Sadie grabbed her sneakers on the way out. 'He sounds like a piece of shit.' She tied her left sneaker. 'Completely full of himself. I would love to be the judge of that.'
After putting on her second shoe, She ran down the hall to Negan's den. Sadie looked around the room for the flowers Claude had given her. "A little luck would never hurt."
Sadie lightly smiled and took out a pair of rusty scissors from a drawer. She slowly sniffed two of them and cut off their stems. "You're the only motivation I need." She made her way downstairs to find Gary organizing a pile of guns.
"Woah. World war three?" The flowers were placed in her jacket pocket.
"Huh? Yeah." He nodded, focusing on his task. "Then allow me to lift the load."
Sadie quickly scanned the pile and picked one up. 'Oh you're pretty. I'll snipe that little prick no problem.' Sadie peered through the scope. 'Could use a cleaning.'
"Put it down kid."
She rolled her eyes, already having a response at hand. "You know, I love the philosophy that sharing is caring."
"Oh really?" He stood up. "Well I do too. Doesn't make you special." Gary rose his right hand to form a fist.
Sadie turned to face him and slowly backed up. "Alright alright. Listen, I'll bring her back safe and sound. Just taking the dog for a little stroll around the park."
Gary gestured her back over with his finger. "Did Negan send you to kill?" He lowered his voice. "Yes sir." She nodded.
"The leader of the Hilltop?" "Yes sir. But uh..Where is that place exactly?"
Gary laughed and knelt back down to sort the rest of the weapons. "Damn. You're really something. You walk forward from here. Pass Alexandria, pass the Kingdom, and the Hilltop is next. It looks like one of those mansions or something like that."
"Great. Thanks man." She winked and left to the serving station of the Sanctuary.
After asking for two protein bars, Sadie mentally screamed in excitement but casually left outside. "This is going to be awesome!" She placed each bar in a pocket of her jeans.
Sadie climbed the fence and landed on her feet on the other side. "I don't know if I can do this." She shakily sighed and walked forward. "It's quiet. For now anyway. Stay on the path."
The girl shivered. "Just stay on the road. You'll be fine."
She clutched the rose in her right pocket. 'Stay safe my dear.' Her eyes welled up as Frollo's words followed her on her way.
"Do I love Claude more than Negan? I don't know! It's making my head split!"
She shot two zombies in the head out of frustration. "Not helping." Sadie shook her head as she approached the gates of Alexandria.
After holding her breath, She tiptoed around the property but gasped as a woods appeared in front of her.
"No." She shook her head. "No. I'm sorry Negan. I can't do this." 'Yes you can Sadie. You are one so small and yet so strong.' Frollo's words comforted her.
Sadie narrowed her eyes and quickly ran through it, jumping over twigs and branches to not attract any walkers. "Gary said forward. Oh no. I'm lost. I'm lost. Lost..lost..lost." She panicked even though she was going the right way.
"Okay." She panted as she found her way out. "Maybe there is another way back." Sadie straightened up and kept walking. "There's the Kingdom. I'm not too far now."
Ezekiel walked out of the theater with Jerry and Shiva. Sadie smiled and ducked behind a bush. "I would be tiger bait within seconds. But everything comes with a price."
Sadie watched as they simply walked around the property. Shiva started sniffing the ground and tugged at the chain in Ezekiel's hand. "Shiva. Enough."
She quietly purred and lay the dirt.
Sadie giggled. "Aw. That's so cute." The girl stood up and ran through the bushes. "It's been a while since I started running again." She huffed. "But it feels good." She stopped after coming across another building fifteen minutes later.
Sadie fanned herself with her right hand. 'Wow. It really is like a mansion.' Nervous, Sadie knelt down behind a boulder and reloaded her weapon. "I don't even know what this guy looks like."
"Have either of you seen Gregory?" "Nope."
Sadie blinked as two men started a conversation in the distance. 'He's probably an old man. Stuck in his ways..foolish..not very bright.'
"You lost kid?"
Sadie hiccuped as an older man helped her up. "N.." She backed up with wide eyes. "..No sir."
"Hey." He held up his hands. "I'm not going to hurt you. Let me introduce myself." His hands dropped set at his waist. "My name's Gregory. I'm the fine leader of this here community. What might your name be little girl?"
Sadie simply blinked.
"That's an awfully nice jacket ya have there. Looks awfully similar to Negan's." He narrowed his eyes. "Wait a minute. You belong with the Saviors don't ya?"
Sadie backed up. "No. I don't. It was just a coincidence."
He grabbed her left wrist. "Negan sent you here didn't he? To flat out kill me. You know, just because Maggie is pregnant and in charge don't mean that I can't still execute orders."
She looked down at her gripped wrist then kicked him in the chest.
"Ugh." He fell to the ground.
'You f*ckin' pig!' She gritted her teeth then lightly smiled. "So you're telling me that you lost your job to a pregnant woman?" Sadie covered her mouth to yawn. "That has got to be the saddest story that I have ever heard." She adjust her weapon's aim to his head.
"Wait! Don't hurt me! Please!" Gregory shielded his face with his hands. "And why shouldn't I? Maggie's child will certainly be a better influence than you are." Sadie shot him straight in the head. "Clean as a whistle." She blew on the barrel of the gun.
"Wh.." A hand covered her mouth and carried her back through the woods. Sadie heavily panted and pushed the hand away. "Put me down you piece of crap!" The figure sat her against a rock. "Don't hurt me! Please!" She tightened her eyes and curled into a ball.
"Sadie. It is me." Frollo placed a hand on her back.
