Second half off 'Tell it to the frogs' and 'Vatos'
Back at camp, Allison collects the two teens clothes off of the tent floor before dropping them into a baskets to wash them, she knows that she doesn't have to, that Liam and Grace could do it themselves perfectly fine, but filling the roll as a sort of mother is nice for her, coming back to life has been hard, the world is so much darker than before and don't get her wrong, she's grateful Grace brought her back, but she misses the old time, when she would sit in her room or go out on dates with Scott McCall, completely unaware of the supernatural. Is that what this whole thing is? Is it some sort of supernatural force that has plagued the world.
Gathering her own dirty clothes, she drops them into the basket as well then heads over to Merle and Daryl Dixon's tent, the two are sitting out of some logs, Merle cleaning his new gun from Rick and Daryl making new arrows for his crossbow.
"Hey, you two got clothes you need cleaned?"
"Few shirts, why?" Merle asks, his face not in an exact glare but not soft either. Learning from Grace in the past few hours, he now knows to some extent what the three teens from California are and what they have been through.
"Give them to me, I'll wash them" She holds out her hand to him. Shifting with a grunt, Merle reaches into the door oF the tent and pulls out a blue plastic bag of dirty clothes, then throws it at Allison. Huffing in annoyance, with eyes watching her as she walks away from the brothers, Allison trudges her way over to Shane's car as he helps Carl inside to take the young boy down to the quarry.
"Room for one more?" Allison asks as she gets closer.
"Hop on in" Shane agrees and Allison slides into the front seat as Shane climbs in to. The short drive down is quite at in the beginning until Allison decides to break it.
"Look about Grace, I'm sorry, she's just a little..."
"Scared?" He guesses.
"Grace, Scared? Not even a little... she just never really had a permanent male adult in her life."
"Divorce?"
"Uhh no, her em... both of her parents died in a car accident when grace was 5, and her adoptive mom, Melissa was raising her son pretty much on her own, Grace has a tendency to lash out, snap, or just crawl into a dark hole of sarcasm"
"What's with her and Dixon then?"
"Take away Merle's racist, loud mouthed and overall douche bag sides and what you get is a man just wanting to protect his brother"
"And Grace sees?"
"Scott, Stiles... maybe even a little coach" Allison smirks realising Merle and the coach are much alike, both like to be loud and think they are always right, although Coach isn't/wasn't a racist, he was judgemental... but funny.
Shane didn't know who this 'Coach' was. But he'd heard the three teens mention the other two names frequently around camp to others. From what he'd heard the two were best friends... brothers almost, Like Rick and Himself. Pulling up next to the yellow Cherokee already there with Ed at its side, smoking as the women sit at the side of the lake washing clothes.
"Thanks for the ride" Allison smiles, climbing out of the jeep and making her way over to the woman with the basket of her, Liam and Grace's clothes in one and the blue carrier bag of Daryl and Merle's shirts. "Mind if I join?" The young huntress asks as comes up the small group of Amy, Andrea, Jacqui and Carol.
"Sure, take a seat" Andrea smiles to her. Sitting down on a rock, Allison begins with pouring all of the dirty clothes onto the floor and laying the baskets at her side. Taking one of Liam's shirts, Allison begins scrubbing it in the water against a bar of soap.
Half way through the clothes Allison looks up at Shane and Carl who are across the Quarry with a bucket and next, trying to catch frogs. Shane begins splashing in the water calling loudly as Carl skims the water with the net.
"Can someone please explain to me how the women wound up doing all the Hattie McDaniel work?" Jacqui asks and Allison lift her head confused.
"Who?" she Questions, Amy nodding along with her, the other three women laugh at the teens until Carol speaks.
"It's just the way it is" Carol says with a glance back at her husband. Screeching behind the woman has everybody at the quarry turning to see Grace and Liam racing down the road towards the quarry.
