I could feel someone's eyes on me as I threw my bloodied scrubs into the fire pit. I glanced around to see Daryl leaning against their truck watching me. Shane was nowhere to be seen as I quickly searched for him. So being my usual bitchy self I stomped right over there. "Do you have a problem with me or what?" Daryl's face hardened as he narrowed his eyes at me, "What're you braying about bitch?" "You've done nothing but try to creep me out and stare daggers at me since we all pulled up here. No one asked you to follow us, you got a problem there's the road good luck." He was clenching and unclenching his fists at his sides as he continued to stare at me. He opened his mouth to say something but was cut short as Merle came sauntering out of their tent. "Man you are a little pistol ain't you sugar? Don't mind Daryl he just don't know how to act around pretty ladies like yourself. No harm no foul right doll?" I huffed loudly, "Whatever just stay the fuck away from me." I walked away quickly, every time I was near Merle I felt like I needed another shower.

I was sitting outside my tent kind of zoning when I felt a hand on my shoulder and about jumped a mile when I heard Shane say softly, "Hey Ty it's only me what's got you so jumpy?" I looked him over for a moment knowing he already had a lot on his plate but I just couldn't lie to him, "I really don't want those two rednecks here, they freak me out." Shane was watching them as I spoke, "Something happen?" I didn't say anything at first; I just kind of stared at me feet. "Come on Trystan I can see those wheels turning in your head, what's going on?" "Well I wanted to go clean up so T-Dog walked down with me and kept watch while I was in the water. As I was getting out about to get dressed I heard a noise. When I looked around Daryl was crouching on a boulder watching me. When I snapped at him he said he wasn't spying, that he was making sure no one was doing anything stupid. So I just yelled at him again but Merle broke it up, fucking creepers they give me the willies." Shane was still staring at the Dixon's, "I'd be lying if I said that I didn't notice the way those two look at you and some of the other women and it sure as hell doesn't sit right with me. I guess I don't really want to cause waves, not just yet. You stay close to me from now on, stay where I can see you." I huffed a little, "I'm not twelve Shay." "I know it's just if I can see you I can keep you safe, alright?" I sighed knowing he was right, "Alright I'll stay close for the time being." I flopped back into my chair as Shane went to check on Lori and Carl.

I must have fallen asleep because when I opened my eyes it was very hot and the sun was directly above me toasting my pale skin. I became vaguely aware of someone standing near me, "Hey Taylor, Tyler, whatever your name is." I looked up to see Daryl standing over me, "It's Trystan, dickhead." He about growled at me. "Whatever time to earn your keep, women are going to the lake to wash clothes." I scoffed loudly, "That's nice I don't do laundry." I laid my head back trying to doze again but I hadn't heard Daryl leave so I opened one eye to find him still staring at me. He reached out to grab my arm but I pulled my glock out pointing at him. "Don't you ever fucking touch me. Where do you think you get off telling me what to do, you don't know me. So just back off and stay the fuck away from me." I could see Shane, Merle, and Lori headed toward us quickly. Shane got to us first, "What the hell Trystan, what's going on?" I didn't take my eyes off Daryl as I said, "I told him to stay away from me but apparently he doesn't like to listen. " Lori was staring at me wide eyed, "Come on Ty honey this isn't going to help anything. I don't think Daryl meant to scare you he just doesn't know your history." I glanced toward me two best friends as I slowly lowered my gun. "He shouldn't have to know shit to understand you don't go around barking orders and grabbing people you don't know. They may not take kindly to it and shoot their stupid ass no questions asked." Daryl muttered something about me being a crazy fucking bitch as he stormed away followed closely by Merle.

Shane and Lori closed the gap between us as Shane gently took my gun away from me. He quietly said, "He had no way of knowing what you've been through Ty. Please try to cut them just a little slack." I stared at him completely outraged, "Are you fucking kidding me Shay?" Lori lightly laid her hands on my shoulders, "Honey I really don't think either of them are trying to hurt you. They're just bringing up all those bad memories for you. I think Shane just means that we may have to be here for quite a while so we all have to try to get along. Please Trystan." I shook my head knowingly as I took one of Lori's hands in mine, "Okay Lori I'll try to be good. I think this is just all a lot to handle and those fucking creepers reminding me so much of Carey is freaky. I just really don't need all that flooding back to me on top of all this bullshit." Shane pulled me away from Lori into a tight hug, "What'd I always tell you? No one will ever hurt you while I'm around and I mean it. I know you've been through hell and back but while I'm around you'll always be safe, okay?" I hugged him back, "Okay I won't go around shooting people." Shane let a lazy smile creep onto his face, "Now that's what I wanted to hear." Shane handed me back my gun but as he did I heard Merle shout, "Hey 5.0 what're you doing giving that crazy bitch that gun back?" Shane turned toward him with a loud sigh, "She's fine Merle we've all been through alot and Daryl just startled her that's all." I walked toward them both, "I'm not about to go apologizing but as long as ya'll keep your distance we'll be fine. No more trying to shoot your brother unless he makes me. So you go your way I'll go mine and we'll all live happily ever after." Merle gave me an evil smile, "We'll see about that sweetheart." My anger was starting to swell up again, "Listen I don't really have a problem shooting you both and leaving you for the walkers but I'm trying to work with ya'll here. Just leave me be and I'll do the same." Merle just shook his head as he walked back to his campsite.

I crawled back into my tent to get away from everyone's prying eyes for a while. Lori again came crawling into my tent and sat with me. Neither one of us said anything for a while we just sat next to each other. Finally she said, "You ever think about what your life would have been like if you hadn't run away?" I shook my head for a moment, "No not really. If I hadn't run away I'd be dead by now. Carey would have brought out the bat one day, hit me harder than he thought and I'd be found in a landfill weeks later." Lori clapped her hand over her mouth as a few tears escaped her eyes, "How can you say things like that Trystan, with no emotion." She grabbed my hands in hers. "I can say it because I spent years wishing he'd kill me so I didn't have to live that way. I'm not emotional because I never saw a way out. That was it, that's how my life was going to end, plain and simple." Lori just shook her head violently as she let out a small sob. "Come on don't cry Lori. I got away that's the important thing. He didn't kill me and now the way everything is hopefully he's a walker now. I'd love to run across him these days alive or dead. I'd give him a taste of his own medicine." Lori looked me over slowly, "Is that why you're so dead set on hating the Dixon's? They remind you of Carey so you're going to treat them like him." I looked at her feeling a little startled, "I don't know, yea maybe I guess that's some of it. I'm just telling them that they aren't going to get to me, that I can take care of myself." Lori just laughed lightly, "I think they got that message, so please please just keep away from them and stay where Shane can see you." "Alright" I huffed. She crawled out of the tent as I curled up into my sleeping bag. In what seemed like a moment I was awakened by laughter. I groggily wandered out of my tent to see everyone sitting around the fire pit talking and laughing.