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A/N: there is another flashback.
Time has gone by since Kagome and Daryl were attacked by Walkers. Blade and the others had talked to Hershel's family and Rick's group about getting them ready if or when Drakes men may appeared. Hershel didn't like it one bit but Rick had agreed. They were just waiting for Daryl and T-dog to heal so they could get started. Daryl was being a stubborn fool and told them that he was okay until Kagome made him lay down and rest until he is fully healed. Then that back fired on her as her mother told her the same thing. So now she was lying down in her tent with Erica and Alex.
Kagome couldn't believe how right Whistler and Blade were. In just a few days she had grown a little and was already able to hold up her head and started to crawl. Right now she was crawling over to Sesshomaru trying to grab his tail. Kagome chuckled as Sesshomaru narrowed his eyes at the baby and moved around the tent again. The priestess laughed again and picked her baby up who was trying to follow the demon dog.
"Aren't you a little adventurer?" Kagome cooed "You defiantly take after me."
Erica just smiled.
"Knock, knock…" Amy smiled as she popped her head in the tent.
"Hey Amy." Kagome smiled
"Maggie had brought some peaches and jerky." Amy said and handed her two jerkies and two peaches.
"Yum, thanks Amy." Kagome smiled as she took them "So what's happening out there since I'm on lock down still."
"Nothing much Rick is planning on another run into town soon. Though I think your mom might be coming down with the flu, she's been looking pale." Amy said "Lori is being her bitch self. She does nothing but complains and does nothing to help. It seems that she and Shane are having a lot of arguments lately."
"Guess he's finally seeing who she really is." Kagome muttered
"Not only that but Shane seemed to be little more distant than before." Amy said lowly "He's been standing by your tent for a long time till Blade and King noticed it too. I don't trust him."
Kagome nodded as she too had notice the darkness that was taking over him. That's why Sesshomaru has been staying in her tent; to make he stays away from her, Alex and the baby.
"I tried telling Andrea but she thinks I'm overreacting because of Susan's death." Amy said "Do you think that I am?"
Since they've been traveling with them Kagome and Susan had became her friends and didn't treat her like a child like her sister does. So she wanted a friend opinion.
"No you are not. I too have notice it as well as Sesshomaru. Try to stay clear of him and stay near the others." Kagome said
"Thanks, Kagome. Well I better go. Rick is having everyone do some shooting practice today. I want to do something to help the group." Amy said as she stood up.
"Have you asked Blade or Jet to help train you?" Kagome asked
"Jet has been teaching me some moves." Amy said with a little blush
Kagome saw this and smirked.
"Is that blush. Are you blushing, Amy." Kagome teased
"Shut up." Amy muttered before leaving.
"Isn't that just cute, huh Erica?" Kagome smiled down at her baby
Erica just looked at her before trying to bite one of the peaches.
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At shooting practice everyone seem to get the hang of it. Rick, Shane, Blade and his group were teaching the class. Souta was advance so he helped Carl and Sophia how to shoot since he was taught by Blade and Whistler. For the first time ever Lori, Carol and Sukie didn't want them to learn how to shoot but eventually Rick and Blade were able to convince them. The second advance one was Andrea and Shane had offer to train her some more which didn't settle well for Amy.
Back at the farm Kagome had decided to walk around for a bit with Erica and Alex to give them some fresh air. Sesshomaru was right beside them as it was his duty to protect her and the pups. Seeing the horse shed she decided to show Erica and Alex but stopped when she heard Dale talking to Hershel.
"I love your fields. Took a long walk this morning." Dale said "I ended up by the barn. I heard the moans."
Kagome eyes widen.
"That's unfortunate." Hershel said
"I'm sure you have your reasons for keeping a secret." Dale said
"I saw the broadcasts before they stopped, saw the irrational fear, the atrocities, like the incident at my well." Hershel said
"We put down a Walker." Dale stated
"You killed a person." Hershel stated
"Is that how you see vampires?" Dale asked
Hershel looked down before muttering "That's different."
"Well, if you watched the same broadcasts I did, you saw Walkers attack, kill." Dale said "They're dangerous."
"A paranoid schizophrenic is dangerous too. We don't shoot sick people." Hershel said
"With all due respect, you are cut off from the outside world here. But I've seen people that I cared about die and come back, and they're not people." Dale said trying to make his point.
"My wife and step son are in that barn. They're people." Hershel said
"I'm sorry. Let me help." Dale said as felt guilty. "I'll speak to Rick. He's a good man. We can make the barn more secure, keep everybody safe."
"The barn is secured. Keep this to yourself if you want to help." Hershel said "Rick is a man of conscience, but are you so sure about everyone in your group?"
Kagome knew he must be talking about Shane. The man is an ex-hunter after all. Hershel had walked out the other way while Dale walked out the way where she was. When he saw her and Sesshomaru he froze.
"I heard. We can't keep this from the group." She said and looked at the barn.
"Glenn is the one that told me before I went over to the barn. Let's give it one more day before we tell them." Dale said
Kagome didn't like lying but agreed to it.
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After everyone had come back from shooting practice Jet had taken Amy to the woods to get her started on her training. It was a little hard since the guy was a mute. He gave her a few weapons to pick since she didn't like guns that much. After much decision she chose a double bladed weapon called Swallow. He showed her how to handle it first before demonstrate the steps on how to use it. It was hard but luckily he had a lot of patients. After half an hour of training they took a little break.
"How did you learn all this?" She asked
He picked up his note book that he used to communicate and started writing.
'My dad was a weapon martial arts expert and trained me.'
"Have you always been…mute?" She asked
He shook his no.