The three teens know that Liam is faster than his mate but chooses to run behind her for unknown reasons until he finally leads forward, scooping his girlfriend up and swings her around until they both fall to the dirt, The phoenix on top of the werewolf. Grace leans down and captures his lips with hers into a searing kiss that lasts a while. Rolling her eyes, Allison stands up with a wet shirt in her hands and walks over to the two teens, standing over them; Allison twists the shirt, releasing a waterfall of cold water onto the two, making them leap apart with a glare to the huntress.
"How's the run?" Allison questions as she walks back to the laughing woman.
"Good, but were not finished" Liam informs her with a smirk.
"We're not?" Grace whines with a pout that Liam has to resist kissing away.
"Nope" He replies and roles onto his stomach, his hands underneath him as he pushes himself up and glides back down, smoothly. Sighing Grace copies her Mate and begins doing push-ups herself, albeit not as smooth as the teenage werewolf, but not sloppy either.
Turning their attention away from the teens the women get back to washing the clothes with Carol announcing "I do miss my Maytag"
"I miss my Benz, my sat nav" Andrea adds.
"I miss my coffeemaker with that dual-drip filter and built-in grinder, honey" Jacqui then moans.
"May computer... And texting"
"I miss my friends, my family, I miss knowing that the people I trusted most aren't there to help me" Allison adds after Amy, bringing the conversation away from objects to people.
"I miss my vibrator" Andrea deadpans making the woman chuckle, behind them Grace and Liam stop their work out to look at the woman.
When the chuckling dies out Carol sends a look over to her husband who is too far away to hear what they are saying, she then turns back to the woman and says "Me too"
However before they can begin laughing Grace's voice pipes up behind them. Whilst looking at her mate with a smirk Grace calls to the 6 in front of her "I never needed one". All 6 of the woman spin around to where Grace and Liam have now seized their work out and are now sitting watching the woman as they rest. Their attention turns from the blonde to the boy next to her; smirk bright on his blushing face. Realising what Grace meant, they all begin to laugh loudly.
"What's so funny?" A new voice asks and they all turn to find Ed now a few feet behind them.
"Just swapping war stories, Ed" Andrea lies, knowing that the truth would get Carol in trouble.
Seeing Ed walk closer to the woman that have gone back to their work silently, Grace and Liam glance at each other, standing to their feet ask Andrea notices Ed hovering.
"Problem, Ed?"
"Nothin' that concerns you. And you ought to focus on your work. This ain't no comedy club" Ed says making Andrea and Allison scoff.
Behind them, Grace and Liam notices Glenn, Rick, T, Morales, Daryl and Merle walking down the road from camp, Glenn, Rick, Carl, T and Morales walk over to where Shane and now Lori are. Merle and Daryl walk over to where Grace and Liam are standing, watching Ed.
"What are you guys doing down here?" Grace mumbles to Merle as he stands beside her.
"Needed ta stretch ma legs, no use sitting around all day"
"Ed, tell ya what" Andrea's voice draws my attention "You don't like how your laundry is done, you are welcome to pitch in and do it yourself. Here" She finishes be tossing a shirt at him, immediately after catching it he throws it back to her a little too harsh.
"Ain't my job, missy"
"Andrea don't... Allison" Amy continues as she sees Allison stand up and walk towards the two
"What is your job, Ed? Sitting on your ass smoking cigarettes?" The huntress asks, stopping next to Andrea. Behind Ed, Grace moves forward a step, but her arms are caught by both Merle and Liam, holding her back.
"We, it sure as hell ain't listening to some uppity smart-mouthed bitches. Tell you what... come on lets go" Ed says to Carol who is staring at the water.
"I don't think she needs to go anywhere with you, Ed" Andrea challenges.
"And I say it's none of ya business. Come on now. You heard me"
"Carol" Allison turns to the woman holding her in place.
"Andrea, Allison, please. It doesn't matter"
Hey, don't think I won't knock you on your ass just 'cause you're some college-educated cooze and an annoying little brat, All right? Now you come on now or you gonna regret it later"
"So she can show up with fresh bruises later, Ed? Yeah, we've seen them" Grace says from behind him, tugging out of Liam and Merle's hold and walking to stand in between Allison and Andrea.
