A/N: Ok, this is for the final, I'm TWO suggested ideas from two different people but they're gonna be both in different parts and I'm also adding some little twists in it so yeah, I hope you guys like it!
It has currently been almost a year since Michonne had left Alexandria (11 months) and she still has yet to return, but presently, three weeks have gone by since Carl and Enid have hired their co-workers for Alexandria and they've been accomplishing much better since then. Carl had finally got his spirit back up and Enid made sure it stayed that way.
It was late in the afternoon, Carl was preparing lunch for his girlfriend, Enid, and his siblings, Judith and R.J. He was setting up the table when all of a sudden, Enid had come up with an idea,
"Hey, Carl," she let out, winning her boyfriend's attention, "When was the last time you've met up with the others? You know, like Maggie, Carol, and Ezekiel?"
Carl simply sighed, "I haven't seen any of them since Michonne left..." he informed her, honestly,
"I know, but how come?" she asked,
"Ever since then I've just been too scared to let new people in or to leave Judith and R.J. behind."
"You still came to visit me," she recalled,
"More like you came to visit me."
He was right, he never actually left Alexandria since Michonne left, (unless it was for particular reasons) but Enid would usually come to stop by at Alexandria because of this.
"You're right, but it wouldn't hurt to drop by and see them again. I miss how things used to be."
"Back when my dad and Michonne we're still here?" he asked,
"Yeah,"
"And when we didn't have to worry about everything, I miss all that," he admitted,
"Same here, we should meet up with all of them soon, you know, just to tell them how things are going and stuff."
"Good idea." he agreed, "I do miss them."
"Maybe Daryl could come with us too,"
"Yeah, good idea, but when?" she questioned,
"We can try and meet up with them tomorrow, " he implied, "Does that sound good?"
Enid nodded, "Yeah, that works out."
"Ok, I should get Judith and R.J. for lunch." Carl decided, he went upstairs and opened the door to R.J's room, went over to his crib and picked him up, "Hey there little buddy, are you hungry? Because lunch is ready for you." with that, little R.J. smiled and started to giggle, he still has not learned to speak yet, but he's getting there,
"Carl?" a voice piped up, Carl turned around, he knew that little voice from anywhere, it was Judith.
"Hey Judy."
"I'm hungry, when are we gonna have lunch?" she asked her brother,
"Lunch is ready right now." he answered, "Come on, let's go and eat." with that, the two of them walked downstairs with little R.J. in Carl's arms.
"What's for lunch?" Judith asked her older brother's girlfriend,
"We're having a salad with tomatoes, onions, and olives." she responded with a smile. Carl settled R.J. down in his high chair and then sat down at the table.
Judith had gotten a fork and knife and was about to start cutting her salad until Carl stopped her, "Uh, uh, uh. What have we said about knifes?"
"Only let the adults use them," she answered, handing Carl the knife, he then chopped up her salad.
Enid smiled at Carl and his sister, it was funny how overprotective he's gotten with her and R.J. since Michonne left. Well, there were moments when Carl would take his overprotection a little too far, but Enid would make sure it didn't get out of hand. Carl finished cutting up his sister's salad and sat down. The four of them started to eat the delicious salad that was made. When they finished, they heard a knock on the door,
Knock knock,
"Come in!" Carl responded, with that, the door opened wide, showing a familiar face, it was Daryl,
"Uncle Daryl!" Judith called out with enthusiasm,
"What brings you here?" Carl questioned,
"Thought I'd stop by to surprise you." he responded, "Come in, we're meeting up with Maggie at Hilltop."
"But what about-?"
"Bring the kids with you, I don't give a shit," he answered, not letting Carl finish his question,
"Uncle Daryl said a bad word!" Judith cried out,
"Well, then it looks like Uncle Daryl will need to be put in time out for that." Carl said, jokingly,
Daryl rolled his eyes, "Let's just go."
"Okay then." Enid responded, picking up R.J.
"Carl, can you give me a piggyback ride up to Auntie Maggie's?" Judith pleaded her brother,
"Sure, why not." he replied, kneeling down so his sister could get on his back, wrapping her arms around his neck, Carl wrapped his arms around her legs, he then stood up.
"Alright, now hurry up guys, we don't have all day." Daryl complained, impatiently. With that, the five of them headed out the door, taking off to Hilltop.
At Hilltop...
It was a normal day at Hilltop, Maggie was with her son, Hershel. She was in a very good mood today because she finally got to meet up with her old allies for the first time in months. Carol, Ezekiel, Gabriel, Rosita, Siddiq, Tara, Eugene, and Jesus were all there. She was now only waiting for Carl, Enid, and Daryl to arrive.
"Look who finally came." Jesus announced, pointing to five familiar faces,
"Hey guys, it's been a while, huh?" Carl spoke out,
"Yeah." Jesus agreed, "It was been."
"How have you guys been?" Maggie asked,
"Much better than before." Enid told her, honestly,
"That's good." Eugene said,
"Well, I'm glad to finally see you guys again." Carol admitted,
"Let's go inside, " Maggie suggested, the others nodded in agreement, following her into her home. When they got inside, Carl got Judith off of his back and sat down on the sofa, placing her down on his lap, the others all sat down on Maggie's sofa in the living room as well.
"So, let's catch up on a few things, " Maggie suggested, "What's been going on with everyone?"
