burning love

Chapter 24- Loved ones

Bella's POV:

        I saw her. Her perfect brown  hair that was right below her ear lobes. Her blue shirt with the rainbow, her sneakers, and faded pants. She looked beautiful. Clean? With her teddy bear. I saw Sophia. We were in a field. I laughed as I watched her chase butterflies..... Wait why is this so perfect? Where's the walkers. She turned around and looked at me, coming up and hugging me.
" Come play with me Bella." Sophia said sweetly.
"Why am I here? Am I in Heaven? Am I dead?" I asked. I looked back down at my sister, except we weren't in a field we were at the farm and Sophia came out of the barn, but it wasn't her. I closed my eyes not wanting to relive this. I reopened my eyes, and I was running fast. I looked back and saw I was running from walkers, but not just any walkers it was the group. They were gone, dead. I stopped and looked at them with tears in my eyes. "No,no,no,no, Daryl not you I thought you would make it. I had faith in you." I sobbed. Walker Daryl walked up to me. I closed my eyes waiting for the love of my life to take a bit out of me, but it never came. I opened my eyes and me and Daryl were dancing at a wedding.... but it was our wedding. He leaned in and whispered.
"Wake up babe I need you." I looked at him confused.
"Please don't die babe." He said with soft sobs.
            I came out of whatever was happening and tried to open my eyes, but I couldn't. I could hear everything around me and feel everything around me. Someone was holding my hand.
"Daryl..... If she doesn't wake up soon and stops breathing again we will have to put her down, she's already a risk, she stopped breathing three times." Hershel said.
"So what were just giving up." Daryl asked just slightly raising his voice.
"Daryl understand your up--" Hershel said sadly.
"Don't act like you know. I don't need your sympathy. You don't get it she's all I have left. My brothers gone, and if she's gone so am I." Daryl yelled, while squeezing my hand. Hershel left the room and Daryl sat back down and began whimpering. I needed to wake up for him. I tried opening my eyes but they wouldn't budge. I tried moving my hand and i guess it worked because Daryl jumped back.
"Bella..." Daryl said hesitantly. I wiggled my fingers again, and then tried my eyes. I opened them but quickly shut them due to the light. I groaned and Daryl started saying my name again.
"D-Daryl." I stuttered. I opened my eyes and was met by his gorgeous eyes. I was immediately engulfed in a hug and groaned due to the pain. I used sign language and signed that I wanted water and my head hurt. Daryl left and went to get water and Hershel. They returned and Daryl helped me sit up and drink my water.
"How ya feelin." Hershel asked.
"My head hurts. How long have I been out?" I asked.
"About two weeks." Daryl replied quietly. I nodded my head and asked my next question.
"What happened with the prisoners." I asked.
"Big tiny died, the mustache dude died when you killed him. The other one ran off after he, he........ um and the other two, Oscar and Axel are staying in the other half of the prison." Daryl explained. I'm confused though why won't Daryl tell me what happened to me?
"What happened to me?" I asked a little scared to know.
"Well he hit you in the back of the head with a shovel, then he ran off. If he would've hit you any harder you would have died. You've been in a coma for about 2 weeks. I was really worried about you. I didn't know if you were gonna make it or not." Daryl hung his head and began to weep. I reached my hand up and cupped his cheek and he leaned into my touch.
"Daryl it's ok i'm here now. I love you." I said sweetly.
"I know, but i was just so worried--" I cut him off by putting my finger up to his mouth. I grabbed his neck and pulled his lips on mine. He grabbed the back of my neck deeping the kiss. I tangled my fingers in his hair pulling gently. Daryl got on the bed with me while never breaking the kiss.
"Woah ok guys, she still has to rest for just today." Hershel said while limping in. Me and Daryl jumped apart while turning a deep shade of red. We looked like two teenagers that were just caught going to second base.  
"Ok Bella i want you to take this it's pain meds. You can have another in the morning. I want you to rest for the rest of the day and tonight and then you are free to go tomorrow." Hershel said while looking at Daryl, who turned red and I laughed. Hershel handed me the pills and I took them. I laid back down. Hershel left and Daryl stood their awkwardly. I grabbed his arm and pulled him on the bed with me. He instantly wrapped his arms around me and nuzzled his face into the crook of my neck. i just laid there and let him cuddle me.
"Will you just lay with me?" I asked him.
"Yea. I missed you Bells." Daryl said.
"You look exhausted so just rest with me." I said.
"Ok." Daryl replied. I fell asleep to Daryl playing with my hair.

