Starting Over Again

by aleenaward

The Walking Dead fanfic. Mainly centered on Carol Peletier in the beginning, but will later on focus on the other characters. Sometimes some characters will be OOC. (Out of character). This is my take on season 4, so it will follow it to an extent. There may be some relationships developed later on. My first fanfiction, so reads, reviews, and follows are appreciated. MY FIRST FIC.

1. Chapter 1

Hello! This is my first fanfic and reads, reviews, and follows are appreciated! This will be a multi-chapter fic. It is going along with season 4, but with my own thoughts and ideas put into it. There will be some moments when some characters act a little OOC. There will be future pairing with Carol. I am still deciding if it is going to be Rick or Daryl. Most likely Daryl. Sorry if my grammar, spelling, or punctuation isn't completely correct. I am still fairly young, so don't judge.

Disclaimer: I do not own The Walking Dead story line, characters, or anything from it. I will be making no profit from this. I own nothing but my own writing.

"Sophia!" Carol woke with tears streaked down her face. She was taking short, strained gasps of breath with sweat dripping down the back of her neck. Carol could have sworn she could still smell the scent of burning flesh. It was just another nightmare. The same nightmare.

She was walking down the hallway towards the quarantine area that the council decided to hold Karen and David. She was bringing them some water and medicine that she received from Hershel. Carol stopped mid-step when she heard thumping coming from the quarantine area. On instinct, she reached for her knife, but realized that she must have left it in her cell. She cursed under her breath and continued cautiously. She turned the final corner to see Karen and David banging against the glass window. Their whole bodies, except for their faces, we're charred black. The pain was evident on their faces, but there was also something else there. Betrayal. Carol quickly looked away, ashamed that she had caused this, but still felt the need to face what had happened. Carol looked back to see that their faces were now decayed, their eyes had been masked over with the milky white color that masked over all of the eyes of the dead, and just as Carol started to back away they busted through the glass window and came after her. They stumbled towards her as Carol backed away, she still felt the need to face what she caused and was backed into a wall. Both of the walkers stopped and the one that used to be Karen asked, "Why would you do this, Carol? We were in quarantine and were separated from the rest of the group! Did you really think this would stop the spread of this sickness?" She spat out at her. Carol choked back a sob and quickly said, "I didn't want Lizzie or Mika to suffer from this. I promised their father that I would protect them like they were my own. I have to protect them like I couldn't protect-!" Carol's sentence was cut short when David bit into the side of her neck. Karen, or what used to be, snarled at the smell of fresh blood and quickly bit into Carol's arm. "Sophia!" She screamed then cried out in pain, finally finishing her sentence.