You and I (carl grimes fanfic)

Chapter 5: Pain

After the incident happened, we travelled back to Georgia. I padded behind the group. I dragged my feet. I smelled a familiar scent. The prison. I remembered the smell immediately. "Guys. We're nearing somewhere we might not want to go." I cautiously said. Gracie sniffed the air. "I can smell you guys here." She said. Carl glanced at me and our eyes met. I nodded. "It's the Prison." I announced. Rick sighed. "There's another scent added to it. I can't recognize it." I said. "Come on, lets go then!" Gracie said. After I had found her, she'd gained back her funny self. I grinned at her and went to the front of the group. Destiny glared at me as I went by. I snorted.

I had arrived at the prison first, only to see familiar blonde hair. "Beth?" Carl asked. Her head snapped around and I forced back a growl. "Carl?" She asked with a smirk. After I had shot Rebecca, I had just let myself go. I cried anytime anyone mentioned her. "Okay, we can't stay here. We might have to go back...." I broke off as I was about to say North Carolina. "Nevermind. It's to far to travel on foot." I decided insted. Carl shyly smiled at me. I smiled back. I knew he had a crush on me before. I was just not sure now. "Well, there's no where else we can go," Rick sighed. "We'll have to be travellers from now on." Daryl said. "Wait, where have you been staying?" I asked Beth. "Why should you care?" She growled. "Listen, if you don't tell us, we could all die. Get your shit together." I snarled back. "I have an idea. We could go back to where I found you guys." I suggested. Rick thought for a moment. "Come on. Let's go there." Rick said and began walking. "You guys gonna come with us?" I turned and asked. Beth narrowed her eyes. "I guess that's a yes then." I smirked and turned back around and began to follow Rick. Carl jogged up next to me and Destiny followed him. "Do you have to follow him everywhere?" I asked. She glared at me. They're all so desperate.

I thought to Carl. He glanced at me. I heard him laughing in his head and I smiled. I continued on walked until we all came upon the neighborhood where I found Rick. I walked towards a white house and listened. There was a growling and a rotten smell. I scrunched up my nose. "I think there's some walkers in there." I said, pointing to the house that we were closest to. "They seem trapped inside, so we don't have to mess with them." I growled. Rick nodded and began to walk off towards the white house where Carl ate a lot of pudding on the roof. I sighed. I saw Destiny trail after Carl.

I stiffened, and growled under my breath. I walked off towards the other direction.

*CARLS POV*

I don't know where Emma went. I saw Destiny trail after me and I fought the urge to tell her to stop. I clenched my teeth. "Dad. Where's Emma?" I asked. Dad shrugged. "She knows her way back. She found us. Remeber?" Dad said. I nodded, although there was a tiny bud of worry in my chest.

Dad sighed. "Carl, she'll be fine." He said. I nodded again. I felt Destiny run her hands down my back and I shivered.

*EMMAS POV*

I heard footsteps behind me and I turned to see Gracie. I slowed my pace so she could catch up. "Destiny pisses me off." I muttered clenching my teeth. Gracie nodded. I grimaced, looking back towards the group. A heard a shuffle of footsteps and Carl randomly appeared. "Hi." He smirked. I rolled my eyes. "Hey." I said. I couldn't make myself look in his eyes, so I stared blankley ahead. "Are you okay?" Carl asked. I signaled at Gracie to leave, and when she did, I turned to Carl. 

"I'm fine. Just a bit pissed." I muttered. "It's because of Destiny isn't it?" 

"Yup." I answered. 

"She sickens me, too." Carl said. 

I looked away. 

"Why can't you look at me?" Carl pleaded. 

I shrugged. "I dunno. I just can't." I sighed.

"Can you try atleast?" 

I sighed again. "Fine." 

I forced myself to look up at his face. He's about three inches taller than me. His eyes were wide. And full of worry. "We have to do something. Before long, Destiny and Beth are gonna be at eachothers throats, or teaming up against me." I grinned. 

"Yeah, but what can we do? In my dad's eyes, we're just kids. We don't matter." Carl said. "Well, that's true. But, he's not my dad. I can do what I want." 

Carl nodded. "Yeah, but he'll kick my ass if I do anything bad." Carl grumbled. I nodded. "I won't let that happen." I smirked. 

"I have an idea." Carl smirked. He leaned down close to my face. "We can take me off the market."

And then he pressed his lips to mine.