Firsts Part 9

First Time

C/W: Implied/Reference Sex

Clementine scowled as she curled up in the chair across from Patricia's colleague. Dorian frowned, knowing the circumstances of the girl ending up here, especially since it was plastered all over the local newspaper.

"Clementine," The woman leaned forward, "I can't help you, if you don't talk to me."

"Why should I?" Snapped Clementine, "Everything's in the paper."

Dorian sighed, internally groaning.

Meanwhile, across the town, Marlon stared at the floor, as Minerva stalked around the room and Sophie glared at him. The door opening drew their attention, admitting Louis and Jesse, followed by Ms. Martin.

"Where's Tenn?!" Demanded Minerva, rushing towards the nurse.

"He's been put in the foster system," Ms. Martin held up a hand to stop Minerva from talking, "I've spoken to his Worker, Bonnie's working on getting him back to you."

"What about mom?" Asked Sophie, looking away from Marlon.

Ms. Martin sighed, "Some are of the opinion that she's relapsed, but" she gave Sophie a look, "but, until she's seen a doctor, they can't be sure. However, if she's cleared, she can reapply to foster you and your sister."

Ms. Martin looked at Marlon, "As for you, somehow, Mr. Oberson has convinced the police not to arrest you. I can't imagine why, any hope of successfully integrating our two school has been all but demolished, you've unended the lives of at least three of your schoolmates and for what?"

Justin started to get up.

"Sit back down!" Snapped Ms. Martin, throwing a dark glare at the boy, "I'll be talking to you as well."

F

Clementine threw herself into the sofa at Gabe's house, her nails digging into her arms.

"How'd it go?" Asked Gabe, glancing at Clementine.

"Badly." Clementine ground out, "I mean, I want to get help! I just…ugh!"

Gabe moved from his place at the table, leaving the radio he was fixing and sat next to her. Putting an arm around her, he pressed a kiss to her temple, "Everything's gonna be fine."

"How?" Huffed Clementine, turning to look at him.

"I don't know." Admitted Gabe, "But, I feel like everything's gonna be fine."

Clementine gave him a flat look, "Why am I attracted to you?"

"Beats me." Shrugged Gabe, smirking, "I think you have bad taste."

Gabe turned and looked at her, giving her a brief kiss.

F

Detective Jared grimaced as he got out of his car. He spotted his partner, Detective Gerrard talking to the homeowner. Gerrard glanced at him, before quickly ending her conversation with the homeowner, and walking towards him.

"Please tell me there's a good reason we've been called here?" Asked Jared, frowning, "The last time I was here, it was because some assholes abandoned their kids."

"Homeowner was doing some renovations, pulled up a 'crappy patio' and found the skeletal remains to two people." Said Gerrard, leading him into the garden, "ME says they're an adult male and adult female, they're planning on identifying them with their dental records."

Jared nodded, frowning as he looked at the remains, "Start with the Marshes, then work through their contacts."

F

"Do you ever feel like doing something impulsive?" Asked Clementine, breaking the kiss she and Gabe were sharing, her forehead resting against his.

"Sometimes." Breathed Gabe, before smirking at Clementine's skewwhiff hat, "Why?"

Instead of answering him, Clementine kissed him again, pressing herself against him. She and Gabe were interrupted by a crunching sound. Pausing, both stopped and looked towards the door, where Mariana stood, eating an apple with a smirk.

"How long have you been standing there?" Asked Gabe, making Mariana shrug.

"Since Clem asking you if you felt like doing something impulsive."

Clementine let out a quiet, frustrated groan, before detaching herself from Gabe. The couple sat next to each other, as David appeared Mariana, "I thought I asked you to help us bring the shopping in."

"Gabe wasn't fixing the radio." Said Mariana, pointing at the instrument.

"It needs some new parts." Responded Gabe, "And the store with the parts is shut."

Mariana gave Gabe a glare, before stomping out to the car. David fixed Gabe and Clementine with a look, "Next time the pair of you decide to…enjoy each other, I suggest you stick to the confines of a bedroom."

The couple blushed, with Clementine looking to the side and Gabe looking at the ceiling.

F

Duck whistled as he rolled a tyre towards Gill, he was vaguely aware of Becca and Sarah working on a set of potted plants with his mom, while his dad stood with his head in the truck's engine.

"I think I heard Clem and Gabe next door." Said Gill, just as the couple hopped over the fence, "Oh, speak of the devils."

"What's that on your neck?" Asked Sarah, making everyone look at Clementine and Gabe and spot the same marks on Clementine's neck.

Clementine and Gabe shared a panicked look, "…a feral cat?"

