Daryl had been lying, asleep for a few hours and Ivy and Clementine had already cleaned and dressed his wounds. Since all of that work was done, Ivy decided to slip outside, knowing that Clementine really wanted some time alone with Daryl.
I can't blame her, if he were anyone else, he'd be dead. Ivy thought to herself as she walked down the stairs of the porch. As she was walking to her personal camp and the sun was setting she heard a guitar playing and someone singing softly.
Ivy followed the music, ending up behind the house where Glenn was singing softly whilst playing guitar. Maggie was sitting beside him, listening and watching the sunset with him.
"Hey, do y'all mind if I join?" Ivy asked as she walked over to the pair sitting on the ground.
"Not at all" Glenn answered the same time Maggie said, "Yeah, leave."
"Well I want to be here, so I'll just take Glenn's answer, sorry girly." Ivy responded directly to Maggie. The girl just huffed and stood, walking away from the scene.
"I don't know what her problem is." Glenn laughed, and then continued playing.
It was a Life House song, Ivy knew it so she started singing along.
"I'm falling apart, I'm barely breathing
With a broken heart that's still beating
In the pain is there is healing
In your name I find meaning
So I'm holdin' on, I'm holdin' on, I'm holdin' on
I'm barely holdin' on to you…"
Ivy just enjoyed the moment, she hadn't sung in so long, it was incredible to do something you love but haven't done in forever.
"You have an amazing voice." Glenn told her, truly surprised when the song had ended.
"Thanks." Ivy responded as she smiled to herself. "Wanna do another song?" She asked him not wanting her time singing to end.
"Sure." He said laughing, not wanting it to end either as he began a new tune.
"We can't be oblivious, we are not ignorant
Blood in our hearts and blood on our hands
We're human, we reason, we're breathing
Protecting the living and dying, surviving
We're trying to breathe in safety, come home safely
Mercy screams its violent love
Justice and mercy, justice and mercy
The depth of us created for
Justice and mercy, justice and mercy
This is where they kiss
Life here sacrificed, someone who paid the price
Blood in our hearts and blood on our hands
We cry out, we're fighting, it's warfare, we're dying
(From: .)
Believing we're winning, it's ending, we're singing
It's already done, we've overcome
Mercy screams its violent love
Justice and mercy, justice and mercy
The depth of us created for
Justice and mercy, justice and mercy
This is where they kiss
With a life on the line of fire
That consumes or refines the fire
To ascent or decline, to retreat or to climb
Out of sight, out of mind 'til attacked from behind
Will this fire resume or refine?
Mercy screams its violent love
Justice and mercy, justice and mercy
The depth of us created for
Justice and mercy, justice and mercy
This is where they kiss"
Ivy was surprised when he picked this song, pleasantly so.
"Justice and Mercy; Flyleaf. You have a wonderful taste in music; it's one of my favorite songs." Ivy told him. He just nodded and started again, since they now had an audience.
Carol and Dale, rick and Lori, along with Carl, and some of Hershel's people were now watching and listening.
The duet played several more songs until everyone had decided to go to bed and it was just them once more.
"We are going to have to do this again, I think everyone enjoyed it. Especially us." Glenn voiced to Ivy. The stars had come out and it was beautiful so Ivy laid back onto her elbows and just looked at the sky, totally at peace with the moment.
"I love it when the stars are so clear. I mean, since the world pretty much sucks right now, there had to be at least one benefit right?" Ivy chuckled humorlessly, still watching the still sky. Glenn followed her lead and laid on the grass picking at the green tufts with his finger tips, wholly lost in his own thoughts.
"Sometimes I have dreams that this whole… Walker thing never happened." Glenn said.
Ivy just laughed then finished his sentence for him, "Then you wake up…"
Glenn only nodded in response not really knowing what to say. They sat there quietly, neither of them uncomfortable though. It had to have been an hour or more that passed between them before either one spoke.
"So, what's up with you and Maggie?" Ivy asked him, deciding that she would be the one to break the ongoing quiet.
"Eh… I don't really know, She told me that she likes me; I used to kind of like her too but, not feeling it so much anymore." He responded truthfully.
"Just like high school all over again." Ivy said. "By the way… How old are you?"
"21." He answered her question, quickly not really wanting to dwell on age, he knew he was a lot younger than everyone else and it was weird.
Then again, she looks about the same age as me… He thought before finally asking,
"Uhh… I know it's rude and all but… um, how old are you?"
Ivy laughed loudly, "Dude, don't worry about it, I'm 22 I'm not old enough to care about you asking my age." They sat in silence again for a few more minutes but Ivy grew tired so she broke it once more.
"Well I'm goin' to bed, night."
"Good night Ivy."