Two whole days had passed. Two days since Rick had returned with Glenn, Maggie, Daryl and Merle...The entire group was completely against Merle being brought back, Daryl on the other hand was begging for Merle to stay. Carol couldn't bare watching him plead with Rick he looked so vulnerable and so young. It wasn't like him at all. Carol was half relieved when Rick agreed to let him stay on the condition he behaves, Daryl calmly nodded and lead Merle away to a separate cell he had spent the last two days with him or keeping an eye on him, he hadn't spoken to Carol once, she felt alone.
...
"Carol, Daryl I need you two to go through the prison and look for supplies, weapons anything...we need it" Rick said seriously and desperately.
Carol suddenly felt her cheeks go red, she hadn't spent very much time around Daryl and was afraid she'd set him off again after what happened at Woodbury, she didn't know what they'd done to him. Daryl nodded slowly and began making his way out of the cell block, Merle suddenly ran ahead.
"Woah hey! Why the hell can't I go with him? He's my brother" asked Merle annoyed.
Rick turned around to him sharply, "I'm keeping an eye on you...One wrong move and I'm pulling the trigger" Rick snapped sharply holding onto his gun.
Merle slowly narrowed his eyes towards Daryl, he stood there in silence keeping his eyes on Rick's gun.
"Pfft whatever" Merle sighed annoyed.
Merle quickly stomped back towards his cell, Maggie and Glenn both glared at him as he walked up the stairs.
Suddenly Daryl's whistle echoed through the cell block, Carol turned around quickly to Daryl.
"C'mon I aint got all day" said Daryl gruffly as he opened the cell block door.
Carol half smiled to herself and quickly ran to follow Daryl out of the cell block.
...
The corridors of the prison were pitch black, Daryl narrowed his eyes towards Carol and grabbed his torch out of his pocket, he shone it and began walking forward.
"Be careful" Daryl mumbled as he aimed his cross-bow.
Carol grabbed her gun out of her pocket and slowly walked behind Daryl silently, their footsteps could be heard echoing through the corridors, Daryl had his eyes completely focused on the end of the corridor, she could feel her fear building up inside of her, not because they could be moments away from death but because she no longer felt secure around Daryl, something didn't feel right.
She cleared her throat quietly and Daryl narrowed his eyes towards her, she looked up hopefully and opened her mouth to speak immediately.
"Are you okay? You know after Woodbury...I never got a chance to ask..." she asked nervously.
Her stomach felt like it was going to burst open, "Always am" Daryl mumbled.
Carol began blushing again, she smiled softly, "Are you...worried about Merle?" asked Carol hesitantly.
"Why should I? Asshole knows how to take care of himself...did it for months one handed" Daryl said gruffly.
Carol laughed nervously, "That's not what I meant...I meant..."
Suddenly Carol's sentence was cut short, a large piece of metal suddenly fell from the ceiling and hit Carol over the head, she fell down to the ground with a large thud.
"Shit!" Daryl said sharply,
He sprinted over to Carol's side and put his hand on her head, he lifted his hand again to see it was turning red with her blood.
"Carol?" Daryl yelled sharply.
Carol didn't respond, he suddenly heard groaning coming from around the corner. Walkers. He quickly scooped her up in his arms and began running back in the direction of the cell block. He narrowed his eyes down to her as he carried her back through the dark corridors, her eyes were firmly shut and her head was beginning to drip with more blood.
"Dammit" he cursed out loud.
Daryl suddenly saw the light coming from the cell block and sprinted forward with her in his arms, he sharply kicked the doors open and raced over to her cell Rick suddenly emerged with his gun drawn.
"Is she bit?" he asked nervously.
"Nah, some piece of shit metal fell on her head and she got knocked out" snapped Daryl as he lay her down slowly on the bed. Hershel slowly limped in on his crutches and sat by her on the bed, he carefully moved his hand towards her arm and then put his ear to her chest.
"Her heart and pulse are still normal...She'll be okay Beth get me some towels and water" Hershel said loudly.
Beth nodded quickly and disappeared into the cafeteria, she quickly returned with a small cloth and a bottle of water. Hershel carefully poured some of the water on the cloth and slowly wiped the blood away from Carol's head, before Hershel could turn around to ask for some bandages Carl sprinted into the cell with the first aid box, Hershel nodded slowly and began wrapping it around her head delicately. Daryl began to tense up as he watched Hershel touching her. She seemed too delicate.
Hershel grabbed a knife and sliced down one end of the bandage and clipped it together, he turned around slowly. "Best leave her to rest now" said Hershel calmly as he began exiting the cell.
Once the cell was cleared, Daryl slowly crept in he stood by Carol's bedside, he took in her beauty. Should have been watching her more carefully. Damn place falling apart. Daryl's eyes shut angrily as the thoughts piled on in his head.
"You her bitch now?" asked Merle smirking.
"I aint nobody's bitch" Daryl said gruffly.
