"What? Why the fuck would you do that?" Merle growled as he stared at the syringe in Norma's hand willing it to break under his glare, it didn't, it stayed solid filled with the evil liquid they were going to use on Jenika against her will.
"She hasn't eaten, drunk or slept in nearly three weeks straight the human body isn't supposed to last that long, especially without water, and especially not now… we need to do something Merle and you know it too" Norma explained placing her free hand on Merle's arm, Merle gritted his teeth he knew Norma was right but it didn't mean he had to like it, what if walkers broke in to the prison what if her body shut down and she died because of the sedation, there were so many dangers and what ifs that filled his mind, he really didn't like it, but Norma was right if they didn't do something she'd die anyway. He grinded his teeth together his fist clenching painfully as Hershel and Norma moved towards the cell.
"Bro… let's go do some watch shift, I got bob's shift come on" Julius cut in placing a hand on Merle's arm in an attempt to take his attention way from the scene which was about to happen. "Come on you don't want to watch this" He added tugging Merle's arm, Merle nodded slightly turning on his heel to follow Julius, he didn't want to watch, it wasn't right to do this... Sorry Jen...
Norma entered the cell where Jenika sat staring at her baby, a usual scene, though Hershel had already prepared her arm and by the looks of Jenika she didn't notice or care. She was lost in depression waiting for Nikolai to wake up. Sighing heavily Norma moved over to her kneeling slightly she lifted Jenika's arm easily finding a vein, she stuck the needle in, as the fluid left the syringe her eyes lifted to Jenika, watching her slowly turn her head realising what was happening, suddenly the syringe was flung across the cell and she was up on her feet, it was the most Norma had seen her move in a while, her Pale white form went frantic as she desperately squeezed at her arm.
"Jenika calm down" Norma hushed reaching for her but Jenika moved away yelling at her and Hershel to go away, her eyes filled with betrayal. When she wouldn't allow Norma or Hershel near them, Hershel called for Rick, within moments Rick entered the cell using his knowledge from the police force he moved towards her ducking under her swinging arms as she clumsily went to punch him, he grabbed her forcing her arms down by her sides restraining her against the bunk opposite her son. She struggled and cried, beg and pleaded trying desperately to get free, but Rick held her down, Norma's eyes filled with tears as she watched it was horrible even when she has been a nurse she hated this bit it was hard to remind yourself it was for their own good when they were so scared.
"Please no please! I want my baby" She cried over and over till slowly the sedative began to work and she fell asleep.
"Are you okay?" Hershel questioned watching Norma wipe tears from her eyes, Norma nodded putting on a fake smile she turned on her heel muttering something about Ellie. They had kept the children as far away in the cell block in preparation and Hershel had told Rick that Jenika might fight, it had all been planned, it went the way it had to go, so why didn't he feel good about the situation. He turned to Rick as the man wiped Jenika's tear away from her sleeping face, because they were keeping a worried mother from her injured child.
"It had to be done" Hershel nodded trying to convince himself as he set up the drip in to Jenika's arm.
"Did it?" Rick questioned as he left the cell, feeling a weight in his chest, the way that woman had looked at him a mixture of hatred and sadness, it didn't feel right, when Carl had been injured he couldn't leave his sons side he couldn't sleep or eat, so he knew what she was going through it didn't feel right at all. He sighed running a hand down his face, he needed a distraction. Where's Carl and Judith? He needed to see his kids.
"Views pretty nice huh?" Julius questioned trying to break the uncomfortable silence, he could tell Merle was thinking about it and it was making him more and more angry. "Well minus those dead guys, kinda lowers the property value huh?"
Merle snorted shaking his head from his thoughts. "Yeah prime real estate this prison, with shitty asshole neighbours"
"God I remember when me and my brother moved in to our first house, our neighbors were some nudists who had habits of playing loud music all day it was horrible, no wonder why we got the house quick and cheap"
Merle chuckled as Julius shivered in memory.
"What about you any asshole neighbours?"
"No I WAS the asshole neighbour"
"That's believeable, what did you do then huh? Nudist as well?"
"Well clothes weren't an important factor when you're getting high getting hammer or banging whores" Merle shrugged scratching at his chin as he remembered his old days, there had been quite a few times when he walked about as bare as he was born and the neighbors caught an eyeful, it didn't really bother him, but it had certainly got him in a lot of trouble with cops.
"Poor people" Julius sighed dramatically. "You're so mean"
"I was out of it and just didn't care"
"You care now?"
"Not really just don't fancy having my dick or balls bite off"
Julius winced grabbing himself at the thought. "Horrible painful image"
"Exactly" Merle nodded. "Not that you need to worry Rapunzel"
"Hey now just because my Hairs fabulous and I have the moves like Jagger with the frying pan skills of a sword fighting Zoro does not mean I don't have a dick and a set of balls"
Merle snorted a smirk on his face, Julius was a nutter sometimes but he always had a way of cheering people up, he was such a cheerful guy despite the things he had been through including losing his brother...always cheerful.
"Sure you do"
"What you wanna see my Dick?" Julius questioned moving his hand to the waist of his trousers.
"What you wanna see mine?" Merle questioned mimicking his movement.
"What the fuck have we walked in to?"
They both turned quick to see Cedric and Michonne behind them both looking slightly disturbed and amused, thought Merle and Julius just shrugged feeling no need to defend there selves.
"Merle questioned my man hood"
"What man hood?"
"See there he goes again!"
"Okay Well time out you two can make out later, first Michonne here wants to talk with Merle"
"What I do?"
"What he do?"
Julius and Merle questioned at the same time turning to the woman who stood silently beside Cedric.
"I asked the same thing apparently it's Noah"
"Noah?" They repeated.
"Okay you two stop speaking at the same time you're starting to freak me out"
"What my boy do?" Merle questioned giving Michonne his full attention his eyes narrowed in question, waiting for her to insult Noah, he'd rip her a new one if she did.
"I don't know whether you boy thinks I'm an idiot or that I don't have eyes, but he picked something up and I thought I'd talk with your rather than Hershel, some reason I thought you'd have more sense on the matter"
Everyone raised an eyebrow at her, completely curious as to what she was going to say, it sounded serious and they all wanted to know what was going on, he picked something up? And she wanted to talk to Merle rather then Hershel? A member of her group who was kind to everyone? Yeah curiosity didn't cover what they felt.
"Alone" She added her gaze turning to Cedric and Julius; both raised their hands taking the hint and moved to go in to the cell block. Leaving a confused and suspicious Merle with her, Michonne moved beside him staring down at the walkers outside of the prison fence some were roaming the open field some were clinging to the fence, there was a lot of them. Merle raised an eyebrow at her turning to face her again.
"Okay woman we're alone…start talking"
