Months had passed and the summers were now turning chilly.
Leaves off of the once bright green trees were now turning vibrant red, orange, and yellow. Along with brown as the final stages of the leaves lives.
Louis saw y/ns heart turn like a leaf.
She saddened.
Wilted like a crumbling, browning leaf.
She seemed to want more.
Want more then what Louis's group had to offer.
She always seemed to look out past the protective walls of the school.
She wanted to leave.
See what else is out there.
She wasn't scared anymore.

Louis walked out to the daydreaming girl looking at the sunset and called her down from her perch.
She jumped down and looked at Louis solemnly.
"I want to go Louis." She whispered desperately.
"Then go." Louis replies sternly as he averted his eyes from her.
"Louis" she stepped closer to him slowly "I don't want you to think that I'm leaving because of you. In fact you're the one reason I debated staying, but... I have to know what's out there."
"Then go." He replies in the same tone and he hadn't moved his gaze from the ground across from him.
"Lou." She grabbed his hand.
This was out of the ordinary for her.
They had retreated from any romantic contact after her break up with Assim.
"I swear, you're not making me go." She whispered.
"Then don't!" He cried.
He looked up with tears in his eyes.
"You know why I have to."
With that she let go of his hand and walked away.

Y/n had her bags packed and walked out to the gate. She dropped her bags as she held tenn and Aj.
"I love you boys. Don't ever grow up too much." She cried.
"We love you too." Aj cracked.
She pulled away from them and pulled ruby and Clem into a girl hug.
"I love you girls. Thank you for giving me as normal of a apocalypse girl sleepover as possible."
Clem laughed as she remembered the sleepovers that she thought she'd never do.
Ruby let tears fall into y/ns clothes.
Y/n felt the warm liquid brush her skin through her shirt.
She backed away from them and they sniffled.
Y/m glanced over to see assim looking sad and awkward.
"Bye assim."
"Bye y/n." He squeaked.
She looked around and saw Louis with his eyes closed tight.
She pulled herself away from the urge to run up, hug him, and cry into his neck.
She debated for a long second of wether to leave him without a hug or sappy goodbye.
She turned to leave and pick up her bags but her heart took advantage of her vulnerability and turned her back to him. She laid her eyes on his heavy soul and ran to him.
She threw her arms around his neck and buried her head into his neck.
He wrapped his arms around her tightly and sighed.
"I couldn't leave you without a goodbye or two."
He laughed at her comment and his heart broke harder then it ever has.
More then every time he saw her with assim.
More then every time he saw y/n cry when she was sad.
More then whenever she was upset or frustrated and he couldn't help.
More then it ever has in his entire life.
He knew she was leaving.
And she knew that he was depressingly sad.
She squeezed him one more time, subconsciously taking in what he felt like, what he smelt like, and how he sounded when he hugged her.
"Goodbye Louis."
"Goodbye y/n."
Y/n let go of his body and grabbed her bags.
"Bye everyone!" She called as she left the gates.
They all waved and she started to tear up.
No, this is unsafe territory now. I have to be hard.

Y/n walked for a day. She tired out quickly and missed her bed.
She fought through a wave of walkers and heard a grunt that sounded to normal for what she had known for the past day.
She looked over to see a older man struggling. She slashed the walker that was in her way and ran to help him.
He pulled him out of the herd and into a clearing.
"Are you okay sir?"
"Y-yeah. I am. Thanks to you." He looked up at the girl and held out his hand "I'm John."
"Y/n." She huffed as she shook his hand.
"As a payment, let me take you to my people. We are completely secure and we have good and water. Our people are really friendly. You seem alone."
"I-I am. I'd love to go with you."
I walked with John all night until I saw lights and energy.
"That's it. Just over that hill." John beamed.
"You guys have electricity?!" She asked shocked.
"Yeah. Not very much of it but we do."

They walked into the colony peacefully and people stared at the new girl.
Y/n started to get flashbacks of Ericson.
When she first came in.
She was stared at.
She was the new girl.

