(Normal POV)
Throughout the travel back home it was silent, Laura had her arms held slightly around Simons body for support.
The tension between them was awkward, even though Simon was so relieved to have her and Daisy safe he was beyond pissed off.
Daisy was dozing off a couple times, gently Simon leaned her back against him so that his arms would cage around her.
Laura pulled away from Simon wiping at the tear stains on her face, there was no telling what awaits for her when they get there.
The thought of Negans wrath made her skin crawl and a cold chill run down her spine.
Of course there would be a consequence for putting not only herself but a child at risk, the last time someone messes up Negan didn't hesitate to make a good example out of them to the others.
"We're here..." Simon stated over her shoulder, Laura peeked over and immediately felt scared approaching the gates.
Hearing someone yelling over the gates started open, Simon guided Spirit through and over to where he was put in captivity.
Everyone started gathering all around us, Aarat was running up to them and helped Daisy off Spirit.
"Oh my God, I'm so glad you guys are safe." She said hugging onto her and then pulled Laura into a hug as she got off Spirit also.
She couldn't help but cry when some of the kids came over and hugged onto her and kept asking Daisy what happened.
"Daisy.. Daisy what happened... Everyone said that you and Laura was in danger!" Damian asked, she was trying to explain in the best way she could but then her mom came and pulled her into a tight hug.
"Mommy!" She cried in joy, the look of relief and panic showed on her mother's face.
When her eyes met Laura she could sense anger coming off them, of course she would be that way and she had every right to be angry.
"Amy..I'm so sorry I didn't mean.." she began saying but she took a step forward and sent a sharp slap to her face.
Not even a flinch or react back,she touching at her cheek and looked at her with teary eyes.
" What the hell were you thinking, having Daisy outside the sanctuary and putting you both in danger?!" She asked, for some reason Laura couldn't find her voice.
Suddenly feeling like a child again being scolded by her mother, Daisy was looking between them both with tears rolling down her face.
Laura couldn't help falling to her knees in front of them, grasping onto Amy's hand.
"I'm so sorry Amy...I'm truly sorry.," She apologized while wiping away at her tears.
Amy looked down on her, of course Laura had always been there for them since the beginning of them coming here and knew that Daisy looked up to her like a older sister.
There was no doubt in her mind that Laura would ever let anything happen to her, but it was the fact that both of them could've been killed and the thought of loosing Laura would not only tear Daisy apart but her as well.
"Get up Laura...I said get up." Amy said then repeated when Laura stared at her with both fear and confusion.
Timidly Laura did as she was told and looked at her waiting for what to come next, if it was another slap then she'd take it willingly without a flinch.
Setting Daisy on her feet she stepped closer to Laura at arms length, without hesitation she pulled Laura into her arms.
At first she was taken back by Amy not slapping her again, Laura felt her arms squeeze tight around her and a few tears hit against her shoulder.
"Don't you ever scare me like that again, both of you could've been killed and that would be the end of me." Amy admitted with a shaken tone, feeling a sharp tug at her heart Laura wrapped her arms around Amy and apologized again.
Daisy came up to them and squeezed in-between them, her small arms wrapped around Laura's front in attempt to hug her.
Before neither them or anyone could speak out a loud voice boomed a few feet away from where they we're standing in.
"Laura!" Negans voice called, her face immediately went white when she saw the rage in on his face.
Pushing Amy away she stood in front of her and Daisy, it would be a lie if she wasn't shaking in her shoes at this very moment.
"Negan before you say anything, please let me explain what happen." Laura pleaded, but to no avail he pryed at her arm and pulled her close in tight death grip.
"What the fuck were you thinking taking a child outside the Sanctuary, huh?!" He questioned, Laura was to scared to think of a response.
This was probably the first time she's ever really seen Negan utterly angry with her, of course there were times that he was annoyed or even upset with Laura.
But this was another level she's ever witnessed from him.
"Don't go quiet now give me a God damn answer! You realize that you broke fucking rules and regulations?!" He asked, she nodded her head frantically knowing well that he was going to refer to the punishments.
"Yes...yes I do.. but please Negan sir.." before she could finish her sentence he shoved her away from him, Laura landed on her side and looked up at him with pleading eyes.
"Aarat get fucking Iron ready!" He ordered, causing her and Amy to look horrified at him.
Simon's jaw clenched at wanting to speak against this, of course Laura should be taught a lesson for what she did but he didn't need to take it this far.