'I stop when I saw my parents being killed by the Walkers.' He wrote
"I'm sorry." She said with sadness "I didn't mean to…"
'It's okay. When I practice with weapons it makes me feel closer to my father and that makes me happy.' He wrote with a smile
"I feel the same when I go fishing. It was our dads' thing to do with us since he didn't have a son. He taught me everything I know." She smiled
Jet smiled and chuckled a little.
"What?" She asked
'I just remembered when my dad took me fishing one time when I was ten. He was really bad at it. So bad he that when he cast his line he hooked my cheek.' He wrote and pointed to the scar on his left cheek.
Amy tried to stop herself but she couldn't and started laughing.
"I'm sorry…I know…that's not funny but…" She laughed
He rolled his eyes but smiled.
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Sukie let one tear fall down her cheek as she looked at the pregnancy test. It was positive. She didn't know how to react. She was happy of course but was a little worried.
"You okay?"
She looked up and saw Rick entering their tent. He saw the test in her hand and his eyes widen. Before he could asked she nodded her head.
"It's positive." She said, holding back her tears. "I just found out. It makes so much sense. I just didn't think…after all this time…"
"You won't be alone. You have no idea how happy this makes me." Rick smiled and kissed her
"You're not worried? After what Hershel said about us wanting to leave soon." She asked
"I'm working with Hershel. Just trust me, okay." He said
"I do. I trust judgement." She smiled
She placed a gentle hand on his cheek and kissed him again. The moment was gone when Maggie came stalking towards Lori in a fuel rage.
"Hey! We got your stuff!" Maggie yelled
"Maggie. Hang on please." Glenn said as he was trying to catch up to her.
"We got your special delivery right here." Maggie glared as she took out the stuff Lori ordered. "We got your lotion, got your conditioner, your "Soap Opera Digest." How about this bitch the next time you want something done do it yourself. We're not your slaves." Then she threw out a box of pills out of the bag. "And here are your abortion pills."
She walked away and Glenn followed after her. Lori just rolled her eyes got the pills before walking away. Not knowing that Rick and Sukie had saw everything.
"Should we tell Shane?" Sukie asked
"Something tells me that he already knows. It would explain why he stayed and is a little distant." Rick said and took her hands into his and kissed them. "But I know Lori. She's not gonna keep it. She did the same to me."
"I'm so sorry Rick." She said and hugged him.
She knew that Lori was a selfish woman but she never thought that she would do something like this. Then she kissed him again before lean her forehead against his.
"Let's go tell the kids the news." She suggested
He nodded with a smile. He helped her up and went to find the kids. It wasn't long till they found them in Kagome's tent. Carl was bragging how good of a shot he was but also mention that Souta helped him out.
"Glad that we found you all here." Rick said as he and Sukie enter the tent
"What is it? Is something wrong?" Kagome asked
"No…we have some good news actually." Rick smiled as they sat down with them
"What?" Souta asked
"I'm pregnant." Sukie smiled
Kagome smiled and got up to hugged them.
"I'm happy for you two." She said
"Wait your pregnant, how?" Carl asked
Kagome and Souta chuckled.
"I'll leave it to you guys to explain. I already gave Souta the talk when I got pregnant." Kagome said as she picked up Erica and headed out with her and Alex.
"It was better than when King tried to explain it to me. Then Kagome and Abigail stop him nearly beat him to death." Souta said
"Well the way he was explaining it wasn't PG or even PG 13." Kagome muttered
She continued on walking till she looked down at Erica and remembered why she was pregnant.
Flashback…
The guards continued dragging her down the halls as she still tried to get out of their grip. Then they enter a room that looked like a dining room. It was set up and the table decorated. Not to mention Drake was there too siting at the head of the table. Once in the room they let go her and left the room closing the door. Drake stood up and gesture her to the seat next to him. Kagome hesitated at first but knew that she can't show him that she was afraid. She sat down but didn't look at him. But she could feel his stare on her. Servants came in and started placing food on their plates and filled their glass with wine. Drake didn't even looked at them as he flick his hand to send them away. Kagome had to stop herself from rolling her eyes.
"Eat." He said
"What's the point. You're just going to kill us." She said
"If I wanted you dead I would have send you and your brother to the shock room where the other humans are." He said
"Then why are we here? What do you want with us?" She asked
"I have been watching you for some time Kagome. I know what you and your brother are." He said as he cut up his steak. "With what's going on it will be a waste to let you and your brother get infected or worst…eaten."
"You're the one that's been following us." She stated
He just stared at her with a dark smile and took a sip of his wine.
"We keep track of those that can be useful to us or a threat." He said
"What's stopping me from frying your ass right now?" She glared
He chuckled until his eyes changed demonic and suddenly she felt a strong force pushing her against the chair. She tried to move but couldn't.
"You may be powerful, Kagome. But I've been mastering my powers for 10 thousand years." He said
"What are you?" She asked
He let her go and stood up from his seat.
"I am the first vampire. The maker of this pathetic race that are here now." He said and walked behind her. "This disease will infect this world and it will give me the chance to create a better one." Then he caressed her cheek. "Gives me the chance to create better and stronger vampires."
She flinched under his touch and was terrified at what he said.
"With our blood, Kagome, we can make them stronger." He whispered in ear her
"I rather die." She glared
He chuckled again and snapped his fingers. That's when the two men came in and holding her brother.
"Oh I know you would. But the one thing that I have learned about you Kagome is that you would anything for those you care for. Especially your little brother. I know you will do anything to keep him safe." He said "You agree to be mine and I promise you he will be safe and unharmed."
Kagome looked at her brother with tears in her eyes. She knew that she had to keep her brother safe no matter what. Even if it means to give up her freedom.
