The Huntress - Daryl Dixon BOOK ONE

Part 10

Prison

You stood ready by the gate "you know I can go you don't have to" Rick spoke up next to me "Rick your an old man, wouldn't want to hurt yourself" you laughed at him "excuse me I'm only 2 years older than you" "yeah well I heard your knees this winter and they was creaking" you laughed loudly Carl joining in, Lori in the tower next to you guys glared down, she was still mad, you helped her a lot yes but she still thinks your trying to take Rick away from her and now Carl has gotten close she didn't know what to think

"right come on before it gets to dark" Rick opened the gate as you ran up the stone path, you kicked a few walkers and stab a couple, a shot ran through nearly hitting your feet as carol tried shooting "sorry" she shouted you smiled at the woman, you reached the gate a walker came up behind you, soon enough he got shot right through the head as you turn to look at Daryl, he winked at you, you heart fluttered as you turned around and secured the gate, you ran into the tower, the gang waiting for you to come to the top, you was a few minutes and Daryl was getting worried "come on come on" carol looked at him happy and sad that he likes someone, you pop up blood over you as you killed 2 guards, Daryl smiled wide "light em up" he shouted before everyone aimed down there sights and shot all the walkers in the field.

As the last walker dropped cheers from all around was heard, your smile beamed as you finally had somewhere for the night safe and secure, night rolled in the camp fire was on and food was being cooked "that's his 5th time round if there was a breach I'm sure he'd have found it" Hershel spoke up "he's abit protective but he's a good man" Lori smiled "who can sing then" Glenn asked the group "I know Lyric can I heard her when we was washing clothes one day" Carol spoke up, everyone looked at you "fine"

You started to sing, eyes closed everyone was shocked you could actually sing and it was stunning, no one spoke just watched and listened, Daryl was stood behind you smiling, Rick came over to listen as well "love me for the both of us" you sang, everyone was in awe no one expected for you to sound like this " every time" you sang, eyes closed as you sang your heart out "love me love me" "love me for the both of us" you finished the song.

opening your eyes and looked at everyone, there eyes wide and mouths open "wow" Maggie said "that was incredible" Glenn finished "I didn't know you could sing like that" Carl beamed next to you " I did, music was the thing she done in school, mind you it's gotten a lot better" Rick smiled "well old man it's been a hell of a long time, I've had practice" your singing put Daryl in some type of trance he didn't speak just stared at you from behind, Rick noticed no one else did, " sing another song" Carl begged "carl it's late, time to settle down for the night we have a busy day tomorrow, I know we are tired but we need to clear the court yard and try see what inside is like" you nodded knowing what would be going on, "I promise I'll sing again soon" we wasn't just going to sit in this field for the rest of the time we had to find out what inside was like, somewhere safe and secure for Lori to have her baby.

"Stay in formation, look out for each other" Rick shouted as we all started killing walkers left and right, Maggie and Glenn was fighting off guard walkers there helmets in the way "stab them under the chin" you shouted over to them, they both done it and the walkers finally dropped "looks secure to me" t dog spoke "not by the looks of that fence and that's a civilian" Daryl grunted out "we need to check inside, it's the only way we will know if it's safe" you spoke

Inside the group slowly moved round watching everyone's backs, you walked into what was the community hall for cell block C, smells like death in here but seems some what secure, walking into the cell block, some walkers dead on the floor others still clawing through the bars trying to get a taste, you walked over and stabbed a few in the head, "you okay" Daryl spoke coming up behind you, your breath hitched with how close he had got "yeah I'm okay" you say looking up at him through your eyelashes "are you okay Daryl" you smiled to the boy you have feelings for, he nodded, moving over to the other cells.

Lori and the others walked in " is it safe" "this cell block is, myself Daryl and Lyric has keys, we will check the rest of the prison out tomorrow right now, let's clear this and settle down for the night" Lori went to touch ricks arm but he nudged her away, you sigh and look over at her, she pleaded you to go talk to him, you nodded "hey, what's going on" "nothing" Rick spoke not looking at you as he walked out to the courtyard "don't tell me nothing Rick I know you" "fine, she was angry at me for killing Shane because she loved him, but she suggested it she said to me, would you kill to protect what's yours, and then said well Shane's trying to take it, I didn't mean to kill him but he was trying to kill me it just happened, so she didn't talk to me for a while, I know that baby in her isn't mine, yet here I am making sure she's safe" you looked at him with sad eyes "hey, she loved him but she also loves you, I agree she basically told you to do it but she is going to be upset, as for that baby, it might not biologically be yours but you will help raise it and your already the best father, speak to her, you never no when the last day on earth is you can't go round hating everyone" he smiled at you "this is why we are best friends" you both laughed

"so we haven't really spoke about the past much Yano" you nodded " did you not have anyone?I know you said you didn't but you didn't have anyone?" "No, I slept with a few people but that was it, relationships didn't seem like my thing, you was my first and last one" Rick nodded understanding " did you not want any kids" "of course I want kids but finding the right person to have them with is the problem and it probably ain't going to happen now" "did you ever see your dad again" you cringed "yeah, I came back when the world went to shit, found the fat bastard sat on the sofa bite marks on him from the neighbour watched him die" "oh I'm sorry" you laughed "don't be sorry that man deserved it, beat me my whole child hood, you knew a little bit but what he did was a lot worse, the scars on my back prove that" little did you know Daryl was listening in as he came to grab you both to help clear out bodies.

he didn't mean to listen in but he did, his blood was boiling at the similar child hoods you both had " I beat that dick so bad and then I left, and here I am" "well I'm glad you done what you had to" you smiled as he pulled you into a side hug kissing your forehead "hey..."  Daryl spoke from behind you both, making you both jump, you knew he had heard your conversation due to the look in his eyes but you was grateful he didn't say anything "we need help with the body's" you and Rick smiled and stood up "well come on then, my two old men" you laughed loudly " lyric I've said before your 2 years younger your not far off" "yeah well that's old to me" you walked up patted there chests and walked inside, the two grown men looked at each other and smiled "she's an idiot".