Your POV
"Caleb!" John shouted which caught my attention.
I looked in the direction of his call and saw a boy who had to be just a little older then me.
"Y/n, this is my son Caleb."
He looks like Louis
My heart hurt when I thought about him.
I mentally slapped myself for thinking about him.
This is a new world.
A new colony.
I can't think that's
"Nice to meet you Caleb. I'm y/n."
"You must be around my age." He smiled.
"Yeah! How old are you?" I smiled back
"Eighteen."
Louis's age.
I mentally snapped myself again.
"Yeah! Pretty close! I'm almost sixteen."
"Cool! At least I'll have someone who semi understands me." He laughed.
"Hey! I understand you son." John slightly pouted sarcastically.
"Okay dad." Caleb laughed.
"Anyway! I'll leave you two! Caleb, you can show y/n around. I think she'll be staying a while."
I smiled at John and Caleb led me around.
He showed me where the stores were and he told me how they made money.
"You guys are like your own little country, aren't you?" I asked as I played with a dream catcher that hung outside of a little shop.
"Yeah. I guess." He chuckled as he rubbed the back of his neck.
"It's beautiful. Much more then I had."
"Yeah. I noticed you didn't seem to have much with you. Why is that?"
"I traveled light. It's best to not carry a lot when you're on the run like that."
"Really? I've never been on the run. I've always lived here. Ever since this whole thing started."
"Wow. That must have been nice. I had a place for a little bit. But wanted to see more."
"Wanted to see more of what? This shit hole of a world? There's nothing left."
"I saw this didn't I? I say that's one hell of a something."
Caleb smiled and looked down.
"I like you y/n. You're cool."

A while had passed. A month to be exact.
I got a job in the small community I now call home and I live with Caleb and his dad.
I moved in after Caleb told me he liked me.
I liked him too. A lot.
Caleb gave me what I wanted and also told me what I shouldn't have. He respected me and I respected him.
We were equals, like it should be.
I stopped having thoughts about him being like Louis or being a distraction from louis.
Caleb was what I wanted.
Not louis.

I sat on Caleb and i's bed waited for Caleb to get back in from hunting. I fiddled with the bracelet that was around my wrist.
I pushed my finger through the hole in the wood and sighed.
I put in a word that I was a good hunter back in my old group but I guess I'm not known enough to be trusted with that job.
I sat and stared at the door.
It always scared me to think that Caleb could just not come home.
The door creeped open and a very tired Caleb walked in.
I jumped up and into his arms.
"Hey beauty!" He smiled and hugged me back.
"You're home!" I cheered.
"I told you I would. I promised you. Remember?" He lifted my chin to look at him "I promised I'd come home every time I hunted."
I smiled as he hugged me again and sighed.
"I'm tired beauty. Let's go to sleep."

The next morning I had gone out to collect some wood for a frame I was gonna make.
I heard footsteps behind me and assumed it was Caleb just protecting me.
But soon I was knocked over by loose weight and was fronted by a walker.
I screamed in terror as I didn't have any weapons on me.
The walker soon exploded and coated the snow with blood.
I looked up and saw a face I never thought would be staring right back at me.
"Louis??"
Louis grabbed my hand and pulled me up.
"Thank you Louis." I smiled genuinely.
"You're welcome y/n."
My heart seemed to skip when my name rolled off his tongue.

Third pov
She couldn't help herself but talk to him again. She introduced him to the community.
"This is the place I've been staying. I've been living with two guys named John and Caleb. Father and son. They are very nice."
Louis didn't respond but pushed her against a wall.
"L-Louis. What are you doing?"
"I've missed you y/n. I just want to be close for one second."
"Louis. I can't."
She pushed him off and huffed to calm herself.
"What is it?"
Seeming to answer his question, Caleb walked in.
"Hey beauty." He smiled and kissed y/ns forehead.
Louis furrowed his brows in confusion and distaste.
"Who's this?" Caleb calmly asked his girlfriend.
"Uh, this is Louis. He was one of my friends in my old group. He saved me from a walker when I was out."
Caleb smiled at Louis and walked to him.
"Well thanks man. I appreciate you protecting her when I can't. It means a lot to me."
"Y-yeah." Louis stuttered as he shook his hand.
"Well I gotta head out. Dad wants me to help him with electrical work."
He walked over to y/n and kissed her as he lightly placed his arm on her waist.
"Okay, be careful!"
"I'll try!" Caleb laughed.
She shook her head and giggled.
She looked over at Louis who was slightly upset.
Oh no. She thought