Daryl was trudging through the woods, hearing the camp right ahead of them, while Merle was walking like he wasn't even carrying a buck on his back and chatting the whole time.

"Im telling ya little brother, when we get there with this food she will come right up to me and give me a great big ol kiss. I can tell it."

"Your dreaming Merle. You aint her type."

"And you are? Ya weak when it comes to women brother. And how many you been with?"

"A few, not as many as you but I know how to take care of em."

"Yeah I bet ya do brother I bet ya do. I can take care of her better than ya can any day." Merle and Daryl were exchanging glances as they came into the camps opening and were met face to face with guns. Stopping in their tracks Shane sighed before he lowered his gun and nodded to Glenn and T-Dog.

"Its just them."

"Yeah just us Sheriff. With food you might add."

"Whats with the warm welcoming there copper?" Merle walked around Shane as he went and put his buck down on the ground near the center of camp. Finally noticing the new guy and smiling as he stood up to notice how uncomfortable everyone was acting so far with them. Daryl copied and as he put his buck down Lori smiled to them both.

"Thank you for the food." Daryl nodded to her before glancing to Shane, who was trying not to look them in their eyes, and when he cleared his throat Shane glanced right to him.

"So, my brother asked you a question. Didn't ya hear him?"

"I did, its just….a sensitive subject right now."

"What is? And whos the chinese kid with the nigger?" Glenn and T-Dog glared at Merle but before Glenn could say a word T-Dog gripped his shoulder and shook his head.

"Aint worth it man."

"Sure as hell aint. Now yall got something to say to us or did we just walk up on a funeral we didn't know about?" Shane glanced to T-Dog and Glenn before Andrea and Amy walked over a bit closer. Lori told Carl to go and find Sophie when Dale got to them and as Daryl was looking around he noticed that Trixie wasn't there and thought that was a bit off for her. She usually was the first in the crowd when he brought food back now. Glancing to his brother he saw him fussing with Shane about what they werent telling them and as he put his hand on his brothers shoulder he glanced to him.

"Merle. Do you see someone missing?" Merle glanced around, noticing for once that Trixie wasn't there, and as he went to go to the tent Andrea blocked his way.

"Move it sugar tits, I got a gal to find."

"Trixies not in the tent Merle." Daryl was not watching her as Andrea sighed and tried to find words to say to them. Fearing the worse Daryl turned to Shane and glared at him.

"Where is she?" Shane rubbed the back of his neck as he glanced to Daryl and sighed finally.

"She was at the watering hole last ngiht….all we know so far is a walker came and…"

"Oh youre shitting me!" Daryl dropped his crossbow and started to go right to the watering hole, Andrea stopping Shane and shaking her head as Merle followed a bit slower but still rushing to catch his brother. When Daryl hit the tree line near the watering hole he glanced around and noticed a trial of blood and growled a bit as he ran his hand through his hair.

"Lil bro it wont do no good if it got her!"

"Shut up Merle!" Daryl was glancing around the edge of the water when he heard a splash and one of the other girls in the group walked over to him.

"Daryl are you alright?"

"No! What happened to Trixie! Did Shane tell you?"

'Oh…uh she got attacked last night is all I know. She was pretty bad when they brought her back…"

"They brought her body back!" Daryl looked like he was about to get sick when the girl smiled and put her hand on his arm gently.

"Daryl love, shes over by the water. Shes not dead. Don't know why Shane wouldn't say that first." Daryl exchanged a look with Merle as the girl showed them where Trixie was sitting on the same rock she had been hurt on the night before. She was looking at the ground and searching the dirt marks where her feet scuffled with Eds and hoped that she had messed the markings up good enough that no one would know the difference between a struggle and walking but when two feet came into her eye sight she gasped and went to scoot backwards before she came face to face with Daryl. He was searching her face, looking for any sign of sickness or scratches when Merle walked up behind him and grinned to her.

'How ya doing princess? Heard ya had a scare last night." Trixie eyed Daryl and then Merle. They were here, they were back and she was protected again. But she would have to leave the tent, theyd need it back, but hey two days out of Eds sight and inside was better than none and with them around she could set up her site next to theirs. Ed wouldn't touch her again! Merle was looking her over as Daryl searched her arms for any signs of cuts and when he lightly touched her wrist he noticed a bruise before she reacted and launched herself at them. She wrapped her arms around Daryl tightly, making him uncomfortable as he looked to Merle for an explanation but all his brother could do was grin.

