ᴏᴄᴇᴀɴ ᴏꜰ ʟɪᴇꜱ - ᴄᴀʀʟ ɢʀɪᴍᴇꜱ-

𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐬

  I've been walking for days. I haven't ate in days after a horde of zombies drove me away from my hiding place. I've been killing zombies left and right and have barely gotten 2 hours of sleep. I was getting tired and felt hopeless.

As I came to a stop and sat down I heard a rustle in the woods. I slowly pulled out my knife, hiding behind a log. You never know what it could be in this world. The rustling came closer. I jumped out, ready to kill anything that threatened me.

"Woah, woah, woah" a guy with light brown hair said, trying to call me down. His hands were in the air and he looked scared. "Listen to me, my name is Aaron. What are you doing out here all alone?" He questioned.

"None of your business" I said threateningly, wanting nothing more than to be left alone "Back up"

"Are you alone?"

"Why should you know"

"Listen to me, I have a community not too far from here. I can take you there. We have plenty of food and water. It's a safe place and we could use somebody like you" Aaron said, his hands still in the air

"And what makes you think I can trust you" I inquired. I didn't give a damn in the world at that point. I had nothing left to loose and if he said he had a community with food. I was going to take my chances. I just wanted to make it hard for him.

"I can show you."

"Okay." I agreed slowly putting down my knife

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  I've been living in Alexandria for three months. Everything was okay. Though I was still suspicious of the place. I've made some new friends. Enid was great and I really liked her. She arrived about eight months ago, four months before me.

  I was snapped out of my thoughts by the gates opening. I looked out the window to see who was arriving only to make eye contact with a boy about my age. He had long dark brown hair and was wearing a cowboy hat.

I was snapped out of my thought when I heard my name being called by Enid so I gave him a quick smile and went to go see what was up.

"Newcomers?" Enid asked

"Yup!" I smiled at her. Enid rolled her eyes. She hated when new people came. I didn't understand why.

I sat on the bed next to her. Mikey sitting on the floor playing a weird game. The door opened suddenly making me jump. Ron walks in with the brown haired kid on his heel.

  "Hey guys, this is Carl. Carl this is Mikey, Enid and"-

"Ryder" I cut Ron off before giving Carl a smile. He smiled back, nervousness showing on his features.

"Hey" Enid said to him in an annoyed tone. I elbowed her

"Don't be rude Enid!" I quickly whispered to her.

"Ryder and Enid are from outside too. Enid just came eight months ago and Ryder three months ago." Ron says, putting his hand on Enid's shoulder. Enid looks up at Carl. , noticing his nervousness

"Pull it together sport" she spits coldly

"Enid!" I whisper yelled to her. After she said that I stood up and looked at him.

"How about I show you around the place?" I asked him, noticing he didn't want to be in the room.

"Yea, yea that sounds great," he said, obviously relieved. We walked out towards the neighborhood.

"So, Carl right" I asked. He nodded at me. "What house did you guys get?"

"The one at the end" he said. Pointing at the house farthest away.

"Nice. I live right here." I said, stopping at a house. "Just knock if you need in it. I'm all alone."

"You're alone?" He questioned me

"Yup. I struggled getting along with people when I first got here. Ended up just being alone instead of sharing a house." I replied. Carl nodded at my answer. Just then a flash of gold hair caught my eye. My eyes connected with blue ones over the sea of people.

"Hey, are you okay man." Carl asked me.

"Oh my god." I replied breathlessly. "Enzo?" I called out.

"You know Enzo?" Carl said, confused. I slowly nodded. I ran over to where the golden haired man was. He is as standing there is shock.

"Ryder!" He said suddenly, he wrapped me in a hug. All of my worries seemed to fall away. I squeezed him tighter. "Look at how big you've gotten, little man." He said. Tear stared brimming my eyes.

"You grew a beard?" I stated, raising my eyebrows. He smacked my shoulder

"Shut up!" Enzo rolled his eyes at me playfully. A man with a large, grey beard came up to us.

"Enzo who the hell is this." He asked in a gruff voice.

"He's my cousin" Enzo said, chuckling at himself in disbelief "I thought you were dead Ryder!" He said, looking back at me again. "Is your mom and dad here too?" I tense up at what he said

"No, they were eaten by the dead about a year and a half ago." I whispered, almost to myself.

"Oh man, I'm so sorry Ryder. I'm sorry I wasn't here for you either. I searched for the first few weeks at the beginning. I couldn't find you anybody. I thought you guys were dead so, I headed off my own way. I found Rick and his group. They saved my life" He explained.

"It's okay! I know" I replied, trying to comfort him. "I just cant believe we found each other again.

"Me neither"

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A/N- okay first chapter done! I'm really trying to grow a good relationship between Enzo and Ryder. It's going to be the sweetest thing. Also Carl and Ryder are going to be a SLOW BURN. I'm talking SEASONS. Anyways don't forget to vote and comment! It definitely helps. Also check out my TikTok where I post my edits of this and other fanfics (rosesswp)