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This chapter contains foul language, fighting, blood, and normal Walking dead crap. This is the only warning you'll get for this book unless it's something major. I only say that because TWD is super gory so I would be putting trigger warnings on every chapter. Anyways read at your own discretion.

Season 1 - Episode 1
Season 1 - Episode 2

Selene POV

    The sound of nature surrounds me; birds chirping, leaves rustling in the wind, and the light bickering of my children. Gods do they think they're being quiet? I swivel around and narrow my eyes. "What have I told you two?" Anubis looks up at me with his deep black eyes and I can already tell he's going to come up with a shit excuse. I put my hand up, stopping him. "I need you two to be quiet on runs, okay? I get it my loves, I truly do. You deserve to be loud and act like children but in this world, you can't." I sigh and run a hand through my inky-black hair.

    A twig snaps to our left and I react immediately, pushing the kids behind me then whipping my scythe out. I feel my magic connect with it immediately and it hums in awaiting. The kids pull out their magic, Vibranium-studded bats and get in defense mode. I let out a sigh of relief when I see a tuft of black hair and then my idiot brother walking out with his hands up.

"Easy mama bear! It's just me" he says with a smile. I shake my head and place my scythe back into its sheath on my back. I turn back to my brother and study his face. His eyes are shining with pure bliss, just like mine did when I found Osiris. Tears pool in my eyes and I shake my thoughts away. No. Not the time Selene. I take another look at him and see his grin fade quickly, a serious look replacing it. Something's wrong..

    He clears his throat and gently grabs my arm, pulling me closer. His voice drops into a whisper "I found others but.." he stops and takes a deep breath. "Now I need you to be calm okay?" My mind races with possibilities, causing my breathing to quicken. The last time he looked like this, is when he disappeared. I shake my head "No, you can't ask me that after everything that's happened!"

    He scoffs and glares at me "Selene I'm serious, this could cause a magic surge if you don't keep calm and with the kids.." he trails off and looks over to my kids. Anubis, my first born and Asteria his twin, younger by 10 mintues. And he never lets her forget it. Anubis has dark black hair that matches his eyes, a tall lanky-like figure, and only speaks sarcasm. Asteria has long chocolate-black hair and vivid green eyes. She's a lot smaller in stature compared to her twin but she makes up with it with her attitude. They are the perfect combination of their father and I.

  I sigh and take a deep breath before signaling him to continue. He wraps his arm around my shoulders and drops his voice even lower "Lori and Carl are there." My chest burns and my stomach fills with dread. My face darkens and I scowl at Shane. "Why are you telling me this?" He pats my shoulder with a wide smile "I found one of my soulmates at the camp! Can we please stay there?" He asks in a pleading tone. I shove him away angrily and feel my magic swirling around me. I take in a deep breath, steadying my powers. Images dance across my eyes of Rick, Shane, and I growing up together. Rick. A flash of pain hits my heart and I stuff the memories away again. I wipe away a stray tear and shake my head no.

   I motion towards the kids and they immediately are by my side. Straightening my back and removing all emotions, I turn to Shane. This isn't going to end well. "You can go by yourself. You deserve love too Hel. We are going to keep traveling, maybe find another group" I say. His joyful face falls into a sorrowful one, making my heart hurt. "W-what?" He asks stepping back, as if I've hit him. I step forward and place my hand on his shoulder. "Look, I'm not going to make you choose between me and your soulmate. That isn't fair but it also isn't fair to ask me to stay at a camp where one of my mates wife and child are living at too!" Shane rips his arm away from me in anger and I snap my fingers twice, signaling for the kids to back away.

    Shane's face turns a dark red and he stomps towards me. I flick my wrist and the kids immediately have a shield around them. "Sel, what is wrong with you?! You really can't do just this one thing for me? I mean you have already met two of yours! Why can't you stay by me like I did you? You- you're just so incredibly selfish!" He's in my face now, breathing hard with tears in his eyes.