"I take it ya alright?" Trixie glanced to Daryl and shook her head but before she could cry she turned to look at Merle and hugged him. He returned the gesture by putting his arm around her and holding her tight as he glanced to his brother.

"Shes in shock little bro. Don't ya know nutin?" He chuckled a bit as Daryl rubbed the back of his neck and glanced her over from behind. She was messed up still, her jeans still bloody and her shoes caked in mud and dirt. Her hair was a mess and when he went to smooth it out he saw another bruise on her neck. She jumped at his touch though and turned from Merle quickly as she patted her hair down on the back of her neck and shook her head.

"Were ya hurt? Cut?" Trixie eyed Daryl, her eyes getting big and round as he said the word cut, but when she told herself that it wasn't Ed she shook her head and frowned before looking to the ground.

"Ya gonna give us the silent treatment now princess?" Trixie glanced to Merle before opening her mouth and then closing it. She didn't know what to say. She was still in shock and she was glad they were home. She was happy to have someone who believed her about Ed to being with be there so he wouldn't hurt her again but when she tried to convey this she couldnt find the words.

"Shes been silent since last night. Shock Dale says. Wont speak to us but reacts." They turned to see Andrea and Amy walking towards them. Amy went and hugged Trixie, which surprised Daryl and Merle, but when Trixie hugged her back she eyed Andrea and reached out for her. Andrea wrapped an arm around her waist and pulled Trixie to her, letting Trixie lean into her and whisper in her ear.

"She talked to you since then?"

"A sentence or two last night, wanted to stay in yalls tent for safety. She wont speak to anyone else. And hasn't said much since then. But she did say that….well…she doesn't want yall to leave again." Daryl and Merle exchanged glances but as Trixie eyed them she knew their answer before they even said it.

"One at a time, but not both I swear." Daryl glanced to Trixie, watching her nod as she eyed him and waited for what he was going to do or say next but it was Merle and Andrea who acted first.

"You need to get some rest now ok?"

"She didn't sleep?"

"No Merle, would you! Don't answer that! Shes a little girl. Well young woman, and she was attacked. She stayed up crying all night." Trixie buried her head into Andreas shoulder as Daryl and Merle both felt like assholes for leaving for so long but they knew now wasnt the time to dwell on that.

"Well, lets get her back to bed. Shes safe now." Daryl nodded up the path and when Andre followed him Trixie followed her, keeping really close, and at every noise from th woods Trixie would jump or whin lowly and it made all of them feel worse for her as they got back to the camp site. Trixie eyed the two bucks that the guys were gutting and as she glanced to Daryl he smiled. Merle went to move the bags back to the tent while Andrea helped Trixie over there and when she released Trixies hand Trixie went in the tent to grab her blanket and go find a nearby place. As she pulled it off of Daryl's cot he poked his head inside and frowned.

"What are ya doing girl?" Trixie turned quickly and frowned as Daryl put the banket back on the cot and motioned for her to sit. As she did he sat on Merle's cot and held his hand out for her boot but when she pulled her knees to her chest he nodded for a second before walking out and Andrea walking in.

"Lets get you changed. You need to get batter clothes on ok?"

"Jeans?" Trixie croaked, her throat was sore from crying and s Andrea smiled she nodded.

"I got a pair of Amy's. They should fit you. And you got th tee shirt I got you yesterday right? So lets get you changed and comfy." Trixie nodded as she pulled her boots off and noticed the mud and blood caked on them. She let a tear fall as she pulled the other one off and then pulled her jeans down. She hadnt inspected the damage before now and when she pulled her jeans off and noticed how soaked her panties were Andrea couldnt help but see it either and she frowned as she gasped. Trixie inwardly groaned as she tried to sit and cover herself but Andrea grabbed her arm and pulled her back to her before she could.

"Don't."

"Don't! Don't! Are you nuts! Don't! Why not! Who was it! Who was it Trixie!" Trixie glanced to the tents door and then back to Andrea.

"He will kill me." Andrea glanced back to the tent door too before piecing together what she thought Trixie was telling her and when Andrea frowned Trixie wrapped her arms around herself.

