Elsewhere (Carl Grimes) {Editing}

Elsewhere |20|

She grabbed me.

"I need to get you back to the prison," Michonne said. I looked at her. "I can't lose him. Without Daryl I'm nothing." I said.

She nodded slowly.

"When I get you back safely I will go look for him," Michonne said. I looked at the ground. "Okay." I agreed following her back.

~

I made it back to the prison and I saw Carl run towards the gate. I got this weird feeling in my stomach and I immediately felt happy. He opened the gate and wrapped his arms around me. I hugged back and dug my head into his shoulder.

"You promised." He whispers. "Does it look like I left you?" I said pulling away. He shook his head. "Okay now man up, Grimes." I laughed at him. Carl stood up straight and fixed his hat. "I am a man." His voice cracked causing me to bust out laughing.

I turned to look at Michonne but she was already making conversation with Rick.

"Where's Daryl?" Carl asked. I frowned. "I didn't find him," I said. He slowly nodded. "Hey." Rick walked over to me. "Why don't y'all go pack." He said.

I nodded and went into prison.

Carl opens our cell and we gathered out things packing them into a car. For some reason, Carl was mad at Rick. He didn't tell me why. I packed my bags and saw Daryl by his motorcycle. I ran towards him and he hugged me. "I love you to the moon." He whispered.

"I love you to the moon and back." I smiled.

"Ellie, listen," Daryl said sniffing. "Merle..." He stopped talking. "He didn't make it." Daryl finished his sentence.

My whole world crashed down. I was shocked by the words and I could process what he said. "Ellie," Daryl said.

I closed my eyes and took a deep breath. "Great! He was getting in my way anyway." I smiled walking away. Carl noticed my mood change and asked what happened. I shook it off and got in the car next to Hershel.

We took off somewhere safe before the governor showed up. We got out of the car and walked into the woods. A boy ran towards us and Carl held out his gun. "Whoa, whoa, don't shoot." He pleaded. I looked at Carl and he kept his gun up. "Carl," I said.

"Drop the weapon son," Hershel said.

"Guys really," I said trying to get them to put the gun down. "Sure." He said. "Take it." The boy held it out for Carl but in one shift moment.

Bam.

He fell to the ground. Carl breathed heavily and my eyes widen. "What the actual fuck!" I yelled at him. "Language," Hershel said.

"He was surrendering his gun to you." I shook my head. "I can't believe you." I pushed Carl. I walked back to the car and Hershel drove us back. I didn't talk to Carl and I stormed into the prison. "Dad, I'm going to Woodbury," Carl said. Rick bent down to him. "Carl." Rick tried to protest. "I did my job out there," Carl said. "Just like all of you."

"Took out one of the governor's soldiers," Carl said happily. "One of his soldiers?" I said leaning against the door frame. "That's was a child Carl like you!" I shouted. 

"I'm sorry you had to do that," Rick said.

I scoffed. "He was giving you his weapon." I rolled my eyes. Daryl lightly hit me shaking his head. "I'm going if he's going." I stood up walking away. "Why are you all mad?" Carl said. I stopped walking. "You figure out why I'm mad," I said and left.

~

Carl silently in our cell and I sat on the top bunk where I usually am. "I'm sorry I killed that boy." He said. I didn't reply I just wrote in my journal.

"C'mon Elliepop." He said climbing to my bunk. "I'm thirsty," I said jumping down from my bed to get my bag. I dug threw it and found Loris's wedding ring.

I took it from her at the farm. Tears slowly rolled down my cheeks. "What's wrong?" He asked. I shook my head. "Nothing," I whispered. Carl walked over to me. He looked in my hands and saw the ring.

"You took it?" He asked.

I laughed. "She knew all along I did." Carl took it from my hands. "I wanted to say this since the day I met you."

I stared into his eyes and he played around with the ring. "My mom would want you to wear this," Carl said taking off his hat. "Ellie Marie Moore. I think you're the most annoying, bitchiest, craziest girl I will ever know. You get on my last nerve and I don't know, I can never figure you out. But, that's what I like about you." He smiled.

"I'm always guessing what kind of reaction I will get from you. It's always different."

"I wouldn't know what to do if I didn't have you. My best friend around with me at all time. And with that can you do me the honor of being there all the time, and let me call you mine."

I stood there and thought about everything. How I love Carl so much even though I hide it. How every day I wait for him to say something to me to make me mad just so he will apologize. Today is the day that I realized.

I'm in love with Carl Grimes!