Love and Pain (Daryl fanfiction)

Chapter 8

Pyro pov

I looked up at the sky, 'damn it's not even noon yet' I thought to myself. I sat at the base of my tree with my scythe in my lap. I looked back down at my lap. I felt a breeze brush by my face, blowing few rebellious hairs into my face. I raised my arm and tucked them back into place behind my ear. I winced as my skin stretched, irritating the cigarette burn on my arm. I looked down at it, it looked worse than before. I sighed and got up, "of all the things I'm immune to I still can get burned" I muttered to myself. I walked into the center of camp, looking around the only person I saw was Ed sitting on a stump near the fire pit. I took a deep breath and walked past him, well at least tried. I got nearly past him when his arm shot out and grabbed my right arm, on the burn mark. He squeezed it with unbearable strength. I couldn't help but yell out at the sudden outburst. He brought me down to his level by force. I felt tears well up in my eyes, there's something about this monstrous man that literally brings me to tears. He twisted my arm back and dug his thumb into my burn. I screamed out yet again but this time I yelled for someone-- Daryl.

                                          ~
Daryl

I leaned on the hood of my truck, cleaning my arrows, considering I had nothing else to do. I lifted my eyes to scan the camp. Pyro was sitting looking up at the sky. My eyes lingered on her then darted to the kids playing then to Rick who had just come out of the RV. He made his way to me.  I stood up and put my arrow up then grabbed my crossbow. I glanced to where Pyro last was to see that she wasn't there. 'Maybe she's walking up to us' I assured myself. I looked back at Rick, "Shane is still pretty pissed off at Ed. We've got to keep them apart." He sighed and rested his hand on his revolver.
"Damn I know. I ain't ever seen him that pissed." I shook my head then snapped my head in her direction when I heard a yell. Rick started to go towards the yell but I put my hand on his chest, "It's probably just Pyro playing with Sophia and Carl" He visibly relaxed then moments later another yell--no not yell, scream-- "Daryl" I took off in a dead sprint towards my girl. I rounded the corner and she was on her knees, on the verge of tears. Ed had a firm grip on her and he was hurting her badly. He jerked her arm backwards. Snap! Then her scream, It took that snap to get me into line. I ran at Ed and yelled "Get your damn hands off her!" Then before he could react I pried his hand off of her and punched him straight in the nose, throwing him back off of the stump. Immediately I turned and knelt to be met with crying girl. She clutched her arm to herself. I gingerly touched her arm and she screamed out again. "Pyro, it's okay baby girl I'm here." I said before my mind could catch up with my mouth. 'Shit I just called her baby girl' She turned her head to me then her whole body went limp.