A young woman looks at her reflection in a mirror. She's taking her long, blonde hair and throwing it into a messy bun. She then pinches her pale cheeks and slaps them a few times to give them some color.

"Hmm.."

She sighs, unsatisfied by how quickly the color rushes from her cheeks. She looks straight into her dark blue eyes and shrugs her shoulders.

"Damn Lennon, you ready yet?! This is the apocalypse, not some fancy dinner or somethin'!"

"Yes sir, I am bright eyed and bushy tailed!" She said grabbing the man's shoulders and giving them a good squeeze.

He looked up at her with his unkempt brown hair that hung in his eyes and shook his head. He was always so serious.

"Come on, we should have already been out in the woods tracking!"

"Boy, I know! Less talk and more walking comrade!" She said swinging her arms as she marched out.

He cracked a grin and began chuckling.

"Damnit Lennon, just be glad I love ya kid, or I'd kick your ass!"

As they were out in the woods on the trail of what looked like a deer, Lennon was bickering with Daryl. They had had this argument multiple times, that she wasn't a kid because she was 27 and how he needed to stop calling her kid. Sure he looked after her a lot when they were growing up, but she still hated it.

"….you just need to stop referring to me as kid, I hate it." She said quietly.

"Ok, ok, I'm sorry not shut your mouth or we're not going to come back with anything!" Said Daryl lightly hitting his shoulder into Lennon's.

Lennon smiled at him and quickly stuck her tongue out. Ok, so maybe I so deserve that awful nickname. She thought stepping over a branch. As she looked up, there in their line of vision was a big buck. Lennon motioned to Daryl, who had his cross bow help up and pointing at the animal. She had a rifle and hunting knife on her, but wanted to keep things quiet.

Swoosh

The arrow went flying and hit the deer square in the head. He hit the floor and Daryl and Lennon ran over.

"Nice one comrade!" She said jokingly.

Daryl looked up at her with a big ol' grin on his face

"You do the honors kid!" He said with a menacing smile.

"UGH!" Lennon said grabbing the hunting knife from her belt.

She eviscerated the buck and Daryl slung its lifeless body over his shoulders, leading the way back to Alexandria. Lennon sighed, following him while admiring his toned arms and back. She bit her lip when she got to his toned ass. The man that she had loved all her life that helped raise her and grow up with her would always look at her as a kid and nothing more. Lennon could feel her heart drop to the bottom of her stomach.

"You comin'?"

"Huh? Yeah!" Lennon said joining Daryl's side.

"You ok?" He grunted adjusting the buck.

"Yeah, I was just thinking…"

"Uh-oh." He said teasingly.

"Hey!" Lennon said lightly punching his arm.

"Woah!" He said pretending to loose balance. "If I were to lose this everyone would hate you!"

Daryl was only ever like this with Lennon. Most people knew him for being reserved and quiet. If he was really comfortable with you though he was funny and enjoyed conversation of any kind. I know, Daryl Dixon?! Yeah right.

"Really though," He said clearing his throat. "You seem to be thinking a good amount about somethin' lately."

"Just…love I guess?" Said Lennon her face beating red and pulling on the sleeves of her jean jacket. "What do you think of having a relationship during the apocalypse?"

"I mean it works for some people, but for someone like me? No way." He said as they got closer to Alexandria. "Why do you ask? You thinkin' about Spencer?"

Spencer Monroe. He had been trying to pursue Lennon for some time, but she just wasn't into him. Sure, he was very handsome and had an alright personality, but Lennon didn't like how cocky he was.

"Oh yes, of course the love of my life." She said in a robotic voice.

Daryl chuckled.

"He is a cocky son of a bitch, but he sure does like you." He said ducking under a branch and walking towards the gate of Alexandria.

"What, so I should settle for him?! I think not!"

"No need to get all riled up. It's just, I definitely can see you finding love Lennon and it will happen…you romantic." He said flashing a grin.

Lennon shook her head, frustrated and walked past Daryl through the gates.

"Hey Lennon!" Spencer chimed.

Ugh, just who I want to see. Lennon thought grinding her teeth.

"Hey Spence!" She said forcing a smile.

"Daryl." Spencer said nodding his head.

"Hmph…" Daryl said quickly walking by and throwing the deer down far away from where Spencer and Lennon were.

"I just don't get that guy…" Spencer said shaking his head.

"A lot of people don't, but trust me he's great." She said with tight fists.

"Anyway, I was wondering if you'd like to…."

"No Spencer…" Lennon said as she began to walk away.

"Come on Lennon, can't you just give me one chance. I swear you won't regret it."

Lennon looked over to see Daryl prepping the buck. Ok, I'll never have a chance with him…so maybe I should give this guy a chance. She thought looking back to Spencer, into his big, brown puppy dog eyes.

Lennon sighed, "Fine Spence. It better be the best damn date of my life though." She said cracking a small smile.

Spencer had a huge, dumb grin on his face.

"Yeah?! Seriously?! O-ok, come by my place at 6 for dinner."

"Ok….I'll bring dessert." Lennon said with a more genuine smile.

"G-great, I'll see you then!" He said waving to her as she walked off.

Lennon walked over to Daryl and began helping him.

"What's that clown smiling about?" He said looking up to her

"I said I'd have dinner with him."

"What?! I thought you said you weren't interested in him." There was a slight tinge of annoyance to his voice, and he got a little rougher with the deer meat.

"You said to give him a chance!"

"Not with him… you know just forget about it."

"I don't get-" "Lennon just drop it, ok?! Go get started with the hide."

"Fine, like I'd want to be around you when you're in such a shit mood!" She said storming off. She sat on the porch to where she and Daryl stayed and began working on the hide. Who the hell does he think he is? And why is he so mad?! He was the one who suggested it in the first place! She angrily thought. Wait, what if…no don't go there Lennon.

She looked up at the man she longed for, as he roughly wrapped the deer meat up.

"Shit!" She said looking at her cracked watch. She was in such deep thought that it was already 5:00. She rushed into the house to get ready for her date with Spencer Monroe.