Mi Amor ~ Daryl Dixon

Chapter Four

As the group enters the building everyone has weapons raised and it's beyond quiet.

"Hello?" Rick asks in front of everyone.

A gun cocks from in front of them causing everyone to raise their guns towards the noise as a man with a gun walks out. "Anybody infected?" He asks.

"One of our group was. He didn't make it."

"Why are you here? What do you want?" The strange man asks.

"A chance."

"That's asking an awful lot these days." He says getting closer. "I know." Rick says quickly.

The man looks at the group before him taking a moment before speaking up again. "You all submit to a blood test. That's the price of admission." He says.

Rick nods. "We can do that." The man drops his gun and Adrianna lowers her crossbow a little bit. "You got stuff to bring in, you do it now. Once this door closes, it stays closed." He says as some of the group goes out to grab everyone's stuff.

When Adrianna opens the truck door she has Daryl watching behind. He speaks up. "Stay by me okay? We don't know who these people are." She nods handing him his bag as all of them run back to the cdc bags in hand.

"Vi, seal the main entrance. Kill the power up here." He says sliding his card and the shutters close.

"Rick Grimes." Rick introduces as the man looks unsure before speaking "Dr. Edwin Jenner."

They were all crammed into an elevator. Adrianna's back pressed against Daryl's chest and Glenn's back pressed against hers the only sound heard was the elevator humming.

"Doctors always go around packing heat like that?" Daryl asks from behind her.

"There were plenty left lying around. I familiarized myself. But you look harmless enough." He says then looks at Carl. "Except you. I'll have to keep my eye on you."  He jokes.

"Are we underground?" Carol asks as we exit the elevator and walk down a hallway.

"Are you claustrophobic?"

"A little."

"Try not to think about it." He says bringing them into a room full of computers. "Vi, bring up the lights in the big room. Welcome to zone 5."

" Where is everybody? The other doctors, the staff?" Rick asks as the group continues walking in.

"I'm it. It's just me here." He says looking back at them . "What about the person you were speaking with?Vi?"Lori asks. "Vi, say hello to our guests. Tell them welcome." He says to no one.

"Hello, guests. Welcome." A computerized voice says and everybody looks down. "I'm all that's left. I'm sorry." He says seeing everyone's pained expressions.

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After the group was done getting blood drawn, Jenner took us into a room where they could all sit and where they could eat.

"You know, in Italy, children have a little bit of wine with dinner. And in France." Dale says to Lori filling her cup up.

"Well, when Carl is in Italy or France, he can have some then." She says covering his glass.

"What's it gonna hurt? Come on." Rick says chuckling.

Lori shrugs her shoulders and removes her hand "There you are, young lad." Dale says handing Carl the glass.

"Eww!" He says gagging as everyone broke into laughter as Daryl gets up off the counter beside Adrianna to grab another bottle.

"Well, just stick to soda pop there, bud." Shane says and Daryl hops in after. "Not you, Glenn." Making Glenn look up. "What?" He smiles. "Keep drinking, little man. I want to see how red your face can get." Daryl says as everyone starts laughing again.