Hi hope you all liked the last one, here is another, now this one has some woman hitting violence, so I am sorry if this offends. Much love to you all please leave a little message on your way out thank you xx

"I ain't arguing with you little brother, but don't you think you should at least go and shower, I mean your pretty rank" Beth heard the voices arguing in the back ground, she wanted to call out to let them know she was there, but her voice wouldn't come to the surface, then suddenly the blackness took her over again.

"I am here Beth come on girl open your eyes, wake up, just oh woman will you do as you are told." she could hear the voice but her eyes wouldn't open, nothing would do as it was told, she focused solely on her hands, she could feel extra warmth there so she tightened her grip. "Did you just squeeze my hand? Beth come on girl do it again" she heard his pleading voice so she did everything she could to make it happen, she squeezed once more just lightly but the effort exhausted her, she fought against the blackness but it engulfed her again.

"Yes she's breathing by herself, I have taken the tube out, it's just a matter of time Mr Dixon" she listened to everyone talking about her. Beth was amazed this time she didn't feel as though she had been hit in the head with a brick, where the hell was she? Beth took a deep breath and tried to open her eyes, her lashes fluttered as she forced them open, the light stinging her eyes after so long in the dark. She could make out shadows around her, nothing seemed to clear no matter how many times she blinked, she could feel the panic forcing its way to the surface but she fought back to keep control, she was scared, she blinked harder still nothing but blurry shadows, she felt herself whimper deep in her chest, then suddenly her hand was being lifted.

"Beth, Beth it's ok, it's me, it's Andrea, your ok, your fine now, settle down." Beth felt herself relax a bit at the sound of her friends voice.

"No...see" Beth croaked in her horse voice, her throat was so sore.

"That's normal Miss Greene, it will settle down, you got hit on the head very hard, it part of the concussion, give it a few hours, if it is not back to normal we will do some further test now you are awake." She realised that was a Doctors voice, had to be so was she in hospital?

"Where?" Beth whispered.

"Your in hospital Beth, someone, well someone hurt you really bad. Merle is out trying to find who did this and the police are doing their own investigations." She could here the anguish in Andrea's voice. "Daryl he found you, called an ambulance, he's been here ever since." Beth felt comfortable knowing her was there, it made her feel almost safe.

"Philip" she said, then she heard light foot steps approach the bed.

"What did she say?" Daryl asked.

"Philip" Andrea answered him.

"Go ring Merle, tell him, then tell him to meet me here in an hour, and you will be staying here with her you understand?" she heard the command in his voice and knew she had done right, it was all flying back to her now.

Flashback.

"What are you going to do to me?" Beth couldn't help but ask, the words had escaped her mouth before she'd had a chance to stop them, the look on his face now telling her she shouldn't have spoken at all, he placed his hands on his hips staring at her "Nothing to bad, just take away something that obviously means so much to them" he had come towards her, she watched him pace the gap calmly, then raise his hand, she pulled into herself as his fist hit her the first time, she could hear screaming in the room and it took her a few seconds to realise that it was her.

End

Beth led in the bed staring up at Daryl Dixon, her new super hero, she had remembered hearing his voice.

"Thank you" she stuttered at him.

"Shush Beth, I swear I ain't going to let this happen again" she watched as he fidgeted next to the bed nervously looking down at her.

"Not your fault" she swallowed hard her throat feeling like someone had lit a fire in it "Daryl water?" he looked at her confused and she pointed to her throat, she watched his eyes light up with understanding and he reached for the small glass beside her bed then reached his arm behind her back lifting her slightly so he could feed her the water without choking her.

"Rang your sister, she ain't happy but I told her your all good now, I moved your stuff, I didn't want ya going back there to that place." he said as he led her lightly back against the pillows.

"Where?" he throat felt easier now she had sipped some water.

"Mine, set ya up in the spare room, that way your not alone, Andrea didn't like it but I told her to suck it up." she couldn't help but smile at his discomfort.

"Thank you" she whispered. "Daryl did he..." she stopped not knowing what to ask.

"Doctor says your intact" he said understanding her question, she felt the relief floor through her, he hadn't rapped her, tears began flow freely, she felt a hesitant hand rub at her back. "Beth, please don't cry, I ain't no good at this." he begged her but she couldn't, she just couldn't stop crying, she felt his arms wrap around her bringing her into his chest, the comfort making her cry harder, she heard the door to the room open and close quietly then some mumbled words from Daryl to whoever had come in, the retreating footsteps told her they were leaving the room again. A few minutes later the door went again, she heard the voices and felt hands trying to prize her away from Daryl but she didn't want to let him go, she wanted to stay attached to him.