Daryl began walking out of her cell, "You got something for her?" asked Merle chuckling.
"Shut up, course not aint got time for women" Daryl mumbled sharply.
Merle chuckled, "Oh so you wouldn't mind If I bumped some uglies with her then?" Merle smiled cruelly.
Daryl suddenly turned around and glared at Merle, "You touch her you gonna wish you kept your ass at Woodbury" he snapped.
Merle laughed again and quickly pushed passed Daryl, Daryl gave him a hard stare and slowly moved his eyes to look at Carol asleep on the bed, he sighed and began slowly walking out of the cell block once again with his cross-bow raised.
...
Carol slowly opened her eyes, she sat up slowly and immediately clutched her head it was killing her. She blinked her eyes slowly and moved them around the room, her heart began to race, she speedily threw herself off the bed and ran out of her cell.
Oh my God she thought to herself terrified.
"Where the hell am I?" asked Carol worriedly to herself.
"You're up!" called out a voice behind her.
Carol turned around quickly to see a man smiling and walking towards her, she put her hand straight to her pocket and felt a gun and immediately grabbed it and aimed it at the man.
"Who the hell are you!?" she screamed aiming the gun.
He began putting his hands up slowly to calm her down, "Carol It's me...Rick" he said calmly.
"Rick huh? Why the hell am I here? What the hell happened?" she yelled aiming the gun at his head.
"Carol calm down...put the gun down slowly and we'll talk" he said calmly,
Carol nodded slowly and lowered her gun, he began making his way towards her carefully, "Do you remember anything?" he asked slowly.
Carol closed her eyes tightly and shook her head, "I don't...I don't know my name..." she said softly.
Rick nodded slowly, "Carol..." he said calmly, she looked up at him slowly. "Go back into your cell and sit down for a second" he said calmly.
Carol suddenly raised her gun at him again, "Cell? Why am I in a cell!?" she asked panicking
Rick began shushing her softly, "I'll explain just go inside and I'll get our...doctor" he said hesitantly.
Carol nodded and lowered her gun back into her pocket, she slowly made her way back into her cell and closed her eyes. Rick stared at her for a few seconds and sprinted towards the courtyard.
"Hershel!" he called out.
Hershel turned around slowly, "What's wrong?" he asked slowly.
"I need you something's wrong with Carol" he breathed catching his breath
Daryl's ears pricked up, "Carol?" he said gruffly.
"What's the matter?" asked Maggie worriedly.
"Just come with me" he said calmly as he began walking back inside the prison.
Hershel, Maggie and Daryl quickly followed him back into the cell block, Hershel and Maggie speedily entered her cell, Daryl was about to enter with them but he quickly shook his head and moved back outside her cell.
"Are you the doctor?" asked Carol hesitantly as she stared at Hershel.
Hershel smiled weakly, "Yeah I'm the doctor" he laughed.
He leaned into her slowly, she flinched quickly. "Don't worry I'm not gonna hurt you" he said calmly.
He carefully put his hand on her head and felt a small bump, he sighed "Seems like a small concussion"
"Do you remember anything?" asked Maggie softly.
Carol sighed, "My name's Carol...he kept calling me that so I assumed..." she said hesitantly.
Maggie smiled softly, "Do you know who any of us are?" she asked slowly.
Carol shook her head sadly, Daryl sighed and shut his eyes tightly as he lowered his head. Rick narrowed his eyes over to Daryl and slowly made his way into the cell.
He crouched down slowly next to her bed, "I'm Rick, she's Maggie and this is her father Hershel" said Rick calmly as he pointed at them.
Daryl slowly walked away from the cell before Rick could introduce him, he sighed and listened in as Rick spoke to her.
"Brace yourself I need to show you something..." he said hesitantly.
Maggie stood up sharply, "Rick do you really think that's a good idea?" she snapped.
Rick narrowed his eyes towards Maggie, "She'll find out sooner or later" he sighed.
Maggie nodded slowly and put a hand out to help Carol up, she slowly took her hand and they began making their way out of the cell block.
Daryl sighed and sadly followed behind them.
...
Rick slowly slid the door open and led Carol outside slowly, Daryl watched as her blue eyes shone in the sunlight. Why the hell didn't he keep a better eye on her? She slowly walked forward grabbing onto Maggie's arm. She smiled weakly and turned around to look at Rick.
"What are you trying to show me? I don't see anything" she asked confused.
Rick sighed, "Look again"
Carol slowly turned around and narrowed her eyes towards outside the prison gate, there were people walking towards the gate and pressing their hands on it, Carol smiled again. Was this a joke?
"Those are people why are you..."
"Let me take you closer" Rick interrupted.
Carol nodded and Rick held her hand and led her further down the courtyard.
Daryl, Maggie and Hershel watched from the top of the courtyard, Daryl stared as Rick pointed to the walkers. His heart began racing when Carol collapsed to the ground in tears he could hear her yelling at Rick. Hell her shouts echoed through the courtyard. Daryl lowered his head slowly.
