The walking dead Fanfic: The Estate

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Rick eyes the two doors slide open and Lewis leads Rick inside the large room and up to a small table. Lewis motions to a chair and eyes Michonne sitting down at the table as well. He glances to Lewis who motions to the chair.

"please sit dinner will be served soon, you are now our guests here. This is a peaceful dinner please refrain from using your weapons if possible enough blood has been spilled within these walls."

Lewis comes up to a chair at the end of the table and eyes Miya enter the room with two boys by her side. She walks up to a chair and motions to the two boys.

"that will be all."

The boys nod to her and walk out of the room shutting the door behind them. She looks over Michonne and then Rick and nods to them both. She motions to Lewis.

"you can sit."

He nods to her.

"you first its the way its always been."

She smiles at Lewis and sits down in the chair and looks around the table and watches Lewis take a look around and then sit into his chair.  He remains quiet staring at his food and Miya breaks the silence.

"I want to welcome you both to the estate I hope Lewis has been kind enough to both of you so far"

Rick nods his head and glances to Lewis.

"he has but we did have some questions"

Miya nods her head

"there will be plenty of time for that and your temporary guests here, you only need to know so much"

Rick nods his head understanding what Miya is saying and Miya grips some food on her fork and stares down at it.

"I am curious though how is it you know my husband."

Lewis answers for rick.

"they are from Alexandria. Evan briefed me on everything."

She places down her fork and stares down Lewis as she bites her lip thinking to herself. Rick speaks looking between her and Lewis.

"your husband told us there was a new enemy one we all had to fear."

Miya grins and turns to rick.

"your mistaken the estate has nothing to fear"

Rick stands up leaning over the table towards Miya.

"he said that everyone was not safe."

Miya grins looking up to rick.

"then he lied to you. my husband, you know he's a great poker player because you can never tell his bullshit."

Miya laughs to herself and leans back in her chair staring up to rick.

"we will house you and your people for one week then you will pack and head back home by then you should be able to rebuild your community and continue to live. if you like we can set up a trade deal with weapons, food, clothing or mercenaries if you need. we have the people for it but we do not work for free and there are rules to follow."

Rick shakes his head leaning down towards Miya.

"these people Mason said they will come and they will destroy everything-"

Miya smiles looking to her food as she nods.

"and they will, just not this estate-"

Michonne looks over Miya and asks.

"why?"

Miya pushes her plate to the middle of the table and turns to Michonne.

"an agreement has been reached as long as we do not appear hostile they will not bother us"

Rick sits back down and stares to Michonne and speaks not looking at Miya.

"Mason said if we came here we can be allies-"

Lewis speaks up.

"he lied to you."

Miya nods her head and gets up walking over to the alcohol bar. she takes a scotch bottle and pours a glass and walks over placing it down in front of rick. She nods to him and stares at Lewis as she speaks.

"Lewis is right mason has lied to you. I am sure he had good intentions but he hasn't been here for months things change with time we were forced with tough decisions and as the leader, I chose the decisions that would be best for my people."

Miya sits back down and stares across the table to Lewis and he nods to her as he speaks.

"you did right Miya and I am sorry Rick, Michonne and for your trouble but the estate has always stood strong and have always remained neutral and we will continue to do so."

Miya nods her head agreeing with Lewis and looks down eyeing her ring twirling it on her finger as she speaks.

"my husband is a heat of the moment person he says and does things at times without thinking. I want to help you both as a friend but I cant as an ally do you understand?"

Michonne stares down Miya and glances to rick who nods to her and Michonne whispers.

"so what your saying is your scared."

Miya presses her hands together interlocking her fingers and places them on the table as she looks to Michonne.

"I do not fear what I do not have to fear. the estate is strong if you need men, food, water, clothes the estate can provide. however, the men we provide can only be used in certain situations they will leave if you are faced with the whispers we have a non-hostility agreement. however, if you need security against other enemies be it Negan or anyone else our mercenaries are more than willing to provide."

Michonne looks down to the neatly laid out food and up to Miya as she grins.

"You're scared?"

Miya gets up from her chair and glances to Michonne.

"I am realistic Michonne not scared there is a difference. every war has its time if you rush in without a plan then your stupid if you rush in with a plan then you take too long. there is a right time and place and that is not right now."

Rick looks up to Miya.

"then when is the right time?"

Miya glances to rick then back to Lewis who nods to her and she smiles.

"perhaps never."

She turns and walks out of the room and Lewis sits there hearing rick.

"do you agree with her?"

Lewis stares down at his food and looks up to rick.

"those aren't her words."

Michonne stares to Lewis and he looks between rick and Michonne and leans towards rick.

"I am going to need your help if you want this to work."