Jacey heaved a sigh as she walked back towards the farm with Miller. Their run had went a little longer than planned and it was now after dark. "I wish you'd forgive me for getting pregnant," she spoke breaking the silence that had been between them. Silence that seemed to have come and gone a lot in the last seven days.
"I..I have forgiven you," Miller told her as he finally turned to look at her. "That's not why I have been avoiding you lately."
"Then why have you?" Jacey asked as she raised an eyebrow, curious on why he had been avoiding her and not wanting to even talk to her.
Miller looked down, feeling his cheeks heat up, "Because I know I was an ass in how I reacted and I'm sorry. God I'm so sorry Jace but I was scared. I never wanted kids to begin with but now finding out you're pregnant with the dead walking around. I was scared and I'm sorry."
Smiling as Miller apologized, Jacey moved towards him and pulled him in a hug. A hug that was soon interrupted by the familiar moans of the dead approaching them. Pulling away from him as she fast as she could, she raised her gun as she turned to face the approaching walker but soon found there was more than just one. There was a lot of them.
"They're coming from the Greene Farm," Miller muttered knowing from the direction they had been there. "W..we have to go back and alert the others, now," he said as he too reached for his gun and got a few shots in before turning on his heels and running off.
Jacey too got a few shots in on a couple of walkers before following after her boyfriend, knowing they had to hurry and try to stay ahead of the walkers. They had to warn their group before something bad happened and they lost most of their little group.
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"I'm out of ammo," Miller said as he came to a stop behind a tree. He and Jacey had for now got ahead of most of the walkers but they were both tired and he was now out of ammo for his gun.
Jacey who had finished checking her ammo looked up at him, "I have five bullets left," she frowned. "There is more ammo at your house. We can recharge before we have to leave."
Miller shook his head, "Both of us won't make it back on just five bullets," he told her. "They are gonna catch up to us and either take one or both down."
"Then what do we do?" Jacey asked him as they locked eyes. "I don't feel like dying today."
Giving Jacey a sad smile, Miller walked over to her, "I love you Jacey. I love you so much and I love our baby regardless of how I reacted. Always know that," he muttered before kissing her briefly and then walking away, into the direction that they came.
Jacey just stood there, watching Miller, "Miller!" she called out hoping he'd come back before it was too late. "Damn it Miller I need you!"
Ignoring Jacey's words, Miller just kept walking, hoping maybe if he let the walkers take him down that some of them would be too interested in him to go to the farm and it would save time or lessen the number of walkers. He had to save Jacey and his baby and this was the only thing he knew to do.
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"Will you please talk to me?" Harry asked as he raised an eyebrow and looked over at Louis. It had been a week since he had told Louis that he wasn't sure how he felt and ever since then Louis had been giving him the cold shoulder, even going as far as to flirting with Luna to get under Harry's skin and it really did sure as hell get under Harry's skin.
Louis looked over at Harry, "We're on watch while Jacey and Miller are out on a run. I think we should just do our job and not talk," he replied his tone coming off harsh and cold. Maybe much colder than he intended for it to be.
"I'm sorry I made you mad," Harry spoke ignoring Louis' words. "But I did mean what I said. I'm sixteen and I'm confused and this world isn't making it any better to figure stuff out Lou," he sighed as he ran a hand through his curly hair. "Don't you remember how confused you were before you realized for sure that you were gay? Well that's how I am except I don't have the same luxury as you did. The world isn't like it was before and it's falling apart right now."
Going silent Louis looked down because he knew Harry had a point whether he wanted to admit it or not. Harry always had a damn point.
"Please just talk to me again," Harry pleaded as he walked closer to Louis. "I miss you Lou and regardless of how I feel I also miss having sex with you."
Before Louis could respond to Harry though he turned his head up fast when he heard Jacey hollering for help as she ran towards the house without Miller. "Jace?" Louis asked when Jacey got closer. "Where is Miller?"
