BACKSTORY: This story takes place shortly after the unfortunate series of events, that got Pete Anderson and Reg Monroe killed. Deanna is falling apart, Spencer is grieving and angry, and Rick is struggling to take control of the stronghold, while not stepping on any toes.
Abraham is also struggling. Struggling to make sense of his growing feelings for Sasha, while living with Rosita. But their lives are interrupted when someone arrives at Alexandria, that according to Deanna and the other residents, actually belongs there-Negan. And it is revealed that he is Deanna's younger brother.
Negan is not happy worth shit, to see his brother-in-law dead along with their only doctor! He arrives with Heath, Dwight, Sherry and Simon. And while they are getting caught up on the events that took place in their absence, Rick and his group are taking in these new people, and the potential threat they pose to the leadership of this community...
Sasha was not within the walls of Alexandria when their new 'neighbors' arrived. She was in a truck with Abraham, who was supposed to be Glenn, but for some reason, could not go out scavenging so she was with...Abraham.
He talked a lot. Sort of. Meaning when he did not talk, she sensed he was taking her in even when his eyes should be on the road. Her mind wandered while he did this. Wandered to Father Gabriel and how Maggie had stopped her from beating his ass the other night! And yet, somehow her encounter with him cleared her head. For the first time since Bob and Tyrese's deaths, she felt as if she could go on. She felt like she could find her place within the walls of Alexandria...
"Anyway," Abraham was saying and Sasha realized he was talking again, "I noticed that the windows on that house you're living in need caulking like an ant needing to fart. I could do that when we get back."
Sasha pulled herself out of her reverie and looked over at him.
"What?" she asked.
Abraham glanced over at her.
"Your windows need caulking! It's getting nippier than a cow's tit at night! You'll lose heat that way." he huffed. Sasha wondered why he even cared whether she 'lost heat or not' but she didn't broach that subject.
"Oh. Yeah. I can do it myself, thanks."
"You can caulk?" Abraham asked skeptically.
"I've seen it done. I'm sure it's no big deal." Sasha said.
Abraham glanced over at her again.
"So is that your way of saying that you don't plan to caulk because you won't be here or what?"
Sasha blinked, as she had been ready to tune him out again when she heard that!
"What are you talking about, Abraham? Where would I be going?"
"To take a dirt nap, that's what! You have to admit, Sasha, you've been kind of walking a tight rope..."
"You know what? Stop the truck! Stop it now!" Sasha yelled and Abraham made the truck come to a screeching halt!
"What? Are you planning on getting out and getting yourself killed out there?" Abraham half yelled.
"Where are you getting the idea that I want to die?"
Abraham raised a bushy eyebrow and Sasha rolled her eyes!
"Seriously? I came off like that? I am not looking to die, okay? Now can we get moving here. Aaron and Darryl said that there is a fire station around here someplace. They might have some things we can use." she replied, her manner surly. If Abraham thought she was suicidal, what did everyone else think?
But Abraham didn't start the truck. He just stared at her.
"Why aren't you starting the truck?" she asked, getting a vibe off of him that she couldn't place.
"So you're not looking to die?"
"I said I wasn't! What the hell?"
Abraham moved in to kiss her and Sasha felt like time was moving in slow motion. She couldn't think to move or scramble away from his lips, because she didn't know if she even wanted to. But just as his mouth touched hers, Sasha's eyes went to walker that had shown up with friends, on the driver's side of the truck!
"Shit!" Abraham cursed, starting the truck and hauling ass out of there! He looked in the rear view mirror a couple of times to check that the walkers were in deed a memory, before looking over at Sasha again.
"I want to get to know you, Sasha. A whole lot better than I already do. That's why I asked Glenn to stay behind while I came with you." he admitted. Sasha coughed and looked out of the window.
"You don't feel the same way?" Abraham asked.
"I just think you're presuming a lot. You assumed I'm trying to kill myself and you're presuming that I'm even interested in you. I think you have some nerve."
"I have more than SOME nerve! You look me in the eye and tell me you don't like me at all? Not even just a little bit?" Abraham challenged her. Sasha cleared her throat before she spoke.
"You have some things you need to take care of, before I would consider letting you come over and 'caulk'." she said, now looking him directly in the eye. He briefly returned her look with a huge smile.
ALEXANDRIA-
Eugene walked up to the gate to meet Heath, who was on the other side.
"Who are you?" Heath asked, looking around him.
"I could ask the same of you, but I would not because..."
Suddenly, Negan and Simon got out out of the RV they had been traveling in and sauntered up to the gate. Negan was carrying a spiked bat and Eugene backed away a bit.
Negan pointed the bat at Eugene.
"Who the fuck are you?"
"Uh...my name is..."
"Your name is 'I don't give a shit'. When we left here, YOU weren't here! Now you open this gate and explain who the fuck you are, otherwise..."
Ron, who just happened to be nearby, hurried over to the gate!
"Let them in, Eugene! They're one of us!" he said and moved to open the gate.
"Thank fucking you, young Mr. Anderson!" Negan said, while Simon glared at Eugene. Eugene refrained from gulping and backed back, as Ron opened the gate for these people and let them drive in. Once Ron closed the gate again, Eugene stopped him.
"Who are those individuals?"
"That's Negan. And he won't be pleased that your leader killed my father. Or his brother-in-law." Ron said with glee. Finally, payback was about to happen!
"Brother-in-law? If Reg was that guy's..."
"Negan is his name." Ron said flippantly.
"If Negan was Reg's brother-in-law then he's..."
"Yeah, genius. Negan is Deanna's brother. And you're all fucked." Ron said, walking off. Eugene closed his eyes. Yeah, he FELT fucked and not in a good way!
