Claimed

Chapter Two

"You move, we shoot. Got it?" a man says
"Yes sir..." I say, trying to stay calm.
"Good. Now, I'm gonna take my gun off your head. You try anythin' stupid, I will not hesitate to end your life, right here, right now. And we don't want that now do we?" the man says. I slowly nod, holding my breath. I feel the gun leave my head, and I let out a sigh.
"Drop all your weapons." he says. I drop my bow, and a foot kicks it away. I pull my knife out slowly, and carefully lay it out in front of me. Again, a foot kicks it away.
"Bow and knife, claimed." a different voice says.
"Rabbit, claimed." another one says. I drop my quiver.
"Good. Now, I'm gonna trust that's all of it. You can now stand." The man, I'm guessing is the leader, says. I slowly stand, and I finally get to see my surroundings. I am circled by a group of men, the youngest seeming to be about my age.
"Your name, girl?" the leader says.
"Beth Greene." I say, standing tall.
"Age?" he asks.
"Twenty-one."
"Ah, we got a young one here, boys!" They all whoop and cheer. All but one. The one my age pulls a gun on the leader.
"You said we don't kill." the boy says. The leader laughs a little.
"Ah Daryl, what a smart boy you are. You figured us out! Why don't we all give Daryl a little hand here, huh?" All the other men in the group pull their guns. I need to help. I dive for my knife and go for the man closest to me. I grab him by the neck and drive my knife through his throat. Blood splatters onto my face. I take the mans gun out of his hands and start firing. I kill a few, but I see the leader has a knife to Daryl's throat. I pause, just for a moment. A sharp pain shoots through my ear. I grasp it and drop my weapons. My head is throbbing. My mind is racing. A man pushes me down and kicks me in the side. I look at my hands. They are soaked with blood.
"Stupid girl." I hear as I get a kicked in the ribs again.
"Screw you assholes." I sputter out. I feel a hand close around my throat and lift me to my feet. I can't breathe. But I can think. I look at my hands. Last defense, don't fail me now, I think. I use my nails and dig hard into the mans eye. He lets go of me and I kick him in the balls. I grab his rifle and point it at the leader.
"Drop him." I say calmly. No reaction.
"Drop. Him." I say. This registers. The leader drops the knife and let's go of Daryl. Daryl drops to his knees, a knife gash on his check. I look around. There are only three members of this group left, including the leader. None of them have weapons. I chuckle a little.
"You gonna shoot us Ms. Greene?" the leader says.
I shoot the other two in the legs, and they fall to the ground. I give the leader a little smile. His jaw drops to the floor.
"You scared? Well good news is, I'm not gonna kill you." I say, walking toward him. "But... I AM going to take your stuff. And Daryl." I give Daryl a nod, and he smerks. "So have a nice day, asshole."
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A/N So long chapter. I think this turned out ok, but idk. Tell me what you think in the comments. We see a more fierce side of Beth in this chapter, which we will see more of. Keep in mind: Beth did NOT kill the leader! *wink wink* Anyway, I hope you liked this chapter! If you did, leave a comment! Thanks!
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