"Nooooo!" she screamed and clutched at him.

"Leave her, I will stay." he demanded.

"Need to give her a shot, clam her down." she heard a man's voice say.

"Then stop talking and do it" Daryl pulled her closer to him "It's ok Beth, just let them do it ain't going no where" she clung onto him, her chest felt heavy, why did all these things always happen to her? She felt him start to lay her down then realised her was climbing onto the bed next to her wrapping his arms around her pulling her close she rested her head against he chest and breathed him in deeply, she didn't understand anything right now, she was so confused, her brain was becoming fuzzy "Daryl" was the last thing she felt fall from her lips before she closed her eyes.

~~~~~~~~~twd~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Daryl led with a sleeping Beth on his chest, never in his life had he felt like this but he knew he had to look after her, he knew she was important he just didn't know why.

"Andrea? You get hold of Merle?" he asked her, while she sat in the seat next to where he was led.

"Yeah, he said he would be here within the hour, I told him he had to tell you everything, but he said..." she shrugged.

"Yeah need to know basis, well I need to know." he looked down at the woman in his arms, her face battered and bruised and it crushed him, her arm was broken, two ribs she had taken a pounding and he wanted the sick fuck that had done it to her.

"Daryl, you can't get in to deep with her, she needs to go home." Andrea told him.

"I don't know what ya mean, I ain't getting into nothing, she has no one here and I feel kinda responsible I found her." he explained to Andrea but even as he said them the words themselves didn't seem to ring true to his own ears.

"Daryl..." Andrea started.

"Just leave it" he snapped at her, his head resting on the top of Beth's sleeping figure, he took in her scent, relishing in the comfort it provided him for a few moments while he thought. "Going to see Merle, if she wakes then you tell her I had to take a leak and I am coming right back. You hear me?" he demanded from her and she nodded, he had noticed how sheepish she had been with him since the so called accident, he knew she knew more than she told but he wasn't a complete bastard, bastard yes, but not a complete bastard he wouldn't force her to talk but Merle had better be spilling his guts or he was going to make him. He uncurled Beth from around him and made his way out the door, stopping silently and looking back at her, how could anyone do anything like this to someone so innocent? He just didn't understand some people, he walked out of the door closing it silently behind him and making his way towards the entrance to meet his over rated big brother.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~twd~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

"I ain't going to ask ya again Merle, Beth could have died, do you understand me, she could have died and for what? Because someone tried to rob us is that what your trying to say? No there is so much more to it brother." Merle stood looking at him, but Daryl wasn't going to let this go he owed her this.

"This Philip his family died in a car accident leaving our place just after we opened, they got hit by a truck, only thing was I had let him have to many, he should never have been driving but I didn't stop him, I didn't think he was that bad." Merle looked ashamed of himself.

"Why didn't we help him, why didn't we do something Merle? Don't be telling me you ignored him?" Daryl shook his head "What did I say to you? No more Merle, after we left that god forsaken town behind, we would be more respectable, try and be well normal and you already set us up for a fall." Daryl was so disappointed with his older brother, he screwed everything up.

"Get's worse, I...Well little brother I...I kinda well I gave him some party points ya know what I mean." he kicked at the dirt.

"You mean you never stopped dealing and you got him addicted to drugs, you fucking cock." he slammed away from his brother. "I am giving you twenty four hours to sort this out, if he is not behind bars then I am coming after him, and then you, you take some responsibility for what you have done." he walked away.

"Little brother just let her go home, no one needs to know what's happened." he whined at Daryl's back. Daryl stopped took a deep breath and turned to look at his older supposed more reliable brother.

"I know Merle, I know!" he shouted at him over his shoulder and stormed back towards Beth's room as he went in Andrea looked up "Get out and sort him out, he has twenty four hours or I am going to the police station and telling them everything, now leave" he demanded, he watched as Andrea stood up to go, she stopped at the door and turned.

"Daryl he..." she stammered.

"If you say he did it to protect me, then just stop, I have heard that speech so many times before it has become boring." he turned away from her and took Beth's hand in his bending her fingers over his, he sat trembling with anger.