Venus With The Bow [Daryl Dixon f.f]

5/Family

A month and a half has gone by and i'm not who i've even been.not the girl who's damn scared and can't save her own ass.I could never be who i am now if it wasn't because of Lexi,Arial and Martin.

No more kitchen knives when i can be a good archer and let me say that,Lexi's the master in archery.she is.and i know now how to use a damn knife cos of Arial and i have put my own pieces back together and i have hope cos of Martin and what he says.

I can haunt now.i faced my fears as Jonas wanted me to.i had to.i don't want to die in this crazy world,at least not now.i don't know where to search for my family,but i suppose that if they're alive we're heading to the same directions.

So many ways are blocked,so the living ones will head to east.we never stay in one place,we go on and on and make sure we're gonna stay alive till we find somewhere we can stay in for a long good time.

These three people have turned to be like a family to me.we've got each other's back no matter what.we fight for each other just like a family.

I am strong.i don't feel that hole in me that made me feel lost and weak.i can fight,i can be useful and i can do my own shit even if two walkers are on top of me and i'm giving up fighting.i'm not gonna give up..

I'm who i am just because of these people who treat me like i'm one of their own.that's worthy to me..more than i can put into words.

"You got it,slick chick."Arial says and i smile while i aim for the head of the walker.

"Done ma'am."i say with a smile.

"I found your favorite dinner Ari!"Lexi runs to us while she's chuckling.seeing the frog in her hands made me laugh loud.Arial hates frogs!

"You Ms.bitch!"Arial growls.me and Lexi laugh again.

I was scared of animals,but i learned how to deal with them,but still i hate frogs!

"Language,Arial.we have a safe place now,don't we?"Martin says.

"We do.we can stay here for tonight."i say.

"You're getting better and better Ms.Grimes."Martin says kindly and i smile widely.

"Yeah,she is.now,while you are cooking i'm taking my lovely student away because we want to practice."Lexi grabs my hand.

"Take care.you needed help,just scream."Martin says.

"You,too."Lexi says.after she kisses her father we go away to find a place to practice.

We get up early in the mornings to practice archery or whatever.i didn't want to be the bitsy one anymore.

"You know,after we lost mom i left the home though i was the younger one,but I couldn't be there.i met up with some people that..i can't say they were an example of good people,but they helped me to get over the pain.with one look you could understand they're gonna be a trouble,but they were nice with their own."Lexi says. "We used to spend a long time in the woods haunting,drinking,sometimes smoking.they had guns we practiced because they had enemies in our small town.i learned archery from our boss.his name was Harry.our eldest one.he taught me how to control my anger.Arial always was the perfect girl who hates even to see these kinda people,but she needed to face her anger and fears.they helped her too,but we didn't stay with them for a long time.i didn't fit  in really as a really young girl,but they had our backs."

"Just like a family."i say.

"That's right.you reminded me of me and Arial when we lost our mom.angry,lost,broken,
Confused..fucked up."she says and we both chuckle. "And we helped you to fight your anger and your fears.it all reminded me of that group,that's why i wanted to help you though you can't trust anyone nowadays,but sometimes we have to risk.it can end well if you do the right thing.just like what we did,just like how you risked and let us help you.i'm so happy that we could help you."she says with a kind smile.

"I don't know how to say thank you,Lexi."

"You don't have to.we're a family now.just like me and the people i met.families don't say thank you,they do everything for each other."she says.i hug her and she chuckles.

"I just wanted you to know that you're not alone.don't let your anger and fear over come."she says.

"I'll keep that in my mind.forever."i say with a smile.

"Good.now,let's see how many rabbits we can haunt to day.the winner's gonna get more dinner!"she says.

"Let's go then!"

•••••••••••hours later/night

"So i have more dinner tonight!"Lexi says with a big smile.

I roll my eyes. "Finally one day i beat you,blondie."

"In your dreams!"she says and we both chuckle.

We walk in the camp.

"Hi."we hear a strange voice so we quickly aim our weapons to the man.

"Hey,hey,put it down girls!they just needed help."Martin says.

I see three young men.

"Who are they?"i ask.

"I'm James,that's Randall and Mike."the blonde man says.

Me and Lexi look at each other and we finally lower our weapons.

"Kendall."i say.

"Lexi."

"Well,nice to meet you!we've lost our group.it's been a month..we had nothing to eat or drink till we saw your camp."Randall says with a smile.a fake one.why do i smell lies here?

I walk to Arial. "So?"i whisper.

"They were so clean.like they have just showered and are out here to have fun with daddy's money and their luxury cars."she whispers back.

"It seems we're gonna have trouble tonight."i say with my low voice.

"Just be ready.for anything."she says and i nod.

"How long are you going to stay?"Martin asks.

"Just for the night.in the early morning you're gonna find your own damn way and get lost."i say.

"Woah,w-we don't mean to hurt you."James says.

Liar.

I don't like the look on his handsome clean face..

"What if we do?what if we cook our dinner with your flesh?we can make a soup with your bones."i say and smirk.

"You know boys,it's supper easy to do it and..we don't hesitate."Arial says.

"We just need a place to stay for the night,i swear."Randall says.he's the youngest one i guess.

"Good then."i say and walk away from them to Martin. "I'll be on watch tonight."i say and he nods.

"I'll stay with her."James says.

"You should rest,bud.u need it after ur long journey,right?"i say and raise an eyebrow.

"Um,yeah,i just wanted to-.."he tried to explain,but i look away from him.i don't want to hear his bullshit.

"I'll stay on watch with her."Lexi says.

It's gonna be a long night and i'm not gonna hesitate to kill these bastards even after one wrong move..i'm not gonna let them hurt these people.