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Authors Note: Okay Guys! This is my first Walking Dead Fanfic it's a DarylOC Story. So please give me any ideas or criticism that you have. This story is a pre and post apocalypse story so bear with me! It's going to be set in season 3 as much as I can. I can't promise it will follow the show exactly. This is how I am picturing Daryl and how he would be before the end of the world. And HERE WE GOOOOO!

Ok Guys in this chapter is when the flashback is going to start. I'm not sure how many chapters the flashback is going to be but I want it to tell the story of Sabrina and Daryl before the outbreak, I want to deal with their relationship before the outbreak then start it back up to present day. Also I'm updating pretty fast right now because I have so many ideas in my head but if it starts to slow down don't be to disappointed it will be finished.

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Chapter 3: The Eyes Remind Us

Daryl slowly stepped out of the tent into the cold night air, he stretched his arms up to get and knots out as he walked over to where Rick was keeping watch. Winter was coming and they needed warmer clothing, at least his girl did. All she had was a worn long sleeve shirt and dirty jeans, no supplies. He was going to have to ask her tomorrow where she came from and if any of her things were still there.

Rick was sitting by the fire with a shot gun across his lap. They were trying to conserve as much ammo as they could so they were relying on Daryl's crossbow more and more to take out any walkers that they came across. Today they had used more ammo then they had all week and Rick was afraid that it might have drawn attention to any walkers in the area. Rick had ordered two men on every watch, tonight just so happened to be Daryl's night of rest.

Daryl wanted to thank the cop for saving his girl, that was something Daryl never, thought he would say again, his girl. He quickly got rid of any dark thoughts that were creeping into his brain. She was alive and asleep in his tent; he wasn't going to lose her again. He should have known she would have survived the bombing and walkers she was to damn stubborn and smart to die in Atlanta. "To smart for him" a little voice in his head reminded him, he had given up on her thought she was gone. He had ran, left her behind, he shook his head violently again. He wouldn't think like that, if she didn't blame him then he wouldn't blame himself. Who was he kidding? Of course she blamed him, in the morning she would realize that he had given up on her and leave then he would be alone again.

"She alright?" Rick's voice broke through Daryl's depressing thoughts. Daryl nodded then took a seat next to the man. "Yeah she's sleepin. Don't think she has in a long time." Daryl commented off handedly as he stared at the low flames of the fire. "Where's T-Dog?" Rick motioned in the direction of the trees with his chin. "He's out there making sure we didn't make too much of a racket today."

Daryl nodded in agreement "I wanted to thank ya Rick for savin her n' all." Rick turned fully to look at the man sitting next to him his eyes were on fire but Rick could see a war raging in them. Thinking better of asking him what was wrong he instead decided to start with questions that he wanted to ask earlier.

"So how do you know her?" Rick asked the man to his right. Daryl shrugged his shoulders murmuring "from around" Rick couldn't help the little laugh that came out of his mouth as Daryl tried not to seem to attached to the girl it was obvious that he knew her very well.

Daryl eyes cut sharply to the cop when he heard the laugh and his back tensed instantly ready to fight if need be. Fighting was always his first reaction; it didn't matter if there wasn't a need he always fought to get what he wanted and to protect those closest to him. He couldn't help but internally roll his eyes at that thought he had never fought to protect Merle, he fought to back him up when he was to drunk or strung out properly defend himself. There was only one person he ever truly fought to protect and that was Sabrina Walton. "What?" Daryl almost had to ground out at the still smiling man.

"Well Daryl if I were to ever great someone I knew from "around" like you greeted Sabrina today, Lori would ring my neck. So come on who is she?" Rick asked laughing slightly. Daryl relaxed but only somewhat he didn't need to fight Rick to protect Sabrina's honor he was only curious. Hell why shouldn't he be, nobody had ever seen this side of him except when he was looking for Sophia and when he failed at finding her he had completely closed off again.

Grunting Daryl leaned back on his elbows on the ground looking up at the sky, "She's my Girl." He basically whispered "from before the world went to shit, thought she was dead." Rick waited for the man to continue, when it was clear he wasn't going to he pressed a little more "Why did you think that?"

Daryl couldn't help but roll his eyes as the man continued to pry into his private life but answered anyway, "she lived in Atlanta, Merle and I were on our way there when we saw the bombs being dropped, just kinda assumed." And there is was again the guilt started to creep back into Daryl's mind. He had assumed she was dead but she had been alive and in these woods the whole time. He could have protected her from god knows what happened out there, she wouldn't have had to go through it alone.