As Ed laughs at her, Grace notices Glenn, Rick, T, Morales, Shane, Lori and Carl making their way over.
"Stay out of this" He hisses to Grace who just raises her eyebrow at him challengingly. Ignoring the small movement from Grace, Ed turns back to his wife and demands "Now come on! You know what? This ain't none of y'all's business. You don't want to keep prodding the bull here, okay"
"Prodding the bull?" Grace mocks with a laugh, gaining a glare for Ed.
"Now I'm done talkin'. Come on" Ed continues, grabbing Carols arm and pulling her with him.
Around him, the woman all begin protesting as they try to get Carol away from Ed, who eventually gets frustrated and angry at the woman and begins yelling "You don't tell me what! I tell you what!" With that Ed goes to strikes his wife across the face but, Grace who had, made sure she was next to the woman, steps in front of Carol, shoving her back into the arms of Andrea as the blow hits Grace across the face.
Silence goes across the whole group as Grace looks to the side, he he'd down slightly and her eyes closed. Slowly twisting her head back to Ed. Grace opens her eyes that are now shining bright. Seeing the young girls eyes, Ed stumbles back, freaked as a smirk makes its way to her face.
With eye glowing himself, Liam steps forward, his blood boiling as he grabs onto Ed shoulders and throws him back onto the ground. Proceeding to straddle Ed. Liam beats at him a couple of times before. Grace steps in.
"Liam! Liam stop!" Grace yells to her mate but it's no use. Looking around she directs her gaze to Merle and Daryl, the latter's eyes are wide as he looks back at the girl, whose eyes he once saw glow bright Orange and Yellow. "Help me!" Grace yells as she grabs onto Liam shoulders. Obeying immediately Merle Grabs Liam swinging arm as Daryl hesitantly grabs the arm holding Ed down and together the three, pull Liam off of Ed and drag him a little away as the rest of the group finally reach the scene.
Pulling Liam up to stand Grace holds his head down to shield any view of his eyes and fangs. Panting, Liam rests his head on Grace's shoulder, soaking in her scent. Gazing over at the others she notices Rick and Shane beginning to make their way over to her and Liam, so holding her hand out to them she shakes her head telling them not to. Pulling away slightly Grace lifts Liam's head in her hands and Looks into his eyes that are still glowing, however his fangs have disappeared.
"Baby you need to calm down"
Closing his eyes, Liam begins whispering "The sun, the moon the truth" After about 30 seconds he reopens them and his eyes are back to the bright blue Grace loves so much. "I'm okay" He whispers to Grace over Carol's cries of apologies to her husband.
"What the hell was that?" Daryl whispers to his brother.
"Reality" Merle smirks to his little brother then nods to Grace.
"Come on" The phoenix says, directing her mate away from everybody and back up to camp. With a still hesitant Daryl, Merle follows Grace up to the camp, Leaving the others behind to care for Ed.
"You shouldn't have done that" Liam Growls as he shrugs out of Grace's hold and storms into the camp, capturing everyone's attention.
"What happened?" Dale asks from on top of the RV but is ignored by the two teens.
"Like hell if I was going to just stand there and let that prick hit her. We've been letting it slide for weeks now and I'm done"
"You knew didn't you? You knew I would attack him"
"Of course I knew, hell you beat Theo for kissing me" Grace growls back, unaware that the others from the quarry are coming up out of the cars and walking over.
"I could have killed him Grace!"
"I wouldn't have let it go that far, you know that!"
"We don't hurt the innocent, you know that! It's your own brother's rules"
"Yes, Liam. I know the rules. But do you really think the rules are the same anymore, the world has changed. And as for that prick being innocent, we really need to find you a dictionary, because he is far from innocent"
"Guys, stop arguing"
"Stay out of this Allison" Liam snaps to her.
"Don't you dare talk to her like that, Liam. Look I didn't say we should kill Ed"
"But I could have, Grace" Liam says much calmer, his need to argue over. With one last sigh, Liam walks away to their tent, leaving Grace behind.
