☆ All the Stars ☆ (rarl)

Vol. 2 | I Can't Lose You Again

Carl laid in bed with Ron, looking into his hazel eyes. He was still in disbelief at his lovers unexpected return from the dead.
"I.. I don't even know what to say. I've been dreaming about seeing you again since.. well since everything. I had so many things to say to you. But I just can't find any of them now." Ron said, touching Carls hair.
"Me too." Carl said, pushing Ron's blonde hair behind his ear.
"Ron, I.. I didn't know what to do without you. I can't lose you again." Carl whispered.
"Don't worry. I won't leave you ever again." Ron said, kissing Carls lips.
Carl smiled at Ron. "Kiss me again." He said, which Ron did.
"Listen baby. I can't let Negan know I even know anyone here. It's not safe." Ron whispered.
"Ok. What about everyone else? They'll recognize you. You'll have to tell them not to say anything. Are you ready to see them?" Carl wondered.
Ron sighed. "No. But I have to be. Are Aaron and Eric still here? Mikey and Enid?" He asked.
"Yeah. They were really upset when you.. died, I guess. They'll be happy to see you, I'm sure." Carl said, remembering when he would spend time grieving with them.
"Ok. Yeah. Let's go see them." Ron said.

Carl and Ron walked towards the Raleigh's house, avoiding detection from saviors and people who'd recognize Ron.

Carl knocked on the door. Ron was nervous, but not as nervous as he was to see Carl.
Eric opened the door. "Ron!?" He exclaimed in shock. Aaron came running to the door.
Ron smiled, tears running down his cheeks.
Aaron and Eric hugged the boy at the same time.
"But how?" Aaron asked, still hugging Ron.
"Let's get Mikey and Enid and then I can tell you all." Ron said.
"I'll go get them." Eric said, running of to find the two.
"Come in." Aaron said, stepping aside.

Ron walked into the familiar house.
He remembered all the nights he had spent there when his dad was drunk and angry.
He looked around for a bit, Carl and Aaron giving him some space.

"Ron?!" Enid exclaimed, running into the house.
"Enid!" Ron said, running over to her for a hug.
Mikey hugged them both.
"I thought you fucking died man! I cried and everything!" Mikey said, making everyone smile.

"Ronnie boy! Where are you?! You have got see this!" Negan exclaimed from somewhere outside.
Ron sighed. "I have to go see what he wants. Keep it cool, yeah?" Ron said, everyone agreeing.

Ron found negan, who was beside the memorial wall. Fuck. Ron thought, already knowing what this was about.
"Check this out! They have this wall with dead peoples names on it and you're on there! I mean, it's obviously not actually you, but I think that's fucking funny as hell!" Negan exclaimed with a big smile.
Ron shifted nervously. Rick, Olivia, Barbra, Spencer, and a few other people were looking at him in shock.
"Neat." Ron said, trying not to cry at the sight of his family's names again.
"Super fucking neat!" Negan exclaimed.
"Yeah." Ron said, putting his hood up even though everyone had already seen him.

Carl discreetly shushed everyone for Ron.

A walker was coming towards the open gate in search of a meal.
Negan smiled wide.
"Everyone check this shit out! Ronnie boy! Show em what you can do! It's the coolest fucking thing I've ever seen!" He exclaimed with excitement.

Ron, rather annoyed, went over to the walker, demonstrating how it walk right by him.
"You see that shit?! It's like he's one of 'em. I'm a little jealous, I have to admit." Negan said.
"Anyway, I found this kid in the forest, all bit up and bleeding out. See, someone had stabbed him. I don't know much about that though. He doesn't like to to talk about it.
But whatever. It doesn't matter. I decided to help him, even though he was going to die. But then he didn't!" Negan explained.

Ron was holding the walker by its wrist as it tried to get to the people inside Alexandria.

Negan turned around to see what the Alexandrians thought.
The all looked to be in disbelief. Olivia and Barbra were even in tears.
He smiled.
"Yeah I know. I couldn't believe it at first either." He said, not knowing the full extent of their surprise.

"Well, I've got to get going. I want to check out all my new guns!" Negan exclaimed, referring to the guns he had taken from the Alexandrians.
"I can't wait for some apple pie. I still can't believe they've got apples here!" Simon exclaimed with a smile.
"Yeah let's get out of this place." Negan said, excited for some pie.
"I.. um.. I think im going to go on a run, actually." Ron lied, wanting to stay at Alexandria.
"A run? For what? You don't want any pie?" negan asked, confused with Ron.
"I don't even like pie. I think I'm going to check out that overrun hospital." Ron lied again.
"Hm. Ok. Be careful." Negan said.
"What am i going to get bit or something?" Ron joked.
"Good point. Have fun then I guess." Negan said, leaving.
"I will." Ron said sarcastically.

Ron watched as the saviors drove off, and he shut the gate once they were gone.

The blonde haired boy turned around, taking in the familiar faces looking back at him.
"Look.. I.. um.. I just-" Ron said, not knowing what to say. He put his face into his hands, breaking down in tears.
Carl hugged him. "It's ok sweetheart. I know this is overwhelming." He said comfortingly.
Aaron and Eric joined their hug.
"We missed you Ron." Aaron said sincerely.
Enid and Mikey joined the hug as well.
"But seriously, man. Fuck you for making me all sad and shit." Mikey joked.
Olivia, Barbra, and a few others joined the group hug, Ron in the center.
Now that Alexandria had him back, they weren't planning on losing him again.

...

"Do you want to go in? No one's been in. Well, except me. I took some of your things." Carl asked Ron, who was looking at his old home.
"I.. no. Im not ready." Ron said, wiping a tear off his face.
"Can i see their graves?" Ron asked.
"Of course." Carl said softly, taking Ron's hand and leading him to the grave yard.

Ron looked at the graves, his own among them.
They were situated Pete's, Ron's, Sams, and Jessie's from left to right.
Ron picked up the yellow flowers off his grave, looking at them.
"I left those yesterday." Carl stated.
"Thanks. They're beautiful." Ron said.
The boys stayed there silently for some time.

...

Ron stood in the room were they had meetings, he remembered, everyone waiting to hear what had happened to him.
"Ron? I'm sorry. For stabbing you. I didn't know about you and Carl and it looked like it was on purpose. Now I know you'd never hurt him on purpose." Michonne said sincerely.
"It's ok. I understand." Ron said.
"But how? How are you alive?" Rick asked.

Ron sighed.
"Well, it's like negan said. After.. after I left Alexandria, he found me. He took me back to the sanctuary, that's what they call it, I don't know why. I was supposed to die. But he helped me anyways.

But still, he can't know I used to live here. You'll be in danger, and so will I.
Negan, the saviors, they're dangerous. Really dangerous. I've seen them wipe out entire communities. Nothing I could do to stop it.
They have other communities under them, too. I think there's like over six hundred of the fucks." Ron informed his old community.

"Yeah. We know about hilltop. That's how we found out about the saviors." Carl said, holding Ron's hand.
"Mhm. They've been giving us, them, a lot a trouble lately." Ron said.

...

"I'm so tired. But I don't want to sleep and waste a second with you." Ron said, smiling at Carl.
"Yeah me too." Carl said yawning.
"Hug?" Ron said.
"Mhm." Carl replied, cuddling with Ron.
Ron, despite his attempts, feel asleep on Carl.