Chapter 14

…. Previously on Light in a Dark World….

….IVY's POV….

Her eyes started to water, "What about the others? Are they okay?"

I shook my head, "I don't know, but I have a feeling that everyone is going to be alright." I felt her start to shake, "once this herd passes, we will go find them. Okay?" She just nodded into my chest.

We laid there in the back for twenty or thirty minutes, just waiting for the herd to pass. I had to move her off of me, so that I could check to make sure that the coast was clear. I searched every inch of the area around us, before deciding that it was safe for us to get out. I nudged Ansley a little.

I pulled my gun, just in case. "The coast is clear." I pushed the top up again. After I got out of the back, I turned and reached for Ansley. I was just pulling her out, when I heard a scream.

"SOPHIA!"

... Now on Light in a Dark World….

…. IVY's POV….

"SOPHIA!" Carol screamed, trying to get out from under the car her and Lori had used to get away from the walkers. I sat Ansley down on the ground and took off after her. I saw Rick jump over the guard rail at the same time.

I pulled out my knife, as I jumped over a fallen tree branch. "Sophia!" I called, following after her.

"Sophia!" I heard Rick yell.

Just as I was pushing through some trees, I saw Sophia stop and look around. The walkers didn't stop, they just kept coming. I sigh and took off towards her. I got to her before the walkers. I took her into my arms and ran away with her. I ran until I found a pond with a little cave.

I sat her down in the water, "Are you alright?" I ask, resting my hands on her shoulders. She nodded, teary eyed.

"Yeah. I'm scared." She flung her arms around my neck, hugging me tightly.

I wrapped my arms around her, "I know you are, Sophia. I know." I whispered to her.

She gripped onto to the back of my shirt, "I want my mommy."

I pulled away from her, "Okay. Let's get you back to your mother." She nodded, "you need to do everything that I say though. Don't question, just do it. Alright?"

She nodded her head quickly, "Yes, ma'am."

I sighed, "I need you to stay close behind me. If I say back up, you back up and watch your surroundings. If I say run, you run and run until you get to the highway. If you think that you are lost, just keep the sunlight on your left shoulder. You understand me?"

Again, she nods.

I reach down and pull a little knife from my boot. "You are going to take this, but you only use it if you are in trouble. You aim from the head, eye socket, under the chin, or anything that will take out the brain." I held out the knife for her to take it, she was hesitant at first but she took it anyway. "You understand?"

She whimpered, "Yes. But you aren't going to leave me, are you?"

I bent down to her height, "No, I am not going to leave you. I promise." I leaned in and kissed her forehead. I was just pulling away, when I heard the familiar growl of the undead aka the walkers. I turned around and grabbed her hand, "Stay behind me." I gripped my knife and moved forward.

I took the first walker down pretty quickly, then preceded to take down the second one. That one was a little tougher, it was a taller walker. It ended up tripping over a tree root, falling towards me. I pushed Sophia backward as the walker fell onto me.

I struggled with the walker for what seemed like forever, before the walker finally stopped moving. I grunted as I pushed it off of me. I jumped up, looking for the person who took care of the walker for me so that I didn't die. It took me a minute to realize that it was only me and Sophia. I turned around and looked at her, seeing her standing there with blood on her hands and the knife.

I moved towards her, "Sophia, did you kill that walker?"

She nodded, remaining silent.

I slowly walked forward, holding my hand out, "Why did you kill the walker?" She set the knife in my hand.

"It was going to hurt you, Ivy. I couldn't let it hurt you." She sobbed, grabbing my hand.

I smiled down at her, "Thank you for saving my life."

She smiled back, "You're welcome."

I grabbed her hand, "Let's get back to the others. Your mother will be worried about you."

She nodded and gripped my hand tightly. We made our way towards the highway, not running into any walkers which I was thankful for. There were a couple of times that I had to help Sophia over some fallen trees. Some of them where thick, so she had a hard time getting her tiny legs over them.

Although it was a twenty-minute hike back to the highway, we still had a ten-minute walk about to the others. It did take us a little longer, because we stopped to search some of the abandoned cars. A couple of them had walkers trapped in them, so I used them as a training exercise for Sophia. I didn't just used a knife, I used any other sharp tools that happened to be laying around. I did that to give her some options, if she ever got into a sticking situation without a knife.

We did find a bag of hunting knives in one of the cars, so I found one that would fit her and gave it to her. Again, she was hesitant about taking it. I don't really blame her; she is only 12 years-old. After we both had a bag filled with things we thought would be useful, we headed back to the others.