"Grace?" Allison asks hesitantly
"Yo, princess, ya all right?"
"I'm fine..."
"Grace"
"I said I'm fine, Allison" The phoenix snaps before walking off into the woods.
"Someone should go with her" Lori suggests in the silence. No one had ever seen the two love birds fight, not even Allison herself.
"She said she's fine" Merle mutters.
"The girl just walked out into the woods with no weapons"
"She is a weapon" Allison mutters as she turns away only to come face to face with Liam.
"Where is she?" Liam mumbles as everyone stares at him.
"She just left" Allison point to Grace's direction.
"Alone?" Liam asks worriedly.
"Go after her" Allison demands.
"What is she..."
"GO. AFTER. HER. LIAM!" With that the resident werewolf scampers away into the woods after her, eventually he does, a ¼ mile in and he finds the love of his life, sitting at the trunk of an old tree, her arms wrapped around her legs that are drawn to her chest as she sits with her head bowed and her shoulders shaking as she cries.
"I didn't mean to shout" Liam says as he kneels in front of her "I'm sorry" He continues in a whisper as she raises her head to look at him, Liam's heart breaks at the sight of her chocolate eyes pooled with shedding tears.
When seeing a tear slip down from Liam's eye, Grace launches herself at him, her arms wrapping around him, her head buried into his neck.
With both of the continuously whispering apologies to one another, they soon shift their position from kneeling to each other to where Grace is laying on the ground, Liam hovering over her. Peeling one another from their sportswear they continue the rest as if the argument and Ed never happened.
Back at camp
An hour later
Grace P.O.V.
Following Liam through the woods towards camp, we finally slip through the last of the trees, only to be met with Jim chained to a tree, his face burned red.
"Jim? What happened?" Liam asks as we walk towards him.
"Heat stroke" Shane announces as he, Rick and Carl walk up to us. "Jim just needed t cool of in the sun for a few hours"
"Are you okay?" Grace asks, laying her hand on the man's shoulder.
"I'm fine, Miss McCall"
"I hope you understand the need for this...This timeout" Shane begins
"We've got others we've got to think about. We just want to make sure there's no... There's no hard feelings" Rick finishes for Shane, who is thankful for the help.
"There's not. I do understand"
"Okay. Why don't you come join in with the rest of us? Big ol' fish fry" Shane laughs.
Jim takes a few moments to decide, looking to Carl, Jim realises the boy isn't scared of him and decides it's a good Idea to join the rest. "I'd like that very much"
"Okay" Shane smiles and Liam and I watch as the two officers unchain the man then help him up.
"Come on, let's go eat flounder" Liam exclaims pulling Carl along leaving me with the three men who stare at me.
"What?" I ask.
"What happened earlier, with Carol and Ed. That was a brave thing to do" Rick smiles to me.
"The woman has been beaten for years by that man, I wasn't going to stand by any longer and watch it happen in front of me"
"You didn't bruise" Shane adds, confusion all over his face.
"It takes a lot more than one hit to bruise me" I smirk.
"Have you seen Ed's face?" Shane questions and I shake my head. "Your boyfriend did a number on him, what was that, anyways?"
"I.E.D" I state
"what?" Rick asks, equally confused as his partner.
"Intermitted Explosive Disorder" Jim announce beside me, reminding us that he's still there.
"Is he dangerous?" Rick asks sending a glance over his shoulder to where his son has just left with the teen.
"Only when he's pissed" I glare at the man for his obvious thoughts
"What about that argument you two had? He could have hurt you" Shane challenges.
"We've had worse arguments than that and he's never hurt me. I keep him calm. I'm basically and anchor" I smirk at the meaning that confuses them. "Look, Liam attacking Ed like that was my fault. I knew that if he saw me get hurt, Liam would immediately explode. It's completely my fault"
"Will it happen again?" Jim asks from beside me.
"Most likely, yes" I nod and begin to walk away, ending the conversation. Watching as Rick and Shane pass me without even a second look, I turn to Jim who jogs a little to get to me. "Is there something I can help you with Jim?"
