𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗥𝗧𝗬, 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻

❝𝗗𝗢 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗟𝗜𝗞𝗘 𝗜𝗧?" Enid asked as Ivy looked into the small mirror. Ivy came to Enid in desperate need of a haircut. Luckily, Enid knew what she was doing— kind of.

Ivy's hair used to be halfway down her back, now it was a bit above of her shoulders. She looked more mature and her age, which was either 15 or 16. No one really knew.

"I think you look great." Enid smiled sweetly as she placed a hand on Ivy's shoulder. Ivy grinned as she played with her hair a bit.

"Do you think Carl will like it?" Ivy asked. Enid groaned and sat at the empty seat next to Ivy. They were sitting in Olivia's dining room.

"Jesus Christ! You don't need Carls validation 24/7! We all know he thinks your perfect! All you need to care about is self love. That's more important than Carls opinion." Enid stated. Ivy smiled at the girl.

"You're my best friend." Ivy smiled. "I never got to properly thank you for getting Glenn home safely. And, thank you for staying with him. I heard that you pointed a gun at him and refused to go with him." Ivy and Enid both laughed at the last part.

"Yeah. I was just— I don't know. I wanted to be alone and free. I felt trapped here." Enid started. "You guys rolled up to our gates and all anyone could ever talk about was how you guys were family. I never had that. But, now I do." Enid placed her hand on top of Ivys.

"Of course. We're a dysfunctional ass family but, we make it work." Ivy joked— although, it was quite true.

The two girls smiled at each other before Enid spoke again. "So, what happened with that Jesus guy? And, where is everybody?" Enid asked.

"Well, they went to Jesus' camp or whatever it is. They got back yesterday though, where have you been?" Ivy giggled. Enid shrugged slightly. The two snapped their heads towards the door once they heard a knock.

"Come in!" Enid called out. The door opened, revealing Glenn and Maggie. Ivy and Enid smiled widely at the two. "Hey guys."

"Hey, Enid." Maggie smiled. Glenn nodded his head towards Enid, but then Maggie and Glenn turned their attention to Ivy. "Your hair looks nice."

"Thanks!" Ivy beamed. The two adults sat down at the table as well.

"It suits you. Makes you look older." Glenn spoke. Ivy smirked. "Well, not older but, your age."

"So.... what's up?" Enid injected. Maggie and Glenn looked to each other for a second before placing a picture on the table. The picture was flipped over so you could only see the back. "What is this?" Enid furrowed her eyebrows.

Ivy picked up the photo and turned it over. "Oh my god." Ivy's hand met her mouth. Enid looked over as well.

"What— Oh my god." Enids jaw dropped. The two teenagers looked up at Glenn and Maggie. "Oh my god, Ivy, we're pregnant."

"Enid, we're having a baby." Ivy gasped. Ivy and Enid giggled before looking back at the adults. "But, oh my god! Congratulations!"

"I can't believe it." Ivy sighed. Maggie and Glenn smiled. "There's gonna be another baby I can take care of!"

"So, we were thinking, " Maggie spoke. "would either one of you want to be the god mother? You know, in case anything was to happen to us?"

Ivy looked to Enid who was smiling widely. "I think Ivy should be the god mother." Enid stated.

"Really? Are you sure?" Ivy asked. Enid nodded vigorously. "Well.... Of course. I will gladly be your babies god mother."

Glenn grabbed Ivy's hand tightly. "Our baby is gonna be lucky to have you as a god mother, and a big sister." Glenn said. Ivy felt tears swell up in her eyes. "Did I say something wrong?"

"No. I just— big sister?" Ivy asked. She wiped away the tears falling down her face. Ivy felt Enids hand on her knee.

"Yes." Maggie interjected. "We over heard you talking to Carl one day about how you always wanted to be an older sister. Here's your chance. If you don't feel comfortable with that, that's fine."

"No, I feel comfortable with it. I just love you guys so much." Ivy engulfed the two adults in a hug. Ivy looked over at Enid. "Enid, get over here."

They all stood up and had a group hug. They were family in every way possible. They were the Rhee family, wether they denied it or not. Glenn Rhee, Maggie Rhee, Enid Rhee, Ivy Rhee, and soon enough, there was going to be a little Rhee.

"Um..." The group all backed away from the hug and looked up to see Daryl at the door. "Sorry to interrupt, but we leaving. Now."

"Where are you guys going? Can I come?" Ivy inquired.

"No." Everyone, even Enid, said in unison. Ivy scrunched her face up in disgust and crossed her arms.

"You guys suck." Ivy groaned. "Why does Maggie get to go and I don't?"

"She got a point." Daryl commented. Maggie opened the door and looked back at Ivy.

"No she doesn't. I'm fine. Enid, she stays here and doesn't leave you, or Carls sight. I don't need her running off and finding us." Maggie instructed. Enid nodded. "We don't know who these people are, or what they're capable of. I need you to be safe."

