i.| Visitor |

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"Well hello, beautiful."
- Negan to Ava

   Ava looked on with blatant distaste as Rick pulled the barred gate open, leaving their once sheltered community wide open to the worst possible visitor. She was safe from him here, guarded by the thin walls of her home, watching as the two men held a tense conversation.

   She had been told what happened to Glenn and Abraham and, having grown rather fond of the two over the time they'd spent in Alexandria, hearing of their deaths had been quite a shock.

Soon Negan handed his bat off to Rick, officially entering Alexandria as his gun-wielding men followed closely behind. A few words were spoken before a few Saviors began to divide, entering the houses that lined the street.

Ava stepped back, turning her head to watch the front door expectantly. She knew they'd be coming, and when they did she refused to just sit by and watch as they tore up her house. She'd worked hard to make the house as comfortable and homey as possible, and she'd be damned if they thought they could take that from her.

   The wooden floorboards of her front porch creaked, alerting her that she would soon have company. The doorknob jiggled, and after a quick pause turned completely, the front door being pushed open.

   Ava let out a sigh of relief. It was only two of them, she could fight them off if needed. They saw her, one throwing her an amused grin as the other simply chuckled.

   "Aren't you a pretty thing," the first man spoke as he walked up to her, leaning in so that he was uncomfortably close. "You aren't going to get in our way, right sweetheart?" he asked her, brushing a dark strand of hair from her face.

   Ava scoffed and smacked his hand away. "You're not taking anything from this house. Just leave."

   The man raised a brow, his once amused expression now turning to one of plain irritation. "We'll take whatever we damn well please. Now step aside-- I won't ask again lady."

   She refused to move out of the way, even when the man gave her a threatening look. He turned to his companion, who watched the interaction from the door.

"What should we do, Donny?" he asked the other man, who in reply simply shrugged.

"Take her to see the boss, I guess." Donny said, in a tone that suggested he was already bored. "Maybe he can get her to cooperate."

Before Ava could protest, she was lifted off the ground roughly and carried outside. She began to kick her legs, trying to push out of the man's hold. "Put me down!" she barked angrily, earning a low chuckle.

"Hey boss! We've got ourselves a feisty one!" Donny announced as they approached their leader.

The man Ava had spoken with at the house placed her back on the ground, ordering the woman to kneel. When she didn't comply he roughly pushed her down, her bare knees scraping against the pavement.

Negan turned his attention to the woman on the ground, and her familiar face triggered something in the back of his mind as he eyed her curiously.

"Well hello, beautiful." his whispered, a small smirk tugging at the corners of his lips as he stepped forward. "What kind of trouble have you gotten yourself into?"

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