A/N: HEY sorry like I've said before I have been super busy with band and theatre and I had a concert I have to play. Thank you for waiting hope you enjoy this chapter.

Previously: I sat in the back of the van with Aiden, Tara, and Nicholas I sat there and Eugene had a gun pointed at Nicholas just in case and I sat there holding on to Noah's book and the first page read 'This is the beginning' I felt my eyes water this wasn't supposed to happen. I looked at Nicholas it's his fault! Noah is gone because of him we should have left him! 'Stop it don't think like that' I just looked down. I just want to be home. The ride back was quiet but when we got home Glenn ran for help and I helped Aiden to the infirmary and Eugene got Tara. Pete looked at the stitching I did and he looked at me. "Are you a doctor?" He looked at me I never liked Pete he reminded me a lot of my father. "I have had to do stuff like this before shit hit the fan what's it to you." Pete looked at me upset I didn't give less of a fuck. I left Aiden in Pete's care and went home I had way to much on my plate for today. When I got home i opened the door. "I'm home." I called hoping someone would answer when no one did I felt sad. I grabbed my book and opened it reading some pages. I grabbed a gem from my bag.

By this gem I do sleep

Hidden from the day, in the night so deep

O Lady Moon, guide my dreams

Cover me with your beautiful beams

As this gem below me lies

Please close my eyes

Allow me to wake

In the warm of the Sun

I kissed the gem as the moonlight hit it and then a whisp formed inside it. I placed it under my pillow as I closed my eyes and went to sleep.

Chapter ten: Loss of blood

Skylar pov:

When we got back Deanna started to ask Nicholas questions about what happened the day before. I told her everything that I saw I just didn't know what happened after or how...Noah died. Deanna look at me and she sighed, "I know you wouldn't lie to me so Nicholas is under supervision until further notice" I nodded even though de deserves to get a beating.

I left Deanna's place I was stuck in my thoughts my body needed to become numb I began to be swollen up in my own darkness. 'Come on don't go down like this I need to fight the darkness think positive.' I told myself and I went up the porch stairs. "Hey Sky." I turned and saw Allen looking at me with a sad smile. "Hey Allen, what you doing?" I asked he just looked down. " well you've been stuck at the house for a couple days and when you do get out you went straight outside for a run, so I'm a little worried." I looked at Allen and he gave me a sweet sad like smile. "You want to come inside?" I asked and he nodded as he entered. he began to look around. "i forgot that guy what was his name...Daryl isn't here." When he said Daryl's name I felt my body sink as Allen said Daryl's name I miss him so much. "Hey don't looks so down you have me." He looked at me and smiled I know he's trying to help but all I can do is smile at him. "Hey how about you come over to our place and we can eat together that way you don't have to eat by yourself tonight how about it?" He asked I just shrugged as a sure what could happen. "Ok then let's head over there right now." I went upstairs and grabbed a sweater and grabbed my black book and hid it in one of my bags, and headed back down stairs.

When we headed towards the house I heard glass shatter and I looked at Allen before running as fast as I could. I saw Rick and Pete attacking each other and Jessie try to pull Pete off. Pete quickly backhanded her. Deanna came running in telling Rick to stop but Rick was so focused on Pete that he didn't even listen to Deanna. Rick started to choke Pete and tell him something I really couldn't hear.

"I said that's enough!" She yelled and I looked at Rick who sat up with Pete on the foor and take out a pistol. His face was covered and dripping blood he look like he lost his mind. "Or what you going to kick me out." Everyone who was on shooting zone of the gun raised their hands in defense and Deanna just widened her eyes. "Put that gun down Rick." She said calmly Rick just huffed from being out of breath and just shock his head. "You still don't get it, NONE of you do. We know what needs to be done and we do it. We're the ones who live, you just sit plan and hesitant you pretend that you know but you don't. Well you want to live you want to have this place still standing. Things don't get better be cause you want them to. Starting right now we need to live in the real world we need to control who lives here." Rick said as he finished and pointed the gun at Pete and Deanna just looked at him with a straight face. "That hasn't been more clear to me then it is right now." Rick just smiled as the blood that covered his face made him look insane. " me, me , you mean me." He chuckled. "Your ways are going to destroy this place, it's going to get people killed, it's already gotten people killed and I'm not going to stand by and let it happen if you don't fight you die I'm not going to stand by and." Before he could finish Michonne hit him and knocked him out.

~Time Skip~

I went to check on Rick since yesterday's incident I helped Rosita patch him up. "When I went in Rick was awake and Michonne was there I just smiled at both of them. "Hello Rick how are you?" I asked trying to break a little ice. He just chuckled and looked at me. "To be fully honest my head hurts." He looked at Michonne and she just looked away I know she isn't really mad she is just upset at the stunt he pulled. Rick just grabbed her and I just smiled at the warm touch but it hurt me cause it reminded me of Daryl and I needed to leave for a bit. "I'll leave you two to it." I said before sliding out. When I left I went to check on Aiden I should at least check on him that seems like something nice to do.

