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( tw warning )

Jaycee leaned her head against the cold walls of the dark and damp cell she was locked in. Unfortunately for herself and Sasha, they got caught.

They had taken a lot of Saviours down until they were caught by Simon and a lot of saviours. And now, they were in separate cells, waiting for their death.

Jaycee rubbed the rope against the wall, trying to break the rope down when the door to her cell was opened.

She narrowed her eyes as the light shined in, a shadow blocking the light as Jaycee looked up, eyes narrowed to see a man. "Hey there, you okay?" The man asked

"Yeah, obviously. It's like y'all gave me the best room in this tip." Jaycee said sarcastically, tilting her head. If she was gonna die, hell, she wasn't going to beg for forgiveness. "But, some water sounds nice."

The man looked out for a minute before walking into the cell, crouching down in front of Jaycee. "I should introduce myself." The man said as Jaycee frowned. "I'm David. I wonder if you remember me from last night. Do you?."

"Sorry, I spoke to a lot of different people last night, and shot some others. Your face ain't that rememberable." Jaycee pulled a sympathetic look as the man looked down at his hand. "No I don't remember you."

He let out a sigh as he held his hands. "Well, I can forgive that. Last night was kind of a shitstorm. I was the guy that gave the rope to the guys that tied you and your little friend up. I always keep some close. There's just all kinds of fun and interesting things you can do with rope." He said as he raised his hand and lowered it down on Jaycee's arm.

Jaycee grimaced at the touch, her blood boiling as the room suddenly got too hot. "God, you're pretty." He said to her as Jaycee's facade broke slightly, her eyes following his hand, that went down to her chest.

The man pulled his hand away as he looked over his shoulder, then back at Jaycee, who bit down hard on her tongue, fighting against her own body. She would not show that she was weak or petrified of what this man would or could do to her. This scenario had happened before, with the governor. When herself, Glenn and Maggie had gone out to find things for Judith.

"If I gave you some water, which is not something I'm supposed to do, will you do something for me?" The man asked her as he raised his hand back on Jaycee's body, the woman squeezing her eyes shut. She would rather have to go through this, if that meant Sasha didn't have to go through this. "Something you're not supposed to do?" He grabbed the collar of her shirt, Jaycee's body filling up with anxiety. "Will you?" Jaycee didn't reply, making the man rip her T-shirt—roughly.

She let out a shaky breath, looking up at him with a glare. "You can get yourself off."

Jaycee tilted her head as David grinned, leaning closer to her and whispering in her ear. "Tell me how thirsty you are."

He brought his face close to Jaycee's, who was trying to control her breathing. "Take your small ass dick and go fuck yourself." She said quietly with gritted teeth, before head butting the man.

David let out a grunt as he held his nose, falling on his back. He then let out a chuckle as he sat up. "Oh, shit." He chuckled. "Fightings just gonna make it last longer." He got back up and made his way towards Jaycee, her eyes narrowing as he went to take off his belt. "Which, for the record, is fine by me."

Jaycee's body shook, she knew what was going to happen, what he was about to do to her. She was scared, petrified. She wanted to be sick.

A bang on the door made both David and Jaycee jump. "David!" Negan's voice boomed through the room as Jaycee looked up, her eyes narrowing. "What the hell are you doing in here?" Negan looked down at Jaycee, then to David.

"Negan, sir..." the man stuttered as Negan cut him off.

"Do you really think I need you to answer that?" Negan raised his hand, shaking his head. "I can see that you're trying to rape this woman." Jaycee lowered her head at the thought, squeezing her eyes shut. "This woman, who I, am particularly fond of." Negan pointed at him. "You were trying to rape her, weren't you?" Negan got close to David. "This is some unacceptable behaviour. Rape is against the rules here. I wouldn't wanna be somewhere where it wasn't. Someone in charge who let something like that fly...whew." He shook his head as he pulled out a knife, David's body now shaking.

"David." Negan brought the knife close tho David's face. "You really crossed a line here."

"I'm sorry, sir." David apologised as Jaycee lifted her head up, looking at them. But Negan didn't care, he pushed the knife right into the man's neck.

