Never Wake The Dead (TWD Fanfic)

**Chapter 25-Little Lady**

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Dammit Jade, you weren't supposed to go to that part of your thoughts. It was supposed to stay hidden and locked away, thanks Dixon!

I get up and dive into the lake, I need to swim, and get my mind off of things. I tread the water and look at the waterfall, it brings back my first few nights at camp, where Shane beat the shit out of me, and what did I do?! I slipped back into my own ways and hid! God Jade, just practice your fighting skills. I know you said you'd never use them but for Pete's sake, its an Apocalypse, the one thing you never thought would happen. Just use them! I think to myself, it's rather sad that I have to talk to myself to keep from falling apart, I want to stay sane as long as possible.

I decide its enough swimming for today and I decide to go hunting. I hoist myself out of the water with just about every muscle in my body screaming at me, I ignore them and walk back to camp. I walk into my tent and find Daryl laying down with his arms crossed behind his head, I grab my clothes and my bow, "Where you goin?" He asks, "Hunting" I say bluntly, he sits up,"Lemme come with ya" he says, "No. I think you should stay here and clear your mind" I say.

I turn to walk out, he grabs my wrist and spins me around, "Jade?" He says, "Daryl, I can't do this right now" I say exasperated, he lets go and I walk out bumping into Rick, "Jade, we are planning on going to look for Sophia in a bit, you coming?" He asks, "Of course, I was just gonna go huntin for a bit" I say, he smiles, "Bring us back something good" he says, I smile and walk away.

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I hear the sounds of twigs breaking which can be one of four things, game, a Walker, or Daryl, or Shane coming to beat me up again. Just to be safe I crouch and look around, I don't hear anything. I shoot a squirrel in the tree beside me, I walk up and grab my arrow and tie the squirrel onto my string, which by the way is another technique I stole from Daryl. I hear crunching again, I look around, something flashes past me to my left, I snap my head to look over but I see nothing, I pull out my knife and put it in a defensive position.

I stare in that direction for a minute and hear footsteps coming from behind me, I swing around and slash at my attacker, hitting him in the face, I slash again but to my regret they grab my wrist and forces me to drop it, I spin around and grab my bow, I aim it at his face, right between his eyes and 5 other guys come out of the bushes, one with a bow just like mine. "I suggest you put it down little lady. You shoot me and they'll shoot you ten times over" the guy in front of me threatens, "I suggest you leave" I say giving him the deadliest stare I can.

We stand there for a few minutes and someone behind me steps forward, I hear crunching and I half side step and glance over at him. The guy lunges at me and the dude behind me grabs my bow and puts his arm around my collar bone, "Damn, we got a feisty one this time. I'm gonna enjoy you" he whispers in my ear before licking my cheek, "Go to hell!" I scream and jerk sideways. Two guys frisk me and then one of them shows me a needle and walks towards me with it, "No!" I scream and kick at him pushing my weight against the guy behind me. I headbutt the guy and he falls to the ground, "You bitch!" He yells and I snatch my bow up and start to sprint towards camp.

A guy tackles me and shoves a knife into my side with a smirk, I let out an agonizing yelp and kick him in his groin before once again getting up, grabbing my bow and sprinting to camp.

"Hey!" I scream as loud as I can, Rick, Shane, and T-Dog drop what they are carrying and he run towards me, I out of breath by now so I collapse, I roll onto my back and let out an irritating growl as I slowly pull the knife out of my side. "Jade?" Rick questions towering over me, him and T-Dog pick me up and help me limp to camp.

"Jade, your gonna need to stay off of your feet for at least two weeks so these stitches sit" Hershel says, though I don't want to I nod. "Can I talk to Daryl for a second" I say on the verge of tears. He nods and walks out, Daryl walks in a second later, now the tears are flowing, I can't help it. I almost got raped again! "Jade?" He asks quietly and walks over and hugs me, I pull him close to me, "What happened?" He asks, I sit up and stare at the wall, "There were 6 of them. I heard cracking and I thought it was you. Then I saw something flash past me, I stood there a second too long. They took everything away from me, the one guy was saying these disgisting threats in my ear and then the bastard licked my face" I say in pure anger but I continue, "The one guy came at me with a needle, that's when I flipped. I headbutted the guy, grabbed my bow and ran, this guy tackled me and stabbed me with my own knife. I kicked him in his groin and ran towards camp" I pause and look at Daryl, he's staring at the floor, "Daryl? They were gonna rape me.... Again" I say and break down into sobs.

{Daryl's P.O.V}
I'm beyond pissed. I shouldn't have let her go alone. I should've went with her. I pull her to my chest and kiss her forehead, I rock back and forth comforting her until she fell asleep.

I went to talk to Rick, "What happened?" Rick asks with a questioning look, " She said there were 6 guys, and they came at her, they were gonna rape her, Rick. They were gonna rape ma girl!" I shout my anger broiling over, I lean my forehead against the nearest tree and breathe.

Jades voice rings through my head "Breathe Daryl, just breathe" I take two deep breaths and Merle voice rings through my head now, "She's got you whipped baby brother" he says, "Merle shut up!" I say irritated, "Eh, its the truth" he eggs on, "I said shut up! I'm not in tha mood for yer smug remarks!" I shout and walk away.

I decide it's best for me to go see Jade, she's not gonna be the happiest camper but I have to tell her. I walk in there and sit on the edge of the bed, she's staring out the window, "Jade?" I ask, she doesn't respond. "Jade?" I repeat, she snaps back and looks at me, "Are ya alright?" I ask. She looks at the blanket, "Yeah. Just a bit shaken up" she says, "Umm. I'm goin out to look for Sophia" I say, she smiles before saying, "Be careful" I get up with a smile and head out, "Hey Dixon?" She asks, "Yeah?" I reply turning around, "Could you maybe bring me my bag from our tent, I wanna read a book" she says, I smile, "Your such a dork" I tease and walk out, "Well I gotta do something" she shouts, but I'm already out the door.

I return with her bag and 2 soda's, she smiles triumphantly, "Thanks" she says, I smirk but don't say anything. "What?" She asks, "Nothin. Just thinkin bout when we first met. I couldn't imagine you with a weapon before the world went to shit" I tease, but eh it wasn't exactly a lie. "Then you definitely won't believe I used to fight either" she says with a smirk, I'm completely set back by this, "What?!?" I say surprised, "Yep. Used to fight for money" she says, I sit on the edge of the bed, "Proceed" I joke, and there it comes the smirk I hate, she's about to leave me hanging. "Go try to find that little girl. I'll tell ya more when ya return" she says with some accent slipping out, I smirk, "Okie dokie" I tease and head out.