Sadie quietly yawned the next morning and went to sit up. She almost shrieked as she felt Frollo's arm still around her chest.

"It's four in the morning Sadie. Lay back down." The girl quickly turned around and squirmed to the edge of the bed, noticing he was without a shirt. His bare chest covered by the sheets defined so. "What the hell? Why are you..What did you..I.." She blushed, keeping her secret still to herself. 'Yeah. And I'm the sane one. Falling for men nearly three times my age.'

"Language Sadie." He warned. "It grew rather warm overnight so I opened a window." He glanced above the headboard. It was much too high off the ground for zombies to crawl through. "What did you do to me? Why was your hand on me then?" She gulped.

"Trust me dear." Sadie cringed hearing him address her as that. "If I did do something to you, which I have not, you would have definitely known it." He smirked. Sadie scowled in disgust then shook her head. "Wait what?" She nervously felt her forehead. "Sadie. You're fine. The fever you had is gone. Now lay back down."

Sadie tossed back the sheets and stood on the floor. "No. Why am I sleeping with you? Ugh." She ran her fingers through her hair. "You.." He picked up his shirt and threw it back on. 'He did sleep next to me freakin' shirtless! Freakin' pervert!' She slowly backed up, bracing herself for another attack and watching his every move. "..have bewitched me."

Frollo slowly stood up then stormed over and pressed her stomach against a wall. Sadie groaned. "I haven't done anything! I'm not in control of.." He softly laughed.

"Oh Sadie. Simple.." He tightly held her wrists above her head. "..ill minded Sadie."

She narrowed her eyes.

"Age is just a number." "And a grave is just a hole in the ground." She scoffed. "You're testing me my dear." Her eyes fully opened as she felt something pressed against her thigh. "All I'm asking for is for you to keep your promise. I don't want to hurt you, but you are pressing far beyond the amount of chances." He softly kissed behind her right ear and let go of her wrists. His hands slid down to her waist.

She backed kicked him at the waist and walked over to the other side of the room to the other bed. He clenched his teeth then smirked. "You're not leaving I see."

"I DON'T CARE! I'm tired." She lay under the covers of the bed and shut her eyes. "If I remain silent, will you stay there?" "Do whatever you wish to do with me." Sadie sighed. "Running away from your problems never solves anything right?"

Frollo glanced over to a clock which now read four thirty. "Fine. I will stay quiet." He walked over to the bed she was in and slid under the covers. Sadie shifted her body to make sure he wasn't touching her. She silently began to cry. 'I can't sleep. Not with that monster beside me.'

After an hour or so of paranoia, she slowly slipped out of the bed and onto the wooden floor. 'It's cold. But at least it's safe.' Sadie rested her head on her arm since she didn't want to risk getting a pillow. Her hand rested on her waist, causing her to clench her teeth. The girl shut her eyes and drifted off to sleep in a matter of minutes.

Not two hours later did the judge wake up in rage. He threw the sheets off and noticed that she was on the ground; passed out cold with tears stained on her cheeks and neck. With a groan, Frollo held her up then tossed her to the ground again.

"Ow!" She jumped to her feet and went to punch him when he caught her fist. Sadie burst into tears once her eyes met his scowling face and darted out of the room. She sat in the hallway with her head on the wall and let her eyes close.

"Sadie?" Frollo sighed and walked after her, the necklace in his hand. She hiccuped. "What do you want now?" She whipped around with tears still in her eyes. "Don't you get that I'm shorter than Esmeralda?" "Size doesn't matter." He cleared his throat. "Then why are you hurting me?" "I have not hurt you." The judge felt her bruised cheek and she lightly groaned. "Have I?" Sadie swallowed. "No. No you have not."

"Listen Sadie.." "Why on the surface of hell should I listen to you?" "It's far more important than any of your satanic thoughts." Sadie rolled her eyes. "Do you really think I care at this point?" She forced herself up and went into a bathroom to dry her eyes. "Please listen to me." He leaned in the doorway. Sadie groaned and looked down at her waist, lifting her shirt to remove the bandage. "Fine. What?"

He sighed. "You're beautiful Sadie." The girl angrily slammed the door shut and locked it. "Oh come now." "No. You come on." She smirked as she leaned her head on the door. "Be mine Sadie. And I will stop bothering you. Let alone harm you."

