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Chapter Eleven- All the Things You Know

"One time it's clear to you

All the things you know

He even reminds me of a kid we used to know"

A week had passed by and the group had settled into the storage units; Castiel and the Winchesters sharing one. The Grimes family had another, Carol and Sophia had their own space next to Shane, Andrea and Daryl. Glenn and Maggie claimed their own unit, much to Hershel's distaste. The farmer was sharing with his youngest daughter.

Everyone had spent the better part of the week clearing units and scavenging for anything useful. Shane and Glenn had been looking for another place to stay.

"It's temporary," Rick promised when they arrived, noticing everyone's skeptic gazes. "It's convenient for now but we'll be looking for something else, more permanent." His eyes flicked to Lori's stomach, mindful of the baby growing in there, the baby that needed a safe place to be born. Lori cried to Carol about feeling like a burden, Rick always taking the extra precaution for her. She hated it and Carol couldn't figure out why.

She found herself trying to bond with Andrea, since Lori didn't like Andrea it kept her from coming to Carol to complain. Also, Carol admired Andrea in several ways. The blonde was strong, independent and somewhat intimidating. She had lost her sister, almost killed herself and came back stronger and more determined to fight than ever. Carol thought she could learn a few things from her.

At that moment, the women were sorting through an enormous amount of clothes they had found.

"So," Carol started. "What's with you and Sam?"

Andrea smiled. "I don't know what you're talking about." Carol gave her a look and her smile widened, genuine happiness crossing her features. "I like him, he's so shy though. He's always around his brother. I can barely get him alone here."

Carol laughed. "If you want, I can get Sophia to distract Dean and Castiel and you can get Sam alone." She gave the blonde a suggestive wink.

Andrea tossed a pair of socks at her. "Yeah, and while you're at it, you and Daryl can sneak off to a dark corner."

"Daryl?" Carol snorted. "I really don't know what you're talking about."

"I see the looks you give each other," Andrea teased.

"Andrea, my husband died a week ago," she said, suddenly serious. "I know he was abusive and an asshole but he wasn't always like that and I did love him."

"I know," the blonde said. "You haven't seemed to let that bother you though."

"I can't just stop or break down. Sophia needs me."

"Time seems to move so differently now. A year ago, if someone's husband died there would be a funeral and a real grieving period," Andrea said. "Now it's like…I don't know. Just another casualty. Another one bites the dust."

"I know what you mean." Carol looked at her lap as the girls fell silent.

"Daryl does like you," Andrea said.

"Andrea," Carol warned, fighting a smile.

"I'm just telling you. You don't see the way he watches you, he comes back from a hunt or supply run and his eyes immediately search out you and Sophia. And I've taken watch with him several times. Before he goes into our unit, he stops outside yours to check on you. He does care for you." And that was all she had to say on the subject.

Carol was pulled from her thoughts by the sound of an engine approaching. She tensed.

"Sounds like Rick and the boys are back," Andrea said, tossing a t-shirt into the corner that was the men's pile of clothing.

Rick had gone into town with Glenn and Sam to find supplies. Maggie went along to search for baby supplies. Andrea had been a little bitter when Rick asked Maggie to go, though she knew Glenn had probably suggested it.

The car came to a sudden stop outside, brakes squealing. The women looked at each other, knowing something wasn't right. Their fears were confirmed when Rick's voice hit their ears, screaming, "Hershel!"

Both women jumped up and sprinted towards the group.

Glenn was being held up by Maggie and Rick, bleeding from his abdominal area.

"What's going on?" Lori asked, stepping into the sunlight.

"I don't know," Carol said. She moved to help Hershel set up a table for Glenn and followed his instructions to get him cleaned up.

Sam had climbed out of the back seat almost unnoticed due to the flurry of action around Glenn. Andrea checked him over, sighing in relief when she realized he wasn't injured.

"Who the hell is that?!" she suddenly exclaimed.

"Long story," Sam answered as he moved to get the man out of the back seat. Andrea moved to help him.

"Sammy?" Dean called, coming from the woods with Daryl. They quickened their pace to catch up. "What happened? And who is that?"

Sam and Andrea put the boy on a pile of blankets and the hunter turned to the group that now included Dean, Andrea, Daryl, Shane, Lori, Castiel, Beth, Carl and Sophia.

"Glenn and Maggie went into the baby store to see what they could pick out for Lori," Sam started. "Rick and I went into a pharmacy. These two guys came in, started asking us where we were holed up, could they tag along. Rick told them no, it was crowded enough. They pulled guns on us and we fired back.

"Next thing we know, Maggie is screaming outside. We ran out and find some guy trying to pull her into this bug SUV. This kid," he motioned to the unconscious boy behind them. "Was behind the wheel and we didn't even see him. We took down the guy holding Maggie and we started back to our car. This kid jumps out of the SUV and comes after Rick. Glenn saw him first and tried to stop him, he got stabbed in the stomach."

The group stood listening, most of them in shock.

"They say where they were staying at?" Shane asked, breaking the stunned silence. Sam shook his head. "Well, we need to find out. They might have supplies we need."

"How are you going to find out?" Lori asked. "You think he's just going to tell you where their camp is?"

"I'll find out," was all he said before walking away.

Castiel gave Dean a pointed look that went unnoticed by everyone but Sam. In the end, the boy was handcuffed and guarded by Sam until Rick decided what they should do about him.

Rick gathered everyone outside to give them the options.

"His camp has forty men," he said flatly. "He claims they have weapons, machine guns."

"So what do we do?" Lori asked, voicing what everyone was thinking.

"Get rid of him," Shane stated.

"You mean kill him," Carol spoke from her spot next to Andrea.

