Clementine tossed and turned in her bed. It had been two days since the Delta had attacked and they were getting no where with their interrogation of Abel. No matter what Clementine had tried, and she had tried a lot, he would not give up the Delta's location.

"We need to hurt him more." AJ said from the bed across the room, causing Clementine to jump slightly, she hadn't known that he was still awake.

"What did you say?" Clementine responded sitting up in her bed.

"We need to hurt Abel more," AJ elaborated, sitting up as well, he was always good at reading her mind. "so that he'll tell us where to go."

Clementine sighed, rubbing the sides of her head with her fingertips.

"Maybe..." she agreed reluctantly, "He was already so injured after the attack, I didn't want to risk killing him. We need him alive, for leverage."

"Lev...reg...?" AJ asked confused.

"I'm hoping we can trade him for the kids that they stole... well, for some of the kids at least..." Clementine trailed off frustrated. She had a plan in mind, but none of that mattered if she couldn't find out where the Delta were located.

Clementine got out of bed, grabbed her hat, placed it on her head and turned towards the door. AJ stood up and followed her. "Where are we going?" he asked eagerly, grabbing her hand. Clementine rolled her eyes and gave him a smile. "I was going to relieve Violet of lookout duty since I can't sleep anyway. Somebody might as well get some rest tonight."

"Can I come with you Clem?" AJ asked with the biggest puppy dog eyes.

"AJ..." Clementine started, she was hoping to steal a little alone time with Violet. She hadn't had a chance to talk to her one on one since the night of the raider attack. When they had... Clementine's cheeks turned red thinking about the moment they had shared up in the tower, stars shining bright, lips meeting for the first time. AJ started to frown, sensing the impending no. "Alright, grab your coat buddy, it's chilly outside." A grin spread across Clementine's face as he did a little dance over to his coat and she chuckled as he put it on, still dancing haphazardly. Oh, how she adored that boy. No matter what kind of mood she was in he could always make her happy. She would do anything for him, even if putting off her conversation with Violet would just make it harder in the long run.

They headed outside and walked toward the guard tower where Violet was sitting alone in the dark. It was cloudy, so the stars were hardly visible, but the moon still managed to shine bright behind the clouds.

"Clem!" Violet smiled as she spotted the girl's hat as she climbed up the ladder.

"And AJ." Clementine added with a small shrug as the boy followed her up.

"Oh hi AJ, bad dreams?" Violet asked.

"No, I just couldn't sleep with all of Clem's rolling around, her bed is squeaky." he answered.

"I'm sorry AJ, I didn't mean to keep you up, you can go back and lie down if you want." Clementine said hopefully.

"No, that's alright, I like being on lookout with you." AJ smiled and hugged Clementine around the waist, she ruffled his hair and smiled apologetically at Violet.

"That's nice of you to help, here, you take the binoculars. It's been a quiet night, hardly any walkers out even." Violet said handing the binoculars to AJ. He grabbed them eagerly and moved to the edge of the platform counting all the monsters he saw.

"Four" he called out "four monsters."

"Can't sleep?" Violet asked in a hushed voice as Clementine sat down next to her., hugging her knees against herself. Their bodies were close but not quite touching. Violet gently leaned towards Clementine until their shoulders made contact. Violet had longed to touch her again since that night, that seemed like weeks ago, but was really only days.

"No..." Clementine sighed heavily as she leaned into Violet's shoulder enjoying the warmth that radiated through the spot where they were touching. "The more time that passes, the more hopeless I feel. I talked everyone into fighting the Delta and look what it cost us? Mitch is dead, Willy hasn't been the same since and they took Omar, Aasim and... Louis." Clementine's voice shook as she said Louis's name. His carefree personality always brought a smile to her face, she wished she had indulged him more often when he was here.

"We'll get them back." Violet said, trying to sound as believable as possible but not quite succeeding. "Fighting was a better option then giving up. Think of how many of us survived. They weren't expecting us to fight back. If you hadn't been here they would have come and taken us all by surprise. Did you see Lily's face when they ran off, she was totally freaking out!"

"She was right?" Clementine said, her lips curling up on one side. She looked over at Violet "thanks, for... for not blaming me and letting me rant." Violet stared back into her eyes.

"I would gladly listen to you rant anytime." Violet said as she leaned closer.

