Author Note: I do not own The Walking Dead or any of its characters.

Axel Dixon and Cath Carver belongs to me.

Emily Carver belong to HiddenTruthandLies2.

Chapter 18

In Motor Inn

During the past three months, Lilly had the adult survivors on schedules to learn how to properly shoot a firearm and to keep watch on top of the old RV Kenny had been working on to get it running so he could hopefully take his family to a another safe place. Larry was now using a rock to hammer in a nail to fortify the wooden wall they had been building to keep out walkers. Carley had been doing the bulk of the lookout duty, but she was taking a nap on a sofa that had been laid out in the parking lot beside the RV.

Doug working on his bells alarm so if something or someone getting closer to the Motor Inn, they got lacing around their legs which it tied with the bells so the alarm goes off. He became the group's inventor. Cath was sitting on a lawn chair reading some comics while Duck was sitting beside her and using a crayon to color in a drawing he was working on. Katjaa became the group's nurse and helped treat members of the group's cuts, bruises or even wounds too. She walks up to Duck and Cath and kneels beside them to see how her son doing. Clementine was kicking a soccer ball they had found back and forth at a barrel in front of her, but the hat that she always wear is missing.

Lilly looked down at the motel and watched Clementine kick the ball for a bit before turning her attention to her father. When he turned to face her, a small smile formed on her face, but that didn't stay there for long when she heard rustling in the forest. She keep her rifle up and aim at the bushes and threes. Clementine continued kicking the ball at the barrel until Lilly whistled, signaling everyone to quiet down. As Carley have woke up and take cover. Lilly watched and waited for whatever was out there to come out, then someone came out the bushes with some teenagers. It was Lee with new comers, Ben and Travis.

Lee: "Get the gates open! We've got wounded!"

Lilly: "Shit. What the hell are they doing?"

Axel, Kenny, Emily and Mark came out the woods with the unconscious man who lost his leg.

Axel: "Don't worry Emily, Kenny's wife can save him. She's a doctor, for now."

Emily: "Are you sure?"

Kenny: "We don't know, but Katjaa will do anything to save him."

Axel: "Alright everyone, get inside now.!"

Kenny: "Come on, come on!"

Doug: "Oh, shit!"

Mark walk to the gate while he carry Mr Parker on his shoulders as Kenny aim his rifle at the woods to check if any of walkers have follow after them.

When Lee, Ben and Travis get in Motor Inn, Cath come straight to see some new faces.

Cath: "Who are these people? Are they..."

Cath looking with a chocked look at Emily when she and Axel came in through the gate.

Emily: "Please, you have to... oh my god."

Emily looking back at Cath as she got a tear from her eye and run to the black-haired teenager. Cath hugged her tightly and Emily did same thing back to her with a smile. Some of people are surprised as Cath know this newcomer.

Cath: "Oh god, E-Emily. I was so, so worried about you and..."

Emily: "It's alright, sis. I'm glad that you are okay. After I heard from the radio about all of hospitals that military was going to..."

Axel: "Those assholes doesn't know how they deal with us."

Emily turned around and look at Axel.

Emily: "Sorry, but do I know you?"

Axel chuckled little and shook his head.

Axel: "Don't you remember me, it's me, your brother's childhood hunter friend, Axel Dixon."

Emily wide straight her eyes.

Emily: "Dixon? Oh god, it's been... four years ago, right?"

Axel: "Three and a half years ago. Where were-"

Larry: "Who the hell are these people?"

Axel interrupted by the old man who looks angry over to bring some new people here in the motel which it made the hunter boy frowned at him while Emily and Travis was little nervous by Larry's snarled and selfish

Axel: "Just ignore him, let me and my friends handle this, okay."

Emily nods at him, but still looking little nervous by the old man.

Carley: "Lee, what's going on?"

Doug: "Who is that man?"

Lee: "We don't have time to explain."

Mark: "Where should I put him?"

Clementine: "Lee, are you okay?"

Axel: "Everyone, chill the fuck out, okay! We've a rough day for now."

Lilly: "Hell I'm chill out until I wanna know why did you guys bring some new people!"

Katjaa: "Get him into the truck; I'll see what I can do."

Mark and Ben had placed David on the back of the old yellow pickup truck and Doug closed the gates after Kenny got in.

Kenny: "Kat, can you fix him?"

Katjaa: "Jesus, Ken! I-I don't know!"

Lilly: "Lee! Lee!"

Axel: "Easy, Lilly. He have done something terrible thing to save-"

But Lilly ignore him as Lee got attention by Lilly and looking at her.

Lilly: "What the hell? You can't just be bringing new people here! What were you thinking?"

Kenny: "Hey, you wanna calm down for a fucking minute?"

Larry: "Hey, watch your mouth!"

Lilly: "No, I don't! I want to know why you all thought bringing more mouths to feed was a good idea?!"

Lee: "He would've died if we left him!"

Larry: "So what?"

Kenny: "What the hell is your problem?!"

Lilly: "We are not responsible for every struggling survivor we come across! We have to focus on our group! Right here, right now!"

Cath: "That's my sister and her friends you talking about, you bitch! You can't just throw them out!"

Everyone looking with their chocked eyes at Cath, even Lilly too but give a glance at her for calling her bitch.

Clem: "Is she your sister?"

