Never Wake The Dead (TWD Fanfic)

**Chapter 26-Curiosity killed the cat**

*Note:Still Daryl's Point Of View*

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I saddled up one of Hershel's horses, he shouldn't mind, and I headed out. I shoot what few squirrels I come across. I drive down to a ridge and see this cloth like thing in the water down below, I study it for a moment, the horse stirs before buckling up into the air and throwing me off, I hit the rocks hard and start to slide down. I close my eyes and put my hands out in front of me so I don't crack my head open.

I hit the water face first with a grunt. I reach down and feel one of my bolts sticking put of ma side. I stand up and start walking towards the thing I saw, as I approach of I see its Sophia's doll. I nearly jump out of my skin in excitement. The bushes start to move, I reach around my side for my bow, dammit! I grab a stick deep enough and go back to get my bow. I dig into the mud and dirt until the stick stops, I reach down and pull upwards.

Once I've got my bow I walk back to the sand and rip the shoulders off my shirt, I tie them together then tie it around the arrow to hold it in place. I grab the squirrel I shot and cut it open before eating it. I stand up and decide to try to climb back up the ledge, I get a little more than half way and the tree I grab gives out, sending me tumbling back down the hill. I hit the bottom and sit back on my elbows, suddenly I get dizzy before blacking out.

"Look at you baby brother. Come on get up" Merle says, I roll my eyes, "What are you doin down here? Oh that's right, your Rick's bitch now" he says, "I ain't nobody's bitch" I say slowly drifting back to sleep.

I wake up this time to Merle chewing on my foot, wait that's not Merle! That's a fucken Walker! I kick it and scoot back, I get on top of it and plunge my stick into its head, another Walker comes, I lay back and pull the arrow through my side before loading my bow and shooting it just in time. It hits the ground chin first with my arrow in its head.

I'm climbing up the hill when I see Merle at the top, "Come on son, kick off them heels and climb" he taunts, "You best be shutin the hell up" I snarl, "Or what?" He fires back. "You're not even real" I say, "I'm as real as your chupacabra he says, "I know what I saw" I spit back then I quickly grab onto a tree root and pull myself up, it takes just about all my strength but I get there. I stand up, "Yeah, you'd better run!" I yell before heading back to the farm.

{Jade's P.O.V.}

Everyone returns with no luck and I wait patiently for Daryl but he doesn't come, I force myself to stand and I walk outside, surprisingly its only been a day and these stitches don't hurt as bad. "Rick!" I shout, he walks over to me, "Jade, you should be laying down" he says, "No, I'm fine. Where's Daryl?" I ask, "He hasn't come back yet?" Rick asks, I shake my head, "Ok, we'll get a search party goi-" he gets interrupted mid sentence, "Walker! Walker!" Andrea yells, "Rick!" Shane yells, "Hershel wants to deal with Walkers!" Rick yells back, "Why? We can handle it" Shane says starting to walk towards it. T-Dog, Glenn, Rick and I following shortly behind.

Rick had his gun already aimed, "Daryl?" I say close to sobs, he looks at me for a moment, "That's the third time you pointed that thing at ma head! You gonna shoot or what?"" Daryl exclaims, a gunshot rings through my ears and Daryl falls to the ground, "Daryl!" I shout, "I was kiddin" he exclaims before passing out. "No!" I scream towards camp, dammit Andrea! Rick and T-dog help Daryl up flinging his arms over their  shoulders. "Is that Walker ears?" Glenn asks, "Let's keep that to ourselves" Rick says before ripping them off Daryl's neck and putting it in his shirt.

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There was no way I was leaving Daryl's side, I was right there while he got stitched up, "I followed the trail to tha ridge, but then the horse got frightened and threw me off" Daryl says, "It's Nelly, as in nervous Nelly. I would've told you she'd throw ya if you would've bothered to ask" Hershel says, "Me and Shane will follow that trail tomorrow, for now you get some rest. Both of you" Rick says eyeing me.
         I decide not to go against his word, I'm actually pretty exhausted. I lay down next to Daryl and he rolls around to look at me. He just lays there staring at me, "You have to stay in bed for at least 2 days" I say, he shakes his head, "I don't think so. Go in my bag, top pocket" he says, I stare at him confused, he nods his head forward.

I go to his bag and pull out a doll......Sophia's doll!!! "Daryl, where did you find this?!?" I exclaim, "Come lay with me and I'll explain it all" he says patting the bed beside him, I walk over and sit right next to him. He turns sideways and winces, I look down at his stitches! "Daryl, your bleeding" I say, he smiles, "Musta popped a stitch" he jokes, "Let me look at it" I say, he lifts the sheet up just enough for me to look, "Can I take the bandage off?" I ask, he nods, "I'll be as gentle as I can" I say, "I can take it" he says.

I remove the bandage with little effort and redo his stitch with my first aide kit. I try to be as gentle as I can, "What were ya before the world went to shit?" He asks, "A nurse, why?" I say, "Just curious" he says, "Curiosity killed the cat, ya know?" I tease, he smirks, "But satisfaction brought it back" he says, "What now?" I ask rolling my eyes in a playful way, "Nothin just thinking about somethin" he says, I roll my eyes and crawl up into bed with him, he snakes his arm around my waist and pulls me towards him. I rest my head on my pillow and fade into a deep slumber.