"A lot." Carl confessed, "But I wanna hear what you guys have been doing before I share."
"I've got good news to share." Carol started, "I'm getting married."
"Seriously?" Tara asked, Carol, nodded her head,
"Well, congrats." Daryl applauded,
Jesus raised a question, "So, when's the wedding?"
"Soon." Ezekiel confirmed, "We also have a son now."
"Wait, since when?" Rosita asked, shocked about the news,
"About a month ago." he told them,
"I don't remember you being pregnant." Judith said,
"Judith, I don't think that's a polite thing to say." Carl told her,
"No no, it's okay." Carol said while chuckling, "We adopted Henry, that's what we meant."
"Oh." was everyone else's reply, except for Ezekiel. (obviously)
"How have thing's been for you?" Gabriel asked Maggie, "I haven't heard from you in a while,
"I've been good, so had Hershel. But it hasn't been the same since Enid left."
"Wow, I really did miss this place more than I thought." Enid confessed,
"I miss having you around, " Maggie agreed, "And so does Hershel Jr." Enid smiled, she wanted to move back in with them, she really did, but the question was, how would Carl react? Doesn't he still need her help? Maggie and Hershel were apart of her family, and so was Carl, what should she choose? To stay with her boyfriend, or to move back with her adoptive-mother and brother? (A/N ((spoiler warning)): If you're confused with why I said "Adoptive-mother and brother." is because of, 1: It was confirmed that Enid is Sophia's replacement from the comics and Maggie and Glenn adopted Sophia in the comics, I don't know if they adopted Enid but I do know she looked up to Maggie and Glenn as parental figures so I'm gonna have her be adopted by Maggie for a comic reference. Lol!) "You can always come back if you'd like." she offered,
Enid looked at Carl, "It's okay if you want to move back." he told her, "I completely understand and won't be hurt."
"But… what about you…? Don't you still need help with Alexandria?"
"He'll be fine." Daryl assured, "I'll keep an eye on him. Plus, he's got other co-workers that will help him out."
"Do what you think is right." Gabriel told her.
Enid sighed, "I wanna move back home, I really do, but…" she looked back at Carl, "I don't wanna leave you in the condition you're in."
"Hey, it's okay. I'm doing better now, and besides, you can always come and visit me, and I can always come here to visit you. You've helped me so much, I don't know what I'd do if you never helped me out."
"What about Judith and R.J.?"
"I'll be fine, I can have 'Uncle Daryl.' babysit them anytime."
"Are you sure you'll be okay without me?"
"I'm sure." he assured, "Again, we can always visit each other whenever we want."
"Okay, I'll just have half my stuff at Maggie's and leave the other half at Carl's. I can go back and forth from both places."
"That's gonna be a lot."
"Not really." she said, "I'll mostly be at Hilltop, because that's my real home. But please, promise me you won't go back to how you used to be when I move back."
"I promise."
"I'll keep an eye on him, like I said, don't worry." Daryl repeated,
"I'm so proud of you Carl." Carl heard his fathers voice in his head,
"Dad?" he mumbled,
"Is everything okay?" Maggie asked, concerned,
"Yeah, I'm fine."
"If you say so."
"We should be heading back home now." Daryl said,
"I need to get my stuff from Carl's place." Enid remembered, she then looked back at Maggie "I'll come home tomorrow." and with that, everyone said their goodbyes and went back home.
Back at Alexandria…
Carl and Enid had finally arrived home with Judith and R.J., Carl put his siblings to bed and went to go check on Enid who was packing some of her stuff in a suitcase, Carl then started to help her out,
"Are you sure you'll be alright?" Enid asked once again,
"Don't worry about me."
"I'm your girlfriend, I'm supposed to worry."
"I know." Carl said, "I'll be okay, seriously."
"Okay, " Enid finished packing her stuff, "I'm gonna go to bed now, I'll see you in the morning, " and with that, Enid went upstairs, got into her pajamas, and drifted to sleep.
Carl went upstairs and laid down next to Enid, he was still wide awake though, he kept hearing voices in his head, his father, Michonne, his mother, and even Glenn!
"You're doing a great job." Michonne's voice said, "We're all very proud of you."
"Thank's Michonne." he replied to the voice, "I'm trying my best."
"That's my boy." he heard Lori's voice as well, "I still mean it when I say 'you're gonna beat this world!' "
"I love you, mom..."
"Keep up the good work." Glenn's voice told him,
"I will, Glenn."
"Carl, look at you. You're all grown up. You've accomplished so much. I'm so proud of you."
Carl started to tear up, "I love you, dad."
"I love you too, Carl." with that, the voices faded away,
Carl looked at his girlfriend who was sound asleep, "Enid, I promise you I'll be okay and I won't stress myself out again when you go back home…"
I promise…
A/N: Here's part 1 for the final! I'm so sorry for the long wait guys! And I know I said I was only doing one more chapter but I cut it short because I feel like it would be better to do the final in two parts mainly because 1: I'm doing a time skip (only a couple months) and 2: It just felt right to do the final in two parts when I was writing it. Also, I know Enid moving back to Hilltop must be shocking for you guys but do not worry! Nothing will affect her and Carl's relationship! The next part shouldn't take as long but I promise I will finish this! See you guys in the next part of the final! :)
