because without you I think that I wouldn't actually find the courage to write a next chapter.
And, to ZenakuOkami, I'm not going to put more characters from TWAU in this story. It will be mainly just Bigby and Clem… for two – three chapters, at least. I want this story to follow the events of Season 2 of TWD, but with the change of Clementine meeting Bigby instead of the cabin group.
Once again, thank you all guys. I would never expect so many people interested in this story. You are great!
"So... How does it feel to have a tail?" Clementine asked and looked at Bigby who was walking beside her. He shifted the backpack on his back.
"Well... Just believe me that it feels terrible todon't have one." He smirked. Clementine smiled lightly. Then, she looked at the road that was ahead of them and sighed.
"We are going to walk like this for months until we get to Wellington." She noticed. They were on the road for five days by then, and she could easily tell that they were running low on supplies. Even though Bigby had told her that he doesn't need to eat anything, she knew that he was starving. He only wanted to save the food for her. In that thing, he reminded her of Lee. This thought, of course, made her frown. Lee. How long it was since he died? She was with Christa for at least sixteen months, and she spent one week with Bigby by now. Bigby. This man was puzzling her. Actually, should she call him a man? He had told her his story. Of course, she didn't believe him. The Big Bad Wolf from the tale of Red Riding Hood? That really did not sound believable. Of course, Clem had to change her mind when he had shown her his 'True Form', as he called it. She still couldn't quite wrap her head around this whole forms thing, but she figured that when he looked, well, normal, he was in his human form. And when he looked like a wolf (if there's even something such as an eight-foot-tall wolf in nature) he was in his true form.
Clementine preferred the human form.
Then, she noticed that Bigby was saying something. This made her snap out of her thoughts.
"Sorry, did you say anything?" She asked.
"I just asked what do you expect to find there. I mean Wellington. What even is this Wellington?"
"I- I don't know." Clem admitted. She shivered. It was getting cold, but she didn't even have a jacket to cover herself with. She didn't even mention Bigby who was only in his short-sleeved shirt. He must've been freezing, even though he never once complained. "Christa, the woman that I was with before, had told me that it is a survival camp in the north. The walkers can't get there because of the cold."
"And what if it's not there?" He asked. "What if we go to that 'Wellington' of yours only to find that it never existed?"
"I… don't know." She repeated. She didn't even think of that possibility. But then, her expression turned into a more determined one. "One way to find out."
"Maybe." He commented, but she didn't answer. She looked at him. What she did see was a man who really cared about her. He truly wanted her to be safe. She had met someone like him before. But it was a sad memory. Only one of the people who she lost along the way. She found herself counting them. The people who died to make sure she was safe.
There was that woman, Carley. Clementine didn't know her long, but she seemed nice. Then there was Mark, who was killed by those crazy cannibals. Lily's dad, Larry was killed by Kenny and Lee, but that was because they didn't want for him to become a walker. Then, Lily killed Doug. And Lee told her to stay behind, so she probably died too. But she was a murderer. Katjaa and Duck were different: they were good people, Kenny's family. Duck was Clementine's only friend during the apocalypse. Kenny and Ben… They never came. Lee said that they were dead, too. And then, Lee. He was bitten. And she… She had to just leave him there! It was the worst moment in her life. Then there was Omid. And… Christa.
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Bigby found himself counting all the people who died during the last several months. It was definitely not a good thing. It made him think about… her. But it was a sad memory. Only one of the people who he had lost along the way.
And he lost much more than any of those people out there… If there were any. He had lost his mother, and his brothers, and all of his friends… Oh, well. He never had any friends. There were only people who didn't think of him as of a heartless monster. But no friends. His destiny was to be lonely. An outcast. The different one. A wolf among the sheep.
But then, there was she. The only one who would say something nice to him, or even give a smile when it was needed. She was always kind. And now, she was gone. Dead. She was dead. Snow was dead.
And there was nothing he could do about it.
He found himself staring at the girl who was walking by his side. He felt protective of her, like it was a thing that he should do. But it was just then when he realized why he felt this way towards her.
"You remind me of some-"
"You remind me of some-"
They spoke in unison. Bigby felt some kind of sad déjà vu when he quickly added:
"Go ahead, I…" He frowned. "I didn't mean to cut you off."
"It's okay." Clementine replied, looking down. "It's just that… you remind me of a friend of mine. He was very dear for me."
Bigby caught the sadness in her voice when she said the word 'was'. This friend of hers… He was dead, that was obvious for Bigby. But then again, she reminded him of his dead friend. But… why? She was so young… Very young. It was just a child, and he was never good with children. She seemed to notice his hesitancy for answering as she spoke up:
"You don't have to treat me like this. Everyone underestimates me."
"No… It's just that you're so young." Even for a Mundy, he added in his mind. "And… you actually remind me of a friend of mine as well."
Clementine didn't respond as she sighed and looked somewhere into the horizon. Bigby decided to break the silence once more. He just wanted to know more about her.
"So… What happened to your parents?" He asked. She gave him a look. "If you don't mind me asking."
"No, it's okay." She sighed. "My parents went on vacation and left me with a babysitter. They never came back. We went to Savannah to find them," She frowned like she was reliving a sad memory. "but they were already dead."
"I'm sorry." He rubbed his chin. "Looks like it ain't been easy on you."
"Back then, when it all started… I wasn't alone, you know." He knew. Of course she wasn't. And he felt like he knew what she was about to say. This was about her friend, he knew it.
"His name was Lee. He's the reason I'm alive."
"What, uh, happened to him?" Bigby asked, even though he felt like he knew the answer.
"The same thing that happens to everyone." Came the reply. The same thing that happened to Snow… "He died to protect me." Her eyes slowly filled with tears. "He got bit, and I… I had to- I had to-" She began to cry. What, obviously, wasn't easy for Bigby to take. He was never good with this whole emotional stuff, and he didn't know what to do, or how to comfort her. He gently touched her arm.
"I'm sorry." He repeated. "I… shouldn't have asked."
"No, it's- It's nothing." She wiped the tears away, sniffing. "You couldn't have known.
You can tell me about your friend. It can be helpful… To say what's on your mind. You know, tell someone. So it doesn't feel like a secret."
"She…" He began, sadness in his brown eyes. "Her name is- Her name was Snow White and she was the best woman in the world."