Sadie shook her head. "Define 'be mine.'" He rolled his eyes. "I want you close to me, day and night. Never leaving my sight. I spared your life and in exchange for that you chose myself instead." She gulped. "N..No I didn't."

"I'm afraid you have my dear. I gave you the generous option of choosing death or myself." "It wasn't generous. It was freakin' psychotic!"

Frollo was silent for a minute, making her tense. "And the outcome was that you clearly fear mortality. Meaning you chose me instead of the flames. Therefore, if you don't, I will have no choice but to kill you." Sadie growled. "God you're so pathetic. I hate you." "I hate you too. Now unlock this door. Please."

He walked in the second she did and pulled her back so his reflection in the mirror above the counter towered over hers. "Excellent." He ran his fingers through her hair. Sadie trembled. "You..don't want to see me..without clothing do you?"

Frollo's hand reached for a white hair tie on top of the sink. "Maybe I do.." He fixed her hair in a low ponytail. "..Maybe I do not." He unchained her necklace and placed it around her neck, clipping it. "Stop moving Sadie." "I can't!" She whispered and folded her arms. "Are you sure?" He rubbed her back. "Stop!" She pushed herself away but he grabbed her wrists. "I'm not done with you yet." Frollo scowled. "So?"

"I want you to close your eyes." "No. Why should.." He tightened his grip. Sadie winced. "Now." He quietly commanded.

She shakily sighed. "Yes sir." "Good." With her eyes shut, he went to kiss her on the lips. Just the tension alone caused her to dodge it. "You didn't say anything about that!" Her eyes opened half way. "A smart girl like yourself can comprehend exactly what I desire." "I'd rather die than be with you!" She spat. "Really now?" Frollo let go of her wrists. "It would be unwise to take the easy way out. You and that wretched gypsy." "Coward!"

Sadie ripped out the hair tie. "If I were you, I would force myself to abandon my past." "Such bold words from one so small." Sadie rolled her eyes. "Yeah? So?" He grabbed the neck of her top and kissed her. She stomped on his left foot and went to retrieve her belongings. "Ugh. Slippery vermin!" "Oh grow up." Sadie walked back to the bathroom with the hair tie and fixed her hair back into a ponytail. 'Out of all the colors, it just had to be white.'

"I can change Sadie. But I need your cooperation." Sadie snickered. "I would love to see you try. Can you reach the package of bandages on the top shelf please? Obviously I'm too short." "Only if you allow me to apply it." She rose an eyebrow. "It was clearly my fault, therefore my responsibility. I'm not tricking you." "I.." The girl looked nervously at the ground. "It would only hurt for a minute." Sadie sighed. "I hope so."

The judge closed the door and wet a small white cloth. She slowly lifted her shirt to expose only that area. "Well it is healing." He cleared his throat and held the cloth on it. Sadie flinched a little. "I guess that's good news." Frollo applied the bandage then fixed her shirt.

"Thanks." Sadie said quietly and went to open the door. "Where are you going now?" "I'm going back to the bedroom." She pressed her lips. 'Why is he so tall?' "Why? Should I not?" Sadie shook her head. "Damn I'm naïve." "No you are not." He smiled and touched her cheek, placing a soft kiss on her forehead. She blinked, putting on her hoodie, backpack, and sneakers. "Stop kissing me! It's disgusting!"

The girl walked down the hall with a straight face to look through the kitchen. "And you just lied to me again. I am not a patient man Sadie." The judge folded his arms then shook his head in dismay. "I know." She groaned. "Here." She set aside a single piece of fruit. "What about you then?" He took it. "I'm not hungry." "Sadie. You haven't eaten anything since yesterday morning."

He grabbed a knife from a drawer and sliced the apple in half. "I know." "I can not watch you starve yourself." Sadie sat on the floor with her eyes closed and her back facing him. "Then don't."

Quasimodo slowly opened the bedroom door and narrowed his eyes as his former master knelt beside her.

"I said I don't want it." She walked outside and down the street. He took the other half of the apple and walked after her. "Sadie." "No!" She heavily sighed and stopped walking. "I just think I'm nothing. Okay? And that doesn't exclude to you." "Look. If you'll stop rebelling, I will return the favor." "Really?" "Yes." "It's funny. Something tells me I can't."

