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Raina awoke with a start. She sat up sharply, looking around. Daryl raised up, sleepy eyes looking at her questioningly. She had to smile at his groggy face, before turning away and plopping face first down onto her pillow. She hated her morning look.

"What you hidin' for?" Daryl teased, rubbing her back.

"I look a hot mess!" Raina mumbled against her pillow. Daryl pulled her toward him, with a smirk. She giggled and grabbed onto his arm, which was holding her.

"You don't look no hot mess. Look fine, baby." When the word 'baby' escaped from his lips, a strange look came across his face.

"That's the first time you've ever called me baby." Raina raised an eyebrow at him.

"Kinda slipped out." Daryl said, looking down. She could tell he wasn't used to the relationship stuff. Relationship? What were they, anyway? Raina figured now was as good a time as ever to ask.

"Well it's nice... Daryl?" She looked at him, and at her questioning tone, his eyes met hers.

"Hm?" He grunted.

"What are we? Are we... Together?" Raina looked down, then back up at his eyes. Daryl was silent. Raina was about to speak, when his voice stopped her.

"Uh, guess we are. Might as well be." He said quietly.

"Look, I know you ain't good with relationship stuff, and neither am I, but I love you. Last night... Last night was the best night of my life." She said quietly, scooting closer to him.

"Mine too. You're the first girl I, uh...ever really loved, Raina." Daryl admitted, fidgeting where he sat.

"You know, you fidget and shift around when you're uncomfortable." Raina stated with a smirk.

"I do?" Daryl smirked back.

"Yea. You jump in your sleep, too." Raina grinned.

"No I don't... Do I?" Daryl smiled. She giggled again.

"Yes you do! You'll be drifted off, and you jump, or twitch, or somethin'. I'm gettin' used to it." She smiled.

"You talk in your damn sleep." Daryl smirked again.

"Really?" She laughed. "Oh God, what do I say?"

"Dunno, weird shit. You say my name a helluva lot." He grinned.

"Oh, I bet you like that, don't ya?" She teased.

"Lemme tell you 'bout it." Daryl scoffed at her playfully, and pulled her into his arms. Raina noticed the cloudy sky through her window. A black and gray cloudy sky.

"Looks nasty out." Raina wrinkled her nose at the sight.

"Yea, an I gotta hunt in it." Daryl's face looked disgusted.

"Nooooo," Raina whined, "jus' say no."

"You wanna eat?" Daryl teased.

"Okay, you got me there. In fact, I feel like my stomach is eating itself." She grimaced.

"Let's go eat breakfast, then I gotta go huntin'." Daryl got off the bed, and began getting dressed. Raina realized that she was naked. She could feel herself blush.

"Uh, can you, uh, hand me my clothes?" Raina said, trying to make herself stop blushing.

"Yea." He grinned at her face. She rolled her eyes, and leaned over the side of the bed to grab his shirt. Raising back up, she threw it at him, hitting him right between his shoulder blades. Daryl turned around, staring at her incredulously.

Then, without warning, he ran over to the bed, jumping on her. She squealed, laughing as he kissed all over her bare neck, his facial hair tickling her. She laughed, and that was music to his ears. Daryl finally let up, and reached her lips for a long, deep kiss. Raina responded to his kiss, her arms around his neck.

"I... Gotta... Hunt." Daryl mumbled against her lips as they kissed.

"I... Know... Hurry... Back." Raina whispered against his lips. Daryl let their kiss linger for a moment, before lifting his face from hers. He then put a hand to the nape of her neck, leaned over, and kissed her head.

Daryl slung his crossbow over his shoulder and walked out of the hotel room. Raina jumped up from her bed, and walked over to the balcony. She slid the door open quietly, then stepped out onto the cold balcony floor. Wrapped in her blanket, she saw him walking from the lobby door.

Daryl looked back, seeing Raina standing on the balcony, and smiled before looking back toward his destination. She watched him until he was long gone into the woods. She thought of the smile he had on his lips, and she knew what it had meant.

"Yea, I love you, too." She whispered, before walking back inside.

Raina had started helping out the group again. Her bruises were fading, and the soreness was mostly gone. She was helping Maggie pin clothes up to dry, when she ran across one of Daryl's shirts. Grinning, she pinned it up and looked at Maggie.

"Does it freak you out when Glenn goes to town with Rick?" Raina asked.

"Yea, when I don't go with them, it scares the hell out of me. I hate it that he's so smart, but that nerdy thing he's got going on..." Maggie grinned, trailing off.

"Ha! Y'all are really cute together." Raina smiled at her friend.

"Well, look at you and Daryl. None of us ever thought he'd be a lover boy. You got him wrapped." Maggie raised her eyebrows.

"No, I think he's got me wrapped." Raina laughed.

"Either way, I think you two are perfect for each other. Like Glenn and myself, ya know? It's like our personalities cancel each other out, and it creates a perfect match... As much as I hate to say it, I'm glad things happened the way they did with Lori. I know it sounds cruel... But she was so, so wrong to Rick. Him and Andrea... They are something special." Maggie smiled.

"Yea, they really are. The way Daryl explained the story, I'm kinna glad I didn't meet Lori. I have a feelin' we would not have gotten along. At all." Raina scrunched up her face.

"It was bad." Maggie shook her head.

"I can tell." Raina said, as they finished hanging the clothes.

A few weeks passed, and it only got colder. There was only a few days left until Halloween, which seemed like a bad joke. Raina was sleeping in her bed, Daryl curled up beside her. Raina was sleeping soundly, when suddenly, something woke her up out of her sleep. Without missing a beat, she jumped up and ran into the bathroom.

Leaning over the toilet, she heaved and gagged. Trying to ignore the tears streaking her face, she took a moment to calm herself, and spit into the toilet. She was well aware of Daryl's hand on her back. Raina hated throwing up. She reached over and flushed the toilet.

"You aight?" Daryl's blue eyes were searching hers.

"Yea... Ugh, I hate throwin' up!" Raina said, wiping her eyes and reaching for her tooth brush. Daryl leaned against the door frame, watching her as she brushed her teeth, and spit into the sink.

"You need me to get you somethin'?" Daryl asked, his eyes worried.

"No... I think it was what I ate last night. I don't think it set well with my stomach." Raina grimaced at the thought. "But I feel okay now." She stepped toward him, feeling his arms go around her, and his lips pressing onto the top of her head.

"You start feelin' bad, tell Hershel. Gotta make sure we all stay healthy." Daryl said surely.

"I will." Raina forced a smile. But something was bothering her. Raina let the nagging feeling slip away, as Daryl grabbed her up into his arms and kissed her.