TWD Oneshots

💙Rick- Finding Family

Rick is like a father figure but not her actual father

The last thing y/n expected when the world went to shit was to be rescued by the very same officer who always got her out of shit. Officer Rick grimes. He was always there when she needed him. Even if she wouldn't admit it...like ever! She was just 15 years old and had spent her entire life jumping from Foster home to Foster home. It wasn't easy. But officer grimes always manages to help

Flashback

"Please don't make me Rick! Why can't I just go live with my brother?" She asked as he helped her with her bags

"We've spoke about this y/n. Your brother isn't a good man. He can't take care of you properly, no matter how much he loves you"

"Then find me new foster parents. Cuz I don't like the look of these tossers"

"Darling, please, I am begging you, just try. I'm not your social worker y/n. I can't decide who you go to. All I can do is bring you home when you run away and arrest the bad ones" Rick sighed. He ruffled her hair as she glared at him, walking inside the new house

Those people turned out to be very abusive. And unfortunately, she was still with them when the world went to shit. She tried so hard to call Rick to come and save her, but for the month before the outbreak, he didn't reply. And by then, it was too late anyway.

Now, she was on the road with her 2 Foster parents (George and sandy)

"You're lucky to be alive girl. We could leave you here. Give us a better chance. But I'm a good man. Tell her darling. Ain't I a good man" George said

"He's a good man" sandy agreed

"Oh ye...real good" y/n huffed

"You can get out and walk if you want" George stopped the car but she stayed, knowing she'd never survive alone.

Eventually, they got to a quarry where there was already a camp of people

"You will keep your mouth shut. We need this people so by God's good name, you won't mess this up for us!" Sandy yelled, digging her finger nails into y/ns arm tightly

"Ye ye. I understand" y/n snapped, moving her arm quickly. They got out the car and were greeted by several men with guns all pointed at them

"Please. We come in peace. We have been searching for a place to sleep for days. It's been hell as I'm sure you know. We just need some ground to set up camp. We'll pull our weight, I promise ya" George said making y/n smirk slightly. It was weird to watch him beg, when for so long, he's been making her beg for him to stop beating her

"You can set up camp here. We've got plenty of room" an old man said in a bucket hat. They unpacked the car and found a space to set up the tent

"Didn't think I'd see you again" y/n turned around and stood there was officer Shane

"Shane!" She yelled, hugging him tightly as he laughed

"You gotta stop growing kid. I remember when you'd run under my legs to get away from us coppers" he smiled

"Is Rick here?" She asked impatiently. He nodded over to where Rick was standing smirking

"You doing OK darling?" Rick asked her. Her eyes watered and she walked over, slapping him across the face leaving a sting as he hissed in pain

"Wow. You've got quite a slap. Its gotten better over the years" he chuckled

"Where were you?" She asked as a single tear fell

"In a coma. I got shot on a job, I'm sorry I wasn't there for ya. But your new family seem-"

"They ain't my family. And I'm sorry you got shot. I kept calling and calling but you didn't answer and I thought your forgotten about me. I wanted you to take me home Rick. I want to go home" the tears fell from her eyes as Rick opened his arms for her. Shane began to explain to everyone quietly how y/n knew them both as her Foster parents glared

"Come on girl. Stop your blubbering. We all wanna go home but it just ain't possible. You've got so much right here. 2 loving parents to care for ya. Don't cry. It'll be alright" George said walking over but she just went behind Rick

"I don't gotta take your bullshit anymore" she whispered

"Sorry I didn't catch that"

"Rick, don't let them stay. Please don't. I can't be around them any longer" she cried

"You gonna listen to her? No kid likes their foster parents. But is that enough to send us back out there? All we done is protect her and-"

"I ain't listening to this. I'm going" y/n said walking over to the tent to get her bag

"Y/n wait hang on" Rick said

"Let's not make rash decisions darling. It ain't safe out there" Shane agreed

"It's better than here with them. I'm not staying with them anymore. I can't survive another night with them. I can't. I'm going to find my brother. And you can't stop me"

"He's gone y/n. I'm so sorry. Merles gone" y/n never met daryl but she would be given visits with merle under the watchful eye of the social worker

"Why don't you go and take a nap? Sleep on it. You might wake up grateful to still be here. Or you can leave and regret everything" Rick said. Crying, y/n went into the tent and quickly fell asleep. 

The next morning, she woke up and went over to see everyone cooking food. Rick wrapped his arm around her as she leant on him, clearly still exhausted

"This is daryl" Rick introduced

"Hi"

"Hi. So you're my other brother?"

"Apparently so. Merle never told me about ya" daryl said

"Ye well that's merle for ya. Never been much of a conversationalist. Hey Rick, can you do something for me?"

"Sure thing. What is it?"

"I want you to kill them"

"Who?" Daryl asked

"My foster parents. I know you think I just don't like them. And usually, that is the case. But they ain't good people" y/n rolled up her jeans to show the bruises covering her leg and then rolled up her t shirt to show the bruised ribs

"Jesus christ. They did this?" Rick asked

"Merle said I need to stick up for myself. So I did. It didn't end well. Sandy and George, they get real mad when I'm right. I've slept on it. And the decision is made. Either they go. Or I go" and with that, y/n walked away. She was going to pick mushrooms as requested by lori. Whilst she was in the woods, she was pinned against a tree. Thinking it was a walker, she tried to push it off but realised it was George. He tried kissing at her neck as she twisted in his arms

"Let me go"

"If you scream, walkers will hear. And they'll attack the camp. You want to be the reason those poor kids die?" He asked. His hands wrapped tighter around her wrist but before he could do much more, Rick had tackled him to the ground, punching him repeatedly as y/n cried in Shane's arms

"Don't you ever...touch her...again" he said between punches until eventually, George lay there, dead. The moment Rick stood up, y/n jumped into his arms sobbing

"Thank you"

"We're your family now. Me, daryl, Shane, lori, Carl, we're your family. You don't need them and I should have realised this sooner. I am so sorry for not doing this sooner" Rick cried, hugging her tighter

"Thank you. Thank you" it was weird. Despite all the violence, death and fear, y/n felt more happy there than at any other time. She finally had the family she had been searching for