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

Chapter 26

Lily's PoV
Waking up I groaned and stretched my arms above my head. Sunlight trickled in through the window making the room slightly warm. I got up from the bed and looked out of the window where everything was silent and still. No walkers were to be seen on the ground far below, it was weird and almost eerie.
I turned away and threw on some jeans and a white t-shirt. I put my hair in a messy bun and put on a little mascara-which had saved my life-and headed to breakfast alone seeming as I was the only one left in the room.
I got stared at as I entered the room with a smile on my face. I picked up a bowl of cereal and sat next to Maggie while Daryl stared at me.
"Heard you didn't feel too well last night?" she gave me a sidewards glance.
"Yeah but I feel better now."
I confirmed, Doctor Starch nodded when he saw me and pushed up his glasses.
"Okay so the plan is we are going to take blood samples today and run some tests. This will help to see if we can find any abnormalities."
"Sounds good." I tried to smile as I got up from my seat and picked up my bowl.
I gave a shot to Penny who was smiling with glee, she skipped over to me and took my bowl. She gave it to one of the kitchen staff and ran back to me and grabbed my hand. We walked with the doctor to one of the rooms and I cringed about the idea of needles going into my skin.

A few hours later with a bruised arm from the needles I found Daryl waiting for me outside, his hands were in his pockets and he was looking mysteriously into the distance.
"Hey." I put my hands together and his face lightened up and I felt my heart flip.
"Hey, how was it?" he took my hand tightly sending shivers up my arm.
"Painful, I hate needles."
"Y'all right now?" i caught his gaze and I smiled with appreciation for his concern.
"Yeah don't worry I'm okay" I looked around to make sure no one was near and gave him a small peck on the lips to which he smiled widely at.
"I feel like you could have been a model back when the world was still normal?"
"Yeah I was on the cover of vogue..." he smirked and I tipped back my head and laughed, slapping his arm gently I snuggled closer towards him. We walked back to the room and he stopped in the doorway and lent against it.
"Something happened last night?" Daryl cleared his throat.
"What?"
"You woke up from a nightmare and said the centre can not hold and fell back asleep" i remained silent and stunned.
"Oh right." I stuttered and he looked like he wanted to ask more but I gave him a glance and he simply nodded before heading opposite way. A few hours past and night had fell. Daryl came back in the room and gave me a sad smile. He went on the top bunk as I went on the bottom,even though we were close I still felt far apart.

Waking up to Penny screaming was not what I was expecting.
I lunged out of my bed and to her side, Daryl jumped down from his bed and joined me. The solider and Jenna were already by her side, I pushed Jenna out the way and grabbed Penny's shoulders.
"Penny!" I screamed shaking her as she was drenched in sweat and was being violently sick, was it from whatever they injected us with? After taking our blood they injected us with something, they told us it was harmless...those bastards.
"Go get the doctor Daryl." I ordered and he sprinted off while I stayed with her holding her hand.
The doctor emerged and gulped while whispering something to Daryl. Doctor Starch looked at me and shook his head. He took her in his arms while she cried and ran out the room and I tried to follow.
Daryl caught my arm as I whirled around with tears in my eyes.
"Let go." I begged trying to tug my arm away from him
"No, I ain't having you get sick too." He growled dragging me closer
"What?" I cocked my head and I felt a pang of guilt ,was this my fault? because I was sick the other day?
If Penny died it would be my fault...

I waited outside the room and Doctor Starch emerged. Dad was there as well as Daryl, Jenna and Rick.
"She's fighting." He informed us all as we looked at one another
"What's wrong?" I gulp
"I don't know, test show inconclusive for anything transmitted from the needles..."
"What did you inject us with?" I barked and the doctor sighed.
"We injected you with the walker virus, it should have been fine she should of reacted to it..."
"You did what?" I snapped and lunged at the doctor but Daryl came up behind me and grabbed my arms.
"It was just to make sure that she was immune. Her body fought against just like yours did. Yet it brought both of your immune systems down. That is why you have more walker like resemblances than before you near death experience, its just Penny's reacted to it more differently that we thought..."
"So how do we make her better?" Jenna was the one to snap this time.
"I need antibiotics I think she may have infection of some sort, there's an abandoned pharmacist not too far from here, about a half an hour walk."
"I will go." my voice quivered and both my Dad and Daryl's head shot round.
"No!" they shouted at the same time and then glared at one another.
"I will go." Daryl muttered and I knotted my eyebrows and shook my head.
"Jenna and I will go, together." Dad cleared his throat again.
"You will need Daryl he's good at direction and escaping hoards." Rick filled in and I gave him a deadly glare, no way was Daryl going with out me.
"Fine you can come but my daughter stays here." Dad nodded at me and I began to protest but the Doctor beckoned over my Dad, Jenna and Daryl.
"Daryl i..."
"No it's done, don't worry ight?" He put his hand to my cheek as I bit my lip and blinked at him.

The Doc drew up a map and the three of them were waiting by the main door which were shut behind some shutters.
"Be careful." I hugged Jenna and my Dad who nearly crushed me. Rick came up behind me and started talking to Dad and Jenna. I slipped away and walked up to Daryl who seemed nervous.
"Don't do anything stupid and heroic..." it was almost a whisper as my hands began to shake, he took them and frowned.
"Honey come here..." it was the first pet name he had ever called me, even though I hated pet names it felt good when he called me that.
"Please come home..." I pressed my forehead against his.
"I will" I got off of my tiptoes and turned my head to see my dad beckoning Daryl over. Daryl quickly hugged me and I felt safe in his strong arms my head resting on his broad shoulder. He pulled back and i could tell by the frown on his face that dad was glaring at him again.
"I love you." he spoke in a whisper and I turned around to watch him leave. The shutters went up and he hesitated a little his hand on the door handle. He turned around and caught my eye, I put my hand to my heart almost feeling it break. He bit his lip and tore his gaze away from me, he pushed the door open and ran. I watched them leave until they were a speck in the distance...