The Walking Dead [Daryl Dixon]

Chapter 8- I care about you!

~Haley's P.O.V~

That same day after I helped Carol I looked out. Back at my old home in Texas I lived by a river. It was gorgeous and always so peaceful there. I remembered Carol saying there was a river not far from here. I looked around and decided to take a quick run. I squeezed through the hole we had tied on the fence. I walked a while in the woods only killing couple walkers. I arrived at the river. It was beautiful, the small current flowed through the entire water some water splashed on the rocks that were above water inside the river. It was pure silence, that's all you could hear was the water, the smooth breeze made the water move even more. I inhaled the air and all I could smell was the water.

It reminded me so much of back home. The sweet smell of water and trees all mixed into one. I stayed for about 30 minutes to an hour, sticking my feet into the shallow part just enjoying the nice water

~Daryl's P.O.V~

I was inside talking to Carol about some things when I decided to go look for Haley. I walked to her cell but she wasn't there. I walked outside and she was no where to be found. I saw Maggie walk outside and I approached her

"Maggie!" I called out

"You seen Haley?"

She shook her head "Not since this morning"

Damn it! Where the hell is she? I walked to the back of the prison and still no where to be found. I hadn't seen her all day and she was no where it be found. I was worried but more of anger began to take over. I walked back inside and right when I walked into the cell block I bumped into Glenn

"You still looking for Haley?" He asked

"Yea you seen her?"

"She's in her cell. She just passed by maybe 5 minutes ago"

I walked away and straight into her cell. She was sitting on her bed. She sense me and looked up

"Hey"

"Where were ya?" I asked standing at the doorway

"I found a river not to far from here" She stood up "Why what's the problem?"

I took two small steps inside "What the hell are you doin out there by yourself risking your life" My voice beginning to raise

"I was ok Daryl I only killed couple walkers along the way" She said bewildered

"That's exactly my point don't be goin out there risking your life by yourself"

"What's the big problem I'm here I'm fine I'm not bit or scratched!"

She was beginning to raise her voice

"That don't matter don't you see I care bout you!" I raised my voice back

We were most likely attaching our people because we were raising our voices but I didn't care. She stayed quiet but spoke again

"Like I said before I'm fine, it was a quick run, only couple walkers I was close by, there was nothing to worry about!"

She made me so angry, getting me worried like that. I was now pacing back and forth in a short path in front of her

"Daryl why are you-"

I cut her off by crushing my lips into hers. I grabbed her waist and pulled her close to me. By my surprise she didn't pull away, she continued to kiss me back. I deepened the kiss as I moved my hands closer down her hips. I didn't care if people were watching us all I cared about was right now, this moment. This kiss that made me feel alive. I could feel the slight electricity moving about us. We kissed for who knows how long. We slowly pulled away and we both kept looking at each other. We breathed heavily

"Listen to me. I care about you, so much"

She slightly laughed and flashed her gorgeous smile

"Really?"

I nodded and smiled, which is something I rarely do

"You know what I barely noticed today"

"What?"

"About how much I like you"

I laughed quietly. I raised up my hand up to her cheek and ran my thumb over her cheek. I leaned in and kissed her again, even though the whole world had basically gone to hell I felt like my life was complete.