"No!" she kept shouting sadly.
Maggie stepped forward sharply, "Rick! Bring her back inside!" she yelled.
Rick nodded and began trying to help her up slowly, she suddenly pushed him away angrily and sprinted towards the prison. Rick, Maggie and Daryl ran after her quickly to see her take out her gun.
"Carol stop" Maggie pleaded.
"I don't want to live with those things" Carol cried lifting the gun.
Suddenly Carol felt a strong pair of arms grab her and knock the gun out of her hand, she turned around to see a tall man with a prosthetic arm standing before her.
"Not today little Darlin'" he said smiling.
Daryl gave Merle a cold hard stare and Maggie frowned she sprinted over to Carol and began leading her back to her cell.
"Merle Dixon by the way!" yelled Merle grinning.
Daryl pushed passed him sharply, "Asshole" he mumbled.
Merle smiled, "What baby brother? Saved ya women's life!" he yelled.
Daryl stuck a middle finger up at Merle and followed Maggie and Carol back through the cell block. Carol sat down slowly on the bed and cried, Maggie held her close.
"It's okay" she whispered.
"What happened?" asked Carol crying.
Maggie sighed, "People started dying and coming back to life..."
"Everyone's infected...bit or not" Rick said quietly
Carol looked up at Rick sharply and began crying even harder, Daryl's fists began to tighten, Why the hell couldn't Rick wait to tell her later?
"H...How long's it been like this?" she asked
"Several months" said Rick calmly.
"And you've been here all this time?...In a prison?" she asked
"Cleared it out and made it our own" Rick said calmly.
Carol nodded slowly and looked up at Daryl, their eyes met both of them shining, Carol stared at him, Daryl began feeling nervous and suddenly moved his eyes away from her shyly. Carol blinked slowly and moved her eyes away from his she shook her head slowly.
Daryl sighed slowly and began making his way out of her cell, his face was beginning to get red.
"So your lady don't remember you" Merle called out to him.
Daryl turned around sharply, "You best shut the hell up!" he snapped
"Why baby brother? She aint yours anyone could have a go with her" he smiled.
Daryl frowned angrily and stomped out of the cell block slamming the door, Merle chuckled cruelly.
Daryl burst into the courtyard angrily and sat down on the ground, his face red and his fists shaking.
"Fuckin' Asshole" he mumbled angrily to himself.
"Daryl?" called a calm voice behind him, he turned around sharply to see Maggie standing there with Hershel.
"What the hell d'you want?" he asked gruffly
"We need you to talk to Carol or spend some time with her" Maggie said calmly
"For what?" Daryl snapped
"To jog her memory" Hershel interrupted
"What have I got to do with jogging her memory?" he asked sharply
"She might get repressed memories from spending time with you Daryl" Maggie said calmly.
"How? Why?" he asked angrily
"You spent a lot of time with her and you two seem the closest" she said calmly
Daryl laughed, "Wastin' your time aint gonna remember nothing with me" he said standing up slowly
Maggie stepped forward slowly, "Daryl..."
"She doesn't need to remember me" he snapped walking back towards the prison.
"Daryl we need you please" she pleaded
"Aint my problem" he snapped walking inside.
Maggie turned around slowly to Hershel and frowned sadly.
"Aint nothing but bad memories anyway" Daryl mumbled angrily
He slowly walked passed her cell and narrowed his eyes towards her, he sighed angrily and stomped up the stairs.
...
The moon shone through the window into the guard tower and the wind blew strongly making it feel as cold as ice. Daryl slowly made his way down the guard tower steps, he volunteered to go on watch, he hardly slept anyway. He carefully opened the guard tower door and made his way through the prison to the cell block. He opened the door slowly and began making his way through he could hear Carol's laugh echo through the cell block, he hesitantly walked forward to see Merle standing in front of Carol's bed and Carol smiling as she spoke to him.
"Ha you like that sugar tits?" Merle laughed
Carol smiled softly at him, Daryl felt rage building up inside of him he hated the way Merle was speaking to her like one of his whores he had back home, she wasn't one of them she was different, she had a good heart. Or maybe she wasn't even that anymore maybe she was a whole new person...
Carol looked up slowly and spotted Daryl in the background, she suddenly felt tears beginning to roll from her eyes as she stared at him, Merle leaned in closer to her.
"Hey? Why you cryin'?" he asked
Carol smiled and wiped the tears away from her eyes slowly, "I...I don't know" she whispered
Daryl sighed and began continuing through the cell block up the stairs.
"The man with the cross-bow...is he your brother?" asked Carol hesitantly
Merle nodded, "Yeah my baby brother...Derlena" he laughed
Carol nodded slowly and smiled, "Okay"
She began feeling tears rolling down her cheeks again, she wiped them away sharply.
Why the hell am I crying? She thought to herself.
Do I know him?...
The end for now! :)
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