FIVE

Someone was humming Britney Spears and the scent of food hung in the air, the midday sun blinded him as it shone through the window of the RV. Shane Walsh sat up in bed starving and wondering why Jenny hadn't woken up and when she must have gotten up herself; why she hadn't left, gone up to the farmhouse where she should clearly be, far away from him.

He slid on a t shirt and made his way to the front of the RV to find grilled cheese sandwiches piled high on a plate. He raised a brow and Jenny said through a mouth full, "I'm moving my shit out here."

"That ain't a good idea.." Shane started to protest.

Jenny shook her head, held up her finger in his face and then said in a grim tone, "Do not argue with me, Shane Walsh. I have already had 3 go arounds with that damn man in there, Rick Grimes. And his wife, fucking Christ, do not get me started on her. I'd really rather be out here with you. It's not up for debate, okay? You saved my life… Let me stay where I feel I'm safest… Please?" and on the last word, her voice dropped and she looked down at the counter next to her for a few silent seconds.

That word, the way she said it quietly, the way she seemed hell bent and determined to do what she wanted, regardless of what he said or did.. It got to him on some level, deep down. He'd die before admitting it, especially given recent events, but it really did get to him. It made him want to feel something, it made him want to fight what he felt too.

He was conflicted.

"It ain't a good idea."

"Good idea or not, I'm staying. I don't trust anyone in that house as far as I can throw them, okay? You though… You kept me alive when you could've let me die. Whether you choose to see it or not, Shane Walsh, that says a lot about you.. I mean to me." Jenny admitted quietly.

Shane put the argument off for a minute, nodding at the food instead and he asked, "They gave ya food?"

"do you really think they did? No.. I raided one of the farmhouses up the road from here while you were sleeping."

"Alone. Woman, damn it." Shane started only to have her look at him and then say calmly, "I'm not helpless. It took 4 of 'em to do the damage they did to me that night, okay? And before I found that fucked up group, Shane, I was completely alone. I handled it. We have our own food now… And some gas I siphoned for the generator outside."

Shane studied her in curiousity. The bruises and scars were healing now, but he still wanted to go to the barn and put one in Randal's head. Underneath all the fading bruises and the healing scars, she was pretty, he couldn't deny that.

The thought got shoved out of his head quickly and he coughed a little, nodded. "Next time, woman, don't go off alone." he grumbled gruffly as he took the grilled cheese sandwiches and started to eat a few. "So you're really sure you wanna do this."

"Yeah. I am. I only really trust you. I'm pretty sure it's only because you were the one to save my life but.. I like my odds better with you." Jenny admitted quietly as she watched Shane when he wasn't looking… Deep down, she knew it wasn't just the fact that he saved her life, but… She wasn't looking to get attached and lose someone else she cared about or could love again either.

She'd done enough of that when all this started.

He walked outside, probably to go take his turn on lookout and Jenny busied herself straightening up the RV…

Everything happened in a split second after that and from there, it was all downhill.

The yelling from the yard was probably what drew her outside and Lori confronted her, an accusatory tone, "Where the hell did Shane take him, huh? If anyone knows, it's you."

"Whoa, hold on. First of all, get the fuck out of my face.. Second of all, Shane said he was going hunting. Pretty sure that's where he went."

"You would be stupid and wrong too." Lori snapped as Jenny growled and then said calmly, "Don't fuckin matter. You're all lucky I haven't gotten time alone with that son of a bitch, otherwise, I'd have done him in myself. Do any of you even give a sugar frosted fuck what his group did to me? No. Didn't think so. Shane thinks he's dangerous, so if he thinks that, and I know that.. Good enough for me. And the guy deserved whatever comes."

"How can you say that?"

"How can you condone what he did to me? I almost died."

"You were the one in the group with them to begin with."

Rick stepped between the two and asked Jenny calmly, "You're sure you don't know where he went and where he might have taken the kid?"

"if I knew, Grimes.. you'd be the last damn person I told. But no, I don't. You wanna keep that fucking sicko alive. He deserves to die. You better get your ass out there and find Shane if the little son of a bitch has gotten out, because if he hurts him, I swear to..."

Shane shouting broke through the commotion and the group share a look at each other silently glaring as Shane appeared through the trees, minus the kid that had escaped.

And Jenny got this sinking feeling in her stomach then, that she knew exactly what Shane left the RV to do…

"I told him not to do this." she grumbled as she stormed away, back into the RV, sinking down onto the bench.

The door opened behind her and the old man the RV belonged to came in and sat down. "Now you know what he's capable of."

"I would've done it too and not lost any sleep.. But I had a reason. That big idiot just did it." Jenny shook her head, propping her chin on her hand. Dale's next words to her, were his last, and she filed them away, choosing instead to ignore them.. Most wouldn't have but Jenny was more or less going with her own gut about him.

"He's a lying and cold blooded bastard."

"Yeah? Well, if he were that bad he'd have logically let me die."

"Not if he wants to use you. I think he does."

"I think you're like them and you're trying to get me to be a 'good girl' to stay with your flock. I'm not buyin it. I'd rather be alone in this with him than stuck in a group with those people any day. They've done nothing but second guess and question me being here since Shane bought me back and they foun out who's group I belonged to." Jenny snapped as she stood, went to the door and opened it. As soon as Dale was out the door, she took a few deep breaths and started the pacing she ultimately wound up doing for the next 3 hours…

The men in the group went to the woods to look for 'Randal' and then Daryl found his body, face down on the forest floor.. And back at the RV, Jenny grabbed a flashlight, a gun and slipped off into the woods, joining the search with her own dark intentions in mind... Mostly, she wanted to find Shane before the others did because she had this feeling in her gut what he'd done but in the back of her mind she knew she'd never say it aloud... SHe hoped to find their captive, - one of her tormentors, one of the ones who almost killed her that night a few weeks back, and she hoped to get her hands on the kid first...

Oh my god, I love you guys so much right now. 4 reviews. So this chapter took an interesting turn, right? Notice I'm not sugarcoating either of them or their obvious flaws. I left the scene from Better Angels in for a reason, and you're probably all guessing what will happen and how it'll go down. I'm gonna do my best with it, - I'm writing it now, actually, but.. I make no promises and obviously, things will not happen like they did on the show from the chapter you just read, forward. I've chosen to go with my last two reviewers suggestion and take these two soon to be lovers away from the toxicity of the situation. So they're gonna go their own way, I'm not sure how long yet.

I wanna thank all 6 of you following and the 2 who faved. Also the four who reveiwed, your words and thoughts were very much appreciated.

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