Amy walked over to Negan with timidation but tried to reason with him.
" Sir please, don't do this she doesn't deserve that harsh punishment." She begged, Negan glared at her and pointed to Laura.
"She fucking broke the rule of letting kids outside this place and almost put your daughter at risk . You should be fucking enraged with her.!" He boomed, Amy shook from his voice.
"Yes sir I understand, but Laura doesn't deserve to be ironed for a first time mistake." She stated, Laura looked at Amy in admiration for her trying to stick up for her to Negan.
But to both their own reactions Negan walked past her and began walking to Laura, forcefully pulling her up to her feet and gripping at her arm.
"It doesn't matter if this is her first rule break ,I can't just let this ahit slide and not expect her not to learn a lesson. Aarat get the damn Iron!" He ordered again when seeing Aarat still standing with the kids with a shocked and scared experience.
Soon as Negan began pulling Laura along with him as she walked Daisy grabbed at the back of her legs in attempt to hold her back.
"No please don't hurt Laura.. it's all my fault!" She begged sobbingly, causing Negan to stop in his tracks and look back at them.
Her small body clinging onto Laura's leg, tears running down her face and snot coming out the end of her nose.
"Please Sir Negan don't hurt hurt Laura's face...it was me that wanted to go outside." She said, Laura felt Negans grip loosen up causing her arm to fall back to her side.
Attempting to calm her cries Laura knelt down eye level to Daisy and placed both hands at her sides.
"Daisy don't say that, it's not your fault ok. I broke the rules and have to pay for the consequences, please don't put the blame on yourself." She said while using the end of her shirt to wipe the tears in her face.
Daisy continued to cry and turned her attention to Negan, next she did something that shocked Laura and everyone included.
Running passed her Daisy reached out and hugged at Negans leg, catching him off guard and to stand stiff at not knowing what to do at that moment.
"Please Ne..Negan.. please don't hurt Laura...please.. please." She sobbed against him, her tears seeping through the fabric of his pants.
Simon looked at Negan and saw his dark demeanor change dramatically at Daisy heart felt plead, Laura stood up and looked back to Amy who was trying not to cry at her daughter's attempt to help her.
Negan looked down at Daisy's sobbing form against him, in hesitation his hand touched at the top of her hair and smoothed over it. Her head snapped up to looked up at him, her eyes red from crying and lip quivered.
Instantly he knew that she had won over his heart,with that being said he reached down and placed her in his arms.
"You really are God damn adorable kiddo, alright then Laura doesn't get the the bad Iron , so no more crying." He said as he wiped the tears on her cheeks.
Laura felt a huge stone of relief come off her shoulders at his words, turning around at the contact at Amy wrapping her arms from behind and smiled with joy.
"But there still has to be some type of punishment for Laura , so what do you think she should do sweetheart?" Negan asked Daisy curiously, she put a finger over her mouth to think.
"Maybe...she could clean all the dishes after dinner?" She said, Negan erupted in a fit of laughter at her coming up with that kind of punishment.
"Alright then, you heard the little lady. Laura after dinner tonight you're on dish duty till ever fucking dish is spotless." He ordered in a mean demeanor till Daisy put her small hands over her mouth at him cursing.
"Sorry sweetie I know..bad Negan." He said in a joking manner, Laura couldn't help but smile at the great change of the outcome.
But something tells her that after everyone goes back to whatever they we're doing, she would have to talk with Negan and her brother in a private matter of another type of real punishment.
(Laura's POV)
As a man of his words Negan made sure that ever single dish was used and dirtied up at the end of dinner for everyone, no one not even the kitchen crew was allowed to help me clean up.
Of course Brent talked to me after everything that happened earlier with Negan and Daisy, he was upset about my careless thinking. But he was just glad that me and Daisy came back safe, though if it wasn't for Simon showing up we would've probably still been out there right now or worse.
No use complaining and adding more time to my punishment I started right ahead as soon as everyone cleared out the kitchen, using up the multiple sinks to have the dishes soak up and get all the gunk off.
Even the pots and pans to make dinner was still on the stove, damn he sure knows how to make a non-punishment into a real punishment.
From my good guess it's been about two and a half hours of washing the entire dishes to the point where my hands were extra prun and wrinkly, fucking looked like I had my grandmothers hands replaced with my own.
Taking a slight break I dried off my hands completely and began putting away the pots and pans away from the drying racks. Now that I thought about it, probably should have brought my phone down so I could've listened to music.
