Sam stood, eyes narrowed and arms crossed, beside Daryl as the Scavengers filed into the town, the gates shutting behind them securely. He didn't trust them, that was for sure. Daryl squeezed Sam's hand as they parted to go to their posts, they had already said their farewells and shared a desperate kiss in the comfort if their own home. Sam broke away to climb up the steps to the main guard post, standing beside Carl.
It was then that a woman and a man approached.One had wavy black hair and deep blazing brown eyes that burned with intensity and carried an axe with a dagger at his belt. Sam felt it necessary to keep a close eye on him, he may have looked younger than Sam, perhaps by 5 or 6 years, but he looked like Sam did at the beginning of the apocalypse.The woman had fiery red hair pulled into a tight braid that rested across her right shoulder and smouldering green eyes, like emeralds in the glinting sunlight. She smiled at Carl who tensed up, causing Sam to step forward in front of Sam. Seeing the smile on the girl's face her fellow Scavenger elbowed her and she collected herself. She looked less like a killer, more cheerful, as if she hadn't been exposed to the horrors of the world, the girl carried a sickle, it hung loosely from her belt as she clutched the assault rifle she had been given. Sam held his own gun tighter and gave Carl one handful more of ammo from his pocket, his lips sealed.
"I'm Molly Renjee" The redhead said after a while, earning a look from the other man.
Carl introduced himself and Sam caught the other's eyes, a look of regret was hidden deep within them and Sam wondered why.
"This is Reese O'Bryan" Molly introduced, now it was only Sam who was left but he ignored them, settling for staring intently at Reese. Molly brushed a stray hair behind her ear and held out her hand to Sam, surprising all three of the others.
"I'm sorry for the circumstances, Just keep in mind that I'm on your side" She smiled and Sam took her hand and shook it.
"Sam"
"Just Sam, no last name?" She earned a sharp look from Reese and Carl but only looked at Sam in curiosity
."Sam Dixon"Rick then appeared from wherever he had been and took in the scene and Molly and Reese watched as Sam crossed to the leader, giving him a firm stare.
"I don't like it"
"Neither do I but we need to win, we needed Ezekiel and Gregory on board but we should get by"
"Just get by? I want to kill that prick" Sam growled and Reese reached for his Axe only to drop his hand, feeling slightly guilty.
Another man followed, neat black hair but a slightly skittish look in his grey eyes and Sam immediately drew his weapon, pointing it at the man with distrust in his eyes.
"You don't feel right" Sam stated and Reese felt a small smile tug at his lips as he had thought exactly the same thing. It wasn't that the man was unpleasant, certainly not in appearance, but it seemed their adept senses picked up a strange intensity.
"Zero" Molly greeted, offering up a grin which the male tried to return, though it looked difficult and he didn't take his eyes off of Rick and Sam who were conversing in the corner. The sound of trucks sounded and Sam found himself holding his bow tighter, digging into his hands. The collection vehicles arrived and, as Dwight had said, there were about 25 saviours excluding Negan.
When Eugene stepped out of a truck and began to talk Sam trained his bow on the man, an arrow ready to be let loose. It was only when he heard the sickeningly villainous tone of Negan that he let an arrow fly in anger. He missed. He had never missed before. Perhaps it was the fear, the anger, the apprehension that made him shake and miss.
"Woah, well a good morning to you too Sam" Sam knocked another arrow and pulled back his bowstring again but Rick stopped him from releasing it by putting a hand on his shoulder. He looked around, seeing eh scavengers had their guns trained on Alexandrians and becoming even more frustrated. They had been betrayed. Sam noticed Molly and Reese were not partaking in this and realised something, that in this battle they would lose people, gain people too.
"You should find a way of training that mutt of yours Rick" Negan said, swinging his bat and Sam went to lunge, to roll off of the top of the gate but he was held back by arms.Reese and Molly noticed the fury in his eyes, the way his muscles rippled in exertion under their touch. Molly struggled to hold him back but Reese seemed to be coping ok, though his arms were starting to get tired. His struggling grew wore when a coffin was brought out and Negan claimed Sasha was inside.
Rick demanded to see Sasha before anything else happened and Negan opened the door. Sasha lunged at Negan, her discoloured skin and lifeless hungry eyes drew out a small choking sound from Sam and he shoved the people who were holding him off and grabbed his knife, jumping down into the fray. It was all a blur, the sputter of gunshots, the anguished cries of battle and panicked shouts from friend and foe. He observed Rosita take a bullet to the shoulder but saw she was safe and then continued his search for Negan. However, they were at the scavenger's mercy and he was caught by his hair by the man who had been called Zero, stared down by stormy grey eyes, like unsettled water they swam with undiscernible emotion and Sam wondered for a moment if he was second guessing things.
"12" Jadis, the scavenger leader said to Negan, looking to Carl who she held at gunpoint. He observed that Reese and Molly were still stood atop the platform at the gate, looking down on the scene.
"10" Negan said, as he agreed on giving ten people over to the scavengers.
Sam's head snapped to where a body fell, from Michonne's guard post and he felt the evil bile rise in his throat, looking frantically for Daryl. He didn't get far though because Negan stepped up to block his view. This reminded him of before, on his knees with a baseball bat holding up his chin.
"You have a lot of explaining to do, Fucking sneaky bastard. Where's Daryl, shouldn't he be here too?" Negan grinned and Sam couldn't speak, the bat was putting too much pressure on his throat and the smoke from the explosions was stinging his eyes.
"I think, that as a punishment for all of this Sam should be Lucille's next meal" Negan grinned even wider, his psychotic wild eyes staring down at Sam who growled.
"No matter what you do, who you kill, I will Kill you. Not today, not tomorrow but someday I will kill you" Rick spat, swallowing his fear. Negan had Daryl brought to kneel beside Sam. Sam was glad that Daryl was safe but Daryl on the other hand was a mess of anxiety.
Negan brought up the bat and Daryl yelled against his captors yet caught the last look that Sam gave him.
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Same Love
RomanceHe had always been introverted, growing up in Georgia, his family was religious and hated him for being Gay. when the apocalypse occurs and the dead start walking the earth he learns that there is more to love than they once said, than procreation...