  I shake my head and gently push him back. "That's not fair! You can't throw that in my face especially since it was before the world went to hell!" I yell back, fire engulfing my hands. "You know more than anyone how fucking hard this has been for me! For gods sake Shane, I lost my soulmate to a one-night-stand! Then the one time I get happiness with my other soulmate, he gets taken from me too!" I scream, definitely attracting too much attention.

   The anger in his face dissipates quickly and he reaches out to touch me. I step back with a glare, as my eyes burn with tears. "Os-" I cut him off "no! You don't get to say his name!" At this point tears flow freely down my face and black shadows swirl around me. "You don't get it do you? To have your heart ripped out and stomped on. To physically feel your heart break into a million pieces?" My voice cracking a bit before I meet his eyes. "And when I think about it too much it feels as if I'm drowning. My chest closes in on itself and slowly swallows me whole" I whisper, frantically wiping the salty tears from my face. My hands shake as I glare at my brother and my magic slowly dissipates. "You'll never get it Shane not until you lose a soulmate" I snarl, causing him to look down in guilt.

    Tears slowly roll down his tan cheeks and guilt eats at my chest. Damn it. I take a deep breath, hearing the twins start to sob and I can practically feel the sorrow in their cries. I drop my voice low "you know why I keep going? Family. You and the kids. So don't tell me I'm selfish Shane. I've sacrificed more than you'll ever know." I walk away, gently grabbing the kids hands "let's go loves." They look back at their uncle a few times but he doesn't move an inch. He's made his choice.

    Asteria grips my right hand tightly, little sniffles coming from her every once in a while. Anubis refuses to hold my hand and mumbles under his breath while periodically checking on his sister. Once I'm far enough away, I stop and let go of the Asteria's hand. I sigh and run my hand over my face. "Do y'all want to talk about what just happened? I know we've talked about your daddy before but.. it's been a while."

   Anubis glares down at his feet, shaking his head. Asteria side hugs her brother and looks up to me with her big green eyes. "Momma, didn't daddy always say not to split up?" I smile down at her and tuck a piece of hair behind her ear. "You're right baby, but this is a different situation." Anubis stomps his foot and looks up at me with a red teary face. "Mom! We can't just leave him! He didn't- I just-" tears pour down his face and he frantically wipes them away. I pull him into a hug, along with Asteria and just hold them as they both cry. After a few minutes, they calm down again and I release them both. Anubis sniffles and looks up to me again "momma, please can we go with uncle Hel? We.. we already lost dad. I don't want to lose anyone else."

   I sigh, not even thinking twice about it and nod yes. I'd sacrifice anything for them. Maybe the camp is big enough to just ignore Lori. I walk back towards where Shane was and see him sitting on the ground crying. Oh Hel. The kids look at me, silently asking if they can run to him. I nod yes and watch as they tackle him to the ground. "Woah woah! Where did you two monkeys come from? If you left your mama she's going to beat y'all's asses.. and then mine" Shane mumbles with wide eyes.

    I let out a chuckle and raise a brow "you really think they'd be able to get away from me?" His head snaps my way and a big smile forms on his face. "Does this mean y'all are staying at camp?" I sigh and shake my head yes. He jumps up, picking Asteria up and twirling her around. Then he turns to me with a mischievous smile. "I don't know what you're thinking but no-" I'm cut off as Shane picks me up and throws me over his shoulder.

    I slap his back as he starts walking with the kids trailing him, giggling. "You giant donkey, let me down!" He snorts and shakes his head "no can do. I'm afraid you'll run if I set you down. Plus you can watch the back this way!" I pinch his side, making him squeal like a pig and drop me. Using my powers, I land on my feet and grin at him. The twins both smile at the swirls of purple before both trying to use their own magic. Unfortunately they haven't tapped into it yet. It usually happens around 15 but who knows.

    "So how many people are at camp?" I ask Shane. The kids come up beside me, Anubis on my left and Asteria on my right in between Shane and I. Shane smiles down at them and holds Asteria's hand while Anubis grabs mine. "Well I didn't see them all but about thirty or so? There's also a couple of kids too. Although there's only three or four around y'all's age." The twins eyes light up at the mention of potential friends.

