The Third Dixon [The walking dead]

Chapter five

Nathan was sitting next to his girlfriend, his arms wrapped around her in comfort, he didn't know why she just collapsed, but that didn't matter right now as they heard the cries of the newborn girl. 

''Let me see the baby.'' Hershel spoke loudly, Maggie passing the baby girl to Carl as he walked to Hershel.

''What are we gonna feed it, We got anything a baby can eat?'' Daryl looked grabbed his crossbow, throwing it over his head, looking towards Measi and Nathan for a moment. 

''The good news is she looks healthy. But she needs formula. And soon, or she won't survive.''

''No. No way. Not her. We ain't losing nobody else. I'm going for a run.''

''I'll back you up.'' Maggie spoke up.

''I'll go too.''

''Okay, think where we're going. Beth.'' As Daryl pulled Beth aside to talk to her, Nathan looked at Measi, finally able to move her arms away from her face, looking into her eyes which seemed to stare into nothing. 

When Maggie, Glenn and Daryl had left, Nathan was able to pull Measi back onto her feet, holding onto her and bringing her inside of the prison and into the cell they shared. It seemed as if she was in shock, but she wasn't. ''Hey, look at me, okay?'' When she didn't lift her head, he grabbed her chin, making her look at him. ''Look. At. Me.'' It finally seemed to dawn on her as she lifted her head up by herself.

''You can't fall out, not now. We need you, I need you. You cannot fall out right now, okay?'' She gave a very light nod. Nathan didn't think it fully dawned onto her, but at least it was enough that she was able to give a simple nod. ''Say it out loud.''

After a minute of silence, he tilted his head at her, lifting up his eyebrows at her before she sighed, knowing she was defeated. ''Okay.'' She nodded a few times, her eyes lifting up to his face as she pursed her lips together. ''Okay.'' 

''Come on, we're going to get in the guard tower. Shooting helps you take your mind off.'' She gave a slight nod as he pulled onto her hand, leading her into one of the guard towers to shoot a few walkers. It was a short distraction, but at least it was a distraction. 

When Measi was finally done with shooting the walkers, Nathan sat down next to her as her legs were dangling from the side. Her arms were resting on the railing as she looked at the prison field. Axel and Oscar were working on digging two graves next to one that Glenn had already dug. 

''How're feeling?'' She raised her shoulders for a moment, leaning her head onto his shoulder after she did. 

''Better.'' She smiled at him as she lifted her head from his shoulder, leading to him smiling back at her, moving closer to her as he cupped her cheek and moving his lips onto hers. She pulled her legs back, moving closer to him, her fingers tracing down his chest. After they had pulled back, she rested her head onto his lap, biting her lower lip as she stared at the sky. ''I think it was just too much in too little time. T-Dog, Carol ánd Lori in a few minutes.'' 

''I understand, it is a lot. It reminded me of the first day.''

''That's where you lost your sisters and your mom, right?'' He gave a slight nod before biting his lip.

Nathan was sitting on the couch anxiously as himself, his parents and his older sister were watching the news. His younger sister was in the corner playing with her dollhouse. He was biting his fingernails, a thing he hadn't done for years, as he listened to the news of an outbreak. 

He looked at his parents as they turned of the tv. ''It's probably nothing, just a drill.'' Paige, his older sister turned to her parents, frowning at them and shaking her head. 

''A drill? Why would they make a drill out of that?'' 

''It's nothing, alright. Get ready for bed, all three of you.'' Nathan and Paige looked at each other as they pulled Stephanie up from the floor and brought her upstairs. After they had tugged her in, Nathan wanted to go into the bathroom. 

''Psst, Nathan.'' His head turned to Paige as she waved her hand, signaling him to follow her. She walked up to their parents room, into the safe for the gun their father had. 

''What are you doing?'' 

''There is no way this is a drill. I'm just making sure I can protect the three of us in case.'' Nathan looked around nervously, he didn't know what to do about the situation. 

''Okay fine, but mum and dad don't find out about this, deal?''

''Deal.'' 

The next morning he woke up to a loud screaming coming from Paige her room. He threw the blankets of of himself, slowly walking towards the room as he opened the room, he threw it shut within a second, leaning against it so it wouldn't open. A loud pounding went on for a moment as his father came running onto the stairs. ''Let's go Nathan!'' He looked at the door for a second, before sprinting after his father and jumping into the car with his father. Driving away from the three female's who ran after them, snarling. 

When Daryl and Maggie came back, the rest of the group -excluding Rick- was sitting in the diner room, Carl with the baby girl in his arms and Nathan an arm around Measi's waist. They all got up the moment Daryl and Maggie rushed into the room Daryl taking the baby girl from Carl's arms before taking a bottle from Beth, feeding the little girl.

Measi had finally worked a smile onto her face, watching her brother with the baby in his arms, thinking about how he did so with her all those years ago. She had a picture of it when the apocalypse first started, but she had lost it on the way.

''She got a name yet?''

''Not yet. But I was thinking maybe Sofia. Then there's Carol, too. And... Andrea. Amy. Jacqui. Patricia. Or... Lori. I don't know.''

''You like that? Huh? Little ass-kicker.'' Daryl got a smile on his face as he looked up, the other members chuckling at the choice of name for her. ''Right? That's a good name, right? Little ass-kicker. You like that, huh? You like that, sweetheart?''

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