Title: Any Other Business?
Summary: The Council meet to discuss some non-essential but still important business.
Notes: This is not like my usual stuff. It's a bit silly but I think this fandom sometimes needs silly. If you have any ideas for any one's secret Santa gifts then message me... don't put it in the review or I won't use it, but you'll get props if I use it. :)

"Any other business?" Hershel asked the council.

Carol kicked Daryl lightly under the table where they sat and he sighed quietly.

He cleared his throat nervously before he said anything. He wasn't used to doing this sort of thing and the council thing was still new to them all. "Rick wanted me to bring somethin' up. Ain't really pressing but..."

"What is is?" Sasha asked, always cutting to the point. Daryl liked that about her.

"He kinda wants to do some kinda... Christmas thing."

The others seemed to just stare at Daryl blankly as though they'd never heard of the event in which he spoke, and feeling uncomfortable, he started speaking again. "You know what with Carl and stuff... and er, Judith..."

Carol chose that moment to help him out. He'd told her what Rick had said to him. She was supposed to offer to bring it up for him but instead she'd left it with him.
Woman had a wicked way about her.

"Rick thinks with all the children around, it'd be nice to pick a day that's near enough to Christmas and just let them have a day where they aren't worrying about monsters and being safe. Let them be kids again." she said.
Daryl wondered if she'd been practicing what she was going to say. Wondered why he hadn't done the same. Damn, he sucked at this social crap.

"I think it's a great idea," Sasha said.

Glenn nodded. "We could get lists from people and see what they want us to try and get on runs."

"Excellent," Hershel suggested.

"Jus' for the kids though, right?" Daryl asked, concerned by how enthusiastic they all seemed about it.

"I don't know, I'd hate for Maggie to go without on Christmas day," Glenn said, sadly.

"But it won't be Christmas Day..." Daryl said, ignored as Hershel and Glenn shared a meaningful look, as though they were already planning what they'd get the people they loved.

Carol looked at Daryl's horror at the situation and she smiled at him. He knew what she was going to do, because he knew her so well, knew that when she found something he wasn't keen on, she'd run with it.
Why the hell didn't he learn? He made a mental note to shut the hell up around Carol.

"Actually, Daryl mentioned this idea to me already and he did suggest Secret Santa for the adults." she said, her face staying straight as she said it.

The way Daryl gawped at her must have made it obvious it wasn't his idea but the others either didn't know or care. "That's a great idea, Daryl," they mused in delight.

"I didn't..." he started, but it was too late as the group started talking about what they'd like to get for others.

"You know as it was your idea Daryl, do you want to organise it?" Carol pushed.

"No!" he snapped, and then realising everyone had grown silent and were looking at him as though he were a little crazy, he smiled, sortof, and added "What with the runs and huntin' I ain't got much time. Much better job for a woma... I mean, someone organised. Like you, Carol."

"We should have a Santa Claus!" Sasha said, suddenly.

"Who'd we get to do it though?" Hershel asked.

The others stared at him silently until he got the point.

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A/N: Yeah, told you it was a weird story. It's going to be set around council meetings and what they discuss as they plan Christmas. Again, I'd like to have this wrapped up by next weeks episode.
Tell me if you like it. :)