(DISCONTINUED) Gia Dixon - The Walking Dead

Fearless

Gia's POV

"Come on, put more effort into it!" Daryl yells.
"AHH!" I scream as I land a blow to Daryl's chest, he huffs but I go to land a swing with his leg to my shin, but I jump and dodge.
I growl and kick his side, quickly landing a blow straight to his cheek. He falls with a breathless huff, "damn, you got potential to be a fighter." He smiled as held out a hand to help him up, "really?" I smile excitedly.
"Yeah kid," he pats my head walking off to get some water.
"You were great! I wish I could do that stuff but my mother won't let me, she says I can't afford to put my life in danger, I'm too precious," Melanie complains," her words not mine." She pouts.
"Sorry Mel, maybe I could teach you when she isn't aware." I shrug with uncertainty in my expression.
"I don't know, she's pretty attentive when it comes to me, she doesn't wanna get me hurt or killed, but now that I think about it, you need to come close to being killed or get hurt in order to survive in this new world." She sits down in the grass, beckoning me to join her.
I sat at a comfortable distance, listening, "she doesn't like that I hang around you because she feels your becoming a bad influence on me, and I completely disagree! I want to be just like you, fearless." She smiled at me.

"Fearless? I'm not fearless." I said, I shrug nonchalantly.
Suddenly I hear yelling from the other side of the community, I got up and raced towards the noise with Melanie close behind.
When we got there we saw Rick being chased by at least a hundred or more walkers.
I saw Rick trip and fall, a walker was just about to bite him but I stabbed it through the skull with my knife, "GO!" I yelled back to Rick, I took out my gun and started firing left and right, "Melanie! Help Rick get to the infirmary, NOW!" I yelled as I shot another walker, Melanie quickly ran and took Rick by the arm, helping him through the gate, I turned around and quickly closed the gate, Aaron came running up and locked it then him and Melanie helped him to the infirmary.

"What happened!?" Daryl said when he ran up to me.
"I saved Rick from being eaten alive by walkers, Aaron and Melanie are helping him to the infirmary." I pant out of breath.
"You did it all on your own?" He asked in disbelief.
"Yeah, wasn't that hard, I wasn't even scared, I just reacted." I shrug as I handed him the handgun that was now down to its last bullet.
"Might wanna have that refilled, it's only got a single bullet in it." I point.

*Later That Night*

I sat perched on the rail of my house, relaxing.
"Gia?" I hear someone softly call.
I look to see Deanna standing there with a smile.
"Hey." I nod.
"Quite the fight you put up today, saving Rick from all those walkers, I don't think I've seen any child your age attempt something like that." She walked up the stairs and sat in one of the rocking chairs next to me.
"I did what I had to, to protect Rick." I said.
"Weren't you scared?" She cocked her head in curiosity.
"Not really, I think the adrenaline made me feel more... relaxed and focused than anything. It was like, 'focus on killing these walkers and get Rick to safety' that's it." I shrugged.
"Gia, it's bedtime young lady." Carol pokes her head out the front door.
"Okay, I'm coming." I say.
"Goodnight Deanna." I nod to her.
"Goodnight Gia." She smiles.

"Hm, guess I am quite fearless after all." I smiled to myself.