Daryl's POV:

I played with hair until she fell asleep. I know she said she loved me earlier, I'm just to scared to say anything back. I mean I love her but what if she leaves again or what if she...... I can't even finish that. I quickly fell asleep, my brain was starting to hurt due to all the thinking.

Next day Bella's POV:

I woke up to the feeling of Daryl getting off the bed. I grabbed his arm and pulled him back down.
"Mornin to ya to." He said in his hot raspy southern morning drawl. I giggled and clung to him tight, afraid i would lose him again.
"Daryl do you love me." I asked i needed to know he didn't exactly say it last night.
"Bells I need to go make sure everyone is up, I will see ya later." he said avoiding my question. he doesn't love me, but i love him. I let go of his arm and turned my back to him. He bent over me about to kiss me. I elbowed him back.
"Don't touch me." I said in a low voice. I heard him sigh in frustration and then leave. I mean it's better this way if he doesn't love me then fine. It won't hurt that much when he dies. Who am I kidding it was how many months, and that just killed me and he wasn't even dead. I rolled over as I heard foot steps I thought it was Daryl coming back, but it wasnt it was Hershel. I sat up and let him look at me.
" Alright take two of these theyre pain killers, you can move around today but take ot easy." Hershel said watching me take the pills. I nodded slowly.
"Whats wrong?" Hershel asked.
"It's nothing."
"Well it's obviously something, tell me i bet it's nothing my wise old ears haven't heard yet."
"Well......It's Daryl. Last night i said I loved you and he didn't say it back. So this morning i asked him if he loved me, he complete;y avoided my question." I said letting it all out.
"Just be patient. This is all new to him." Hershel said. I nodded slowly and walked up to my cell and quickly changed into my clothes. I decided i would help Rick with the crops today. i walked down there, I stopped by Rick and saw he was talking to two of the prisoners.
"We cant stay over here we know these people this is like our home." Axel pleaded.
"I told you if i ever saw you again i would---" Rick didn't get to finish his threat because the prison alarm system went off. Rick started yelling at the prisoners, while I got everybody else to safety. I shooed Hershel and Beth into a little cage thing. I followed Carl and Lori into the tombs, since everybody scattered.
"OOooohhhh ." Lori screamed.
"what's wrong?" i asked. Lori clutched her stomach.
"the baby its coming." Lori said. we pushed into a boiler room and I laid lori on the floor and took her pants off.
"ok on the count of three push." I demanded. I counted to three and she pushed, but something wasn't right it was only blood.
"Lori stop somethings not right." She raised her shirt and pointed to  a scar and i understood.  i grabbed my hunting knife and began cutting into her.
"STOP YOUR KILLING HER." Carl yelled. i reached inside and felt the baby, i pulled it out but it didn't cry. I turned it over and rubbed it's back and it began to cry. I wrapped it in Carl's shirt .
"Come on we have to go." I whisper shouted.
"We cant just leave her, she'll turn. I will do it." I walked top the top of the stairs and waited. I heard the shot and flinched. Carl came and shoved past me with no emotion. We walked back outside. I handed the baby to Hershel. Carl stood with no emotion as Rick circled him crying and repeating. Maybe we shouldn't be together because then neither of us would have to feel that. I'm just gonna build those walls.