Cath nods at her to say yes.

Doug: "Wow, I don't know how I'm to say, but I'm glad that you two found each other after three months when this mess started."

Emily: "Thanks."

Lilly: "Well, I though you mentioned that you have a brother, but not about your sister?"

Axel: "Lilly! I only told you that me and Cath were with her brother when this shit started. I didn't knew anything about what happened with her sisters then."

Lilly: "Well, I'm sorry then. But it doesn't changes anything about our food problem and those other people."

Axel: "That's not your problem with them if you admit that there is no food around here!"

Carley: "Calm down, Lilly! One of them is Cath's sister and we haven't even talked to her and her people yet. Maybe they can be helpful."

Mark: "Come on, Lilly, these are people; people trying to survive just like us! Sister or not! We've got to stick together to survive!"

Lilly: "The only reason you're here is because you had food; enough for all of us. But that food is almost gone. We've got maybe a week's worth left.

Axel give a cold glare towards Lilly that the food wasn't actually just from Mark except from his dad too. Lilly turned around and looking at the teenagers with a glare.

Lilly: "And I don't suppose you guys are carrying any groceries, are you?"

Ben: "Um, no."

Travis: "S-sorry, not even a piece too."

Mark: "Fine, you guys fight it out, then. Welcome to the family, kids."

Mark walks away from the argument and work on the wall while Clementine stands next to Ben and Travis and drag their sleeves.

Clem: "Come over here and see what I draw."

Travis: "What?"

Ben: "Eh... no, I-"

Axel: "Boys, you two need to rest and plus, you guys don't need to get into this shit, aren't you?"

Emily: "He's right. We all had a rough day, just go with the little girl and I stay with my sister."

Ben and Travis nods with a defeated look and go with the little girl to where she draw as Kenny takes a step to Lilly and have a irritation look.

Kenny: "You know, you like to think you're the leader of this little group, but we can make our own goddamn decisions! This isn't your own… personal dictatorship!"

Carley: "Oh, come on, you're being dramatic!"

Kenny and Lilly glare at her.

Carley: "Everything always turns into a power struggle between you two. I'm not gonna be a part of that!"

The journalist walks away and the other still continued the argument.

Lilly: "Hey, I didn't ask to lead this group. Everyone was happy to have to distributing the food when there was enough to go around. But now that it's running out, suddenly I'm a goddamn Nazi!"

Axel: "Well, I can see that you act like a Nazi who judging at the people and their lives who can join into this group."

Lee: "Kenny's right. Yeah, you're in charge of the food and the schedules, but what he and Axel talking about is that you're not in charge of people's lives."

Lilly: "Really?!"

Kenny: "You weren't there. Lee made a choice and one of them is Cath's sister, family is important than your goddamn food problem."

Lilly: "Ha, I'm really surprise that you really care someone than your family."

Kenny: "You know I'm really care about Clementine and Cath, and I can tell that Cath's family is completely different from your own, right Axel?"

Axel: "Zero in common, but..."

Axel know that Lilly's family isn't like family Carver, but he know that Chris's oldest sister is strictly like Lilly, but not cold and smart to stop argument. While their father is a asshole, but he is not a temper guy like Larry. But Axel wasn't sure about William Carver that what a kind of person will he become in this new world later, maybe dangerous than Larry.

Kenny: "See! You really need a damn respect to another family. End of Story."

Kenny walk away with his son who follow after him from Lilly as Emily smile at him. She appreciated that Kenny side against Lilly for her's sake, her people's and Cath's too.

Axel: ""Look, as soon as Katjaa is done patching up that guy, we'll see what we gonna do with Emily and her people. Send them away is ain't option, the rest of us will refuse to implement it. You wanna still to kick them out? Fine then, but me, Cath and some of who have actually already planned to leave this place are joining with them and that's it if it is decidedly. And one more thing, one of them have lost a leg and do you expect that man will survive longer with it by their own out there?"

Lee: "Still, they deserve a fighting chance against the walkers. And for the record, Kenny wanted to leave those people behind in the beginning and you will change your mind later just like he did!"

Lilly: "If Kenny would pull his head out of his ass for five seconds, he'd realize that I make these decisions to protect his family! We simply don't have enough food!"

Axel: "Dammit, Lilly! The source of the problem that there is no food around here in this place or in the woods, no more!"

Larry: "I don't see any of you stepping up to make the hard decisions."

Cath: "Tch, that's because that you have never doing anything than to lazing around here and being a jackass every day."

Larry: "Oh, and what's your point? I didn't see that you have ever done anything fucking important, did you?"

Cath: "I can do a hell of a lot more than you ever could. I wouldn't just stand around here and bark at us."

Larry: "Well, if you and your ass are really able to do that, but my girl's got more balls than all of you combined!"

Cath: "Yeah, she's really good to spit her problems out. Come sis, I'm going show you where I sleep."

Cath walk away to show her sister which room of the motel where she sleeping. Emily was little chocked over her little sister's anger but she send a glare to Larry and his selfishness and rude. She went to follow after Cath. Larry mumbled and snarled at Cath.

Larry: "That little annoying brat, I swear that she will-"

Axel: "It doesn't gonna fucking happening with her whatever you think and you will regret it."

Larry give Axel a dead glare as Lilly have to calm his dad so the old man don't get another heart attack again.

