Authors note: This is my first fic so be warned. Also this is what i thought would be a cool twist in The Walking Dead series starting from season 2.
Disclaimer: I dont Walking Dead Robert Kirkman does.
Chapter 1 *Beths P.O.V*
When the virus came out I was alone. I was walking home from school when i heard moans coming from behind me. I was completely disgusted thinking two teens were going at it. I slowly turned around ready to tell them to save that for when they got home, that noone wants or needs to see that. Until i got a look at him. He looked terrible blood was gushing out from his stomach, half his arm was gone and he looked like he was limping. The worst part was that i knew him he was in biology and he was really smart, too smart to be walking around looking like that.
"Hey Will!" I exclaimed while waiving towards him. "Do you need some help? I can go get my daddy."
He looked at me and I looked at him except we were looking at each other for differrent reasons. I looked to him because I wanted to help him. I wanted to do everything I could to fix him. He looked to me because he wanted to eat me. I just didn't know that then. I should have though, I should've left him alone and not of tried to help him but I didn't.
He lunged foward grabbing at my arm. I screamed and pushed him aside to the grass. I took off but didn't get anywhere because he had a hold of my left shoe. I slipped it off and ran the rest of the way to my house.
When I finnally got there I was gasping for breathe because of how far I ran in eight minutes. I opened the door and took off my backpack. "Daddy?" I yelled so loud that I could hear my voice echo throughout the house. When I got no response i started screaming everyone elses' name. "Maggie...Patricia...Shawn...Otis...mah...!" The back door opened making me jump. I was so happy to see someone that I hugged him with all my strength.
"Jimmy? What are yah doing here?" I was happy but I still was confused as to why he was at my house and why he used the back door.
" tried tah bite meh when I was getting in mah car. I got her off meh but after thah everyone I saw was acting just like her. I had tah see if yah were all right."
I nodded trying to let everything he said make sense in my head but I didn't have enough time. The front door opened with Maggie, Patricia, Daddy and Otis. I got up and looked behind them because I knew he was still fine he had to be. He was stronger then all of us. If anyone could survive what was happenning it would be him.
"Daddy..." I turned back to them to see there faces looking towards me. " where's Shawn?"
"Oh Beth!" Maggie cried while bringing me to her arms. "It's gonna be okay alright?" She said looking into my already tear filled eyes. She gently grabbed both side of my eyes. "okay? There just sick right now." I nodded fastly.
" We're going to put them in the barn until they give us the cure for this. Until then we'll keep everything the same around here. Mags you'll get the eggs from the chickens and fresh water from the well. Otis you'll hunt for our food. Patricia and bethy y'all will do the cooking and cleaning. Jimmy you'll keep watch of the gate. We don't get to get upset we all got jobs to do."
That was Three weeks all listenned to daddy we all did our jobs. Jimmy gave up hope he thinks we should just kill all the people we saved in the barn. I couldn't believe him when he said this. How can you just kill innocent people I thought. I never gave up, I still have hope that something willcome our way that we'll get god to see us and he'll send some guardian angels to ur or that they will find a cure. Or that someone will take us somewhere better. I don't really care what good thing happens but at least I got hope. Daddy once said " If you don't have hope, whats the point in living?" So I'm going to have hope.
"Hershel!..." I heard then followed by another unknown voice "Hershel!..." then finnally I hear Otis "Hershel!"
I grab my coat, stuff my knife in my pocket and run downstairs. I see Daddy, Patricia and Maggie sitting at the table. "Do you guys hear that?" I ask them.
They look towards me, probably just now noticing i was here, shaking their heads. "Hershel!..Hershel!" They all hear it now. We head outside to see 2 men one of them holding a kid. The kid looks to be bleeding really bad.
"Wait" Daddy says when they make it to the front porch. "Is he bit?"
"No.. one of yours shot him." One of the men say.
"Bring him in." We hold the door open for the two men and Otis. "Lay him in here" Daddy says pointing towards Shawns old room. I feel a pang in the pit of my stomach. How can he do that thats Shawns room. He cant do that! Shawn could still come back! I was having a mental arguement in my head until I heard Otis apoligise but noone listens so Patricia takes him to the kitchen to hear the full story.