"Claude?" She looked up and cleared her throat. "Just uh..taking care of business." She got to her feet. "What are you doing out here by the way?"
"I did not want you out here by yourself. It is not that I did not trust you. It is just that.."
She nodded. "Say no more. Personally, I don't understand why Negan sent me on this quest by myself in the first place."
"Maybe he just wants you out of his life for a while." Claude then looked away, thinking too bitterly. "That explains a lot actually."
She cleared her eyes and walked with him back to the Sanctuary.
"Maybe I just don't belong there." They stopped and shared a hug.
"But do you have feelings for him?" Sadie blushed. "For Negan? Yes. It's a head splitting situation."
"I understand." He rubbed her back. "What do you mean? Do you still have feelings for Esmeralda?" "Well. I did. But then you had shown up."
Sadie frowned and separated them. "Was I..in your way this whole time?" "Pardon? No. No no no Sadie." He brought her back close to him. "I meant that in a good way."
She sighed and closed her eyes. "I remember there being a shed somewhere in these woods. Would you like to come with me? It's getting dark."
Frollo smirked. "Are you afraid of the dark or are you just being an attention seeker?" Sadie rolled her eyes. "The dark. Why?"
Although suspicious, He led her towards the refuge and slowly opened the door. "See anything?" She whispered. "No. I do not. Well aside from two open windows."
Sadie locked the door behind them and picked up a lantern laying on the floor. "It kind of works. A little dim but it still works."
She shrugged and looked at Claude, who was lowering and closing the blinds of each window. He took off his jacket and sat down on the provided bed.
"I'm pretty sure this won't fall under the umbrella as cheating." She took off hers.
"It does not Sadie."
"Excellent." She stretched her arms, not ashamed that her top was risen to reveal her waistline.
Sadie undressed to her tank top and underwear before slipping under the blankets. Her shoes fell to the ground.
Frollo lifted his arms to remove his shirt, deciding to keep his jeans on. "Speak not a word about this."
She sat up against the wall. He lay down, putting a hand on her stomach. She turned to face him. "Never. My lips are sealed. Oh!" She picked up her pants.
"What?" "I forgot that I packed these protein bars with me. I didn't know how long this expedition would have taken so I took two." She handed one to him once he sat up.
"I honestly can not remember the last time I ate. Thank you Sandra."
She smiled and took a bite of hers. Sadie took a deep breath, looking at the ingredients inside it. "I always wondered what life would be like without this outbreak."
He broke off a piece of his. "For myself, it would still be work. Arresting and punishing citizens accordingly based on their crimes." He put the piece in his mouth. "Perhaps you could be my secretary of some sort." He rubbed her forehead with his other hand.
"Maybe." She shrugged. "I'm not really a wizard at remembering things unfortunately, but I would be up for the challenge."
"Your desk can be right next to mine. Or you may have your own separate office." She hummed with a soft smile. "Whichever you prefer."
"I do like my personal space. So I could be a few doors down. Or whenever you decide to give me a tour. That is, if we ever plan on returning to Paris." She crumpled up the wrapper and placed it in her pants pocket.
"Oh believe me Sandra. There is crime and sin by eye view, not just in one place." Claude finished his. "On the side note, you are rather warm."
"It's because of my encounter with Gregory. Thank you by the way. For aiding me." She shut her eyes. He lightly kissed her on the neck. "I will do anything for you Sandra."
Sadie wiped her eyes. "Back to square one I suppose." Claude snuck his hand under her top and onto her chest. "I certainly do not mind that my dear."
She shivered as a static was heard from the corner of the room. "What was that?"
"I just took a walki talki with me. That is all." "Oh. Okay." His lips met hers. "Sleep well Sadie." He ran his fingers through her hair.
"Would you fire me?" Her body shifted slightly.
"Pardon? Oh. It would not cross my mind why I would need to. You are smart enough to know what I will and will not tolerate by now." He sat up and folded back the sheets.
"What are you doing? I'm freezing!" Sadie shivered. "I know." He lifted her shirt to reveal her stomach.
"Stop it! Negan said.." He huffed and covered her mouth with his hand. "I am capable of abiding by the rules he ordered. Hush." His fingers lightly wandered around her belly.
Sadie blinked and lay on her stomach. "Why are you doing this?" She whispered. "Because I am highly attracted to you Sadie. We went over this a countless amount of times."
She lifted his hand off of her and pulled the blankets back up. "Your attraction is once again turning into lust." The girl turned on her side.
"What on earth are you talking about Sadie?" He stood up.
"Face the facts Claude. Everywhere I am, you show up. And unless you are a shapeshifter of some kind, I want you to stop."
"I would not dare participate in such witchcraft! How dare you accuse me of such a sin!" "Then leave me alone! Oh that's right, you can't." She exaggerated a hopeless sigh.
"I went out here because I did not want you to be eaten by those creatures! And I care about you!" "No. You came here out of guilt and lust."
Frollo glared at her and put his shirt back on. "Need I remind you of your plea?" "What plea?" She sat up.
"Regardless of the circumstances, you are still mine Sandra." He held her head still on the pillow. "If that compromise is broken, I will have no choice but to sentence you to death."
"You're sick Frollo!" She shouted.
"Yes." He disturbingly licked behind her right ear. "I am my dear. However, I am not going to stand here and have you judge myself on such actions that I did not commit." He grabbed his jacket and slammed the door behind him.
"Ha. The whole bed to myself." Sadie hummed and spread out her body like a starfish. Her eyes then shut. "Oh it's not lust." She mocked in a high pitched voice. "Give me a break."