"Wait, people?"

𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗚𝗥𝗢𝗨𝗣 would never hear the last of it. Ivy was totally against Maggie going— especially while she was pregnant. But, when they came back, bruised and bloodied, Ivy was furious.

She yelled at everyone in spanish, leading her and Rosita to get into an argument in spanish. The group was scared for their life— more scared then they have ever been.

But, Carl was quick to come her down.

That was a few days ago. Over the course of a couple days, they lost Denise. Ivy never really talked to Denise. Ivy only talked to Denise when she nicked herself with a knife. Well, she thought it was just a nick. It was actually really deep and Ivy needed stitches, even though Ivy protested and said she was fine.

Ivy basically became the non-official therapist for the group. She was quick to comfort Tara. Tara and Ivy weren't extremely close, but they were still family. They gossiped with each other— which resulted in Rosita and Abrahams break up being brought up.

Ivy then had to comfort Rosita. Rosita called Abraham every horrible name in the book, and Ivy just wiped her tears.

It was just another morning to Ivy. She was peacefully sleeping in Carls bed, per usual. That was until she felt someone grab ahold of her legs and physically dragged her out of bed.

"What the fuck— Holy shit!" Ivy yelled as she was dragged off the bed and picked up. Ivy finally opened her eyes and saw Carl holding her by her waist. She wrapped her legs around his torso and her arms around his neck. "What the hell was that for?"

"Good morning, beautiful." Carl smiled. Ivy played with his hair slightly. "Can you believe my dad and Michonne are still in bed? I've been up for awhile already."

"Why were you up so early?" Ivy asked as Carl placed her back on the bed. She got up from her spot and walked into the hallway, Carl following right behind her.

"Just wanted to get an early start on my day." Carl muttered. Ivy grabbed her tooth brush and toothpaste. Carl hugged her from behind. He began pampering Ivy's neck with kisses.

"Can I not brush my teeth in peace?" Ivy jokingly asked. Daryl walked past the bathroom door, but had to stop.

"Close the damn door." Daryl grunted as he closed the door for them. Carl chuckled slightly. Ivy gave Carl a scolding look before pushing him off of her.

"We're not friends anymore." Ivy spat. Carl patted Ivy's shoulder and walked out the door.

"I'm wounded." He said flatly. Ivy pushed him away from the door and closed it. "I love you!"

"No."

❝𝐄, 𝐘𝐎𝐔'𝐑𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐎𝐍𝐋𝐘 𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓𝐒 𝐍𝐄𝐄𝐃𝐒 a haircut." Ivy ruffled Enids hair. Enid had just given Maggie a haircut. Maggie inspected herself in the mirror. "You look good, Maggie."

"Thank you, sweetheart." Maggie smiled slightly.

"I think I'll pass on a haircut. I like my hair this length." Enid stated. Ivy grabbed Enids hand and interlocked their fingers.

"Yeah, it suits you." Ivy concluded. Ivy turned to Maggie. "Do you know how long that run is gonna take?" Ivy asked.

"Glenn said they should be back in a day or two." Maggie told. Ivy nodded and sat down.

"So, why'd you do it? You know, cut your hair?" Enid asked. "Honestly, why did they both of you do it?"

"I have to keep going. And I don't want anything getting in my way." Maggie explained. Ivy brought her knees up to her chest. "Don't put your feet on the chair."

"Sorry. But, I was just gonna say I cut my hair for shits and giggles, but now I feel like I should have some cool reasoning." Ivy giggled. Enid laughed slightly, but Maggie had an unreadable look on her face.

"There's more to it, isn't there?" Maggie inquired with a smirk. Ivy looked at Maggie like she was crazy, but Maggie was right. "C'mon, don't lie to us." Enid nodded and crossed her arms.

Ivy sighed before speaking. "Well, I guess there's more to it." She shrugged. Enid and Maggie gave the girl encouraging looks. Ivy gave in.

"I need to grow up. I'm not a little kid anymore. I need to get rid of all thats left of young, naive, little Ivaline, and really focus on the future. Our future," Ivy stated. "my future with Carl. I'm really starting to realize that I haven't been a kid since this all started. I need to forget about the past and move on."

"You can't forget about the past, V." Enid sighed. "You need to remember that you're still human, and if that means remembering who you were before, then don't forget."

Maggie nodded in agreement and then inhaled sharply. Ivy furrowed her eyebrows.

"You okay, Maggie?" Ivy inquired. Maggie closed her eyes and exhaled. Enid shot Ivy a worried looked as she grabbed a hold of Maggie's shoulder.

"Maggie—" Enid was cut off by Maggie screaming in pain. Maggie grabbed ahold of her stomach and fell onto the floor. Ivy sunk onto the floor next to her. Ivy looked up at Enid who wore a terrified look on her face.

"Go get someone!" Ivy yelled. "I think there's something wrong with the baby."