Brother's Keeper ¹ || The walking dead

13.

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"..what on earth are you doing walking around?" Lori questioned as Riven walked into the room Carl was staying in,

She stood up from the chair she was sitting in, besides Carl's bedside, and walked over to Riven, who leaned against the doorframe, waving her off.

"I'm fine. How's your kid?" Riven questioned, and Lori smiles at him. Her smile held worry as did her eyes,

"Hershal said he's going to be just fine. You should sit down before you fall over." Lori told him, and Riven shook his head.

"Nah, I gotta go find Sophia. I can't be restin' while she's out there. Where's Daryl? Haven't seen his ugly mug yet." Riven pushed himself off the doorframe with a small groan

"Out looking for Sophia. We already have enough people looking out for her, Rick, the others, and even Riley, Hershal's eldest son, are looking out for her," Lori placed a hand on his arm,

"You will be no use if you injure yourself further." Lori told him, her voice soft and gentle, the same tone she used on Carl.

Riven stares at her before shrugging her hand off, "You're not my mom." He turns around, his back facing Lori,

"I know, but someone has to make sure you don't end up dyin' on us, especially on Carl. He looks up to you, you know?" Lori told him, and Riven scoffs under his breath,

"Well, he shouldn't. I ain't a good role model." With that, Riven walked out of the house,

He pauses on the porch, seeing the group making themselves at home. He walks down the porch steps and heads towards one of the cars, he recognized the car as T-Dogs car, and he grins to himself, fully knowing that T-Dog leaves his keys in the car.

He quietly walked over to the car as everyone else was distracted, quietly opening the door and gritting his teeth as he pulled himself up, and he grabs the keys from the top before starting the engine as he closes the door,

The engine started catching the others' attention.

"..I've seen Dale drive.. I can do this." Riven muttered to himself before he pressed on the gas a little,

"..hey! That's my car! Riven, don't do it, man!" T- Dog shouts as him as he runs over,

Riven rolled the window down, grinning, "Oh, sorry, man! The car..it just won't stop!"

He sarcastically waved before he pressed more on the gas, driving down the road, the grin disappearing as he abruptly stopped the car as Riley appeared in front of him, breathing heavily,

"..what the hell is the matter with you!?" Riley questioned, coming over to him, glaring at him through the open window,

"I'm not the one who ran in front of a moving truck. If I didn't care, I would've totally run you over." Riven replied, rolling his eyes.

Riley smirks, "Oh, so you do care, and here I thought, you were just an asshole."

Riven looks at the rear view mirror, seeing the others, mostly Shane approaching.

"I'm gonna look for Sophia, and nobody is going to stop me. You can either open the gate, join me, or open the gate and fuck off, and the last option involves me destroying that gate, and possibly running you over." Riven told Riley, who sighs,

"I'm drivin'." Riven rolled his eyes but he moves to the passenger side without having to leave the truck, and Riley quickly opens the gate before getting in the truck, driving off as Shane reaches them.

"You're fucking stubborn and stupid you know that?" Riley asked after a moment of driving.

Riven huffs, "thought we weren't supposed to curse?"