Born to Die
Part II
The next couple of days were add for everyone. On their way to Fort Bennington, walkers managed to siege the remaining members of their group on a high volume trafficked highway. During which, Sofia managed to get lost in the woods. Throughout the next few days, search parties began leaving an entering the woods in hope of looking for Carols lost daughter.
Odette managed to keep away from most people. Dale and Glenn and Carol managed to keep company for the most while. She was much more comfortable around them then anyone else.
Except for maybe Daryl.
He was an interesting one.
Though he kept a good feet of distance away from Odette see since the CDC, of didn't bother her much. She figured it was his way of letting her grieve with what happens with Brie and everyone else she learned.
When his brother, Merel Dixon had been left at the rooftop of one of t buildings in Atlanta, Odette gave Daryl his space. The two of them had never been that close, but they did somewhat enjoy the company of another's presence.
She was worried about him though. Everyday he would be leaving early in the morning too look for Sofia, and coming back late. And, while Everyone else was off helping, Odette stayed behind to help take care of T-Dogs infected arm.
She was a good doctor, she knew what was wrong. His wound was slowly getting infected. If he didn't get proper medical care soon, his blood would be infected as well and he wouldn't n able to low another day.
Today, just as Daryl was about to leave to go look for Sofia again, Odette ha decided that she was going to tag along. She was the only one who still handy gone off and helps which made her feel worthless and useless.
"No. Can't risk it." Daryl replied as he hung his crossbow over his toned shoulder.
"Oh come on! While everyone else's Been helping I've been here doing nothing. Just let me come this once." She said furrowing her brows.
"I already said it once. I can't risk that. You're the only one here who has proper medical training and actually knows what the fuck you're doing. And you're helping T-Dog get better. That's important." Odette rolled her eyes.
"That may be true. But, I'm also the only here whose had proper military training too." She said, "Besides, T-Dog won't get better if he doesn't get any antibiotics soon." Daryl looked at Odette and then turned to the RV where T-Dog was inside looking concerned.
"Why? What's the matter with him?" He asked.
"His wounds infected. If he doesn't get any antibiotics soon then chances on that infection can turn bacterial which will eventually cause sepsis." She said. "He's already showing a few symptoms." She muttered.
"Sepsis." Daryl repeated, "we'll why didn't you tell me before?" He asked her somewhat annoyed. He ruffled through the pouch that was on the side of Mer- Daryl's bike and pulled out a plastic bag full of bottles of medicine.
"Merel has a kick-ass stash. Here," he said handing Odette the bag full of medicine, "take what you need. You stay and take care of T-Dog." He said hesitantly placing one of hands on Odette's shoulders.
"Besides, I don't think you should be walking out in such terrain with a fucked up leg." He said with a smirk, resulting in Odette rolling her eyes.
"See that's where you're wrong Dixon." She muttered As she headed back towards the RV.
"What's that?" Asked Dale pointing to the bag of antibiotics, pain killers and other drugs.
"Some medical supplies. Hopefully there something in here that'll help T." She said. She checked on T's fever, who was asleep on the bed in the RV.
"Where'd they come from?" He asked.
"Daryl." She said, "do we have any water? We need to keep him as hydrated as we possibly can without an IV." She said. Dale nodded.
"Yeah. There's a truck that carried some water cooler bottles up ahead. I'll go get a few." He said as he got up from his seat to leave the RV.
"Thanks Dale." Odette said as she pulled out all of the medicine and looked at them.
"I think we should all be great to you. We're lucky to have a doctor amidst us." He said.
"Damn!" Odette said.
Unfortunately for her and T, amoxicillin was the only thing in that bag that would somewhat help treat T's infection. It didn't necessarily help fight the infection, it only really helped prevent it from getting it worse. And, on top of that, it was most commonly used for children that adults. But, it was all she had for the time being.
Next time anyone heads off to town, I'd better make sure to tell them that they come back with some medical supplies. First aid kits only do so much. She thought to herself.
