Chapter 9-Some peace

Daryl's P.O.V

Daryl drives his bike into Alexandria and stops it as he sees Rick walking up to them with Carol, Carl, Maggie, Glenn, Negan, and Abraham. "Well?" Rick asks as Daryl climbs off of the bike.

"See for yourself," Daryl says as the driver door opens and T-dog steps out. He walks around the front and looks at Rick.

"Hi, Rick," T-dog says. Rick smiles as he walks up to T-dog and hugs him as the others look at the man in shock.

"That's not the only thing," Daryl says. "Come out, asshole," Daryl says, making everybody look at the passenger door as Merle climbs out.

"Officer Friendly," Merle says as he slams the door shut.

"Don't worry, he ain't got any weapons," Daryl says as Rick lets T-dog go.

"Yeah, my baby brother doesn't trust me," Merle says as he holds back his anger.

"He's your brother?" Negan asks Daryl, who nods.

"Merle," Rick says as he walks closer to the man. "What happened on that roof-" Rick is cut off by Merle trying to punch him, but Daryl grabs his arm and slams him against the car.

"I told you, don't try anything stupid," Daryl says as he lets him go. Merle glares at him as he walks away.

"It's good to see you," Glenn says as he hugs T-dog, followed by Carol and Maggie. He looks at Carl and smiles.

"Damn, kid. You have grown up," T-dog says with a smile as he looks around. "Lori? Hershel? Beth? Shane?"

"They're dead," Rick says. T-dog nods as he looks at Alexandria. He looks at Deanna as she walks up to them. "T-dog, this is Deanna. She is the leader of Alexandria."

"I'm one of them," Deanna says as she shakes his hand. "Who was the man I just walked past?"

"My brother," Daryl answers. "Don't worry, I'll handle him," Daryl says as he walks away from the group. Daryl finds Merle by the pond. "What the hell was that?"

"All of this happened because of him," Merle growls.

"It didn't. It happened because you were a fucking idiot on that roof," Daryl says. "Look, I don't feel like having this argument with you anymore. You're either with us or you ain't. If you are with us, then you need to accept that Rick is in charge and that Deanna is in charge. That I'm in charge."

"You've become Officer Friendly's bitch baby brother."

"Nah, I was your bitch," Daryl growls, making Merle look at him. "I'm Rick's brother. Don't pull anything else like that," He tells him before he walks away.

T-dog's P.O.V

T-dog walked through Alexandria with Glenn. "You've grown since I last saw you," He says, making Glenn look at him. "I can tell."

"A lot has changed," Glenn says. "We wanted to look, man. I'm sorry we left you."

"I understand, Glenn. You don't need to apologize," T-dog says. "I see you are wearing a ring."

"Yeah, she's pregnant too," Glenn tells T-dog, who grins.

"I'm happy for you, Glenn. You deserve it," T-dog tells him as they stop at a house. "Benjamin and Henry are already inside. Fresh clothes are inside, and take a shower," Glenn tells him with a grin before he walks away.

Rick's P.O.V

Rick walks up to Jessie's house and looks at the blond as she steps outside. "I haven't seen a lot of you," She says with a smile.

"Yeah, been a little busy. Are Sam and Ron okay?" Rick asks her.

"Yeah, they are fine," Jessie says. "So they are actually going to be spending the night with some friends. How would you like to...come over for dinner?"

"I'd like that," Rick tells her. Jessie nods with a smile as she goes inside her house.

Negan's P.O.V

Negan sat on his porch sharpening his knife when Merle walked up to him. "I never saw you as the type to follow a prick like Rick," Merle says.

"He's a good leader," Negan says as he sets his knife down. "These are good people."

"Took my brother, made him soft."

"Your brother isn't soft," Negan says.

"You must be blind. Rick Grimes is a dick that will get you killed."

"You're wrong," Negan tells him.

"Boss-"

"Listen to me," Negan growls as he stands up and looks at Merle. "I don't give a shit about your grudge with him. I don't know the full story. We need Rick and Alexandria if we ever hope to kill that fucking Judas Simon. If you fuck this up, I will cut off your other hand and make you eat it, understood?" Negan asks him.

"Yeah, I got it, boss," Merle says before he walks away from Negan.

Daryl's P.O.V

Daryl stood on his porch smoking a cigarette. He looked at Deanna as she walked up the stairs and held her hand out. "Want one?" Daryl asks.

"No, give it," She says. Daryl scoffs as he drops it and stomps on it. "I didn't know you were my mother."

"I'm not. I just want to make sure you don't help the walkers or the saviors," Deanna says. "Daryl, I need a favor from you."

"Anything," Daryl says as he looks at her.

"I need you to teach me how to survive. How to shoot, how to fight walkers," Deanna says.

"You got it. We can start tomorrow," Daryl tells Deanna, who nods as she walks away.

Carl's P.O.V

Carl walked up to Glenn's house and knocked on the door. The door opened, and Glenn looked at him. "Maggie told me you were talking with Enid," Carl says. Glenn nods.

