Sadie lifted her head the next morning and wiped her still closed eyes, feeling a hand on her right shoulder. "Hm?"
"Mornin' Sunshine." Negan smirked and waited for her to sit up. "Oh. Hi." She set her back against the pillows. He covered his mouth at her jumbled hair. "You always sleep well don't ya?" "Yeah." She giggled and stood up to grab her clothes.
"We got ourselves a busy day today." "Do we? Did I forget any walkers? I'm so sorry if they kept you up and.." She panicked. "Baby! You have got to stop worrying so much! The only one who should be locked in an asylum is ol' Rick."
He softly kissed her on the head. She smiled. "Why don't you go get ready and I'll give you your surprise." She scratched her forehead. "Hm? Oh. The box. Alright then." Sadie went to shower.
"What could possibly be in that box? A pure black set of lingerie?" The girl gave a relieved sigh once the warm water hit her shoulders. "My old gun? Nah. The box is far too small. Maybe a cheesy love note from him or Claude about attending another male get together, asking me to be a damn waitress in that strappy little corset."
She lightly yawned and scrubbed her body with a bar of soap. "At least Negan doesn't embarrass the hell of me like my family constantly did. He didn't damage my self esteem at all either. I think I'm going to like it here." She washed her hair then stepped out with a towel around her chest.
After getting dressed, She walked out to the kitchen to open it. Negan quietly stood in the doorway to watch her, fully dressed as well. She slowly undid the tape and shook her head. In it was a large note.
'You and I are goin' on a little trip today. Let's get a move on.' He had picked her a fresh rose and had painted it black with ink.
"You sneaky guy!" She looked at him and hummed. The rose was set it in her jacket pocket. He smiled. "You ever ridden' a motorcycle darlin'?"
"Okay. You're spoiling me now." Negan frowned. "Shall we walk instead? It'll only be thirty minutes." She shrugged. "Okay. But no more surprises after this one. I don't like being too spoiled." Negan smirked. "That's the kind of quality I like to see in a woman. Knowing her limits."
They walked down the stairs and out the door. "It's nice out this morning." "Oh yeah. And quiet."
She grabbed a spear just in case. "So.." Sadie nudged him in the side. "..Can you give me a hint?" "Well. The place I'm taking you is called the Kingdom." "The Kingdom? Huh. Everything has a name. Am I a queen then?" "Nope."
She huffed. "Uh. Am I a princess?" "Maybe." He smiled. "Maybe? That's not a real answer!"
Once they arrived, Negan innocently stood twenty feet away and motioned her passed a wide garden.
"I..don't understand." "Just walk right up." He fixed her now straight hair. "Okay." She did so and blinked. Sadie handed Negan the spear and approached the door. "Wow. This place is beautiful."
"Name?" A large man stood in front of a building. "Um. S..Sadie Green sir." She respectfully bowed. 'It is called the Kingdom. What else do I do?' He held her arms out and searched her body. "My name is Jerry. This way."
She held her breath upon entering a theater like room with a man sitting on a throne. 'This is so fantasy like! So..creative and stuff!'
After watching her disappear inside, Negan calmly walked back to the Sanctuary. "She is going to pee her little panties!" He chuckled.
"A girl has come to us, Your Majesty."
He lifted his head and simply nodded. Sadie blushed at first but then bowed on one knee before him. "Unarmed and worthy. What is your name?" "Sandra Green sir. A true honor." 'This is kind of fun!'
He lightly smiled. "I consider you not a friend nor a foe for now. I am King Ezekiel. Welcome to the Kingdom Sandra." She lightly smiled back and stood up, nodding her head. "Thank you kindly."
She widened her eyes once she heard a loud growling. The girl frantically turned around in a circle, trying to figure out where the noise was coming from.
"Shiva. Come forth."
Sadie tilted her head and huffed. She suddenly gasped and covered her mouth. A large tiger walked out from behind one of the curtains on a chain.
"Sh..She's beautiful." Sadie said almost breathlessly. Shiva shook her head. "You may pet her. But under one condition." "Anything, Your Majesty."
He grinned. "The plants outside seek refreshments. Will you do that?" 'Water them?' "Of course sir." She bowed again before approaching the tiger. "I always wanted to pet a tiger. My whole life." She slowly held out a hand but stopped as Shiva loudly roared.
"Shiva! Enough!" King Ezekiel ordered.
Sadie shivered and slowly backed up.
"She is very protective of the king." Jerry lightly sighed.
She held her breath and extended her hand out again. The girl blinked as the tiger sniffed it. She let out a purr once Sadie scratched behind her ear. "Good girl Shiva."
The girl giggled as she licked her cheek. Shiva rubbed her cheek against hers and lay down on the stage. Sadie knelt down to face her and scratched her neck.
