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Axel Dixon and Cath Carver belong to me.

Emily Carver belongs to HiddenTruthandLies2

Chapter 47: Sorry, Brother

Axel's POV

When I reached through the top and look on the right where I can see Kenny who just sitting on his knee in the middle of attic. He didn't even move any his finger or sitting so steady as I wonder what's wrong with him.

"Kenny?" I called to him, but he didn't respond back as I got up and start approach him.

What's got into with him? What-

Then I smelled something very weird smell worse than the grave.

"What the hell is-" When I was right beside of Kenny who looked sadly as I see what he starring on. "Holy damn..."

It was a boy who came back life and unlike from other walkers, it didn't wear any clothes except underwear and a pair of socks. When he turned to us...

Oh my god, that face... it look likes Duck. I guess that's face reminds Kenny about his deceased son. Then the little walker were going to get us, but it feel on the floor instead because of his feeble condition.

"Kinda looks like Duck, don't he?" Kenny mumbled sadly.

"It's just a boy. No scratch, no bites or no wounds either. It seems like he must have hiding up here until he died of hunger." I figured out.

"Seems that way." Kenny said sadly and then looked at the floor. "I don't know if I can, Axel. Could't do it before. Can't do it now."

I looked sympathy on Kenny and then at the walker-boy. I think Kenny would do that, because the last time was his son and now it is about another boy who need help now. But that poor thing looks like Duck and Kenny just lost his family in yesterday which he still on the edge. So it wouldn't be healthy for him to do that. Besides like Kenny, I need to do that too and it seems like I got a chance now.

"I think you should doing this, but... let me do this instead. Next time if it's gonna be like this again, you will do then." I said as Kenny looked at me with his doubtfully and sadly face.

"A-are you sure?" Kenny asked as his voice sounds little cracky.

"Let's just find out." I replied and approach the walker-boy.

While I heading to the boy, I saw a bed, an empty bottle and a plate. Damn, he must have been sleeping there while he running out the food and the water.

Then I standing right forward that little walker who tried to get top on me, but still can't stand up.

Poor boy. I don't know what's happened with you and why hiding in here, but I'm sure you didn't come into all of this suffer except this one... until now.

I grabbed the crossbow from my back and aim at the boy. Before I was going to pull the trigger, I looking at Kenny who looks hesitant and sad.

I looking and aiming at the boy again.

"Sorry, brother." I said and pulled the trigger.

The arrow flew right into the forehead as the walker-boy stop moving and he's finally dead from this madness.

I huffed out and feel sad inside me. Can't tell myself why.

Kenny approach me and looking sadly at the boy.

"We should bury him." Kenny said.

He's right. We should do and I know where he want to being buried with...

"Yeah." I nodded and took the arrow off and hauls the crossbow on my back. Then I carry him up with both of my arms. "I got him."

I walked away while carry the body and down step ladder. Ben was down there and then he look away after he saw the corpse, but I ignored him and keep going to the upstairs. I saw Cath and Lee get up the upstairs, but stopped when they see the dead child. Cath gasped as she cover her mouth with her hand and Lee was speechless. He didn't say anything than show his emotions on his face. But I ignored them too and walked down. I ignoring other reactions from the living when I passed through and heading to the back door.

In the manor

After I got out with the dead child, I take a look at him again and it look so sad.

It could have been Clementine if Lee didn't found and brought her with him. And Cath... it could have been worse than him, the military would have probably fire her corpse up with others and let them root later if Chris and I didn't come to save her and other patients too.

I looking at the dig hole where the boy's dead dog was buried as I walked over to it. When I was right there, I lower the dead boy into dog's grave. Then I went to the shovel and grab it. I start to shoveling the dirt back into the grave.

After a few times I shoveled, I heard a sound from the back door as I turned little around and saw Cath and Clem starring sadly at me and the grave. Then Lee and Emily came out of the house and watching at me with their sad faces. After a moment, Cath and Clem go back into the house as Lee sighed sympathetic before he and Emily followed with the girls.

I turned back to the grave and continue to shoveling while I was thinking about something which a tear appear from my left eye.

I'm sorry... mom. For everything what I have done and wasn't there that day when you... I've regret every day, every I woke up from dreams and can't stop thinking about my mistakes during in my moment. I don't know what happen with you, Davie. I know we both didn't have our eyes on each other no more since when you start training in the military and then... you've changed, but I have changed too on the crime path. I'm sorry I wasn't thinking about you when this shit started and didn't even mentioned anything about you to my new friends.

Then I closed my eyes and stop shoveling. We probably will never see each other again; I don't know if you're still alive or dead, but I will forget these memories about you like in my first hunting days in the season.

I opened my eyes and start shoveling again, but then I got a uncomfortable feeling something like someone watching me. I know it wasn't one of the group, then on the right; I see a dark figure who is outside of the gate. I wide my eyes in surprised as I didn't noticed earlier.

What the hell? Who is that person? How long have that figure watching me?

I couldn't see the face which I took some steps to see closer the figure, but the figure start ran away.

"Hey! HEEY!" I exclaimed as I throw the shovel away and rushed to the gate, but that figure got away.

I gripped the iron bars of the gate and looking at the alley where there he disappeared.

"You come back here, I'll kill you! You understand?! I will hunt you down, and kill you!" I yelled angrily with a threaten look.

I still looking through the gate and see if that man will come back, but I think I scared him away, temporally.

"Axel? What's going on?" I heard Emily calling me.

I looking over my shoulder and see Emily, Carley, Christa and Ben are outside of the house and looked surprised by my outburst. I sighed out and looking through the gate again.

"I saw someone standing by the fence... watching me. Probably watching all of us too." I said and narrows my eyes at the alley.

