Crossbow and Knives

Now what.

|| Hi guys. So...... a hand, some of you that have read this before this chapter is posted probably remember Nic getting stabbed in the hand, having Daryl wrap it then no mention of it again(weird right?). Well I fixed that. So she not only has a stab wound in her stomach she has one in her hand.||

'When will we meet again Daryl?' Nicole stared up at the wall, it'd been two days since she woke up for the first time in the hospital. She'd gotten to know Beth pretty well. She learned that she knew Daryl too and the rest of his group. They were in the same predicament, to get back to Daryl. Nicole told Beth how Rick left her for dead, though she didn't exactly believe it she almost had too. The night she was first there Gorman had died somehow, which she was happy about cause she hated his balls. He was just such an asshole. But she didn't know much about his death it was getting confusing. Was he bit? Was he hit in the head? Oh well. Then a new female came in the previous night; she was in bad shape. Nic also knew exactly who it was too. Carol. She truly only just meet her like the rest of the group but she could tell how close she was to Daryl. It wasn't hard to tell at all. Same with Beth. Nic could tell she is close with Daryl. Her hand grazed over the fabric of a clean sleeve that was wrapped around her hand.

Letting out a sigh Nicole got up; setting down the cloth on the pillow and walked out of the room. She glanced in both directions of the hall then walked towards Beth's room. The door was just barely opened which caused her to frown. She got to the door and heard Beth and Dawn inside conversing. Soon hearing the mention about Gorman's death. Was Beth taking the blame? Then she heard the sound of skins contacting with eachother. Quickly, without any thought, she opened the door. Beth had her hand over a cheek like it had just been slapped. Probably because it just was. "What's goin' on Sheriff?" Nicole growled as she glared at Dawn.

Dawn turned her gaze Beth to Nicole with an irritated look that grew as she saw Nic. "Nothing that involves you."

"Oh really? You wanna know who killed that asshole Gorman? It was me. Not Beth, she's to blonde to kill someone." Nicole almost spoke all of that in her strongest Californian accent. Being in a southern state she was starting to lose her Californian accent. Nic entered the room, slamming the door closed behind her. Beth and Dawn both flinched as it was completely unexpected. "He deserved to die. I went in looking for my knives then his asshole body walks in." Nicole got close to Dawn, glaring straight into her eyes to the point it was uncomfortable.

Dawn watched Nicole up and down, it wasn't easy for her to calm herself. It was almost impossible at this point with how Nic was acting. "He was doing his job. Now I said this has nothing to do with you. Beth left the room last."

"Or did she? She could just be a cover up for me who I forced to say Gorman was lookin' for you." There was no stopping Nicole now.

Dawn withdrew her arm back and thrusted it forward at Nicole. Beth took some steps back and Nicole lifted her arm and pushed Dawn's punch to the side before throwing her own punch at Dawn's open stomach with her damaged hand. Making a direct hit, Dawn grunted and nearly fell to her knees.

"Not so strong Sheriff. Remember who you're messing with." Nicole casually warned Dawn before walking over to Beth and checking the wound on her cheek. "Only a part of it opened, not to bad."

Dawn glared at Nicole as she held her stomach then Dr. Steven walked in. He simply stared for a moment before watching Nicole making a gesture to Dawn to help her first. "I got Beth." Gently she took Beth's arm and lead her out and to her own room.

Nicole closed the door to her room and locked it before turning to Beth. "So how was getting in a fight with Dawn apart of our escape plan?" Nicole sassily asked Beth who was in the process of sitting on the bed.

"I didn't think she'd find out. After helping Noah escape before you got here she had her suspitions on me."

"Well she knows next time not to mess with you." Nicole cracked both of her knuches and smirked. "I'm a real bitch when I don't have my knives. Also sorry for insulting you... I was getting in the moment." She added, walking over to the bed and sitting next to Beth. "Now what?"

"I don't know... Daddy usually prayed when he needed help if he had the time."

"Well I don't pray to my buddha. I meditate with my buddha and hope that Karma won't be a bitch and actually help me. I seriously wish when I reincarnate that I'm like the first of a new species that's gonna rule the earth." Nicole smirked and chuckled as she layed back on the bed. Looking back up at the roof. 'Now what?'

"I'm gonna see Carol." Beth said, looking down into her lap.

Nicole sat up and looked at her. "I'll go with you then I'm gonna have a smoke on the roof."

"What are you gonna be smoking? You don't have cigarettes or a lighter."

"Dried leaves and lets just say that someone COUGH Dawn COUGH is missing a patch of matches." Nicole smirked then stood up. Sliding her hand under her pillow she pulled out a small box of matches.

"But what will you smoke with?"

"Lets just say Steven is missing some papers from his office. When you smoke pot enough you know how to make a blunt out of any type of paper." She lowered to her knees and reached under her bed for and pulled out some paper.

Beth blinked for a moment then nodded before she stood up.

Nicole went to the door and unlocked it and stepped out first then walked with Beth to Carol's room. After she went up to the roof alone and picked up dead leaves from the garden. Crushing the leaves she wrapped then in a tube of pager. Lighting a match she lit the end and tried out the new smoke. "Now what."