A/N: This chapter is a flashback to 1993, the prior chapter took place approx. 2011. I thank you all for hanging in with this story, it's a true labor of love for me. I hope I pulled it together so it wasn't too confusing. Thank you to everyone who Favorited, followed and left reviews. You make my day.

Special thanks to my friend Caz who beta read the first five chapters of this and made me work to make it better. xx

All Five Horizons revolved around her soul, as the earth to the sun.

Now the air I tasted and breathed, has taken a turn…..Black by Pearl Jam

2011 Present time.

Daryl drove away from the diner as the sun was setting. It wasn't that he was afraid to see her, he felt like he owed her such a huge apology that he didn't think she would see him.

He wouldn't blame her either, they had parted under very bad circumstances. But he was older now and part of him knew Merle was right. He needed to make it right but the thing of it was, he didn't know how.

So as he drove home he came to that intersection, the one he knew so well. If he made a left turn it would lead to Shane's old house, the house where Glenn grew up and later brought his bride Maggie to live, and Carol's father's house. That's how he had met her all those years ago, because of Glenn. Carol's brother Abe, lived there now, he knew. If he made the left turn he might feel better, but how would it make her feel? He didn't want to hurt her again.

He turned right.

This road led to memories, as he drove to the dirt road, past the Greene farm. He followed the dirt road to the end, and parked. He had been here so many times with her, this was their place. It was a dead end that lead directly back to the cornfield of the farm next to the Greene's.

The other side was woods. It was quiet, just the sound of cicadas and the occasional critters in the brush. He got out of his truck, pulling an old jacket out of the back seat and went to the bed of the truck.

He got in and laid down putting the jacket behind his head and watched the sun go down. He lit a cigarette and remembered doing just this same thing with her. They would lay in the back of his truck and talk about their dreams. This was where they planned a life together, looking up at the stars in the clear night sky.

Now he was alone.

He closed his eyes and brought himself back to the first time he had ever seen her. The girl who changed his life. He had just turned seventeen that spring.

1993

"Really? Carol" Glenn yelled as he was running up to her. "You left with him, I've been looking all over the place for you!"

His first night out with his friend's sister and she was going to get him killed, going off with some guy she meets at the party. Glenn knew him, but still, he had just introduced them like an hour and a half ago, and she's gone. Glenn was kind of appalled actually, but whatever, she was from New Jersey. They do things differently up there, he supposed. He didn't know this girl all that well, after all, she had just moved in next door to him three weeks ago. But just the same he was kind of surprised she just up and disappeared on him. He was also scared for his life; her brother, Abraham was a big guy and her father had guns. He didn't sign up for this, was not in his plan and he was going to handle it right now. What were these two trying to do? And why were they so chummy all of the sudden laughing and knocking shoulders like they grew up together? Which they didn't. And really Daryl of all people; if there was one guy you'd ever expect to be even talking to a girl it was him. That just wasn't what he did. He faded into the back ground, smoked and talked to their group of friends, but a girl no one knew, that he just met, No way. Not him. Until tonight of course, just Glenn's luck.

"Hey we just walked down the store for smokes, no big deal," Daryl offered to his friend, cigarette dangling out of his mouth, but Glenn wasn't having any of it.

He put up one hand to Daryl and grabbed Carol's hand. As Daryl was lighting his cigarette that they just HAD to walk down the store to get. Unbelievable these two, not like anyone was worried or anything.

"And licorice, "she waved it up so he could see. "Chocolate."

"Can I talk to you alone Carol?" he slung an arm around her and half lead her away from their friends, Daryl, Eugene , Rick and Shane who came to watch what promised to be the epic meltdown of 1993. The band didn't even start yet so this was going to be fine entertainment, till they did. Glenn was kind of the group worry wart. He could come up with five different versions of a situation and always pick out the very worst one to obsess over, every time. His friends from school were used to it and enjoyed the show often, it was just Glenn being Glenn. This girl had no clue the gravity of his paranoia, and they inched closer so they could hear. Joined soon by the girls they all hung with Maggie, Tara, Michonne, Lori and Rosita. They had all grown up together and were within a year of each other in school and almost walking distance to each other's houses. They were a tight group, and Carol was welcomed in immediately.

"Jeez He's YOUR friend" she was saying as he stopped and turned to face her. He put a hand on each of her shoulders. She wore a black Hoodie that said "No day but today" on the back of it, a t-shirt and jeans, and black lace up boots. Most of the kids, if not all, were dressed close to the same, jeans and T shirts. Just a night out in someone's back lot having a bonfire and a few beers, no dress code needed. School was almost out and everyone was itching with summer excitement.

"Look Carol, you've been drinking, and you came with me, that makes you my responsibility," Glenn said to her.

"Pffft, Oh Please I'm a big girl," And she put her hands on her hips to emphasize just that point." We just took a walk, three blocks away!" Glenn was shaking his head their friends were watching from the sidelines, cutting up and laughing. This was maybe better than Rick's brother and his sucky band. This girl was giving it right back to him. They were all kind of in awe right now. Well one of them was, he watched every move she made every gesture, she wasn't like the girls from here. Aside from their group of friends, he had no use for the girls around here. He didn't like giggly, dumbass, quiet girls that acted all shy and stupid, and he liked ones that talked. And boy did she, right now she was giving Glenn an earful, poor bastard, mental note, stay on HER good side Dixon. And, man was she beautiful too. Long dark red hair, flawless skin and she smelled amazing, like the beach, coconuts. She said she was from some beach town up north, in New Jersey.

