A/N: A new fanfic for me.. I haven't stopped my other one, just felt I need a change, a different angle. Like it says in the summary, this story is based on my OC's with some of the shows characters becoming involved in their story... this all happens after the mid season finale where everyone is scattered and Carol has been kicked out of the group.

As with my other story, DarkShadow008 has my thanks for encouraging and helping me.

I hope you enjoy this one as much as the other... please let me know and review!

Chapter 1

Brandy peeked out of the window of the abandoned house at the wagon that had now stopped on the opposite side of the street. She knelt down so that she could only see out of the bottom corner of the window. A woman climbed out of the car checking up the road and then back down to where she had just come from. There was no one else in the car that Brandy could see.

She watched as the short haired woman grabbed a bag out of the passenger side of the car and walked slowly up the road. There were walkers around but it had only been one or two, no groups of them.

"I don't think she's a threat" Brandy said standing up as the woman walked carefully up to one of the houses across the road. "I think she's going to go house to house."

"Pfft" came a male voice from behind her "she wont find nuthin', hardly nuthin' there when we went round. You think she'll 'ave anythin' in the car?" He look over at the woman crouching by the window and waited for her reply.

Brandy shrugged her shoulders "dunno, whadaya wanna do? You know she'll come in here. Could be handy havin' someone else around, and she must be able to fight, she's older and that. She might know somewhere we can go." She sighed "I'm kinda sick of movin' all the time."

"Only way to survive" the man said stretching his lean tanned arms in front of himself "we got beans and more beans. Better than nuthin'" he said surveying their supplies.

Their group had started out quite a bit bigger but with time and having to fight not only the dead but the living as well, the group had been broken and split. Brandy and Lee had made it out together and planned on staying that way, looking out for each other and watching each others backs.

"I think we should go talk to her, only one person" Brandy said still watching the woman walking slowly between the houses. She must have realised that this street had already been ransacked and walked dejected back to her car.

"You comin'?" she asked Lee, picking up her hand gun and checking the clip, one round left. She sighed "guess I'll be taking one o' these" she said looking at the selection of knives that were lined up on one of the tables, she chose a serrated edged hunting knife and hooked it on the opposing side to her regular hunting knife.

"You keep watch" she said to Lee as she walked quietly out of the door and silently down the stairs. There was only one way in or out of the building and that was through a small bathroom window at the side of the house. As long as you weren't dead it was very easy to climb in and out of. The front and back doors were secured with two by fours nailed through them. Nothing could push in or out of those doors.

Lee sighed and stood by the window looking down at the woman who had just reached her car, she looked up and saw him standing there. He nodded his head at the woman and looked down to where Brandy was appearing.

"Ya armed?" Brandy asked walking slowly towards her.

"Are you?" the woman asked, her gun in her hand but not pointed at the stranger approaching her.

"Do I look it?" Brandy asked holding her arms out "only got the knives ya see."

The woman lowered her pistol.

"He's got a shotgun though" Brandy said motioning behind her to where Lee was casually leaning against the window pane.

The woman looked from Brandy up to Lee and back down to the woman and holstered her pistol "I don't want any trouble, I was just looking for food, supplies."

"There ain't none 'round here" Brandy said with a familiarity in her voice that stopped the stranger dead, she looked slowly up at Brandy.

"What?" Brandy asked, feeling awkward at the woman's steely gaze.

"Nothing" she said quietly "you sounded like someone I know. I'm Carol."

Brandy looked a the woman "Brandy, that's Lee up there. You on your own? That's dangerous."

"I had a group" Carol said "but things weren't working out. Sometimes it's easier on your own, to survive."

Brandy looked up to where Lee was standing and back to the woman, she looked tired, withdrawn and down right miserable "ya had any proper sleep since you left you're group?" she asked.

Carol shook her head "not really, always sleeping with one eye open."

"Ya wanna come up, have some real rest, it's pretty secure." Brandy offered the woman. Lee would hate it but she didn't care, she hoped that if the roles were reversed someone would offer her the same. At least one night.

Lee shook his head, 'damn that girl' he thought to himself "we don't got the room nor supplies to bring someone in. Although she might have her own food" he sighed and walked to the top of the stairs to wait for them coming up.

Brandy walked up the stairs behind Carol and could just feel Lee's cold stare at them both.

"What?" Brandy said defiantly walking past him "she might have summit other than damn beans to eat."

"It ain't much" Brandy said following Carol in to the large master bedroom that had been their home for the last few months "ya can have one of the other rooms, its all clear in here. We can heat food up for ya to if ya like, we got beans."

"I've got some soups and some fresh vegetables" Carol said looking through the back she grabbed from the car "for the room and safety" she said handing the items over to a wide eyed Brandy.

"Thank you" Brandy gushed, she had not had fresh fruit in months.

"Just picked 'em off a tree a few miles back" Carol grinned "natures way of giving back I guess."

Carol looked at the two people standing in front of her as they looked through the bag she offered. Brandy was a little shorter than she was, dark brown hair, piercing blue eyes. She was very pretty for someone who had obviously not had a proper wash in days, maybe weeks. He was tall and muscular, his hair cut short, he reminded her of Shane. The way he was so assured. And that worried her somewhat.

"I might go lie down for a bit" Carol said picking up her other bag that held her few belongings, she noticed the table that was covered in all kinds of knives and weapons but she did notice that there were very few guns in view. Bullets were running for everyone, unless you came across a military camp which had not yet been raided.

"Ok, like I said, just take any room down the hall" Brandy smiled closing her eyes as she held a peach up to her nose.

"Thank you" Carol nodded at Lee and turned to walk down the hall, taking the room at the furthest end of the hall, closing the door quietly behind her.

Lee wrapped his arms around Brandy's body and rested his chin on her shoulder, she leaned back against him biting into one of the four peaches that Carol had given them.

"Oh my god" she exhaled closing her eyes as she bit into the fruit "that is, just, ya gotta taste it" she said holding it up to Lee's mouth.

He shook his head "it's yours babe, you gotta finish it now." He could have easily taken a bite but he was enjoying watching the immense pleasure that this one little fruit was giving her.

He had known Brandy since they were about ten years old but it wasn't until the world turned to shit that they had been thrown together. Her own family were a group of misfits, her mother and father, both alcoholics and her brothers were good for nothings, in and out of juvie and prison. His family had owned most of the town and while he hated her family he had always had a soft spot for her very sweet nature and the fact that even though she had a lot of bad stuff happen to her at home, she was always smiling.

"I'll take the first watch" he said kissing her softly on the cheek, they had both agreed that they would never let anyone see that they were together, something like that could be used against them and even in front of Carol, one woman, they would make sure that she had no idea that they were lovers.

"Ok" Brandy yawned "Wake me ok" she looked at him sternly "you let me sleep last night, just let me sleep a few hours ok?"

Lee nodded "ok, I'll wake ya when I get tired" he said looking down the dark hall to where there guest was, he could see no light or movement from the closed door. He looked back down at Brandy who had fallen asleep already on the mattress on the floor. He went over to the window and looked out, there were a lot more biters around than usual, which was odd he thought looking down the road and across the street, it was almost as if Carol had bought them with her.

But no that couldn't possibly be right? Could it?