She said that she had been apart of a group then walkers came, was she the only one left? Did she find someone in that group that she was looking for while out in the woods? His heart clenched and his stomach jumped to his throat. What if she had met someone? She could have he decided she was a beautiful woman, long brown hair, amazing blue eyes the color of ice and a perfect body. Nice ass and big tits, flat stomach, he quickly shook his head again. Not to get rid of the bad thoughts but the arousing ones, he couldn't be distracted right now he needed to focus on the woods to make sure that there were no walkers. He had promised her she would be safe here and he would be damned if he broke that promise.

His eyes cut to Rick who was looking at him thoughtfully as if he was going to ask more questions. "To hell with that" Daryl thought quickly he wasn't about to be interrogated by a fucking ex-cop about his girlfriend. It hadn't happened before the world ended and it wasn't about to happen now. He quickly got to his feet murmuring a quick goodnight before slipping back inside his tent where the sleeping brunette was.

Slowly he removed his shirt, shoes and crossbow before he lay down next to her. He couldn't help but smirk at how messy her hair was; in fact he would have laughed out right if he wasn't afraid of waking her up. Sabrina's hair was always what she spent the most time on when they were about to go out, she had told him once jokingly that her hair was more important then him. But he always knew that it wasn't a complete joke.

During sex he would pull her hair on occasion just to get the satisfaction of messing it up. When they were lying next to each other after they were finished and calming down he was sure to get a smack on his chest about messing it up then she would get up and check it in the mirror. He assumed it was a city thing, the girls from his neck of the woods wouldn't have given a shit but she did.

He groaned quietly as images of her naked ass ran through his mind, it had been so long since he had held her his body started to react as if he was a seventeen year old kid about to get laid for the first time. Trying to drive the images from his mind he gently stroked the hair away from her forehead. He was shocked when his eyes connected with hers and she smiled softly.

"Anything out there?" She questioned softly her voice laced with sleep. He smiled slightly and shook his head "Nah, didn't mean to wake ya." He told her as his fingers continued to brush his fingers across her forehead. Sabrina smiled in return "You didn't I wasn't really asleep anyway it's hard to sleep when I've been on alert so long." He nodded slowly in the darkness removing his hand from her forehead. Daryl sighed softly feeling guilt again.

Sabrina crinkled her nose at him when she noticed a shift in his eyes, "what's wrong?" she asked softly bringing her hands to rest on his chest. He shook his head signaling that he didn't want to talk about it, but she wasn't going to be deterred "Daryl what's wrong?" she asked again this time with a little more force. His shoulders sagged as he looked into her eyes again before answering "How can ya not hate me?" Sabrina wrinkled her nose again in confusion before asking "why would I hate you? How could I hate you?" He sighed loudly before muttering "for leavin ya behind in Atlanta."

So this was his problem she reasoned in her head, he blamed himself for not being able to get into Atlanta. "Daryl you didn't leave me behind. I've never heard you say something so stupid before." He bristled slightly at her he hated being called stupid he had gotten it enough when he was a kid and in his small town. He was a Dixon they were no good stupid white trash according to everyone else in town.

Sabrina slowly smoothed her hands over his chest to calm him down; as he relaxed she offered him a small smile before continuing "you didn't leave me behind. You couldn't get in. Believe me I don't blame you, hate you or anything else. I love you, just as much as I did four months ago." When she finished he pulled her to him crushing his lips against hers, again their tongues her dueling for dominance as he eased her onto her back he moved so he was in-between her thighs he pushed his hardening length into the apex of her thighs making her moan and him growl at the sound.

Slowly he ground himself into her softness as his lips left hers and made their way down the columns of her neck. Softly he bit into the right side where her shoulder met her neck, she gasped at the sensation and he smiled. That was always the place he would kiss when she was mad at him and he wanted her to calm down it was the most sensitive place on her body. The noise that she was making was driving him crazy and he wanted nothing more then to bury himself into her. Sabrina was in no better condition, but she had to stop this. She hadn't bathed in weeks and needed to take a long bath before she slept with him. She was sure she smelled awful so as much as she hated it she softly pushed him away.

He pulled his lips from her neck and looked down at her in confusion "what's wrong?" he asked softly almost growling Sabrina closed her eyes at the sound. She loved his voice all deep, southern and masculine. When he reopened them he was smirking and lowered his lips to her neck again but she moved quickly before he could reach them. He growled as he stared at her. She smiled slowly before answering "Daryl I haven't bathed in weeks. Get me a bath and I promise you can have as much of me as you want" He groaned as he flopped back over on his back with one arm across his eyes.