     Twenty minutes later, we finally arrive at the camp. Shane and the kids are bouncing with excitement as I wring my hands nervously. He never did mention if Rick was here. As we approach, a beautiful blonde woman comes running towards us. The kids stop, flanking to my side as Shane runs towards her. She jumps into his arms and he spins her around before placing a kiss on her forehead. His soulmate.

     I pull the kids with me and approach the smiling blonde. "Hi I'm Selene, Shane's sister and these are my twins Anubis and Asteria." I put out my hand to shake hers but she pulls me into a hug. My nose scrunches up and Shane quickly pulls her away. "She's not a hugger babe" he tells her quietly. "Oh- I'm sorry! I just-" I cut her off with a wave of my hand. "It's cool, you didn't know but just a heads up, my kids are the same way as me. Ask before touching any of us or it might end badly" I say with a shrug.

   Shane narrows his eyes at me and puffs his chest, ready to yell. The blonde lets out a loud laugh and shakes her head. "I like you already and my younger sister Amy is the same way. I'm Andrea by the way" she says, pointing out the small blonde who waves then continues her reading before Andrea thrusts her hand out for a handshake. I smirk and grab her hand "I think we're going to be great friends." Shane pales a bit and shakes his head no. "I can already tell this isn't going to end well for me" he mutters.

    We both chuckle at him as other people start to approach us. Unfortunately, one of them being Lori Grimes. My face falls into a deep frown and my lip curls up in disgust. She meets my glare and flinches back, grabbing onto a boy beside her. He has her same brown hair and green eyes. Carl I'm assuming. Weird, Carl looks nothing like Him. Shes standing dangerously close with Logan Hart, her twin brother. I wonder if the group knows he's her twin? Or if they think they're together? A little girl, twin boys, and a woman with grey-brown hair and a sweet smile stands next to Lori. Anubis and Asteria nudge each other and nod towards the four other kids.

   A couple of others stand around us, each with varying stares. One of them, a dark haired male lifts his crossbow at us and I react immediately. I grab the closest thing, my colt and point it at the man. "If you shoot anywhere near my kids I'll blow your goddamn brains out!" I snarl, making the man immediately put his crossbow down. "Fucking idiot" I mumble. Lori and the grey haired woman eye me warily, pushing their kids behind them as a Logan puffs his chest out then steps in front of the two women.

  I put my gun back in its holster as the kids approach my sides and I wrap my arms around them protectively. Andrea breaks the tense silence with a giggle "man I've never seen Daryl listen to anyone other than Stella!" She's holding her stomach as she laughs and soon the others join, minus Lori. Daryl narrows his eyes and stomps towards us. He stops in front of me with a scowl and meets my eyes. My own eyes widen and my heart rate picks up. Mate. His frown turns into a small grin as he mimics my own thoughts "mate."

    My chest fills with warmth but also swims with guilt. I can't accept him, not yet. He clears his throat and nods at me "I'm Daryl Dixon." I push my emotions down and throw my hand out to him "nice to meet you, I'm Selene Walsh-Black." He gently grabs my hand, as if he might break it and shakes it. I nod to my brother and kids "that's my brother Shane and my twins Anubis and Asteria." He nods but I notice his eyes are on my wedding ring.

   I drop my voice low and get a bit closer "I have met some of our other soulmates.. but I only married the one. It's uh- a long story." He visibly relaxes and a small grin appears on his face. "Well I have also met another one of our mates. She stays at this camp too with her twin boys" he mumbles and I nod. "Seems like a long conversation. We can uh talk about it later if you'd like?" He scratches the back of his neck as his cheeks turn pink. I smile and nod "yeah, that sounds good."

    He walks over to Shane and holds his hand out. Shane smiles and takes his hand before they start a quiet conversation. Thank gods. Anubis tugs on my arm, making me look at him. "Momma, can we go play with the other kids?" I look at Asteria and she's giving me the same puppy-dog eyes as her brother. I let out a sigh and nod yes "but! You have to take your bats, just in case okay?" They look at each other with wide smiles and nod their heads vehemently. They pull their bats from well, who knows where? And each give me a kiss on the cheek. "Thanks momma" Asteria says. "Yeah thanks mom" Anubis chimes out before sprinting off, hand-in-hand with his sister. I shake my head at them but smile. They finally get to be kids.

