'Unlikely Heroes' :The Walking Dead - Daryl Dixon

CH3 : "Kumbaya around the fire"

 Doc fumbled around in his bag , sorting out everything in a specific order. Dale was watching him as the two elder man socialised. Doc was left under Dales eyes for now, Shane took his time figuring out what to do with the new comers. Merle spit, watching the two elder man fumble around and chit chat- ears dropping on anything he could.

"Yer' 'er pimp or somethin' , I ain't neva heard of drug dealing bitch without diggin' in their own supplies!" said Merle with a huff. Doc turned to him " Never let her hear you say that.."he said sternly but with a hint of amusement, looking at the man with slight disappointment. " She was my muscle back in the day, tough as nails that one . Took a bullet for me ones too "he said with a chuckle, Merle just looked around : half listening half mingling.

 Doc couldn't remember some of those stories without catching his breath for a gasp or a laugh. The two of  them had quiet the life together. The first time he met her on the streets was when she out hassled a hasler around his part of town , he remembered watching that kid turn those guys inside out from confusion. Falling on their own damm gag .  He tracked her ,  got her a job and then gradually her friendship . 

She was' one hell of a gal' ' as he put it.

"Bul'shit!" Merle called, Doc rose his shoulders .

"It's the truth , hell I got a whole damm lot of stories to hell !" he said . Dale was cleaning a part of a car in his hands "Is that so, well maybe you can tell us a few- we are about to have food soon!" said Dale in a welcoming matter, it was the humane thing not to judge someone at a time like this and he was going to follow his principles. Dale was a good man before this and he wasn't going to give that up . He saw that those two had quiet the history together an there is no better way to socialise then though war stories.

"Did you travel in a group?" asked Dale , turning his head towards Doc , who for a second turned his gaze away. Merle tuned in and so did Lori near by along with Jacke who sat with her : doing sorting . Doc turned to the women , his senses picking up that he was being watched - for a second the 2 looked away trying to hide their looks. For now the elder man didn't want to disclose anything Nico hasn't yet - it was her story not his and he had no right .

" We can't just let them be around here without knowing why or how they got here, no way only a pair survived for so long !"said Andrea, or more like shouted. She stomped her way towards Doc and crossed her arms - this befitted Doc more then he was willing to admit : he no longer had to weasel his way out of that one. She wasn't sure what her problem was with the two but she felt the need to voice it :  she didn't want to get chummy with people they just met , especially with a time like this but her suspicions rose on all the wrong reasons.

People like her were part of the society , something Nico and Doc  never were no mattered how much they tried . Like Fire and water they were bond to collide.

" Hello there little lady!" said Doc politely. " spit it old man!" she said , Dale looked at her " Andrea, stop being rude!" he said. Merle laughed " Looks like yer in quiet the pickle!" he mocked. Shane now approached Lori and put his hand on her shoulder, mostly everyone was in ear shot to heart Doc talking.

"Listen, me and Nicholas have made it far from the North , we took looses on the way. WE travelled with her step father and step brothers - New York wasn't exactly the safest place and was largely infested and on the way we met a lot of troubles. Look, we may have a record but we aren't bad people. I may be scum but Nico's a good person : she's a hard working girl . Pulled 3 jobs and education and two brothers ." he said , rubbing his neck .

"Your both drug dealers, how good can one get being a criminal offender!" said Andrea , Doc looked up with his charm drained out of his eyes ." Now, listen here you little brat . Having nicer clothes and a middle class name doesn't make you any better then Nico or give you the right in insult us - you dont know ANYTHING about her or me! " he said , standing in front of her, pushing her shoulder in a dominant manner- pricing her with his blue eyes. He may have been old but he still had it.Andrea struggled for words . Doc was not going to let anyone speek ill of Nico - never had even when she deserved it .