Nice.. couldn't thought about that two God damn hours ago?!
All I want to do right after this is take a nice hot bath and go straight to sleep, hopefully sometime tomorrow after everything has calmed down I could talk to Negan .
I was about to put away the last stack of dishes that finished drying when a sound of the door opening behind startled me, looking over my shoulder to see it was Simon coming through the door.
My mouth tightened shut at seeing him, after earlier we still haven't talked.
Even though I really did want to speak with him, the same angry expression he gave me when out there was still on his face whenever he'd look at me.
But now that expression was gone and replaced with a sincere look, although the memory of our small fight came to my mind again.
"If you're here to yell at me get it over with, been dealing with bullshit these past two days and I just want to go to sleep." I stated in annoyance, picking up the plates I started stacking them up in the cabinets.
"Look...I know you don't want to hear what I have to say right now. But we need to talk about what you saw yesterday...and what I said after we.. kissed." He said , the sound of his voice following me from behind.
Putting up the last plate I held myself against the counter, I couldn't even look at him because the mental image of Amber leaving his room would make me do something I would regret.
"I don't want to hear your bullshit excuse, if you fucked Amber I don't give a damn. But don't try to lie to me just so you can stop feeling guilty." I said then began turning around to walk past to leave, but his hand grabbed on my arm and pulled me back.
"Simon let me go!" I demanded, but he placed me back in front of him, using the counter behind me and his body to cage me in place.
"Please just listen to what I have to fucking say..Angel please." He begged me, calling me the nickname I missed so much.
Trying to not feel butterflies flutter in my stomach I crossed both arms over my chest and looked up at him with a bleak expression.
"Fine... explain yourself then." I said , watching as he rubbed at the temple between his eyes.
"Listen...what you think you saw last night didn't happen.. believe me I wouldn't touch that fucking bitch if Negan ordered me to." He said, from the sound of his voice it seemed like he was being honest but I still felt skeptical.
"Then explain why was she coming out of you're room, or did she just happen to be to drunk to find the whores quarters" I asked, he can tell that I was having hard time believing him.
"After we kissed... I tried looking for you back at the lounge but you weren't there. Negan tried getting me to stay and drink with him but I didn't feel like being there without you, I could tell that him and Amber we're getting on each other's nerves as I left. So when I went back to my room I tried to calm down and hopefully find you , she followed me back and just came right in." He said, from what he's saying I can say that he was being honest about Negan and Amber arguing.
"So you guys... didn't do anything?" I asked for the last time, unexpected I felt his hand brush back the strand of stray hair behind my ear.
I couldn't help but blush at the affectionate gesture, his eyes found my own.
"She tried to get me to sleep with her, but I turned that bitch down. Just the thought of how hurt you would be if I did crushed me."he said, biting my lip I tried to not feel emotional to his soft words.
Finding my courage I reached to touch the front of his chest, I could feel the quick pace of his heart against my palm.
"Some part of me knew that you didn't do it, but what you said to me after we kissed last night really hurt so I didn't want to listen." I admitted, and I was still hurt from what he said about not liking me the way that I like him, maybe even more.
Sighing he reached and grabbed the top of my hand, his warm skin comforted my cold skin from all that washing.
"Angel... I won't lie and say that I didn't really did enjoy that kiss with you. And that...my feelings for you aren't the same." He said, I felt my heart quicken at the idea that Simon had confessed his feelings for me.
"You like me...but why did you push me away when we kissed?" I asked, looking in his eyes the need to kiss him was coming over me.
He must've sensed it because he took a deep breath and pulled away from me to give us some distance.
"Because... it felt wrong to kiss you..I'm fucking old enough to be you're father and...oh I'm sorry that came out bad." He said nervously when seeing my face fall a bit when saying that, shaking my head I smiled fondly.
"No it's fine...but it doesn't bother me if your a bit older..I actually like it." I admitted as my face blushed warmly, looking up I saw his eyes flicker at that.
"Yeah?...Cause to be honest I'm almost up to Negans age." He stated, intrigued I wanted to know how old he actually is.
Never once Negan had given his real age, and to my surprise I never once asked how old Simon was.
"How old is Negan by the way?" I asked curiously, he looked around to make sure no one else was around.
"He's fifty-two, but you didn't hear it from me." He said, finding out more about our leader and that he was older than I imagine him.
