Is Someone Out There?

The Barn

Authors Note: Okay so I know the next part is the church and where they find father gabriel but i'm gonna skip that part just because it's kinda boring and slow all though they do have the war with Gareth and some others at the church, but oh well. I'm sorry this isn't the best book ever. 

Nicole's P.O.V.~ 

We have been walking non stop for days now. Beth had just died and so did Tyreese. Maggie, and Sasha were so out of it, and depressed. Each of us took turns carrying Judith which I did the most of. I was in my own world when I noticed someone was next to me. I turned and looked and saw Carl. 

"Hey, Nicole." "Hey Carl." "How's it going?" "I'm okay. How about you?" "I'm fine. Hey listen. I was wondering I want you to be my girlfriend, but I want to talk more first. Is that okay?"

Wow. Carl Grimes just told me he wants me to be his girlfriend, but wants to talk more. I agree. We hardly talk and everything like that. 

"Yeah. Yeah, i'd like that a lot. If we talked more." "Good. Let's start now." 

Carl grabbed my hand and started holding it. My hand was probably all sweaty because this weather was killer. We were talking about all things. I smiled for the first time in a really long time. The sky was kinda gloomy, and we were all hoping it would rain. I started feeling water droplets on my skin. Then next thing I know we are enjoying the rain. We haven't been this excited about anything in a while. While we waited in the rain Daryl went to go find shelter because it looked like there was gonna be a big storm. Daryl came back moments saying that he had found a barn, and that we need to hurry because the storm was coming in fast. When we got there it was already night time, and we were all tired. Rick made a fire and some of us sat around it, but some of us went to sleep because we were all so tired. As I was going to lay down Carl called me over to him and Judith, and he cuddled me and Judith together. As I was lying there I was listening to Rick talk to some of the people there. 

"When I was a kid... I asked my grandpa once if he ever killed any Germans in the war. He wouldn't answer. Said that was grown up stuff. So... I asked him if the Germans ever tried to kill him. But he got real quiet. Said he was dead the minute he stepped into anyone's territory. Everyday he woke up and told himself. "Rest in peace, now get up and got to war." And then after a few years of pretending he was dead. He made it out alive. But that's the trick of it I think. We do what we need to do. And then we get to live. But no matter with what we find in D.C. I know we'll be okay. Because this is how we survive. We tell ourselves... that we are The Walking Dead."

I laid there thinking about what Rick had said. We are the Walking Dead. I eventually fell asleep, but I woke up to everyone running up and going towards the door. I stayed back and watched Judith. There were walkers everywhere outside trying to get in, but they didn't finally they stopped, and the storm kinda went away, and we all fell asleep. 

Maggie's P.O.V.~

I felt so much pain after what had happened to Beth, and I bet Sasha feels the same way. I woke up and was heading to the door when Sasha came out with me. We opened the doors and trees, and walkers were everywhere it's a good thing that we were inside when this happened or we all would've been dead. 

"Look at this. It should've torn us apart." Sasha said. 

"It didn't." We walked over to a tree laying on its side, and we just sat there for a little bit in silence and then I asked a question. "Why are we here?"

We looked at the sunrise. It was beautiful. The first sunrise I have really watched in this world. Its been such a long time since I've done that. 

"For this. I see it. No one cared. He said he didn't know if he could make it. That's how I feel." 

"You're gonna make it. Both of us we will. That's the hard part."

I pulled out the music box Carl had gotten for. 

"Daryl fixed it." 

I spun the thing around three times and it didn't work. 

"You've gotta be kidding me."

We both started laughing. Then a guy came out of nowhere. We put our guns up facing towards him.

"Hey? Hi. I didn't mean to interrupt. Good morning, My name is Aaron. I know it's stranger danger, but um.... i'm a friend. I'd like to talk to the person in charge. Rick right?"

"How do you know that." I asked. "Why?" Sasha asked.

"I have good news." 

Then all of the sudden the music starts to play Sasha and I look at the box then at each other, and then back at him. 

Nicole's P.O.V.~ I had waken up and Rick handed Judith to me. I was playing with her when Maggie, and Sasha came in the door with a man behind them. The told Rick what was going on. Let's just say Rick didn't look to happy when they told him whatever it was. Carl was over there as well. I got up, and walked over and stopped right by Carl's side. 

"What's going on?" "This guy says he has good news, but I don't know what kind of good news." 

"Hi, i'm Aaron. I'm here to tell you good news." 

And with that Rick punched him in the face. 

"We have security. There's a safe place near by. Come with me?"

We don't even know this guy but just by the looks of him he looks friendly. I don't know if we can trust him though. It might be a trap or something like that. 

"What's this place called?" "Alexandria. I have pictures. Would you guys like to see them?"

"Yes please." 

He goes through his small bag that he has, and pulls out pictures of this so called place "Alexandria". 

"Here. These are recent pictures that I took myself. We have a leader her name is Deanne." 

"Where is this place?" "Just up a little bit in D.C."

"Okay we'll go. But were gonna need cars."

We all go out and try to find gas. We found a couple cars, and I was in a car with Rick, Carl, Daryl, and Judith. Maggie, Sasha, Glenn, Aaron, in the other one, and the other one had Riley, Coral, Jaydon, Ada, Monika, Anna, and Carol, and the last one had Eugene, Rosita, Abraham, Father Gabriel, Tara, and Michonne. 

It had been a few hours but we finally made it to Alexandria. As we walked in we were greeted by Deanne Monroe.