She just wanted to get away from camp for a couple of hours. What had happened just a few days ago had changed everybody. I mean they killed a kid. The thought almost had Andrea in tears knowing it was Sophia, Carol's baby. But now... shes gone. Andrea still couldn't believe how the world could end up like this.
When Rick sent her and Daryl to search the highway for supplies, she came across something she wasen't even looking for. A crossbow. Smaller than Daryl's and light enough for Andrea to carry.
There were arrows too, in the small suitcase the crossbow had been stored in. Really a crossbow in a suitcase? she thought to herself as a suttle yet obvious smile grased her lips.
"What ya got there?" Daryl said standing behind her. She was obviously shocked, being so caught up in the thought of her being good with a crossbow as well as a gun had distracted her from the world around her.
"Sorry, I didn't hear you, it's this" She said as she turned around to face him. She was grinning even more when she saw the smile on his face when he saw the crossbow.
"You gonna try to use it?" He asked. She saw the challenge in his eyes and looked at the crossbow.
"I was. If... I don't know, maybe, would you teach me?" She said lifting hers eyes from the crossbow to meet Daryl's eyes.
"Yeah, sure" he said smiling at her.
"We might need ta do a lot of work though, I doubt you know half the shit ya need ta know to be able ta use one a these" He said softly, and it didn't sound mean at all. It sounding like he was challenging her more than just with his eyes.
It was late in the evening a few weeks after they found the crossbow on the highway when the sun was setting when Daryl took Andrea to a field to try some target practise with her new crossbow. She had learned how to load it yesterday but she still had to work on her aim.
"Your slouching, straight back, eyes focusing on the target" Daryl said standing by her side.
She sighed. She straightened her back not even realising that she was slouching. He looked at her seeing that she was shaking, he felt that it might have been pressure but, he didn't like that she was like that.
He walked up behind her wrapping his arms around hers steadying her aim, if she was shocked the slightest she didn't show it she froze for a couple of seconds.
"Easy now, gotta keep your eyes on the target" he whispered in her ear which almost made her forget where she was what she was doing till he gave her a nudge. She snapped out of it and focused on the target. The trigger felt stiff but maybe it was just that she was nervous, her hand trembled a little when she pulled the trigger.
The bolt flew out of the crossbow and hit the tin can Daryl had set up for her. She lowered her crossbow and turned to face Daryl who, as soon as she hit the can backed away knowing that she was going to be damn proud of this.
"Did you see that? I hit my target" she said looking incredibly pleased with herself.
"With help" he said giving her a strangly smug look.
"Oh, c'mon it wasen't bad"
"Yeah, not half bad for a newbie, we still got work to do though"
"C'mon we should head back before it gets dark" he said looking at the expression on her face.
"Daryl, thanks" she says catching up with him and kissing him on the cheek.
"Your welcome" he said brightly as he put his hand on her shoulder and walks away. She watched him walk for a minute before he says "You comin' or what?"
She smiles and nods. He grins at her when she catches up with him.
She couldn't tell if he was just being nice or if he had something for her. But she thought she might have something for him to. It was probably just all in her head, thats what she thought. Either way she was Daryl's friend, that was certain.
But if she does have feelings for Daryl, what will that mean?
She shakes her head and pushes that thought away for another day as the camp comes into view...