The Dead World

Nine ~ The Barn

The next morning Glenn came rushing into Phoebe's room with Daryl and Tdog "I told them" Glenn spoke fast.

"Glenn why was I not apart of that conversation?" Phoebe asked and he was stunned.

Daryl scoffs in amusment "How are you?"

"Me? I'm fine just waiting for the doc to tell me to clear off then I'm all yours...Not yours personally" she grimaced at how it sounded and they all laugh while Daryl just smirks trying to battle the flushing in his face.

Hershel cleared Phoebe shortly before he leaves with Rick to show him what he told her the night before so the others show Phoebe around the farm.

"It's beautiful" she whispered looking out on the fields with the sun beaming on her skin.

Daryl thought she looked beautiful as Sophia walked over and cuddled her head into Phoebe's chest the two seemed to have bonded a lot during their time in the forest.

"Hey love, how was your night?" Sophia just nodded and hugged her tighter, Phoebe was then hit by Carol hugging her as well.

"Thank you so much! I don't know how I'll ever repay you!" She whispers crying into Phoebe's neck.

But before she can answer Shane came bounding over with a bag of guns "What the hell are you doing!" Phoebe yelled being informed by the others that Hershel had a strict no gun rule and he just barged past her, Phoebe gently moved Sophia back to Carol and moved the two behind her.

"Shane!" Phoebe called again as he starts handing guns out.

"Back off!" Andrea steps forward and Phoebe raised a brow at the blonde.

"Yeah? That how it is now huh?" Phoebe squares up to her but Dale pulls Andrea back as he rejoined the group.

Shane passed guns out to everyone but no one looked comfortable about it, Daryl and Glenn didn't have a gun yet either "It was another thing sitting round here picking daisies when we thought this place was meant to be safe but now we know it ain't!" 

Everyone was looking at Phoebe for approval but she wasn't going to give it, the Greene family step out of the house forming by the steps.

"Can you stop! You do this, you hand out these guns my dad will make you leave tonight!" Maggie says.

"We have to stay Shane" Carl stood from the steps moving next to his aunt.

"We're gonna stay, now Hershel he's gotta understand. Okay, he...well he's gonna have to" Shane smirked.

 "Phoebe please!" Maggie called out to the brunette who was stood protectively infront of Carol and Sophia but it just made Shane snort.

"She ain't in charge here! Not anymore!" He yelled getting in Phoebe's face mere inches from her so she pushed her shoulders back raising her chin not allowing the height difference to intimidate her, his eyes dilated and his nostrils flared with his sharp breaths. 

He had snapped that much was clear for Phoebe to see, his shoulders and left fist were tight ready to attack but Phoebe was paying close attention to the firm grip he had on his handgun. Shane's finger already rested on the trigger and she noticed the safety was off.

This was not a safe position for her to be in, not at all and she did not miss the fact that there was no hesitation in his eyes.

He was the lion ready to claim his throne and he'd challenge anyone that stood in his way. No, Phoebe didn't feel safe at all.

Everyone tenses but it was Tdog who shoved him back out of her face as Daryl grabbed her arm gently but swiftly bringing her behind him quickly. Daryl's eyes never left Shane's during the whole thing ready to intervene when he had to and once she was behind him safe he felt some tension release from his shoulders.