A/N: whoo one shot time. This one is really short and was written at around 1 am the night of the MSF when I was so upset I couldn't sleep. A little fix it fic-ish I guess. (Who knows why I chose to wait like a month to post it on here, but oh well.) Hope ya'll like it :)
It all happened so quickly. One second she was there, just feet away from him, so close he could reach out and pull her to him, to hug her tight and never let her go. Then she was gone, her blood spattering against the wall, staining the sterile hospital walls a sickly crimson. She was on the floor before he could even move, dead. In an instant, she was gone.
Tears burned in his eyes as he took a step forward, lifting his gun and shooting the bitch that killed her. He didn't care that it was irrational and unnecessary. His love was gone because of her. He dropped to his knees next to Beth's body, pulling her close to him and crying into her hair.
"It was you." He cried quietly. "You changed my mind damn it."
He hardly felt Rick touching his shoulder, telling them they needed to go. He was numb as he carried Beth outside of the hospital. He barely heard Maggie screaming as she saw her baby sister hanging limp in his arms. He didn't feel anything except for the hole in his chest that Beth Greene had taken with her.
Daryl woke with a start in a cold sweat, with a small warm hand touching his shoulder gently. HIs chest heaved as he fought to catch his breath after the gruesome dream.
"Shh, it was only a nightmare." Beth whispered softly from beside him, rubbing skin with solid, comforting strokes. "Do you want to talk about it?"
He shook his head as he wrapped his arms around his girl, holding her close. It wasn't real. She was there, with him and perfectly unharmed. He felt like a weight was lifted from his chest as he kissed the top of her head.
"Nah, not important." He answered, pulling away from her only enough to let her set her head on his chest as their fingers intertwined. "I love ya Greene, have I ever told you that?"
The blonde chuckled, nodding as she tilted her head up to look at him. Her blue eyes shined in the low light and they were filled with a love Daryl never thought he'd have. "Yeah, only a million times. I love you too. Now go back to sleep, whatever it was, it wasn't real."
Daryl didn't bother to reply, he answered her by leaning down to press a small kiss to her lips before closing his eyes and thanking God it was just a dream.