Love Between A Dixon and A Greene

Chapter 23

Chapter 23

Daryl knelt down with a smoke bomb in his hand, he pulled the pin and waited for Rick to open the door. "On three. Stay tight," Rick told you. "One, two, three." Rick opened the door and Daryl throw the smoke bomb out into the street. The bomb went off filling the street with smoke. "Let's go!" Rick said And you all walked out of the door guns up Daryl had his crossbow up  "There they are!" You heard someone say and you started shooting the people on top of the wall. " Behind you!" Daryl yelled and he came running at you shooting at the people behind you. You turned around running and shooting.  "Go! Get cover! Get there. Go, go, go!" Rick said. You ran and took cover by one of the buildings to reload and check your surroundings. "How many? - I didn't see." Rick asked. "Don't matter. There's gonna be more of them." Daryl said.

  "Any grenades left?" Rick asked Daryl. "Uh-huh," Daryl said getting them out. "Get 'em ready. We gotta run into the wall." Rick said. Maggie looked around the corner shooting at the people in the street. "You guys go ahead. I'm gonna lay down some cover fire." Daryl said. "No!" You told him. "No, we gotta stay together," Maggie said. "Too hairy," Rick said. "I'll be right behind you," Daryl said more to you than anyone. Maggie shot around the corner and Daryl through a bomb into the streets. As the street filled with smoke, you got Ready to run again. "Ready? Move! Let's get out of here! Come on! Keep going! This way!" Rick said. You all ran towards the bus as Daryl covered you. You ran to the bus and climbed up Rick helping you. Oscar was shot so Maggie shot him in the head so he wouldn't turn and climbed up on the bus. "Daryl!" You yelled, "Go!" He yelled back. You jumped down hiding behind the broken down jeep. "Come, Daryl," Rick said reloading his gun.

  You heard a noise behind you. Turning around you seen Michonne crawling out from under the wall. Rick went over to her pointing his gun at her. "Where the hell were you?" He asked her. She stood up looking at him. "Put your hands up." He said she put her hands up halfway. He told her to turn around and as she did he took her sword. She backed up against the wall and Rick looked at her asking her "Get what you came for?" "Where are the rest of your people?" She asked. "They got Oscar," Glenn said pointing his gun at her. "Daryl is missing, you didn't see him?" You asked worriedly. "If anything happens to him..." Rick began. "I brought you here to save them," Michonne said. "Thanks for the help," Rick told her. "You'll need help to get them back to the prison or to go back in there for Daryl. Either way, you need me." She said. "Rick We have to go back for Daryl." You said Rick looked at her heaving a sigh.

"Take Glenn back to the car," Rick told Michonne.   Maggie came over to you putting her hand on your shoulder "Ready?" She said. "Let's kick some ass," you told her. Rick, you and Maggie ran off and Michonne helped Glenn back to the car. You, Rick and Maggie, hid and looking you could see Daryl fighting someone. There were walkers on chains grabbing at them as a crowd of people cheered. "That dude with one arm Merle?" You asked Rick. "Yeah, I handcuffed him to a roof in Atlanta," he said. "Damn dude," I said. "We went back for him T had dropped the key but when we got back he was gone leaving only his hand. I thought he was dead," Rick told you. "Well let's get Daryl's ass and get the hell outta here," you said.

You through smoke bombs out into the middle of the fight ring and started shooting. You grabbed Daryl and he looked at you "Y/N?" He said. "Yo grabs your dumbass brother and let's get the fuck outta here," you said. You guys fought your way out and slipped through the wall. You stood outside the wall as Merle killed any walkers nearby. You headed down the road and towards where you left the car. When you got there Glenn and Michonne were there waiting for you. "Now we have a problem here I need you to back up," Rick said. "What the hell is he doing here?" Glenn said pointing his gun at Merle.  Glenn and Michonne ran towards Merle. "Hey, hey hey," Rick said, "Put it down!" Daryl yelled. "He tried to kill me!" Michonne yelled. "If it wasn't for him" Glenn started "He helped us get out of there." Daryl said, "Yeah, right after he beat the shit out of you." You said. Merle backed up against the tree saying "Hey, we both took our licks, man." "Jackass," Daryl said turning and looking at him. "Hey, shut up," Merle told him. "Enough!" "Hey, hey, relax! Put that down now!" Rick said. "Get that thing out of my face!" Daryl told Glenn.

