The walking dead Fanfic: The Estate

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Mason sits in the back of the Humvee and hears Miya whistling a tune to herself. She reaches out placing her hand over Mason's and smiles to him. He nods to her and rubs his hand over the small shoe box on his lap. Miya eyes it then asks.

"did he live?"

Mason shakes his head running his hand on the top of the box and whispers.

"I don't know I left before they finished treating him."

Miya looks out the window and asks Mason.

"are you sure about this?"

Mason looks down at the box and Miya repeats herself.

"i said are you sure Mason?"

Mason runs his hand over the box and whispers.

"what other choice do we have?"

The Humvee stops and the person driving looks back.

"we are here, sir."

Miya whispers out.

"my god..."

The windows rolls down and Mason stares out of it eyeing the dying grass. Miya opens the door and Mason gets out after her looking over his home. Jade slowly walks up to them and Miya stares her over angrily and brings up her hand smacking her in the face. Mason stops Miya.

"calm down."

Miya glares to him whispering.

"poor leadership, this is on you."

Miya walks away and Mason stares over jade whispering.

"i am sorry for her, she's just emotional."

Mason rubs jade's arm and Jade shakes her head.

"a lot of people died Mason."

Mason nods his head and whispers to jade.

"it will get easier."

He turns back reaching into the car and pulls out the small shoe box. Jade looks it over and Mason nods down to it and motions to the front doors.

"let's go home."

He walks side by side with jade and eyes the boys lined up in the courtyard. They all stand at attention and Mason stops in the middle of the courtyard eyeing them all. He kneels down placing the shoe box in the middle of the courtyard and looks around at the boys.

"i apologize for my absence, for my poor decision. I can assure you this will all be over soon."

Mason stops staring down at the box and back up to the boys.

"i can assure you that those at fault will be dealt with today."

Mason slowly reaches down and pulls out his knife. He glances to jade and then back to the boys.

"we as a society will never grow weak, we will never fall to anyone whether it be Negan, Alexandria or any other enemies. I am proud of you, all of you and the sacrifices we have made to get here."

Mason reaches out placing his hand on Jade's shoulder and smiles to her. 

"and i do this for you."

He turns jabbing his knife into jades neck and whispers.

"i apologize."

She falls forward and drops to the floor and Mason nods down to her body.

" i apologize to all of you for my weakness, for my poor judgment but today that ends. Miya will lead and I will take the fight to Alexandria, i will gain Intel and I will lead Negan to victory. No more hesitation. we will win no matter who the enemy is."

Mason bends down taking the lid off of the box and reaches inside it. he pulls out the hand and shows it to his men. 

"this is Negan's example to us of what happens when you betray him. He thinks this will make us afraid, this will bend us to his will. Negan underestimates our own cruelty."

Mason drops the hand back down into the box and the boys all laugh as Mason yells.

"Negan's men will come here and we will play their game, for now."

Mason turns and eyes Miya walking towards him. She stops looking down at the dead body and whispers.

"you did the right thing."

She slings her arm into Mason's and Mason nods to himself as Miya whispers.

"lets go mason."

they turn walking into the house and down a long hallway. they stop at two large doors and Miya nods opening them. Mason steps in eyeing girls kneeling down and listens to them praying. He looks up eyeing all the hanging dog tags and hears the doors behind him close. He looks back at Miya who nods to him and he slowly walks through the hanging dog tags. he lets his hands hit them and stops by the circle of girls. he steps into the circle and sits as they all reach out and place their hands on his shoulders as they all whisper.

"we forgive you."

He bends his head down and listens to the girls list the names of all the people who were killed. One of the girls look up.

"for the children you will sacrifice what?"

Mason slowly removes his jacket, then his shirt and kneels facing away from the girl. The girl takes out her knife and eyes the lines carved into Mason back the girl whispers as she cuts another line.

"10 children were your responsibility."

Mason nods his head looking to Miya and whispers.

"i failed them."

The girl stops cutting and places her knife down in front of her. The girls around him place dog tags down in the circle and he glances around at all of them as the girls whisper the names of the children as they places them in front of him. Mason hears one of the girls firmly speak.

"you are accountable for the future of our community. how will you make this right?"

Mason bows his head hearing Miya.

"he will do right by negan-"

Mason interrupt her.

"we still get our revenge, when the time is right."

Miya walks over to Mason and motions to the others girls. They gets up grabbing the dog tags and start to hang them in the room. Miya comes over and sits down on one of the pillows placed out and looks of Mason.

"what are you planning?"

Mason looks up eyeing the dog tags and nods to himself.

"You know I won't share that the less you know now the better. When the time is right you will know but not yet-"

Mason gets up from sitting and places on his jacket. He glances around at the dog tags and nods to himself.

"I am leaving tonight."

Miya looks over Maosn and nods her head.

"so then what your going to just do as Negan says?"

Mason fixes his jacket sleeves and Miya whispers.

"it took you a long time to get back to the right place after last time you were out there. You don't talk about it and i never ask but you may not be able to come back the same after this."

Mason stands up and looks down at Miya he laughs out a bit and stops shaking his head.

"you actual think I ever got back to right?"

Mason laughs to himself again shaking his head.

"there is no such thing as right anymore people do horrible shit, its the way the world works now."

Miya watches Mason walk away and asks.

"so what horrible things have you done?"

Mason stares ahead in silence and shakes his head.

"don't ask me that."