The Inevitable

Mistakes

I sat outside my truck with my head against my knees. My head was killing me and I feel like I haven't slept in days. Daryl looked over at me and motioned towards his tent. I followed him and looked around expecting someone to see us, but no one was around. When I got to him his knuckles were bleeding and he was shaking.
"What happened?"
"I want him dead. He told me.. He told me about what would've happened if you gave up.."
He kicked at the ground sending clouds of dirt up around our feet. I grabbed his arm to keep him from pacing and looked at him.
"It doesn't matter anymore we made it out. We're safe."
"His group is bigger than before. He could take us on and wipe us completely out."
"They won't. I know you wouldn't let that happen."
He looked up at me and nodded.
"We should go tell Rick and the others."

"He's got a gang. They got some pretty heavy artillery and they're not looking to make friends."
Daryl glanced over at me and it took everything I had not to go kill the bastard right now.
"If they roll through here our men are dead and our women are going to wish they were."
"No one goes near this guy. We have to eliminate this threat."
"You can't do this. Allison you know we can't do this.."
I shook my head and looked up at Dale. I was almost in tears as I thought about this guy's group.
"People are capable of terrible things Dale. Killing him doesn't even come close to what could happen to us."
I turned away from Dale and followed Daryl. I sat on the ground as Daryl fixed himself a couple more arrows.
"How long have you had that?"
"A while. What about yours?"
"College. I joined the archery club."
I laughed and watch as he sharp we'd the arrow with his knife.
"I'm sorry about being such a bitch, Daryl. I know you don't owe me anything, but I don't know.."
"I wasn't what you imagined?"
He held up my journal and tossed it into my lap.
"That was not yours to read."
"But I did. So what are you going to do about it?"
"I'm not sure yet. I'll keep my options open."
He looked back at me with a smirk on his lips. I tilted my head and looked at him.
"You keep watching me like that and I might just have to kiss you."
"Shut up."
"Make me, Dixon."
He was in front of me in a blink of an eye. He tilted my head up and kissed me. I leaned forward and slipped my hand through his hair. He pulled me against him and let me go. I watched him walk away stunned at what just happened.
"I'll make you pay for that!"
"Good luck with that!"
I smiled and walked back to camp. Daryl Dixon just kissed me. I looked back at Daryl and watched him walk into the woods with his bow hanging over his shoulder. Maybe things would be ok.

I sat in the house listening to Dale call everyone inside. Rick walked in and everyone say down.
"We're here to discuss what to do with Randall."
"Kill him."
Dale looked at me and tried to come up with some kind of argument. I wanted the man dead and he was going to die. There wasn't any way around it.
"We can't just kill him. He's a human being."
"That kills and rapes other human beings. I'm sorry Dale, but that's how it is."
"He said it wasn't him. It was his group."
"And how many criminals say they never committed their crimes?"
"I agree with Allison. He has to die for the safety of the group."
"We for. Have a group anymore. The group is broken."
He walked out of the house and we all turned to Rick.
"We'll do it tonight. No one goes near him until then."

I sat on the porch waiting to hear something. Dale wouldn't even talk to me after the meeting. I was jealous of the fact he had so much humanity left. I never even thought about keeping Randall alive I just sent him off to be executed. He deserved it. He would kill us all if he had the chance.
I stood up ready to go inside when I heard a scream. It sounded like..
"What happened?"
"I think that was Dale."
I grabbed the gun off the porch and ran towards the source of the scream. The group followed in behind me yelling for Dale. Daryl ran as fast as he could and tackled the walker. I dropped beside Dale and started to panic.
"Do something. Allison do something!"
"I can't do anything Daryl! He was ripped open by a walker! I can't just pull a surgical team out of my ass!"
"Dale hang in there. Come on brother."
I grabbed Dale's hand and shook my head.
"I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry.."
Daryl knelt down in front of Dale and took Rick's gun from him. Relieving Rick of having to kill one of our own.
I looked away as Daryl pointed the gun at him.
"Sorry brother."
I jumped at the sound of the gunshot. My whole body was shaking as Daryl lifted me off the ground.
"Come on, Allison. He's gone."
"He can't be.. I didn't mean what I said to him. He doesn't know."
"He knows all righ'? He knows."
I fell against his chest and cried.