Everyone had gone to look for Sophia except for Dale, T-Dog and Odette (no thanks to Daryl). But he did have a point. Besides, since Shane, Rick And Lori had tagged along as well, Odette didn't want to go that much anymore. Odette actually found the three of them annoying (Rick and Loire mostly) and she just didn't like Shane. Odette could somewhat call herself a people person, an when she was around Shane all see could see was him oozing jealous, dangerous and untrustworthy slime.
As hours dragged on, Odette managed to keep T-Dog hydrated without IV. The amoxicillin helped keep the infection from getting any worse, and she managed to find some alcohol to disinfect the wound he had up his arm. And she managed to change his bandage.
In the meantime, Dale cooked up something for T to eat when he awoke. Daryl was generous enough to leave a squirrel behind for T.
"Where is everyone?" T asked Odette and Dale as they served him is meal in his bed.
"They went out looking for Sophia." Dale said. "Odette and I stayed behind. She did a mighty good job keeping you healthy as best she could."
"Daryl did have some medicine. But was antibiotics that I really needed. The penicillin helped keep the infection from spreading." Odette bit her bottom lip. "We really need. Some more medical supplies." She muttered.
"How long has everyone been gone for?" T asked.
"It's been a couple hours. They should be heading back now before night falls." Dale said.
"I'm sure they're fine. They have Daryl, Glenn's quick on go feet." Odette said.
"What bout Rick and Shane?"T asked.
Odette shrugged, "If you ask me, they talk more than they act. I mean their more vocal." She said.
"Point taken." Dale muttered. "But you gotta give Rick some credit." Odette nodded.
"He's trying. But sometimes I feel like he doubts himself more than he needs to." Odette said. "You stay here. I'll go get T some more water from the cooler truck." Surprisingly, all the bottles that Dale managed to get ran out during the process of managing to keep T hydrated.
Odette left the RV with Dale and T inside. The truck wasn't that far away from Dale's RV but, Odette still really needed her cane. She manage to pull one out from its place. It was pretty heavy, but it was for T, she was determined now more than ever to keep him alive as best as she could. She didn't want to loose anyone else so soon.
Daryl was as annoyed as ever as he lead the rest of the group back to the site. There we was, trying to keep quiet so that a walker wouldn't come out of nowhere and attack, and then there were Lori, Andrea and Carol, who were giving each other dirty looks the whole time and bickering.
He had, had enough. Luckily for him, a young woman with short brown hair came running through the woods on a horse in a hurry. Daryl lowered his crossbow when he found out it was a human rather than another walker.
"Lori Grimes?" She asked. Lori stepped forward. "Your husband, Rick sent me. Carl, your son has been shot. Hop on ill take you to him." She said. Lori eyes widened as she quickly climbed on the horse.
"Rick said the rest y'all were out on the highway?" She asked.
"Yeah." Glenn answered.
"I want the rest of y'all to follow the road and then make a left before the intersection. You'll see a farm with the name Greene on the mailbox. That's us." And they trotted away quickly.
"Do you think that gunshot we heard was the one that hit Carl?" Glenn asked they headed back to the highway.
"Obviously." Andrea muttered.
"You think we should have had Odette join them?" Glenn asked again. Daryl shook his head.
"Naw. Rick and Lori are with him. Of Rick needed Odette then he would have asked for that woman to bring her too. Sides, she's busy with T-Dog." He said. "We ought be heading back." He muttered.
When the group arrived back, to everyone's surprise they didn't see Dale on top of his RV keeping watch over the grounds. Which, in result got Daryl suspicious.
"Where are they?" Andrea asked looking around exhausted.
"I'm sure they're just inside with T-Dog. I'll go take a look." Daryl looked back and saw Carol, Andrea and Glenn looking somewhat worried, "I'm sure they're fine. We would have heard somethin'." He said.
When he entered the RV he saw Dale and T-Dog in the bedroom. T was asleep, and Dale kept checking his temperature making sure he stayed hydrated. Daryl entered the room and kept his gaze hard on T-Dog.
"How's he?" He asked. By the looks of it he looked a whole lot better. His bandaged looked new, he looked cleaner, more hydrated.