"H..he didn't make it," Jacey muttered trying to control her panic. "But there is a huge herd coming and we need to go..we need to get the others from inside and go," she said trying to keep composure. She was the supposed leader here, she had to get her group to safety like Miller had done for her.
Hearing Jacey, Harry felt as if time slowed down and yet he kept moving. He kept moving as he, Louis, and Jacey ran inside. He kept moving as Jacey told the others about the danger coming. He kept moving as they all grabbed weapons and loaded them up and he kept moving as somehow they devised a plan to get outside and just start running. They'd all meet together at a church on a back road farther up ahead. One that they had passed as they traveled on their way here to the farm.
Feeling time start up again though the minute he stepped outside he looked around seeing that the walkers were now on the land and he raised his gun as he started shooting, soon running off and hoping he'd make it out alive because he couldn't die without seeing Louis and right at this moment he didn't know where Louis was.
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Isaac paced back and forth in the church parking lot nervously. He had been the first one to arrive here and that had to have been hours ago or at least it felt like hours ago to him. Maybe it had only been minutes and his worry made him forget that. Sitting down on the pavement his mind drifted to Nikki who had taken off with Monroe. The last time they had split up she had came back without a child and he really hoped this time was different.
Hearing footsteps he looked up seeing Harry coming his way and he saw Harry's face fall just a bit. "Not who you were expecting?" he asked him trying to offer up his best smile though really Harry wasn't who he had been expecting to see either. He wanted to see his wife and child coming towards him.
Harry shook his head as he sat down beside Isaac, "Was kind of hoping Louis was here," he frowned. "Louis isn't the best with a gun but he can run really fast...I guess I was hoping his running skills would come in handy."
Isaac smiled as he listened to Harry talk, "You love him don't you?"
Looking at Isaac, Harry was at a loss for words for a second before nodding his head yes. "I do love him," he said knowing he had realized that today when he knew he couldn't die without seeing Louis. "I love Louis."
"Then he'll come back," Isaac spoke trying to reassure Harry even though he wasn't really sure who would show up from their group and who wouldn't.
After that they both remained silent watching as Meredith too soon joined them, "T..they got Luna," she muttered her southern accent even thicker as she cried. "They got my grandbaby," she stated knowing Luna had been a bright teenager with so much left to live for and she had watched it taken away from a simple bit on her wrist. "I had to put her down. I didn't want her to be one of those things."
Isaac frowned as he stood up, pulling the older woman to him, "I'm sorry," he apologized doing his best to help her through her grief. It was during his helping to console Meredith that he saw his own wife coming out from the woods and he was glad to see Monroe safe on her hip.
"Jacey isn't here yet?" Nikki asked as she came closer to the group in the parking lot.
Isaac shook his head, "She and Louis are the last two out there right now."
"But Luna isn't here either," Nikki stated knowing she didn't see Meredith's granddaughter. It was only when Meredith turned to give her a look that she knew that sadness in the older woman's eyes. Luna hadn't made it.
Isaac cringed internally at Nikki's unknowing mistake and he parted from Meredith, going to his wife to hug her, "How about you get Harry and Meredith inside? I'll stay out here and wait for the other two."
"I'm not going in the church until I know Louis is safe," Harry spoke up from where he still sat on the ground. "I need to know he is safe."
Isaac sighed but nodded his head before seeing Nikki usher Meredith inside. After they had left he sat back down in the parking lot with Harry.
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"It's getting late," Harry stated knowing it was almost dark out. "They should both be here by now."
"But they aren't," Isaac sighed feeling a grim feeling coming over him. "I..I think we should just head inside. Figure out where we go after this," he said as he stood up and looked down at Harry. "I...I don't think Louis is coming."
Harry shook his head as he stood up as well and looked at Isaac, tears soon pooling up and threatening to come out, "You said he'd be here!" he yelled as he reached out to push Isaac. "He has to come...he has too!" Harry spoke as the tears soon started to come down his cheek. "I..I can't lose him."
