The following day, Rick and Michonne had left Gabe in the gardens with maggie. His first impression on her was somewhat timid. he didnt speak a word. she handed him a sovel and showed him where to dig and all that mornign he dug out a well. around one or two oclock Carl came by to check on him.
"you hungry?"
"a little."
"lets go eat... afterwards ill help you finish up." Carl reached his arm down the whole and lifted the boy to the ground.
Gabe was covered in mud. his shoes, which were already in bad shape before, were now in an unrecoverable condition. his hair had roots and leaves in it. his hands were red and i doubt they were always that color. Carl led him back to the house and showed him how to use the shower. he had been cleaned after he woke up there the previous day before talking to rick and Michonne.
The short hair boy slipped out of his shirt facing the shower. Carl handed him the shampoo whilst facing the other direction and caught a glimps of his new friends shirtless muscular back. Gabe began slipping his jeans off and Carl walked to the door turning to let Gabe know he was leaving.
"the rest is all you." he said before he shut the door.
Carl Retreated to his room and sat on his bed pulling out a comic. 'captain astro' it was a classic. one special day in 1970 Captain astro became 'astro woman' a day most teenage boys would never forget.
Carl looked up at the sound of Gabe singing in the shower. He was quite familiar with the song. the lyrics: you can see my heart beating. revealed the song to be 'russian roulette' by rihanna. Gabes voice was prettier then Carl expected. The long haired boy smiled at the sound.
his mind wondered into its own relm consuming him into a world of his own imagination with each turn of the page. it wasnt long before he looked up to see the other boy dripping with water his towel loosley tied around his waist. he had a hand towel in his free hand drying his ears and he looked at carl who simply stared back.
"clothes?" his question as meek as the look on his face.
"yeah just go through my drawers and see if there is anything that you see fit."
"thanks."
Carl, pretending to look back at his illustration, eyed the slightly darker boy. He noticed the way water slipped between the crevices of each muscle before blending with the fabric of the towel. Gabe grabbed a t-shirt, a pair of jean shorts and some boxers. he rested the shorts and top on the dressor then turned to look at carl.
"it wont bother you if i throw these on in here will it?"
"be my guest." Carl responded camly, his answer seeming almost too quick but Gabe didnt notice.
Carl returned to look at the page he was on. Gabe took that as an opportunity to drop his towel and slip on the boxers before Carl noticed. Carl was an excellent double tasker so he caught a glimps of the bubble that was his new friends ass directly before the brown stretchy fabric slid over lining up with his lower back. Carl spotted a small birthmark which for a moment he mistook as a tramp stamp. he bit his lip before glancing down at the boys muscular thighs. his eye followed the veins leading down to his ankles and onto his bare feet which were fairly adorable. the toes wiggled quickly and that made Carl chuckle slightly under his breath. Gabe turned around to look at a now not paying attention Carl. Atleast he thought he wasnt paying attention. Carl eye caught sight of the muscular chest, the refined abs, all the way down to the v-line. The boxers were low enough to reveal a small happy trail. Carl was caught off gaurd when gabe pulled the shirt over his beautiful upper half.
Carl, after pretending to be preocupied, looked up seeing the boy before him button up hs shorts around his waist.
"ready to go?"
"to where?"
"Carol is an excellent cook... slip on those flip flops we can be over there in 5"
"i have to get back to work soon."
"you dont have to finish that in a day... you have time."
"i guess."
"perfect."
The two boys left the house and walked down the side walk. the sun shining high above their heads feeling pretty good on there skin. the clouds were a minimum and the smell of spring and cinimon roles filled their noses.
"what was the last thing you ate?" Carl asked.
"um the last house i stayed in before waking up here had a bowl of assorted nuts... most were hell to get open but the walnuts were satisfying once my nails were on the ground with their shells." Gabe siged.
"i hope you enjoy eating food that doesnt require a large amount of pain to recieve."
"could such a blasphamous statement be true."
"my friend you have struggled for far too long." Carl rested his hand on Gabes shouldir as they stood before carols house.
the door open and she emerged. a pot of something worthy of watering mouths between her oven mit covered hands.
"hello Carl, hi Gabe" she grinned.
"hey carol." Carl grinned.
"you too are the first to arrive and your a little early... mind helping me finish up?"
"id be honered." Gabe smiled.
"hes very modest this one, humble people is something we lack around here" she said to Carl. "come on in you too."
they complied. Gabe was set to work in the dinning area setting tables, he recalled a time when he had had dinner with his sister teddy and her boyfriend spencer at the shays house he knew exactly where each untinlse went along with each rule in proper edicate. he lit the candles and set each glass. Carol and Carl entered carrying assorted edible delicates and set them down on the center of the table.
"im impressed" Carol grinned. "kid you better snag enid before he does... choices are slim." she whispered to Carl.
"Enid?" Gabe asked. "thats a persons name."
"thats kind of rude." Carol glared with a sort of half smile half smirk looking like she was about to shout 'roasted'
"no i dont mean it like that but... ive seen her name before... like on a flyer or something. i recall something about her im just not sure..."
ding-dong
"The guests have arrived boys." carol turned swiftly on one foot.
Rick, Daryl, and michonne arrived first, then glen and maggie, followed by abraham and rosita, ugene wouldnt be joining he was with Denise the poor soul having passed. She had taught him everything he knows. Edin was the last to arrive, her alternative demener showing how uncomfortable she was their.
"Gabe... i saw how much youve done in the feilds... i must say im impressed." maggie smiled as she sat down next to him. "thanks."
"the new arrival..." father gabriel smilled sitting down. "were you named after the angle as well?"
"yes sir."
"your not as rugged as most people we come across." Daryl glared at him from across the table.
"thats probobly because my brother sheltered me from alot of what the world has to offer right up to his passing."
"im sorry were you close?" Michonne asked.
"he was all i had. we were seperated from the rest of our family on day one. i had to kill him."
"i know how you feel... my brother myerl went the same way."
"its like loosing a peice of yourself isnt it?"
"sure is" Daryl responded. "sure is."