Lilly: "Dad, please. Why don't you go help Mark with the wall?"

Larry listens to his daughter and gives Lee a glare before getting back to work on the wall. Larry shoved past Doug roughly who was behind him and was little nervously over if the argument will make the group lost their minds. Doug getting back to his work while Axel walk away from the argument to his place where he collect the animals that he have hunted them down. Which is Lee and Lilly left in the argument.

Lilly: "You know what? If you think I'm doing such a shitty job, than you do it."

Lilly walks over to a pack that was lying against the RV while Lee followed after her. She pulls a few pieces of food from the pack and holds them out in front of Lee.

Lee: "Lilly-"

Lilly: "No, I'm serious. Pick up that food and start handing it out. You see how it feels to not have enough food for everyone."

Lee know it's pointless to talk her back and take the rations from Lilly's hands and she climbing up the top of RV to get back to keeping watch. Lee look at the rations and it was two packets of cheese and crackers, a piece of jerky, half of an apple and an energy bar, the same one that Lee gave to Carley who didn't eat it instead spare to the one who saved her back in the drugstore. She even trying to give him back later in during of three months, but he told her that she don't owe him anything. It is just only five foods, but there are sixteen people inside the motel. He looks around and see all of members of group except Katjaa, looking at him that he is the one who gonna give the food to some of them.

While Axel who put his pack and crossbow on the ground at right corner of the motel. He was so angry at Lilly that she just wanna to kick Emily and her people out from the motel. Then he walk to Katjaa who fix the teacher on the yellow truck. He feels responsible for the teacher's leg that it was his idea to cut it out.

Axel: "Hey Katjaa, how is with him?"

Katjaa: "I don't know. Can you give me a hand real quick?"

Axel wasn't really sure that he can help injured people during in healthcare, but have no any reason to say no.

Axel: "Okay, what do you need?"

Katjaa: "Just apply some pressure here while I try to close this up..."

Axel put both of his hands on top of teacher's amputated leg and pushes down on it while Katjaa sews up the wound.

Katjaa: "You know, I thought I was starting to get used to this; sewing up peoples' injuries."

Axel: "Well, nobody telling you to enjoy this."

Katjaa: "Yeah, but I still... can't believe it Lee cut it off the man's leg."

Axel: "Don't blame him, it was my idea. The man's leg was stuck by a bear trap and his foot is clamped so deep, can't expect that he can walk then."

Katjaa: "Jesus, Axel. Where were you thinking?"

Axel: "It was the right thing to do, better than be eaten by those walkers in the woods."

Katjaa: "You maybe have right. But sometimes can the right thing be scary, I guess"

Axel sent a questionable glare to Katjaa about her comment.

Katjaa: "Well, you've done all you can, Axel. Thanks for the help."

Axel removes his hands from Mr Parker's leg and takes a step back.

Katjaa: "Go ahead and check in on the others and tell Cath that I'm so glad she found her sister. I need a little space here anyways."

Axel nods and turned around and see Lee walking to the kids who drawing while Cath and Emily sitting on their own chairs next to Carley and talk each other.

When Clem saw Lee walking to her and she stand up to talk with him.

Lee: "How ya doing, Clementine?"

Clementine: "Okay."

Lee notice that the little girl doesn't wear her hat no more after couple days ago, which it made Lee starting to wonder what happened with it.

Lee: "Where's your hat?"

Clementine: "I don't know. Can you help me find it?"

Lee: "Sure. When did you lose it?"

Clementine: "I had it a couple days ago."

Lee: "I promise if I find it, I'll let you know."

Clementine: "Thank you."

Lee: "Okay, Clem, I've got to take care of some things. Why don't you go back to working on your drawings for a while?"

Clementine: "Okay."

The little girl getting back to work on her drawing while Lee decide to talk with Ben and Travis who sitting on the ground next to Clementine.

Travis: "Hey, is Mr Parker gonna make it?"

Lee: "I don't know, but Katjaa will do her best, I promise."

Ben: "I can't believe you chopped off his leg."

Lee: "There was no other way."

Axel shows up and heard what they said.

Axel: "It was my responsible, don't judge him about it."

Travis: "Okay and thank you for saving me back there, I couldn't have die and..."

Axel: "No problem. Anyway, who are you people? Me or our group didn't get your names yet."

Ben: "I'm Ben. Ben Paul. This is Travis.

Travis waving his hand to say hey to Lee and Axel.

Ben: "The man you guys saved is David Parker, the band director at our school."

Travis: "We all came down Stone Mountain for the playoffs when... when everything happened. Are you guys Emily's friends or something?"

Axel: "Well, I'm a best friend of her little brother and I promise him to take care his little sister, Cath."

Travis: "What's happened with him?"

Axel: "It's just... a long story, okay. I'll tell you later."

Lee: "How you holding up, kids?"

Ben: "Um, well, I uh… I keep wondering if I could've done something to help, you know? Some kind of… I don't know, something."

Lee: "You'll be prepared next time."

Ben: "Next time. Yeah."

Lee: "How about you, um... Travis was it?"

Travis: "Um, yeah, I'm fine... I can't just stop thinking about those people who raid our camp. They force us to watch... and then."

Travis couldn't say exactly what the bandits have done, but Axel give a disgust look at the woods and understands what the student boy talking about.