When the RV came into sight, Sophia took off towards her mother.

"MOM!" She yelled, dropping the backpack she was carrying.

Carol's head shot in the direction of Sophia's screams, "Sophia!" Carol moved to embrace her. They held each other tightly and cried. But instead of sad tears, they were tears of joy. I saw Isis panic and look around frantically.

"Ivy!" She yelled.

I chuckled to myself, "I am right here, sis. No need to worry." She looked at me and gasped.

She ran at me, nearly knocking me off balance, "You scared the shit out of me. When Rick came back without you and Sophia, we all thought the worst. Rick took Daryl, Shane, and Glenn out to see if they could find any signs of you guys." I held her tighter to me.

"I am sorry that I scared you, Issy. I didn't even think, I just ran. I wanted to protect her. I needed to protect her." I rambled.

I felt her nod against my shoulder, "I know. And I am so proud of you."

We stood there, in between two cars, just hugging. Neither of us talked.

It was a good silence.

Not the awkward silence that used to fall between us.

It was as if our relationship evolved.

It felt nice.

It was nice.

Until, a familiar male voice broke through the silent barrier that had formed around us.

"IVY!" Glenn shouted, tripping over the guard rail.

My sister had just enough time to release me from our hug and move towards the RV, before Glenn launched himself at me.

The force of him slamming into me, pushed us both into a blue Sedan. Since I was the bottom one, I was the one that actually hit the car; which knocked the wind out of me.

"I was so worried, when Rick came back without you and Sophia. My heart dropped to my stomach and I almost vomited." He tightened his arms around me, "You nearly killed me, Ivy."

I pulled away from him, using one hand to cup his cheek, "I know that I scared you and I'm sorry. But I had to do it. I had to go after her. I wasn't going to leave her to defend herself."

He leaned into my hand, "Ivy, you didn't need to go after her. Rick could have handled it."

I stepped away from him and frowned, "What you are saying is that I shouldn't have gone after her, because I am not Rick. Which implies that, as a female, I can't protect the people that I care about and I should just leave it for the men to handle." I narrow my eyes and crossed my arms, "I don't think you realize that I found her first. I got her to safety and I got her home. I also taught her a little bit about defending herself against walkers."

He gasped, "Hey, you are twisting my words," He threw his arms up, "I didn't mean for it to come out like that. What-"

I stopped him, "Then what did you mean?" I stepped away from him.

He sighed and closed his eyes, "I just meant that, Rick is the cop here. He knows what to do."

I shook my head, "And I am a doctor with a survivalist background. I think that makes me just as qualified."

He turned around and dropped his head onto the car behind him, "I (BANG) can't (BANG) seem (BANG) to (BANG) win (BANG) with (BANG) you (BANG)." I moved over to his side and stuck my hand under his head, so that he didn't give himself a concussion.

"Look, Glenn. I know that you care about me and my safety, but I am a grown woman and I can take care of myself." I turned him to face me.

He leaned his forehead against mine, "It's just that I really care about you and I don't know what I'd do without you."

I leaned up and kissed him lightly, "Well, I don't plan on going anywhere, anytime soon."

Instead of replying, he just captured my lips with his. I closed my eyes, draping my arms around his neck. He wrapped his arms around my waist and held me to him.

We just stood there and kissed, it was as if we were the only two people on that highway.

Well that was until a loud cough echoed through the cars, causing us to jump apart.

We looked towards the RV and saw Dale standing there with a smile on his lips.

He chuckled, "Since you are done. I think it is about time that we address the problem at hand."

"What problem?"

~A/N~

Hey!

I am back. I know that it has been a long time, since I updated this story or my other story. I've just been really busy with school and looking for work. Good News. I got into the one University that I applied too. I am super excited! I start in the Fall and I will be starting the Psychology program. Bad news. Still haven't found a job, but I might be getting an interview at the hospital that my mom works at. I had a death in the family last week. I saw some people that I hadn't seen in a long time. Oh! And I talked to the man that gave me life, then had no part of my life. THEN he tried to come back into my life and tell me who I wasn't allowed to date/marry. Sorry, he just upsets me so much. And today, my grandma had surgery to remove her breast because of breast cancer. Indifferent news. I started online dating. And I was into it for about two weeks before two messages made me want to be single forever. I did meet one guy that SEEMED like a good guy. I put so much emphasis on the word seemed, because the guy turned out to be a looney tune.

Have any of you tried online dating? If yes, what were your experiences like? Good? Bad? Let me know!

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