Brother's Keeper ¹ || The walking dead

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"..this going to end badly." Riven muttered under his breath as he stared into the dark tunnel.

The group was separating at the entrance.

Riley, Riven, and Tara were going with Glenn, while Abraham's group was heading off.

"Riven, "Eugene called out, and Riven turned his gaze away from the dark tunnel to Eugene,

"Since we might not see each other again, I want to apologize again for accidentally shooting you." Eugene told him, and Riven stared at him for a moment before scoffing,

"Once I find my group, I'll find you, and don't worry how, I'll just will." Riven quietly told him, and Eugene looked a bit scared,

"Riven, stop scaring the man. He won't find you, trust me, he's just messing with you." Riley spoke, sending Eugene a small smile,

Riven shook his head, "I'm not." He mouthed to Eugene, and Riley nudged him in the side as he saw it.

Riven smirked at Eugene, who nervously walked away from them, and Riven let out a small quiet laugh while Riley shook his head amused,

"Alright, you had your fun." Riley told him, and Riven chuckled,

"You guys ready?" Glenn questioned, and they nodded,

"We'll follow you."

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Riven was right. The dark tunnel was going to end badly, Tara had managed to get her foot stuck under some rocks,

Riley managed to reopen one of his stitches, and Riven was keeping the walkers that filled the tunnel away from them while Glenn tried to help Tara, who was trying to convince them to leave her

A bright light made them squint their eyes before a voice rang out,

"Get down!"

Glenn covered Tara as Riley and Riven ducked as gunfire echoed for a minute. All the walkers were down in less than a minute,

Once the gunshots stopped, a figure emerged from the light. It was Maggie, who cried in relief when she saw Glenn.

"I'm a little offended that she's goes to him first." Riley mumbled, and Riven chuckled,

"It's not the first time." Riven walked over to Tara, helping her out and letting her lean on him.

"Hey, how about a hug for your older brother? I've known you longer, I think i deserve a hug." Riley spoke, interrupting Glenn's and Maggie's moment.

Maggie looked at Riley, her eyes full of emotion, "Riley, oh my god!" She ran over and hugged him, and Riley hugged her back.

"He was shot." Riven snitched, and Riley threw him a glare, and Riven grinned as Maggie pulled back, her eyes instantly landing on the red spot on Riley's side,

"That's what you get for calling me Nurse Dixon." Riven told him, and Riley shook his head, waving off Maggie concerned,

"I'm fine. Riven's the one that got shot, and he had a seizure!" Riley snitched, and Maggie looked at Riven, a smile on her face, with a worried look in her eyes.

"Yeah, blame Eugene for shooting me." Riven said,

"Excuse me, you shot him?" Sasha's voice rang out, and Riven finally noticed her and Bob.

Sasha was shaking her head at Eugene. "It was an accident..plus, he threatened to gut me open with that sword of his."

"He was joking, Eugene." Rosita spoke, her hands on her hips,

"Look at him, "Eugene gestured to Riven, who helped Tara sit, "You think a person like him would joke around about guttin' people?"

Everyone looked at Riven, who looked innocent, sitting next to Tara, even covered in blood, and with a sword on his back, he looked rather innocent.

"Oh, abso- fucking -lutely." Abraham mumbled, and the others mumbled in agreement.

"London, can you look at Riley, please? I think he's bleeding." Maggie questioned, and London walked over,

"Sit." He told Riley, who let's out a small sigh, and sits down.

"We'll camp here for the night and head out in the morning." Abraham said, and the others started to settle in, deciding to get rid of the bodies of the dead and deciding to start a fire as well.

Everyone was still planning on going to terminus, a community that was by the end of the rail road tracks.

All they had to do was follow the tracks, but Riven wasn't going. He just hasn't told anyone yet.

Glenn and Riley found Maggie, and they still needed to find Beth, but Riven needed to find Daryl and Tyrese.

"..hey, you should get some sleep." Riley told Riven, snapping him out of his thoughts.

"You look exhausted." Maggie said, and Riven sighs,

"Can't sleep."

"Well, just close your eyes." Riley urged him, and Riven narrowed his eyes at him.

"It's not easy, and you know it, I'll take watch." Riven replied,

"Hey, wait, have some of this, just water. I haven't seen you drink anything yet." Calvin spoke, handing Riven a cup of water.

He took it with calculating eyes, "Come on, it's just water." Tara told him, and Riven rolled his eyes before drinking the water in one go.

Calvin grinned, taking the cup, and he quickly stood up as Riven started falling forward, and he caught him,

"Hey, what the hell did you do to him?" Riley questioned, glaring at Calvin, who smirked,

"Relax, relax, it's just.. a few drugs , kid needed some sleep, but he's a stubborn little fella, so I put him to sleep." Calvin replied, gently lying Riven on the ground, next to Tara,

"Excuse me, you gave him drugs?" Riley asked in disbelief,

"That was stupid of you. We don't know the cause of his seizures yet, and you gave him drugs? What the hell is wrong with you?" Rosita asked, and Calvin laughs,

"A lot of things, sweetheart, but chill out, I only gave him enough for him to sleep through the night, he'll wake in the morning." Calvin said, sitting down.

"Drug him again, and I'll kill you." Riley threatened, accidentally kicking his bag over as he moved a little.

A journal fell out, and Maggie saw it, grabbing it, "dad's journal, you went back for it?"

Riley looked at her confused before he realized, "No.. Riven did. That's how he burned his hand."

Maggie looked at Riven with a frown. He cared a lot about her dad. It was horrifying watching her father get killed, but Riven was closer. He was right next to him,

It must've been difficult for Riven to witness it up close.

"Why do you even have drugs?" Glenn questioned, looking at Calvin, slightly intrigued

Calvin laughs, "Funny story actually,"

"So, I was.."

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