"Keep everyone close tonight; don't let them out of your sight"
"What are you talking about?"
"They're coming"
"Why are you telling me this?" I ask confused.
"'Cause you're the strongest here, you and your boyfriend. You guys are different..."
"We're not different"
"I saw, that night on the high way when you took down that walker, your eyes, they changed"
"I'm gonna go and check on Ed" I mumble as I step away from Jim
"I'm not gonna say anything" Jim whispers creepily to me.
Backing away I walk over to the Peletier tent as Sofia and Carol walk inside, Standing just outside, I listen to their conversation.
"Why don't you come outside with everybody?" Carol asks
"Hell with them people. I wouldn't piss on them if their heads were on fire" Ed mumbles back making me grimace. There's slight shuffling of someone walking around until Ed speaks again "Hey! Why don't you stay here? Keep your daddy company" The thought for having that little girl near her 'father' anymore as me growling slightly. Deciding on making my presence known I pop my head round the door and look to Carol.
"Hey, Carol, Sof, we're starting soon, Might want to hurry before, Liam and Carl eat everything up" I smile to the two, completely ignoring Ed's presence.
"Come on, Sofia" Carol smiles to me thankful at the excuse not to stay.
Winking to the little girl, I move out of the way to let them out as Ed begins shouting "Fine. Hell with the both of you. Ain't no need to be bothering me no more the rest of the night"
Rolling my eyes at his words I turn to the two with a smile "I was serious about those two eating it all, go on, I'll be there soon, I just have to grab something from my tent"
"Well hurry on up, or you'll be eaten tree bark" Carol jokes gaining a smile from me and a giggle form her daughter. Slowly, I begin walking away towards my tent as the two head to the fire, but once they are out of view I double back and step into their tent silently, kneeling down, I put my hand on Ed's shoulder and push him onto his back.
"What the hell do ya think ya doin'?" He growls to me.
"Listen to me very closely" I growl back, my eyes glowing. His own eyes widen at the sight of the supernatural source, Sliding my hand from his shoulder, I wrap it around his neck "I'm usually all gung-ho on human life, but that doesn't mean that I'm gonna stand by and watch some grade A asshole, beat on his wife and little girl, so I promise you this, Ed. If I ever find out you've laid a finger on either of them a gain or anybody in this camp, I will burn you alive" I threaten, my palm heating up singeing his skin, causing him to hiss.
Pushing off, I flash my eyes once more to the ass and climb out of the tent, the only noise inside is a rapid heartbeat and a slight wimp of fear. To keep my excuse true, I rush over to my tent and pull out my baseball bat, Jim's words from earlier have me kept on edge. Swinging it around, I make my way to the others around the unlit fire.
"Problem, Dixon?" I ask as I come into their view.
"Damn, wood won't burn" Merle huffs as he drops the lighter.
Chuckling, I make my way over to the group, dropping my bat next to Liam before shuffling to in between Merle and Daryl.
"Let a pro do this" I smirk as I crouch between them, Ignoring Daryl's scoff; I glance around to the others who are too busy talking to each other to pay attention to me. Then curling my hand close to the wood, a small ball of fire appears in may palm before I tip it into the base where it immediately catches light.
A Small gasp from Daryl and a scoff from Merle has me glancing between the two.
"We still need to have those words, princess" Merle drawls as we stand and move our way to Liam.
"We already did"
"We talked about you, not him" Merle points to Liam who turns his attention from Carl to us.
"Did you tell Daryl?" I asks, my eyebrow raised.
"Had to tell him something' baby brotha' saw ya guys eyes glow... so what is he?"
"Werewolf" Liam whispers over to the two before turning his attention back to Carl.
"Ya shittin' me, righ'?"
"You didn't really think I was the only supernatural creature out there, did you?"
"What around lil' bow peep over there?" Merle then asks, nodding his head to Allison.
