burning love

Chapter 14- Regrouping and herding

Bella's POV:

We have been driving for hours, since the CDC. I looked over at Daryl who looked like he had something to say. "Go ahead say, I know you want to." I said staring out the window watching the scenes pass before my eyes. "Why?" Was all he asked, a simple question I was tired of answering. "Why what? Why would I want to die?" I retorted. "Yes why, Bella." He stated sounding annoyed. "I just want to. Do you really think I want live with everything he has done to me. I feel disgusting, I was told daily that I was a whore because I didn't have my virginity. After what Shane did to me." I said. "I'm tired of being everybody's toy. I'm a human I don't want to live like that. The fact that Carol knew and didn't do anything.......That sure the hell didn't help." I finished. "But I won't let that happen, as long as i'm around." He said. "Why? Why do you even care, to you i'm probably just some dumb bitch." I said with a smart ass tone. I heard him call Andrea that before. "I do care." He mumbled quietly. I leaned my head against the window and closed my eyes. I wished that if I closed my eyes I could just die. I soon started to doze off when we hit a bump. My head flung over and landed on Daryl's shoulder. I felt a tingling sensation from where my head touched him, It was like sparks. I felt him tense up and then relax. I fell asleep on Daryl Dixon's shoulder, and felt secure and safe. What is this man doing to me. I don't have time for........love?

One hour later still Bella's view-

"Hey Bella we've stopped." I heard a voice say I didn't know who's though. I opened my eyes and my vision was still blurry. I saw a figure standing above me. I thought of Shane as I looked up. I jolted up and punched them in the face, I heard a satisfying crack, knowing I broke something. "Sum' bitch that's the second time you've done that. FUCK!" The voice yelled. I knew that voice........ Daryl, fuck. I turned around my vision clear now. "Oh my God. I thought you were someone else." I jumped out of the truck and grabbed Daryl's arm pulling it away from his nose. "What the hell happened?" Rick yelled running up to us. "I accidentally punched him......again. I broke his nose........again." I said sadly. "Well, get it climbed up and meet us in front of the RV." Rick said walking away. I grabbed the first aid kit out of the glove box and grabbed Daryl's hand. I lead him to the end of the truck. "You are not touching me." Daryl said backing away. "Sit down so I can look at it." I argued. "No" Daryl argued back. "Dixon sit your ass down before I punch you again." I said finalizing the argument. Daryl sat down and let me look at it. I felt pretty bad now that I fully looked at it. I grabbed his hand out of his face. "This is gonna hurt." I said. I grabbed his nose and broke it back in face. "Sum' bitch!" He yelled. I backed away when he raised his fist. Realizing why I was backing away he put his hand down and mumbled a sorry after that it was quiet. I dump some water on his nose to wash away the blood, I dabbed at his nose with some gauze until it stop bleeding. "I'm sorry." I said walking away. Daryl grabbed my wrist and twirled me around. "It's fine. I'm sorry for raising my fist." He said. He still had a hold of my wrist. I looked from his eyes to his plum lips. I leaned in, almost there when we heard someone clear their throat. We jumped apart and looked at a smiling Rick. Oh great. We followed Rick to the front of the RV. "Alright everybody. We have to fix the radiator hose on the Rv. While we do that I want everyone to go through cars and grab whatever you can find. Everybody stay alert." Rick said. Everybody walked their separate ways. I wander away from group, but still in earshot to her any screams. I felt something grabbed my wrist. I whirled around to face Daryl. Before I could say anything he grabbed my neck and kissed me. I kissed back after a minute. I grabbed his hair and tugged gently. We broke apart to catch our breathe. "Your not a whore, your angel. Nobody may care, but I do. Carol may haven't done anything, but I would've. I can't stop thinking of you, and it hurts to be away from you." Daryl said walking away. I stood there stunned by what Daryl Dixon just said. I turned around and started going through the car again, when a cold clammy hand touched my shoulder. I turned around and came face to face with a walker. As the walker leaned in a arrow pierced its skull the walker fell limp to the ground. I saw Daryl standing behind it. He grabbed my arm and we ran back towards the Rv, but the walkers were to fast. Daryl shoved me under a red truck. He followed suit and me close to his body. I breathed in his scent. Sweat and a woodsy smell. I looked around me and saw Sophia with Carl, in the car beside mine. My mom and Lori under the one in front of Sophia's. We waited for the herd to pass. Everyone got up. Sophia did too only to be meet by two walkers. She jumped over the railing and ran to the woods. I jumped up and followed her. I ran ahead of Sophia, my lungs were burning but I didn't care at that moment. I ran ahead of Sophia and caught her before she could run past me. I picked her up and ran to a swamp. I saw a hole and shoved her in it. "Sophia I love you. I'm gonna lead them away and you go back to the highway ok? Head that way and keep the sun on your left shoulder. I love you baby girl." I said. "Please don't leave Bella, i'm scared." Sophia said terrified. "I have too." I backed away and started splashing water at the walkers. "Come on you sums' of bitches. Come on you ugly piece of shit." I backed away leading them down the stream. I ran a little of ways before I hid behind a tree. I grabbed a big rock and walked to where the walker could see me. I brought the rock down on the walkers head a few times. I stood up and did the same thing to the second. I dropped the rock and headed back to camp. I arrived thirty minutes later. "Did you find?" My mom asked. "She's not back. SHIT!" I yelled. I stepped over the railing to be meet by Carol and a crowd of people. "You worth less piece of shit. You couldn't even save Sophia. Your right I knew what he was doing and I didn't stop him cause you got what you deserved." Carol said smacking me. I felt my cheek burn and rage raise up inside me. I turned around and elbow her in the face knocking her out. I looked up to see everyone staring. "Y'all got something better to do huh? You ain't always gotta be in everybody's business, damn. FUCK with you all." I screamed in raged now. I walked away from everyone not caring where I went.