Never Make A Promise (TWD/ Daryl Dixon FanFic)

There's Always Hope

We all stood there, staring at one another. Daryl was pacing next to the metal door until he just snapped. He threw his wine bottle at the door and it shattered leaving a purple wine stain "open these damn doors!" he growled.

Jenner didn't listen so Shane threw Daryl an axe and grabbed one for himself. They both started banging and hitting the door with them.

You should've left well enough alone it would've been so much easier" Jenner sighed as I made my way to sit next to Carol "easier for who?" Lori snared making Jenner step back "all of us. You know what's out there. A short, brutal life, and an agonizing death," Jenner explained leaning again a desk. He then turned to Andrea who I have just realised was hugging her knees on the floor.

"your sister... what was her name?" Andrea's eyes scanned us before going back to Jenner. "Amy" she whimpered "Amy" he repeated "You know what this does. You've seen it" he then turned to Rick who was looking a little flustered "Is that really what you want for your wife and son?" "I don't want this" he spat pointing to the floor for empathic.

Shane then joined us leaning again the desk above my head "I can't put a dent in it" he huffed sounding out of breath. "Those doors are designed to with stand a rocket launcher" Jenner said smuggly "yeah but ye head ain't" Daryl yelled running up to Jenner with his axe raised. Rick and Shane held him back while T-dog grabbed the axe out of his hands and threw it to the side.

"You do want this. You said last night, you knew it was just a matter of time before everybody you loved was dead" everyone looked shocked at Rick, I found it quite amusing. Lori looked really hurt.

"what? you said that?" Shane frowned, still panting a little "after all your big talk" "I had to keep hope alive didn't I?" Rick defended "there is no hope" Jenner said cold heartedly. I stood up and backed towards Daryl who was standing near the slope.

"There's always hope" Rick glared at Jenner. "Maybe it won't be you, maybe not here, but somewhere, someone." That gave me a little hope, I actually believe that there is someone, somewhere that knows a cure.

"What part of 'everything is gone' do you not understand" Andrea spat. I snapped my head towards her, glaring at her. If looks could kill Andrea would be nothing but ashes by know. "This is what takes us down. This is our extinction event" Jenner continued trying to explain it and it did make perfect sence. This is better than being torn to shreds out there.

"this isn't right, you can't keep us here like this" Carol sobbed into Sophia's hair. "one tiny moment, 19 milliseconds. No pain" Jenner whispered down to her making her cry harder "my daughter doesn't deserve to die like this" she kept crying.

I whipped around and without thinking hugged Daryl, I didn't care if he felt awkward and I knew he did because he was tense but I needed this right now. I finally felt his arm snake around my body before a gun was cocked making me whip round. Shane was running up to Jenner with a shot gun in hand "Shane, no!" Rick scream but Shane didn't listen "Stay out of my way!" he growled "Open that door or I'm gonna blow your head off. Do you hear me?!" Shane yelled. "If he dies, we all die!" Rick shouted at him.

Shane went full rage and shot all the computers next to him. Rick took the gun, pushing Shane to the floor and standing over him "don't" he simply said moving away. I figured I could give it a shot to try and get us out of here.

I walked up to Jenner where he was sitting in his chair against a desk. "I think your lying about no hope. If that were true, you'd have bolted with everyone else or taken the easy way out, you didn't," I spoke softly grabbing everyone's attention. "You chose the hard path. Why?" "it doesn't matter" Jenner shrugged making me angry. "It does matter!" I shouted "It always matters you stayed when others ran. Why?" I questioned again

"Not because I wanted to. I made a promise " Jenner pointing towards the main screen "to her, my wife."

"test subject 19 was your wife?" Andrea asked. "she begged me to keep going as long as I could. how could I say no?" he shrugged, eyes glossing over as if he was about to cry.

"She was dying. It should've been me on that table. I wouldn't have mattered to anybody. She was a loss to the world. She ran this place I just worked here. In our field, she was einstein. Me? I'm just Edwin Jenner. She could've done something about this. Not me." Jenner was now shaking with anger.

"Your wife didn't have a choice. You do. That's all we want. A choice, a chance" I said, placing a hand on his shoulder. "Let us keep trying" Lori pleaded. Jenner sighed, he looked like he was arguing with himself. He finally stood up with another sigh "I told you topsides locked down, I can't open those" with that he swiped a card and punched in some numbers on a pad. The doors opened and Daryl dropped the axe.

"come on" Daryl screamed, jumping up and down. Let's go!" T-dog urged pulling Jacqui along. But she pulled out of his grasp and shook her head, backing away from him. Dale was trying to convince Andrea to come but she wanted to stay, I didn't care if she lived or died to be honest. I stood in the middle of everyone, Daryl stood near the door with Glenn and Carl, Rick was thanking Jenner and Jacqui, Andrea and dale decided to stay. "I...I" I looked around at everyone "I want to stay" I said so quietly I thought no-one heard but I guess Daryl did because he ran up to me, grabbing my wrist.

"no, I want to stay" I whispered pulling back "Jamie" Daryl moaned "I don't want to go back out there. I don't want to be scared anymore" I said wrapping my arms around myself "no! you remember what you said to me" Daryl growled, I nodded.

"you said you would never leave me again" he stepped closer "please don't leave me" he almost begged in my ear. That did it, I slightly nodded and he took my hand in his as we ran out to the topside.

The window was already smashed so we climbed out and ran as fast as we could to Daryl's truck. We could feel the heat and I knew we wouldn't make it back. Daryl threw me to the ground behind some sand bags and covered me with his body. That's when the explosion was heard and glass went flying everywhere.

I pushed Daryl off me as he wasn't moving and I turned him on his front. Glass was sticking out his back and he was unconscious. I quickly slung his arm over my shoulder and dragged him to the truck "don't leave me" I said through gritted teeth as tears fought to fall. I felt weight being lifted a bit and I looked up to see Glenn helping me "I'll drive" he whispered helping Daryl lay down with his head in my lap. don't leave me....

Dun, Dun, Dunnn!!! Question: how is Daryl going to react when he wakes up? how will he react? I mean Jamie was about to leave him but now he's about to do the same to her.... Oh! from now on I'm going to be doing Facts after each chapter about The Walking Dead and the cast :) so.....

Emily Kinney (Beth): Is not only an actress but a singer as well.... Emily sings all her own songs on the show (I don't like her songs) She's also a country girl!

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