It had been 26 days since Alicia got locked behind the gates with her family. She had stolen a bike from one of the neighbours who had been taken away before she got locked. With no internet and limited electricity, there wasn't much to do to pass time. She could go to the classes they provided, teaching people how to survive. It was something Travis suggested, which immediately made Alicia not want to go. Travis was her step dad, but he tried too hard. He wanted to be involved in her and her brother, Nicks, life more than they wanted. And now that both hers and Travis' family were living under the same room, Alicia just needed space.

Alicia snapped out of her thoughts, nearly falling off her bike hearing gun shots from outside the fence. She was at the border on the far North east corner, where no one stayed. Everyone had moved closer to the main entrance which was south. Where all the guards stayed and the food and medics were. It was just easier for people that way, rather than taking their rations and having to lug them all the way back to the houses up here.

Another shot of a gun and Alicia dropped her bike to the floor running over to the fence where a gate was. Alicia swore she heard a girl scream, and not like the ones that haunted her dreams, more like her own when her neighbour Susan tried to bite her. Without thinking Alicia found a rock on the ground and used it to break open the lock on the gate. She hit it repeatedly until it eventually fell to the ground. Swinging the gate wide open she ran over to see where the screaming came from.

She opened the front door to the house not knowing what she was going to be able to do. She held the rock in her hand tightly. Searching through the rooms. Alicia stopped cold in her tracks at the sight of a dead body lying on the ground. But that wasn't why she stopped. She felt a cold metal circle pressed against the back of her head. She slowly put her hands up, not wanting to startle the person behind her.

Neither of them moved, so Alicia did first, slowly turning around to see a blonde still holding a hand gun to her head. "You're the one who screamed?" she asked

The blonde just stared at Alicia, not knowing what to make or do with her. So Alicia took the time to check the girl out. She wore tight black jeans, a dark grey shirt with holes and rip marks coming from them. Her jeans had slits, with blood stains. But she looked somewhat unharmed. She wore a leather jacket that looked brand new, she wondered if the blonde had recently stolen it, because everything else she wore made Alicia believe that she didn't care too much about personal appearance.

"You're the one who came to save me?" the blonde sighed, looking upset.

Alicia tried to look into her eyes, but the girl wore aviator sunglasses, stopping Alicia from being able to see her true emotions. Alicia had come to learn that the emotions in someone's eyes, are what they are really feeling, not their face. The blonde removed her gun from her head, allowing Alicia to relax a little. She hadn't realised she was still holding onto the rock until the blonde grabbed it out of her hand.

The blonde laughed holding the rock up in front of her "this was your plan" she laughed again

Alicia knew the girl was mocking her, but it had been so long since she heard someone laugh, which brought a smile to her own face.

"Well go on rock girl" blonde smirked, nodding her head forward, making Alicia feel the need to see where the girl was looking. "Let's see how well your plan goes" she moved her arm out to the side of Alicia, holding the rock for her to grab. Alicia stared at the girls hand then back up at the walker that was slowly moving its way down the hall towards the two girls. "Quick, it's not stopping anytime soon"

Alicia grabbed the rock out of the blonde's hand, not knowing exactly what to do with it. The walker got closer, so Alicia reflexively took a step back.

"Block your ears"

Alicia did so, but it didn't help. The gun shot echoed in the empty house, ringing in her ears. She watched the body in front of her drop to the ground. She hadn't realised until she felt warm hands startle her, that she was still blocking her ears with her hands.

"You should get back to the gate, before you kill yourself"

Alicia nodded, following the blonde out the door. She turned to see that the blonde wasn't following behind her, but had rather stopped and watched Alicia continue. "What are you doing?"

"Just checking out the view" Clarke smirked looking up from the top of her sunglasses, checking out Alicia

Alicia blushed. It had been so long since she had been complimented. Her boyfriend Matt had gotten really sick before she got locked up in the gated community. She had no idea where he was, if he was alive or dead. Most days she had spent time thinking about him, but today was one of the first times she hadn't. When she saw the blonde still staring at her, she allowed herself to push her thoughts of him into the back of her memory, and allow the hot blonde to compliment her. "How about you check the view out, behind the gates"

Blondie smirked "no can do rock girl"

"Alicia" she corrected. She saw the girl raise her eyebrows questionably "my name, its Alicia"

Blondie nodded, walking over to her. She held her hand out and Alicia shook it "mine's Elyza"

"It's nice to meet you Elyza" she smiled "but why can't you come in, there are plenty of spare houses for you to stay at, without walkers inside of them"

Elyza smiled "trust me, it's a hard decision to make" she said biting her lip looking at Alicia's "but it is safer for me out here, then in there" she nodded towards the fence.

Alicia stared at Elyzas lips. She hadn't realised just how badly she needed human contact, and this girl was tantalising her. "So, what are you going to do then?" she asked with a slight pout, she knew it used to turn Matt on, so she hoped it would for Elyza too.

Elyza shrugged "I'm trying to collect some supplies, before moving on to the next place" Alicia felt her heart sink a little. "I'll be back up this way tomorrow just after dawn if you want to come raid some houses with me?"

"I guess I could sneak out for a little while "she said out loud, mainly for herself, "sure, I'll see you then" she smiled, taking one last glance of the blonde before turning around and walking back to the gate.