"Merle or Daryl?" Trixie eyed Andrea in confusion before she gasped and shook her head.

"NO! Not them…no…please don't make me say anything. I just want to forget!" Andrea frowned before she motioned for Trixie to take her panties off and she shoved them in her back pocket.

"Im going to get you some new ones, Amys ok? And Im going to burn these. You are going to talk to me alter though."

"Please, if he knows I said something to someone he will kill me then you. Don't make me say, they are here now, he wont mess with me." Andrea frowned ad she tried to think about what guy in the camp would be scared of the Dixon's but pretty much every guy wouldn't dare to take them on. She knew it wasn't Dale and probably not Shane since he helped her last night and she seemed fine around him but the new guy hadn't been around her much and T-Dog didn't have a girl he liked. Then there was the other guy Jim and Ed. Shaking her head Andrea went out of the tent o get her a new pair of panties but as she was gone Daryl and Merle was standing guard outside of the tent. Andrea and Trixie had been whispering, even though a bit loudly, but Daryl got a good enough picture of what was going on and as he too tired to think of who might have hurt Trixie he didn't even come close to thinking it was a bad as Andrea knew.

"Trixie im back. Here, get dressed, I think they have something for you to eat." Trixie knew she was talking about the guys and as she nodded Andrea glanced over her body and frowned. Trixie had decided to change into a pair of sweats that Andrea had given her on one of the first few nights and he shirt she had on was Daryls. She couldnt be in tight clothes hat showed her body off right now, she felt sick when we was, and as Andrea grinned to her Trixie shrugged. Sitting down on the cot Andrea was finally happy that she was comfortable but when Trixie went to put her hair up Andrea shook her head as she saw the back of her neck.

"What?"

"I wouldn't. Someone will see." Trixie nodded as she left her hair down and crawled under the blanket, wrapping up tight as Andrea wished her a good night and to come see her if anything else happens. Nodding to her Trixie stared at the ceiling of the tent, the roof? When she was getting warm in the blanket she heard someone coming into the tent and saw Merle walking over to his cot. She tightened the blanket a bit out of instinct and when he noticed he frowned.

"Ya a pretty gal Trixie but I aint one for forcing myself on a woman. If ya want me ya will come get me. I was coming for some smokes anyways. How ya feeling lil gal?" Trixie eyed Merle and sighed, releasing the blanket a bit and frowning.

"Sick." She nodded to Merle before he frowned and sat on his cot.

"Want to tell ol Merle about what happened?" She gasped a bit and shook her head hard, making him chuckle.

"No."

"Its alright darling. Too soon I get it. Ya will come around. Don't worry ya little head though, me and my little brother are right outside and you are safe in here. No one would fuck with us ya know."

"Yeah, I know. That's why im glad yall are back." Trixie sighed as she rolled over in the cot and winced a bit as she hit a bruise she had on her hip from the rock jabbing into her. Merle watched her for a bit more before he walked out and glanced down to Daryl.

"Shes bad?"

"Messed up little bro."

"We gonna do something about it?"

"Don't see why? Shes not my problem."

"Are you kidding me Merle! You said in the woods that….." Daryl stopped when he saw his brother smirking at him.

"Thought so." Merle sat on the stump and smoked on his cigarette before Daryl growled to his brother and walked into the tent quietly. He meant to grab a cigarette himself and get out but when he saw Trixie sleeping on his cot he froze and found himself looking her over. She was covered in his blanket and for some reason had on one of his shirts but instead of being angry or disgusted like he thought he would he smiled. Sitting on his brothers cot he glanced around the tent and noticed that even though a bit small it was neat and the floor had enough room for him to sleep there. Grabbing one of the other blanket his brother kept on his side of the tent Daryl made a make shift cot on the floor between the two cots and stuck his head out to Merle.

"Im turning in."

'You aint taking my cot ya not."

"No, im on the floor." Daryl nodded as he went back in and put his hunting knife up under his cot and then put his boots by the front flap of the tent. As he laid down on the makeshift cot he pulled the banket over himself and rolled on his side to watch Trixie. She was breathing softly and seemed peaceful as he closed his eyes and decided to sleep some as well before they needed to go hunting again or had another attack. He had to be on his toes for whatever happened next.