Sheriff's Lover ||| Rick Grimes x Reader (TWD x Reader)

Chapter 47) Killer

"Oh, shit." Rick mumbles.

The scratch is on Big Tiny's shoulder. Everyone looks at him.

"It's just a scratch man. I'm fine, it's just a scratch." He says frantically.

Rick shakes his head. "I'm sorry..."

"I can keep fighting!"

Andrew points at Rick. "You cut that old guy's leg off to save his life!"

Daryl points at the man's shoulder. "Look where the scratch is."

Big tiny holds his shoulder. "Guys, I'm fine!
Just... I'm fine. Look, look at me, I'm not changing into one of those things."

Oscar tries thinking of a plan. "Look, man, there's gotta be something we can do, we could just lock him up!"

Axel nods. "Quarantine him!"

Y/N sighs, glancing at her people.

Andrew throws his hands up. "We gotta do something! Why are you just standing there, we gotta save him!"

"There's nothing we can do for him." Y/N says.

Andrew gets in her face. "You bitch!"

She shoves him away before anybody can do anything. "Get in my face again asshole, and that'll be the last thing you do." She spits at him.

Oscar and Axel hold the short man back from trying to get at her again.

Rick shoots daggers at the man before looking at Y/N with concern.

"I'm fine." She says.

Without any warning, Tomas steps forward, slamming the tip of a hammer into Big Tiny's head.

He does this repeatedly, causing blood to splatter everywhere. Finally, he stands up and walks down the corridor without the others.

The other prisoners quietly, and hesitantly follow him after a moment.

Daryl taps Ricks shoulder. "You see the look on his face?"

He nods, using his thumb to wipe blood splatter from Y/N's face. "He makes one move..."

"Just give me the signal."

The group enters into a new room. A set of double doors are shut on the back wall. Daryl hands the keys to Tomas.

"I ain't opening that." He says.

Rick nods. "Yes, you are. If you want this cell block, you're gonna open that door. Just the one, not both of them. Because we need to control this."

He shrugs and puts the key in the door. It rattles and they can hear groaning on the other side.

"You bitches ready?" He tries pulling open the door but it won't work. He ends up yanking on the handles and both doors fly open.

"He said one door!" Y/N shouts.

Tomas stabs a walker in the head. "Shit happens."

They quickly get in formation and start attacking the many walkers coming from the hallway.

Tomas nearly stabs Rick when killing one. Then he shoves a walker onto Rick.

Daryl notices and breaks formation to kill it. Once all the walkers are dead, he holds out his arm to Rick, who takes it.

Tomas holds up his arms defensively. "He was coming at me bro."

Ricks face is stone as he tilts his head slightly. "Yeah, I get it man. Shit happens.."

There's a tension filled moment of silence before Rick slams his axe into Tomas's head.

Andrew shouts and tries charging after Rick but Y/N holds out her leg, tripping him.

Daryl holds his crossbow at him. "Easy now."

Andrew stands slowly before sprinting out of the room. Rick chases after him without a second thought.

Y/N holds her sword up to the blonde man, Axel.

T-Dog holds his gun up at Oscar.

They kneel down. Axel shakes his head. "We don't have no affiliation to what just happened! Tell him, Oscar!"

Oscar looks at him. "Stop talking."

Rick comes back a moment later, alone.

He glares at the other two prisoners, pulling out his gun.

"We didn't have nothing to do with that. " Oscar says.

Rick huffs. "You knew. We're ending this."

"Sir, please, please listen to me! It was them that was bad! It wasn't us!" Axel says.

T-Dog raises an eyebrow. "That's convenient."

"You saw what he did to Tiny! He was my friend!
Please! We ain't like that! I like my pharmaceuticals, but I'm no killer! Oscar here, he's a B and E and he ain't very good at it neither!
We ain't the violent kind, they were! Please!
Please, I swear to god! I wanna live!"

Y/N has to look at the wall behind him as he pleads for his life at the end of her sword.

Rick looks at Oscar. "What about you?"

"I ain't never pleaded for my life. And I ain't about to start now. So you do what you gotta do." He says, face stone.

Rick glances at Y/N and shakes his head. She removes her sword from the blondes throat, relieved. He lowers his gun. The others do the same.

"Ok then. Let's get that cell block."
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After leaving Axel and Oscar in their block, Rick, Daryl, T-Dog, and Y/N go back to their own block.

Carl unlocks the door and seems relieved.
"Hershel stopped breathing. Mom saved him."

Glenn nods. "It's true."

Everyone gathers in his small cell where he is handcuffed to the bed.

They sit in silence for a while when he slowly opens his eyes.

Y/N sighs, squeezing Ricks hand.

"Daddy?" Beth asks.

Smiles quickly spread through the cell. People hug. Hershel thanks Rick and nods at Y/N.

After a few minutes, a few members of the group clear out of the room to give him some space.

Y/N walks to her and Ricks shared cell, flopping down on the bed with a sigh.

She hears someone enter the cell and shoes tossed onto the concrete floor. A moment later, she feels a weight above her.

She opens her eyes to find Rick wrapping his arms around her waist. She smiles and kisses him gently.

He curls his head into the crook of her neck and the two fall asleep like that; holding on to each other like their lives depended on it.
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