"Wait so you're younger than Negan, damn the man looks good for his age." I said in surprise, Simon's face seemed displeased causing me to smirk a bit.
"Oh come on don't look at me like that, you're pretty hot for your age too..which is?" I asked, he couldn't help but chuckle at my compliment.
"I'm forty-five Angel." He said, raising my brows I was pleased to finally know his age.
I actually didn't mind that Simon was twice my age, he was in good shape and seemed to age like fine wine. Plus he was a really good man, not like some of the assholes here.
He was nice, sweet to me and treated me like a human being. Whenever I'm around him I feel safe and untouchable, knowing that he would protect and never do anything to hurt me.
"Simon...I know that you feel weird about this..but I'm willing to see where this goes.. that is if you'd want to." I said stepping close and closing the gap between us, looking into his eyes I grabbed his face and pressed against his lips.
For a second Simon pulled away to look at me, his face was unreadable for a second till his hands grabbed at my arms to press me against him and smash our lips back together.
It caught me by surprise at how assertive he was but then I beg to meet in his touch, my arms wrapped around his neck to pull me up close as possible with him.
His strong chest felt undeniably good against mine, making me feel so small against his big frame. His mustache tickled at my nose causing me to giggle a bit, pulling away I felt and heard our heavy breathing.
"Sorry... Your pornstache tickles." I chuckled softly, Simons laugh vibrated against me causing a warm feeling to pool down my stomach.
"Oh you like my Pornstache Angel." He teased, his flirty remark made me bit my lip.
"Yeah I do...kindof wonder how it'd feel against other places." I said seductively, for some reason I was feeling brave to speak openly to him.
Simon seemed caught off guard by my dirty confession, his adams apple bobbed as he tried to calm himself.
"Jesus Christ Laura...can't say shit like that and expect me not to think about... fuck." He groaned then placed his face against my neck, his warm breath tickling my skin.
"I'm sorry... We can take things slow.. just really happy that you like me." I said then hugged him, his arms wrapped around my small frame and he picked me up a few inches off the floor .
"I'm glad to Angel." He whispered against my ear and kissed my neck, before I could say anything he started rubbing his mustache against me purposely.
"Simon.. Simon ok stop it..stop it it tickles!" Screaming as I'm trying to get out of his strong arms, our laughter filled the kitchen.
Suddenly Simon's radio went off startling us from our tickling fight, placing me down he reached at his back pocket and pulled out the radio.
"Repeat that again to me." He said, a few seconds later a voice responded back, from how clear I could hear it was Brents voice.
" We're heading out to the post in ten minutes, Negan wants you at the gates." He stated, Simon response back was quick and he put the radio back.
"I thought you guys were heading out in the morning?" I asked in confusion, usually Negan doesn't go outside the Sanctuary at night.
Simon shrugged his shoulders, this was just as new to him as it was to me.
"Looked like something is really important at the post, eh probably just some randoms trying to take our shit again won't take us that long." He said than began walking away, but quickly I grabbed at his hand to stop him.
"Wait Simon...you guys can't go out there." I said, ever since coming across what ever the hell those things were earlier today something told me that it wasn't a good idea for them to go out there specially at night.
"Angel don't worry.. its just going to be a quick check up and we'll be back...maybe we can continue our kiss later on." He flirted with a wink, trying not to be flustered I started to get serious.
"No seriously Simon tell Negan to postpone till tomorrow, look when I was outside the Sanctuary with Daisy...we saw these things.." I began explaining, he didn't seem to quite understand.
"They looked like walkers..but they were something entirely different..Simon they could fucking run..and they had these growing fungus and shit all over them...if there was four of them Lord knows how many of them are out there." I said as beginning to feel myself get shaken up by the thought of being more like them out there.
Simon could see that him and the guys going was really affecting her, so why not have her tell Negan and seeing if he'll listen to her request.
"Look...let's go to the gate and talk to Negan, tell him what you saw and see if he'll take into consideration to call off the run till morning..deal Angel?" He asked, nodding I squeezed at his hand
"Ok..let's go before it's too late." I said, Simon began walking out of the kitchen with our hands together and making our way outside the building.
(Normal POV)
Laura followed by Simon with her hand in his, she never really realized till now that his hand was so big compared to her own.
As they we're making way towards the gates the rest of the Saviors who were going on the run we're getting ready, panic started coming over Laura as she wondered if Brent would be going with Negan too.
