☆ All the Stars ☆ (rarl)

Vol. 17 | My Heart Is Still Beating.

"Hey, wake up." Negan whispered, gently shaking Ron.
"How did you get in here?" Ron asked, rubbing his eyes.
"I have a master key. I can get in anywhere." Negan said with a smile.
"Oh." Ron said quietly.
"How do you feel? Your head?" Negan said, still concerned with the frequency he seemed to be getting headaches.
"I'm fine. What's going on?" Ron said, wondering why negan had awoken him.
The sun was barely up from the looks of it.

A wide smile went across Negans face.
"We've got somewhere to be today. A party of sorts." He said with a giddy smile.
"A party? For who?" Ron asked, wondering if it was someone's birthday.
"Well, I don't know who. We weren't invited, actually. But we're still going. You know how to get to the kingdom, right?" Negan said, still beaming with excitement.

"Yeah, I know how. What's going on?" Ron said, still trying to figure it all out.
"A little birdie told me the kingdom is having a fair today. Everyone was invited but us, apparently. So we're going to crash the party!" Negan said, sitting on Ron's bed.
"A birdie? Who?" Ron said, sitting up now.
"You know the trash people? They tell me everything." Negan explained.
"Oh. Ok." Ron said softly. Maybe he should tell Carl that.

——

Carl smiled from the crowd, listening to Ezekiel's speech.
"And although we are now under the rule of the saviors, this is not forever." Ezekiel was saying, trying to give everyone hope of a better future.
"We will beat this foe. Together." He finished, everyone clapping.

"Now, will the leaders of each community meet me in the theater? We have much to discuss." Ezekiel said with a smile, exiting the stage.

-

"Look! They have candy apples!" Enid exclaimed excitedly.
"Get me one." Mikey said, standing by Carl.
"Carl? Do you want one?" She asked, looking at him.
"Yeah sure." He replied, seeming a bit distant.

"Hey? What wrong? Is it Ron?" Mikey said while Enid was getting the apples.
"Yeah. He'd love this. I wish he was here. And I feel bad for not even telling him." Carl said softly.
"Me too. But it'd just be torture for him to know we were all here having fun while he was stuck at the sanctuary with Negan." Mikey said, crossing his arms.
"Yeah I guess." Carl whispered.

Knock knock

A loud metallic knock got everyone's attention.
"Knock knock Ezekiel! Open up!" Negans voice said from the gate.

"He can't hear you." Benjamin said, opening the gate.
"Why the hell not?" Negan asked, Lucille over his shoulder.
"He's in the theater right now." Henry said, standing by his brother.
"Doing?" Negan said, he and his saviors entering the kingdom.
The two stayed silent, looking at the other to answer.