Axel: "You said those people raid your camp, how far is your camp?"

Travis: "I don't know, maybe it will take one hour to get there, I will not go back there if you want me as a map."

Axel: "I just wanna to know how far is the bandits from us here."

Lee: "We maybe go talk with Lilly and Kenny about it, I don't think the motor inn isn't safe longer if those bandits aren't far from here."

Axel: "Yeah. Maybe it's probably a good news for Kenny as he want to leave this place soon, but I don't Lilly is gonna be happy about it."

Lee send a questionable glare to Axel and looking at Lilly who keep watch. He looking at the teenagers again.

Lee: "Relax boys, we'll get your teacher back to normal in no time."

Ben: "I sure hope so."

Travis: "Me too."

Axel turned around and decide to talk with Doug while Lee going to check with Clementine again.

Lee

Lee walk to Clem as she noticed her guardian was behind her and looking at him. Lee kneel down to talk with her.

Lee: "How you doing, Clementine? Everything all right?"

Clementine: "...Yeah. Is that man going to be okay?"

Lee: "I'm not sure."

Clementine: "I hope he will."

Lee notices little girl's walkie-talkie that was placed next to her and her crayons.

Lee: "That thing doesn't work anymore, does it?"

Clementine: "No, not since it broke at the drugstore."

Lee: "Just gonna hold on to it then?"

Clementine: "Yeah, if that's okay. I, um, I need it."

Lee: "It's okay, hon."

Clementine: "You said they'd find us."

Lee: "I know, I did."

Clementine: "And until then…"

Lee: "Look, Clementine…"

Clementine: "I'm not stupid, Lee. I know it's just pretend, but it makes me feel better."

Lee: "Okay, you take good care of it, then."

She had leaned over to pat her walkie-talkie twice.

Clementine: "I will. I'm so hungry, Lee. I hope I get to eat soon."

Lee decides to give a food to her.

Lee: "Here, Clem. You need something to eat."

Clementine watches him while he reach into his pocket and takes out one of two crackers and cheese. He hand it over to Clementine. Clementine was little disappointing over it, but was happy and appreciated about it.

Clem: "Okay. A sundae would be better next time."

The little girl grin little over her own comment.

Lee: "I'll keep that in mind."

Clem: "If you have any more food, Duck and Cath is hungry too."

Duck: "Yeah. When are we gonna get some food?"

Cath: "I'm fine, Clem. Don't worry about me, I can handle for without for this day."

Emily: "You need to eat something, Cath."

Carley: "Your sister's right. You and some other barely got some food yesterday."

Cath: "What about you two? You need food too."

Carley: "We all need food and it is most important for you kids who need food more than we adults need."

Lee raises back up and checks in on Kenny's and Katjaa's son.

Lee: "How are ya doing, Duck?"

Duck: "I'm okay. Me and Clementine are coloring."

Clementine had finished her drawing and holds it up for everyone around her to see.

Clementine: "Guess what it is."

Ben: "I don't know… A dog?"

Clementine: "Nope."

Travis: "It's a... a tiger."

Clem: "No."

Duck: "Oh, I know! It's a goat, right?"

Clementine: "No!"

Cath stop talking with her sister and Carley and start looking at drawing.

Cath: "Eh, it's a... cat?"

Clementine: "Yeah, that's it."

Emily: "Good guess, sis."

Duck: "How did you know?"

Cath: "Well, those stripes trick me little if that is a tiger, but those ears doesn't have any tigers. I heard some people said that tigers are big cats so cats are my other guess as they have kind like those ears and stripes too."

Emily: "There's no wonder why Travis couldn't win with his "detective skills"."

Travis: "Hey! That's not funny!"

Everybody starting to smirked and laughing little except Travis who frowned at them.

Lee: "You were pretty brave when we brought those people in here."

Duck: "That's cause I know Mom can fix him."

Lee decides to give a food to Duck.

Lee: "Let's hope. Hey, Duck. How about a little food?"

Duck eagerly sat up and watch Lee. He hand over another crackers and cheese to Duck.

Lee: "Here."

Duck: "Yeah! Oh man, I'm so hungry!"

Lee smiled at that boy and he start to talk with Carley.

Lee: "Sleeping any better?"

Carley: "No. I know we should be grateful for beds, but no, I'm not."

Lee: "Drugstore?"

Carley: "I couldn't forget I'm was almost to die before you saved me."

Lee: "Just try to think about your good memories today, that will help you to clean your nightmares away."

Carley smile and nods at him.

Lee: "Lilly has me handing out the food."

Carley: "Ugh. That can't be an easy job."

Lee: "It's not; I won't be able to feed everyone. What should I do?"

Carley: "Well, if you wanted to get in good with Lilly, I'd make sure Larry gets some food, even though the guy can be a real dick sometimes. On the other hand, giving that food to Kenny and his family might make him remember you, if he decides to take off in that RV one day."

Lee: "What about you? You need food, too."

Carley: "Like I said to Cath, we all need food. I can't tell you what to do, but whatever happens, I know you'll be trying to do the right thing. If you want some advice, you can start with the kids. They're important to most all of us."

Lee: "Thanks, Carley. Back in a bit."

She nods at him and looks at the kids while talking with Carver sisters.

Axel

Axel went to see Doug who is during work on his "warning system".

