SING ME A SONG

I was putting pills into a bottle when the door opened. I turned to see Arat

"Negan wants you" She said. I put the bottle down and followed her. She led me to a room with a bunch of women

"Stay here" She said before leaving

"If I'm here to become one of his wives, I'm killing myself" I said

"Now, that hurts. Ladies. Don't mind the kid" I heard Negan say. I turned to see Negan with Carl and Taylor

"I know. Every woman where you're from dresses like they do the books at an auto shop. You're gonna want to look at their titties. It's cool. I won't mind. They won't mind. Knock yourself out" Negan said. I walked over to the two

"What are you guys doing here?" I asked confused

"We were supposed to kill Negan" Taylor muttered

"Can I talk to you for a minute, dear wife? You two, make yourself comfortable" Negan said. He and Sherry walked over and began talking

"You need to leave now" I whispered

"We're gonna get you out" Carl whispered

"No. Go home" I whispered

"No" Taylor whispered. I realized my mistake was giving the paper to Carl, and not Gabriel. Negan walked back over with a bottle of alcohol in his hand. He put it in Carl's. I took it from him as I glared at Negan. He grinned and then sat beside a woman with blonde hair

"You aren't supposed to be here" I whispered as Negan got up and walked over to Sherry. They began making out. I saw shadows in the doorway, and then I saw Dwight and Daryl. Taylor and Carl turned and looked at Daryl worriedly. Daryl wouldn't look at me but he kept his eyes on Carl and Taylor. Negan finished his makeout session with Sherry and walked over to Daryl, who was holding a fruit tray. He grabbed a piece of fruit and then ate it

"Carl, will you grab this tray for me?" Negan asked. Carl took the tray from Daryl

"Why do you got them here?" Daryl asked

"Whoa! What we talk about when you're not here.. is none of your business. Do not make me put this toothpick through the only eye he has.  You go with Dwight. He'll get you a mop. Dwighty boy.. fire up that furnace. I'll be down in a few. Time for a little déja vu. Come on, kid, lady, and Y/n" Negan said. The three of us followed Negan. He lead the three of us into his bedroom. He closed the door behind us

"Are all of those women actually your-" Carl was cut off

"Wives? Yeah. Always wanted to screw a whole bunch of different women. I mean, why settle just for one?" Negan asked

"Dirty prick" Taylor muttered. Negan laughed

"You got an attitude, where did all of this come from?" Negan asked her

"I'm not sure you want to find out" Taylor said

"Yeah, Negan is a dirty prick" I said with a smirk as I glared at him. He laughed

"Sit. Let's get started" Negan said. We all sat down

"Started on what?" Carl asked. Negan chuckled

"Well, I want to get to know you a little better, Carl.. and your name?" Negan asked looked at Taylor

"Taylor" She said with a glare

"You know, you have that same glare Daryl does.. is he your Daddy?" Negan asked

"Brother" She spoke

"Well hot damn! This got even more interesting" Negan said with a grin

"Why are we doing this?" Carl asked

"Work it out. You two are smart. In fact, I'm gonna tell you just how smart you two are, in case you don't already know. See, I'd expect a kid your age to be moping around, not doing a damn thing, except crying about missing the prom. But you- why you go on a mission and you bring a badass girl with you. You find me, you two killed four of my men, and you're smart enough to know that I'm not gonna let this slide" Negan said. He then chuckled

"Ah, I can't- I can't do it. It's like talking to a birthday present. You got to take that crap off your face. I want to see what Grandma got me" Negan said

"No" Carl said

"Four men! Four.. Men. Punishment. Do you really want to piss me off? 'Cause your friend Y/n here.. she's gonna be taking the fall for this one if you disobey me" Negan said. I couldn't believe he was seriously lying to those kids. Carl and Taylor looked at me. Carl then sighed. He took off his hat

"Carl, you don't have to.. it's fine" I said

"Don't!" Negan yelled at me. He took off the bandage. His bangs were covering his wound

"Get that hair out of your face. Let me see" Negan said. Carl did as told. His eye was missing. Carl's bottom lip began to tremble

