Andrea watched as Daryl brought more squirrels into the camp, dropping them in the middle near the firewood Trixie had brought in and left agin as usual. He walked back to his side, dropping his crossbow, before glancing around for his brother. Merle was missing again, so was Trixie, but when Daryl glanced towards Dale and his RV Andrea smiled to him.
"They went to the watering hole about an hour ago." Daryl nodded, he had noticed that the bag of clothes from over the past three days were missing as well, he should have thought about that. As he made his way down there he could hear them before he seen them and as he stopped at the edge of the woods he just watched as Merle was being thrown wet clothes from where Trixie was washing them.
"Oh quit being a big baby Merle and catch them. Good god I thought youd be good at catching something by now."
"I can catch a lot of things you throw at me darling, just wet clothes that aren't yours isn't one of my favorites." Merle chuckled as Trixie threw what looked like Daryls boxers to Merle and hit him in the face.
"Oh stow it big bro!" Over the past few days she had gotten closer and closer to the brothers, calling Daryl lil bro a lot and Merle big bro. they had begun to get a bit closer to her as well and whenever Daryl went on a hunt now he would find himself expecting and anticipating Trixies smile as he came back with the food. She was what made him smirk more and made his day a bit more bearable whenever he had to remember that toe next day hed be doing it all over again. Today was the longest he had been gone, having to go further and further out to find food, and when he got back and didn't see them he was a bit worried.
"Ya know no one else could get away with treating me like this. Why couldnt Blondie or Bitch help you?"
"Ya know Lori doesn't like me and Andrea can't stand you so she doesnt care much for hanging around us both."
"But she hangs around you darling."
"She does, but I think its because she pities me. No one was with me when I joined the group and I haven't really had any friends except for you and your brother."
"Speaking of him I wonder where little bro is at."
"You don't think he got hurt do you!" Trixie was suddenly standing up straight in the water where she was holding Daryl's shirt and looking right to Merle. Her hair was half wet and hanging around her face, sculpting her worried eyes now perfect as Daryl watched her scared reaction to Merles question.
"I doubt it sugar. Hes tougher than ya think."
"Oh I know. Its just….well he has been gone long." Trixie glanced back down to the shirt she had in her hands and sighed, she didn't know either why she was worrying about Daryl but when Merle scoffed she glanced to him and noticed his mischievous eyes watching her.
"Ya wondering about hm like that makes me think ya like him more than me darling." Trixie glanced to Merle before blushing a bit and pushing her hair back behind her ears a bit.
"Well…no…its just….uh…"
"Aw come on, ya can tell me. Ya want to bump uglies with my little bro huh?" Trixie blanched at how he had worded that but blushed deeply none the less as she turned her face away but not before Daryl got a good look.
"Merle you know tis not like that, we barely know each other. Just without him we would be more outcast than you think."
"I doubt that darling, without you me and my lil bro would be outcast faster than ya think." Trixie shook her head as she threw the shirt she was cleaning to Merle and picked up another one from the bag. It was the shirt Daryl had recently took off the day before and while Merle was glancing away for a second Trixie smiled a bit before clenching the shirt tight and sighing deeply. She was worried about Daryl but when she put the shirt in the water to clean a twig snapped and got both of their attentions.
"Thought id find you two here. What are you doing Merle?"
"Helping with the chores."
"You don't help unless theres something in it for ya."
"Well she did mention something about keeping me warm tonight?"
"I did not you big liar!" Trixie threw the now clean shirt to Merle and had it wrap around his shoulders as he glanced to Daryl and shrugged.
"She did I tells ya! Trixie chuckled before she got the last piece of clothing to wash and finished it off quickly and walking out of the water. Daryl was watching her as she dumped the dirty water tub on th ground and handed the last piece of their clothing to Merle and smiled his way.
"So how did the hunting go?" Trixie glanced to Daryl as he shrugged a bit before nodding to the camp.
"They should be setting up dinner as we speak. How did the camp survive without me?"
"Well Amy is still pissed at me but talking, Lori was off with Shane in the woods again fucking and Andrea and Dale were talking about how Fort Benning might have a safe place for us."
"They thinking of leaving?"
"Don't know yet. If they do we might not have enough cars." Trixie eyed Daryl as he looked to his brother and they shrugged.
"If we leave and you need a seat darling id be happy to let ya sit in my lap." Trixie rolled her eyes to Merle before glancing to Daryl and smirking.
"Id rather sit in his. Im going back, see ya in the camp." Daryl was shocked to say the less but when she got out of ear shot Merle was the one to speak between them first.
"She likes yay a know."
"Naw she don't. Shes just teasing. Like most girls do."
"No brother, she likes ya. She hasn't taken me up on my offers, shes taking to you." Daryl glared to his brother before shaking his head and helping him to grab the wet clothes and head back to the tents where he was hanging their clothes out to dry when Lori came over.
"Daryl, I was wondering if you were going to go on a hunt today?" Daryl glared right to Lori and as she mouthed what he growled a bit before rubbing his hand behind his neck and sticking his thumb in his mouth to chew on.
"Hes already been out sweet checks."
"Oh, I didn't know."
"Ya would if ya payed more attention."
