I do not own The Walking Dead, any of its plotlines or characters. I only own Nicole, Cheyanne and any other characters or original plotlines I make along the way.

THIS IS A FANFICTION. Do not get offended if my writing does not follow the show in verbatim. Common Ground and its successors are written by me, a fangirl who wants to make the show her own and tell her OC's story.

If you see a * next to a chapter, there ismature content mentioned somewhere in the chapter. It will not be thrown willy-nilly at every spare turn. The content is needed to tell Nicole's story. If you have a problem with it, do not read that chapter or the book(s) for that matter. It's only that simple.

Keep in mind that I am a 16-year-old writer. I will make mistakes on occasion. I am still learning how to correctly write. I put these chapters through two Grammer checkers and have my Editor review it. It's all so I can try and assure you a pleasant read.

If you want to make a horrid comment about my writing style, please keep it to yourself. On the contrary, if you think that you can NICELY comment about it, feel free. It's called CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM.

Do not fight in my comments. The initiator's comments will be removed and I will apologize to the victim in DM's on their behalf. Please keep your insults (i.e. racial slurs and homophobia) to yourself.

If I get something wrong about religion, race or sexuality, do not call me a simple-minded, piece of shit holy roller, racist or homophobe. I will have you know that none of that is true. I have plenty of people who can atest on my behalf. I am a religious person; however, I am not one of those cranky old people who believe that every other religion is incorrect and that their shit don't stink.

If you are any of those things, please feel free to exit. The door is right there - that little X mark. Please, don't let it hit you on the way out.

Now that this disclaimer is out of the way. I want to thank you all for reading this story and making your way through this long disclaimer. I feel sorry for you if you read this and you are a nice person. But I had to write this since it is 2019 and everyone gets offended by every little thing.

ANYWAY.

Thank you for reading. Please enjoy.