| When you think you want the world one way, and then you get the complete opposite. |
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"You honestly expect me to kiss you after you killed at least twenty walkers?"
"Yes?"
"You're something else, Prise."
"But that's why you love me, Di...
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Everyone was working on something in the barn as Natalie was sharpening her machete. The sword like object reminded her of her first weapon on her journey, but she had left it at Hershel's house when the walkers invaded. She sighed and the door opened to show of Maggie Greene. "Hey. Everyone... this is Aaron." She stated as a new man walked inside and Natalie got up, including everyone else, aiming their weapons over him. "We met him outside. He's by himself. We took his weapons and we took his gear." Maggie said and Daryl patted the man down.
"Hi." He stated and Judith started crying, and Carl took her out of Rick's hands while Aaron quickly went up to the woman, Natalie, and man, Rick. "It's nice to meet you two." He said while about to walk over, but everyone stepped forward.
"You said he had a weapon?" Rick rasped out and looked over the gun Maggie had given him and placed it in his belt. "There something you need?" Rick asked.
"He has a camp nearby. He wants us to audition for membership." Sasha told us and Natalie raised and eyebrow while jutting out her hip.
"I wish there was another word. Audition makes it sound like we're some kind of a dance troupe. That's only on Friday nights." He tried to joke and no one laughed. He shook his head and started again. "Um, and it's not a camp. It's a community. I think you all would make valuable additions. But it's not my call. My job is to convince you all to follow me back home. I know. If I were you, I wouldn't go either. Not until I knew exactly what I was getting into. Sasha, can you hand Natalie my pack?" He asked and the girl rolled her eyes while handing it to the woman.
Natalie grabbed it and glared at Aaron. "What happened to 'please'?" She asked allowing he smirked.
"Front pocket, there's an envelope. There's no way I could convince you to come with me just by talking about our community. That's why I brought those." He said while Natalie grabbed the medium sized envelope and looked over him. "I apologize in advance for the picture quality. We just found an old camera store last- -"
"Nobody gives a shit." Daryl interrupted him, giving him a glare for wanting to talk about Natalie like she was his Queen.
"You're absolutely one hundred percent right." He told him and Natalie looked over the pictures while Rick bent down with her. "That's the first picture I wanted to show you because nothing I say about our community will matter unless you know you'll be safe. If you join us, you will be. Each panel in that wall is a fifteen foot high, twelve foot wide slab of solid steel framed by cold-rolled steel beams and square tubing. Nothing alive or dead gets through that without say-so. Like I said, security is obviously important. In fact, there's only one resource more critical to our community's survival. The people." He told them and Natalie rolled her eyes, looking over the next picture. "Together we are strong. You can make us even stronger. The next pictured you'll see inside the gates." He told them and Rick and Natalie looked at each other while stepping forward. "Our community was first construc- -"