Frowning Isaac let Harry go off before he reached out and pulled Harry into a hug. Harry was only sixteen and he had lost his family, now he lost the boy he loved. Isaac felt for him in so many ways.
"Well well, what a lovely sight," a female voice spoke and both Harry and Isaac pulled away from their hug to see Jacey and Louis standing side by side in the parking lot.
"L..Louis?" Harry asked as he walked closer to the boy he had feared he lost.
Louis nodded his head, "In the flesh," he smiled before pulling Harry into a hug.
"I was so scared I lost you," Harry admitted as he hugged Louis tighter. "So so scared."
Jacey smiled sadly as she watched the two boys hug, "You didn't lose him. I had to save him but you didn't lose him."
"Save him?" Harry asked as he finally parted from Louis though he didn't walk too far away.
"He got trapped in a house with walkers outside. If I hadn't shown up when I did they probably would have got him," Jacey said telling Harry the story of how she had saved Louis. It was after she did that she looked at Isaac. "Are the others here?"
"Nikki,Monroe, and Meredith are inside the church. Luna didn't make it," Isaac said before looking down.
Nodding her head Jacey started for the church, "I guess we stay here tonight and then I don't know what happens after," she said almost wishing Miller were here. These people may have considered her leader but how did she lead them when she lost the man she loved. How could she be a good leader when she was pregnant and wouldn't be able to do her job good. She'd be the one needing help and people to take care of her.
Following after Jacey, Isaac shrugged, "What happens is we keep surviving."
As Jacey and Isaac walked off Harry turned back to Louis, "I really was scared I lost you," he admitted as he chewed his lip briefly. "I couldn't lose you without telling you I loved you."
"You love me?" Louis asked as he raised an eyebrow. "But a few days ago you said....."
"I know what I said," Harry interrupted Louis. "But today..the thought of dying without seeing you one last time or even you dying. It made me realize I loved you."
At Harry's words, Louis just grinned and pulled him into a hug. He may not know what was going to happen next for their group but he was glad to at least have Harry with him as they found out. He was glad to also know that Harry loved him as well. "I love you too Haz," he muttered as he tightened his hold on Harry for a bit longer before pulling away and leading Harry inside the church.
"I..I have forgiven you," Miller told her as he finally turned to look at her. "That's not why I have been avoiding you lately."
"Then why have you?" Jacey asked as she raised an eyebrow, curious on why he had been avoiding her and not wanting to even talk to her.
Miller looked down, feeling his cheeks heat up, "Because I know I was an ass in how I reacted and I'm sorry. God I'm so sorry Jace but I was scared. I never wanted kids to begin with but now finding out you're pregnant with the dead walking around. I was scared and I'm sorry."
Smiling as Miller apologized, Jacey moved towards him and pulled him in a hug. A hug that was soon interrupted by the familiar moans of the dead approaching them. Pulling away from him as she fast as she could, she raised her gun as she turned to face the approaching walker but soon found there was more than just one. There was a lot of them.
"They're coming from the Greene Farm," Miller muttered knowing from the direction they had been there. "W..we have to go back and alert the others, now," he said as he too reached for his gun and got a few shots in before turning on his heels and running off.
Jacey too got a few shots in on a couple of walkers before following after her boyfriend, knowing they had to hurry and try to stay ahead of the walkers. They had to warn their group before something bad happened and they lost most of their little group.
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"I'm out of ammo," Miller said as he came to a stop behind a tree. He and Jacey had for now got ahead of most of the walkers but they were both tired and he was now out of ammo for his gun.
Jacey who had finished checking her ammo looked up at him, "I have five bullets left," she frowned. "There is more ammo at your house. We can recharge before we have to leave."
Miller shook his head, "Both of us won't make it back on just five bullets," he told her. "They are gonna catch up to us and either take one or both down."
"Then what do we do?" Jacey asked him as they locked eyes. "I don't feel like dying today."
Giving Jacey a sad smile, Miller walked over to her, "I love you Jacey. I love you so much and I love our baby regardless of how I reacted. Always know that," he muttered before kissing her briefly and then walking away, into the direction that they came.
