Rick POV
Late Friday morning in the Grimes home, the parents of the Grime boys went out on a little brunch date and left the house to their children. Steps slowly make their way into Rick's bedroom. Shane looks towards his brother to ensure that he doesn't wake up and ruin the scare.
"Get out, you freak," Rick mumbled into his pillow as he barely opened his eyes.
"What the hell, bro," Shane moaned as he nearly stomped his foot. He made his way to the bed and flopped down.
Rick rolled over with his eyes still closed. "You stepped on the third step coming up the stairs plus my door slightly creaked when you opened it. Also, you suck at stealth, in real life and video games."
"I fucking hate you," Shane cursed and rolled his eyes. "Well since my sneak attack sucked so goddamn much, why don't you get up?"
"And what reason should I get up at," Rick peaked at his nightstand clock, "a quarter to 12."
"Um… Because you're going to sleep the day away. And we're going to the mall. You need an outfit for tomorrow."
"Um…" Rick mocked. "I don't think so."
Shane reached over and yanked the sheets off Rick. Rick immediately sat up and glared at his brother. "What the hell."
"We leave in an hour," Shane smirks at his brother as he rises and makes his way to the bedroom door. "And if you're not downstairs within the hour, I'm coming for you and you don't want that." Shane walked out the door, slamming it behind him.
Rick shouted at the now closed door, "Oooooh. I'm so fucking scared!" He huffed and rubbed a hand over his face. Rick didn't want to move. Lately, he's been feeling less than himself and all he wants to do is sleep. And he most definitely does not want to hang with his brother. Rick sighed and started his morning routine.
Less than 40 minutes later, Rick slowly made his way downstairs. Like the previous day, he hears the sounds of laughter and shooting from their new Call of Duty game. Rick walks into the living room and sees it upturned. The entire room is a mess with food and cushions everywhere. Shane is sitting in front of the television with the controller in hand with Daryl and Aiden also playing the game. Spencer and Glenn look at the television amusingly, while Shane curses at the other players.
Rick makes his way over to the loveseat Glenn and Spencer is sitting, and sit next to them. "So, this is what we are going to do today. I thought we were going to the mall?" Rick questioned.
"We are," Aiden grunted. "After Daryl and I beat Shane's weak ass, then we'll go."
"You really fucking thought bitch," Shane shouted while the others grimaced.
"You should just give up. You lost twice already. It would look even more pathetic if you lost again," Glenn commented from beside Rick.
Shane blindly reached for the pillow on the couch and threw it towards the loveseat. Rather than hitting the intended target, the target caught the pillow and chucked it right back hitting Shane right in the face. Thus, he lost the game.
"What the fuck!" Shane roared, "I got distracted. I want a goddamn rematch."
"No, you lost fair and square," Rick said. "So can we now get out of here and get to the mall."
The others muttered in agreement and started rising from their seats to get ready. All the while, Shane was ranting and raving about how he lost. Rick rolled his eyes and walked over to his brother to promptly slapping him in the back of the head.
"You fucking woke me up to do this. Now we are going," growled Rick as he dragged his brother to the front door. "So let's fucking go!" Rick grabbed his keys from the key bowl that is set by the door. "My friends ride with me while you guys find your own goddamn ride." He swiftly walked out the front door and made his way to his Range Rover Evoque. Glenn and Daryl followed behind Rick closely because they know that he will leave them behind as well if they didn't get in the car.
Rick quickly entered the car and started pulling out of the driveway with Glenn barely getting the chance to close his door from the back seat.
"Damn man. Why are you rushing so much?" Daryl questioned Rick as he places his seatbelt on. "It's not like you have any place to go, so what the point. I know that Mama Grimes sidelined you for a bit so you don't really know what to do with yourself but still."
"I'm not rushing. I just don't want to hang out with my brothers," Rick responded as he disobeyed every speeding law as he made his way towards the mall. "If it was you guys, then it would have been fine. But those idiots have been trying to get me out of the house and away from work for a while now. And it's seriously getting on my nerves."
"Well at this party that we're going to tomorrow is supposed to be nice. Your brothers weren't exactly clear on who is hosting this party," Glenn stated. "I just hope that it doesn't get away from the party that Maggie is going to for her parents. She wants me to be there for support and to meet her parents again. So I need to make sure they're somewhat on time."