"It is a true honor to be here sir. Thank you so much." She bowed again. "Shiva is beautiful." Sadie added. "I believe she has grown fond of you upon first glance." King Ezekiel nodded and pet Shiva on the head.
"I do hope that's not meal wise." Her eyes fluttered. "Oh goodness no Sandra. Please. Do return when you wish to." She knelt down and ran her fingers through Shiva's fur. "Certainly." She turned around as Jerry led her outside, handing her a large blue watering can.
Claude had just finished unboxing a weeks worth of frozen dinners, pondering why exactly he agreed to be here. "Details, details, details." He pressed his shirt and straightened his jacket. "Very high quality leather."
After bringing the meals to a large room where nearly fifty more were stored, He fluttered his eyes. "My goodness." Claude set them down and left down the hall to mop the floor. "That is enough to feed an entire army."
Negan slowly turned the corner, wearing nothing but jeans and a white t-shirt with Lucille resting on his right shoulder. "There's a god damn mess of blood around the corner." He pointed out.
Frollo looked up and slowly nodded.
"Y'know what?" Claude cleared his throat. "I bet you could use a drink to clear your thoughts of all this 'new recruit dirty work' shit." The former judge cracked a recognition smile. "If that is not too much trouble." "The supply is unlimited." Negan blinked and walked by him, eyeing the rest of the Saviors to make sure that no one was slaking off.
Once cleaning the rest of the halls, Frollo quietly walked up the staircase. "Truly disgusting." He coughed.
With the door open, Negan entered and invited him in. "I do hope I am not neglecting anything." "You? Don't be ridiculous." He handed Claude a glass of wine. 'Well the sacrament does call for wine.' He blinked and took it. "Thank you kindly." Frollo sat on one of the sofas.
'I'm being too damn nice.' Negan cleared his throat, sitting across from him with his own glass. "We really haven't established who Sadie solely belongs to have we?"
Claude almost choked on his drink. "Honestly, No. I am afraid we have not." He then blinked. "Where is the little heathen anyway?" Negan chuckled with a grin. "I sent her away so that I could concentrate on you." "Can you please tell me where?" Frollo hesitantly asked. "I brought her over to another place to play with a tiger." "A what? How on earth.." "It has an owner. Relax." "Oh thank heavens." He sipped his drink.
"In fact, That's the next thing I wanted to talk about. Her safety. Your brutality towards her."
He scowled in response. "I have committed no such thing!"
Negan lightly smiled and set down his glass. "Hm. So I have the f*ckin' mental power to hurt others without laying a single hand on them?" He slowly picked up Lucille, caressing her in between the barbed wire.
Frollo shakily huffed. "Yes. Yes I admit the sins I committed. She didn't deserve any of it. And yet she brought me into the light." Negan slowly nodded then covered a humorous smile with his left hand. "You're a pretty interesting character aren't ya?" "Do not shame me. You have hurt her as well!" Frollo rose to his feet. "I know you have."
"Woah!" He set down his glass and stood up as well. "Hold up. This whole building belongs to me. And to run a business, you need rules. I let her off with a warning on day one. She kept running her damn mouth. Day two, Her complaining little ass wouldn't shut up. And day three, well, Three strikes and you're out. Lucille can only get so thirsty so soon."
Frollo narrowed his eyes. "Chill out Claude." "I will not chill out! If you really have as many feelings for her as I do, you would never harm her!" Negan folded his arms. "That's not my f*ckin' problem! I did not hold her hostage here. I did not chain her up like a god damn dog! She could have came in and walked right out."
They both sighed. "I..should leave. To..unload supplies." Claude left to the door.
Negan cleared his throat. "Wait just a minute big guy." He slowly turned to face him. "Yes?" "Stay a while. My other men can do that." Frollo cleared his throat and suspiciously sat back down.
Negan sat back down himself. He shut his eyes with a groan. "Getting old f*ckin' sucks." "Absolutely." Frollo shut his. "Thirty seven years of pure guilt." Negan smirked." Damn. You got some serious guts. Try fifty." Claude smirked back. "Such hypocrisy."
Sadie quietly walked up the steps with a smile. "Oh my god! That was epic!" She sighed and straightened her face. 'Okay.' She slowly opened the door and quietly shut it. "Am..I interrupting anything?"
"You?" Negan opened his eyes. "Never darlin'." He blinked. "You and Shiva got along well huh?" "Oh yeah. She's very sweet."
Claude looked at her.
"Agh. I gotta run. Big night tonight." Negan lightly kissed the top of her head and opened the door.
Skeptical, Claude motioned her towards him. "Yeah?" "Can you remove your jacket for a minute Sadie? Your shirt as well?" "Um." She blushed. "Okay. Sure." Sadie carefully took off her jacket and lightly hissed as her back stung.