"A walker?" Ben suggested.

I raised one of my eyes in disbelief. Seriously, dummy? A Walker would never run away from one's prey. I turned around and get closer to the others.

"If it was a walker, why would it run away instead try to eat me?" I scoffed annoyingly as Ben feel ashamed now.

"Sorry. It just..." Ben said but couldn't finish his last words.

"Anyway, was it a man or a woman?" Carley asked.

"Eh, I didn't make it to take a good look on the face. But the figure's bodybuilding is little too big for being a woman, so I assumed that it could be a man. Just starring on me like he trying to intimidate me. Creepy as hell" I said with an anger tone.

And it's humiliating my hunter's pride like I was the guy's prey.

"What does it matter?" Ben asked.

"I want to know if it's the same guy who has been following us and talking with Clementine. The guy on the radio" Carley explained.

"Maybe or it could be that guy in that bell tower." Emily suggested.

Then I see Kenny came out of the house and still have the saddened look on his face because that walker-boy reminded him about his deceased son.

"Kenny?" I asked and wonder if he's okay.

"I'm fine... Just... I'm fine. What's all the ruckus?" Kenny asked as Lee and the girls came out of the house too and was behind of him.

"Axel saw someone outside of the gate." Ben replied.

"What?" Kenny inquired in shock.

"Who was it, Axel?" Lee asked and look shock too.

"I don't know, a man I think. He ran off like a bat out of hell before I could get a good look." I replied.

"I don't like this one bit. Not one bit." Ben said nervously.

"Me either. Walkers are one thing, but thought of someone out there actually stalking us." Christa agreed.

"So, what're we gonna do? I mean this place is might be secured, but now we have someone who knows where we are." Emily said.

"We're getting down to River Street and find a boat. I'm not gonna stay here while somebody stalking us and who knows that fucker will attack us before we know." Kenny said.

Whoa, hold on there, Kenny.

"I don't know if Omid's well enough to move yet." Christa said. "He's not and so isn't Doug either. They need to rest and calm down and I don't know what will cause in their wounds if they get to moving." Emily stated.

"Besides Kenny, we only just checked the house to make sure it's safe but we didn't have poked around to find what we have is low now like food, water, meds and ammo." Lee added.

"We are almost close to the river and like Emily just said; we have someone outside who knows where we are now and plus, I'm done this house." Kenny objected.

"I don't think if it's safe to go out in the street yet." I said and narrows my eyes on the alley behind of the gate.

"Why the hell not? Walkers look to have cleared out." Kenny said questionable.

I sighed annoying for he didn't think about that guy who watched me.

"That's not all I'm worried about." I referring the guy on the radio, bells tower and that creepy moron outside of the fence.

"So you'd rather just hunker down here and just let whoever's out there keep us boxed in? Wait for them to starve us out? No thanks." Kenny said.

I sighed. I didn't mean we have to stay here forever and acting we're scared by some stalkers, bell-ringers and private investigators.

"I don't like this either, but Kenny's right. We can't do anything for Doug and Omid here, which they going to get worse without meds or a real doctor." Emily said.

"Alright, then we do both. Emily and Ben, you two take one more look around the house, try to find something useful while Kenny, Axel and I go down to the river to get us a boat. Axel?" Lee said as I sighed.

I guess they've right there. Let's hope we will find any medicines while we heading to the river.

"Okay, okay, my bad decision." I spook up.

"I'm take on the watch and make sure some assholes have no chance get so close to us." Carley said.

"Sounds good." Christa said.

"Wait, can't I and Cath come with you guys? My parents can't be far now." Clem said and looked desperate for looking her parents like Kenny want to find a boat.

"Yeah, maybe we can look for them on the way to the river." Cath suggested as Emily, Lee and me didn't like that.

It's too dangerous to bring them with us on streets when there's some guy who ringing bells and worse, a guy who have been talking with Clementine is probably after her as he warned us back in the street just for Clem's safety than ours.

"Girls, it's too dangerous to go out in streets. It will best for both of you to stay here." Emily added.

"Emily's right. Why would you two stay here and keep an eye on Doug and Omid with Christa?" Lee suggested as the girls didn't looked happy about it.

"But we know how to protect ourselves. Besides, you said we should stick together." Cath stated.

"Cath, you know the most reason why we can't bring you and Clem with us, right?" I said with a serious look as Cath glancing at me.

But then she sighed with her defeated look as she realize what I mean that Clementine will be in danger when there is someone out there and trying to convince her he has her parents.

"Fine..." Cath responds and Clem lower her head down with a sad look.

"Hey, don't worry, girls. We'll be back before you both know it." Lee cheered them up. "Okay..." Clem said, but still look sad for not coming with us.

"Come on girls, let's go see if Omid and Doug needs anything." Christa said.

Then they headed back inside the house except me and Ben who looking at me now. "So I guess they just gonna leave me on the bench here?" Ben said as I sent doubtful glare to him.

I don't think so if I were them.

"No offense Ben, but yeah. After what you have done back in the street." I said with a strict tone.

"Hey, I'm just froze up. Doesn't that ever happen to you?" Ben whined as I glare at him for try excuse his actions like for nothing.

Froze up?!

"Listen to me, if you put one of the girls or anyone of the group in danger again, then walkers will not be just you worry about." I said coldly with an anger look as Ben getting frightened by me.

"Yeah, I hear you." Ben said and get in the house.

Before I was going inside too, I take another look at the fence.

I hope that fucker will not ever come back and if he does, I'll hunt him down.

Then I get inside and prepare for heading to the river.

To be continued

A/N:

Ben is so stupid and really in trouble even he's one of my favorite characters. Axel will shows more his temper outbursts later in this episode.

I chose to kill the walker-boy.

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