"There's a walker, it's coming towards the gate!" AJ interrupted and the two girls snapped their heads back at his voice.

"A walker?" Clementine asked, clearing her throat and joining him at the edge of the platform. "Where?" AJ pointed at a walker that was heading right towards the school's gate.

"That's unusual..." she said as she took the binoculars from AJ to get a closer look. The walker kept coming forward with purpose until it finally shambled up to the gate, grabbed the bars with both hands and spoke.

"Clementine?" the voice whispered.

"James?" Clementine gasped as she jumped down the ladder.

"James?" Violet repeated with a slight grimace. The guy that walked around wearing walker skin? The guy that Clementine chose to 'flip' in their game of truth or dare? Violet's eyes narrowed slightly at how quickly Clem had run down the ladder to meet him at the gate, trying hard not to let jealousy rise up in her. Clem had said she had feelings for a boy one time, so it wasn't out of the question for her to be attracted to this James guy too. Violet followed AJ, who was already chasing after Clem, down the ladder.

"James!" Clementine yelled in confirmation as the boy pulled off his mask. "What are you doing here?" she asked as she unlocked the gate and ushered James in, re-securing the gate behind him.

"I heard gun shots and explosions. Took me a while to get here. Wanted to make sure you were okay." James said in his usual whisper. "How are you?" He added, looking down at AJ.

"All better!" AJ grinned, pulling his shirt up to show James his healed stomach. James smiled at him softly.

"I'm so glad you're here!" Clementine said almost breathlessly, to the dismay of Violet. "James, we need your help, the Delta attacked, they stole a few of our people, we need to get them back, do you know where their base is?"

"Yes." James whispered, "very dangerous, lots of guns, big walls."

"Can you take us there?" Clementine asked urgently. James looked a little hesitant but nodded in agreement. "Great, we'll leave in the morning if that's okay?" James nodded again. "I'll finish tonight's lookout, I think everyone else should get some rest if they can. Go to bed and get some sleep AJ." she said in her motherly tone. AJ frowned but turned and headed towards the school. Clementine turned her eyes toward Violet with a look of concern. "Would you mind making sure he gets to bed safe? And... maybe stay with him until he falls asleep?"

"Of course." Violet agreed. She had wanted to stay on lookout with Clementine, keep an eye on this James guy, but she trusted Clem and felt she needed to prove that. Plus Clementine hardly ever asked for help and she couldn't resist the opportunity to do something for Clem for once, when she was always doing for others. The fact that Clementine trusted her to watch over AJ was huge, Clementine never let that boy out of her sight. Violet hustled a few steps to catch up to AJ. He looked disappointed at having to go inside but the unconscious rubbing of his eyes betrayed how tired he really was.

"Let's go little man" Violet said with a smile.

"I'm not little," AJ said glaringly, "and I can go to bed by myself. Clem thinks I need someone watching me all the time, but I don't."

"I know," Violet nodded, "She did ask me to come with you, but honestly I agreed because I didn't want to be alone." AJ stared at her, not quite believing what she had said but not arguing against it either.

When they reached Clementine and AJ's room, AJ climbed into bed and curled up into his usual sleeping position. Violet looked hesitantly around the room. So many skulls and drawings decorated the walls and shelves. Such an odd contrast between dark and light, such a great representation of Clementine herself. The first time she had seen Clem walking across the courtyard, head bandaged, glowing with a strength and confidence that she had never seen before. And yet, Clem could be so tender and gentle, especially with AJ but Violet was fortunate enough to experience that side of her too. Violet absolutely adored her girlfriend, she hesitated at her own thought, was Clem her girlfriend? They hadn't really defined their relationship yet. That was something they would need to talk about later Violet decided, next time they had a moment alone, whenever that would be.

Violet sighed as she looked back at AJ, he was rolling around restless in his bed. Violet continued to eye all of the decorations Clem had put around the room before her eyes landed on Clementine's bed. Violet warmly remembered the nights she had spent in that very bed when it once belonged to Minnie. No sooner than she thought it a wave of guilt washed over her. She felt like she was mentally cheating on Clementine. Embarrassed, she sank onto the mattress and laid down, watching AJ as he finally drifted off to sleep. Violet closed her eyes and eventually fell asleep wishing she were sitting outside with Clem or better yet, Clementine was here lying beside her.