Bitten

Shane?

     "Who do we have here?" The tall man said as he walked towards the pair. Michonne drew her katana out, she held it out, trying to intimidate the group in front of her.
     The injured man she had been taking care of was really sick, and on her way for a supply run they stumbled into a group. He panted, his fever was going up. He stumbled behind her and held on to her shoulder.
     "Is he bit?" The man asked as he pointed his gun at him.
     "No, .. I found him running from walkers, he's sick." Michonne replied.
     "What's his name?" He asked as he came closer and stuck the gun in his face.
     "Hey, put the gun down and I'll.." She suddenly stopped.
     "Shane. My name is Shane, a herd almost killed my group. I don't know if they're dead but I managed to get away."
     "Shane?" The man who called himself the governor asked.
     "I had a girlfriend- no friend, she was pregnant- wi- with my baby. If she's d- if she's dead I-"
Shane stuttered as he tried to explain but his sweat broke out and his knees weakened. He put his hand to his forehead and suddenly his vision went dark. He felt himself falling. He heard Michonne drop her katana and felt her reassuring hands catch him.
     The governor picked up her katana and scanned it, "You guys have just won our game! And you get to live with me in my big fortress." He grinned sarcastically.
     "No! Let's us go!" Michonne said as she reached for her pocketknife.
     "Mm mm mmm, your friend is sick. And we have doctors," He teased as his group pointed their guns at her. She obligated and didn't reach for her knife again.
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     Charlie woke up to shouts in the prison, she reached for her gun. Did some walkers come in?
She ran outside and saw everyone in the kitchen.
     "What happened?" She asked as everyone looked at her.
     "Nothing, this is grown up business." Herschel said as he redirected her out.
But Charlie did not want to leave, everything that has happened in this world, she considered herself grown now.
     "I'm staying! If it has something to do with the group, I should be allowed to stay." Charlie sat down and listened.

     "The baby isn't mine..?" Rick said suddenly.
     "Rick- I-" Lori began to explain but her cut her off.
     "Whose baby is it?" Rick growled as he stood up.
     By now Lori was crying, "Rick.." she said as she reached for his hand.
     "No, whose baby have I been raising as if it's my own this entire time?" He shouted as everyone watched the two.
     "It's .." Lori whispered the last part.
     "Who?!" Rick paced.
     "IT'S SHANE'S" She shouted as she broke down.
     "Shane..?" Rick stopped and looked at her.
     "I thought you were dead! He told me you were dead, and I was vulnerable and scared and he comforted me and one thing led to another." She tried to explain but Rick was fuming.
     "B-But when you came back I broke all things off,"
     Rick shook his head, "If I would've known it was Shane's baby, I wouldn't have made you keep it." He whispered.
     "What difference does it make?!!" Lori shouted in his face.
     "What difference? It's not my baby and I took care of you and cared for it thinking it was mine!!" Rick exclaimed as he threw his hands up in the air.
     "You've grown to love it, haven't you?! Rick.. I don't consider this baby as Shane's, in my heart it is your baby."
     Rick opened his mouth to say something, but he walked off and slammed the door.
    "You waited now to tell us??!" Maggie spoke up.
     Charlie looked around for Carl and realized that he wasn't here anymore. Charlie dashed out the room and as the door closed heard more incoherent shouting. 

     "Carl? Carl where are you?" She yelled out as her southern accent slurred. She heard sniffling in the cell blocks upstairs. She ran up to see Carl with his head on the pillow.
"Carl..?" she consoled.
"Get out!" He screamed not once did he look at her.
"I get why you're mad and I know you're upset.."
"Do you wanna talk about it?" she asked as she reached to rub his back.
"Don't touch me!" he swatted her hand away.
"I'm- I'm sorry," she stuttered.
     "God damn it Charlie, can't you see that I want to be alone?!" he yelled as he sat up abruptly.
"Leave me alone! I don't want to see you right now." he said sternly.
     Charlie got off the bed with a creak, "You're an asshole, you know that Grimes?"
     She held in her sniffles as she shut his curtain.

authors note: CARL? WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT?? YOU WERE JUST CONFESSING YOUR LOVE AND NOW YOU HATE HER? yes this is going to be a slow burn