Sabrina curled up on her side eye level with the man next to her; he opened a bleary blue eye and stared at her hard. "It don't matter me if ya are dirty. I wantcha Rina." She smirked at him and murmured "I want you too. It's been four months I think you can wait one more day until I get a bath." He grabbed her hand and pressed it against his growing erection "I don't think he can" he told her dead seriously. Sabrina laughed and pulled her hand away "I think he will survive. Just like you. I just want to feel pretty again. Is that okay?" Rolling his eyes he pulled her onto his chest closing his eyes before muttering irritated "Don't matter if ya get one your just gonna get all sweaty again." She smacked his chest gently before settling down against his chest.

A few minutes went by before she asked him "do you remember the day we met?" He laughed out loud at the memory "Hell ya I do I'd never seen someone with such a nice ass." and to prove his point he reached down and grabbed a hand full. Rolling her eyes he pushed his hand away "I'm serious Daryl. Do you?" He smiled but moved his hand back up to her lower back "So am I girl. But yeah I remember you were the hottest thing I'd seen in a long time, especially on a work site." It was her turn to laugh "I was pissed not pretty."

"You were damn gorgeous, hell I ain't ever seen anyone yell at Toby as much as you did. Then you standing up to Merle turned me the fuck on." Sabrina smiled again she hadn't smiled this much in four months Daryl always brought the best out in her. "Yeah." She agreed "but your brother was being a pig and so was Toby." Slowly she closed her eyes and remembered the day that ended up changing her life.

A YEAR AND A HALF EARLIER:

"Holden I don't even know where the fuck Holden is." The brunette said into the phone she was holding while pumping gas. The man on the other end laughed at the irritation and whining he could hear in his sister's voice.

"Come on firefly, I'm sure it can't be that bad, how long are you going to be there?" He questioned but laughed again at the growl he heard break through the phone "twelve weeks, twelve fucking weeks at MINIMUM." She exaggerated the minimum so it could get through her older brother's thick skull. This wasn't a joke her life was over, for the next twelve weeks she was stuck in a small ass town not knowing a soul and closing out an estate for some man that had died with little family. It was her job as a fucking intern to go through the man's house and inform any person in the will that what they had inherited.

"What do you mean minimum?" her brother asked again "It means that I might have to be their longer, and to think you own your own business." Sabrina said sarcastically "HAHA." He answered back dryly. "I know what it means, but what do you mean when you say it?" Sabrina huffed as he screwed the cap back onto her gas tank and slammed the door after her. She rested her head against the steering wheel sighing before answering "Nobody showed up at his funeral, or at the reading of the will. I have to go through his stuff and get it to the right people after I drop an ass load of papers off at his great nephews work, apparently he's expecting me."

"Look at the Brightside your only an hour and half from Atlanta." Her brother said but Sabrina couldn't help but groan again as she started up her "yeah an hour and a half away from everybody I know, I'm staying at this motel surrounded by gun wielding rednecks, Alexis informed me yesterday that Holden is the State capitol of accidental hunting deaths, so if anything happens to me just look for me in the woods." Her brother laughed again at the tone of his sisters voice "Sabrina Renee you should know better then to listen to Alexis." Sabrina rolled her eyes there was no love lost between her brother and her best friend they hated each other, well hated each other after dating for three years and their relationship imploding. "I know I know, but she and Michael have a bet going on how long it takes before I fall in love with a pick up driving redneck who doesn't own a shirt with sleeves."

Sabrina pulled back onto the highway with her brother's laughter ringing in her ears, "At least you can finally meet someone. I was afraid you would be single forever. I swear all you do is sleep, study, and eat." Sabrina rolled her eyes again and huffed "it takes a lot to become a lawyer Jackson, a lot of fucking work. I'll meet guys after I graduate and pass the bar." Her brother laughed "wasn't it enough to graduate high school at sixteen? You have to be a lawyer by 22? Come on Firefly you have to live a little."