I opened the door to the infirmary and Aiden sat there with my cousin Allen they grew up together because of aunt Lizzy worked with Deanna. Aiden looked at me and smiled. "Hey there how's it going?" He asked with a smile. Allen looked at me waiting for me to respond. "I'm fine don't worry about me you should be worried about yourself how's the wounds holding up?" I asked and Allen just looked down I know he noticed I changed the conversation quickly. "I'm really good I can move my arm and you saved my life Skylar thank you." He said and I just smiled. " I just did the right thing unlike some others." I said somewhat cold like. And Aiden just looked down. "Nicholas just left me there to die." I felt the room get really negative that I felt like I couldn't breath. I felt light headed. Allen looked at me, "there is going to be a meeting tonight." I sat down at the edge of the bed and Aiden looked at Allen, "yeah I heard about that but I don't know why." I looked at both of them as my head started to focus. "It might be about Rick and about the gun he took." Aiden looked at me wide eyed. "Whoa that's crazy!" I nodded. "Aiden looked at me , "If it's a vote my mom wants then I'm going." Aiden began to get up and I sat him back down. "Not in your condition are you crazy you lost a lot of blood and I won't allow you." He just chuckled and looked at Allen. "Listen Skylar you saved my life and as a friend I'm going to help and you're not going to stop me." He smiled I just shook my head. We began to talk until the meeting would start.

~time skip~

Me and Aiden started walking toward the meeting. Aiden is still weak so he had his arm around my shoulder. "Thank you for your support." He chuckled and I just shook my head at him and smiled recently I've been checking on him he has been really great company to keep around. When we got there everyone sat around a small bonfire. "We're going to start." Deanna said as she saw me and Aiden sit down Allen already was there sitting next to aunt Lizzy. "People are still coming. Rick, Glenn they still aren't here yet." Maggie pointed out I looked around to notice she was right not only was Rick and Glenn not there there were a couple others that didn't come. "We're going to start its already dark." Deanna said as she looked at Maggie. "We are going to talk about one of our constables Rick Grimes. We're are going to talk about what he said and that he had a gun an pointed it at people. We're not really going to talk about the problem that started the fight we're working on that now." I looked at Jessie and she just looked down and held her arm. I felt a chill down my spine and I don't enjoy having chills because something always happens. Everyone began to speak about Rick or the fear they may feel.

"Skylar." I looked up and I just saw everyone looking at me. "Listen if Rick hadn't come to the cabin I would still be there who knows I may not but Rick let me come along. What I think he does is not crazy or anything I think it's brilliant because he wants his family to live he wants all of you to live. I can see the Shit he has gone through in his eyes. Every single one of you are scared of a person who is thinking for the best and here you all are nice and cozy have any of you killed walkers? How about have any of you gone out there for a long time and survived." I began to rant and everyone who looked at me stayed silent. "Exactly you don't understand so really what is on your mind." Once I finished everyone stayed silent I didn't really understand till I turned around.

Rick stood there carrying a dead walker. As he tossed it everyone gasped. "It came in on its own they always will because we are in here. The living and dead will get in here and we need to fight to protect this place." Rich stopped and looked around. "I was thinking how many of you do I need to kill to save you lives." Rick took a breath I just looked around. "Bit I'm not going to do that because your all going to change." Rick looked at me and gave me a soft nod I gave him a small smile.

"He's not one of us!" Yelled Pete as he came in with Michonne's katana. "Pete calm down." Reg carefully tried to calm Pete down. Aunt Lizzy got up and my body began to get stiff. "Get away from me he doesn't belong here!" Pete yelled and then Reg and aunt Lizzy tried to take the weapon. Pete tried pushing Reg and my aunt but doing so he sliced Reg's through the and sliced open my aunt's stomach. My eyes widened as I saw all my aunt's insides ooze out of her now limp body. "NO!" I yelled my body felt numb and I started to tremble in anger. Abraham had Pete pinned down on the floor and Deanna was on the floor holding Reg and Allen did the same as he cradled my aunt. "You I didn't like you from the beginning." I pressed my boot on his face pressing on his face. I continued to put more pressure." I looked at Deanna and she just nodded and I began to stomp on his skull I kept hearing him scream but it just filled me with delight. Once he stopped screaming and the sound of his skull crushed. I looked down at the body with no recognizable face. My boot full of blood and fragments of Pete's skull. My vision began to fade in and out I think I over did it a bit. "Skylar...?" I heard I familiar voice till I saw nothing but black.

A/N: HEY well sorry for not updating in a while but here is chapter 10 and I'll start chapter 11 soon. This chapter was just really a fill in for better chapters really. Please leave a review and see you next time.