   A throat clears behind me and I turn around, meeting the eyes of Lori. I shake my head no and attempt to walk off. A sweaty hand clamps down on my forearm and I yank it off quickly, squeezing hard enough to hear a crack. She yells back in pain and I narrow my eyes at her. "Don't you ever touch me again Lori. I don't want to even look at you, let alone have you touch or even speak to me. I don't care if we're at the same camp. I don't want you near me or my children, understood?" She nods her head yes with wide eyes before Logan runs over and pushes her behind him. "What's your fucking problem?" He yells, getting in my face. I arch a brow letting my eyes turns dark black instead of the normal purple they are when using my powers.

Her magic eyes

Her demon eyes

   Logan stumbles back with wide eyes and I chuckle before leaning closer. "Watch your fucking mouth Logan. And stay away from my family. Or else.. I'm sure the camp would love to know about-" I'm cut off by a frantic Logan "NO!" He glances around, seeing the camps eyes on us. I smirk as Lori glares at me  and I let my eyes turn black again, making her hide behind her brother in fear. "I mean no please don't. Lori and I will stay away from you as long as you do the same" Logan mumbles.

    I nod in agreement before looking at Lori "I do have one question though, where is he?" I ask quietly. She hangs her head and starts to sniffle "I- I think he's dead." Logan turns pale and starts picking at his nails, avoiding eye contact. Odd. I roll my eyes at her crocodile tears and lift my wrist showing the six sets of black initials. "He is obviously still alive, wherever you left him."

   She immediately turns off the waterworks and scoffs as I turn away. I begin walking around the camp and introducing myself to the other campers, not missing the fact that Daryl's eyes follow my every move. A small smile tugs on my lips but I push it away, looking for a place to sleep. "We have extra tents over here, I can help you set it up if you'd like" a voice rings out beside me. I turn and see the grey haired woman from earlier. "Hi my names Carol. I have two girls, Estella is my eldest and she's the one with dark brown hair. She also has twin boys" she points to the two boys giggling beside her "Atlas and Regulus."

"Stella should be around here somewhere, probably helping Dale. My youngest, Sophia, is the redhead that hangs out with Carl and twins all day" she says with a chuckle. I grimace at the reminder of Lori but nod with a fake smile. "Nice to meet you, I'm Selene and my kids are Anubis and Asteria. You won't see one without the other" I say, making Carol laugh again. At that moment four little bodies swarm towards us, two knocking into me and the other two staying near Carol. "Woah, what's up little devils?"

    "Can we go to the river with our friends?" Anubis asks. I look to Carol and she shrugs, then pats Sophia's head while Regulus sticks his tongue out at Atlas. "Do y'all have your bats?" They both nod, gesturing to their hands where their bats sit. "Okay, but you both know what to do if a freak comes. If I find out y'all didn't call me.." I raise a brow at them and they both gulp.

    "Yes momma" they say in unison, giving me a hug and a kiss on the cheek each. Then they take off after Sophia, Atlas, and Regulus, though Carl hangs back. "Um Mrs-" I cut him off with a wave of my hand "call me Selene sweetheart. How can I help you?" He smiles lightly and walks a bit closer, so I bend down a bit to his level. "Anubis and Asteria said that their daddy is gone too. I- I just wanted to tell you that he will come back. I know it, just like my dad" he says quietly.

   My eyes fill with tears and I have to blink them back. I grab his small hands and squeeze gently "Carl, I know your dad will come back to you okay? He wouldn't leave a wonderful young man like you." He grins widely and throws his arms around my neck. My eyes widen in surprise but I wrap my arms around him and pat his back. He may look like her but he's just like his daddy. "Okay kiddo, go play. If you ever need anything just let me know okay?" He nods and runs off towards the kids who are playing in the water.

