Chapter 104.

                                    

                                          
Starving? 
A loud knock sounds from the door making Juniper and Iris turn to look at it, Iris stands and watches as Juniper walks over to the door, glancing back at her before opening the door and revealing Negan "hey sweetheart" he says, smiling down at the blonde, "hey" "it's time for Iris to leave" the man says, Juniper turns to her sister and they wrap their arms around each other, "i love you" Iris says, "i love you too" Juniper replies before pulling away and watching Iris leave with Negan, the two saviours following. 
"So, you got an answer?" Negan asks "yeah i have. I'm not going to take your offer" Iris says, looking up at the man as he stops walking "you know that means i will continue to take from Alexandria and keep Daryl, it also means you won't see Juniper" Negan says "i know it means i'm going to kill every single saviour and when i'm done i'm going to kill you" Iris threatens, Negan raises his fist, punching Iris and watching her fall to the floor unconscious. 
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Iris lets out a groan as she begins opening her eyes, the bag over her head making the view nothing but darkness. She listens out to hear if she is alone, the faint sound of another person breathing stops Iris from moving. She closes her eyes trying to ignore the pain in her head from being knocked out twice today, she fights off the nausea as it creeps up her throat. 
Suddenly the truck stops and Iris waits for someone to grab her, she tries to listen to whats going on outside but can't hear anything, she hears the truck door open and someone grabs onto her, pulling her up they drag her out of the truck, Iris struggles to find her feet, she feels them dragging along concrete. 
The person dragging her stops, giving her a chance to stand, she feels the tip of a blade digging into her back as they start to move again, she hears quiet chatter around her "Iris?" Carl says, seeing the woman walking behind him and Negan, Iris doesnt speak, she cant, not with the knife digging into her back. She cant see what's going on so she cant know if Carl could get hurt if she talks to him or tries anything. "She's not gonna talk kid. If she does that knife being held to her will be driven right through her body" Negan explains. 
They stop walking and she hears a knock on a door, Iris hears the door creek open and Negan's whistle, the saviour pulls her up the porch steps and they move her into the house, "Great, great, great, great, great, great!" Negan says as the door closes, "Where's Rick?" he asks "Uh, I... I'm just..." Olivia status "Don't care" Negan sings "Where's Rick?" "Um, out scavenging for you." Olivia says, her voice shaking nervously. 
"Cool. I'll wait." "Um... he went out pretty far. They might not be back today. We're running really low on everything. We're practically starving here." Olivia explains, her emotions taking over, "Starving? You? By 'practically,' you mean 'not really.'" Negan says, making the woman cry. Iris stands still, trying her hardest to stay calm. 
"Really? You people seriously don't have a sense of humour." Negan says, "Excuse me. What's your name again?" he asks "Olivia." "Right. Olivia. I am sorry for having been so rude to you just now. And it looks like I'm gonna be here for a while, awaiting your fearless leader's return. And if you'd like... I think it would be enjoyable... to screw your brains out. I mean, if, you know, you're agreeable to it." Negan says, Iris hears a slap and then everything goes silent. 
"I am about 50% more into you now. Just sayin'." Negan says, "All right, well, I'm just gonna put my feet up and wait for my stuff to get here. Olivia... would you be a lamb and make us a little lemonade? Now, I know I left you all some of that good powdered stuff." Negan explains, "Well, I'm supposed to be with..." Olivia says "Make it... Make it. Take your time. Make it good." Iris hears the door open and someone quickly leaves. "All right, kid! Take me on the grand tour." Negan says. "You two stay here" he adds before walking away with Carl. 
Iris hears them walking back down the stairs, her heart stops when she hears Judith's quiet babble, the front door opens and the saviour walks her out stopping again on the porch, "Oh, this little girl is precious." Negan says "Hey, neighbor. Why don't you come by later? We might grill out." he chuckles 
"Oh, I like it here. Mm-hmm. I might just have to stay here. You know, I was thinking about what you said earlier, Carl. Maybe it is stupid keeping you and your dad alive. I mean, why am I trying so hard? Maybe I should just bury you both down in one of those flower beds. Huh? And then I could just settle into the suburbs. What do you think about that?" Negan asks. Iris bites down on her lip, trying to hold back from doing anything. 
"Damn, that smells good. Mmm!" Negan says, Iris smells the food he's cooking as she stands in the corner with the saviour still holding the knife to her back, "Want a taste?" Negan asks, Iris hears the door open and close next to her and she listens as they move around the kitchen, the pain in Iris's head grows and she closes her eyes trying to push past it. "I'm not waiting for your dad anymore. I don't know where the hell he is, but Lucille... is hungry. Carl, pass the rolls... Please." Negan says.