Just Another Monster {TWD/Carl Grimes FanFiction}

Chapter 14: Take 'em Back

Btw the picture above is Connor.

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Connors beat up lips curl up into a small smile.

"In the flesh." He says while smirking. Even when he looks like his face was smashed into a wall, he still knows how to make a joke.

"I-I thought I would never see you again... I thought... you were dead." I say still in shock.

"Well I'm happy I'm not."

Again. A total jokester.

"Well you've defiantly changed, Mr. 6 foot."

"Well so have you... Well not much height wise more like..." He looks lower down on my body, around my chest." I raise an eyebrow in shock and a bit of disgust.

Yup he's defiantly changed.

I raise my finger in front of his face and turn my head to the left. "Don't... Even... Say it."

I turn my head back to see what he is about to say. He smiles and laughs a little. "I was kidding..."

I laugh as well. "You look awful. What happened to you?" I ask changing the subject.

"When everything happened when I was with my parents... We were overrun one day with a group, and I've been on my own ever since."

"That's rough man." I sympathize.

"Yup, but it seems like everyone's lost at least someone these days... Where have you been?"

I sigh trying to summarize my hell of a life. "With Charlie and groups... Then just us."

"How is Charlie?" He asks concerned.

Wow. He actually looks serious now.

"He's good." I smile knowing that part was good. "So how long have you been here?"

"Uh... A few days?" He scratches the back of his head. "I lost track of time a while ago."

"Why do you look like you survived a nuclear bomb?" I chuckle at my comment and rest my thumb on his cheekbone sliding up, and looking around at his infinite amount of cuts and bruises all over his face. I examine his beater up face closely... Maybe a little too close. Connors face goes red and so does mine... My face reads concern and worry... And slight embarrassment from me standing so close to him. I back away and clear my throat.

"Oh these? Nah I'll be fine. Just a few walkers."

"Really? A few walkers? It looks like you were trampled by a herd." I say. He shrugs.

He ALWAYS does this. Tries to act like nothing is wrong when in reality, he's pretty messed up.

"And I asked what happened, not if you were ok because I'm pretty sure your face has the answer."

I step back further and get a good look at him, examining his body for any other injuries. Connor could tell what I was doing.

The longer I look at him, the more I realize how much he has changed...

And how attractive he is.

Good. Lord.

His platinum blonde hair sways very messily to the side, and his big brown eyes sparkle even under low lighting. His muscles practically ripping off his body because of his incredible looking strength.

Wait. What the hell am I saying!!! I like Carl, not Connor.

I continue to scan his body feeling a bit overwhelmed by his attractiveness, until I come across a fresh blood stain smeared on a rip on his right sleeve.

I point to the new cut. "What happened?!?!" I walk closer to him and grab his arm quickly, examining his cut. He flinches back in pain and I let go realizing how much force I grabbed his arm with.

"Sorry." I express sympathetically.

"It's ok... I just cut myself. No big deal."

"Ok, but when you come back to my place, you have to get it checked out. Alright?"

"Oh so you've already decided that I'm coming back with you?"

"Well I mean I just figured 'cause you were living here and don't have any other place to stay, and where I'm staying is like paradise. You deserve better than this store, Connor. Come back with me." I plead.

He smiles a wide and genuine smile. "Alright, alright, alright," he raises his hands in defeat. "You win. I'll go back with you."

"Awesome." I smile knowing that I have finally found an old friend from all this mess.

Then I realize a fluke in my plan. These people that I came here with aren't exactly the "welcoming new people" kind. I really should have asked the group first it was okay to bring Connor back with us. Shit.

"My group should be coming back here soon with supplies, but will you help me check the rest of the place out for supplies before they get back?"

He smiles again, only wider this time which I didn't think was humanly possible. "Sure."

We scour the room for anything we can find as useful. My eyes roam around the room and find nothing useful except what I've already found.

"You find anything?" I ask Connor.

I hear some rumbling of objects where Connor was. "No." He stops looking around.

A second later the back door opens and our heads fly back at the noise. One by one Maggie, Glenn, and Daryl walk back into the store from the back door. A smile is plastered on everyone's face. I smile back, assuming it was a good run.

"We're back!" Maggie says enthusiastically.

Glenn raises his many bags in his hands. "With tons of-" Glenn stops mid-sentence when Glenn, Maggie, and Daryl's heads snap to face Connor.

"Who's he?" Everyone raises their guns looking ready to shoot, while Daryl immediately raises his crossbow.

I race to Connor, standing in front of him with my hands up in the air.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa, guys he's cool. He's an old friend." They lower their weapons skeptically. I lower my hands and step to the side slowly. "I've known him since we were kids." I explain.

"Connor, meet Maggie, Glenn, and Daryl." I point to everyone as I introduce them to Connor.

"Uh... Nice to meet you..." Connor says awkwardly.

He's never been that that good with being introduced to people.

They all look at him with suspicion and slight disgust at his beat up body.

"Do ya trust him?" Daryl asks. I stand there puzzled as his random question.

"What?" I ask.

"Do. You. Trust him." He repeats slowly.

"Yeah of course." I reply making it sound obvious.

"Are you absolutely sure?" He asks pronouncing every single word.

"Yes." I reply sternly.

"Alright then. Let's take 'em back and let Rick decide if 'e should stay with us."

"Who's Rick?" Connor asks.

"He's the leader of Daryl, Maggie, and Glenn's group." I reply.

"Fair enough." Connor says trying to be agreeable.

"Then it's settled. Come on, let's leave before it gets dark." Glenn suggests.

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