"Long line of Werewolf hunters"
"Shouldn't she be huntin' Cujo then?" Daryl mumbles
"Not anymore" I whisper back and then turn to the fire, ending the conversation.
Evening soon turns to night as the camp quiets down to everybody eating the fish Andrea and Amy caught earlier. Moans at gratitude to the two fly around camp, bringing smiles to the sisters face's as everybody eats.
"Pass the fish please" Carl's asks from in between Lori and Liam. Reaching over, I pluck up the plate and hand it over to him. "Thank you" he says shyly to me, his head dropping. Looking over to his parents with confusing, they both smile at me amused.
"Man oh man, that's good" Shane comments from next to Rick. "I miss this"
"I got to ask you man, it's been driving me crazy" Morales pipes up, looking to Dale.
"What?" The old man asks confused.
"That watch"
"What's wrong with my watch?" Dale asks with a smile.
"I see you, everyday, same time, winding that thing. Like a village priest saying mass" Morales explains and everyone around me nod in agreement.
"I've wondered this myself" Jacqui mumbles
"I'm missing the point"
"Unless I've missed the sighs, the world has seemed to come to an end... at least hit a speed bump for a good long while"
"It isn't the world that has ended, It's just the rules have just changed" Grace mumbles so only those closest to her can hear her words.
"But there's you every day winding that stupid watch" Moarles adds
"Time… it's important to keep track, isn't it? The days at least. Don't you think, Andrea? Back me up here. I like… I like what, um, a father said to son when he gave him a watch, that had been handed down through generations. He said, "I give you the mausoleum of all hope and desire, which will fit your individual needs no better than it did mine or my father's before me; I give it to you not that you may remember time, but that you may forget it, for a moment now and then and not spend all of your breath trying to conquer it."
"You are so weird" Amy says in the silence.
"William Faulkner" I interrupt the laughing of the others around me, who all turn to me wide eyed and confused.
"How'd you know that?" Shane asks from across the flames.
"Have a friend, she loves stuff like that. She used to like to force me to read them" I explain, refusing to say the word 'had' instead of 'have'. I can't give up on believing the others are alive.
"Where are you going?" Andrea asks as Amy gets up.
"I have to pee, gee, you try to be discreet around here" Amy mumbles before beginning to walk off.
"Hold on, I gotta go too" I call to her, halting her movements as she waits for me.
"Even in the damn apocalypse, women still go to the damn bathroom together" Shane mumbles, but everyone can still here.
Walking up with Amy, I hold open the RV door allowing her in first, before climbing in myself. Waiting in the seat as she goes to the toilet 3 seconds later she's walking back out.
"What's wrong?" I ask as she begins looking around the RV.
"There's no more toilet paper"
Nodding, I walk back over to the door and jump out, walking a bit closer to everyone else, I freeze unable to speak, but before I can say anything Amy calls out "We're out of toilet paper!" realising what is about to happen, I spin around to see a walker coming up at the side of the RV.
"Amy!" I yell and run to her as the walker latches onto her Arm. Running up to Amy, she cries out as the walker sinks its teeth into her flesh. Grabbing onto the walkers head, I expand my nails and slide my finger into the dead's eyes, effectively killing the monster.
Panic erupts around us as more walkers invade camp. Spinning around I kick a walker coming towards Amy and I, before grabbing the girl and pulling her into the RV, slamming the door behind us.
Directing Amy to the seat, I sit her down before moving to the sick, washing the walker blood of my hands and grabbing a towel of the side. Moving back over to the crying girl, I kneel in front of her and place the towel on her arm to soak up any blood.
"Amy, Amy listen to me, you're going to be okay" I attempt to reassure the girl over all the gunshots and screaming from outside.
"I'm going to die, oh god, I'm going to die"
"You're not going to die" I reply before removing the towel from her arm and looking down at the torn flesh.
"You die if you get bit, Grace" Sighing, I hold her wrist in one hand as I bow my head, closing my eyes.
"But you didn't get bit" I announce clearly, confusing her.
