Summary- what if Rick had a daughter? , a daughter who was older then Carl and whose name was Elena. What if in attempted to raise the population up he marries Elena off to Daryl. Can they learn to love each other or will they go insane trying to do so?.
AU Note – I`m writing Daryl as 32 years old and Elena as 26 that way it`s not that big of an age gap (it`s really not my parents are the same age gap that I have put Elena & Daryl as).
Chapter one
Elena`s point of view;
Arranged marriage I suppose looking back on it I had hoped and dreamed of being married but not an arranged marriage. When I was a little girl and my father used to tell me all these fairytales of Cinderella, Snow white, Princess Jasmine, Sleeping beauty and Belle I hoped that I would one day be like Cinderella or Sleeping beauty. But now with all of the walkers everywhere and the population slowly dying I guess it just wasn't possible. But that still didn't mean I wanted to be in arranged marriage.
"Lena?" my father Rick`s rough voice pulled me out of my day dreaming I looked at him before turning to my little brother Carl then turning back to my father again.
"Why?" I spoke my voice warily and dry.
He turned away looking at my little brother who stared at me "no don`t you dare look at Carl dad, Why!?" my voice raised with each word "what you don`t think that I can find love on my own ?,that you want to marry me off" my dad`s head snapped up and looked at me "No Elena it`s not that I don`t think you can find love ,I know you can but with the walkers around there isn't really a chance to find it and besides we need to bring up the population".
I folded my arms a crossed my chest and slipped a lock of hair behind my ear looking at my dad "so you plan on using me to bring up the population "my eyes narrowed "Elena stop alright? ,stop acting like I`m using you as a test subject because I`m not, I just want what`s best for you okay kid ,I want you to be protected" his voice dropped down a little bit making me look at him "and I`m already protected ,you protect me ,you protect Carl ,I know how to fight ,I know how to survive ,are you forgetting that my god dad Ric taught me how to shoot ,how to kill ,how to live on my own in the woods if need be " I questioned my dad who shook his head and said no.
I looked down and uncrossed my arms before folding them again and looking up "who do you plan on marrying me off to?" I sighed knowing that I might as well give up on fighting my father`s idea if he had one he wouldn't let it go, that I knew off.
"That would be me little girl" the familiar nickname came from behind me.
I felt my heart drop into my stomach and my blood ran cold ,Daryl Dixon that`s who my father planned on marrying me off to ,the man who I never really had been all to close with ,the man who since he met me called me little girl and annoyed me to my very core. Great my dad wants me to up the population with the devil who legit holds a crossbow in his hands,it`s what every girl dreams of note the sarcasm.
"You can`t be serious" I groaned.
"oh he`s dead serious little girl" the devil replied as he came to stand beside me and greeted my dad and younger brother "Rick, Carl" he nodded.
"Daryl" my dad greeted back while my brother just stood there shyly looking down at his feet .deciding I couldn't stand there anymore I grabbed Carl and picked him up as he complained "Lena, let me down, I`m too big to be carried" Carl whined but at the moment I just didn't care.
"Is little girl always this stubborn, Rick?" I heard Daryl ask my dad I stopped in my tracks and clenched my teeth before placing Carl down and walking off alone into the woods though I knew I shouldn't have.