Fear The Walking Dead (1x1)

[EchoOfShatteredIce]

Malia smiled sadly. "I miss you too. I'm good, I guess. I found a place not too far from the ranch. Everything's good so far, and I'm as safe as one can be out here. Already covered in walker blood."
Malia sat up and leaned back against the headboard. "What did your dad say?"

[Light Bringer]

Troy smiled a little, though his eyes were still sad. "That he was doing this for the good of the ranch and all that stupid bull crap." He responded, sighing a little.

[EchoOfShatteredIce]

Malia shook her head angrily. "The Proctors are coming for the ranch. Not because I was there---they don't know that. They want the ranch for themselves, and they're going to try to take it. You have to be ready. I've never seen them fail at taking over a place." She sighed. She knew that it wouldn't be possible for them to leave, so they would have to fight. "I'll let you know if I see them. You can think of me as an early warning system. Is your father letting you stay?"

[Light Bringer]

"I know, Malia. Believe me, I know, it's not your fault and my dad made a big mistake kicking you out like that. But you know what? I still think we can take them. The Proctors may have taken other places but they've never faced off against us. They won't know what hit them." Troy said, surely. "Yeah. My dad knows that if I left woth you, he'd lose a bit. The militia wouldn't be as strong. They wouldn't have a leader." He shrugged before adding. "Thanks, Malia."

[EchoOfShatteredIce]

"Anything for you, Troy."
Malia didn't say anything for a while. She was lost in thought. She wanted to be there, with him. She needed to stop talking with him right then before she started begging him to come here with her. She missed him so much.
"Troy, I should probably go. I'll talk to you later, though, okay?" Malia felt the crushing feeling of missing him.

[Light Bringer]

Troy felt his chest tighten. "...Okay..." He said, sadly. "Promise me that you'll stay safe, okay?" He asked, hopefully, looking down at the ground.

[EchoOfShatteredIce]

"I'll try my best," she said. She held on to the walkie-talkie tightly, not wanting to let go, not wanting to end the conversation.
"Troy......" She stopped herself. She was just about to ask him to come here, to be with her. She couldn't. Troy needed to be at the ranch. Everyone there needed him. She let go of the walkie-talkie, letting it drop to the bed. She buried her head in her hands, wishing that this wasn't real. That she would wake up, at the ranch.

[Light Bringer]

Troy sighed softly and pressed the button once more. "I love you, Malia." He said softly before standing up and brushing the dust off of his clothes and continuing his walk.

[EchoOfShatteredIce]

Malia was shocked. Did she just hear him right? She felt warm, and she smiled. "Love you too, Troy," she whispered. Then she got up and made sure that there wasn't any trouble outside.

[Light Bringer]

Troy smiled sadly before putting away his walkie-talkie and making sure all the daily chores were done. He was also, taking note of all the ways they could be attacked and not see it coming. They could get atatcked from almost every direction and they wouldn't be able to tell until it was too late.