"You know what? I do not accept your apology." Negan said sarcastically as he pulled the knife out of the man's throat, his body dropping to the ground.

Negan turned to Jaycee, whose eyes were on David's dead body. "When I got told, two of Alexandria's people came here and shot down my men, I was not expecting you. It's a pleasant surprise, really." Negan said as Jaycee didn't raise her eyes, her body still shaking. Negan whistled as he turned to his men. "Get Jaycee here a new T-shirt." He told the man as the man walked away.

He then moved towards Jaycee, crouching down in front of her as he reached behind her back, cutting the ties around her wrists. "I'm sorry you had to see that. Sorry 'bout the rope, too."

"I've seen worser things." Jaycee shrugged her shoulders, still watching as the life left David's eyes.

"I bet you have." Negan let out a sigh as he stood up, "You and your little lady friend have guts, I'll give you that. Comin' in all kamikaze like that. Big question here, and I need the truth on this one. Did Rick put you up to this?"

Jaycee looked up from David, and up and Negan, shaking her head. "No." She said as she brought her hands flat on her lap. "He doesn't know we left. It was just me and my little lady friend." Jaycee said sarcastically as negan let out a chuckle. "Is Sasha okay?" Jaycee asked with no sarcasm.

"Your lady friend is okay. Damn, that's the first sign of emotion I've seen from you! We are definitely growing a connection, can you feel it?" Negan grinned as he titled his head.

"Oh, yeah, I totally feel it." Jaycee sarcastically smiled but soon dropped it as negan let out a sigh, crouching down in front of her as he laid the knife down on the ground.

"This knife is yours now." Negan told her as Jaycee looked down at it, frown on her face. "You can try to use it, take me out, but considering I am standing above you, holding a baseball bat, that doesn't seem real smart." He let out a sigh as he stood up, tilting his head.

"It wouldn't be a smart move, but, you can take chances, right?" Jaycee said as she stared down at the knife, keeping her hands on her lap.

"Oh, how I have missed your sarcasm." Negan grinned as he licked his lips. Jaycee moved slowly as she picked up the knife, looking at the blood that decorated the knife. "You'd fit right in here, y'know. You're good at taking charge and you have massive lady balls. Hell, I've wanted to bring you here for a long time." Negan let out a sigh as she crouched back down in front of Jaycee. "I have a proposal for you, I know, you'll probably try to use that knife against me, but," Negan let out a sigh as Jaycee looked up at him. "But, I've really taking a liking to you, and last night increased that like significantly."

"Your point, negan?" Jaycee let out a sigh, casting her eyes back down to the knife.

"Yeah, straight to the point kinda gal. What If I say you'd be safe, looked after, well fed. Hey, you'd be one of us." Negan tapped his bat on the ground as Jaycee looked up at him with a frown. "But, it all comes down to one thing. You stay here in Sanctuary, be my right hand woman."

Jaycee looked up at his words, looking at the grin on his face, as she listened to his words. "Right hand woman?" She raised a brow as he hummed.

"Yeah. Y'know, like Simon. You're a badass and you stand your ground. Even came here and killed some of my men, probably thinking you were gonna die. Now, that, shows me how badass you are! And we need someone like you, who knows their shit!" Negan explained as Jaycee listened to his words. "I'll give you time to think about it, it's a big ask, I know. You wouldn't want to betray your people like that. But, I'll give you time, think about it." He gave her a smile as he stood up, leaving her cell.

Jaycee turned to David's dead body, gritting her teeth as she held the knife tightly. She slowly crouched up, raising the knife in her hands as she stabbed it into David's head, again, again, and again, until his face was non existent.

Jaycee looked down at the knife in her hands, the blood decorating it and her hands. Her head snapped up as the cell opened.

In walked Eugene with a cup of water, a light, a pillow and a T-shirt for Jaycee. Jaycee lowered her head as the door was shut behind him. "What did they do to you, Eugene?" Jaycee asked him, biting down on her bottom lip.

"Theyre keepin' me safe." Eugene told her as she let out a scoff, lifting her head up. "I brought you some creature comforts, as I did for Sasha." He raised the things in his hands.

