Waking up the next morning I see no one in the bed with me. "Negan?" I ask climbing out of bed still in the same clothes as yesterday. Looking around to make sure if anyone was here they wouldn't see me changing. I grab my pink overalls, a floral crop top putting my lemon sweater over the it, and change before looking downstairs.
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Grabbing my brush I comb out my hair as I walk around the upstairs to find nobody. I place the brush down and head downstairs feeling more alone than usual. That is until I hear a male voice singing in the kitchen. I follow it to the kitchen and sigh with relief seeing Negan at the stove. "You scared me..." I say crossing my arms. "I'm sorry sweets, I just wanted to pay you back for dinner last night." He chuckles putting scrambled eggs down on two plates. "You made breakfast?" I check sitting at the table. "Yeah, only problem is you don't have coffee." He jokes and I laugh a bit. "Heh yeah sorry, I just never drink the stuff. I like tea more." I smile before taking a bite of the eggs.
"These are good!" I smile. "You don't have to sound so surprised ya know." Negan chuckles and I blush tucking a strand of hair behind my ear. (If you have shorter hair ignore that detail). "Sorry I'm just not used to eating other people's food." "You should try my speggeti." I laugh at his comment and finish eating my eggs with him. "You're clothes should be dry by now." I smile getting up. "What about the rain last night?" "I have a little shelter over where I do laundry. You're fine." I reassure as I go out the door and behind the house. Grabbing the clothes I walk back around to the front and see Negan leaning on the doorway. "So you gonna come back with me today?" He asks taking the clothes from my arms.
"I, I still don't know Negan. I've never been further than the stream in the woods. I was born in this house." He leans close and kisses my head, the flinch happens yet again but not quite as bad. "I told you, I'll take care of you. Plus you can come one when ever you want, all you've got to do is tell me when." I smile faintly and hesitantly nod. "Just let me grab some food first." I say in a tired voice going into the house. Going upstairs I grab my pocket knife and put it in my overall pocket. I take a deep breath and look in the mirror.
"Why can't I go with you? You know you need help." I ask my grandma as she gets her pack ready. "Because (y/n), your grandpa hasn't come back yet and it's late. And if the worst has happene." She stops chocking back tears. "I couldn't live with myself if something happened to you. . ." My eyes sting with tears as she gets on her tips toes and kisses my head. She grabs one of the shot guns and puts it in my arms. "If something happens to me or grandpa and we're bitten." "No, no, no I can't do it." I start bawling. "You're going to have to be brave enough. But if I bring him back and he's bitten I want you to shoot both of us. Even if I'm not bitten."
I wipe a tear from my cheek and go into my grandparents old room to my grandma's jewelers box and pick up her locket. It was good with a flower etched on it and enough room for four pictures. One of my grandparents on their wedding day, one of my mom and dad a year before I was born, another of me as a baby, and a final one of all of us together when I was born.
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I put on the golden locket and walk down the stairs seeing Negan changed back into his white shirt, jeans, and leather jacket with Lucile in hand. "Ready kid?" He asks with a soft smile. "I think I am." I nod as we go out the door. "Now you boys just stay put." I tell the walkers on my fence before we make our way down the trail to where we hid the truck.
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As we get into the truck I take a deep shaky breath and buckle up. "Hey, (y/n), everything's gonna be ok, I promise." I look at the man next to me and feel something that I haven't genuinely felt in a long time, joy. The dog days are over.
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After driving for a bit I see what Negan called the 'Sanctuary', but it doesn't look like and sanctuary to me. It's a large building with a large fence and walkers stuck to it along with men patrolling. "Well, what do you think?" Negan asks with a smirk. "Oh, um, well, it's, it's big." I try to compliment the cold building as we get out of the truck. "I'm back bitches!" Negan shouts making me jump. The gates open and we walk in. "Yo Dwight!" He calls out. "Yeah." "Can you bring (y/n) here to see my, ya know." I tilt my head and fight the urge to run. But even if I did I wouldn't get far.
The man with a burnt face named Dwight nods and motions for me to follow him. Hesitantly I do and hold the locket as tight as I can.
