" Well ain't that cute baby brother. Got yourself a nice little family." Merle's unpleasant voice came from the door. Rick had somewhat tried to get Merle to walk away but in all honestly Rick just wanted to go back out there and deal with the walker problem. Soon after Merle had spoken up Rick left and went to check fences. Everyone watched him leave.
Once Merle had spoken up Jenna looked over to Beth who's eyes grew in terror. She grabbed Beth's hand and pulled her out of the cell and around Merle. " Go make sure Carl and Judith are alright." She said. Beth hesitated and tried to see around Jenna but she was blocked every time. Beth just turned and walked away. Jenna sighed.
" Isn't she just a doll." Merle said cruelly.
Daryl sighed. Jenna smiled and turned quickly. She slammed Merle into the wall and the sound of his body hitting the door made a clang and everyone but Carl and Beth all gathered.
" You listen to me you worthless dick." Jenna said through her teeth. " You stay the hell away from my sister. If I so much as catch you looking at her I swear to God I will not hesitate." She said pulling her knife.
" Jenna…" Daryl said quietly.
" Everything that just happened out there is your fault." She said. " Anyone who died today that blood is on you so you better play nice around here or I'll throw you over the fence myself." She said.
Merle looked over to his brother and expected him to step in. When Daryl just took steps back Merle laughed. She was still holding her knife close to his neck. " Careful now you might break a nail sweetheart." He said with a wink.
Jenna so badly wanted to just slit his throat right there but she didn't. She smirked at the grinning Merle and took a step back. She put her knife in her pocket and took another step back.
He laughed. " That's what I thought. You talk tough but you-" Merle was saying until her fist connected with his jaw. She hit him so hard his head hit the wall and he fell over. He let out a grunt.
She bent over and grabbed his color. " Did you not just hear me?" She asked. He just glared at her with evil dead eyes. She could tell somehow she was going to pay for that. He said nothing. " Good. Now shut up." She said and pushed his collar away.
She turned around to find Glenn, Hershel, Beth G. and Maggie all staring at her with wide and somewhat frightened eyes. She gave them all a slight nod. She then looked over at Daryl who just glared at her and then turned away. She watched him pick up his brother and drag him up the stairs to the cell at the end where no one else was sleeping.
" Hershel please make sure everyone gets something to eat. I have to talk to Rick." She said as she walked past them. Hershel nodded. Before she left she heard Beth.G whisper wow to everyone. She smiled at herself.
" Axel and Carol?" Jenna asked as she walked over to Rick who was dragging two bodies to the side. He stopped, looked at her and nodded. " That's a shame." She said. Axel was a good guy for an inmate. And Carol well someone would miss her.
" That man is dangerous." he said. Jenna nodded. " We have to do something about him…"
" Like what? Last time you tried to do anything about the Governor Oscar died, Daryl was captured and forced to fight his brother and then you went back to save them and then look what happened." She said pointing to the yard of walkers.
" Well it's not like we can just sit back and watch while he gets more people to come back and kill us all." Rick said.
" No but we can take a day to just… think everything through." Jenna said.
" Since when do you think everything through?" Rick laughed.
She smiled. " Since now." She said shaking her head. She walked over to Rick and put a hand on his shoulder. " The sun is going down. Why don't we all try to get some sleep then in the morning you can make your war plans." She smiled.
" Your on my side on this?" Rick asked in a surprise.
" The guy made me take my shirt off in front of him and sicked his attack dog Merle on me. Hell yeah I'm on your side." She smiled.
Rick nodded and they walked inside. Jenna told everyone Carol and Axel were dead. They all were quiet for a second until Judith started to cry softly. Rick walked over to Carl and took Judith and held her close. After that everyone found their way into a cell for some sleep. Jenna how ever was not getting any sleep. She hadn't see Daryl since he took his brother to the top cell.
Jenna made sure Beth was asleep before she left the cell. She walked out and into the other empty part of their cell block. She sat at on of the only tables left and ran her fingers through her hair. Daryl getting his brother back had all of a sudden made Jenna think about Alan and Ashley. She wondered if it was possible if they were alive. She just sat alone and in silence.
