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I never had to really kill any of them. Hell, all I was good at was running and hiding. Who knew that it was all a waste of time? These monsters spread across the world quite quickly, and by now we were the endangered species. But what would they do, when all of the flesh and organs were gone? My father, before he was sentenced to life in prison, told me that he did what he did to me, because he knew that the world ending would come. He was a crazy hematologist.

"Baby… do you love me?" he asked.

"Yes Daddy." I answered.

"Do you trust me?" he asked.

"Yes Daddy." I replied.

"I'm going to put this in your arm and you're going to be okay. You will be sick for a while, but Daddy is going to be with you every step of the way. Okay?" he asked. I remember nodding and crying from the big needle he injected me with. I never once asked what it was. He held me close until police came and took me and the others away. I was never allowed to leave the hospital until this…outbreak happened. The doctors said I had special blood. I had no choice. The trees were all I remembered. I liked to climb as a child. I was cornered by them and I sat in the tree for two days starving.

There was no life after this, so why keep trying right? I remember just letting my limp body fall right into the crowd of rotten flesh that would make anyone with a strong stomach vomit…

I had watched this neighborhood, Alexandria, for some time. It was a stable place it seemed, but filled with people. I didn't like people really. They stuck me with needles. I watched from the trees mostly and just plotted ways to get inside and steal some food. It was the same thing every day. People came in and they left and from what I could see they were making sure their wall was secure. It was almost boring. But something happened today. A young boy with a brown sheriff's hat snuck out of the side and was wondering a few feet from me. I was curious of him, but the gun at his side told me he was dangerous. I only had two hatchets I swiped from a worn down weapons store a couple of miles back. It seemed everyone wanted a gun over a close range weapon like the pair I had. Even though they were not for the dead, but more for the living. I kept my body completely covered in the dirty brown thin blankets and followed the young man. He seemed to be looking for something or someone. I hid behind the bushes, my feet bare and my breathing silent. He stopped for a moment and looked around. He was pale with brown sweaty hair with a faded plaid shirt and pants. He suddenly turned around and I froze behind a large tree. There was silence and slowly I heard footsteps.

I peeked my head back around and saw only the hat on the ground. I blinked in curiosity and slowly took steps out into the open. I knew it was mostly a trap, but I didn't care frankly. I didn't care about living or dying, but I was too much of a coward to try and kill myself again my first attempt. Once I was out in the open and standing in front of the hat, I dropped down and picked it up. It smelled like sweat and salt. A familiar clicking noise causes me to still myself.

"Don't move." he says with authority. I keep my body still as to not rattle him.

"Alright." I said. He sounded like he was behind me and so I kept my crouch as still as stone.

"Stand up. Turn slowly." he said. I slowly did as I was told and kept the hat in my hand as I slowly turned and faced the boy. He had a gun pointed right at me, his eyes hard. He was too young for such eyes. This world has hardened him. He seemed mildly taken back. Probably because the sheet I wore covered everything but my eyes and the bridge of my nose.

"You've been stalking Alexandria… Tell me why I shouldn't blow your brains out right now." he said. I noticed a few rotten flesh walkers coming our way. They saw him. I kept calm and raised my hands.

"Yes. I have been. I planned to sneak inside and find some food." I answered all too easily. I wasn't afraid like I should be. More of the creatures were coming now and I looked at the boy. He scoffed.

"You wouldn't make it out alive." he said. I nodded.

"That is true. But luckily for you, I am alone. If you were trying to keep this blind paradise a secret, then I couldn't tell anyone." I replied. They were nearing him and I just lifted my head some trying to decide if I should tell him or not. But he was in control, he had the gun. His eyes tightened on me and he just looked me over.

"Sorry if I don't really believe you." he said. I nodded once.

"Forgiven." I said and out of the corner of my eye, a monster was moving to strike the boy. I watched the boy's swiftness as he quickly shot the monster dead. This made him alert, and honestly it made me alert, for there was a large amount of groaning, skulking creatures who were just drawn to the boy. He raised his gun at all of them trying to keep them back and my eyes widened as I watched them coming at him from behind. He was going to be easily over powered for they were coming from all around him. The bridge between us was weakening and I looked to my right as the monsters walked right past me as if I did not exist.

If I let him die, this could be trouble.

"KID COME HERE! I CAN HELP!" I screamed. The boy didn't even hesitate for he knew his options were very limited. In seconds, he dashed for me. I could see in his eyes, that he had no idea what was about to happen, but I knew he didn't want to die. I simply opened my sheet, grabbed him and pulled him in to me hugging him tight to my body, his face diving into my chest.

"What are you doing!" he asked struggling.

"Shh!" I said violently. The monsters dragged themselves over to me for a moment before suddenly walking past me as if looking for flesh. The hoard limped around us for ten minutes, and I just remained perfectly still. I stared at the dead men and women wondering when they would ever see past my strange invisibility and kill me, but they just didn't see me. They didn't see us. They didn't feel us, even as they nudged past me, our skin touching, they didn't even look. This was something I was used to. I waited a couple of minutes for the area to clear out, but even then, I waited some more because the boy was with me. When it was silent and I was sure we were alone, I released the boy. He stumbled back from me wide eyed and almost delirious.

He was panting and looking me up and down.

"Wh-what was that!" he asks loudly.

"Sssh! Do you want them to hear you?" I asked. He ran his hand up and down at me.

"What did you just do?" he harshly whispered. I shrugged some swaying anxiously.

"Nothing." I said sharply but he shook his head not even believing me.

"We should be dead, torn apart and eaten. Why aren't we dead?" he asked. I shook my head.

"I can't explain that. You need to leave and go back to your people." I said turning and moving down the grassy road.

"Wait! No!" he said loudly. I turned back to him and shushed him violently again. He raised his hands. "Look... I'm out of bullets see."

He clicked them at me and I flinched of course, but was happy nothing came out. I gave him a glare and he pointed.

"Plus you are still holding my hat." he said. I looked down at my right hand to see this was true. I threw it immediately in his direction and he sighed with aggravation as he moved to pick it up. "Look I would… really appreciate it if you just walk with me back to Alexandria. Whatever you did could work again and keep me safe until we get back."

'Oh I know it would.'

"We can give you food." he said. Now my stomach answered for me, and I sighed heavily touching it softly.

"Fine." I said and walked toward him, but he raised his hand quickly as if wanting to shake my hand.

"I'm Carl Grimes." he said. I stopped and looked down at his hand before looking up at him. What was he expecting? He arched a brow. "What being out in the wilderness make you forget manners?" I sighed through the sheet and lifted my own hand.

"Nice to meet you. I'm Helena." I replied and he nodded and shook it firmly.

"Cool. My father would love to meet someone like you." he said. I was inwardly worried about that for I knew I could not stay at this place surrounded by so many people.

Author's Notes

Ayo, so I had written a Walking Dead Fanfic before but deleted it so this is making up for it. I think it's a good start so let me know what yall think