"So…" Merle drawled making Jen turn her head to look at him, it was afternoon they had put some distance between them and the horde on the plains, and he decided to stick to the road, it seems safer they could see the ground and Jen hadn't stumbled…much. "You know any other English words or just fuck?"
"Fuck?" She questioned looking around her quickly.
"No not fuck" He sighed, he had already picked up that she thought it meant trouble, every time she saw a walker or heard a sound she didn't like, she'd say it.
"Take that as a no…guess you picked it up from me huh?"
Merle snorted he could picture Daryl's amusement, when he'd tell him he taught an immigrant her first word. Gota find me first brother Merle frowned, his eyes focusing on the road as he walked, imaginary Daryl was right, he needed to find his brother before he could tell him anything. Where you gone little brother? Merle sighed running his hand down his face, but imaginary Daryl didn't answer that question, the one question Merle really wanted an answer to. No matter how hard he racked his brain Merle just couldn't come up with an answer himself and imaginary Daryl wasn't being much help either. Merle just couldn't think of any places where Officer friendly would take the group, he knew Daryl would still be with them, but he didn't know what to feel about that. He had checked the quarry but that had obviously been attacked and they left in a hurry, he had checked the CDC the place officer friendly had mentioned when he had trapped them in the store, but both places were practically destroyed the latter not even existing anymore, it looked like someone had disintegrated the building. Where else could they be? Merle pondered but he just couldn't remember every time the group ever had discussions about where to head, they always excluded him and Daryl, More me, people never been keen on me.
"Could sure use some good stuff now" Merle muttered to himself, his stump still hurt, burned even but he wasn't pussy enough to let it stop him surviving, but if he could get something just to numb him for a little while, just for a few hours, to make him feel, better happy- then what happens when walkers attack? Imaginary Daryl asked I'd find somewhere safe lock myself up walkers won't get me brother. Merle reassured he could see imaginary Daryl shaking his head. And the woman and her baby? how safe will they be? Your always thinking of yourself, never about anyone else Imaginary Daryl tutted his voice filled with disappointment as he disappeared as quickly as he came. Merle sighed again rubbing the stubble on his chin. Boy brother you always disappointed in me no matter what I did.
"Fuck"
Merle snapped from his thoughts at Jen's voice, looking around them for trouble, his eyes following in the direction she was pointing in, in front of them was a walker eating something. A deer. He noted by seeing the horns.
"Good I been needing to kill something" Merle nodded pulling his meat axe from the back of his trousers and twirling it slightly as they neared the walker, his grip tightening on his weapon.

She gagged hearing the sickening sound of the axe hitting bone and blood as Merle over slaughtered the zombie, it groaned in hungry trying to get to Merle, but it had no arms, no legs, a flattened torso, he was hitting it everywhere but the head, once she realized he was toying with it, she had turned away giving him his time, because she really didn't want him to use that axe on her, biting at her lip slightly Jenika scanned the open plains in the direction she was looking in, she could see three zombies but they were quite far away. How did they get all the way out here? She couldn't help but wonder, had they been people trying to survive or zombies that had traveled. Don't start thinking things that will make you sad she muttered to herself shaking the thoughts from her head continuing to look around, there wasn't anything interesting or useful, just open fields.
But was that a good sign or bad?
When the sickening sounds and groans stopped she glanced back to make sure he had finished before turning to him. The zombie was flattened and defiantly dead now. Merle released a deep breath crouching to wipe his axe on the grass beside him, his eyes focused on the ground. What's wrong? His infection? Has he snapped? Oh god I hope not. She cautiously waited for him to stand the axe going back in it's place at the back of his trousers. He looked at her then behind her a weird look crossing passed his eyes before he motioned at her with his head. Jenika followed silently, watching him from the corner of her eye. I wonder what's wrong she thought, he didn't look happy, or in pain he looked almost sad. She shifted her hold on Nikolai moving him so he was upright, he head resting on her shoulder, her hand supporting the back of his head encase he decided to suddenly move from his constant kicking and gurgling she was expecting it. The sling she had been using was worn down quite badly, so she decided to chuck it and she couldn't get another, no stores were open and manufacturers were somewhat preoccupied, with the whole end of the world thing.
"End of the world sure has changed everything hasn't it?" She smiled turning to Merle, her eyes flickering to something behind him, she paused in walking Merle following suite and turning to look t her, eyebrow raised confusion coating his face. "Look"

Merle stared at the foreign woman trying to think what she might have said before turning to look at what she was pointing at expecting to see walkers, but instead his eyes landed on something else.
"A house? Guess we hit farm lands" He stared around them looking for walkers but his eyes didn't land on any, there was a few back the way they came, but they had a few hours on them. If it's clear, it'll be a good place to buckle down for a while, least till that horde makes there way here. After carefully scanning the surroundings he moved towards the fields, Jen following behind him. The grass was just as long as the bit the had walked over that morning.
"Don't trip over, because I aint helping and I WILL laugh" Merle muttered glancing at Jen as she stumbled slightly, they approached a fence that surrounded the farm, it was pretty much covered by the growing grass but it was still visible, Merle placed his hand on the fence jumped over with ease,, his eyes scanning the property, Jen placed her hand on his shoulder gripping it to keep herself steady as she climbed over as well, looking around with him. It looked empty and it was quiet well everything but the baby was quiet. Hope it's just a vegetable farm. He slowly began walk towards the building looking around as he did so, there wasn't a barn or chick coops, it was looking more likely to be just a house with lots of land. Merle stopped in front of the house taking a glance through the dusty windows, everything inside looked untouched but looks can be deceiving, pulling out his meat axe he moved to the front door, rattling the hand, it was locked of course, he kicked the door open waiting in a stance ready to kill, but nothing moved, with another glance outside the house he moved inside, motioning for Jen to wait by the front door, the Kitchen was on the right a large archway giving him a clear view of it, the Living room on the left with the same large archway, there was a smaller door in the kitchen he moved towards it pushing it open, the dinning room, empty, he moved over to the over door pushing that open to and realized he was in the living room, the downstairs was all connected. He walked back over to the hallway over to the stairs opposite the front door, which Jen had closed and was leaning against. Smart. The stairs creaked as he moved up them, but no groaning. There was three closed doors up stairs, one door straight opposite the stairs and one door on the left of the landing the other on the right, he pushed open the door in front of him first, a clean white bathroom. The door on the left led to a smaller bedroom, the door on the right a larger bedroom, he checked under the beds and in the wardrobes and place a walker could be, when he was satisfied the house was empty he went back down to Jen giving her a nod.
"All clear.