Apocalyptic || Rick Grimes Fanfiction

New Beginnings

"Thank you. "Deanna swallows thickly. "Your brother didn't die in vain. He died for you and I think he knows that The Governor never got close enough. We need people like you here at Alexandria to being more people like you in-"

"I'm gonna stop you right there. "Katherine holds up a hand. "Not every group your people come across is willing to negotiate the way my people were. Out there is much different, the world has changed and I'd someone knows what you got here, they're gonna want it for themselves. Consider yourself lucky y'all came across us. You people don't even have a watch on. Anyone could easily climb those gates. "

"We can put in motion a watch if it'll make your people feel more safe. "Deanna suggests.
Katherine chuckles," Oh, my people can handle themselves pretty well. "Deanna nods in agreement and puts her notebook aside. "Thank you for your time, Katherine. I shall finish with my questions with the rest and your people can shower, eat, sleep... think about whether you wanna stay or not. This place isn't a prison, it's the beginning of sustaining a better future. "Deanna stands up and holds out a hand, Katherine shakes it and exits the same door she entered through.

"You're up, Officer. " she slaps Rick's butt and jumps down the shakes. Rick looks back at her and shakes his head with a chuckle.

Deanna gave them two homes for the first night, but the group refused to split up for the fist stay. Katherine watches in awe as the steaming water pours out of the shower head, she steps in and sighs, the hot water relaxed her very tense muscles. Dirt and grime poured from her body Dow the drain. She cleans her hair, shaves her body and scrubs like 5 times until the water became clear. She hops out and moisturises, she uses the skin products and brushes her teeth until her hand got tired. She gets dressed in fresh clothes and walks down to the living room where the group was.

"Wow," she pauses at Rick.
His beard was gone and his hair was shorter. He chuckles, pulling her to his chest. "Who did your hair?" She leans her head on his hard chest.

"A lady called Jessie. She said she'd be happy to do your hair if you're comfortable with it. "Katherine thinks about it, her hair was down to her butt, it would be nice to get some cut. "Offered to do Daryl's, but I didn't tell him because he'd leave the second he found out. "Katherine hums In agreement.

"I gotta plan... we get him when he's asleep and throw him in the bath. "She says jokingly. Rick chuckles too," He'd hear us from a mile away," he responds.

"You two get a room," Carol jokes.

"The hell are you wearing?" Katherine buckles over in a fit of laughter.

"Gotta play little miss 'I can't defend myself' so they'll think we're weak. "She smirks. "You look ridiculous. "

"I've heard," Carol glares at Daryl briefly before turning back to Katherine. "We need to get him to shower. "She whispers.
Katherine laughs in response, she pulls a blanket and sits on the floor beside Judith's crib.

Rosita sits beside her and pulls her knees to her chest," You're skeptical. You have every right to be. If things go wrong here, your people still have our back. "Katherine turns to her and takes her hand," You're my people now, too, Rosita. I'm sorry for how I acted when I first met y'all. I just, I was being cautious.... I'm sorry. "she sighs.

"Don't worry about it. "Rosita waves her off. "I'm glad we met you guys, " she says truthfully. "What were you before this?" Katherine purses her lips together," Nothing important. My lifestyle never gave me an opportunity..... a daughter of a drunk... nobody had hope in people like me. They said that I'd turn into my daddy or worse, so nobody employed me. Where I came from was a very small place, everyone knew everyone and so I ran away. You?" Rosita pulls her hair behind and ties it," I was a soldier. "Katherine wished she had an opportunity to make a change in the world." You're more than just a drunks daughter. Maybe this can be your fresh start. "Rosita smiles comfortingly. Katherine felt tears well up in her eyes, she didn't know why or what brought them on. Maybe it was the fact that she's needed to hear those words, or maybe it was because somebody finally said them to her. Either way, she was happy.