Allison (rewritten)

Hilltop gang

Daryl and Rick busted back through the gates in a different vehicle along with an extra passenger.

"What happened?" I asked opening the infirmary to let them inside. Tara and Denise we're asleep until they heard us all.

"We had a truck full until this asshole." Daryl muttered tossing him onto the table. "Patch him up, he ain't staying."

"You got it." Denise nodded running off to grab her equipment.

I stood over the sleeping man and laughed. "What happened to him?"

"He stole our truck, we found him, the truck rolled into the water knocking him out with the door still open." Rick chuckled. "When he wakes up we have some questions for him. Do you mind sitting with him tonight?"

"Not at all." I shook my head. "I got him."

Rick walked off in the direction of his house. Daryl stayed put slouching in a chair. "I'm staying too." He grunted lofting his legs up onto a metal table.

I laughed shaking my head "no, go home. You look like shit."

He scoffed "so do you."

He didn't budge from the chair so I just let him rest there. No point in arguing with the man. Plus he looked cute sleeping there.

"You guys go sleep." I told Tara and Denise. "He will be fine til the morning."

"You sure your cool with this?" Tara asked leaning over the counter.

"She's cool, go to bed and shut up so I can sleep!" Daryl muttered from the chair, his hair hanging in his face.

I couldn't help but laugh silently and stare at him. I was lucky to have him.

*****

It was sometime early in the morning when the stranger started to stir. I grabbed his hands and bound them together.

"Where am I?" The guy asked looking around spotting Daryl in the chair.

"Our home." I answered. "Who are you?"

"My names Jesus." He responded with half a smile. "You don't look like a bad person, may I have some water?"

"No." Daryl answered sitting up. "Take him to Rick."

I rolled my eyes and give him a bottled water anyways. "I'm not bad." I whispered to Jesus.

I helped him to his feet and walked him out the door towards ricks. Inside I sat him at the kitchen table and walked upstairs to find Rick.

I didn't expect to see what I saw, and I wish I didn't. Rick and michonne were laying in bed together, both naked but wrapped up.

I knocked on the door loudly covering my eyes. "Guys up." I said before running downstairs. "He's occupied." I said shaking my head.

"With what?" Daryl whispered walking up behind me.

"Michonne." I laughed.

He got the hint and started laughing until Carl entered the kitchen. "Who is he and why is he here?"

"Apparently I'm waiting for your parents." Jesus answered casually.

Carl looked at me which I just shook my head holding my hands up. I'm not answering that.

Rick and michonne hustled downstairs still dressing themselves. "Carl?" Rick asked wide eyed. "I can explain."

Carl took a minute looking between Rick and michonne. "Don't. It's cool." He said nodding walking upstairs to grab Judith.

"That went well." I said smacking the table. "Anyways, this guys name is Jesus. This is Rick, Daryl, michonne...and the others are somewhere else. I'm Allison."

"Yea, we met." Rick said sitting down. "Where are you from Jesus?"

"A community." He answered. "Somewhere just like this."

"There's more communities?" Rick asked skeptically.

"Yea, where I'm from, we trade with others." Jesus explained.

"Would you consider trading with us here?"

"I don't see why not. I can tell you need things we have like food, and you have what we need." Jesus nodded. "Hilltops about an hour drive from here give or take."

"Then lets go to hilltop." Rick nodded. "Daryl, you good to go?"

"Yea."

"Then I'm going to." I spoke up. "I need to be there. We don't know these people."

"We can't risk you turning off." Rick shook his head. "You need to stay with everyone else here."

Jesus cleared his throat and scanned everyone's faces. "What do you mean exactly "turn off"?"

"Don't worry bout it." Daryl growled. He turned to me "You need to stay with Harley. We'll be fine."

I scoffed walking from the room. I get that I turn off, but they seriously can't  deny me going out there to protect them.

I sat on the porch swing staring out into the open street. Voices were lapping over each other. Carl was walking pushing a double stroller with Harley and Judith with Zeb by his side.

"Guys are jerks aren't they?" Michonne chuckled sitting beside me.

"I don't understand how they wouldn't want me to go."

She sighed crossing her arms over her chest "You turn off and Rick wants the chance to go in peace and not risk you losing control and killing everyone."

"Fine. You guys win, I'll stay. But if anything happens while your gone, don't blame me!" I spat walking away towards the front gate.

*****

It took a few hours for Rick to pack up the rv.

"It was lovely to meet you Allison." Jesus said approaching me.

"You too Jesus. Take care of yourself."

He chuckled a little "no promises. And I'm sure we will see each other again."

I took out a button and handed it to him. He tilted his head sideways looking confused. "For emergencies. Only I can hear it."

He squinted his eyes at me "What do you mean?"

I brought up my hand and pointed the tip of a sword out smiling. "I'm not human. And that's only if you get into trouble and need help. I trust you will keep this between you and me?"

He nodded sliding the button into his pocket. "See you Allison."

I waved walking back towards the house to sit with the kids until everyone returned.

I have a bad feeling about this, but Jesus I trust.