We grab the guns and weapons from the two dead guys and continue drinking, "Ok, Please tell me you guys heard that?" I say walking towards the door, I peer out and see two guys heading this way. "A whole group, two guys heading this way bout twenty yards out" I whisper/shout to Rick, he crouch runs over and looks out. We both stay on the side of the doors hoping to wait them out. The door slowly opens, I slide in front of it and brace my back against it, "Jim, Brad? You guys in there?" One of the guys asks.
After a few moments of silence they speak up again, "We just want our friends and we'll leave" the same guy shouts, "Your friends are dead" Rick shouts after a minute, "Did the Biters get them?" He asks, "No, they drew on us. We didn't have a choice" I answer for Rick, the two guys mumble a few things and I only catch a few words, "There's a girl. How, guys, camp, like her" I put the two and two together and shivers run down my spine, "Rick, take cover behind the counter, tell Daryl, Hershel and Glenn to go round back and get the car so we can get the hell outta here" I whisper, he hesitates but nods and crawls over to the counter.
I hear gunshots and instantly think that might be Daryl, I take off towards the counter and use my arms to launch myself over, I land firmly on the ground before running again, Rick hot on my heels, "Daryl!?" I scream and round the corner running into heavy arms, I look up expecting Daryl, nope definitely not Daryl! I'm turned around and I have a knife to my throat, "Put the guns down and no one gets hurt" the guys says, Daryl rounds the opposing corner and his face instantly fills with anger, "Let er go" he growls, "Please don't! Nobody has to get hurt" I sob and look at Daryl and smirk, he looks at me confused.
I grab the blade and secure it to my chest tightly, I stomp on the guys foot while twisting his wrist and then I flip him over my back, grabbing the knife from him, he falls to the ground and I point the knife at his chest, he grabs another knife and has it resting on my forehead, he reaches for his gun, I take it and throw it towards Daryl, who is now walking towards me. His knife slips cutting my forehead, I feel the blood slide down my face and I let out a slight growl and give the knife a good shove, sending it burying in his chest.
Blood begins to flood the ground and Daryl grabs me under my arms and pulls me off of the guy, he spins me around and into his arms, "I'm sorry. I heard you call and I thought you were hurt, I had to get Glenn, we got stuck in a round off with a couple of the guys, I came as soon as I could" he says in my ear, he grabs his handkerchief and wipes the blood away from my eyes, "We'll deal with that when we get back, I'm fine" I say and push past him grabbing his wrist, we walk around the side and a guy jumps out from behind a dumpster, he fires sending a bullet directly into my shoulder, I shoot him with a grunt and slide down the wall, "Your gonna be ok. Jade stay with me" Daryl says scooping me up, I rip the bottom of my shirt and make a pad securing it to my arm like a bandage, Daryl sets me on the tailgate of the truck.
"Is there an exit wound?" I ask sitting forward, "Not that I see" Daryl says calmly. I hear this agonizing scream and see Rick, Glenn and Hershel take off running, "Go" I tell Daryl and gently push him away, he looks at me sadly, "I'm Ok" I say, he kisses me, "I love you" he says and grabs his bow before running towards the sound.
I scoot back and rest my back against the back of the truck, they return with a very injured man, along with Hershel, they set him the the back with me, my gun is sitting right beside me, the guy glances at it before looking at me, "Don't even think about it" I say looking at him, "We just saved your life" I add. He smiles, "Thanks, I've always had this thing with guns, is that a Smith and Wesson 9 millimeter?" He asks, I smile, "Yeah it was my grandfather's" I say and jump back as Hershel squeezes my arm, "Ow. Can't this wait till we get back to the farm?" I tease,"I almost got the bullet, it didn't hit anything major so you should be fine. Just sit still for a second" Hershel says and pulls the bullet out with his tweezers.
Daryl and Rick had to go back for something and we all sit in the truck waiting, Daryl hops in the back and just before we leave I hear a moan and don't even get to turn around before it takes a large bite out of my arm, I scream and shoot it with my gun. "Oh God, Jade! No" Daryl says panicked, "It's Ok. I won't turn. Trust me I won't turn" I say before passing out in his lap.
-_-_-_-
I wake up just as Daryl lays me in a nice bed in Hershel's house, I look at Daryls blood trenched shirt then to him, "I'm not goin anywhere" I say with tears in my eyes, "It's ok. Hershel's gonna amputate it. Jade its the only way you'll live... I can't lose you" Daryl says, "I-I'm immune to the bite, I've been bit before. On my lo-lower back" I studdered and go into a shaking attack, everyone in the rooms jaws drop, "Rick, she's lying so you don't kill her" Shane says, I smile, "I wi-wish I were, Daryl help me up" I say, he lifts me to a sitting position, "Li-Lift my shirt up. Just above my lo-lower back" I tell him. I hear Rick gasp, "There's no way" he says, "Just wait. Give me a day" I say.
Three days of laying in bed doing nothing and I finally feel like I'm gonna get up, I find a tray of food next to the bed with a note from Rick:
"Hope your feeling better, have some breakfast and here's a sling for your arm if you want it. Come out when your feeing up to it, we have some talkin to do
~Rick"
I smile and eat breakfast, I put the sling aside for now, I get dressed and put the sling on before heading out. I'm greeted by a bunch of smiling faces and hugs, "Where's Daryl?" I ask, "Out hunting, let's go take a walk" Rick says, I start walking towards the woods.
"Ok, so lots to talk about, get to talkin" I say with a smile, "How long have you known you were immune?" Rick asks, "I was bit about 2 months before I met you guys" I say, "Ok, that's all I have to ask on that subject. One question left" he says, "What should we do with Randal?" He asks, "Have you done anything yet? Any plans?" I ask, "Daryl was going to go 'interrogate' him" he adds with air quotes, "Ok, then that's what we'll do" I say and with that he nods and we walk back to camp.
-_-_-_-
Were all at camp when Daryl shows back up with bloody knuckles and a scowl across his face, he walks into the RV and sits down in the booth, I wipe down his knuckles and wrap them up, "They got bout tweny men, heavy artillery. Us men'll be dead and the woman'll wish they were. Sick bastards" he grumbles, "Eh, Rick" I say and nod my head to the side before walking out of the RV. "What's up?" He asks, "I'm gonna go talk to Randal. Make more of a gentler approach. See if I can talk some more answers outta him" I say, he looks at me sternly, "Are you sure? Daryl won't like that" he says, "Daryl is not my father, yes we are together but he doesn't own me, and I'll take him with me. It took a little bit of negotiating but Rick finally agreed and I set off to find Daryl.
"Daryl?" I ask walking into our tent to find him angrily cleaning his arrows. "What's wrong?" I ask sitting beside him, "I over heard Shane talking to Rick and he was sayin we could use you to our advantage cause your immune" he says, "Daryl, I'm not gonna do anythin to get myself killed. Daryl I'm not goin anywhere" I say trying to comfort him.
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Never Wake The Dead (TWD Fanfic)
Fanfiction"What did you see?" he asks, "Nothing" I say, "Tell me!" he shouts, I spit in his face, he wipes it off, "You are a beauty, you know that? It would suck to dispose of such a beautiful, spiteful, badass young lady, wouldn't it?" he says and grabs the...