"Christ! That is disgusting. No wonder you cover that up. Have you seen it? I mean, have you looked in the mirror? That is gross as hell. I can see your socket. I want to touch it. Oh, come on. Can I touch it?" Negan asked. Carl had tears in his eyes. I was about to say something but Taylor beat me to it

"Are you done asshole? You feel good about yourself?" Taylor asked him pissed off. Negan sighed

"Damn. Holy hell, kid. Look.. I just- it's easy to forget that you're.. just a kid" Negan said as Carl sniffled

"And I didn't mean to hurt your feelings or anything. I- I was just screwing around" Negan said

"Just forget it" Carl breathed out. Someone knocked on the door. Negan sighed

"Come in" Negan said. The door opened. A man came in with Lucille

"I'm sorry to interrupt, sir, but, uh.. you left Lucille out by the truck" The man said

"Seriously? I never do that. I guess a kid and a lady firing machine guns is a little bit of a distraction. All jokes aside, you look rad as hell. I wouldn't cover that shit up. It may not be a hit with the ladies, but I swear to you, no one is gonna screw with you looking like that. No, sir" Negan said to Carl. Negan then looked to the man

"Fat Joseph, did you carry her all the way up here for me?" Negan asked

"Yes, sir" Joseph said. Negan motioned for him to come over. He took Lucille from Joseph

"Were you gentle? Were you kind?" Negan asked

"Uh.." Joseph said

"Did you treat her like a lady?" Negan asked

"Mm, yes. Yes, sir" Joseph said

"Did you pet her little pussy like a lady?" Negan asked. I found Negan repulsive, funny, but repulsive. Negan chuckled

"I'm just screwing around, man. A baseball bat doesn't have a pussy" Negan said. The two of them laughed

"Get the hell out" Negan said. Joseph immediately left and closed the door behind him

"Now, you see? That's what I'm talking about. Men breaking each other's balls.. ladies too, I don't discriminate. This is the shit your dad's supposed to be teaching you" Negan then sighed

"What do you two like to do for fun? You like music?" Negan asked. Neither responded

"I want you two to sing me a song" Negan said

"What?" They both asked

"Yeah. You and your little lady friend mowed down four of my men with machine guns. I want something in return for that. You two are going to sing a song for me. So, sing me a song" Negan said. I glared at Negan

"I-I can't think of any" Carl said

"Neither can I" Taylor said

"Bullshit! What'd your mom used to sing you?" Negan asked

"Bold of you to assume my mom sang to me" Taylor muttered. Negan chuckled

"Okay, what'd your dad play in the car?" Negan asked. He then got up and looked at the two

"Start singing" Negan said

"Okay, okay. Okay. Uh.." Carl said

"You are my sunshine.." Carl began singing. My eyes widened I gripped the necklace I was wearing. It reminded me of Beth. Ah, I missed Beth. Rest in peace, homie

"Go on. Join in" Negan said

"My only sunshine
You make me happy
When skies are gray.." They both sang

Negan swung his bat in the air

"Do not let me distract you two" Negan said

"You'll.. never know dear
How much I love you
So.. please don't take my..
Sunshine away" They finished singing

"That's pretty good. Lucille loves being sung to. It's about the only thing she loves more than bashing in brains. Weird, huh?" Negan asked as he swung his bat around

"Okay, and?" Taylor asked as Carl was struggling not to cry. Negan sat down and looked at the two

"Did your mother sing that to you? Where is she now?" Negan asked them

"No, my mom died in a fire when I was a baby" Taylor flat out said. Negan didn't know how to respond. Carl sniffled

"Damn" Negan muttered

"Leave these poor kids alone, they didn't do anything wrong" I said

"They killed four of my men" Negan said

"Sounds like justice to me" I said

"You know, I really can't tell if I like you or if I want to bash your God damn brains in" Negan said

"Sounds like a personal problem" I told him

"You know, what? Just get the fuck out" Negan said as he used his bat to point at the door. I flipped him off as I walked out

(1618 words)
01/12/22

Edited: 07/11/22