"You know, Glenn. You never introduced us to this wonderful Maggie," voiced Daryl. "You've met her parents multiple times to the point where you might actually marry her. But your best friends have never met the broad."
Rick raised his eyebrow to this fact, looking at Glenn through the rearview mirror. It was true that they've never met Maggie, but they have been hearing about the girl forever. It's wild that they don't even know what she looks like, only going from what Glenn says about her appearance. However, for Glenn, he knows very well the reason why he won't show them the picture to his two best friends, but mainly Rick. Glenn knows what the Grimes family dabbles in and how much the Greene family hates the Grimes for their dealings. Glenn also dabbles in the illegal activities as well, just not as heavy as Daryl. Glenn's small job is the delivery boy for various items for the Grimes family. So if Maggie every found out who he associates with, Glenn will lose the love of his life and possibly spend his life in prison because the Green family would go after anyone who is associated with the Grimes. Glenn's plan is to keep the two groups apart for as long as he can.
"Hey, don't call Maggie a 'broad'," Glenn started. "And I want you to meet her, but not yet. I'm not ready for you guys to meet her just yet. So please be patient."
"I guess, brother," Daryl responded, as he shrugged his shoulders. He'll wait to see one of his best friend's girlfriend. Rick also didn't care that Glenn won't introduce them to his girlfriend. He did, however, trust that he would allow them to meet her at some point. So all Rick and Daryl would have to do is wait until their best friend is ready for that next step. Silence filled the car as the radio station of some rock music played in the background as they continued towards the mall.
The trio pulled up into the mall parking lot and started to head to the mall. Rick's phone rings as they enter through the food court of the mall. Shane was calling him probably trying to figure out where they were at.
Rick immediately picked up the phone and quickly said, "We're by the food court. Hurry up." With that, Rick hung up the phone and started scanning the area. "They're coming," Rick said to Daryl and Glenn as he disrupted the two.
Daryl grunted in response and made his way to one of the empty tables. And the others followed suit. Rick started looking around the food court. It was mid-day on a Friday, so there were a decent amount of people out. There were mostly adult with a couple of teens who decided to skip class to visit the mall for god knows what.
Rick notices two women, black and white, who are walking together and laughing entering the same entrance as the boys. They both seem familiar, mainly the white lady. Rick continued to look trying to figure out who they were when one of the girls turned and looked directly at him. Her brown eyes pierced his blue eyes. Her eyes have a little twinkle as she smiles right at him. A little shocked, Rick smiled back at the girl but to others, it may have come out differently. The girl chuckled and looked away to look back at her companion. He wanted to know who this girl was and decided to bring this though to his friends. Rick has seen this girl before and his friends might know her as well.
Rick turned to his friends as he interrupted their talk of who knows what. "To my left at my 9 o'clock, there are two girls who seem familiar to me. One is black with dreads that dyed on the bottom to a goldish color. The second one is beside her with straight brown hair that stops at her shoulders. I was just wanted to know if you guys recognize them."
The two friends slowly looked at where the supposed girls are at. Daryl looked a little confused he knew the one, but the other was truly a mystery. The one Daryl knows is an enemy of the Grimes family, although Rick doesn't really care about that fact, a conflict could arise if this girl can up to them. Glenn immediately recognized one almost immediately as well. Since he was turned away from his friends, they don't see how his eyes widen in shock. He didn't know that Maggie was going to be out of the house today. She didn't tell him he was going someplace, not that she needed to tell him where she was going all the time, but Maggie does like to keep him updated. Based on the young woman beside her, Glenn would assume that it was Maggie's younger sister, Michonne. And this fact came from seeing pictures of Maggie's sisters in her wallet and in her apartment.
Daryl turned back to Rick and stated, "I know the brown-haired girl. That's Maggie Greene. The other girl, I have no idea who she is."
Glenn looked at Daryl, then to Rick. Glenn is afraid that his friends would recognize the familiarity in his face when he looked at the Greene sisters.
Rick hummed and tilted his head. He looked towards Glenn, "Do you know the other girl?"
"No man. I don't even recognize either girl."
Rick decided to look back at the girls to find that they were now gone from the food court area. Before Rick can verbally make note of this to his friends, his brothers come from the right of the
"Alright, let's fucking go," Shane bellowed as he neared towards Rick and his friends.