Promise: Clementine x Male Reader

The Miles Behind Us

Y/N: I guess I'm losing hope we'll find anyone but there's always a chance, isn't there? That slim slim chance... Now it's all about slim chances, I've tried everything to keep them safe... I tried Dad, I tried... It doesn't matter because we're moving on, Richmond is done... We're facing a long hard journey, maybe even harder than I could ever imagine... But it can't be worse than our journey's been so far, can it? We've got a lot of miles behind us and I just can't lose faith, not yet... Not for their sakes at the least... I'm willing to lay down my life if it comes done to it, I just can't lose anymore not after-- We're leaving... 

After settling everything and the supplies you get onto a horse Javier lent you

Violet: We're all gonna fit on this thing?

Y/N: We damn well better because I'm not trusting my driving

You get in front with AJ sitting above you and Violet behind with all your equipment hooked on the back of the horse along with Rosie tied on trying to sleep

Y/N: Just glad he gave us a big horse otherwise get encumbered easy, what should I call you buddy?

You pat him and rub his fur as he neighs in response, seems like this one likes you so let's hope he doesn't suffer the same fate as poor Apollo did

Y/N: How about Elvis? Do you like that buddy?

He was a huge horse with pretty grey fur and jet black mane, you smile back in response to the name

Y/N: Elvis it is...

Violet: So where exactly do we begin the search?

Y/N: Any nearby area or anything AJ sees familiar, they can't have gotten too far from us, right?

You said those words without realizing the real toll behind them, and the burdens that would begin you follow you, looking back if you had known what'd you see or any of the things that will happen you would never have agreed to this, but once you go down this path there was never any coming back

And just like that followed a grueling month and a half of searching with little to any clues to anyone's whereabouts, all this trip brought was a bunch more of unsolved questions, and as all the snow melted the spring rain became to hail down heavy on you, and the muddy days became much more frequent while the walker's sightings became to also rise, and the food supply also started to very much deplete with most other resources, you lead the horse ahead walking with Violet as AJ and Rosie sleep upon it

Violet: Y/N, we've been walking for weeks... And we haven't found any food

Y/N: At least Elvis has helped get us by from place to place

Violet: Rosie makes things so much more difficult... If we had just left her at Richmond or--

Y/N: No, I'm not leaving her... She doesn't know those people... She's foreign to them and doesn't get along too well with strangers

Violet: Well if we don't eat soon I don't think we'll make it any longer, we're running on fumes... Maybe not even that

Y/N: You said we had to keep looking... I can't stop now, if not for me we'd be back at that school right now warm and cozy, right?

Violet: And if not for you Jamestown would be run by that corrupt tyrant, some racist freaks would still be roaming, and Richmond would be overrun... Quit selling yourself short, we don't have time for self-doubt anymore

Y/N: Maybe, but I can't forget that either... There's gotta be a cabin or something out here we can bunker down in for the night or grab a bite to eat