For @rheestuff they requested A kind of babysitting fic with Enid, Hershel, Carl and Judith
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Maggie and Glenn hadn't had a proper date night in forever. Hershel was still adjusting to starting at a new school so they'd been helping him. Recently Enid, the next door neighbor, volunteered to babysit for the two. Enid was only fourteen but she was Carl's on again off again girlfriend so she was basically family. Maggie suggested Michonne and Rick come along for the night and all the kids could stay at their house. Rick and Michonne agreed.
"Please don't give him anything with peanuts." Maggie says to Enid. "And I can't believe i have to say this but no taking in stray cats, you remember what happens the last time."
"Of course none of that! I am going to do my best as a first time babysitter Mrs Rhee."
"Enid. Its Maggie. Please just call me Maggie."
"Will do."
"And as for you little man. Don't give Enid a hard time. Please." Glenn says rubbing Hershels head.
"I won't dad."
Theres a knock at the door and Maggie opens it. Its Rick, Michonne, Carl and Judith. Carl is fourteen and Judith is eight. Judith immediately runs up and hugs Hershel while the adults all converse.
"Carl you know the rules. Judith no sugar past 10." Michonne reminds. "And please for the love of god no stray cats."
No one told Enid about the stray cat situation so she stood back in silence wondering what those kids did.
"Okay mom." Judith says sluggish.
"Bye I love you." Maggie says to Hershel while kissing his forehead. "We'll be back by 2AM."
Michonne does the same to Judith.
"Bye Mom!" Judith and Hershel say in sync. All the adults walk out the house and Hershel and Judith high five.
"What are you two plotting..." Enid asks.
"Follow me." Hershel has a mischievous grin and his face. Hershel leads everyone to the backyard. Its a wooded area. Judith starts to dig something up from the ground.
"What the hell.." Carl whispers as Judith pulls up a homemade ouija board.
"Im telling mom you sweared." Judith laughs while pulling the board completely out of the ground. "Let's raise the dead!"
"YAAAAA." Hershel throws his hands up in solidarity with Judith.
"No. We are not raising the dead. We're not messing with the dead." Enid says. "Your parents told me not to let you do any funny business and im one hundred percent sure that includes witchcraft." Carl is shaking his head agreeing with everything Enid is saying.
"We can talk to the living also!" Hershel enthusiastically said. "We should prank our parents."
"Maybe that's something I can get behind..." Carl says. Enid punches him in the side of the arm. "Ow! What was that for."
"I don't know. But im on board too." Judith and Hershel laugh. "No pun intended." She adds on.
"First we need something significant about the person we want to talk to." Judith explains.
"Who are we possessing?" Enid asks.
"Lets do my dad! He's such a scaredy-cat." Hershel and Judith giggle with malice. "He will probably pee his pants!!"
Hours pass and its 1:27AM
Hershel and Judith are asleep on the floor. Enid is sleeping on Carl's shoulder. He's the only one awake patiently waiting for the adults to come back. All of a sudden the door opens. Its Glenn and Maggie walk in first followed by Michonne and Rick. Glenn looks paranoid and everyone else looks tired.
"Hey. Im the only one awake." Carl says while standing up.
"Thank you and Enid so much seriously. Tonight was a very long night." Glenn says rubbing the back of his neck. Maggie picks up Hershel and walks into another room. Presumably to put him in his bed. Rick picks up Judith and he's standing in the living room. All of this movement triggers Enid to wake up.
"Heck im sorry we woke you." Glenn apologies. Maggie walks by in and says her goodbyes to Rick, Michonne and Carl.
"Do you need me to walk home with you?" Maggie asks Enid. She hesitates for a moment.
"No im um im fine.."
"You can sleep in the guest room if you're too tired im sure your parents will understand."
"They're not my parents.." she says under her breath. "But I'd appreciate if i could sleep here tonight."
"No worries E." Maggie leads her to the guest room which is right across from Hershel's room.
"Thank you Maggie. And im sorry."
"Sorry? For what?"
"Letting them possess Glenn."
Obviously Glenn hears this through the thin walls and screams.
"I TOLD YOU I WAS CRAZY ALL OF YOU SAID I WAS CRAZY BUT I KNEW IT WAS THEM." Glenn is screaming and whispering at the same time.
"Don't worry about it. This isn't the first time."
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A/N i know this is kinda short but i think i want to do one of Glenn and Maggie officially adopting Enid or something to do with the governor.