Axel: "Hey, Doug."

Doug got attention from Axel and started to bend up, but got hit on his head by one of his bells which it was above him.

Doug: "Oof! Ahh..ssss..."

Axel rolled his eyes at Doug's hoodoo.

Doug: "What's up, Axel?"

Axel: "How's going with your "warning system", is something wrong again?"

Doug: "No, this time it will work now and I really sure about that."

Axel: "Don't bother to tell again how does it work again?"

Doug: "I love accomplishment to anyone and over again too. Like I told you earlier, I set up triplines at four locations, and each one triggers one of these four bells. So-"

Axel: "So we'll know where they are and how long we have. Very smart."

Doug nods at him and look happy over Axel's compliment about his invention.

Axel: "Do you think Katjaa can save that guy?"

Doug: "Maybe. I mean, I know computers, but that doesn't mean I can fix a calculator."

Axel: "But you probably could fix a calculator."

Doug: "Well, yeah... Good point."

Axel: "What do you think about Lilly? You don't agree with her about food problem and Cath's sister and her friends."

Doug: "It was good thing you brought those teenagers here from the woods. I heard they were attacked by the people, right?"

Axel: "Hate to say that, but yes."

Doug: "Well, I wonder what happened the other survivors, what they have become."

Axel: "There is no right or wrong in survival, Doug. That's how they thinking that way."

Doug: "I guess so. But I hope it will never happening with us too."

Axel: "Same here. Take it easy, Doug."

Doug: "You too, Axel."

Axel turned around and looking at Lilly who keep watching. He decides to talk with her about the argument and the protection from not just the walkers, but, bad people too.

Axel: "Lilly."

Lilly: "What is it?"

Axel: "We should talk about you and Kenny."

Lilly: "What about us?"

Axel: "The arguing; it's getting pretty out of hand. You know people notice that. And geez, it never ends, huh."

Lilly: "Look, I'm working my ass off to make sure we have a good set-up here and Kenny just doesn't appreciate that. All we need is food."

Axel: "Didn't I told you earlier, there is no food and there's no much animals to hunt them down. You know that better than anyone if you're a leader of this little group"

Lilly: "Well, we'll just have to find some."

Axel: "And where? Look Lilly, I know this place is safe, but not longer I'm afraid."

Lilly: "What do you mean?"

Axel: "Emily and her friends told us that their camp were raid by bunch of assholes. The camp aren't far from here and who knows if those people come here."

Lilly: "Oh god, you guys shouldn't have bring those people, what if those guys have follow after you?"

Axel: "There was no one behind us, Lilly. I'm really sure."

Lilly: "Well, if you say so. Then we don't have to argue about this. If those assholes or whatever they are outside of the wall, we would have see anybody already in the woods for long time ago, but there is nobody there and we're safe here."

Axel: "But still, we don't know what they are and what kind of strategy they have. This is not about our safety. It's about our life. We can't put our group in the risk like that to stay here and-"

Lilly: "No! We stays here and that's it!"

Axel sighed out his anger.

Axel: "Or maybe we should think about leaving the motel."

Lilly: "God, not you too. I know Kenny wants to leave. I think that's why he's so eager to get the RV working. But this is a good spot; we're protected, we're close to the drugstore, we have a routine now, and it's working."

Axel: "For now. But then later, no longer. Keep an eye out."

Lilly: "Fine."

Axel walk over to see Kenny who talking with Lee.

Lee

Lee: "Word's getting out that you wanna leave the motor inn."

Kenny: "That ain't no secret, Lee. It's probably our best bet."

Lee looks away while furrowing his eyebrows until Kenny stand up to talk with Lee, face to face.

Kenny: "Look, you've been good to me and my family. You saved Duck from those monsters, and you stood up to Larry at the drugstore. I won't forget that. You and Clem are welcome to come with us."

Lee doesn't know if the coast is a good , but after the walkers and now the people have become crazy so who know whats gonna happen next in the mainland. The coast might be a good spot.

Lee: "The coast does sound like a smart idea. Maybe it is the best thing."

Kenny: "I know that it is. I'm taking my family."

Axel: "Hey guys, what're you two doing?"

Kenny: "Just have a talk about leave the motel."

Axel: "So, we are going to find another safe place better than this?"

Kenny: "No, we heading to the east, the coast. We will be safe there."

Axel wasn't really sure about the coast, but he want to leave this place when it's getting dangerous out in the woods.

Axel: "I don't know, Kenny. I mean I agree to leave, but the coast? We don't know if the coast is it really safer than here this mainland and one more thing; the coast is surrounded by the cities, have you know idea how many people died and turn into walkers then?"

Kenny: "My mind is made up and Lee agree with. I want you come with us, that's all I can repay you after you kill the walker who almost got my boy at the farm and you help me and Lee stand against Larry at the drugstore."

Axel: "Look, Kenny. I'm really appreciated for your offer, but it's too risky to put Cath and Emily into this."

Kenny: "Suit yourself, but but there's always room for you, Cath and her sister too in the RV."

Axel: "Thanks, Kenny. Anyway thanks again for you buying us time to save that guy from being eaten."

Lee: "Yeah, it was intense, but better than be left behind."

Kenny: "I can't believe you cut off his leg, man I don't know if I coulda done it."

Lee: "I didn't have a choice. It was that or the walkers."

