𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙤𝙣𝙗𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙠 ↠ 𝘤.𝘨𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴

31: No Peace

Previously: Everyone was inside. It was intense. Rick was set on making a plan, Hershel had treated Elle's wounds, Daryl was back. But he wasn't alone. No, his annoying brother, Merle, was now in a cell, in the prison. The prison that Rick swore Merle wasn't going to step foot in. Yet here we are
Yes, Merle was with the Governor, but Merle is also very loyal to his brother, so he might be very, very, loud and annoying, as long as Daryl is with us, so is Merle.

Chaos. Everything was chaos. Nobody was sure what to do now. Stress, tension, confusion, anxiety, all lingered around the room. Beth was always taking care of the baby, who still doesn't have a name, Glenn and Maggie are on better terms, Merle still hasn't figured out how to shut his mouth and stop talking.

Elle was sleeping, she's been trying to get as much sleep as she could in hopes of healing faster. She knows that's not really how it works, but she was all for sleeping anyways. Nobody dared to wake her up, she's very cranky when she doesn't wake up on her own.

There was commotion going on downstairs, talking. Elle started to stir in her bed. The commotion wouldn't stop, waking her up. She groaned as she sat up on the bed. Grabbing the side of the bed post, she managed to pull herself up and walk over to the mirror. The bruises are healing, and Hershel said he'll take the stitches out in about a week. She rolled her eyes at her reflection and limped out if the cell.

"Dammit." Elle muttered, realizing she had to go down the stairs. Taking a deep breath, she gripped the railing and went down step by step, very slowly until she reached the bottom. She limped over to where everyone else was, sitting at the tables. "The hell is so important that I'm now awake? Well, besides a phsyco who calls himself the governor trying the kill us." She asked. People turned their attention to her. Some stepped aside to reveal something that shocked the teenager. Or someone who shocked her.

"Andrea?" She said. A smile appeared on her face, happy to see the woman.

"Elle, you-" Andrea started.

"Look like shit? That's normal at this point." Elle finished for her. The woman let out a laugh before they hugged. Elle had apparently missed a lot, because she seemed to be the only one visibly happy to see an old friend. "Why's everyone so moody? That's my thing." She asked.

"Andrea's trying to propose a peace offering between us and Woodbury." Michonne answered. That changed just about everything.

"You're kidding." I said, looking at Andrea. She lowered her head. "I can't be at peace with these people. None of us can. Look at me! This was because of that walking peice of horse shit!" Elle said, pointing to the bruise in the side of her face, then at Merle Dixon. "And all this," she said, gesturing at her leg and the stitches on her face from shattered glass. "This is from when the Governor attacked us, and threw a grenade in the watch tower I was in. And when I was thrown over the railing, hanging on for dear life, I was shot." She explained. "It's not gonna work, whatever you're doing. But, we're gonna try it, I know that. But it'll all backfire and it'll be a war." She finished.

She stormed out of the room, more like aggressively limped, but she left. Just like that, she was in and out. Everyone watched, then moved their attention back to Andrea. Though, nobody talked. "I'll go check on her." Cody offered. He quickly walked after the blonde who was now back up in her cell and out of breath from the stairs.

"What?" She asked, meeting his gaze.

"You good?" He asked, sitting down next to her.

"What do you think?" She asked. When she didn't get an answer, she let out a sigh. "I don't see this going well. The whole deal thing. There's too much tension for it to work out." She explained.

"I know. But if it doesn't work out, and a war or something breaks out, we'll win. I know it." Cody said, trying to reassure her.

"How do you know that? Have you seen the trucks they were driving? They have an army. We have 6 teenagers, a baby, a man with one leg, against that? You don't know anything." Elle argued. Cody let out a sigh and shook his head.

"But this group is smart. Woodbury's group might be strong, but they aren't smart." He smirked. Elle just rolled her eyes.

"I'm going back to sleep." She groaned

"Again?"

"Again."

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Fast foward to after the meeting with the Governor just because I find this scene absolutely boring. I'm not the biggest fan if season 3, I feel that it moves to slow, so ik just gonna skip to the end of the scene :)

"They're back!" Someone shouted. Elle sent outside to see Hershel's car pulling in. The gates screeched shut as Daryl, Rick, and Hershel got out of the vehicle. Rick told us all to go inside. Following his orders, everyone quietly shuffled their way back into the prison and stood around around the staircase.

It was quiet, we were all waiting for Rick to say something. He lifted his head and opened his mouth. "So I met with this Governor," he started, his voice echoing throughout the cell block. "He wants the prison." Why the fuck would he want the prison? He already had a whole damn town! "We're not gonna let him have it." He finished. Although, he didn't exactly sound finished. He had something else to say, but he was thinking whether or not he should say it.

Everyone was thinking the same thing. What would he say next? Woukd it be good? Probably not. Will it be something that puts everyone into a panic? Most likely. Jesus Christ spit it out Elle though as the man stood there with his mouth open. When he did say it, she immediately knew it wouldn't end well.

"We're going to war."

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When in doubt, sleep.

Sorry for such a short and shitty chapter. I'm realizing that publishing once a week fits my schedule a little better. So expect a new chapter about every Sunday night :)

Remember a few chapters ago when Glenn had something to say to Elle? What do you think it was?

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