Hi everyone,
I know I originally started this thinking that they wouldn't give us Richonne until low and behold they did. So these chapters are taking place prior to the moment of that lovely Richonne first kiss.
Lanie
It's been 4 weeks since the brutal attack of the wolves and the horde of walkers; after having so many Alexandrians perish from the back to back attacks; Michonne along with the others from Rick's group, couldn't find a valid reason for all of them to remain bunch together in two houses. So Carol and Daryl remained next door, Tara moved in with Denise, Rosita and Abe found a house while Sasha opted to take the house closes to the new guard tower. And Morgan and Eugene moved in to the remaining vacant houses separately.
Rick and Glenn are making their way back towards the hole in the wall when they spot Michonne and Spencer and Morgan putting down a dozen or more of walkers.
He freezes in place without warning to stare at Michonne; a surge of warm emotions floods his chest and stomach.
The last time he felt this way was when he first found Lori and Carl after waking from the coma.
Michonne was the best friend that he once had in Shane only better; she could always make him smile or laugh when he needed it most. Whenever he thought of a good idea or needed help fleshing out a plan or if he found something that was just funny; the first person or the only person he wanted to tell was her.
"Rick, Rick!" Glenn yells, "You good?"
He blinks his eye a couple of times and snaps back to reality, "Yeah, yeah let's get these posts in place before it gets dark."
Michonne starts making her way back home through the hole in the fence.
Rick and Aaron are placing a large tree trunk in the ground to be used as a post when Michonne passes them by.
Her body language spoke as though she were tired Rick notices; her shoulders seemed to hang low and conquered.
After the posts are set in place Ricks stands up, "O.k. let's call it a day for now. We have people scheduled for guard duty right?"
Glenn grabs his gun holster from the ground, "Yeah, Sasha supposed to be in the guard post tonight and we have a couple of people that are gonna patrol the gap until morning."
"Alright, we'll pick this back up then".
Rick says his goodbyes to everyone then calls out, "Michonne", and jogs over to her.
She turns around a little puzzled.
He slows down as Alexandrians walk by, "Hey, Is everything alright with Carl. It felt like I walked in on something."
She smiles, "It's nothing. He was just feeling a little bit down about the accident. He's…not sure you know…how he's gonna be able to help out now with his injury. I talked to him so I hopefully he can move past what he's feeling right now."
"I see…well thank you for talking to him. "What about you, are you…you know o.k.? It looked like you were upset too."
"No, I'm fine…I get choked up when Carl feeling upset…this world is pretty hard for someone grown. Can't imagine what it must be like for a teenager…you know."
"Yeah…yeah", Rick stands there staring at Michonne but, he stares at her differently than he has in the past. He gaze come with a cocky grin, "So…Carol made a casserole for us and there's more than enough for Me, Carl and Judith."
She's caught off guard by Rick's invitation but shyly smiles none the less; "Officer Grimes are you asking me out on a date?"
Her smiles were always contagious and for Rick this one was no different, so he smiles and chortles, "Maybe".
Michonne looks around as the last of the Alexandrians past them by; she continues her grin however she tiredly removes her katana from her shoulders, "Thanks but…" she stares at sun setting in the reflection of his eyes, "I'm really beat so I'm just gonna go in the house, read a book and fall asleep."
He relents; slowly nodding his head and staring at his boots, "Well…thanks for talking to Carl."
For a split second; she detects a hint of disappointment in his response, but she started noticing a few weeks back that Rick could never look her straight in the eyes when thanking her.
A small "tick" she began noticing about him as the days in Alexandria became slower and less threatening.
She modestly smiles while placing a light tap on his arm, "It was my pleasure", turns around and walks home.
Rick stands in the middle of the road watching as she disappears up block and in to the house then he slowly starts his short walk home.
Before the end of the world Rick never really paid any attention to the sky; it wasn't until he became a farmer at the prison that he started to notice that the best way to tell the seasons were changing was by the colors in sunrise and sunsets.
This sunset had temperate colors like peach and orange; colors that always indicate that autumn has arrived.
Rick beams at the fact that he's managed to make it to another fall season with both his children in tact…for the most part; but he knew there was one person missing and he had no interest in see them in passing only.
"I'll just ask her over to dinner every day until she says, "Yes."