S1E19 - Traitor

[V's POV]

"Traitor…"

I look at Penny with shock as she says this. Does she know? How the fuck does she know? Oh, nevermind she's asleep. Doesn't matter. I stand up and stretch out a bit while looking down at the passed out girl. She was pretty easy, honestly. Give her a few looks and get her drunk and she's wrapped around your finger.

"I do feel bad about this, honestly. Sorry, darling. We gotta survive somehow. If you weren't in a group, I'd offer to let you join us."

I walk over to my apartment door and open it up into the stairwell, walking over to the apartment across from mine and knock on the door. After a few seconds, I see the familiar faces of George, Ricardo, and Kelsie, my group. Jokingly, I say,

"She's out."

The two young men nod their heads. George is a tall, lanky, ginger man with skin white as snow. Usually that is. His current time on the rooftops has him bright red like a lobster. Ricardo is tan, and just under six foot. He has short, black hair, and a short beard. Kelsie has blonde hair and is about the same height as Penny. Though, nowhere near as capable from what I've seen.

As we walk out into the stairwell, George asks in his deep voice,

"So, she got any weapons on her?"

I shake my head,

"Nah. She's stark naked just like me. Let's get her tied up and put in the other apartment."

Ricardo raises an eyebrow,

"Oho, a hit?"

I nod my head,

"Yep. She was with a group and got separated by a horde. Good idea using that horde to kite her here, Kelsie."

She speaks in a ditzy tone,

"No probs! I figured they were there, might as well use 'em!"

She then walks over to me and wraps her arms around my waist as we walk into the apartment,

"So, didja have 'fun' with her?"

I shake my head no,

"Nah. She was a stripping drunk, too. Lucky, cuz she was armed to the teeth. Had an armor plate, elbow and knee pads, a shotgun, a sword, a knife, and a pistol on her. I've got no doubt she coulda killed all of us."

I point at the sleeping girl and say,

"Alright boys, tie her up."

George goes over to her and pulls the blankets off, revealing the nude redhead to the group. Ricardo says,

"It's a shame, she's kinda hot."

I smirk,

"I know, right? Almost gives Kelsie here a run for her money."

George flips her over, takes out some zip-ties and cuffs her hands together, and her feet. I look at her and feel a little bad. She's not the first person we've done this to, but she's definitely the youngest… And the hottest. I hold the door open as George lifts her up over his shoulder, while Kelsie goes and gets the other apartment door for him. Ricardo comes and speaks to me while George brings her into the other apartment,

"So, we keep her in the other apartment and find out where exactly her group is?"

I nod my head,

"Yep. Then we tell them we've got her hostage and that we want half their weapons, food, and meds. She didn't tell me how many there are, so we may wanna move after we get the stuff. It's unfortunate, but we still got a couple of these apartments cleared out."

I walk into the other apartment with the group and see George setting her up with her back against a wall. He's got her tied to one of the old gas pipes for the room. I yawn as I look around the emptied out room. I see the kitchen counters and say,

"Alright, Ricardo, go through the kitchen drawers again. Just in case she does somehow escape, I don't want her to get a hold of a kitchen knife. And, since you wanted to sleep in today, you get the first watch. Then it'll be George, then Me, then Kelsie. She shouldn't wake up for quite a while. I put a shit ton of tranquilizer in the water. Five hour shifts, don't forget."

George speaks up,

"I'm gonna go eat on the rooftop. Come get me when it's my turn."

I grab Kelsie's hand and joke with the boys,

"Alright! While you two do that, Kelsie and I are gonna have some fun! See ya!"

Kelsie giggles as I take her hand and head back into the apartment.

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In the meantime, a certain sheriff has just arrived back at the camp, finding his son and wife.

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