"Alright, say we let him go. He finds his way back to his group and tells them where we are. Our boys end up dead and our women will wish they were. Or we nip this threat in the bud." Shane looked around, studying the expressions of everyone in the group.

"He's a human being," Carol said. "We can't just kill him."

"So you'd rather spend the rest of your life getting beaten and raped?" Shane asked incredulously. He threw his hands up. "Look who I'm talking to, you're used to it. Hell it's all you probably know."

Rick stepped forward and shoved the man back. "That's enough!"

Andrea slipped and arm around Carol's waist, glaring at Shane.

Shane continued to yell while Rick tried to calm him down, to no avail.

"Alright!" Dean suddenly yelled. "Kill him."

Carol recoiled. "Dean," she started.

He shook his head at her. "It's either he lives and we die, or worse. Or we kill him and move on. It's our safety we have to think about." He looked at Cas. "What's that Bible verse about the good of the many?"

"The good of many over the good of one," Cas answered. "But Dean, I don't think-"

"That's the one. That settles it for me," Dean said, interrupting Cas, who looked used to it.

The group looked around at eat other. Rick could tell by most of their expressions that they were in agreement with Dean.

"We can decide later," he said finally. "Let's get some dinner, calm down and talk about it more calmly." He shot a glare at Shane, who only ignored him.

"Man, what I wouldn't give for a shot right now," Dean said, suddenly appearing on Rick's left.

He nodded his agreement. "No kidding,"

Dean stared at him closely. "You know, I think the group has pretty much made up their minds about this Randall kid." He paused.

"Yeah," Rick agreed.

"I'll do it, if you need me to. Just say the word." He was facing the setting sun so Rick couldn't read his expression. He felt a great sense of relief wash over him. Though he'd never admit it, he had been dreading the actual act. To appear a strong and fearless leader, he needed to face every obstacle with his chin high and shoulders squared.

"Thank you," he finally said, not knowing what else to say.

Dean nodded and wandered off to join his brother and Castiel.

Rick turned to find Lori glaring at him. She shook her head when he started toward her, then she turned and walked away. Rick sighed, the weight of the world on his shoulders.

He covered his face with his hands. There was so much on his mind; he just needed someone to talk to. His own wife would only judge him and fault him. Then Rick blinked and his hands returned to his side. He drew a deep breath, trying to gather all the courage he could and went into the storage unit Glenn was in.

Carol started dinner with Maggie's help; the older woman forcing her to help to get her mind off Glenn. He was sewn up and resting peacefully in their shared unit, but he hadn't woken up yet. Rick was waiting to ask his opinion before deciding what to do with Randall.

Castiel was sitting with his back against the wall, Sam across from him when Dean came in.

"Hey," Sam said. "Glenn awake yet?"

Dean shook his head. Cas spoke up. "You can't let them kill that boy."

"Cas," Dean sighed, sitting next to the angel. "I already said my piece on this. It's us or him and I choose us."

"The boy could be of use to the group, he could help you. He may be innocent and if you kill him in cold blood you're no better than the group he came from," Cas said.

"What happened to you? You used to be all about the greater good. If I remember correctly you were going to kill that demon boy without a second thought," Dean countered.

"That was different."

"No, it isn't. He turned out to be good after Sam talked to him."

"And we know what kind of group Randall came from," Sam added. "In town, he was helping kidnap Maggie. We don't know what else he's done, why take that chance?"

Castiel sat quietly for a moment. "You need to hold on to your humanity. This isn't the way to do it."

"There's no way around it," Dean shot back.

The angel shook his head, finally giving in.

Sam spoke up then. "Any idea how to find Kevin?"

"There's a spell you can perform to find him," Cas said robotically. "Find him and we can begin making plans to get to him."

They were interrupted by the sound of raised voices. The trio stood up and went outside, finding Rick and Shane mid-argument. Andrea and Lori coming out just ahead of them.

"What's happening?" Lori asked, looking between the men.

Shane ignored her. "This kid could be the death of all of us. Lori, Carl, Sophia, all of them could die if he gets back to his group. Your plan of letting him go, eighteen miles out ain't gonna work."

"It will," Rick hissed.

"Rick, it ain't like it was before-"

"And so we just kill him?" Carol cut in, once again taking up for the boy. "For something he may never do, how could you live with yourself?"

"I'm taking care of this group!" Shane yelled at her, inches away from her face. "I'm thinking about what's good for us, what will keep us alive. Not Rick!"

"Shane, enough!" Lori yelled.

He spun around, facing her. "Don't you yell at me, girl, not you."

"You're insane," she spat.

"Everybody, just calm down," Rick said, holding his hands out.

"No, I can't just calm down," Shane shot back. "You're gonna get this group killed. The CDC was your call, look how that turned out. You wanted to try to go west, we ended up on the highway and lost Sophia. Weren't for our newcomers we would have never found her because we were too busy doing farm work on a farm we never should have been on! Every call you've made so far has been nothing but bad news. Our people are dying. Dale, Patricia, Jimmy, Ed, T-Dog, all of their blood on your hands."

Rick lunged forward, slamming his fist into Shane's cheek. The next few seconds were a flurry of fists flying, women screaming and men trying to pull them apart. Sam wrestled Rick away and Dean pulled Shane out of his reach. The two men glared at each other. Lori looked between them, eyes shining with tears.

"It's on you," Shane rasped. "It's all on you."

Dean gave him a hard shove and the other man stormed away. Lori stared after him, then looked at Rick, unsure what to do. She finally turned and went inside without a word.

Rick watched her go, hanging his head.

A/N: Oh no, what's Rick going to do? And are the boys ever going to find Kevin and complete their mission? Next time: More drama. (Who didn't see that coming?)

~JLL