"Did the cat suck on your neck?" Asked Duck, bluntly.

"Ken, they've obviously been spending time together." Called Becca, before freezing.

"Why did you call him Ken?" Asked Clementine, folding her arms, holding back a smirk.

Clementine kept her mouth shut for a total of five seconds, before doubling over laughing.

"Shut up!" Snapped Becca, tossing a glove at Clementine.

Duck, on the other hand, looked at Gabe, "Do you want to work on the flowers or the truck?"

Gabe sighed, "I'll take the truck."

Clementine, still laughing, made her way over to the flowerpots. She kept letting out chuckles every time she looked at Becca, "So," Clementine coughed, "So, what happened to 'just friends'?"

"What happened between you and Gabe?"

"An embarrassing situation that we'd both like to forget."

"Why, did you two confess on a pile of shit?" Scoffed Becca, before noticing Clementine's blush, "Hold shit, did you?!"

F

Duck stifled a snort when he saw that Alex guy that tried to grope Sarah book it away from Clementine. The girl herself, looked pissed, while Gabe looked like he was high or something.

"You okay?" Asked Duck, noticing Clementine's expression.

"I just want more than five minutes alone with my boyfriend." Seethed Clementine, "Is that too much to ask?"

"Depends on what you plan on doing." Shrugged Duck, leaning against his locker.

Clementine gave him a flat look, before looking around, "Where're the others?"

"Gill's flirting with one of the new guys, Becca's fighting the vending machine and Sarah's talking to Jesse." Clementine looked at her brother, she still found it strange to call anyone other than AJ her brother.

"Yeah," Becca appeared, a piece of liquorice in her mouth, "They're really hitting it off."

Clementine shrugged, looking around again, "Why is it so quiet?"

As if by command, everyone immediately resumed their conversations. Clementine let out a huff, before looking at Gabe, "This is ridiculous."

"Erm," Clementine turned around, frowning at Violet, "hey."

"Hi."

"Listen, Clementine," Violet scratched the back of her head, "None of us, I think, knew Marlon was gonna do…what he did. I mean, we heard him talking about taking a file from Mr. Oberson's office, but we thought he'd made all that up."

"Did you know?" Asked Clementine, looking at Violet.

"No." She shook her head, "I heard Mitch and Brody told me that Marlon had shown them the file, but they thought he'd try blackmailing you or something. But none of us thought he'd…"

"Expose my entire past and then piss himself while getting beaten up by a girl?" Violet let out a snort at Clementine's statement.

"Yeah."

"Then you've got nothing to apologise for." Shrugged Clementine, "But, I fully intend to break his jaw."

Violet nodded, before glancing around, "Er, you were fostered by Minnie's mom, foster mom, I, er, was wondering if you could help with their problem?"

"Why?" Clementine shared a look with her friends, "What's their problem?"

"Right," Violet shook her head, "Minnie, my girlfriend, her twin, Sophie, and their younger brother, Tenn, are, were being fostered by Lilly. The, er, the same Lilly that…kinda…tore your finger off. But! But, she got her shit together and got herself some help and, since the fact that she, er…"

"Tried to kill me?"

"Y-yeah, that," Violet shuddered, "people got scared and got them removed from her care."

Clementine blinked, "How the fuck am I supposed to help? I haven't seen her in nearly ten years and, frankly, me getting involved might make things worse."

Violet frowned, but nodded, "O-okay. Er, I'm sorry to ask this, b-but, er…" Violet swallowed, "Do you have anything to drink?"

"There's a water fountain over there." Said Duck, after a moment, getting an elbow from Becca.

Clementine looked around, before looking at Violet, "There's a cabin just inside the forest, Daryl lives there, and he's really relaxed when it comes to alcohol."

Violet nodded, before wandering away.

"Well…" Becca sighed, "that was…depressing."

"Her girlfriend's life was ruined, one of her friends was responsible for it and her school mates are practically pariahs." Sighed Clementine, running a hand down her face, "She's probably feeling lost or something."

"Hey, guys." Sarah joined them, "What's going on?"

"Violet's girlfriend's life is going to shit and Clem's probably feeling old." Said Becca, getting a snort from Duck.

"Yeah, except she's the youngest and shortest in the group."

"Kenneth, I am the right height to castrate you." Threatened Clementine, before checking her watch, "C'mon, we're late for history."

F

"I know I'm not your usual teacher." Clementine frowned at the substitute, "But, until Mr. Saul's been cleared, I will be taking over."

"Is this because of my file getting leaked?" Clementine didn't bother to raise her hand, "Because Crawford knew this entire time and didn't see a problem with it."

