Disclaimer: I do not own The Walking Dead or any of its characters. This is just a fanfic that I've wanted to write for a while so I'm putting it up. It's going to be a some what slow moving realization of love between Daryl and Carl and will get into a deeper relationship in later chapters. Reviews are welcome but please don't put bad reviews just because you don't like the couple I've chosen. DarylXCarl
This is based in Alexandria, about a day or two after the group had arrived.
End of disclaimer.
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It was quiet and peaceful in this new place they would call home, for now. There were people outside walking around, minding their own business, as if the world hadn't ended.
Carl woke up, took care of Judith, gave her breakfast and had some himself. He didn't see his father but Michonne was there for breakfast for a short while before she wondered outside to take a better look around.
When Carl was done eating and cleaning up, he took Judith over to Carol and then decided to explore a little bit himself. He had noticed some other teenagers the day before when they had arrived and a girl outside the walls.
He soon found them at the small pond, throwing pebbles into it and just hanging out. He walked over to them and introduced himself.
"Hello, I'm Carl." He said with a small wave of his hand.
The three kids turned around to see who it was. The girl just turned back around and didn't say anything. One of the boys walked up to Carl and patted him on the back.
"Hey, I'm Ron. This is Enid," He said as he pointed at the girl.
"And this is Sam, my brother."
Carl was happy to be around kids his own age for once, he's had to live the past 2 years in fear for his life and grow up so fast. Now was his time to act normal again, at least for now.
Daryl woke up early, not that he slept well in the first place. He always slept with one eye open, he was jumpy ever since the world ended. He didn't know these new people, they seemed nice but he's been fooled before and it wouldn't happen again. He was already outside, looking at the walls, trying to find some kind of flaw in it. This place seemed too good to be true.
While Daryl was out walking around he passed the pond and saw Carl and a few kids sitting and chatting. Carl was smiling, it gave Daryl a few butterflies in his stomach. He hadn't seen Carl smile in a long time but this time it seemed different. Carl was older now, more mature, more attractive. What? Daryl shook his head and turned around quickly, walking away in fast strides before he could be seen by anyone. What was he thinking about just then? He can't afford to have feelings for anyone, he has to protect everyone and keep himself alive.
**Please review. I will continue this story when I have free time at night. I hope you enjoyed this little tease chapter. I will try to make the chapters a little longer but for now they will be short because I'm a little rusty. Thank you for reading.