Axel: "Speaking of the walkers, it seems like we're not alone in the woods. That bear trap was never there when I was in that area for two days ago. I don't know about you guys, but it seems like there's more people than those who raid Emily and her friends camp."

Lee: "Yeah, we need to be careful in the woods, but just don't search a fight. We can't put the kids in trouble."

Axel: "And what happened if it's gonna happened with those people who raid Emily's and her friends camp?"

Kenny: "We leave this place then and that's gonna be."

Axel: "If we gonna leave this place, we gonna need supplies and we don't know where we can find them except in the drugstore."

Lee: "I hate to say that, but Lilly has a point about these new people being extra mouths to feed."

Axel: "What're you think? No food for newcomers?"

Kenny: "I don't know, Ax. but maybe the problem isn't that there isn't any food, there just isn't any here. We gotta think about moving on."

Lee: "Let's hope things turn for the better soon."

Axel: "You're right, I guess we need take a break for now."

Kenny: "Now, there's a statement I can get behind."

Axel: "Have you give any food to anyone?"

Lee: "Just to Clementine and Duck, I have three left now."

Kenny: "What about Cath? She need food, man."

Lee hand over a energy bar to Axel.

Lee: "Here, give it to Cath, hope she's gonna like it."

Axel grab it from Lee's hand.

Axel: "Thanks, man."

Axel walk over to Carver sister while Lee decide to see hows going with Mark and Larry who work on the wall.

Axel

Axel came closer to Cath and Emily who talking each other as they noticed the teenager hunter is right behind them.

Emily: "Oh hey, Axel."

Cath: "What's up, Dix?"

Axel: "Sorry for interrupted your family reunion."

Emily: "Its okay. I have to say thanks again you brought let us in to this group."

Axel: "Don't mention, you guys have a shitty situation back in the woods."

Cath: "What in exactly really happened out there?"

Axel: "Don't you start."

Emily send a warning glare to Axel that is okay to tell her what happened out in the woods.

Axel: "I mean, your sister's teacher were trapped by a bear trap, it clamped at his foot."

Cath: "Wait, so Lee just cut it out the teacher's foot off the bear trap, right?"

Axel: "Eh, It was my idea. His foot was clamped so deeply, can't say he can walk then if we released him with no harm. Plus it was that way or the walkers."

Cath: "Oh, I see, but you think Katjaa can fix him?"

Axel: "I don't know, but let's talk about another substance."

Emily: "So, can you tell me who are these people around here, Cath have told what happened between you two and... Chris..."

Axel look down with a sympathy look. He actually found Chris again, plus Megan two and two more friends of them, but he doesn't want to talk about what happened in the Atlanta. He looking at Emily with a normal look.

Axel: "Okay, that black dude over there is Lee. He's son of the owners of Everett Pharmacy Drugstore in Macon. He's smart and good man. He and that little girl right there named Clementine met me and Cath when we two got a ride by a friendly boy, right after we were separated from... Chris."

Emily: "She is not Lee's daughter?"

Axel: "No, Lee found her alone. Her parents was at the vacation in Savannah when everything started."

Emily was chocked over that and feel sorry for Clementine that she never was with her parents when the walkers shows up.

Emily: "Oh my god, I can't believe it how could she get through kind like that."

Axel: "Yeah, anyway we meet Kenny and his family then. Kenny might holding grudge and be angry when somebody doing wrong with him and his family, but he's okay when someone get along and respect him and he will respect back. His wife, Katjaa is a kind woman and their son, Duck is kind a annoying but still a funny and good kid. They offer to take a ride to Macon and there we seven meet the others in Lee's parents's Drugstore. Some of them saved us while their or our leader Lilly now who wasn't happy over it because they leading the walkers. Lilly is kind a temper and sometimes paranoid, but not much like her fucking father, Larry. He is so temper and bitter. He's so selfish and racist if you ask to Lee anyway. So be careful around with him."

Emily: "Okay, but what's the deal with Lee anyway? It's seems like there's more than being a racist."

Cath: "Lee's a good man. And guess what; Larry try to kill Lee to left him behind with the walkers in the drugstore after he help that bastard to get medicine to his heart."

Emily look fearful and chocked over what Cath said. She looking at Larry with a nervous glare."

Emily: "Look, Cath. After I heard what that guy tried to do with Lee, I don't want have you around with him, okay?"

Cath: "I can take care myself. Dix, come on."

Axel: "Look girls. We don't wanna have trouble with him okay."

Emily: "Okay, so who is that guy at the wall, right next of your gate."

Emily refereed Doug who still working on his warning system.

Axel: "Oh, that's Doug. Believe or not, he is a smart-ass on computers and some stuff like that. He's working on his warning system. It's a alarm to warn us for walkers and strangers too."

Emily: "That's cool. You remember my dad use to work as a engineer?"

Axel: "Yeah, but those jobs aren't good enough for a IT-Technician if you ask me."

Cath: "Well, I wouldn't say that to you as yourself had a tough time before this shit started."

Axel: "Hey!"

Carver sister chuckled little over Cath's joke.

Lee

Lee walk over to Mark and Larry who working on the wall as they quacking little each other.

Larry: "Will ya hold the damn board steady?"

Mark trying hold still a piece of 2x4 on right place.