I was still angry about that kid bieng in Shawns' room. I had to get some air. "Do you guys have any others i can go tell them to go this way."
"Yea." the one that wasn't holding the kid said. "There at a church bout 20 miles Northeast from here. Just say Carl got hurt and they'll follow you."
"Bethy" I hear daddy and Maggie say. great, I thought there goes my chance of getting some fresh air." Be careful."
I smiled."Always am." Maggie snorts then gives me a stern look that says shes not playing she really wants me to be careful.
I head out on my horse racing as fast as she could go. Taking in all the air I could get. I ride and ride for a good 30 minutes until I see a group of people walking. I slow my pace just in case it's a group of the sick people until i hear them talking. I speed up again and come to a sudden stop and took off my cowboy hat. I see a tough looking redneck that looked way better then Jimmy. "Hey." I say suddenly forgetting what I came for. They looked at me like I was crazy. I guess i would look at someone crazy if they came riding on a horse out of nowhere saying hi.
"Hey there ,sweety, Are you lost?" A girl with long black hair said.
"What the hell! Dont fucking talk to dont don't know who the hells group shes part of." The redneck says.
The other people in his group don't look the least bit suprised so I'm guessing he does this a lot.I think about riding off because of how rude he was but then i remember the little boy.
"Carls hurt. He's been shot, my daddy is fixin' him up best he can. They at my farm."
The girl with long black hair is speechless and her face is emotionless at first but then she looked as if her heart stopped. "C- ca- can you show me where it is?" She stutters out.
"Of course, but im going to have to slow my pace down to make sure your group" I point to the people standing and sitting down. " keeps up."
"Wait! We have to wait for Sophia." A girl with short hair and light blue eyes says.
"We can come back everyday and wait for an hour. We'll leave supplies, food, and water for her too. Okay Carol?" A blonde with long hair in a ponytail says.
The girl,Carol, hesistates but then nods slowly."Okay."
Everyone backs up there stuff and starts to follow me towards the farm. It takes us a little over 30 minutes to get home. When we get there the girl with long black hair runs toward the man that was holding Carl and weeps in his arms. Maggie talks to an asian man about going into town for a few items that we need. I walk quietly to put my horse back in the pen. It's going to be differrent so many people here. This is the hope that I was praying for. I just didn't know how long it was gonna last.
"Beth" I look up to see Jimmy walk in with his horse.
"Hey, Jimmy hows the fence holding up?"
"Oh..um yea It's good but I really want to talk to you." he say scratching the back of his neck.
"Oh really? Bout what?" I say shrugging my shoulders.
"I think we should get back together." He say turning to face me grabbing my hands.
"Oh..um yea definently..sure." I reply trying to hide the nervousness in my voice.
"Really?" He asks. I nod fastly. He intwines our leans down to gently kiss my lips. I didn't have enough time think about it before he does. I couldn't hurt him not with everything happenning around us so i let him enjoy this.
"Hey, I'm going to make sure everyhtings locked up here. Why don't you go on and I'll catch up." He smiles and runs off in the direction of the house.
I check every latch then sit down on one of the stools and sigh."That ain't right." I jump at the noise and turn to face the intruder to see the redneck.
I give him a questioning look." What are you talking about?"
He shrugs. "Yah Leading him on, that ain't right."
I'm speechless. how can he tell me what to do in my life. I'm angry and annoyed with this man. I change the subject not wanting to talk about Jimmy anymore. "What are you doing up here?"
"Scoutin out tha area."
"Jimmy has that covered."
Yah think fuckin lover boy ova there can clear tha can't take a piss without yah holdin his hand." he replies shaking his head.
"and you think you can?" I yell. "I bet you couldn't protect anyone and thats why your here alone. You only protected yourself."
"Shut up, Bitch! Yah don't know what the fuck your talkin bout. Little girl you stay back on your side and we'll stay on ours." With that he walked away leaving me feeling horrible inside and one thought.
How could i say something that cruel to someone without even knowing their name.