He had never been out of Georgia, never smelled the beach, but if that was what it smelled like, he couldn't understand why anyone would ever leave. He couldn't stop watching her. She was not backing down. Got to love a girl with balls.

"And your brother is bigger and He WILL kick my ass if anything happens to you….not to mention…Hey" He noticed she wasn't even looking at him anymore.

"Hey Carol." Glenn said.

But she wasn't listening she had turned to look at Daryl, with the other group of kids, who was smoking his cigarette, blowing smoke rings, and peeking up at her through his bangs. She smiled broadly at him and he smiled back, she waved to him. "He's a cutie Glenn, where you been hiding that one anyway?"

"He's a senior and He works after school and dammit. You just moved here for God sake listen Carol…your father."

"Isn't here unless you want to take over the job."

She was exasperating, he had a good mind to dump her on Dixon just for spite. That fucker started this, everyone was nuts tonight, Glenn was thinking. One party and she decides to pick out someone she didn't know well and leave with him. Maybe she was crazy? How was Glenn to even know? Daryl was ok but still, do girls usually do that? He never got that lucky that was for sure. Thank God she didn't get in his truck and take off for parts unknown with him, holy shit how he would ever be able to explain that.

Daryl was either following after Merle all the time or getting him out of jams, depending on the day. So Glenn wasn't hiding any one. Daryl just wasn't around much. Between, school, work and Merle, he was pretty busy. Glenn knew for a fact he almost didn't make it here tonight, cause of Merle. But he did, and zeroed in on the new girl. Glenn just couldn't believe it. Daryl wasn't acting like himself either tonight.

"Out of my way Glenn…the band is gonna start soon, isn't why we're here, ya know Rick's brother's band. You gotta hear them Carol they're amazeballs Carol, remember you insisted I come out tonight."

She bounced from foot to foot, he looked over at Daryl who was watching her intently. This was turning out to be one hell of a party. Usually the girls all went after Shane with his pretty boy good looks, he was kind of a dick though. Glenn guessed she could do worse. Daryl was alright, but still Glenn had to get his point across to her.

"I'm regretting it more and more every minute." He said straightening his baseball cap.

She rolled her eyes, "Listen I appreciate it, I do, you're a great friend, truly, but its fine, I'll be fine, OK? I promise to be good."

She smiled at him and gave him a tap on the shoulder, "C'mon Glenn live a little, and have some fun."

"You just can't take off anytime you want Carol, you don't know this area, and you don't KNOW him," he was incredulous.

"You introduced us, he's your friend that makes him my friend too, right?" She said brightly.

"Sure Carol, friends." He laughed.

"Plus he's in Abe's grade maybe they know each other, I'm gonna ask him."

Glenn looked over at Daryl and the rest of the guys.

"Do not. Leave. Again you got that."

"I got it, I swear" She put her hand up for emphasis again "Cross my heart" and she did.

''I'm not even kidding Carol."

She nodded and smiled and Glenn wondered if Abe was wrong, was she really depressed. Hard to think of this girl spending all her time locked in her room mourning her mother. She was different than her brother said. When they moved here a few weeks ago Abe had told him that they had lost their mother a few years ago and there had been a problem involving Carol, and that he still worried about her. Abe wanted Glenn to take her around, get her out. He wasn't looking for a beat down though, because he was pretty sure her brother didn't have this is mind. She seemed a lot like any other teenage girl he knew, maybe Georgia was agreeing with her. Getting her out of her shell. If she ever had one which he doubted. She was already best buds with Tara and Michonne and it had only been a few weeks. She wasn't shy at all, obviously. Especially tonight, he knew he should just stop trying to figure girls out. That was his best bet.

"Oh they're starting Glenn"

The first few Bars of "Heroes" by David Bowie started, her eyes got wide and she took off running to Daryl, her eyes bright and happy her hair bouncing curls around her face and half jumping into him. His arm went around her like he had been doing it a million times and he was smiling, Glenn noted, which you just don't see every day. That boy doesn't touch anyone or really allow them to touch him. He doesn't smile either, he scowls. He had one girlfriend about a year ago and she dumped him, so he kind of stayed away and kept to himself most of the time. Except tonight Glenn thinks to himself, of course, not tonight. All of the sudden tonight he's a chatty Cathy doll and asking strange girls to walk to the store with him.

"I love Bowie, Don't You?"

Daryl hugged her just a little side to side and they both feel it as the song plays that funny feeling you get sometimes. When you meet someone new. She's new in town he thought to himself, she won't have heard all the stories and crap about my brother and me. All the shit about my father and mother. She is happy to be away from all the bad memories and feels like her life is starting over, right now in this moment. She feels alive. He took a drag from his cigarette and passed it to her. She took it from him, dragged on it and inhaled deeply. Smiling and laughing like there is nothing in the world better than being there tonight.

"You smoke too?" Glenn yelled playfully.

Glenn followed her shaking his head thinking, he is in big trouble here. Joining their friends, trying to not worry so much. What started as a favor to his friend, was going to end with him staring down the business end of Carol's father's shotgun. Before this night was over. But he shrugged, because they were 15. And when you're 15 the world isn't scary at all. When you're 15 the possibilities of just one night can make you dizzy with anticipation and excitement. When you're 15 everything is yours, at your fingertips. And nothing can hurt you.