You don't control me, Dixon

➌ 63- The Rabbit

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As we reach the house Rick was outside, Glenn and T waiting as the sun sets.

I toss them a bag from ten or fifteen away and place my own bag down, the boys blocking my way in.

Daryl speaks for me "Lots of clothes and food and some info for Alec."

Daryl glances at me as I plop in the inch snow. It's stopped now but it's wet and it's supposed to be cold.

Then I hear the door open as I scoop snow into the palm, pressing it to my cut, the snow turning a deep scarlet.

"Lemme see ya lass."

I lift my arm to him, he makes a noise and asks dryly "What ye do? Slice ye own arm open?"

I chuckle and nod, he gives me a look then to his boyfriend, "And ye let her do it?"

Daryl makes a face and says coolly "It was dumb but you shoulda seen it! The walkers were avoiding us like we had the plague, honey!"

Alec glances at me and I nod. He rubs his beard and makes a 'keep going' movement. I roll my eyes and say "I can't feel the cold, nor external heat."

Alec stops for a second and query's "External?"

I sigh and lick my lips as the flame flares "I- it's like there is a fire in me, it flares and I can feel it filling me like the sun is hitting my skin, full like. Like now I'd be scared but the flame is there and- it's like a blanket."

He furrows his brows and hum. I sigh and say "Though I'd get us out of here, it's getting bad in town, locked in a closet."

Alec places his hands in his hips and looks between the both of us as Rick take the boys to plan out next move "The both of you were fine?"

I nod and wave my arms in his face, his sighs and says as he pushes the arm back "How well does it work?"

I look at Daryl and he supplies the answer "I saw a walker come right up to her neck without the blood but the other- it's as if they didn't want us, it was working fine up till I spoke. It was like magic."

Alec nods and looks at me asking somewhat hesitant "Luce, ye mind supply the people wit' ye blood for energies?"

I shift and lick my lips "How?"

He sighs and offers me a hand that I take "I dinne ken."

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By the next morning, we were about a hundred miles away further in the state. You would think that people would warm up knowing that I'm fine and while it has to a point. It's not like it was.

So when we are all gathering for the map it was hard to not notice the gap between me, Glenn, and Maggie.

I step back and they fill the gap, looks like they want to make sure it's not possible for me to jam back in.

I look around and sigh, pulling on Alec's sleeve as I mutter "Going to the woods to hunt."

Alec nudges Daryl who calls out as he hangs his bow in his back "While y'all wash ya undies Lucy and I are goin hunting for us."

He nods to me and we head into the woods.

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It wasn't even two miles when we come across a clearing, a prison.

Daryl scoffs and shifts his bow "Damn shame."

I look at it and to the covered cut on my arm "I don't think so-"