"Daryl," You said "what?" he said. You wrapped your arms around his waist him hesitantly wrapping his around you. "Clam down yeah, Glenn has a right to be pissed your brother did beat the shit outta him," you said. "Yeah," he said and kissed the top of your head and let go of you. "Man, look like you've gone native, brother," Merle said. Daryl stepped back from you going over to his brother saying  "No more than you hanging out with that psycho back there."  "Oh, yeah, man. He is a charmer, I got to tell you that. Been putting the wood to your girlfriend Andrea. Big time, baby." Merle said. "What? Andrea's in Woodbury?" You said. "Right next to the Governor," Daryl said. I told you to drop that!" Rick yelled at Michonne. "You know Andrea? Hey, do you know Andrea?" Rick asked her. "Yep, she does. Her and blondie spent all winter cuddling up in the forest. Mm-mmm-mmm. Yeah. My Nubian queen here had two pet walkers. No arms, cut off the jaws, kept them in chains. Kind of ironic now that I think about it." Merle said 

"Shut up, bro," Daryl said. "Hey, man, we snagged them out of the woods. Andrea was close to dying." Merle told him. "Is that why she's with him?" You asked not believing this. "Yeah. Snug as two little bugs. So what you gonna do now, Sheriff, huh? Surrounded by a bunch of liars, thugs, and cowards." Merle said. "Shut up!" Rick told him. "Oh, man, look at this. Pathetic. All these guns and no bullets in them." Merle said. "Merle, shut up!" Daryl yelled getting in his face. "Shut up yourself! Bunch of pussies you roll..." Merle began but Rick hit him over the head with his gun knocking him out. Daryl just looked at Rick nodding his head. "Your brothers an Asshole." You said looking at Daryl.

  You, Rick, Daryl, Maggie, and Gleen stood in the middle of the road. "It won't work," Rick said. "It's gotta," Daryl told him. "It'll stir things up," Rick said. "Look, the Governor is probably on the way to the prison right now. Merle knows how he thinks and we could use the muscle." Daryl told Rick. "I'm not having him at the prison," Maggie said. "Do you really want him sleeping in the same cell block as Carol, Beth or Y/N?" Glenn asked. "He ain't a rapist," Daryl said. "Well, his buddy is," Glenn said. You snapped your head to Maggie who looked away from you. You'd have to ask her about that later you thought.

"They ain't buddies no more. Not after last night." Daryl said. "There's no way Merle's gonna live there without putting everyone at each other's throats," Rick told Daryl. "So you're gonna cut Merle loose and bring the last samurai home with us?" Daryl asked. "She's not coming back," Rick said. "She's not in a state to be on her own." You told him. "She did bring you guys to us," Glenn said. "And then ditched us," Rick said. "At least let dad stitch her up," Maggie said. "She's too unpredictable," Rick said as you all looked at her. "That's right. We don't know who she is. But Merle, Merle's blood." Daryl said. "No, Merle is your blood. My blood, my family is standing right here and waiting for us back at the prison." Glenn said. "And you're part of that family." He told Daryl. "But he's not. He's not." Rick said.

  "Man, y'all don't know. Fine. We'll fend for ourselves." Daryl said. "That's not what I was saying," Rick told him. "No him, no me," Daryl said. "Daryl, you don't have to do that," Maggie said seeing your state. "It was always Merle and me before this," Daryl said. "Don't," Maggie said. "You serious?" Glenn asked. "You're just gonna leave like that?" You asked him.  "You'd do the same thing." He said "No! No, I would fucking not. Not if Maggie or Beth treated me like he does you!" You yelled. "What do you want us to tell Carol?" Rick said. "She'll understand. Say good-bye to your pop for me." Daryl said looking you.

Daryl started walking away. You just stood there for a minute before you ran after him. "Daryl, are you serious? Daryl! Hey! Look at me asshole!" You said stepping in front of him. "Don't ask me to leave him. I already did that once." Daryl said. "We started something last night. You realize that huh?" Rick said. "No him, no me. That's all I can say. Take care of yourself. Take care of all ass-kicker. Carl. He's one tough kid." Daryl said walking towards Merle. You ran after him again  "Daryl! Will you please just stop!" You yelled. He stopped turned around and walked up to you kissing you your forehead. "M' sorry. I can't leave him. Ya better off anyway." He told you and walked off into the woods with Merle. You just stood there dumbfounded. You felt tears in your eyes and Maggie came over wrapping her arm around your shoulder "Come on," she said and you all got in the car and head back to the prison.