Author's Note: Hello everyone! I've been watching The Walking Dead lately, and I'm fascinated by the relationship between Rick and Michonne. Yes, I do passionately ship them. Anyway, thank you for clicking my story and I hope you guys enjoy the first chapter! Read and review! Also, constructive criticism is always welcome!
As the World Ends
Chapter I
She's dead. Somehow Rick knew she would be. He looked down at her mangled body. Blonde hair and pale skin stained with blood. She was around his age—maybe younger. He never bothered to ask. He felt his heart drop a little, the echo of it creeping through every vein in his body. He never knew much about her, except that she was married and had a love for owls. She was naïve about the world beyond the walls of Alexandria, and that type of innocence gripped him. It brought him back home temporarily.
Rick crouched down and took his knife from his belt. He angled it at the blonde's right temple. "I'm sorry, Jessie," he said softly, piercing her skull with the knife.
There was nothing left in Alexandria anymore. Rick and his group could not stop the attack. The people who attacked had guns, lots of them. With no guilt and no mercy, they killed any innocent that stood in their way. A herd had followed them. Some individuals took a chance and opened the gate only to be ripped apart limb by limb. This only made things worse, creating more chaos.
There was nothing to go back to.
There was an eerie silence as Rick walked through the forest. He stopped, seeing Michonne standing at a distance. He walked towards her, each step feeling as if the silence would conquer him. He stood behind her a moment and then lightly touched her shoulder.
"We checked every corner," he said to her. "Everyone either turned or died."
She turned to him. "I know," she said, looking down. There was sadness in her voice. "Are they okay? Our group, I mean."
"For the most part, yeah." Rick looked at her. He knew how much Michonne wanted Alexandria to work out for them. She wanted stability. She wanted a place to call home. For some reason, he could feel that sudden emptiness—that feeling of when something is taken from you. He knew it left a void. Just how many voids did Michonne have? He wanted to know—he always wanted to know.
"I thought we could protect it and call it home," Michonne said.
"I know."
"Carl and Judith needed something like Alexandria."
She was right. Carl and Judith needed Alexandria. They would be away from the danger that was out there. No more running. No more scavenging. No more looking for water on a blazing summer's day. Everything would be normal if only for a while.
"We're gonna survive again," Rick said. "We're gonna survive through every shit obstacle this world throws at us."
The corners of Michonne's lips curved a little.
"I believe you, Rick Grimes."