    "That was uh very sweet, especially with the.. um situation" Carol says from beside me. My head snaps towards her "excuse me?" Her eyes widen a bit "I- well I didn't mean to offend you or anything but Lori told me what happened." She nervously wrings her hands and I rake a hand through my thick hair.

    "This fucking bitch.." I mumble before letting out a sigh and walking past a stuttering Carol, towards the mop of brown-mousy hair. I tap her shoulder and she turns around with a frown. I quickly rear back my fist and hit her dead in the nose, hearing a sickening crunch. She screams and holds her bleeding nose. "Next time you want to talk about me and my fucking family, remember this-" I step closer and lower my voice "Lori, I mean it. Unless you want Carl to be parent-less, keep my goddamn name out of your mouth you stupid bitch." She whimpers and nods her head, then runs straight to Logan.

The others gather around, whispering to themselves. Bunch of hens. Most are staring at me all with varying faces, some judging but most entertained. I lock eyes with a beautiful brunette with icy blue eyes and I still. Mate. Daryl walks up to me and nods towards the edge of the woods before approaching the brunette. He grabs her and drags both of us to the edge of the forest.  I roll my eyes and make sure we are far away enough from prying ears.

   He stares at me for a few seconds then rubs the back of his neck. "Stella, this is one of our mates, Selene. She has twins, Anubis and Asteria. And her brother is Shane, Andrea's mate. Selene, this is Stella the mother of Atlas and Regulus" Daryl grumbles. I smile and pull her into my arms, she tenses at first but immediately relaxes into my arms. "I've waited so long for both of you" I whisper.

   We pull away and both of our cheeks are dusted pink. Daryl smiles before looking back at me. "Uh so why'd ya hit 'er? I mean that had some weight behind it." Stella laughs and I swear it's the most beautiful thing I've ever heard. I shake my head with a wry smile "it's a long story." I look into his comforting eyes then Stella's soft eyes and I sigh.

    "I'll give the short version because I don't like talking about it. So when my brother and I were about 6 we met Rick Grimes, Carls dad... and our other soulmate. We quickly realized he was my soulmate but it didn't really affect the friendship in any way since we were children. They still treated me like an annoying little sister until we hit high school. Shane became very protective the older I got, bless his heart." I smile lightly and look over to him with Andrea.

    "Anyways, we met more people and our circle grew by two. Lori and O-" the name dies on my tongue and bitter taste fills my mouth. I clear my throat and continue "Osiris, my husband. When we met and I found out he was another soulmate, things went.. downhill. You see, Rick and I never acted like anything more than friends since we grew up together. I guess there wasn't really a romantic relationship yet so he felt threatened by Osiris. Plus he was adamant that he wouldn't have a male soulmate." I let out a humorless chuckle "of all things right? I mean his parents were totally cool with it so it didn't make sense."

    I sigh and shake my head "but he also had someone in his ear the whole time, telling him lies. You can guess who that was." They both snort and Daryl nods towards Lori, making me nod yes. "She told him I was going to leave him and that I lied about Osiris being a mate. One night after Osiris and I were um together and completing the bond, Rick came in screaming. I'm not sure what exactly she said to rile him up that much but he said some awful things. I don't think it helped that he found us in bed."

    I shake my head, his words still haunting my mind. "The next day he started dating Lori, breaking up the friend group. Shane wouldn't even look at him, let alone speak to him. Rumors were spread and I was ostracized, as if I had done something wrong. About a month after that I found out I was pregnant and shocker, so was Lori. Rick proposed to her immediately and that was the end of that" I say, brushing a few stray tears away.

   Daryl furrows his brows for a second then opens his arms as a question and I nod, stepping forward and wrapping my arms around his waist. Stella wraps her warms around us both and for once, I feel like I'm home. Daryl gently rubs my back and places a small kiss on my head as Stella holds my hand. "So what happened to Osiris?" He asks quietly. I pull back, with brows furrowed. "That's what I'm trying to figure out myself. He went to bed with me one night and the next morning he was gone. Like he vanished into thin air. I thought maybe he went to guard with Shane but he had been searching all morning for him. And I know he wouldn't leave us."