"I told you that I can change. It may not be over night, but eventually in time." 'If you say so. Freakin' deceiver.' "Okay then. Can you let me be for a minute? Please?" He resisted touching her and instead nodded. "Thank you." She took the apple from him and went to practice her aim. The judge left back inside the building, scratching his forehead.

'Some intensity is good and some is bad.' She knelt on one knee and looked through the scope of her gun, targeting three zombies near a bush. She narrowed her eyes, noticing they were all eating something. Dark bloody flesh covered their hands. She cleared the lens to get a better look. They were feeding off of an animal. 'Oh god. I hope that's not Claude's horse. Oh okay. It's white. Wait. Then that must be Phoebus's then!' Sadie couldn't watch the scene anymore and quickly shot them all. She stood up and ran back inside.

Esmeralda, Clopin, and Quasimodo were discussing something in the living room.

"Morning guys." "Hi Sadie." "Morning." The gypsies looked up with a smile. "So uh. What are you guys talking about?" "Oh. Clopin brilliantly found a book of maps on the shelf. So we're looking for a map of America." Esmeralda pointed to a shelf. "Oh. That's good news. I thought the gun shot woke you up." "Not at all. I knew that was you anyway." Quasimodo lightly smiled. "I recognized the sound." "That's good."

She turned her head and noticed Frollo putting on his judge robe in the bedroom. "I'll be right back." She left and lightly knocked on the open door.

"You don't have to knock Sadie. The door is open." He fixed his collar. "I know. But.." "What is it?" The judge faced her.

"I..What about your steed?" "My horse? Why I let him out of his stable days ago. Why? That's a rather sudden question." "Yeah. But I saw your ex-captain's horse..uh.." She lightly blushed. "I see." He replied uninterested and walked past her.

She followed him to a small pantry and he stopped. "Yes?" She shook her head and rummaged through it. He pressed his lips. "Did the scene startle you?" "A little." She stopped and cleared her eyes. "That is unfortunately life my dear. Not everything is happy and uplifting." She leaned her head against his robe. "It's perfectly fine to feel scared Sadie. Why, You put up with myself." He smirked. "I don't understand." "I'm nearly a foot taller that you are." "Well yeah. But I thought you said that size doesn't matter?"

"Normally it doesn't. But occasionally it does." He placed a hand on the back of her head. "Don't let fear get the best of you Sadie. You are stronger than that. Alright?" She lifted her head and nodded. "Okay." She sighed and lifted up a chair, carrying it to where she couldn't reach. Frollo continued to stand beside her in case she fell.

'I'm surprised he hasn't shamed me for stealing yet.' Sadie set two jars on the table beside her, not reading the labels. "I think these will come in great use." She spoke to herself and placed five cans next to them.

'Do not interfere.' Frollo reminded himself and sat in another chair.

"This is great. I feel like I'm on the top of the world!" Sadie whispered. "Then why don't you jump and I will catch you?" He smirked. "Uh. No." She stepped down and began to read each can. 'Beef. Beef. Corn. Carrots. Ew, I hate tuna. I think these jars have spices in them. Like salt and pepper. I think so anyway.' She shrugged and opened her backpack.

"You are quite a scavenger." "Thanks?" She blinked. "I guess I could split these up with Clopin." She carried the cans out to the living room with her bag.

"So the closest place we can reach is a state called Maine. But of course we need some form of air or sea transportation. Wherever we'll find something like that, I don't know." Esmeralda sighed. "Yeah. Something to accommodate all five of us." Quasi quietly yawned. "I bet we'll find something." Clopin stretched his arms.

"Hey Clopin. do you have enough room in your bag for these?" "Goodness Sadie! I'm glad we asked you to tag along!" Clopin quickly opened his bag and took each one. "Sadie?" "Yes?" "Can I..have my puppets as well?" "Oh. Of course. Here." She opened the separate compartment and handed them to him. "Thanks." He placed them in a pouch. "No problem. Shall we roll?" "We shall!" "Great."

She smiled at the hunchback. "Frollo!"

The judge hissed as his thoughts were distracted and walked down the hall, clearing his throat. Esmeralda widened her eyes. 'That's the first time I ever heard him listen!'