Forbidden ~Book One~ Daryl Dixon~

Talks And Action

"What did she mean by that? That we are all out of here?" Tina asked holding her hand on her forehead panicked. Daryl rushed over to her to calm her down "listen, dont worry sweetie, nothing will happen. I'll go speak to Rick, just stay here and dont worry okay" he reassured her placing kisses on her forehead before leaving.

Daryl paced over to Rick's and knocked on his door with urgency.

"We got a problem" he growled as Rick opened the door holding a wriggling Judith.

He stepped back allowing Daryl to enter.

Daryl breathed out deeply before he began "Poppy, she is mine" "I know T told you before about us" He added looking to Rick who smiled at Judith who was pulling his beard "I had a feeling she was yours, you two can be really stubborn at times" Rick began "so where is the problem in that?" He asked confused, "Deanna knows, and she dont like it" Daryl responded shaking his head slowly "says we kept it from her and some shit about this being her town and her rules and if the residents dont like it we can all go" He finished letting out a flat laugh at Deanna's threat. Rick put Judith down in her play pen and stepped to the bay window and looked out from the blinds "this town may have the walls and the electricity but these people know nothing about fighting off walkers. They have never lived like we have" Rick spoke, letting out a pathetic laugh at their naivety with the new world, "so what are you saying?" Daryl asked, Rick paused for a moment before turning to him "i'm saying, they got a problem with any of us we can take this place, Deanna she is a politician, thats all she has, she cant fight, she cant lead her people to safety amongst it all, if walkers tore down those walls and we were not here these people would all be goners" Rick stated, he was right, these people were just living, they were not surviving.

"Im ready for a fight" Daryl husked giving Rick a nod.

"Leave Deanna to me, no doubt she will want a meeting of sorts, I'll put her straight, that woman needs to stop hiding her head in the sand, she knows Pete beats on Jessie and does nothing. But she wants to react to this? Rick stated angrily.

Daryl headed to the door "thanks man, just give me the nod and i'm there" he replied thanking his friend.

"Congratulations by the way Daddy" Rick said smirking at Daryl.

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When Daryl got back to his house with Tina he found he dozing on the sofa with Poppy snuggled in her arms, a warm loving feeling came over him as she looked at his two loves before gently placing a blanket over them.

"When did you get back?" Tina whispered stirring from her slumber. "Not long" Daryl replied sitting on the armchair beside them "Rick says he is with us, he says we can take this place from them if they want us gone" he explained to her, Tina couldnt help but feel worried, her protective instinct hitting her now she was a mother, Daryl picked up on her concern "you dont have to worry, we ain't leaving" he reassured her.

"Go have a shower, relax a little, ill watch Poppy" he suggested to her giving her a reassuring smile.

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Tina shut the water off and towel dried her body, opening the bathroom door she walked to her room and pulled her old battered but clean clothes out to wear, walking back on the landing she overheard Daryl speaking to Carol and Rick.

"Deanna wants a meeting, you two can say your bit before her council" Rick began before Carol interrupted him "there is nothing to say, you and Tina are together, we are a group why does she need a meeting over it?" "Deanna dont like secrets" Rick explained with Carol interjecting again "but she knows Pete attacks Jessie on a nightly basis and does nothing?"
"She needs him he is a surgeon here, but she needs us more, we have weapons, we know the outside world, Pete wont be able to do shit if 15 of her people get taken out at once" Daryl stated.

Tina listened intently to their conversation.

"All of us are behind you and T" Rick referred to the group, that made Tina feel better, then she smirked at all the running around her and Daryl did at the farm and then the prison, but then did had their reasons.

Tina listened as the conversation went quiet for a moment
"If the others want us gone, we take this town." Rick explained "we have to" Carol inputted. "Something needs to be done about Pete, he will kill Jessie one day" Carol said, Tina knew she was reminded of her treatment from Ed before the world ended.

Tina came down the stairs pretending to be unaware of the trio's discussion but came down as Rick agreed with Carol "we have to kill him"

Daryl stood up as he saw Tina emerge "whats going on?" She asked playing dumb. "Just letting Daryl know of Deanna's meeting tonight" Rick replied looking to Daryl unsure if he wanted Tina to know or wanted to protect her from worrying.

"Thats something to look forward to then" Tina said sarcastically. "We will see you tonight" Rick said nodding for him and Carol to leave. "See ya" Daryl said seeing them out.

Daryl explained to Tina what Rick had said before she came down as if she wasnt aware from eavesdropping. Tina played her best act to not look scared but she had to trust their promise that they wouldnt leave and would take this place if they had too she was just nervous at how they would and if it would end badly.

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As they got on with their day, Daryl was changing Poppy and Tina smirked and tried to hold back laughter as she watched him get frustrated with her nappy. Before she could give him a hand the sound of glass shattering outside startled the pair and they dashed to the window only to see Rick on top of Pete both bloodied and punching eachother surrounded by shards of glass "i'll go" Daryl whispered opening the door to join the others some from their group as they watched in shock at what was unfolding.

Tina scooped Poppy up in her arms and opened the front door and stood on the porch as she heard Rick yell towards the others and an disgruntled Deanna

"Stop! Stop it right now!" Deanna demanded
"You touch them again and I'll kill you." Rick shouted to Pete ignoring Deanna's commands "Damn it, Rick! I said stop!" she called out again, Rick looked up to her for a second "Or what?" Rick takes out a pistol and points it at the standees causing Tina to gasp cradling Poppy closer to her on the porch "You gonna kick me out?" He asks mocking Deanna, the Alexandrians back off away from him "Put that gun down, Rick." Deanna spoke trying to reason with him, Rick laughed and shook his head "You still don't get it. None of you do! We know what needs to be done and we do it. We're the ones who live. You, you just sit and plan and hesitate. You pretend like you know when you don't! You wish things weren't what they are. Well, you want to live? You want this place to stay standing? Your way of doing things is done. Things don't get better because you..you want them to. Starting right now, we have to live in the real world. " Rick stated pointing his gun to Pete who looked like he was barely alive with the amount of blood on him "That's never been more clear to me than it is right now." Deanna replied Rick was taken aback by her comment, Tina edged closer off the porch, watching Daryl, Carol, Glenn and Michonne stand around as well as other residents "Me? Me? You..You mean me?" Rick laughed "Your way is gonna destroy this place. It's gonna get people killed. It's already gotten people killed and I'm not gonna stand by and just let it happen. You dont want secrets in this place yet you were keeping this one! If you don't fight, you die. I'm not gonna stand by--" Rick shouted before Michonne ran in, and elbowed Rick in the side of the head, disarming him.

"Carol, has this just made it worse?" Tina yell whispered to Carol as she backed away from the group.

"No it had to be done. This is just the beginning" Carol explained.