Sabrina was becoming very irritated with her older brother very quickly if she didn't hang up now she would turn around drive back to Atlanta kick his ass then come back. "I'm almost there Jackson I'll call you later." From an hour and a half away her brother frowned "Rina I didn't mean to upset you but your 22 you deserve to have a little fun." Shaking her head quickly even though he couldn't see it she answered "I know Jackson, but I really should get going I don't want to get lost in redneck territory and end up getting shot in the ass." Her brother sighed loudly but cracked a smile anyway "Alright Rina call me when you get there, I love you Firefly." Sabrina sighed too as much as her brother got on her about going out it was just because he wanted her to have some fun "I love you to Gremlin." With that she hung up the phone and continued on her way to Holden, Georgia.

It took Sabrina another thirty minutes to find the motel she was staying, then she had to unpack and kindly excuse herself from the women who ran the place. She obviously didn't have many new visitors. All in all it was another hour before she was on her way to the construction site that the man she was suppose to meet ran, as she pulled up to the site she wished he had time to change. She hated looking unprofessional and her jean shorts and tank top didn't exactly scream intern for one of the most prestigious law firms in Atlanta.

As she stepped out of her air conditioned car into the Georgia heat she bit back a groan at the looks she was receiving from the men at the work site. She leaned back into her car to grab the stack of paper work that was sitting in her passenger seat. Rolling her eyes at the whistles she received, ignoring her instinct to flip them all off she closed and locked her door and walked quickly towards the door marked foreman. After a quick knock she walked inside closing the door behind her.

Daryl Dixon had noticed her arrival just like all the other men in the work area, he was pretty. As she bent over to get something out of her car he couldn't help but check out her ass. He heard the other men whistle and looked back at the ground; she was a pretty girl way to pretty to be up here. She had to be new in town because he had never seen her or her car around before. He couldn't help but sneaking another look up as she passed by him, his eyes went to her ass again and he let out a low whistle. She sure as hell had a nice thick ass on her something he could grab onto. He shook his heads at his thoughts she was too pretty for him, not mention young. She looked like she was in her early twenties and he was in his early thirties. Being thirty-one wasn't exactly having a foot in the grave but he was way too old for that girl right there.

He broke out of his thoughts when his brother slapped his hand on his shoulder "Didja see the ass on her baby brother? I can just imagine bendin her over fuckin her that ass needs to be ridin good." Daryl shoved his brothers hand off and continued to work "shut the fuck up Merle and get back to work she could Toby's niece or somethin the last thing you need to do is fuck with his niece." Merle let out a laugh but continued working. Daryl had enough to deal with and having to hold Merle back from making comments to the poor girl. He had to basically convince Merle not to come to work high, Merle couldn't lose this job they needed the money and he had to keep his nose clean if he didn't want to go back to prison.

Yelling and the office door slamming open drew his eyes back to the girl. Toby and her were yelling at each other she was waving a pack of papers at him and Toby was pointing at her car clearly telling her to get the fuck away from him and off the site. He perked his ears up as the yelling got louder.

"Listen lady I told ya nobody fucking called me about him dying or you coming and I don't want to sign any fucking papers now move your ass the fuck off my construction site." Toby bellowed grabbing her arm and trying to drag her to her car but the girl wasn't giving up the fight easily.

She ripped her arm away from him and shoved the papers into his chest again before yelling "Listen asshole like I said it's not my fault nobody fucking informed you but the fact is your great uncle died in Atlanta last week. You just need to sign these fucking papers and I'll be done. I've been driving for an hour and a half to this fucking small ass town and you have been the biggest dick in the last five minutes that I have ever encountered in my life. Now sign these fucking papers and I'll be back to get them tomorrow." She shoved the papers into his chest again. With a growl Toby grabbed them and stormed back into the office.

The girl swiped her hair away from her face angrily and walked back to her car well aware that everyone as staring at her. Merle laughed loudly and slapped Daryl on the shoulder again before leaning in and saying "sure as hell ain't his niece" Next he turned his attention to the girl hurrying her way back to her car "Hey sugar tits why don't ya come over her and I'll teach ya how to use that mouth of you're the right way." Daryl cringed as she turned her flashing blue eyes in there direction. She shouted angrily back "Why don't you shut the fuck up asshole before I put my fist down your throat." Merle laughed and grabbed his dick suggestively "How I out my cock down your throat instead." The girl flipped him off over her shoulder as she got into her car and peeled away. Daryl couldn't help but smirk slightly she didn't put up with his brother's bullshit and he had to admit she sure was beautiful when she was that pissed. He knew that he would probably never see her again after tomorrow, but he couldn't help but want to get to work a little early tomorrow so he wouldn't miss her.

Here's Chapter Three is kind of long but please Review and let me know what you think.