Hey! WOW did anyone Else see that new Episode of TWD! omg I was Screaming at my screen!bahhh omg ! I was so excited about it! ok ok on to other things. I got a review for my last chapter that was... less than friendly. I understand not everyone will like my story and I don't mind that, I also don't mind criticism if it is constructive, but when you are deliberately rude about something That is unacceptable. if you don't like my story that's ok, but don't read it if it is so terrible. on that note thank you to all my readers who do enjoy my story I really appreciate it and I love to here your feed back. if you have any advise for me please just shoot me a message. if you want to discuss tonight's episode we can have a therapy session in my inbox

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Chapter 13

Brooke was running in a dark forest from who or what she didn't know until she heard the snarls. she picked up speed but they where getting louder and louder. the trees whipped past her as if she was running fifty miles per hours, the snarling continued to echo all around her. she felt as if she was being surrounded and that's when she realized she was, all around her where walkers, but not just regular walkers, these where her family, everyone in the group snarling and snapping their jaws at her, she screamed until her voice was hoarse and fell into the fetal position. the walkers hissed her name louder and louder. " Brooke... Brooke...-"

"Brooke wake up its OK!" a voice pulled her from her sleep and she opened her eyes quickly and shot up only to hiss in pain and be gently pushed back down. " Your fine we set your shoulder and your all bandaged up, safe , back at the farm " it was Rick that was speaking to her now and Brooke sighed. " Am i in Hershel's house?" she asked groggily and Rick nodded. " Yeah we patched you up here, you've only been here about twenty minutes, Reba's patching Daryl up in the other room" At the mention of Daryl she made to get up ." Whoa slow slow, you can see him when your better" he went to push her back down but she slapped his hand away. " I need to be with him" she argued and he looked like he wanted to tell her no but with a sigh he leaned over and gently lifted her up to carry her to the next room, when he opened the door Reba scowled. " I Just fixed her she needs rest" she glared at Rick to get her point a crossed. " She wants to be in here with Daryl and if we tell her no she will just come in here when we are all asleep" Reba still looked pissed but let him pass to set Brooke on the bed next to Daryl. She saw his bandaged head and felt anger rise in her " who shot him?" she demanded."it was an accident..." Rick started but Brooke cut him off "Who...shot him?" she repeated with a little more venom, even as weak as she felt she still had the strength to be angry. " Andrea did but we thought you two where walkers, all covered in blood and hobbling, it was an accident and she was very sorry" Rick said softly and Brooke let it go... for now. she just lay next to him and yawned. " Get some rest..." Reba said gently and kissed her for head " And no more super stunts please, your gonna give me a heart attack" and with that they left and Brook fell back to sleep.

She awoke some time later with an arm wrapped around her middle and someone's breath on her neck, she just snuggled deeper into him until she heard soft voices talking. It seemed to wake Daryl up too because he disentangled himself from her. Rick and Shane where in the room with them and as soon as they saw Daryl awake they wanted to know what had happened and if they had found the group. When they realized they hadn't they seemed to deflate a bit. " Well we will pick it up again tomorrow , you two get some more rest" Rick says and him and Shane leave the room. They stay silent for a bit before Daryl turns to her and gently pulls her so that they are face to face. his hand comes up to cup her cheek and his thumb traces the side of her face. " thought we was both goners..." he mumbles and brings Brooke s lips to his in a soft kiss, not wanting to hurt his injuries or hers. when he pulls away he pulls her against his chest, mindful of her shoulder. " we kept each other safe, i had faith that we would get back OK, a little worse for wear but... we survived" Brooke shrugs with her good arm " i knew we would be OK". Daryl lips up turn into a smirk and he squeezes her waist. " your somethin else girl...Brooke" he corrects himself and she chuckles " So are you".

The next day Brooke is deemed OK to get up, but is restricted to walking very short distances around camp, and also restricted from work much to her agitation. Reba put her arm in a sling to help keep pressure off her shoulder. she walked slowly to the fire pit, sitting in an empty lawn chair before being handed a plate of fresh eggs much to her excitement, someone had scrambled some but left two boiled ones for her, she gobbled them down happily, she hated scrambled eggs because she didn't like the yolk. Glenn also walked up to her and handed her a peach and some jerky, she ate the peach but decided to take the jerky to Daryl, she wasn't a real fan of the stuff. once she reached Daryl tent she saw Andrea leaving and felt her anger rise, she tucked the jerky into her sling and stalked forward. Andrea noticed her and cut her a look. " whats your problem?" she asked and with Brooke's good arm she threw a heavy punch to Andrea's face. Seeing Andrea knocked on her ass was worth the pain in her shoulder from jerking around " You are my problem, stay away from him, you trigger happy bitch" and before Andrea could even get up she stalked into Daryl tent, he was giving her a very amused look. " What!?" he just laughed and pat the space beside him, gesturing for her to sit. " Nice punch Rocky" He teased and Brooke sent him a playful glare " yea yea, told you i could take care of myself".

Reba was walking the perimeter of the fences when Rick decided to come talk to her. " How are you?" he asked only for her to shrug. " I'm fine, just worried about Brooke, shes always putting herself at risk, playing the hero card and i know that that's just her shes always hated seeing people hurt and always wants to help but i just wish for once she would be selfish...think of her own safety" Reba looked out towards the woods with a sigh, nothing good had come from those woods yet and the looming danger was giving her a head ache. " Maybe you should take your own advice..." His words made her snap her head to the side to stare at him with wide eyes. " Whats That supposed to mean?!" she growled and he held up his hands. " Listen i love Brooke too, shes family... but she is a grown woman and sometimes you forget that as much as i do, she can take care of herself, and your gonna have to let her walk on her own, cant always be there to catch her when she falls" Reba knew he was right. She just didn't want to admit it, not even to herself, she looked back out towards the forest and Rick slipped a hand on her shoulder. " you need to be selfish sometimes too Reba,try to take care of yourself too. " his breath was on her neck as he spoke and it made her feel all fuzzy, she nodded stiffly and stepped away from him. " your right, I'll let up on her a bit" she heard him sigh and he patted her shoulder again before leaving. she wanted to tell him to stay but she knew he shouldn't so she remained quiet as she finished her check and headed back to the others