𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐲; 𝐭𝐰𝐝

𝟏𝟖

Rory

"I thought you were told to stay in bed." I lean into Daryl's tent. I had went inside to see him but he wasn't in there, so I asked Hershel when he went. He pointed towards the tents.

"Didn't want to be in there." I stepped into the tent and sat down across from him. I had sat with my legs crossed and placed my hands in them.

"You're gonna get bugs in your tent if you keep doing that." I pointed to the new holes in the mesh he had poked with his bolt.

"Meh, bugs don't bother me." He said, just then Andrea walked into the tent. I sent her a small smile.

"I'm really sorry." She handed him a book and he flipped through it.

"What, no pictures?" I pushed down a giggle that wanted to come out.

"Am I forgiven?" Andrea ignored his question.

"Yeah, you are. Do it again you best pray I'm dead." He pointed to her with the arrow. She nodded and then left. I let my giggles erupt from my throat.

"Whatcha laughing at girl." I could tell he was trying to be serious but a faint smile was sketched onto his face.

"No pictures? You need pictures to read?" I cover my mouth with my hand.

"What, books are boring without them." He shrugged. I reached across him and took the book. I noticed how his body tensed a little bit.

"Want me to read it to you?" The cover was dark green and in gold cursive writing it read "Grimm Fairytales"

"Sure." I opened the book to the table of contents. Seeing what stories were in there. I decided to go with the originals, Cinderella, Snow White and some others.

"Really, this is what she brought me?" I shushed him as he whined.

"Be quiet and listen." I started to read them to him. I saw as he scooted closer ever so often to hear better. I kept reading them until the book was finished.

"Those...were interesting." He said when I closed the book. I set it off to the side and noticed how close he had gotten to me. He was less then a foot away.

"I was thinking of heading out there soon, see if I can find anything."

"I don't know if you should do that Daryl. You've been shot, by a gun and arrow." I bit my lip.

"No one else is looking for her right now." He rolled his eyes.

"I know, I just don't wanna see you get more hurt." I say and watch as he looks away from me.

I reach up and play with a lose thread on his shirt. I don't know what happened, but my feelings for Daryl have been growing more and more.

"I'll be fine." He moved away from me. I frowned a little.

"I think i'm gonna go." I stood up and wiped myself off. He didn't say anything as I walked out of the tent.

I and sat around the small fire Carol had made. She was cooking something over the top of it.

"You hungry?" I shake my head.

"Rory, eat." She hands me a plate of eggs. I pick up the fork that was on the plate and stab into a chunk of the food.

We sat in silence as I ate. I put the plate into a bucket of soapy water, one that glenn almost died for.

I don't know why they didn't close off the well in the first place, why did they have to send him down as the bait.

"I'm gonna go see Carl." I pointed towards the RV. Carol gave me a little nod before I walked off.

"Sup bud, whatcha doing?" I say down in the seat across from him.

"Was playing solitaire, but now I'm bored." he shuffled them.

"Wanna play Go Fish?"

"Yes!" I took the cards from his hands and shuffled them a couple more times before dealing them.

We played for hours, until Lori called us out for dinner. The first thing I noticed was that Daryl had moved his tent away. I rolled my eyes and sat down.

"Thank you." I give Lori a warm smile as she hands me a plate full of vegetables and some type of meat.

I stab into a piece of it before chewing at the tough meat harshly. I stayed silent while everyone else engaged in conversation. Daryl sat across from me, stealing glances at me so often.

"Alright, I think I'm gonna head to bed, been a long day."

"Goodnight Rory."

"Goodnight hon."

"Night everyone." I quickly glance over to Daryl, seeing him already looking at me. I shake my head slightly and walk into my tent. I pushed the pile of things away from my sleeping bag before laying myself on it.

*

It was still black when my eyes opened. I know I hadn't been asleep for long, maybe 4-5 hours. But now I was wide awake. I yawn a little before pulling myself up.

I wrap Ricks jacket around me and make my way from the tent. The nights were starting to get colder. I sit in a random chair and look at the small burning embers.

"Whatcha doing up?" Y jump a little as I hear a voice come from beside me. I look next to me and see Daryl approaching.

"Couldn't sleep." I wrap the jacket tighter and lean back into the chair. I see from the corner of my eye Daryl sit down a couple of seats away from me.

I was trying to think about what to say. When it came to Daryl my mind went blank, because you never know what you were going to get in return.

I could either get a good response, or a really bad one.

I definitely knew I had some sort of feelings for him, but it was how I went with them. I could tell him, and set myself up for rejection and ruin everything we've built up too. Or I could ignore it and put myself through suffering.

That was the worst case, the best case he confesses that he has feelings for me... yeah ok. That was a long shot, I'm a child.

Daryl was a complex human being, that was not hard to see. He had a hard time opening up to people, in fear of getting hurt. Which I could relate to, I always had problems with that.

"Do you think...we're friends right?" I ask.

"Uh, um, I guess we're friends."

"Ok."

"Why?" I shrug a little.

"I was just wondering, have a lot on my mind." I bite my lip and place a hand on my stomach.

"Tell me 'bout it." I look over at him with furrowed eyebrows. He never wanted to talk, let alone listen to someone talk.

"What? Tell me what's wrong." I wanted too, I really wanted to. I couldn't bring myself to say anything.

"I'm just gonna head back to bed. You should do the same." I stand up from my seat and make my way to my tent.

I was mad at myself right now, mad that I couldn't do something so simple and that I let my thoughts about him cluster in my mind.

I really needed some help, but I didn't know who to go to.

in my opinion, the last part was a little bad and rushed. i just wanted to get something out and onto the 'paper'

i'm also going off of my own personal experience when it comes to emotions. i never really knew how to deal with them, or what they really even meant.

so it might be a little confusing to some, hell it still confusing to me, but i tried my best.