I wanted to get the next chapter up, I don't know when I'll post again since it's the holidays, but I'll try to if i can. I'm sure I'll have some free time here and there.

Fourteen

"Is that him?" I ask, not even paying attention to the walkers that are getting closer to our car by the second.

"I think so…but who's with him?" Maggie asks curiously.

"I guess we'll find out…." Glenn mutters and drives the car over to the door, which swings open. I throw open the car door and when Daryl steps outside I throw my arms around him. When I open my eyes I see who was standing behind with him.

"Give up on me that fast?" Daryl asks, but I barely hear him.

"Merle?" I squeak.

"Oh great, this just gets better and better." Glenn shakes his head.

"We need to go!" Maggie says, tapping her foot impatiently. I pull away from Daryl and stare at him.

"Well he's not coming with us." Glenn says, pointing to Merle.

"Hell yeah he is." Daryl snaps. "He's my brother, I ain't jus' gonna leave him here!"

"Who made it yer decision China-Man?" Merle asks Glenn.

"Korean! Geez is it that hard to remember?" He throws his arms up in the air.

"Look, we can figure this out when we get back to the prison!" I say and push Daryl in the car and get in after him. Merle gets in on the other side of me without being asked.

"I cannot believe this is happening." Glenn mutters. I glance at Merle.

"Ya got my crossbow?" Daryl asks, as If Merle being here means nothing.

"In the back." Maggie says. Daryl nods and looks at me.

"You're bleeding." I comment, placing my hand on his arm.

"Jus' scraped my arm on a tree." He mutters.

"Well, ya got a prison huh?" Merle asks sarcasm thick in his voice, even if what he's saying isn't sarcastic.

"Yeah." Glenn breathes out. I scoot closer to Daryl.

"Where have you been, we thought you were dead." I say softly.

He looks at me then at Daryl. "A town, but I'd rather come with ya'll. The group there was good, but too much t' do. And The Governor was onto me. I'd rather jus' sit back for a bit."

"That isn't how we work things; you have to pull your weight." Maggie snaps. I take a deep breath…this is not going to end well.

When we get back to the prison, Rick's yelling starts bouncing off the walls. And then Merle and Daryl's join in. "Well isn't this fun…" Lori mutters from next to me. Judith is crying too so that makes it about ten times worse.

"My head is going to EXPLODE!" Carl yells as he passes by the cell. I smile slightly. Lori shakes her head.

"Who is that guy they're arguing with?" Beth appears in the doorway. "Merle Dixon, Daryl's older, meaner brother." Lori says, making a gun with her hand and pretending to shoot herself. Beth laughs.

"Yeah I know right. I'm surprised they aren't attracting walkers, they're really loud." She says thoughtfully. I open my mouth to respond when I hear Daryl's voice boom over all the other, using some very choice words before I hear the door to the cell block slam and see him walk by.

"I'll talk to him." I mutter, walking past Lori and Beth. Carl is pacing the cell block, his fingers in his ears. "Daryl!" I call. He stops for a moment, but then just keeps walking up to his perch. I follow him. "Is he gonna stay?" I ask.

"I don't know, Rick doesn't trust him. He thinks he'll just cause trouble. And Merle was pretty pissed about the whole Atlanta thing." Daryl shrugs.

I pause then say, "But he's staying for now?"

"Yes."

"He knows where we are, he might as well stay. If we send him out he'll go back to that other group and who know what they'll do. We don't know if they're good people or not."

"I know that Carol." Then a look of fear crosses Daryl's face.

"What?" I ask.

"Dammit." Daryl mutters to himself.

"Daryl!"

"He ain't gonna like…you and me." Daryl says as nicely as he can manage.

I grit my teeth. "Well he'll just have to deal with it." I say matter-o-factly.

"That's gonna take some time…"

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