"What are you talking about?" she sobs, raising my head, my eyes glowing brightly, I slide my free hand over her wound and press, soon white light shines from under my palm as it heals Amy's bite. After a few seconds the light dies and I pull back, her skin perfectly smooth.
"How'd you do that?" She asks shocked.
"We'll talk about that later" I inform her as I stand up and walk to the door. "Stay here until I say otherwise. Flicking the lock, I then kick the door, sending back the walker crashing against it. Shots ring out around me as group members take down the dead. Running to the campfire, I grab my bat from the side and slam it into a closing walker.
"Mommy!" Sofia calls out and I spin around to see a walker closing in on the two of them. Luckily, Merle, who is closest to the two, turns at the sound of the girls cry and aims at the dead, effectively killing it before it can harm them. Slamming my bat on walkers I make my way through the horde around the tents. Spotting Rick surrounded by three walkers, Make my way over to slam my bat down, but as I'm about to a hand cold latches onto my wrist, causing me to drop my weapon.
"GRACE!" The familiar voice of Allison rings out from nearby, yet again another walker can sink its teeth into my skin an Arrow pierces through the walkers' skull, killing it instantly. Not wanting to waste time, I rush through the clear path to Rick, who as takes down 1 of the 3 walkers but is still struggling with the other 2, realising I forgot my bat, I forget about the who hiding my powers thing, what's the point 3-4 people already know something's up, so engulfing my hand in the hot flames, I throw it to the walker about to take a chuck out of the officers neck, causing the dead to fly off of him, so that Rick is able to bring the gun up at the other walker and shoot it in the head.
Turning, Rick looks to me then down to my arm that is still burning, his eyes are wide, not that that is a surprise, but they are also thankful. My eyes shift to the walker that I took down for him, only to see that it is getting back up. Noticing my attention is elsewhere, Rick turns and fires at the raising dead, effectively ending its miserable life.
Soon enough the last of the shots die out as the dead are put down and the remainder of the living stand. The fire around my arm dies out as people call out to their loved ones in panic. My own name being yelled by several people. Turning I make my way to the RV where everyone else has seemed to gather
"G!" Liam exclaims as he runs put to me pulling me to his chest, squeezing me as Allison comes up and wraps her arms around us both until the three of us are in an awkward embrace.
"Amy! AMY!" Andrea's voice pulls me from the hug and I turn to the woman searching around for her sister.
Removing myself from Liam and Allison, I make my way to the closed RV door and knock a couple of times. "Amy, It's Grace. I'm gonna need you to open the door now, please" I call but there is no movement. For a second I'm worried that my first attempt at healing a bite has failed until I train my hearing and listen to the heartbeat inside. "Amy I know you're in shock, we all are, but Andrea is very worried about you right now. She needs to see that you're okay"
"Okay, the girl got bit" Shane scoffs from behind me but I roll my eyes.
"Amy, open the door" I say a little more fierce than intended but the girl inside finally listens and flicks the lock open. Pulling at the handle, I open the door to the red eyed girl. Nodding I step back and watch as she climbs out of the RV and looks around at the others whose eyes all shift to her arm.
"What the hell, she was bit, where the hell is the bite?" Shane hisses as he grabs Amy's arm and examines it. Andrea seeing that her sister is okay, although a little shaken up, sees how rough Shane is being with her sister and swats his hand off her before pulling Amy into a hug as she cries.
"I don't understand, she was bit" Lori gaps at the girl.
Over Andrea's shoulder, Amy looks to me questionably but I shake my head, telling her not to say anything of what really happened. Only a few people see the silent conversation, but none of them call out on it.
"I didn't" Amy says as Andrea pulls away from her "he... it just grabbed my arm, Grace pulled it a-away before I got bit" Amy stutters.
Turning to me Andrea holds onto her sister as she says with unshed tears in her eyes "Thank you" which has me silently nodding to her. After that silence sweeps over camp with everybody just staring at the fallen lain around. This is, it's quiet until Jim speaks up.
"I remember my dream now, why I dug the holes"
A/N
(All outfits are on polyvore for those curious readers)