"Much better. But he still needs a bit of work done on him." He said, "Thank you for the medicine." Daryl shrugged.
"It was Merel's. He always kept some kick ass pain killers with him. None of that generic stuff." He said. The silence slowly became awkward for the both of them, "Do you um," Daryl cleared his throat, "Know where Odette went?" He mumbled. Dale raised a brow.
"She went to get some water from the cooler truck. T-Dog needs some more. We have to keep him hydrated as best as we can." Dale said.
"So she's gone to bring that all the way from there to here?" Daryl clarified.
"That's usually how it works." Dale said.
"Stupid bitch." Daryl muttered as he left the RV.
Odette knew that she wouldn't be able to carry it. 1) it was heavy 2) she was a cripple and needed her cane. So, logically she rolled it back to the RV. As she rolled the water she saw everyone coming back. Odette smiled slightly and sighed in relief, but, then narrowed her eyes when she didn't see Lori or Rick or Carol or Shane return. She may not have liked the Rick/Shane/Lori trio all that much, but, that still didn't mean she wasn't concerned.
Odette sighed again, this time in frustration and continued to roll the water back. Odette accidentally dropped her cane, reached back down to grab it, and saw a foot holding the water container in place. She looked farther up and noted it was Daryl Dixon.
"Um, I hate to burst your bubble but your foot is on T's water." She said.
"The hell do you think you're doin'?" He snapped. Odette narrowed her eyes and placed a hand on her hip.
"Stuff. I'm just taking this over to the RV." She muttered. "What's it to you?" She snapped.
"Look. Why don't ya just let me take this back. Clearly this is too difficult for you, ya k-" Odette raised her brows clearly offended.
"Excuse you? I'm a cripple! I can still take care of myself! I can still walk. I'm not in a wheelchair." She snapped. She eyed him, her eyes full of rage. "You think I'm so helpless?" She retorted. Pushed the carton of water hard, she heard a thud when it hit his leg. She knew it didn't hurt him, but that wasn't the intention. "You take it back." She said storming off to her car.
"Son of a bitch!" He heard her mutter.
After a while, Odette was back with Dale and T when Glenn told them what happened back in the woods.
"So they've allowed to go over there?" Dale said, "Should we? We don't even know them." He said. Odette shrugged.
"I'm with Dale. But if they've allowed us to go then I think we should take advantage of that and help T get the proper care he needs. There's only so much you can do with penicillin." She muttered the last part. "We should take him there. I'll take him." She said. Dale nodded.
Fine. But someone should go with you." Dale said.
Please not Daryl. Odette thought.
"Glenn?" Dale suggested.
"Why is it always me?" He complained. Odette rolled her eyes.
"Look. If Glenn doesn't wanna go, it's fine. I'd rather go myself anyways." she said. "It really is no big deal."
"I know but I would feel better if I knew someone else came with you." Dale said. "I'd suggest Daryl but he's determined on finding Sophia." Dale said. Glenn sighed and caved.
"Alright. We'll leave tomorrow." Odette raised her brow and shook her head.
"No. We should leave now. T may be doing well, but I cannot stress enough, that he can't keep taking what he's taking. Obviously they have medical supplies." She said. Glenn shook his head.
"Fine." Odette smiled.
"Good. Glenn, Daryl you'll have to move T to the bak seats of my car. Be careful with his arm and don't do anything stupid." She said as she left the RV.
"Wait. Why do me an' chinaman have to carry the mutt?" Daryl asked clearly annoyed. Odette looked at him with pure rage.
"Because according to redneck scientist everywhere, cripples cant do anything." She snapped. "And you might wanna hurry it up before I loose my other leg and become mobilized." She muttered looking particularly at Daryl before she left.
"You think she's PMSing?" Glenn asked. Daryl looked over unamused.
"You better not let her here that." He said.
A/N: Okay so i didnt mention this before, so i'll do it now. This fanfiction will have some Romance, Angst, Humor, Hurt/Comfort and friendship. :) Hope you enjoyed it! :)