"Shes okay?" Jaycee asked, only caring for the sake of Sasha's life.

"Shes fine." Eugene told her as he placed the things down. "Full disclosure, the pillow is not hypoallergenic. There was some debate as to whether or not I should come in here."

"Then why did you?" Jaycee asked him, tilting her head. "You seem all cozy here, bossing people around. Hell, mr. Smarty pants grew a god damn back bone!" Jaycee said sarcastically as Eugene lowered his head.

"Because you are a friend of mine." Eugene told her as Jaycee slowly nodded her head. "Negan relayed to me his offer to you, and Sasha."

Jaycee's head snapped up at the mention of Sasha. "What did he say to Sasha?"

"The same to you, but less 'right hand woman', just a saviour." Eugene explained as Jaycee rolled her eyes. "It seems like he likes you and could be a great addition here. It's my opinion that you should accept said offer, just as I did." Jaycee shook her head as Eugene continued. "I know it's a hold-your-nose situation, but taking up with the management here was indeed the correct select." Jaycee lowered her head back on her arms as he continued. "You know, I believed I could be brave, that I could be a survivor. And ridin' that RV into the sunset was...some of the greatest 37 minutes of my existence. But I know now that I was full-tilt delusional. I have never in my life been as scared as I was in that night in the woods, kit to the grid, fully believing my numbers about to be called, then seeing it happen to others...to survivors. And then the pants pissing terror of the rinse and repeat of that same event, I just...I couldn't."

"You wasn't the one that got beaten to death, Eugene." Jaycee's voice broke. "Abraham and Sasha were starting something new. Glenn and Maggie..." Jaycee breathed out. "We're gonna raise a baby together. And he, took that away from them!" She pointed her finger to the door. "And you have the nerve to say you're trying to survive. No, you're just ass licking your new bestfriend so you don't die."

Jaycee's bottom lip shook as she shook her head, lowering it as she placed it on her arms. Jaycee felt like she had to hide her emotions. She felt like she had no right expressing them when other people were hurt more. She felt like she had no right to grieve Glenn or Abraham, like they weren't hers to grieve. But she grieved and cared. Glenn was one of her friends from the start.

"Being here means I'll never have to fear again. And neither will you or Sasha if you both just say 'yes.'." Eugene told her as she didn't reply. "Please say yes."

"Tell your new best friend I want to talk to Sasha. Before I make up my mind." Was all Jaycee said as she nodded at the door. "You can go, Eugene."

Eugene slowly nodded his head as he knocked on the door for one of the Saviours to let him out.

Jaycee spun the knife in her hands, throwing it up and catching it. She was bored. She wanted to see and talk to Sasha.

She closed her eyes when the door opened, making her stand up. Negan walked in as Jaycee tightened the grip on the knife.

He looked down at David, then up at Jaycee with a grin. "You win." She simply said as she held out the knife for him, waiting for him to take it.

"No." He shook his head as he took the knife out of her hand. "You win." He pointed the bat at her as he pointed down to David. "Hey some people in here. Clean this up." He told his men.

"Can I talk to Sasha? Before I completely make up my mind." Jaycee asked, hands crossed over her arms, negan raising his brow.

"Oh, yeah. Dr. Smarty-pants told me you wanted to speak to your friend." Negan grinned as Jaycee let out a sigh.

"Can I?" Jaycee tilted her head as negan swung his bat over his shoulder, tilting his head.

"Okay, fine. Your face is hard to say no to!" Negan grinned as Jaycee let out a sigh. "Come on." He urged her to follow him, which she did. The pair walked down the hall as negan opened the cell door, revealing Sasha on the ground.

Jaycee let out a sigh as she crouched down to Sasha, seeing she was okay and pulling her into a hug. "Thank god, you're okay." Sasha looked down at Jaycee's hands, frown on her face as she looked at the blood. "It ain't mine." Jaycee said as Sasha raised her brow. Jaycee looked over her shoulder as she looked up at negan. "Can we speak alone?" She tilted her head.

