Grimes and Dixon

Chapter 5: who the hell are you?

we left early in the morning for terminus. but we stopped in a lot of houses, I even found a crossbow in one of the houses. my dad had taught me how to use a crossbow when I was five and I stopped learning when I lost him the first time.

as we walked in the tracks it bounced on my back multiple times. it very uncomfortable but also comforting at the same time. kind of like a I had a piece of my dad with me at all times 

I looked up from the ground to see a huge heard coming towards us. I stopped in my tracks.

"Guys" I said, voice shaking "walkers!"
We all ran into the woods. I grabbed the crossbow and held it the way my dad taught my too. I know my dad shot squirrels for dinner sometimes so what was the difference now? After we finished running I went off a little in search of something, nothing really special in mind. I saw a squirrel cracking open a nut when I took aim. I shot but saw another arrow in it when I walked over. I looked around.
"Who's arrow is this?" I yelled out. A tall girl with blonde hair tied in a pony came out from the trees.

"Don't go around yelling, you'll attract walkers" she said. Holding her bow at her side. Same crossbow as mine and my dads. I looked up at her.
"Who the hell are you?" I asked. Slipping my bow over my shoulder onto my back.
"Emily" she said "you?"
"Rayne" I said sternly. I wasn't sure I could trust her.
"You have a group? You seem pretty young to be on your own."
"Yeah, I'll just take my kill and go" I ripped her arrow out of the squirrel and handed it to her.
"Don't go just now!" She exclaimed "listen it's just me. Do you think i could join your group. I'm barely surviving alone. I don't know how much longer i have." She looked at me, plead in her eyes.
I gave in. "I'll talk to my group. But I'm not making any promises."
"Thank you so, so much" she was in tears and gave me a hug. Now I really couldn't let her down. When she finally let me go I turned and started walking. I wasn't very far but Carl came looking for me. When I saw him peeking around a tree.

"I can see you, Grimes."
He came out from behind the tree.
"You got me, Dixon." He looked me in the eye. "When are you going to let me kiss you again?"
"Right now" I smiled and draped my arms around his neck. He kissed me. I pulled back and laughed. I hugged him tightly, as he did the same. I didn't know what it was about Carl, but man, I couldn't do this without him. I grabbed his hand and we walked back to the camp. I wasn't scared to let everyone know I liked him. It was the end of the world, we're going to die anyways. We sat next to each other on a fallen tree by the little fire. I rested my head on his shoulder. I closed my eyes. Then, I remembered the lady I ran into the woods.

"Carl" I whispered
"Yeah?"he replied
"There was this lady in the woods, she came up to me. She said she was alone and asked to join the group. I said I would talk to you guys, but I don't know if we should trust anyone else." I heard a branch crack behind me. Everyone looked up. There stood the lady I met in the woods. I look her in the eye. I got up.

"What are you doing here?" I asked, more like demanded. It pissed me off she came. I told her I would come back for her.
"Rayne" Carl stood up "do you know who this is?" I took his hand.
"Yeah, she's the person I met in the woods."
"I'm sorry. I thought you forgot about me" She said, tears coming to her eyes.
"I told I would come back for you" I was pretty pissed. Rick stepped in.
"Rick Grimes, how many walkers you killed?"
"Too many to count" Emily stared at the ground
"How many people you killed?"
"None"
"Why?"
"I could never do it." She said.
"What's your name?"
"Emily Johnson" she said, finally looking up.
"Rayne, Carl. Come here. We have to talk." Said Rick walking to the opposite side of the small camp. We all stood in a little circle, Emily stood opposite of us.
"So what do you think her?" Asked Rick, talking to no one in particular.
"Well with Rayne and Emily have crossbows we can make silent kills easier. And when we find Daryl, we will defiantly save on ammo." Said Carl
"Yeah but food and water, it will go quicker with them here" said Michonne
"Yeah, but we will be stronger" said Sam.
"That's true" I said
"So it's settled, she's staying." Said Rick. He walked over to her and she joined the circle around our fire. She shared their stories about how she survived so far. I returned my head on Carl's shoulder with his arm wrapped around me.
"So what do you do before all his happened?" I asked. I really didn't know anyone here, so might as well start.
"Pre-school teacher" said Emily.
"Sheriff" said Rick
"Business person" said Michonne, wiping off her sword. I looked at her. She was such a role model to me, she was so strong, nothing could kill Michonne but Michonne. I must have fell asleep after that because that was the last thing I remember.

I woke up several times that night. When I couldn't sleep I'd watch Rick walk around with his gun in hand. When I finally decided I wasn't going back to sleep, I stood up and walked over to Rick.
"I'll take watch, go to sleep." I said
"I got it, Rayne." He said
"Rick, you need to sleep. I haven't seen you sleep at all. All you do is watch out and I can't see you do this anymore it's just-" I got cut off by someone grabbing ahold of my neck. Someone else grabbed Rick by neck as well, I thought chokehold was illegal. Everyone was in chokehold and Rick had a gun to his head. Carl was in the car freaking out when someone pulled him out and pushed him on the ground. Once that person got Carl, Rick started freaking out trying to get loose.

"Hey, I thought I was going to have a peaceful sleep on New Year's Eve!" She yelled out "but look at me now"
"Let Rayne and Carl go." Said Rick
"Let's start the countdown, shall we? 10 Mississippi, 9 Mississippi, 8 Mississippi-"
"Wait" called out a voice. My dad walked right in to the light of the fire. I squirmed, wanting so badly to give him a big hug.
"You're stopping me on eight Daryl" said the man who held the gun to ricks head.
"You're going to let these people go."
"Now why should I do that?"
"Their blood man, I know these people. Their good people."
"Dad, please st-" I got off by ringleader again.
"Dad?" He said, a puzzled look came up to his face. "This your daughter?"
My dad nodded.
"Beat him, boys. Beat him all the way!"the people of his group started kicking and punching my dad.
"No!" Sam and I screamed in unison, which only made the man squeeze my neck harder. Carl moaned in pain the man held him down and laughed. I was pissed off. Pissed someone was beating my dad, pissed someone was touching me, pissed someone was hurting my boyfriend. Wait, was Carl my boyfriend? Probably.

"First we beat Daryl to death, then the boy will be shot, the daughter, and rest of these girls. Then you. And it will be all over." Just then, Rick head shot backwards, hitting the guy in the leg. He stumbled backwards Rick got up and they started fighting. The guys grip on me loosened just enough for me to escape his grip. I got up and kicked him backwards onto his back. I got on top of him and started punching him until his face bled. I got up and made my way towards Sam. I kicked the guy back and grabbed her hand. We stood back to back. I grabbed my knife. I looked over to my dad, he nodded. Kill anyone you have to. A guy started towards me, without thinking, I shoved my knife in his skull. I looked at Rick as he bit into a guys neck. I thought I was about to throw up. I sunk my knife into another head before I was pushed into my dad. He wrapped his arms around me. Rick sunk his knife into the throat of the guy who had Carl. Emily was in tears. I could barely breathe, I was freaking out so much. Michonne held Carl who just watched his dad stab the guy. I saw Carl get up and slam the door to the truck. I got up and out of my dads grip, I walked over to the truck and opened the door. T shirts were hanging over the windows as curtains.
"Carl?" I said
"What?" He said
"What's the matter?" I sat at his feet. He sat up.
"Nothing. Can I kiss you?" He asked
"You think I would say no?" I smiled and leaned in.