Among the Unknown: A Daryl Dixon fanfic

Chapter 7: Lone shot

Daryl's P.O.V:

We just had sex! Sex!! I never would have thought that while the worlds ending, I would find the love of my life and lose my virginity to her.

I wonder if she did the same and that was her first time. We had already gotten our clothes on and were heading back to the farm.

I had my arm around her waist while she had her head on my shoulder.

"Was tha' yer first time?" I asked.

"First time for wh.. Oh, yeah. You were my first." She paused at first not knowing what I was talking about and then finished with a smile on her face.

"Yer mah first to." I said quietly. I was kind of embarrassed to say it. I guess I just don't seem to be the type of guy that's still a virgin with the life I grew up with and all. She nodded and kissed my cheek.

*BANG*

A gunshot went off.

Taylor hit the ground a few seconds later. I saw a figure out of the corner of my eye and a man was standing with a shotgun about 20 yards away.

"NOO!!! Ya fucker!! I'm gonna slit yer throat, ye piece of shit!!" I screamed at him, I looked back at Taylor and tears started forming in my eyes. I shot my head back to the man.

"I thought y'all were the geeks! I swear!" He raised his hands, he still had the shotgun in his hand. I could tell he was trying to trick me.

He was gonna act like he was surrendering and then at the last second, put a bullet in me.

I raised my crossbow at him and watched as his finger latched around the trigger. He swung the butt of the shotgun at me, I immediately put an arrow between his eyes. He was dead for sure.

"Taylor!! Stay with me! Ye gotta stay with me!" I said running over to her. I kept repeating this as I picked her up from behind her back and her legs. I ran as fast as I could back to the farm.

"Rick! Herschel!! HELP!!" I yelled as I ran out of the clearing of the woods. Everyone came running toward me.

"What happened? We heard a gunshot!" Rick said frantically. He looked at Taylor in my arms and his eyes grew wide.

"This man shot Taylor! She's still alive." I panted, we all ran for the house. Rick was already inside explaining everything that happened to Herschel.

"We need to get her on a bed. Lay her on the one in that bedroom." He pointed to the bedroom at the top of the stairs. I was already in the room laying her down before he finished.

"Daryl, you need to go downsta-"

"I am not leavin her! I gotta be here when she wakes up!" I cut Rick off. I could tell he was trying to calm me down but it wasn't working.

"Daryl, I know you care for her but you have to let Herschel fix her up. Let's go downstairs and we'll tell you when she wakes up. Come on.." He said ushering me out of the room.

I ran down the stairs and found a bedroom at the end of the hallway. I slammed the door and locked it.

Tears were rolling down my face. Why did I not see that man? Why wasn't I even paying attention? I sobbed and fell on the floor, this is all my fault.

"Stop cryin'! I raised you to be a man! Come on, I guess I really can call you my BABY brother." Merle sneered laughing. His voice kept repeating in my head and I tried to ignore it and push it out.

All this just made me cry harder. After a few minutes, I felt my eyes get real heavy and shut off to complete darkness.

Taylor's P.O.V:

Pain and aching. I knew this feeling all to well.

It was all over my stomach and chest. I pried my eyelids open to find myself in a bedroom. Where the hell am I?

"Hey... How are ya feeling?" A husky voice asked. I turned to my right to find Rick sitting in a chair by the bed with his hand on my arm.

"What? Where am I? What happened?" I asked, I tried to sit up but pain bolted through me making me have to lay back down.

"Taylor, you were shot. You and Daryl were on your way back from the creek when it happened." Pity filled his eyes. I don't remember anything besides Daryl and I talking, then I kissed his cheek and it was all a blur from there.

"Daryl, where's Daryl?" I asked, my eyes widening.

"He's fine. I told him to wait downstairs till you woke up. He is really concerned about you. I'll go get him if you'd like." He said, I nodded and watched him stand to leave the room.

"Wait! Rick?" I call out, he faced me raising his eyebrow.

"Thank you, for everything you've done. For me, the group. I know it's been hard but we really appreciate it." I spoke, I could tell he was really touched by that. He nodded slowly and left the room, soon to return with Daryl.

Daryl's P.O.V:

"Daryl?" I heard a voice. My eyes opened to find me still sitting in the floor of the bedroom. I must have fell asleep.

I kept hearing knocking and someone calling my name. I stood up and opened the door to see Rick with a relieved look on her face.

"She's gonna be just fine. She's awake and wants to see you." He told me as he put a hand on my shoulder. I darted past him and up the stairs.

I stood by the door and looked in, she was laying down looking out the window. She looked so helpless yet still so beautiful.

"Hey..." I poke quietly to not scare her. She turned to the side and smiled.

"Hey... I'm alive!" She joked, chuckling a bit. I smirked and made my way to the chair by her bedside. I held her hand and looked at the ground. We sat there for a few minutes in silence.

"Daryl, what's wrong?" She asked, her sweet little voice rang out enough to knock me out of my train of thought.

"It's all mah fault... I wasn't payin attention an I didn't see that guy... IT's all mah fault yer hurt..." I said, a few tears started brimming my eyes. I just felt so guilty, I could have saved her.

"It's not your fa-"

"Yeah it is! Ye don't understand, if I'd just been payin attention, ya wouldn't have gotten shot!" I said raising my voice, I didn't mean to yell at her. I was just so mad at myself for not protecting her.

"Stop it! This is not your fault, you didn't know there was a man there. We both weren't paying attention. All that matter's now is that I'm fine, see?" She said smiling, she held my face with both her hands and just looked me in the eyes.

I was shocked at how happy she was even though she must be in pain. A part of me wishes I could be like that.

I sat there and we talked and joked for about an hour or so. Carol offered to bring our dinner up to the room so I ate with her.

After we ate, I went to grab my sleeping bag. I told Taylor that I would sleep in her room, on the floor that is.

Once I got back, Taylor was dead asleep in bed. I quietly set up my sleeping bag and kissed her on the forehead before climbing in my bag.

I laid there for awhile just listening to the sound of her breathing, it relaxed me and soon I drifted off to sleep, knowing that my baby girl was safe and sound...