Quinn and Negan, on the run

We were running for a while, panting, without saying a word. Both of us were scared and Negan got shot in the thigh earlier. He slowed down suddenly.

"Hold on, hold on, wait," he said out of breath. I stopped and glanced around. I didn't see anything, we went quite far away. I didn't dare to use a flashlight because they would find us instantly. Negan was panting, holding on to his wounded thigh.

"We have to find somewhere safe so I can take a look at it," I said quietly, panting. He nodded.

"I think there's a mall somewhere around here," he said.

"Let's go," I said. "Can you walk?"

"Yeah, yeah," he said panting, groaning with pain quietly. I was so alert, I was looking out in every direction but I didn't see anything or anyone. We were hurrying in silence until Negan started out of the blue.

"Did you have a heart-to-heart with Dixon?" he asked. I frowned my eyebrows questioningly.

"He apologized for not listening to us," I said. Negan chuckled sarcastically.

"He knows how to get to a lady's heart," he said smiling.

"What are you talking about?" I snapped at him as I stopped to face him.

"Why do you think he didn't say sorry to me but did say to you? I'm talking about his feelings and your feelings for him."

"Are you fucking kidding me?" I snapped at him in a suppressed voice trying not to help the enemy find us. "We almost died half an hour ago and this is what you're thinking about?!"

"You didn't deny it."

"Oh my god, because it's ridiculous doesn't even worth denying it because it's stupid!" I said irritatedly. I had no idea where this came from but I didn't have feelings for Daryl and I was so tired and frustrated and scared I didn't have any patience. "Negan, we don't have time for this bullshit right now, we have to go! I have no feelings for him but if you want to talk about this, we can later, but there is nothing really worth the talk."

He was looking me in the eye the entire time. He was jealous. I could not believe it.

"Yeah right. Nothing. He goes in all hero mode, saves the day, saves you, again, and I can't even get a door open," he said grumpily.

"So this is what's bothering you?! He is not perfect, he is useful, yes, and helps a lot, but he is not perfect! Not to mention that he has been in love with Carol ever since I met him! And that freaking door… not even Maggie's beefy friend could open it! Did you see that guy? He was a giant! If he couldn't open it, why would you feel bad about it? Jesus Christ, Negan…" I said exhaling sharply. Then I turned to him and looked him in the eye. "This is not important right now, any of it. We are in danger, so we have to go. Okay? I don't have feelings for anyone except you. Daryl is like a brother to me. Let's go, now," I said as I grabbed his arm and pulled him with me. He kept up with me without saying anything. We walked for a while in complete silence when we finally got out of the woods, and there stood the mall he was talking about. He was limping beside me as we were heading to the building. Suddenly an arrow shot beside me very closely.

"Come on, hurry!" I said as I started running dragging Negan with me. He was limping even more but tried his best to run. We got into the building, I shut the door and locked it. I looked at Negan, we were both panting. He leaned against the wall.

"Are you okay?" I asked. He nodded. "Come on," I said and helped him walk up the stairs. I glanced around quickly, it seemed quiet.

"We have a little time till they find a way in. Let me see it, quickly," I said as I helped him sit down on the ground. He grabbed his trousers by the hole and ripped a bigger hole so we could see the wound.

"It isn't deep. That's good news," I said. He examined his wound, then looked at me while he leaned his head back against the wall.

"Yeah?" he asked. I grabbed my knife and cut a piece from my shirt.

"This is going to hurt," I said. He nodded, then I tied the piece of cloth on his wound tightly to stop the bleeding. He groaned painfully.

"God…" he said panting.

"You okay?" I asked. He looked at his leg then looked me in the eye, while his breathing became regular again. I leaned closer to him while locking eyes. "Negan, you are the only one I love. Do not doubt that. Ever," I stated as I caressed his cheek. He let out a sigh of relief.

"I still can't believe it. I'm a shithead…" he started.

"Shh," I interrupted him. "You are not that man anymore."

I was still caressing his cheek, so I put my other hand on his other cheek, leaned closer, and kissed him. It was sad and hot at the same time, also strange because I was scared of those guys, so I quickly backed away and looked him in the eye again.

"We have to go," I said. I helped Negan up, then I heard some noise, I turned around as quick as lightning, raising my knife up. It was Alden, approaching us.

"Oh, it's just you," he said disappointed.

"Sorry," I replied grumpily, mocking him, lowering my knife, shrugging my shoulder. Then we heard another noise, I grabbed Negan and we ducked behind a pillar. Alden went in the direction of the noise. Soon we heard some fighting. I grabbed my knife once again, Negan grabbed his crowbar and we headed in the direction of the noises. Alden and Maggie were fighting two masked guys. I jumped out from behind the pillar and stabbed the one who was attacking Alden. Negan saved Maggie. I jumped to Negan's side as the guy threw a grenade. Negan grabbed both of me and Maggie and pushed us behind some old furniture while I was grabbing his shirt, pulling him with me. It was very loud and we started coughing from the smoke immediately. Negan looked at me right after it.

"You good?" he asked. My ears were ringing, but I nodded yes to him. He helped me get up.

"You?" I asked. He nodded yes, while Maggie hurried back to Alden. We followed her. He was injured badly. Negan mocked the plan once again and Maggie didn't like it. Negan raised the question that was hanging above our heads the entire time: What if the others didn't survive? My stomach shrank at the thought. Maggie said we still need food, so we stick to the original plan. I helped her lift up Alden, Negan limping beside me, and we were off on our way.