" Was all that necessary?" Daryl's voice came from behind her. She turned to see him just behind her with his arms crossed.
" Was what necessary?" She asked.
" The show you put on for everyone earlier." he said.
She shook her head. " That wasn't a show. I meant everything I said to him." She said standing up. " are you seriously going to be pissed off at me because I told your brother off?" She asked and he said nothing. " Daryl I get he is your brother but do you not remember what happened the last time your brother was around Beth?"
" That's not the point." He said.
" Yes it is. Merle is dangerous and I don't trust him." Jenna said.
" Well I do." Daryl said.
" Of course you do he is your brother." She said. Daryl rolled his eyes. " Alright you want an apology?" She asked. " fine I'm sorry I hit Merle once and threatened him. Not like he ever did anything to me.." She said and walked away.
" That isn't what I meant." Daryl said sharply and grabbed her hand. " all I meant was everyone deserves a second chance." he said. " hell you gave me one.." he looked down and away. She knew he was right.
" Because I knew you were good." She said placing a hand on his chest over his heart. " But Merle is a different story."
" he did just save your ass." Daryl pointed out.
Jenna sighed. She had no more arguments left. " Alright fine." She smiled. " but I wasn't joking earlier, something happens and its his fault.."
" yea yeah." Daryl rolled his eyes. Jenna smiled at him. She leaned in and kissed his lips gently. She pulled away and started to walk away. " Where are you going?" he asked letting go of her hand.
" Like you said he did save my ass. I guess I have to thank him." She said not to excited about going to talk to Merle. Daryl just sighed and she didn't see where he went.
She walked up the stairs and to the last cell where Merle was laying on the bed just looking up. He had heard her walk up so he sat up in the corner. " what do I owe the pleaser." he said in a dark tone.
" I just came to thank you for earlier." She said leaning on the door frame. He laughed.
" What for saving your ass from the bitter?" he asked and she nodded. The smile on his face was gone after that.
" and I assume it was you who got Daryl to come back so I-"
" Wooh! Wait why do you think that was me?" Merle asked.
" Your joking right? All you do is tell Daryl what to do." She said.
" Well your wrong." Merle said. " It was him. Said he belonged here." He rolled his eyes. A small smile spread across Jenna's face. " Don't see why? All I see is you and Rick running the show and he just gets bossed around like some henchmen." Merle said.
" That's a lie." She said. " Daryl had more than earned his place, we all have. He had done more good in the last year then you probably have done your whole life." She said. " And if you weren't so self-centered you could see your brother is a good man and loyal." She said getting angry at merle.
He just laughed. " aw isn't that sweet." Merle said. " you don't know shit about my baby brother." he said getting more serious.
Jenna just smirked and shook her head. " Yeah because your such an amazing brother." She rolled her eyes. She was about to turn away.
" what the hell is that supposed to mean." he said.
" You know exactly what it means. For someone who claims to protect his brother you did a piss poor job at it." She said and she was about to walk away.
How could she talk to him like that? Merle was shocked, no one ever talked back to him. He got angry and grabbed her arm. Maybe a bit tighter then he meant to. " I spent my whole life looking out for that kid." He said. " I did my best so you have no right to tell me other wise."
" No right? To hell with that I have more right to say that than anyone" She said jerking her arm away from her. " While you rotted in jail and ran away every week and he was alone you know where he would go?" She asked.
He let her go. Then looked down. Merle sighed. " I taught him how to be tough. Showed him you can't count on anyone but blood." Merle argued. His argument was pointless.
" Exactly why me and Beth where the only real family Daryl ever had." She said. " You think that your tough because you don't have to rely on anyone but now a days that attitude gets your killed."
" What's your point." He said.
" My point is the world is shrinking and we are all we have, We have each other and we are willing to add you to our group but you have to realize what Rick says goes, hell what I say goes as well." She says.
" What ever you say girly." He said with a laugh and rolled his eyes.
" I'm serious Merle."
" You put on a convincing show but I don't sense the killer your trying to push." he said really close to her.
" you threaten my family or the safety of them don't think for one second I won't put a bullet through your head." She said through her teeth and walked away.
So what do you think of Jenna? Kinda badass no? Let me know what y'all think :)