"Laura..aye Laura wait up!" the sound of Aarats voice called out, looking over to see her running towards them.
" Hey you coming on the run too?" She asked Laura, Laura shook her head no.
"No I'm not, don't tell me you're going with them Aarat?" She asked, knowing full well that Negan always had her come with him on his runs.
" Yeah, why is something wrong?" She asked, looking over past her there stood Brent talking to Negan at the gates.
Letting go of Simon's hand Laura made her way towards them without answering Aarats question. Brent was still talking to Negan when his eyes drifted to the corner and saw her coming towards him.
"Brent..Negan..I need to talk to you." Laura said while getting close right beside them both.
"Not right now Laura we're about to head out." Negan said, he signalled for Simon to come on over.
"You guys can't leave." She said, causing both of them to look at her, the way Negan seemed confused and somewhat irritated made Laura nervous.
"Why the hell not Laura?" He questioned with a curious tone, Brent stared waiting for her reason to say this.
"I don't think it's safe...for you guys to leave...listen I saw something earlier today." Laura began to explain but Negan cut her off.
"Trust me sweetheart whatever it is you saw it's probably nothing we can't handle.. alright men load up the trucks and let's go!" He ordered, but before he could do anything else Laura grabbed at the arm of his jacket.
"Negan please listen to me, you don't understand what I saw..these things were not walkers!" She said, in a split second Negans hand grasp at her neck causing Brent and Simon to stand there shocked and not knowing what to do.
His grip wasn't to hard or tight but the fact that he didn't seem to like the fact Laura is telling him to do something against his own orders is making him really aggravated, her hand loosened from his arm but still she had to tell them.
"These things aren't like the walkers we've encountered before Negan, they we're fucking fast and nearly almost killed us." She stated, his hand on her neck pulled away.
"And who's fault is that.. listen to me Laura whatever big and scary thing you saw out there trust and believe we can handle our shit." He stated arrogantly, Laura couldn't help but be stubborn about not wanting them to go.
"Then let me come with, so if those things do show up you can see what I'm talking about." She said, Brent pulled her by the arm beside him.
"No Laura you stay here, after what happened today it's best if you stay here where it's safe.", Laura became angry at what Brent said.
Pushing him off she pointed at him with anger in her eyes, she couldn't believe after all these years he was still trying to treat her like a fucking child.
"I'm not fucking letting you go out there without me Brent, you don't know what you guys are putting yourselves into, I'm fucking going with you!" She stated, within second Brents face contorted in rage causing Laura to look scared for a moment.
" If you hadn't fucking almost gotten yourself and Daisy killed today then Negan would let you come with, you're staying here and that's fucking final Laura!" He yelled, Laura couldn't help the goosebumps forming on her skin and how shaken she became from his rage.
Simon could sense the tension beginning to form between the three of them, coming up beside Laura he placed his hands on her shoulders to ease her.
"Negan..Brent she's just trying to look out for the Saviors and our safety. If she's really trying to tell us not to go, shouldn't we at least take it into consideration?" He asked, Laura could see Negans with the face of trying to think all of this over.
Brents face softened when seeing how hard Laura was trying not to get upset at him yelling at her, of course whenever he yelled at her as a child he'd would always break when seeing her cry.
Sighing he walked over and grabbed at her gently, gesturing to Simon for them to step aside to talk.
"Laura I'm sorry, just that today you literally almost got killed and that fucking almost broke. I can't let you get hurt..if it makes you feel any better I'll stay here." Brent suggested, for a second Laura really appreciated his apology but then she knew that Negan would want his second best man by his side.
"No.. no go with Negan...but just..please be safe." She said then gave him a loving hug.
Pulling away both of them went back to Negan and Simon, it seemed that they too we're in conversation.
"Alright Laura, since you seem to think something unknown is out there we'll take extra precaution. If anything were to happen I'll radio Simon and he'll come with back up and you." Negan said, knowing that Laura felt a bit at ease.
"Everyone start loading up!" Negan ordered, pretty soon the trucks engines started up like a chorus.
"Negan" I called out cause him to stop and look back at me.
"Please watch out for Brent." I asked, smiling he walked back and patted the top of my head.
" I look out for him sweetheart, I promise." He said , smiling I nodded in gratitude.
Watching beside Simon everyone finished loading up in the trucks and Brent waved good-bye to us as the gates opened and truck exited the sanctuary.
Not knowing that this would be the last time I would see him like this.