Everything happened so fast but all I could think of was how happy I was that I didn't get separated from Negan in this chaos. We were still here with each other. We still got each other. My heart was hurting because he got injured, but we were still here together and it is not a serious wound, thank god. I glanced at him as he was walking beside me. He looked at me too and flashed a sad, half-smile. I smiled at him too. This jealous idiot… he has no idea how much I love him.

We were hurrying as much as we could with Alden barely able to walk. We didn't say a word during our journey. Alden and Maggie whispered something to each other from time to time. The sun was coming up and we haven't slept, not even a minute. Even if I wanted to, I couldn't, because of the adrenalin.

"Can we take a break?" asked Alden painfully. We were reaching an old house, we helped him sit down on the steps. Maggie and I straightened our backs and stretched a little. Negan leaned his back against the wall, his leg was hurting too. Maggie pulled out a map and checked it. My eyes widened. How arrogant Maggie was, she dragged Negan into this saying she didn't have a map, and then she just pulls it out right in front of our eyes.

"Oh, so you did have a map," pointed Negan out watching Maggie as he straightened his back and took a step towards me not taking his eyes away from Maggie. She shot a killer glance at Negan then turned to Alden explaining to him how much we have to walk. Negan chuckled sarcastically, silently. I shook my head disapprovingly as we locked eyes. Alden said we should get going then, so this time Negan stepped next to Alden to help him up, but Alden mocked him for it. Negan helped him anyway, but then Maggie stepped to him to take his place. Negan left them and walked a couple of steps away. We barely walked ten steps when we heard screaming and Maggie instantly hurried in that direction. Negan mocked her for going after the screaming, into danger, but of course, Maggie didn't listen. We found her friends. Great. Maggie ran ahead to her friend leaving Alden, so I grabbed him. Negan took out a walker for us and we followed Maggie slowly. We approached another building, Alden leaned against a wooden pillar, and I stepped next to Negan as we stopped. Maggie's friend was dying in her arms, we watched them from afar. I slowly took Negan's hand. He glanced at me. He squeezed my hand gently. I turned around and walked a couple of steps further away from Alden, while Maggie was crying over her friend's body. Negan followed me. When I stopped he looked at me questioningly, raising one eyebrow.

"I wouldn't survive if I lost you…" I told him out of the blue. He seemed surprised, his expression changed, eased up. We locked eyes, I continued: "I can't believe how can you think about Daryl and being jealous when this is happening around us."

"I can't control what I feel. No one can" he said slightly throwing his arms. I chuckled softly.

"That's my line," I said as I remembered how I said this to Carol when I told her I have feelings for Negan. I missed Carol so much. I snapped out of it quickly and turned my eyes back at Negan. "You don't have to be jealous of anyone. And please, don't die."

"I'm trying," he said smiling then he gently hugged me. I leaned my head against his chest. I loved how tall he was. It didn't last for long though, I backed away. I didn't want any more confrontation with Maggie. And it was a good idea as suddenly Maggie marched beside us, sniffing.

"We have to go," she stated. I grabbed Alden and we hurried after her, into the woods. Walkers were coming from every direction. Maggie stopped and looked around with her binoculars, while Negan said her plan is still shit, but Maggie didn't listen, in fact, shut Negan up by saying he fooled everyone in Alexandria but she is not going to believe him ever, then she left us and grabbed Alden to help him walk. I was so pissed off again, but we followed them anyway.

"Maybe we should really leave… she is leading us into our deaths…" I said to Negan quietly. "How many of her people has she lost since we left Alexandria? And who knows where Jesus, Gabriel, and Daryl are?"

"I don't know…" said Negan unsurely.

More and more walkers gathered around us as we were marching into the woods. We stopped to clear some of them, but Alden slowed us down and Maggie's friend got bit. Her scream startled me. In one minute she was killing walkers and the other minute she was being ripped apart, despite the fact that Maggie said she was one of her best fighters. My eyes got wide with fear, my heart was racing. Negan grabbed Maggie and pulled her away from her friend, I grabbed Alden and we hurried away from the scene while Maggie was screaming for her friend. Maggie collapsed to her knees, crying, hitting the ground with her fist. Negan stepped next to me.

"She's out of her mind," whispered Negan to me barely audible.

"What should we do?" I asked.

"No idea," he shrugged his shoulder. Alden kneeled next to Maggie.

"Maggie, we have to go, please," he said and tried to help her up but instead his wound hurt and Maggie had to catch him. She stood up, wiped her face, grabbed Alden and we continued our way. Negan saved Maggie again, but of course, no one recognized it. We headed to the road, Maggie said it was faster. I just realized that I was very hungry, so I got two silver packages from my bag, which Daryl and Carol brought from the military base. I handed one to Negan. He took one bite and then spat it out. I looked at him questioningly. It tasted very bad, but I still ate it, because I needed something to get my body going.

"What? You like this cardboard?" asked Negan.

"No, but we need our strength. Swallow," I told him smiling slightly. He made a disgusted grimace but did as I said. He ate it all. Maggie spotted a nearby house, she said we should take a break, so we headed there. It was a church. Negan and I checked it to see if it was safe.

"It's empty!" I yelled to Maggie. She and Alden came in. We all sat down, slightly panting, taking a breath finally.

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Author's notes: Listen to "Jealous" by Nick Jonas.

Negan, honey… ❤ XD

Thank You for reading! ❤