Jacey just stood there, watching Miller, "Miller!" she called out hoping he'd come back before it was too late. "Damn it Miller I need you!"
Ignoring Jacey's words, Miller just kept walking, hoping maybe if he let the walkers take him down that some of them would be too interested in him to go to the farm and it would save time or lessen the number of walkers. He had to save Jacey and his baby and this was the only thing he knew to do.
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"Will you please talk to me?" Harry asked as he raised an eyebrow and looked over at Louis. It had been a week since he had told Louis that he wasn't sure how he felt and ever since then Louis had been giving him the cold shoulder, even going as far as to flirting with Luna to get under Harry's skin and it really did sure as hell get under Harry's skin.
Louis looked over at Harry, "We're on watch while Jacey and Miller are out on a run. I think we should just do our job and not talk," he replied his tone coming off harsh and cold. Maybe much colder than he intended for it to be.
"I'm sorry I made you mad," Harry spoke ignoring Louis' words. "But I did mean what I said. I'm sixteen and I'm confused and this world isn't making it any better to figure stuff out Lou," he sighed as he ran a hand through his curly hair. "Don't you remember how confused you were before you realized for sure that you were gay? Well that's how I am except I don't have the same luxury as you did. The world isn't like it was before and it's falling apart right now."
Going silent Louis looked down because he knew Harry had a point whether he wanted to admit it or not. Harry always had a damn point.
"Please just talk to me again," Harry pleaded as he walked closer to Louis. "I miss you Lou and regardless of how I feel I also miss having sex with you."
Before Louis could respond to Harry though he turned his head up fast when he heard Jacey hollering for help as she ran towards the house without Miller. "Jace?" Louis asked when Jacey got closer. "Where is Miller?"
"H..he didn't make it," Jacey muttered trying to control her panic. "But there is a huge herd coming and we need to go..we need to get the others from inside and go," she said trying to keep composure. She was the supposed leader here, she had to get her group to safety like Miller had done for her.
Hearing Jacey, Harry felt as if time slowed down and yet he kept moving. He kept moving as he, Louis, and Jacey ran inside. He kept moving as Jacey told the others about the danger coming. He kept moving as they all grabbed weapons and loaded them up and he kept moving as somehow they devised a plan to get outside and just start running. They'd all meet together at a church on a back road farther up ahead. One that they had passed as they traveled on their way here to the farm.
Feeling time start up again though the minute he stepped outside he looked around seeing that the walkers were now on the land and he raised his gun as he started shooting, soon running off and hoping he'd make it out alive because he couldn't die without seeing Louis and right at this moment he didn't know where Louis was.
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Isaac paced back and forth in the church parking lot nervously. He had been the first one to arrive here and that had to have been hours ago or at least it felt like hours ago to him. Maybe it had only been minutes and his worry made him forget that. Sitting down on the pavement his mind drifted to Nikki who had taken off with Monroe. The last time they had split up she had came back without a child and he really hoped this time was different.
Hearing footsteps he looked up seeing Harry coming his way and he saw Harry's face fall just a bit. "Not who you were expecting?" he asked him trying to offer up his best smile though really Harry wasn't who he had been expecting to see either. He wanted to see his wife and child coming towards him.
Harry shook his head as he sat down beside Isaac, "Was kind of hoping Louis was here," he frowned. "Louis isn't the best with a gun but he can run really fast...I guess I was hoping his running skills would come in handy."
Isaac smiled as he listened to Harry talk, "You love him don't you?"
Looking at Isaac, Harry was at a loss for words for a second before nodding his head yes. "I do love him," he said knowing he had realized that today when he knew he couldn't die without seeing Louis. "I love Louis."
"Then he'll come back," Isaac spoke trying to reassure Harry even though he wasn't really sure who would show up from their group and who wouldn't.
