The Walking Love Story (The Walking Dead fanfic)

Chapter 59: Hunting Trip

I woke up to the soft shaking of Ryan's hands. I opened my eyes and looked at him squinting one eye.

"Yes?" I asked him clearly not wanting to be woken up already.

"Morning sunshine, c'mon get dressed." He said standing up from my bed.

"Why?" I asked covering my head up with my pillow.

"Don't ask questions just get dressed and oh don't forget your bow." He said and with that he was gone.

I removed the pillow and just stared at the door grimacing. I hated mornings. Always have always will. Finally giving in and realizing he'd just come back and try getting me up again. I sat up on my bed and swung my legs over the edge. I stood and stretched my arms above my head. Once loosened up I grabbed a pair of jeans, a black tank top and slipped them on. I buckled my one holster around my waist and stuck my pistol in it. I grabbed my cross bow and slung it over my back. I pulled my hair up into a side pony before leaving and walking down the stairs. Everyone was still asleep....lucky. After I descended the stairs I saw Ryan leaning against the guard tower. I walked closer to him.

"Okay you got me up now what?" I shouted at him rubbing my eyes.

Ryan turned around "Its about time there slow poke. C'mon." he said and I followed him down to the hole in the fence.

We climbed through the hole and walked out into the woods.

"So what are we doing out here?" I asked

"Well I'm tired of eating little to nothing back there. I bet everyone else is to. So tonight and for awhile we are gonna eat like kings. Keep your eyes peeled for anything squirrel, deer, rabbit, turkey, anything." Ryan said

"Sounds good." I said getting my bow and loading an arrow into it.

I walked through the woods looking for anything to kill. Ryan was on my far right side. I whistled at him, he gave me the look which seemed to ask what. I pointed to the tree and then started to climb it. Ryan nodded it just wanted him to know where I was. I climbed to a thick sturdy high branch. I leaned against the tree and left my legs dangled over the sides as scanned the woods. Nothing was in sight though, now I wait.

~Two hours later~

The whistle of the arrow as it left my bow echoed in my head. SPLAT! The deer dropped to the ground. I slung my cross bow over my shoulder so it rested on my back, once secure I climbed out of the tree and down to my kill. I whistled again at Ryan. He came seconds later and his mouth gapped at the sight of the large doe that I shot through the heart.

"Holy shit! Nice shot Riles come on let's get this sucker gutted and back to camp. We're gonna eat like kings!" Ryan was clearly ecstatic over the deer.

"Thanks it's a fairly large doe so we should eat good for awhile." I said pulling out my buck knife.

We gutted the deer and then we carried it back to the prison. God that son of a bitch was heavy. Rick was so happy when he saw the deer. We gave the doe to Carol who said she would cook us up some meat.

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I was stuffed I haven't been this full in a long time it was a good feeling. A very good feeling. I said good night to everyone and told Jake to not wake me up so early tomorrow. He just smiled and agreed. I shook my head and walked up to my cell. I slid off my boots and took off my weaponry and laid down onto my bed and fell asleep.

JOES POV

"Sir, the army is ready." Kevin said

"We leave at dawn prepare everyone. The prison will fall. They will all pay for what they did, they will all die, Rick will pay."I said through gritted teeth.

"Do you want us go catch the girl again?" Kevin asked

I smirked "She will die, but not until after she watches her friends die.....first."