Another stupidly short but sweet one, thanks for the reviews. I am signing off for the day good night all.
Daryl sat day in and day out beside Beth's hospital bed listening to the damned machine bleep at him, he wouldn't go home, wouldn't go for a shower, the only times he left was to go to the bathroom then he came straight back.
"Daryl do you love my sister?" Maggie asked him from across the room, he looked up at Maggie.
"Don't know, honest Maggie, she's the best thing that ever happened to me, I can't imagine my life without her, we are friends, if I ever find out how this happened who did this to her..." he stopped looking at her, the bastard, he set fire to her apartment, they were getting to close, he stood up. "Watch her Maggie, I will be back I have to see a father about a lighter." and he walked out, it tore at his heart to leave her there sleeping but he knew his father had answers and he needed them now, before she was put in any more danger.
He jumped on his motorbike, Merle had dropped off in case he needed something or Beth woke up and he had to go and get it, he pulled away making his way to the only person that had answers for him, answers he needed now more than ever.
45 minutes later he pulled up outside his family home, home that thought made him laugh, he had never really had a home. Daryl swung his leg over the bike and walked to the front door he walked in and over to the chair he knew his father would be sat in, in just his boxers, while he watched shit tv and got pissed again.
"Boy, you came home" Daryl looked in disgust at the thing in front of him that called himself his father.
"You attacked Beth!" he stated "You set fire to her apartment, you tried to take her like you took mum." he surprised himself at how quite he was.
"Daryl I have told you over and over again, I didn't hurt your mother and I didn't try and hurt that little girl of yours, she is a good girl."
"Your a lying fuck, after this I don't want to see you again after all this, I just want the god damned truth." he looked at the old man in front of him, the man who had scared him for so many years, had intimidated him, belittled him, made him piss in his pants every time he raised his voice and he knew one thing, to protect Beth this man didn't scare him any more. "I'm on to you Will and when I have all the evidence, when I get the answers you have denied me I will have your arse in to Officer Grimes and I will watch them do you for all those murders all those women who you have killed, you heartless bastard you stay from her from now on" he turned from the man who had once had the balls to call himself his father.
"Daryl" he paused not turning around "Don't look for answers you don't want, don't look for something that could cause you more damage than I ever put you through, trust me when I tell you this son, this thing is bigger than your little girl and your going to end up without her like I ended up without your mother."
"You lost her along time before she ever died, you lost her the day you took your hand to her, you lost her when you pinned Merle to the kitchen table and forced the food down his throat until he almost choked to death, you lost her that night when I was six and you hit me so hard out of my chair at the table that I was unconscious for three days, so don't make out you loved her, you despised us all, only now do I realise just how fucked up and lonely you really are and guess what old man, your gunna die that way to." he walked out of the house feeling proud of himself for what he had finally said to his father. He headed back to the hospital back to the only thing in his life he cared for, Beth.
He stormed into the hospital heading for her room, he opened the door quietly and went to his seat in the corner not disturbing her visitors, he watched as her father raised his head to him and nodded at him, then looked back at his daughter. He made his way to the side of the bed and lent down to kiss Beth on the head, he held her hand in his.
"Beth wake up for me, come back." he whispered to her "I have so much to tell you" that's when he felt it her hand tightened on his just slightly but enough. "Wake up sweetheart, wake up and come back" he turned to Maggie "Get the nurse Maggie she gripped my hand, it was only light but she did it" Maggie ran from the room.
Daryl sat beside her bed looking down at her, two days ago he was so sure he knew she had heard him he knew she had reacted to his pleas but still nothing, he lent over her and kissed her head again. "Beth I love you, I ain't never said this to no one, and I know I would never stop ya from doin nothing but I love you and I have already lost a couple of weeks out of my 5 months, Beth please" He nearly fell on the floor when she opened her eyes and looked at him, he ran from the room screaming for the nurse, the doctor and the entire army.
"Beth your family are on their way, I'm so glad your back I missed you my friend." he smiled at her while he held her hand. He watched her eyes look at him pleadingly "hold on, got me an idea" he went out the room and was back in a few minutes with a pen and paper.
Missed you too, heard you, I heard you, everything you said, it wasn't him, it wasn't ya father I will explain.
She dropped the pen her eyes filling up with tears, she poked his fingers and he handed her the pen, she looked at him and then back down at the paper concentrating hard.
Your all I could think about, I couldn't get out but I knew I had to because of you, I love you too Daryl Dixon.
He kissed her head again and stroked her hand "Their going to be taking that pipe out they told me, and then you can speak to me, I will take ya back to my apartment, ya can finish uni, ya can go back to work you will be safe, aint no-one gunna hurt ya again ever." he heard the door open and made his way back to the corner of the room staying away from her family while they came in and fussed over her, but her eyes never left his. He had her back and thats all that mattered right now.