    Daryl grabs my other hand, squeezing it. "Do you think he got turned?" Stella asks with a frown. A small laugh bubbles from my mouth, making them both eye me warily. "I'm sorry, I just- I have to tell you something else that you're totally not going to believe." He raises a brow "try me." I turn to Stella and she just shrugs so I chuckle "don't say I didn't warn you both."

   I step back closing my eyes, feeling the warmth of magic flow through my body and use my hands to form my purple magic. It swirls into a ball and Daryl jumps back while Stella stares with wide eyes. "I'm not exactly human. My brother, the twins, Osiris, and I are.. special. We were born with magic because we were gods before we were reborn into this life. We are also immune to the virus, along with any other disease or virus... and we don't age past a certain point." Both of their mouths hang slack and they look at the magic in my hand again.

    Daryl lifts his hand and slowly moves the touch the ball of energy. As soon as his fingers touch it, my magic encases his hand. Then it gently twirls around his arm before dissipating. A small smile graces his lips and I release a sigh. I was for sure they were going to freak and leave me. The magic then curls around Stella but instead of disappearing it melts into her skin and her eyes turn a deep green like mine when I use magic. Does she have powers too?

   Before I can think anymore on it, the magic disappears leaving Stella with a frown. I finally accept the mate bonds, hoping to make her smile but instead making them both gasp. "I didn't want to accept you before you both knew my dirty little secret" I mumble. I feel them both accept the bond back and I feel my heart tingle with joy. "Anything else Sabrina? Like are you really a 1000 year old vampire too?" I let out a giggle and swat his arm "now that you mention it I am immortal, hence the no aging thing. I would assume my mates would get the same powers and life span as well but I don't know." He shakes his head, absorbing all of the information before turning to me with a smile and gently pressing his lips to mine.

    My body melts under his touch as if I was made just for him and fireworks dance around in my chest. He pulls back and rests his forehead on mine but before he can speak, Stella cuts him off by pressing her lips to mine. Again my heart feels as if it's going to beat out of my chest and fireworks explode within me. Our kiss is cut short though by two cars flying into camp, honking their horns like idiots. I look around frantically for the kids, not seeing them by the river. "Where are they?!"

    Ignoring Daryl and Stella's calls, I run over to where I last saw them with Daryl on my heels. I hear an ear-piercing scream from my right and see Sophia running from a walker; the twins, Atlas, Regulus, and Carl no where in sight. I take my scythe out and quickly slice the walkers head off in one fluid motion before sheathing it. "ANUBIS! ASTERIA!" I scream, my eyes flickering purple and darting around the camp until I see two black heads. I swiftly pick up the small 13 year old, running towards her mother and my kids.

Her magic eyes

   The group quickly runs towards us, all having heard the screams and meeting us half way. Carol barrels past the others and grabs her daughter in a tight hug. "Oh Sophia baby, I was so worried!" Carol murmurs holding her youngest close. Stella runs over with Atlas and Regulus. She tightly wraps her arms around her mother and sister, with the twins squished between them. Tears brim her eyes as her mom pulls her in closer. She looks up to me with tears in her eyes and mouths 'thank you'. I nod with a smile "anything for you love." Her cheeks turn pink and she hides her tear soaked face sit on her sisters hair. I turn around to the twins with narrowed eyes.

They both gulp and try to hide behind Shane. "Oh no way, y'all aren't hiding behind me. You're in big trouble and she's scary" Shane says to the twins. Andrea covers her giggle with a cough while I try not to laugh but end up cracking a half smile. "We will talk later you two" I say to the twins, who nod yes vehemently then tackle me in a hug. I pat their backs as my heart rate starts to slow down again.

    "You two are going to give me a heart attack" I mumble. Then I turn to Carol "there was a walker chasing her but I didn't see anymore, did you Dar?" His cheeks turn pink and he squeezes my hand, that still rests in his. "Selene?" A familiar voice calls out. I turn and meet steel blue eyes. My breath catches in my throat as I gaze at the bloodied man.

"Rick?"

Authors note: There's the first chapter finally! It took forever to figure out how I wanted the story to begin.

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