"Im doing the best I can Merle, I don't need your smart ass mouth."
"No ya just need coppers over there huh? Bet my mouth would feel whole lot better than his though sugar tits." Merle got a bit closer to Lori than usual but when she backed away he laughed as she made a disgusted noise and left. Trixie passed her as she went back to the guys but as she passed her Lori grabbed Trixies arm and stared her down.
"Hey, I don't know why those guys don't treat you like the rest of us but you tell Merle that if he doesn't watch his tongue around us that he is going to be kicked out of the group."
"Uh ok. But I don't tel them what to do and I can't control him. Besides yall knew how he was the first day we got here when he called each and every one of us out. Remember him calling me the rug muncher? Ya got to get over their attitude and just let the smalls tuff go Lori."
"Nothing is small with Merle Trixie." Trixie grinned before she nodded and walked away from Lori and back to the guys tent. As she sat on the stump beside their tent she was trying not to chuckle as Daryl sat beside her and glanced to her in confusion.
"Whats wrong wid you?"
"Nothings wrong, its just something Lori said."
"What did that bitch say to ya now?" Trixie glanced to Merle before she laughed a little and glanced over to Lori.
"Well first, yall need to quit pestering her, she is going to keep asking me to ask yall to if yall don't. Second, when I told her you were just that, you, and she had to get over the small stuff she said…and I quote…'nothing is small with Merle Trixie. It was just something I didn't expect to hear from her about you ya know?" Merle chuckled as Daryl grinned and they all glanced over to Lori and Shane. T-Dog was walking their way when Trixie stood and met him half way, he was uneasy with the Dixon's as well, and when he glanced to them he smirked to Trixie.
"Going on a run to town. Need anything?"
"Not right now, but I got something for ya!" Trixie went to her book bag at her blanket and grabbed a piece of paper out of it before handing it to T-Dog. It was a picture, drew in pencil and colored with the sharpies he got her. It was a picture of the woods they were in, a fire and him sitting on the log near that fire smiling as he chatted with Amy. T-Dog glanced to the picture, it looked so good, and when he caught her blushing he just nodded.
"Thanks. Its great."
"Not really, it was something fast, but you said a drawing for the stuff. Oh could you grab something for me actually. Some more smokes. You know the ones." T-Dog nodded as he gripped the picture in his hand and folded it to fit in his pocket. Trixie smiled as he went back to the car where Shane was getting the group ready to leave but s she noticed Andrea going to the group she frowned.
"Youre not going are you?" Andrea glanced to Trixie as she walked up to her.
"No I was wondering why you were going."
"Oh well, Amys birthday is coming up in about three weeks. I was going to go get her something."
"Andrea, please don't get hurt. Youre the only one I got to talk to."
"Not true, you got Merle…god knows why…and Daryl."
"But the aren't girls, I cant talk to them like you."
"Well don't do nothing stupid before I get back and I will see about getting you to go hang with me and my sister so we can talk." Andrea smiled but Trixie had to force hers as she went to leave and Trixie knew that hanging with Andrea and Amy would defiantly be a no go. As Trixie made her way back over to the tents of Daryl and Merle she noticed them packing up a bit and she got worried.
"What are yall doing?" Daryl smirked as he glanced to Trixie and shrugged.
"Packing."
"Youre leaving!" Merle laughed as he went and put his arm around Trixies shoulders. She had gotten a bit used to them doing that but she was still uncomfortable about it and when he pulled her close and got near her ear she froze a bit.
"We aren't leaving for good darling. Daryl wants to go on a longer hunting trip, thinks we can bring back a deer or something."
"Oh ok thank god." Trixie let out a deeply held breath, making both guys smile to each other as Merle put his backpack over his shoulder and Daryl pulled his crossbow up.
"Worried much?"
"Yes Daryl I am. Andrea is going into town and then I see yall leaving I got worried I was going to be left alone again." Daryl and Merle exchanged a worried look now as they glanced around, noticing that she did have a right to be worried a bit. Other than Dale with his RV Trixie was the only one without a tent.
"Well, we are coming back alright? You can…uh..you can stay in the tent while we are gone if ya want. Be more secured than out in th open right?"
"Well yeah…I guess…but I don't want to intrude on your space."
"Darling if my lil bro here is offering you our tent don't pas the offer up. Besides, ya need to get used to my bed cause when we come back you might just be stuck there with me." Trixie rolled her eyes as Merle laughed and hugged her to him tighter before Daryl hit his brothers shoulder and frowned.
"Chill out Merle, lets get going while the light is still up." Trixie watched as Daryl and Merle grabbed a few of their guns and went to leave but before he could move far from her Trixie found herself grabbing Daryls hand and stopping him. He froze immediately as he turned slightly to her and watched as she walked up to him and gently wrapped her arms around his waist in a hug.
"Be safe and come back." Daryl glanced to Merle while Trixie held him. He was confused about what to do and when Trixie went to back up he smirked awkwardly before patting her shoulder and nodding to her.
"Be back in a few days." He left, leaving her alone now near their tent, and when Trixie sat on the ground she sighed. Taking her notepad and pens out she started to draw to keep her attention off the fact at she was alone but it didn't work and by dinner time she was painfully aware that her only three real friends were gone.