Mark: "I'm trying, I- I didn't know I was getting this weak already."

Larry: "What do you want, a handout? I've got sixty cents in my pocket, if you'll shut up and quit being such a pansy."

Mark holds the board long enough for Larry to get a nail in with a rock as a hammer and takes a step back. He notices that Lee was standing behind him and turns around.

Mark: "Hey. You holding up okay, Lee? That was pretty fucked up back there; having to cut that guy's leg off."

Lee: "Yeah, I just hope Katjaa can save him."

Mark agree and nods at him.

Lee: "You ever miss the Air Force base? I mean, this wall isn't exactly military standard."

Mark: "No way I'm going back there. You saw what it was like when you guys picked me up. Completely overrun. Man, I wonder happened with Dixon after..."

Mark couldn't say his last words right when he's next to Larry. He doesn't want to argue with the old man about that day in Air Force Base. Lee can see that and understand what he mean. He think it's better to change the subject right now.

Lee: "Lilly's pretty pissed at us."

Mark: "Listen, I know her intentions are good, but-"

Larry: "But nothing! She's making the smart choice! Those parasites you guys brought back need to go! And I don't care that one of them is sister to one of us."

Lee send a glare to Larry and his coldly thoughts. Then Lee decides to give a food to Mark who is fricking hungry than they other.

Lee: "Here, Mark. Eat something."

Mark smile that at last he gonna eat something. Lee give a piece of jerky as Mark grab it from Lee's hand.

Mark: "Thanks, Lee."

Then Lee wonder if they need some help on the wall.

Lee: "Need any help with the wall?"

Larry: "Nope."

Mark: "Actually, we could use your axe. You mind if we take it?"

Larry: "Yeah, give us that thing for a bit."

Lee take a look at two of them who he's gonna give his axe to who. He hand over it to...

Lee: "Here, Mark, this should help."

Mark: "Thanks."

Larry: "Hey, I'm the one doing all the work over here. You didn't think to give me the axe?"

Mark: "Come on, Larry, give it a rest! What is it between you two? Why do you have such a personal grudge against Lee?"

Larry: "He knows why."

Indeed Lee know what Larry talking about, it was about the past as the old man believe Lee is a threat for the group. Lee had already lied to Axel and Kenny that Larry is just a old racist instead talking about the truth.

Larry: "And instead telling why, you just lying to a couple pricks, your fucker. And right now, that means getting this damn wall fixed so I'd appreciate it if you two would shut up and let me get back to work."

Lee and Mark just looking at that temper guy. Mark get back to work with Larry. Lee have couple things to say with Larry. When Larry noticed Lee was still behind him as he turned around while he grumbled.

Lee: "You still believe we should throw these new people out?"

Larry: "Hell yeah, There's too many people hanging around here as it is."

Lee: "You've got to talk to Lilly about getting along with Kenny."

Larry: "Lilly can make her own friends."

Lee: "It's not about making friends. We're all in this together, we've gotta start acting like it."

Larry: "Eh, stuff all that. We'd be fine without you."

Lee just ignored the old man's last words.

Lee: "Keep up on that fence."

Larry: "Don't tell me what to do, Lee."

Larry get back to work while Lee reaches the last food from his pocket. He looking at it and wonder if he's gonna keep it for himself or save for someone else.

Lee: "Nah. Some of these people have gone longer than me without food. They're the once that need it."

He look around and see Doug who keep working on his warning system. Lee wondering if the nerd dude really need food for now. He start to walk over to him.

Axel

Axel: "Here, Cath. It's from Lee."

Axel give a energy bar to Cath as she grab it. She just looking at it and wondering something.

Cath: "Are you and Lee sure about it? Shouldn't you two give to Emily or any of her friends?"

Emily: "You need it, more than nothing."

Travis: "Why couldn't you two share with it? You haven't eat anything since the raid."

Axel: "It is her food and-"

Cath: "Dix. It's okay, here Emily."

Cath opened the energy bar and split into two pieces. She hand over the another part to her older sister.

Emily: "Cath, it's okay. I can manage without food today."

Axel: "Just take it, Emily. You and her don't need to argue about just a piece of food."

Emily snapped her eyes at him, then she smile at her little sister and accept to take the piece of energy bar.

Emily: "Thanks, Cath."

Cath: "Your welcome, sis."

Axel: "Don't forget to thank Lee, alright?"

Cath: "Yes, Dix."

Emily just looking at Axel and smile with a questionable which he wonder what's about.

Axel: "What? Is something wrong?"

Emily: "You really need to cut your hair. It's too much."

Axel give a annoying glare to her.

Axel: "Don't start with that shit what my mother who will always do if she was around her."

Emily look at him with a sympathy look.

Emily: "I'm so sorry about your mother, Axel. I guess... she is in a good place for now instead... be here in this terrible nightmare."

Axel look down with a sadly face.

Axel: "Yeah, she wouldn't manage this new world. She never wouldn't and I'm glad she pass away before this mess started it, but I'm still wish she was here for now."

Emily stand up and lay her hand on his shoulder.

Emily: "You're still alive for her sake and she will be always with you."

Cath looking at Axel.

Cath: "You can't just letting over of you, you have people who cares about you."

Axel looking at her now with a smile.

Axel: "Thanks, girls. I'm really appreciated."

Emily nods at him and go back to sit on the chair.