"Mr. Oberson-" Clementine scoffed, "Miss Marsh, I mean Everett, I mean Brooke-"

"How long have you been teaching?" Asked Duck, curious, "Because you seem really young."

"T-that's not important."

"Maybe if you stopped being a freak-" Becca elbowed Marlon in the face.

"Miss Gillard!"

Marlon retaliated.

"Mr. Matthews!"

Clementine got up, took off her hat, and took a running leap at Marlon, tackling him. Clementine punched Marlon, before hauling him up, and shoving him into the wall.

Before Clementine could start punching him again, she felt someone hook their arms under her shoulders and lift her up. Kicking her legs out, she hit Marlon in the gut and the chin. She tried to wriggle out of her restrainers grip, only for them to turn around and practically carrying her back to her desk.

"Amor, he's not worth the prison sentence." Gabe softly spoke into Clementine's ear, before gently putting her down.

Clementine scowled, but conceded.

F

Clementine glanced around Daryl's living room, her friends were scattered around, she and Gabe were sitting next to each other, not cuddling despite what Becca said. Becca and Duck were cuddling, despite Becca's protests. Gill was talking to a guy called James, and Sarah was chatting with Jesse. Jesse and James had brought Violet and a pair of twins, who Clementine assumed was 'Minnie' and Sophie.

The twins were downing the bottles of beer Daryl had provided. Fortunately, Daryl hadn't been suspended, as he wasn't a teacher, so he was still allowed to work without any issue.

"So, there's nothing you can do?" Asked Sophie, between her swigs of beer.

"Clem can't," Answered Daryl, "I can't. I'm fairly sure Oberson can't. My friend's wife might be able to help, but she's pretty swamped."

"Yeah, with me." Said Clementine, swirling her drink in its bottle.

"This sucks." Groaned Violet, "Why did Marlon think doing this bullshit was a good idea?"

"Because he's an idiot." Said Jesse, looking at the beer.

"There are some other lawyers who could help," Said Clementine, "they pointed us as Michonne."

"What are their names?" Minerva looked eager.

"Ms. Harrison, Okumura and a Mr. Otto, I think." Answered Clementine, leaning against Gabe, "Hope that helps."

Minerva nodded, messily scribbling the names down.

F

Marlon flinched as Minerva dropped a heavy book on the table, Sophie dropped into a chair next to them, before Minerva took the seat on his other side.

"What's going on?" Asked Marlon, looking at them, as Violet and Louis joined them.

"We," Minerva gave Marlon a hard look, "are going to fix your fuck up."

"How?"

"Clementine gave us the names of some lawyers who could help with our situation." Said Sophie, "We're going to be contacting them."

Marlon opened his mouth to protest but shut it when Minerva gave him a piercing glare.

F

Clementine sighed as Gabe broke their kiss, trailing kisses down her neck. She and Gabe had the house to themselves, his parents and sister had gone over to Baltimore for a meeting or something. Originally, they were supposed to be house sitting, but things had snowballed to the extent that the two of them found themselves in their underwear, making out.

"Are you sure you're okay with this?" Gabe's question annoyed Clementine.

Rolling her eyes, she hooked her legs around his hips and rolled them over, pressing herself against him, Clementine leaned down, "If you keep asking me that, I might change my answer."

Gabe gave her a grin, before grabbing her waist, he flipped them back over and kissed her deeply. Clementine let out a moan as they melted together.

/

"That…" Clementine shyly looked up at Gabe, "that was fun."

Gabe let out a laugh, "I think you left me a bit deaf."

Clementine scowled at him, "I wasn't that loud."

Gabe pulled her against him, smirking when she let out a sigh, "I wasn't complaining."

Clementine rested ger head on his chest, "I…I was expecting it to hurt."

Gabe sighed, "I know you told me to stop asking, but were you alright with us…y'know…?"

"Having sex?" Asked Clementine, bluntly, "Gabe, I was more than 'alright' with it. I love you, I want to spend my life with you and-" Clementine cut herself off, realising what she'd just said.

"I'm sorry, what was that?" Gabe smirked at her.

Clementine, desperate to move past it, straddled his waist and kissed him.

F

"What's that on your neck?" Asked Sarah, frowning at Clementine.

"It's nothing." Hissed Clementine, trying to use the hood of her jacket to hide her neck.

"Wait, is that a hickey?"

"NO!"

A/N: The next chapter is going to go into Clementine's thoughts and her reasoning for taking the next step in her and Gabe's relationship. It'll also mostly be flashbacks to their first Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years as a couple.