The Other Dixon || c.g

•five• it was a virus

The next morning I woke up a lot earlier than expected. I stood and walked over to my bag pulling out grey shorts and a grey T-shirt that hugged my figure, I looked over to a still sleeping Carl making sure I could get dressed in privacy before removing my pj's and tugging on my clothes. I sat down and pulled on my ankle high black converses that have had my back for two years. I looked into the little mirror I have in my bag to see if I look decent and I know what you're thinking, why do you care what you look like you're in an apocalypse? Well I usually don't care but after last night with Carl i want to look a little nicer today. Before walking out of the cell I looked at Carl smiling while I was remembering last night. What are we now? We only kissed but I do have to admit to myself that I really like him. I head over to the table where only Rick and Hershel were sitting.

"Do you guys need help with anything today?" I've been here for a while and its time i start helping more.

"I was just about to go to cell block D because they're are bodies in there that still need to be burnt, you can help us with that if you like?" Rick said but seeming distant as if remembering something.

"Of course I'll help"

"Carl said he would help but I'm sure that little princess is going to sleep in this morning" I laughed when Rick called him a princess. Rick stood and started walking to cell block D and I fell into step beside him.

"So you and Carl are getting along fine?" Rick asked.

"Yes actually we're getting along perfectly" I tried not to smile and keep what happened last night to myself but it was so damn hard.

~~

Blood. Blood was everywhere it was all I could see. It was on the walls all through most of the cells and definitely on the floor. Used bullets were on the floor and by Rick's expression I could tell he's been in this room before. We had walked into the center of the room preparing to drag the walker bodies that were scattered around the building out to the yard. I was sick to my stomach, unsure if I could do this.

The smell was horrible and there were fly's everywhere. Looking around I was just... sad.

I started dragging the bodies out a back door with Rick and when we were finished Rick poured a little petrol on them, lit a match and set them on fire.

"What happened in there?" I asked wanting to know the answer but afraid to hear it. I assumed walkers broke in and did this but it seemed much worse than that.

"Carl's good friend Patrick got really sick with an influenza virus and the fever killed him in the cell block when everyone was asleep. He turned and attacked almost everyone. There are some people on the top floor that are still sick and are waiting for medicine but there is no where but here that they can go."

"That sounds horrible I'm so sorry" Rick and I continued to stare at the fire until it burned out. After that we walked back to the front of cell block C. "There are still some sick people left that are waiting for medicine, your brother is going to go find it soon" I nodded at what Rick told me feeling instantly worried about my brother.

"If you want to help with anything else you can start at the fence, Walkers are starting to build up" Rick told me and i did as he said.

~~

"Carl,  Carol and i are going on a run we'll be back soon, stay out of trouble, Hershel's in charge of you and-"

"I'm not a kid, stop treating me like one" Carl cut off his father; you could tell he was angry. I had just finished working at the fence and I think I came in the cell block at the wrong time... It was only Rick and Carl in the room and i could feel the tension as soon as i walked in.

"I know you're not a kid anymore but you still need to be looked after..." Rick pinched the bridge of his nose while closing his eyes, obvious that he was getting frustrated. I could tell this argument has come up before.

"No I don't need looking after, I'm 15 and the world has gone to shit. If I was a normal teenage boy and everything was still normal it would be different but it's not now you need to wake up and realize that" Yep definitely came in at the wrong time... I wasn't sure what to do so I was just standing there waiting for them to stop so I could hang out with Carl but this is getting awkward... His dad is only worried about him.

"Well too bad because I'm going to continue looking after you with my life, I've already lost your mother. You and Judy is all I have left and I will protect you and follow you guys to the end of the earth" Rick looked broken up as he said that and I couldn't help but feel my heart break for the both of them, I never had a dad that loved me.

"Now I'm leaving and you will do as you're told" Rick walked past me to the door, trying to give me a small smile but failing. Carl was still standing where he was with his fists tight by his side angry as he was. I walked up to him hoping he's not going to snap because of his anger.

"Do you want to talk about it?" I softly asked him. He didn't look at me just pulled me tightly into his arms and rested his face in the crook of my neck.

"I just wish we didn't fight so much and ever since mums passed away it's gotten so much worse" I heard and felt him start to quietly cry. I don't know the full story of what had happened at the prison that day but what Daryl had told me was that Carl's mother didn't make it after giving birth to Judith and Carl was the one that had to give her mercy. I stepped back and made him look at me, I saw those big beautiful blue eyes filled with tears and it made me upset to see him like this. I'm terrible at comforting people so I did the first thing that came to mind for the boy I've grown to care about so much. I took his face in the palm of my hands and pulled him towards me. It wasn't a heated kiss like our first, it was a short and sweet. An innocent one to show him I'm there for him through it all no matter what they'll be.

I brushed his tears away with my thumbs when i pulled away from our kiss.

"Addison?"

"Yes?"

"I think I'm falling for you"

"Carl?"

"Hmm?"

"I think I'm falling for you too"