Puppy Love ~ Beth Greene

1: Wren Dixon

"They're fucking with the wrong people" When the famous/infamous Rick Grimes utters those words its like the gods of heaven, or as some people would say hell, shined upon him and gave him a gift.

"Holy shit" Tyler, a man Rick just met, yells as a body was thrown into the train box. The body hits the wall and falls to the ground with a thud. Abraham is the first to move as he nears the boy who's laying on his stomach on the floor.

"That looks like it hurts more than being punched in the ballsack, kid" Abraham says to the boy he's been traveling with for the past couple years. "It does, Abe, trust me"

The boy sits up, leaning his back on the metal wall as he breathes heavily. Eyes gravitate towards his face and arms, scars liter his skin some old and new. Blood runs down his face.

"Fuck man" Tyler says, going down to his knees next to Rex as he laughs slightly. Rex starts to laugh as well. Everyone stares at them like they are crazy. Well they kind of are.

"It's not funny boys" Alexa, Tyler's girlfriend and one Rex's best friend, says as she crouches down next to them as she looks at Rex with concern.

"Hey!" Abraham says loudly, which makes the teenagers quickly sober up and stop laughing, their faces going solemn as they straighten out their backs. Alexa rolls her eyes at the big man. "What the shit happened out there? '' He asks Rex, who winces as he tries to stand. Maggie immediately goes to help her new friend. Rex quickly refuses her help as he slowly stands on his own.

"Rex?" Rosita says with authority, making him look at her with hesitation. Everyone looks at him with anticipation. Rex doesn't even question the new people in the train car. "Nothin'' Rex does what he does best, hides his emotions under the rug that's already full.

"Doesn't look like anything." Rick says, slightly rattling the young boy with his intimidating features. Rex looks him up and down before sighing. "Got the shit beat outta me cause I killed one of those jerkoffs"

"How? Did you find a weapon? Did you see anything useful?" Michonne asks, desperate to get her family out of this position.

"Ripped his throat out with my hands." Rex says, pausing a bit after saying for dramatic effect, looking down at his bloody hands. Rex still stayed as emotionless as ever. "I didn't see anythin' useful"

"What the hell are we gonna do" Ty says as he runs his hands through his short

hair. "J-Just let me think of something" Rex grumbles out, holding his bruised side.

"We all will think of something" Rick says reassuringly which makes Rex look up at him. "Who are you?" Rex asks.

"These are people from our group, Rick Grimes, Daryl, Michonne, and Rick's son Carl" Maggie says, smiling gratefully at her found family. Rex just nods, but then pauses and looks at Daryl. Daryl looks at him in recognition for a second and Rex doesn't know why, but it unsettles him.

"Just sit right there, kid. I'll be back in a little while after I give these to Uncle Merle alright?"

Daryl's eyes fill with tears and he looks at the floor as he swallows a lump in his throat. Rex looks at him confused. "Since hes fuckin' socially awkward, this is Wren Dixon, a fellow apocalypse surviver and King of neglecting his emotions. We all call him Rex because-" Tyler says as he throws his arm around his best friend. Rex tenses underneath him as he interrupts him from oversharing his personal information to strangers.

"Lets just get the fuck outta here"

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"Everyone backs to the walls!" No one listens to the voice as they continue to stand with their makeshift weapons ready to fight. Suddenly instead of the door opening the ceiling opens and something drops in. Smoke fills the room as Abraham yells "Get down!"