After that they both remained silent watching as Meredith too soon joined them, "T..they got Luna," she muttered her southern accent even thicker as she cried. "They got my grandbaby," she stated knowing Luna had been a bright teenager with so much left to live for and she had watched it taken away from a simple bit on her wrist. "I had to put her down. I didn't want her to be one of those things."
Isaac frowned as he stood up, pulling the older woman to him, "I'm sorry," he apologized doing his best to help her through her grief. It was during his helping to console Meredith that he saw his own wife coming out from the woods and he was glad to see Monroe safe on her hip.
"Jacey isn't here yet?" Nikki asked as she came closer to the group in the parking lot.
Isaac shook his head, "She and Louis are the last two out there right now."
"But Luna isn't here either," Nikki stated knowing she didn't see Meredith's granddaughter. It was only when Meredith turned to give her a look that she knew that sadness in the older woman's eyes. Luna hadn't made it.
Isaac cringed internally at Nikki's unknowing mistake and he parted from Meredith, going to his wife to hug her, "How about you get Harry and Meredith inside? I'll stay out here and wait for the other two."
"I'm not going in the church until I know Louis is safe," Harry spoke up from where he still sat on the ground. "I need to know he is safe."
Isaac sighed but nodded his head before seeing Nikki usher Meredith inside. After they had left he sat back down in the parking lot with Harry.
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"It's getting late," Harry stated knowing it was almost dark out. "They should both be here by now."
"But they aren't," Isaac sighed feeling a grim feeling coming over him. "I..I think we should just head inside. Figure out where we go after this," he said as he stood up and looked down at Harry. "I...I don't think Louis is coming."
Harry shook his head as he stood up as well and looked at Isaac, tears soon pooling up and threatening to come out, "You said he'd be here!" he yelled as he reached out to push Isaac. "He has to come...he has too!" Harry spoke as the tears soon started to come down his cheek. "I..I can't lose him."
Frowning Isaac let Harry go off before he reached out and pulled Harry into a hug. Harry was only sixteen and he had lost his family, now he lost the boy he loved. Isaac felt for him in so many ways.
"Well well, what a lovely sight," a female voice spoke and both Harry and Isaac pulled away from their hug to see Jacey and Louis standing side by side in the parking lot.
"L..Louis?" Harry asked as he walked closer to the boy he had feared he lost.
Louis nodded his head, "In the flesh," he smiled before pulling Harry into a hug.
"I was so scared I lost you," Harry admitted as he hugged Louis tighter. "So so scared."
Jacey smiled sadly as she watched the two boys hug, "You didn't lose him. I had to save him but you didn't lose him."
"Save him?" Harry asked as he finally parted from Louis though he didn't walk too far away.
"He got trapped in a house with walkers outside. If I hadn't shown up when I did they probably would have got him," Jacey said telling Harry the story of how she had saved Louis. It was after she did that she looked at Isaac. "Are the others here?"
"Nikki,Monroe, and Meredith are inside the church. Luna didn't make it," Isaac said before looking down.
Nodding her head Jacey started for the church, "I guess we stay here tonight and then I don't know what happens after," she said almost wishing Miller were here. These people may have considered her leader but how did she lead them when she lost the man she loved. How could she be a good leader when she was pregnant and wouldn't be able to do her job good. She'd be the one needing help and people to take care of her.
Following after Jacey, Isaac shrugged, "What happens is we keep surviving."
As Jacey and Isaac walked off Harry turned back to Louis, "I really was scared I lost you," he admitted as he chewed his lip briefly. "I couldn't lose you without telling you I loved you."
"You love me?" Louis asked as he raised an eyebrow. "But a few days ago you said....."
"I know what I said," Harry interrupted Louis. "But today..the thought of dying without seeing you one last time or even you dying. It made me realize I loved you."
At Harry's words, Louis just grinned and pulled him into a hug. He may not know what was going to happen next for their group but he was glad to at least have Harry with him as they found out. He was glad to also know that Harry loved him as well. "I love you too Haz," he muttered as he tightened his hold on Harry for a bit longer before pulling away and leading Harry inside the church.