Negan licked his lips as he let out a sigh, nodding his head. "Okay, five minutes." He told her as she nodded her head, watching as he closed the door behind. Jaycee waited until she saw the shadow of feet leave.

"What did he say to you?" Sasha asked immediately in a hushed whisper.

"To stay here, be his right hand woman. Help him." Jaycee breathed out as Saha frowned. "What about you?"

"Help around." Sasha shortly explained as Jaycee nodded her head. "I can't. I can't stay here and help him."

"I know, nor can I." Jaycee shook her head. "But, this gives us an opportunity, Sasha. We build our way into his trust. Hell, feed Rick information." Jaycee said in a quiet whisper, so only Sasha could hear. "We need him to trust us. Can you do that?"

Sasha listened to her words as she slowly nodded. "W...what happened?" Sasha pointed down to Jaycee's hands.

Jaycee bit down on her tongue, letting out a deep sigh. "Some perv tried to have his way for me, but apparently, I have a knight in shining armour." She said sarcastically as Sasha's eyes widened. "Negan killed him and left me to kill the Walker."

"J, I'm sorry." Sasha shook her head. "You shouldn't stayed with Rosita, I shouldn't have let you come with me."

"Hey, that was my choice to make, Sasha. I couldn't leave you alone, and you know that." Jaycee gave her a pointed look. "If we play by the rules, we will live."

The door opened up as Jaycee squeezed Sasha's hand, standing up and walking out of the cell, turning to Negan as he closed it. "How was your girly chat?" He grinned as he took Jaycee back to her cell.

"Oh, y'know, just telling each other our war stories." Jaycee shrugged her shoulders as she walked back into her cell.

"You made up your mind then?" Negan asked her as Jaycee slowly nodded her head.

"Yeah, yeah." Jaycee breathed out as she looked up at him. "I'll be your right hand woman, or whatever." She mumbled as negan grinned, clapping his hands together.

"Great! I knew you would pick the right side!" Negan smirked as Jaycee slowly nodded her head.

"One condition, though." Jaycee held up her hand as negan tilted his head. "You make sure nothing happens to Adeline. That she's safe with whatever plan you're cooking."

"Done." Negan nodded his head. "I wouldn't want to see little you walker-fied." Negan said sarcastically as Jaycee narrowed her eyes. "I'm joking! I'll make sure she's safe and sound."

"Good." Jaycee nodded her head, crossing her arms over her chest.

"Get some shut eye, tomorrow is a big day!" Negan gave her a final grin as he left the cell, leaving Jaycee alone with her thoughts.

Adeline leaned her head in the RV wall as they got close to Alexandria. She hoped her mother was okay and that she had came back. The RV came to a holt as everyone got out, Adeline jumped down the step, Madelyn doing the same as Adeline turned to the gate, her eyes widening as she saw Rosita, making everyone jog over.

"Hey, are you okay?" Enid asked Rosita as Adeline fiddled with her jacket sleeves.

"Where's Sasha and Jaycee?" Jesus asked as Rosita bowed her head, looking over to Adeline, whose heart dropped. Madelyn squeezed her hand with a hopeful smile.

"There's people here." Is all Rosita responded with as everyone frowned. Rosita led them all to the cell Morgan had made, opening one gate to see Dwight and a brunette boy, negans son.

Daryl didn't think twice to go attack Dwight, but Rick stopped him as Dwight and Bellamy stood up.

"They say they want to help us." Rosita told them as Adeline looked at the boy with a frown. He had given her a jacket at the line up, and he helped Daryl escape.

Rick turned to the two, eyebrows raised. "That true?" Rick asked them. "You wanna help?"

Bellamy nodded his head, hands in his pockets as he turned to Dwight. "We do." Bellamy cleared his throat as everyone looked at the pair. Some believed and some didn't.

"Okay." Rick nodded his head as he looked at Dwight, pulling out his gun and aiming it at him. "Get on your knees."

— Madeleines notes

I'm so sorry in advance. Me and Jordan was crying together at the start. I am super sorry in advance.

But, Jaycee has a massive role right now, and she is gonna slay the house down boots down. I'll tell you that 🎀

30th march 2024
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