I Need You and Only You (Carl Grimes FanFic/TWD) --(COMPLETED)--Editing

Chapter 6: Reunited

Peyton's POV

After a while we kept hiding from walkers we saw in the highway. Rick was about to tell Carl that they had to leave, when we heard cars. It was them. Everyone. I turned to Carl and smiled. I saw Maggie come out of one of the cars.

"Mom!" She looked at me, and smiled.

"You finally got the courage to say it." Maggie said softly. I cried on her.

"I thought I lost you!" We hugged tightly and walked over to Hershel and Beth. All of us who were at the highway were what was left of the group. We lost Shane, Jimmy, Patricia, and Andrea.

Rick and the others decided that it wasn't a good idea to stay in the open. So, we drove alway from the highway. When we heard Rick honk his car we all stopped.

"You empty?" Daryl replied.

"We're running on fumes." Rick said.

"You know we found Randell, he was a walker but he wasn't bit." Daryl said.

"How is that possible?" Beth asked.

"Shane killed Randell like he always wanted to." Daryl replied.

"And then a herd got him?" Lori asked confused. Rick fell silent for a minute.

"We're all infected." He finally spits out. All of us looked at him, wide eyes.

"Mom." I said and she held me in her arms.

"What?" Daryl asked.

"Jenner told me at the C.D.C. Whatever it is we all carry it."

"So, it's gonna happen to all of us?" he nodded. I hugged Maggie and cried a little.

"Why didn't you tell us?" Glenn asked.

"I thought it was best if you didn't know." Rick walked away.

We made a fire and sat around it. I sat between Maggie's legs and Glenn was next to her and held her hand. We heard a noise.

"Mom I'm scared."

"It's okay honey. We'll be ok."

Rick came back to the group. We were all wanting to leave, but he kept saying we're staying there for the night.

Maggie said, "I'm not waiting here til another herd blows through. We need to move now!"

"No one is going anywhere." Rick yelled softly. We all looked at him. I hugged Maggie and she held on to me tightly. Rick had a tantrum revealing that he had killed Shane. "Maybe you people are better off without me. Go ahead. I say there's a place for us,but maybe- maybe it's just another dream. Maybe- maybe I'm fooling myself again.Why don't you go and find out yourself? Send me a postcard."

We all just stared at him. "Go on, there the door." he continues. "You think you can do better. Let's see how far you get." He waits for a second and no one moves, just focused on Rick. "No takers? Fine. But get one thing straight....You're staying, this isn't a democracy anymore."

I looked up at Maggie and hugged her. "We have to trust him." I whispered. She hugs me back and kisses me on the top of my head.

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As the year went on, we all have gotten better. We weren't scared to fight, we would go moving house to house looking for a place to stay. We all had weapons on all of us. I carried a knife, and a pocket knife for spare, and a gun with a silencer. They gave Carl pretty much the same thing.

Carl and I finally told them about us. They didn't really care, as long as we didn't do anything bad. Lori told us all that she was pregnant before, still not knowing who the real father was. We found another house to stay in, but it wasn't for long. The walkers just keep coming and coming. We all just stop in the middle of a road Rick and the other read the map. While Carl and I just kind of watch for walkers.

"So, when do you think we'll find a home to stay in for a while. I'm so exhausted." I say to Carl. He looks at me and smiles.

"I don't know, but as long as you stay by my side... I don't care." I smile and he kisses my forehead.

After a while Rick and Daryl went to hunt for food and yada yada yada..... But once they came back they found somewhere for us to stay. It was a prison with fences all around. Once we got in, we all started killing the walkers while Rick closed the open fence. Carl and I went to one of the towers and shot walkers down, especially the ones getting close to Rick.

We succeeded and made a campfire I sat by Carl, and Maggie and Glenn were next to me and Carl's on his other side. Hershel asked Beth to sing. She sang "Parting Glass" and later Maggie joined in with her. I laid my head on Carl's shoulder, we all just enjoyed and relaxed......That was until Rick ruined the moment.

"Got a big day tomorrow." He said.

"What do you mean?" Glenn asked.

"Look, I know we're all exhausted, but this was a great win. But we got to push just a little bit more. Most of the walkers are dressed as guards and prisoners. Looks like this place fell pretty early. It could mean the supplies may be intact. They'd have an infirmary, a commissary.--"

"An armory?" Daryl added.

The conversation went on... "We would have weapons, food, medicine. This place could be a gold mine."

"We're dangerously low on ammo." Hershel warned. "We'd run out before we make a dent."

"That's why we have to go in there. Hand to hand... After all we've been through, we can do it I know we can." Rick finished and walked away, Lori followed him. They've seemed distant since we left the farm. Carl and I went walking around, and while I wasn't paying attention Carl kissed me on the cheek.

"Hey!" He laughed.

"What were you thinking about?"

"Nothing." I said kissing his nose.

"Pey!" Maggie called me over to her and Glenn.

"Well I got to go!" I hugged Carl and we kissed. "I'll see you tomorrow."

"Okay, night."

I walked over to Maggie and Glenn. "Mom?"

"Yeah?"

"Do you think this place will be safe for us here?"

"I can't promise you that..." She looked up at Glenn and he finished her sentence for her.

"But what we can promise is that we will protect you as best as we can." I smiled and nodded. We all went to sleep, we had a big day ahead of us tomorrow.

Morning came and I woke up. I went out to walk around when I bumped into something. I jumped and gasped, close to screaming. I look up and it was Carl.

"Sorry. Are you okay?" I hugged him.

"You scared me." I said giggling. "I seriously almost screamed!" I whispered. He kissed me after that, and I kissed back.

"I love you." He whispers as our forehead touch. I smile.

"I...Love....You...Too." I said as I gave him a kiss between each word. We walked around my arm locked with his, and my head on his shoulder. We waited until everyone woke up, cause then that's when we had to work just as hard as Rick told us to.