Confide in Fear | DARYL DIXON •1

30- Long (part 1&2)

"Shifting through the shadows, to vision we can't see. Hold fast to one another."
We Carry On - The Phantoms

PART ONE

The barn doors shoot open as Maggie and Sasha step inside. I stand up, gun in hand and raised at the man as I approach them. At the corner of my eye, Rick, Daryl and everyone was quick to readjust themselves and draw their weapons.

"We met him outside. He's by himself." Maggie explained. "We took his weapon, and we took his gear."

Daryl searched him, as I kept a cold stare onto the guy, Aaron.

"Hi." Aaron spoke. Judith started to cry in Rick's arms.

"It's nice to meet you." He said, approaching Rick.

I quickly stood in front of Rick and pointed my gun at Aaron, as Daryl kept his guard on Aaron from behind.

"You said he had a weapon?" Rick asked, then Maggie walked over to Rick with a gun. "There something you need?"

"He has a camp nearby." Sasha said, as Bob approached her side. "He wants us to audition for membership."

"I wish there was another word. Audition makes it seem like we're some kind of dance troupe." Aaron laughed nervously. "That's only on Friday nights."

He tried to lighten up the mood, which wasn't working too well, at all, since everyone stood quiet with their weapons pointed and their looks cold.

"Um, and it's not a camp. Its a community." He shook his head. "I uh, I think you all would make valuable additions. But it's not my call. My job is to convince you all to follow me back home."

It stood quiet. I looked at Daryl across the barn and behind Aaron, as I furrowed my eyebrows. I turned to my side and saw Ryan had just joined my side, staring deeply and harshly at Aaron.

"I know... If I were you I wouldn't go either." .

"... Not until I knew exactly what I was getting into." He answered, ignoring my question. "Sasha, can you hand Rick my pack." Sasha made her way towards Rick with his backpack he had on. "From pocket, there's an envelope."

"There's no way I could convince you to come with me-"

"Damn right." I mumbled, interrupting him. "You wanna tell us how you found us?"

"I uh.. I've been following you all for just a little while. I needed to make sure you were good people, and.. well you look like family. Family is good, right?"

No one answers him, instead offers intimidating and interested looks.

"Again, there's no way I can convince you all to come with me, just by talking about our community. That's why I uh, I brought those. Now, I apologize in advance for the picture quality, we found an old camera store last-"

"Nobody gives a shit." Daryl interrupted as he talked.

I looked across and saw Daryl staring into Aaron, then at me as I raised my eyebrows at him and smirked. Aaron looked nervous and taken back as he turned his head to look at Daryl who interrupted him.