trigger warnings: there is an argument between ali and daryl in this chapter, shane being shane & angst between alison & her brother but other than being a little sad - nothing major!
authors note: if anyone is interested in reading some more background on alison and her family, marvelbarnespov and i have a joint fic we have written & the first six chapters are just about our characters!
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Night eventually fell and everyone congregated for dinner in the house. There was still no sign of Rick, Glenn or Hershel which was beginning to worry people. As well as this, Lori hadn't been seen either so everyone was becoming frantic.
"They should've been back by now" Andrea spoke as she entered the house with Shane.
"Yeah, they just got holed up somewhere" Shane replied as he took the seat next to Alison. "We'll head out first thing in the morning," He added before thanking Patricia for the food.
"Carl, I want you to keep your head up, okay?" Shane said to the young boy. "Your old man, he's the toughest son of a-" He spoke before being interjected by Patricia.
"No cussing in the house." Patricia coldly stated.
"Lori?" Carol called, however she wasn't there.
"Where is she?" Alison asked, to which everyone exchanged looks, nobody sure of her whereabouts.
"She probably took my advice and went after Rick herself" Lucy shrugged, clearly not caring at this time.
Shane and the others didn't believe her, Lori wouldn't go out by herself. They began looking around the property for her. Lucy and Ali got up and headed outside to see what everyone was doing. "Why you guys acting like going out there alone is such a big deal, you let Glenn do it all the time?" Lucy spoke, clearly not in the mood for their pandering behaviour.
No one responded to her nasty comment, Shane merely stormed to one of the cars and drove straight off. Ali and Lucy both headed back inside to check on Harper.
William hadn't left her side since they realised she was infected.
"He went upstairs, he said Harper wasn't feeling well" She spoke kindly.
Lucy darted straight upstairs to see her brother beside Harper, who was wrapped in the quilt on their bed, shaking yet sweating profusely. Ali soon joined the pair upstairs and her heart instantly dropped as she saw Harper, quite clearly infected. Alison turned to her brother, tear's welling up in her eyes. How could this be happening? They had all been so careful, but seeing her like this, the same way Shawn went, broke her heart.
Alison looked at her sister and then back at her brother "Why didn't you tell me?" She asked.
William offered a weak smile "Because I didn't want to worry you" He said "It's my job to protect you, to protect both of you" He concluded, looking at each of his sisters in turn.
"We had it under control, you had enough to worry about" Lucy spoke in a calm manner which was unlike her. Harper was pale, yet flushed all at the same time.
Alison could tell that her brother's heart was breaking. He and Harper had been together for a while and she had somewhat become part of the family, even if Alison took a while to warm up to her. She was laid in bed, asleep and dying. It wasn't a nice sight.
"There is nothing about this situation that is under control" Ali said, tears welling in her eyes. "I need some air, do you mind if I just take a second?" She asked her brother, taking his hand and giving it a squeeze.
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midnight rain | daryl dixon
Fanfiction"she was sunshine, i was midnight rain . . ." the end of the world was just the beginning for some. a story in which two people who were once worlds apart become closer than they could have ever imagined.
