The air changed since the walkers came around life changed walking down a highway over grown grass and towering trees the smell of rotten corpses I missed the smell of a fresh cut rose not trying to survive but just live I could hear the walkers growling in the distance around a car I set down my backpack and crouched down pulled out an arrow and aimed my bow taking them out one at a time then I ran over there to check things out the radio was playing nothing else in there might have distracted them from something I looked around sighing what the hell I wasn't far off from Alexandria maybe I could pop in and see how my cousin was doing I hadn't seen Daryl in a long time I slung my bag over my back and headed off when I finally able to bang on the main gate Rick answered his faced showed fear like I have never seen
"Kara? What are you doing here?" Rick asked in a hurry I knew I looked puzzled.
"I wanted to see everyone where's Daryl I found something for him." We had always been close after dad died and mom was working all the time Daryl looked after be like the brother I never had. I smiled up at him but he kept frowning he pulled me to the side and told me everything Abraham and Glenn dying Maggie leaving them taking Daryl I broke down crying in front of Rick he held me and said Negan was due back anytime rage filled me I shoved him back.
"Ill be here when he does." I glared at the gate Rick put a hand on my shoulder.
"Don't do anything stupid Daryl would want you safe." I wiped around.
"I wouldn't dare strike first if I learned anything as an only girl you watch your prey find its weak points then hit with all you got. He messed with the wrong family." It was a few days when he finally showed up he was whistling some kind of tune Rick opened the gate there he was standing with a big shit eat smirk he wore his dark hair slicked back a salt and pepper beard his leather jacket over a what I think used to be white shirt he looked like a greaser he pulled it off I'd give him that I noticed Daryl standing behind him we made eye contact it hurt I wanted to help.
"Well, well Rick I'm here for my shit now where do we began?" He asked looking around he eyes me noticing the way I looked at Daryl he looked back between us.
"Daryl is this your little lady?" Negan smirk and walked over to me and got in my face I couldn't hold back the anger on my face he held the last bit of my family. "Well are you?" I smiled at him my knuckles white from me clenching them. "Look your new so you get one pass I'm a nice guy like that but I'm not a patience one so I'll ask one more time. Are you his girl?" He put his bat in my face the minutes felt so long.
"His my cousin." I spat out the words never looking at the bar only in his eyes. He let the bat fall out of my face.
"Daryl let me say this you have a tight little cousin here." His face still bent down to me Rick and everyone watching Daryl wanted to move to protect her but he knew that would endanger her. "This could be fun." I couldn't help it and I snapped I punched him square in the jaw he staggered back and his men moved forward gun aimed and ready two had already grabbed me and punched me in the face so hard I spit a small pile of blood onto the ground they pushed Daryl back I was trying to check my breath. "This family grows feisty red neck shits." He waved off his men and they shoved me hard to, the ground. Negan grabbed my hair and made me look at me I felt the blood in my mouth running down my jaw. "You really don't understand the way this works. Let me explain it slow I own everything you this place your little animal of a cousin this people all mine and when my stuff doesn't work right I fix it." He put the barbed wire against my check and slide it down I knew he was going to kill me but he dropped my hair laughing. I sat up on my knees watching him flipping my hair outta my face. When he quickly turned around and swung the bat in my face I didn't even flinch I stared at him. "Throw her in the truck this breed is tough. I can find use from this little cluster fuck." They yanked me up and shoved me towards the van while everyone watched.
