Don't Fear The Reaper (R. Grimes & D. Dixon)

53

"Jody, it's been three days-" negan said, opening the door to the room next to his own.

"I want to go home." He sassed, not even looking at negan, just staring out the window down at the fences in walkers, all chained to something.

"This is your home now too."

"It'll never be my home."

"You'll get used to it," negan sighed, rubbing his chin and stepping further into the room.

"How do you know my mom?"

"It doesn't matter, kid."

"Where's Lucille?"   "she's dead."

"Good, she's better off," negan chuckled, the deep sting off leaning against the couch.

"Where'd you pick up the attitude from? Daryl? Mommy?"

Jody turned to face him "where is my dad?" Negan clenched his jaw, looking away

"Daryl-" he  Accentuated," is busy."

"When can I see him."

"When I decide, kid. What's with all the damn questions?"

Jody shook his head " I have questions cause the man in front of me is nothing more than a monster now."

Negan stood, putting a hand on his chest "me? Am I the monster? Kid, that mom of yours that you put on a pedestal is just as much of a killer-"

"But she's not a monster-" he puffed out his chest "- my mother has killed to avenge her fiance, to protect the first place we as a group called home, the men who tried to rape her, the group that quite literally tried to eat some of our family, a group that's only goal was to slaughter everyone just because and then your people-"

"See, that's where she messed up."

" no. She didn't even want to be there; she was protecting maggie, a pregnant woman on the outskirts. Your people forced her hand when they took them hostage. My mother lives with the burden it takes to save everyone else. You? You do it for sport to prove you're the boss." Jody spit

"It doesn't matter why she did what she did, kid. She still had to be broke like everyone else." Negan sighed

"You didn't break her" Jody shook his head huffing

Negan chuckled "did you not see your mother-"

"I saw. But you didn't break her. The second man you killed, his name was Theodore. He was her brother. So no, you didn't break her negan. You just killed the only person that could have saved you."

"We'll see, kid."

~MEANWHILE~

"She move yet?" Glenn asked maggie, handing her a cup of tea, both watching kit in the distance laying by Theodore's grave.

"Other than basic needs, no." Maggie sighed, sipping her tea

"She was like this with Shane-"

" Shane didn't have his skull caved in right in front of her." Maggie hissed. Jesus stopped by the side of the building, looking down at the bundle of flowers in his hand, listening. "You know she is going to go after him. He targeted her I know you saw it too. Killed her brother and took her son and husband. T was the one always to help her find peace, and now he's gone, so we need to step up. I don't care what rick says, Glenn. We have to back her. If she wants  Negan's head, we help her get it; she can't do this alone. Not this time."

Glenn nodded, stuffing his hands in his pockets. "She's never alone. Even if she thinks she is, neither is Sasha." He said confidently, nodding at Jesus as he passed.

Kit didn't need to look when she heard footsteps approaching.

"More flowers?" Her voice came out hoarse

"Nice to hear you at least talking. You know I read somewhere that-" he bent down, switching out the flowers next to kit, "blue flowers inspire strength and calm." She sat up, watching him switch out the ones on the graves.

"And green?"

"Release" kit looked down, sniffling, hiding a slight smile; that was some nonsense T would come up with.

"You ready to come back to the living yet?" Sasha sadly smiled, asking from behind her; kit turned to see Maggie and Glenn next to her.

Kit huffed, getting up " no. But I need to go back."

"Take the truck," Glenn offered

"No, I need to walk, blow off some steam, or I might kill rick if merle hasn't already."

"I'll drive you halfway then," paul offered

"No-"

"I insist," he pressed

Kit eyed him before nodding "fine. But no talking; I'm not in the mood for a confessional or whatever you're selling cause it was shit last time. " She said, walking off.

"You do know she's married?" Glenn asked confused

Jesus rolled his eyes " just trying to get her to let me back her too." Their faces changed to one of understanding