Michonne and Carol had noticed the strangers within Alexandria, and began asking questions. Meanwhile, Negan touched base with his sister Deanna and his only living nephew, Spencer.
"Fucking Christ!" Negan snapped, after hearing everything. Simon glanced out of Deanna's window!
"Shit, Negan! There's a priest living here!"
Spencer was drinking some wine and Negan walked over and snatched the glass from him!
"What in the hell is wrong with you? Why didn't you or the others get these shitheads out of here?" he asked tersely. But Deanna interrupted.
"Negan, Pete killed Reg. Rick put him down for me. For all of us. The situation was out of control with Jessie."
Negan clenched his jaw.
"I never saw anything. That was just gossip. You see Pete, our only fucking doctor, ever hit his wife, Simon?"
Simon HAD seen him backhand her once, over not keeping their youngest son quiet, but he didn't offer that up.
"No. Not a thing. Ever." Simon said.
"Denise is here. She's competent enough to be our doctor for now." Deanna said firmly.
"Isn't she a fucking vet?" Simon asked. Negan ran his hand down his face.
"Okay sis and nephew-do-nothing, I will fix this. I won't throw them out of here if I can see they bring something to the table. But I want to talk to them myself. Can you arrange a pow-wow...SPENCER?"
Spencer, who had always found his trashy uncle annoying, nodded and left the house. He hurried down the porch and nodded to Dwight and Sherry, who were returning to their home, under the watchful eye of Rosita. She casually walked over to Glenn and Maggie.
"Who did Eugene let in here?" Rosita whispered.
"I've been hearing that one of them is Deanna's brother." Glenn said, his eyes now on Deanna's house. Rosita's eyes widened and she looked at Maggie!
"Did she ever say she had a brother that lived here?" Rosita asked. Maggie shook her head.
"Not a word. But things have happened so fast for her. And let's face it: they were thinking of kicking us out of here. Maybe no one thought it was important for us to know." she guessed.
"Rick needs to know now." Glenn said and hurried down the porch steps in search of him.
Meanwhile, Rick and Morgan, were standing over a small crop of potatoes that Maggie had been trying to grow. It didn't seem as if things were going well.
"You know, someone that I once knew, used to grow things on his property. We could try straw mulch. Maybe we can go out scavenging and look for some garden stores." Morgan suggested, just as he spotted two men, he knew he had never seen before, walking up toward them. He clutched his stick as he nodded to Rick, who turned to face them.
"Can I help you?" Rick asked, not liking this shit! Eugene let strangers in here?
"Can you help me? Simon, did you hear this shit? I come back after months of scavenging for this community and find out that some prick has killed my brother-in-law AND our only fucking doctor! Rick, is it? Yeah, you can help me. Help me to understand why the fuck you're still here?" Negan asked, grinning all the while. Rick noticed his 'bat'.
"What's this? Growing shit?" Simon asked, peering at the ground. He then looked at Morgan, who's gaze never left his.
"You're Deanna's brother then?" Rick asked carefully. A crowd was beginning to grow.
Negan didn't answer that.
"Rick, my sister thinks that you're being productive here. You and your people. I'll tell you what? I want you to get your asses in to whatever vehicle you came in, go out and bring this community, that being the REAL members, back some shit. Productive shit. And if I don't like what you all bring back, then you don't get to stay, capiche?" he asked.
"We're growing food." Morgan said in a hard voice. Simon's answer to that was to unzip his pants, pull out his modest looking organ, then proceed to urinate over the potato crop!
Morgan's response was to fuck him up with this stick! Everything happened so fast that no one person would tell the same story! But everyone agreed that it 'ended' with Simon falling into the dirt, face down with his pants now around his ankles! There were snickers, and Negan assumed they were coming from the assholes that did not belong here. He pointed at Morgan.
"You're a dangerous mutherfucker. But I like you. You can help keep this place secure." Negan said before locking eyes with Rick.
"I understand YOU, can kill doctors. Our only one AND start trouble." Negan said, just as Michonne, Carol, Rosita, Glenn and Darryl, stood with Rick and Morgan. Negan spotted Aaron.
"I hear you're responsible for this shit? Bringing these people in?" Negan asked. Darryl noticed that Aaron sort of cowered at being put on the spot. He wondered why no one had mentioned that this prick lived here?
Deanna appeared and stood between Rick and Negan.
"Negan, no! Let's unpack the things you brought back and have a get together tonight. So we can make introductions." she said, patting her brother's face before walking off. Heath appeared and helped Simon up, before they walked off with Negan. The crowd began to disperse and Michonne looked at Rick.
"He's a problem." she said quietly.
"Yeah, he is." Rick said in a low tone. "How many people did he bring in here with him?"
"Like four. That asswipe that tried to pee on the crop, a guy with dreads and some couple." Glenn said.
"We're going to keep calm and do this 'get together' thing tonight. Let's find out if four people and Negan, are all we have to worry about." Rick said.
Eugene hurried up to them, his mullet actually moving from the velocity! When he reached them, he caught his breath and spoke.
"That Negan is going into the house Sasha lives in!" he rasped.
"Christ!" Rosita swore. "Why was she given a house someone else lived in?"
"Somehow," Rick said slowly, "I don't think they meant for us to stay. I can't see Deanna purposely doing something like that though."
"Let's just do what Rick suggested," Michonne said, "we'll go to this get together and try to read what we're up against."
"I'll wait for Abraham and Sasha," Glenn said, "so that we can warn her about what's going on in her house. She can stay with Maggie and me."
That sounded like a good idea, the plans the group made. But unfortunately, things would not go as planned with regards to the party, or Sasha's living arrangements.
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