Daryl's Fallen(TWD fan fiction/Daryl Dixon)

Chapter 21

Lily's pove

I stood watching his movment. We were both utterly still. I didn't blame him. Managing to escape from the dirt below was scary enough but seeing him again was somehow worse.

I just stood facing towards him and walked over to him slowly. Every breath I took was filled with nerves. I stopped when I was few inches away from him and swallowed.
There seemed to be an invisible barrier around him and we stared at one another as if we were in dream. I choked on the tears and was too afraid to look into his crystal blue eyes in case i saw nothing. My breath caught and I couldn't move or speak.
A single tear ran down from my eye and with a shaky pale hand he wiped it away with his thumb. He gapsed when his finger tips brushed my skin. I let his hand rest on my cheek and he took a short intake of breath.
"Are you really here?" He says in almost a whisper.
"Yes." I replied and with that he broke down crying. He wrapped his arms around me tightly as if he was afraid I would slip away. He sobbed into my honey comb hair as he picked me up. I closed my eyes taking it all in.He planted a gentle kiss on my neck as his tears ran down soaking my white top.
Eyes red he pulled back wiping away the tears. He had never really showed his emotion before and it broke my heart to see him so vulnerable. It took me a while to realise i was crying hard too.
"You died." His eyes flickered over every feature on my face.
"I came back." I answered my hand resting on his cheek. I felt him shiver underneath my cool touch.
"I saw you die." he said a tear running from his eye again, it dripped down his cheek into his stubble. My heart beating fast my nose skimmed his as I gently kissed his lips, and of course he kissed back. The kiss was passionate full of tears, love, regret and everything in between that.

"You're really here...oh baby" his lips vibrated against mine. He kissed me again his tongue sliding against my tongue as I weaved my hands through his hair. He pulled back too early and that glint was in his eye...life. He pulled me into a hug again and I burst into tears again with happiness. Wrapping my legs around his waist he clung onto me for dear life and as we embraced each other. We didn't need to speak as every emotion was present. We seemed to hug for what seemed an eternity and i appreciated every second. I buried my face into the crook of his neck, my breath heavy as he stroked my hair with his rough fingers.

The door flew wide open and Rick was there, same long brown curly hair, along with: Abraham, Eugene, Penny, Rosita, Michoone and Carl.
"Oh my god." Rick seemed astounded to see me. Daryl let go of me and he wiped his tears away. He touched my cheek before I moved away towards the others. I hugged Rick hard as well as the others except: Abraham, Eugene and Rosita who gave me a nod.
"You're supposed to be dead." Carl whispered and Rick shot him a glare.
"No, I never died."
"You weren't breathing." Carl said again as if he were angry.
"I think I can help with that." Dr Jefferson came in, hands behind his lab coat. He went over and shook Ricks hand firmly.
"Dr Jefferson and you are?"
"Rick."
"Where are we? Why did you take us hostage." Abraham folded his muscular arms.
"Your group was big. We sensed a threat."
"You kidnapped Penny?" Rick shot back, hands in pockets.
"No, we found her and we took her."
"We heard you scream." Carl shot a look at Penny who looked scared or maybe even embarrassed.
"I saw a walker, it tried to bite me and these people showed up. They told me that my sister Jenna was here. When I got here they had found someone else, Lily. She was wondering the woods deranged." Penny shrugged leaning against wall.
"Why is she still alive, no offence." Abraham asked and everyone's eyes fell on me. Why was I was still alive? Doc tried to explained but even i didn't understand what he was talking about.
"On a more basic lever we believe that she was still alive when you buried her. The bullet just passed her heart. Due to the high immunity system and platelet count her body managed to repair the wound but she fell into a coma. The immune system too focused-may we say-on the wound wasn't fighting the infection the walker gave her. Thus when she awoke from said coma she had more walker looking resemblances. She is also stronger and more aggressive but never the less she's still Lily." Doctor Jefferson used his hands an awful lot when he spoke. I zoned back into the conversation and stared at my feet. Rick nodded and I saw Daryl's eyes focusing on me. He was so still and quiet I couldn't even deal with the fact he was far away and not near me.

"Now what's this shit about intruders." Jenna barged in.
Her dark black hair was pulled into a pony tail. Her icy cold skin and deadly cold blue eyes made her look like a warrior. Jason and her found the place, did it up, got people and it advanced from there. They thought it was an abandoned militarily base due to all the tanks, dozens of houses as well as the town hall which was where we were standing. We also a jail, yes, a jail.
"These are my people Jenna, the ones I was talking bout." Penny spoke smiling away as she looked up at me and the group.
"Jenna Brokeback." She shook hands with Rick firmly. "Night is falling, you can stay if you'd like." 

"Why would you keep us, we may be bad?" Rick raised his brow.

"Anyone who save my sisters ain't bad people. In the morning you must leave and I'm not letting my sisters go with you."
"What?" Penny and I both shout out glaring at Jenna again.
"I just lost you guys, we are family." She used her strict army tone.
"These people are my family." I snapped.
"Family is blood"
"Family is about caring about others. These people are my family," I shout back looking up at and her cold eyes.
"We will discuss this in the morning, your people can stay upstairs in the hurricane emergency area okay? Jason will show them where it is." She pushed her boyfriend forward who looked at her as if she was a stunning Queen. I huffed as i watched them walk away. Daryl looked over his shoulder and gave me a look i couldn't read.
"You ain't coming with us." Penny asked and Daryl looked at us and back to the group who had stopped.
"We have a house come on we can all have a sleepover?" Penny looked at me hopefully and then I looked back at Rick and then Daryl. Rick gave Daryl a nod and Daryl headed towards us and we walked back to the house along the deserted streets with flickering lampposts. It was a quiet walk, until Penny started to bable on about something. I watched Daryl and i wanted to hold his hand or even kiss his cheek but something wasn't right. He seemed so distant and I couldn't really think what was the mater with him. Maybe he doesn't like me, it has been three months what if he likes a new girl in Alexandrea? It hit me like a ton of bricks. 

Penny went to her bedroom downstairs while Daryl and I headed upstairs. I shut the rickety old door and he sat on the side of bed.

"What is wrong with you, why are you acting all weird?" I huffed and he shot up and gave me a look I couldn't even begin to understand.
"I thought you were dead but the whole time you were hear playin happy families." he roared and I screwed up my face and growled.
"I was looking for you, for all I knew Alexandria was miles away. I tried, trust me, I tried. Okay?" I sniffles tears in my eyes. Daryl came up to me and placed a hand on the small of my back. His brows were knotted and he frowned whilst looking down at my face.
"I'm just overwhelmed give me time." he mumbled.
"Jesus Christ I fuckin mourned for you, I thought you were dead." he buried his face into the crook of my neck and I placed my hand through his hair. He gently kissed my neck and then pulled back. His lips came crushing down on mine and I moaned against them. Those lips I had been dreaming about for the past three months back with me again. He pushed me onto the edge of the bed and I took off his leather jacket and his top.
"I've missed you." his lips came to the top my nose and he kissed it all the way down.
"I've missed you too." I answer back as he began to unbutton my top. He took it off in one solid movement and I giggled as he rolled on top of me. He pulled away from my lips and brushed back a piece of my blonde hair. His chestnut hair hung low around his face and I desperately wanted to touch it and kiss him again.
"I never got to tell you before you...went that I'm fuckin in love with you." he grabbed my face and his breath was heavy, his eyes looking lovingly into my eyes.
I felt my heart race and a smirk spread across my lips. I brought his lips crashing down onto mine and ran my tongue across the bottom of his teeth.I felt him shiver as I pulled back and replied.
"I love you too."