"You wanna talk to her?" Glenn asks Carl, who nods. "I'm gonna go check on Maggie," Glenn says as he leaves. Carl walks inside and looks at Enid, who is staring at him.

"You came back," Carl says as he sits down.

"I have my reasons," Enid says.

"What does JSS mean?" Carl asks her.

"Just survive somehow," Enid says. "It's what I would tell myself after my parents died."

"I don't want to just survive, Enid. I want to live. I want to build this into a place where Judith can have a life. We can't just survive. People have died so we can live, your parents. My Mom," Carl says. "If you don't want to live for yourself, at least do it for them," Carl says as he stands up. "I'm glad you came back," He says as he leaves the house.

Abraham's P.O.V

Abraham sat in his house staring at his wall as Rosita opened the door and walked in. "Hey," She says as he continues to stare at the wall. "Abraham," She says, making the large man look at her. "You okay?"

"I'm fine," Abraham answers as he stands up. "I got patrol."

"We just got back," Rosita says as she steps in front of him. "I bet someone else can do it for you."

"I'll be fine. I gotta go find Sasha. I'll see you tonight," Abraham says as he leaves the house, leaving Rosita alone, staring at the door.

Dwight's P.O.V

Dwight walked around Alexandria after leaving Sherry and Tina with Michonne, who was giving them a tour. He stops when he sees Paula talking with Tara. "You just gonna stare, D?" Paula asks Dwight, who walks over to them. "You're planning on staying, right?"

"I do," Dwight says.

"Can we trust you?" Paula asks as Tara looks between the two saviors.

Dwight scoffs and stares at her. "I should be asking you that. You do whatever Negan tells you. If you told you to kill everybody here, you would," Dwight growls.

"I wouldn't. You're right. I did do whatever Negan told me because I was loyal, unlike you. You went from Negan to Simon, and then you ditched Simon too," Paula says.

"I did what I had to so I could protect Sherry and Tina," Dwight explains.

"I'll do whatever I have to do to protect Alexandria if you betray us again," Paula tells him. "Now you should go find your wife," Dwight doesn't say anything as he turns around and leaves.

Abraham's P.O.V

That night Daryl sat on his porch staring at the sky as Abraham walked past his house. "Shouldn't you be at home?" Daryl asks him.

"Had patrol," Abraham says. "Took a walk after."

"You seem a little out of it. Did something happen while we were separated?" Daryl asks as he stands up and walks over to the man.

"No," Abraham says as they start to walk together. "I just needed a moment to think."

"About?" Daryl asks as they walk past the pond.

"You ever think about settling down, Dixon?" Abraham asks him.

"Not since this shit started," Daryl answers. "You thinking about settling down with Rosita?"

"No, just a question," Abraham says as they get to his house. "Night," He says as he walks inside. He walks to his room and sees Rosita asleep in bed. He stares at her for a moment before he walks back downstairs and falls on the couch.

Daryl's P.O.V

Daryl walked back towards his house and stopped when he saw Merle sitting on his porch. "I don't know about what you've been through, baby brother, if it's anything like what I've been through. It's pretty bad."

"Probably worse," Daryl says as he walks up to his brother and sits down.

"You really care about them? These people, this place?" Merle asks.

"I wouldn't be alive if it wasn't for these people. This place is worth dying for," Daryl answers.

"I'll do my best to behave," Merle says. "They didn't give me a house."

"I have another room. Come on," Daryl says as he leads him inside.

T-dog's P.O.V

T-dog looked at Benjamin as he walked into the living room. "Henry asleep?" He asks the teenager, who nods.

"What are we doing, T-dog? Negan is here. We could kill him," Benjamin growls.

"What good would killing Negan do us?" T-dog asks. "He's on our side now. Simon is our problem."

"He killed our people!" Benjamin says in anger.

"He did," T-dog says as he stands up. "But he made a deal with us. He was more reasonable than Simon. He killed Jerry and broke that deal. Remember that before you do something stupid, now go to your room and sleep," T-dog tells the teen, who growls before he leaves the room and T-dog sits down.

Negan's P.O.V

Negan stood on watch, staring at the trees as Michonne climbed up the ladder and stood by him. "Where's Rick?" Negan asks her.

"He's having dinner with Jessie," Michonne answers.

"Really? I thought you two were a thing," Negan says with surprise in his voice.

"No," Michonne says with a smirk. "Do you think we can beat the saviors?"

Negan looks at her for a moment and nods. "We're gonna beat them, Michonne. I was an idiot. If my wife could see me in that factory, she would have killed me. I wasn't saving people, and Simon won't either. When this is all said and done. I'm going to save people. Make the saviors live up to that name. I promise you that. But first, we must kill Simon, and I will make him regret crossing me."

Thanks for reading, this was a fun chapter to do, and the next few will be planning as well as building up charchters. I am still going to wait at least two months before I have the first fight with the saviors. As always, suggestions, ideas, and feedback are welcomed. Until next time.