Guns and Roses (Rick Grimes)

Chapter Twenty Three

"You have to stay here and watch out for everyone." Rick said, walking into the room where I was sitting with Carl and Beth.

"What?! Why?!" I exclaimed, causing him to sigh.

      Instead of answering right away, Rick grasped my hand and lead me out of the room. He walked me outside where the two of us could talk privately, though I doubted it was much more private than inside, since there wasn't much sound around, and voices always seemed to echo.

"I want to keep you safe. We don't know exactly what we're walking into there. Michonne told us the Govenor can be dangerous, so I really don't want you to be put in danger. The kids need you here, and I'd feel better if you were here." He said, causing me to frown.

"How could you feel anything, when you've been off in your own little world for days?" I asked, scoffing quietly.

"Rachel," Rick began, sighing,"I'm trying my best here. I'll admit that Lori's death did effect me more than it should've, and for that I'm sorry, but I can't change anything. Please, just do this for me. When I come back, I'll make it all up to you. I promise I won't leave you and the kids like I have been." He replied, and I nodded.

"Fine, but if you mess this up, I'm not going to forgive you. If you come back and go back to how you were before, don't expect me to be waiting for you to come around." I said, making him nod once.

     Instead of pushing it any further, Rick placed a simple kiss on my lips, before leading me back inside. The group that was going, which included the two prisoners, packed up what they needed before they climbed into their vehicles and left. Beth, Hershel, Carol, Carl, Judith, Harry, and I were the only ones left here. I made sure the cell block was always locked, since I couldn't chance anyone or anything getting in and attacking us while we slept. At least with everything locked, we would have a better shot at living through anything.

       As the hours flew by, I held Judith to my chest in my cell, as Harry slept on the top bunk, and Carl slept with his head in my lap. I could tell the children were worried, but I didn't want them to know that I was just as worried as they were, if not a little more.

     I had allowed myself to finally start falling asleep as the sun was coming up. I knew the kids would be awake soon, but I still needed a little sleep. After only an hour of sleeping, I felt Judith stir and Harry moved in the top bunk. Rubbing the sleep from my eyes, I carefully moved Carl off of my legs, and I walked out of the cell holding Judith with Harry following behind me. I quickly fixed Judith a bottle and placed a bowl of dry cereal in front of Harry.

       A bit later, the others woke up, and we sat around waiting for the group to get back with Glenn and Maggie. When I heard cars pulling up, I stood from the table and headed outside. My eyebrows furrowed when I didn't see Daryl with them, but my expression quickly changed when I seen Glenn and Maggie. Poor Glenn looked horrible, but of course, I wasn't going to tell him that. I could also tell that Maggie had been traumatized, I just didn't know exactly by what. Also, Oscar, one of the prisoners hadn't come back with the group either.

        Beth took Judith, as I stayed outside with Rick. Everyone else went inside to talk and help Maggie and Glenn.

"What happened? Where's Daryl? Why'd you bring Michonne back?" I asked, stepping closer to Rick.

"There was a bit of shoot out, and it got Oscar killed. Daryl found his brother there, and after we rescued him, he decided to leave with Merle instead of coming back with us. We brought Michonne back only because we couldn't leave her. She's hurt, and we're not the group that leaves people to die." He said, and I nodded.

"Do you think Daryl will ever come back?" I asked, making him sigh.

"I don't know, but I hope so. Daryl was an important part of this group, and without him, it's like we have a dent in our armour. I'll try to fix it, but I can't promise it'll be perfect. Maybe if Daryl sees just how horrible his brother is, he'll decide to come back to us." He replied, and I could see the hope in his eyes.

"The Govenor; is he going to be a problem?" I asked, causing Rick to nod.

"Yes, definitely. I don't know what's going to happen yet, but I know it's not over. I have a feeling this is only the beginning of what's to come." He answered, making me frown.

"This puts the kids and our group in danger." I said, and he sighed.

"I know, Rachel, I know, but I can't do anything until I'm sure the Govenor is going to try something. There are women and children in Woodbury, and I'm not putting them in danger. Once I know that the Govenor is coming for us, I'll take him out, but until then, I need to protect the group from inside these walls." He stated, turning to walk inside.

      I knew he was right, but I couldn't help the worry that was oozing in me. I was terrified of what could happen to us if the Govenor decided to wage war. Without Daryl, I didn't even know if we had much of a chance of surviving. I mean, I had faith in us, yes, but faith only gets us so far. If the Govenor came with machine guns, and we only had knives and pistols, we really weren't going to get very far. I just hoped no one would die because of the feud...

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A/N: I hope you guys liked this chapter. I want some things to happen before they actually happened in the show, not huge things, just little minor things, so if something in the book doesn't line up correctly with the show, just know that it was on purpose.

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