'I knew he was hiding something.' "Now lay down on the couch please." "Wh..What's this all about Frollo?" "I heard you whine just a second ago. Why was that?" "That? It was nothing. I slipped on the stairs and landed on my back."
He folded his arms. "What have I told you about lying to me Sadie?" She lay on her stomach. "It's nothing. I'm fine Claude. Really I am." He carefully folded her top up to her neck. Sadie tightened her eyes. 'Shit!'
Frollo stared aimlessly at each of the five cuts. "What in God's name did he do to you Sadie?" "That? Oh. I couldn't shut up so I got myself into another conversation with Lucille."
He clenched his teeth.
"Besides, You hit me before so I'm quite used to being a punching bag." He pressed his lips then focused more on her wounds. "I haven't hurt you like this before. I will be right back. Don't move." He stood up to find something. "You worry too much Claude." She hummed, still trying to brush off the situation.
"By worry you mean respect." He came back and knelt beside her. Sadie slowly closed her eyes. "I guess I'm having a hard time adjusting to life here." Frollo lightly kissed her on the neck and put some lotion on his hands. "It just feels like I'm drowning in all the testosterone."
Claude smiled. "There is certainly nothing wrong with expressing your emotions. But you have to be careful about whom you share them with. Everybody thinks differently."
Sadie lightly hummed as he rubbed lotion on her back.
"I am always willing to listen my dear. And I won't punish you for it."
She lightly smiled.
"We wouldn't be human if we didn't have any emotions."
"Yeah. That has me thinking, Who would survive the longest in an apocalypse? Zombies or robots?" Claude rolled his eyes. "Alright. Now you are being ridiculous." His hands moved onto her shoulders. "Your skin is awfully dry Sadie." "Yeah. I know. I was going to wait until I found some unscented lotion." "Well much to your dismay, I did so before you could." She smiled. "Thank you Claude."
The girl looked out one of the windows. "I like it when we don't argue. I really do." "As do I." He tilted his head at the clock above the door. "What time is it?" Sadie lifted her head. "Nearly six." Frollo fixed her shirt. "Although he didn't say when he would be back." He used the remains of the lotion for his own hands.
"Thanks." She sat up. "You are more than welcome." They shared a soft kiss then started to kiss harder.
Sadie caught her breath.
"Yes? Are you okay Sadie?" He fluttered his eyes once he placed a hand on her chest. Her heart was beating twice as fast. "I..want you to restrain me Claude. Please." Sadie huffed.
Frollo suddenly shook his head. "I'm sorry. What did you just say?" "I want you to prevent me from moving. The same way you have the first time we came in contact. Please Claude!" She softly panted.
"You can not just simply ask me to do something so drastic Sadie. I have vowed to never again do something so dehumanizing."
She blinked with anxiety in her eyes.
"It's a matter of.." He sighed. 'Fine.' "Very well." Although uneasy, he held out a hand and helped her up. He brought her over to one of the pillars in the corner. Clearing his throat, he moved her hands above her head.
"Do not move your arms Sandra. Is that clear?"
Sadie nearly squealed in her head with delight. 'Oh my god. He's so attractive when he wants full control. I won't move.' "Yes sir." She whispered.
"Please speak louder my dear." He lifted her shirt off of her body.
"Yes sir!"
"Good." He set her shirt on the floor. Frollo sighed. "Why have you hidden your body from me all this time Sadie?" He set his freezing hands on her waist. Sadie tightened her eyes. "Because I never felt pretty. I'm fat."
"You are not fat Sandra." Frollo searched for some rope from her bag. "You are beautiful." He strapped her legs to the pillar and tossed the remains back in the bag. "Is it cold in here Sandra?" "No sir." "Alright."
He slowly walked behind her and set a hand on her neck. Sadie gulped. "It has been far too long heathen." He tempted her. "I'm sorry." She softly whined.
Frollo smirked then tightened his eyes, trying to maintain himself. 'So she does find it amusing after all.' "I am afraid.."
She shifted her stomach as his nails dug into her skin. Hearing her moan, he adjusted his voice to a near whisper. "..I will need a greater apology Sandra."
Frollo suddenly stopped as he heard the faint sound of Negan walking back up the stairs. 'No!' Sadie shot open her eyes and pouted. Claude quickly undid the rope and tossed her her shirt. 'No!'
"Do not be upset Sadie." Claude cleared his throat. "Perhaps another time. Do you enjoy it?" She quickly nodded. "For the minutes it lasted, Yes. I did. A lot."
He nodded. "It always pleases me to see you happy." He sat on the couch next to her. The door then opened. "Oh." She whispered and sat up straight.