Axel: "Do you know what with your parents and your oldest sister... what was her name again... um... Contessa, right?"

Emily look down with a sadly which Cath looking at her with curious face who wonder what happened with the rest of their family.

Emily: "I-I don't know... I spoke with them on the phone and they said they're going along with some people to find Tess who study somewhere on Tennessee. I didn't heard any a word from them after that."

Cath: "You d-don't think they're-"

Axel: "Cath!"

Emily: "No, its okay Axel. I hope the're fine."

Cath: "Me too, sis. I guess we're three now."

Axel see that Cath referred to Clem hope her parents is alright, but she believe too that they are still alive in Savannah.

Lee

Lee walk to Doug who keep working on his warning system.

Lee: "Hey, Doug."

Doug: "Oh hey. Lee. What's up?"

Lee: "How's going with you "invention" or something like that?"

Doug: "It's almost done. Well, for outside of the walls, it is completely worked out."

Lee: "Good work, Doug. Anyway, don't supposed I could interest you in some food?"

Doug smile over the offer as Lee reaches half a apple to the nerd boy. But Doug's smile turn to a questionable which is it means that he change his mind.

Doug: "Actually, why don't you keep my share today... I know you weren't the one who saved me back in the drugstore, but I'm was happy that you saved Carley who needs help just like I need and I'm glad for you two who become... you know. You've already done more for our group-"

Doug was interrupted by Larry who came straight from his work and heard that Doug declined Lee's offer.

Larry: "Hey, if Dough-Boy doesn't want his food, hand it this way."

Lee sent a glare to Larry and crosses his arms.

Lee: "It doesn't work like that. I'll decide who gets the food.

Larry getting closer to Lee with a threat glare, face to face.

Larry: "Well, decide smart. You don't really want to piss me off, do you?"

He walk away to get back to work on the walls while Lee shake his head and walk away from Doug. Lee wonder if Carley need food. He walk to her, pass the kids and stand right front of the reporter. Lee and Carley have become in love together since last month as everyone had noticed.

Lee: "Want something to eat?"

Carley looking at him as he reaches half an apple from his pocket and hand over it to her.

Lee: "Have an apple, Carley."

Carley: "God, I used to eat an apple every morning with some granola and six almonds, and that wasn't enough then. But you know what? Yes."

Lee: "Hope it make you feel better and get sleep better."

Carley smile at him as he turned around to walk away. The reporter rolls her eye and blushing of something in her head.

Carley: "Want me to do you feel better in sleep?"

Lee raised his eye by the chock to hear from the reporter as he blushing too.

Lee: "What do you mean?"

Carley: "You know..."

Lee: "Well sure, but what about Clem?"

Carley: "You didn't told her yet?"

Lee: "I don't know, I mean how I'm gonna to tell her and her parents are dead?"

Carley: "Just give her a week or two, I guess. Then she might just understands."

Lee: "I don't know, Carley. It's too hard for her and her age."

Carley: "Maybe we talk about this later."

Lee: "Sure, I'll talk you later."

Carley: "I'll talk you later."

Lee smiled and walk to RV to talk with Lilly who is on the top of it.

Lilly: "Not such an easy job, is it?"

Lee: "Never said that it was. I don't envy you. I don't know how you have the strength to do this every day."

Lilly: "I don't have a choice."

Kenny had come walking up to Lee from the sofa who look little tiring.

Kenny: "Lee-"

Lee interrupted him because he trying to explain why he didn't give any food to Kenny.

Lee: "Kenny, I know I ran out of food before-"

Kenny: "Hey, it was a really tough choice, but you take care of the kids. That's what a real man does. I'm serious about that offer to come with us. You've more than earned a ride on the RV with me. Still, I guess some people aren't gonna be happy with your choices."

They notice Axel came to them as he heard what they talking about.

Axel: "Let me guess, Lee; You didn't giving any nations to him, right?"

Axel refers Larry who came into straight to them with a disappointed and irritation look.

Larry: "You're out? What happened to my food?!"

Lee: "There's none left."

Larry: "You keep treating people like this and your days in this group are numbered!"

Kenny "You're one to talk, old man."

Axel: "And there is no who wanna to complain over this shit like you do."

Larry: "Yeah, well I don't see you working on that wall!"

Axel: "Speak with your ass. We three have been outside of the wall to get some food while you just lazing around."

Larry: "Hmph, talking about a fucking kraven who refuse to give me one of your land provides from the hunt!"

Axel: "And you know why, your moron."

Larry scowled at the teenager and walk back to the walls while Kenny shaking of his irritation and went back to the sofa. Axel walk away straight back to his place while Lee sighed over it and wonder when they will stop fighting. Then he heard Katjaa calling out.

Katjaa: "Ken, Lee, Axel! Come here, please!

To be continued

A/N:

I'm so glad that Cath and Emily find each other. :)

It was five food in this story and Lee chose to give to Clem, Duck, Mark, Carley and Cath, but she share it with her sister.

In the game, I always choose to give Clem and Duck. And then Mark who was little crybaby over food, if you ask me. XD And then the last food, I've given it to Carley. :)

What is Axel talking about to Larry? Was that about his father? Find out on the next chapter.

I hope you fans really enjoy this chapter. :)

Please preview and I will answer back on the next chapter. ^^