The walking dead Fanfic: The Estate

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Konnor stands by the window looking out at the now melting snow and turns back hearing a noise and eyes Presley walk into a room. She stands there fixing her hair and Konnor glances her over noticing something but shrugs turning back to the window ignoring his thoughts. Presley grips her bag and throws it over her shoulder as she comments.

"Mason said to get ready..."

Mason walks in and he stops glancing to Presley who steps back away from him as he nods his head to her with a sly grin on his lips. He shifts his gaze back to the back of Konnor's head and walks up next to him as Konnor asks unsure.

"so, you killed Lewis?"

Konnor studies the expression on Mason's face as it shifts and he changes the subject.

"I'm, I'm sorry I shouldn't have asked that..."

Mason laughs out as he pats Konnor on the back and holds his hand there staring out the window as he comments.

"that grass will be green again, real soon."

Presley stares at the back of Mason's head and grips her gun in her backpack as she stares him down contemplating shooting him. Mason glances back to her and she feels her grip on her gun loosen as he asks her kindly.

"would be nice, right? The kids back out there playing, like old times..."

Mason steps away from Konnor and strolls up to Presley as she stares him down and feels her body freeze as he slyly smiles to her and motions to her bag knowing what's inside. He shows no fear and asks her outright.

"I need a new general now. someone calm, collected, someone who gets, shit, done..."

Konnor stares down Mason and Mason motions to him as he jokes.

"he's too hot-headed to lead, and I need someone who keeps me in line, tells it like it is..."

Mason winks at Presley and she feels herself grow sick as she stares up at him knowing what he did to her. She shifts her jacket closed and Mason shifts his eyes up with a grin as he places out his hand to her in a kind way.

"come on now ley, be my new general?"

Konnor crosses his arms staring down the exchange and thinks to himself as he stares back out the window eyeing the melting snow and hears Presley.

"do I have a choice?"

Mason lowers his hand as he stares her down and asks her firmly.

"do you really want to pass this up? For a while now you told me you wanted more responsibility. you got a bad deal ley, and I can make this right for you. the community and the estate can build up, it can be like it was."

Presley again watches Mason raise his hand and stares him down as he motions to it and comments.

"don't be stupid now, you sacrificed a lot for the estate."

Mason feels Presley's hand intertwined with his and he stares it down as he squeezes it hard showing her his power and she stares down at his hand in disgust as he smiles to himself. Mason walks back over to konnor and motions to him as he comments.

"you will be in charge of what you do best."

Konnor stares down Mason and glances to his wife for a small second eyeing the scared expression on her face. He thinks to himself for a second, but he turns back to Mason and asks unsure.

"what exactly do I do best?"

Mason taps his arm jokingly and says.

"killing."

He motions to Presley and jokes to konnor.

"I mean, you sure killed her people good, didn't you?"

Konnor turns his head sideways annoyed with Mason and Presley steps between the two men as she stares down Mason speaking softly.

"mace..."

Presley reaches out placing her hand on Mason's arm and stares him down firmly speaking.

"we all know our place here..."

She glances to konnor who turns his head staring down Presley and asks outright.

"something happen that I don't know about?"

Presley releases her grip on Mason's arm and shakes her head feeling herself become more afraid as she speaks.

"I, I, no, nothing, why?"

Konnor looks between his wife and Mason and Presley pulls herself together as she firmly speaks.

"I just don't want this to fall apart again. we lost Lewis, Evan, Aston, and a lot of other good people, even some of the kids.."

Presley stops as she feels Mason's finger press against her lip as he whispers.

"Shhh...."

Konnor grows angry but makes eye contact was Mason who motions his head back and the two remain quiet hearing the creaking of floorboards. Slowly, konnor releases his gun from the holster and Mason slowly begins to do the same. Presley slowly unhooks her gun placed at her leg and Mason yells loudly.

"I know you're there."

the creaking stops and Mason keeps eye contact with konnor as Mason continues yelling out. He grips his gun firmly in his hand as he yells out.

"You come forward to my office, and we will have problems..."

The floor creaks again and Konnor grips his gun pulling it out slightly as Mason shakes his head signaling for him to stop as a soft voice whispers out.

"ash, Aston asked me to stick around..."

Konnor holsters his gun and walks towards his sister giving her a hard hug as he whispers.

"Lydia...."

He pulls her close and hugs her as he whispers to her.

"you're alive..."

Lydia stares forward at Mason who glances back to her and she whispers to konnor.

"we, we need to go home.."

She holds konnor's hand as she shakes her head.

"we were stupid not to trust mom, she's right. it can never be normal, and the sooner we accept it..."

Konnor looks over his younger sister and pushes her hair out of her face as he shakes his head disagreeing.

"no, it will be okay. we will rebuild.."

Mason keeps a hold of his gun as Presley stares him down and he turns his head sideways as she shakes her head no. He releases his grip and Mason turns back pulling his jacket shut as he comments.

"Lydia..."

She ignores him and stares down her brother.

"mom, she will, she will take us back Konnor. we just have to ask."

Mason walks up to Konnor's side and stares down Lydia.

"you really want to go back to that? The murder, rape, the assaults, and abuse..."

Konnor glances to Mason and back to Lydia as he states firmly.

"Mason will protect you like he protects all the kids..."

Presley grips her gun thinking to herself as she remembers the note and stares at the back of Mason's head as Mason relaxes and stares over Lydia and comments.

"I won't let anything happen to you."

He turns back to Presley and her grip loosens on her gun as he nods to her and slowly his lips press into a small grin as he whispers out.

"to any of you..."