Chapter 25: Preserve some Water?

"The hell ya doin, come on!" I got yanked out of my daze by Merle; his hand was on my arm pulling me into the open door.

The doors slammed shut as soon as me and Merle were in, I don't know how long I stood outside but I had been the last one out there...everyone else was already in looking at the man pointing the gun at us.

"Holah...what did I miss?" I asked coming to stand by Daryl.

"We all gotta submit to a blood test." He told me, the guy had put the gun down and was leading us towards an elevator.

"Hell no," I whispered, only Daryl and Merle hearing me in the small cramped elevator.

"You're a doctor, an yer scared a needles?" Daryl scoffed in my ear; I just glared at him from the side of my eye and looked around at the group.

"Ain't scared a nothin" I mumbled, biting my lip, truth was I hated needles...there was a long story behind the reason why.

"It'll be alright Baby Doll, I promise I'll let ya hold my hand" Merle said smirking at me. I elbowed him in the stomach lightly and rolled my eyes.

I missed whatever was said on the elevator ride, maybe I should start paying attention more...I mean I was staying with these people. I should at least start acting like I care about them.

"I heard that man say you're a doctor?" Jenner asked. I waited until the very last moment for it to be my turn.

"Well, I was almost... I was on my 5th year of residency. I never got my diploma so I guess I never really got to be a Doctor per say" I said looking everywhere I could but his hands getting the needle ready.

"Closest thing now a day's though, these people are lucky to have you. Guessing you don't like needles?" he said and I was looking around at the group who were conversing with each other in little groups while they waited.

"I'm not too fond of them no, bad experiences" I said nodding my head and watching Merle talk to Daryl in a hushed whisper.

I liked those Dixon boys...but Merle...I didn't like the way he seemed to demean Daryl constantly. I didn't like how Daryl just stood there and took it, like he truly believed everything Merle was telling him.

I tried to concentrate on what they were saying, but I could hear the words passing between the brothers from where I was sitting.

"Take a deep breath" Jenner said and my eyes snapped to his, keeping my eyes away from my arm I took a deep breath and closed my eyes tight when I felt the pinch of the needle.

I wasn't bothered that he was taking my blood...it was that pinching of the needle in my arm that I didn't like.

"There, now let's get some food in you people" the doctor said putting a label on my tube of blood and putting it in the holder with the others.

Everyone was laughing and joking around the table, eating spaghetti and drinking wine. I sat on the counter by Daryl and Merle stood on the other side of his brother.

Now, I was never a 'wine' girl I preferred the hard stuff more, Jack and Jose where my boys...but I was happily sharing a bottle of Southern Comfort with Daryl. Merle claimed a bottle to himself of course.

Daryl seemed more social with the group now, more than Merle anyways. He was laughing with them more and even told the Asian boy to drink more...Glen I think his name was, if I remembered right.

I laughed along with everyone when the youngest of our group tried wine, he hated it. Merle was being oddly quiet, I had a feeling he didn't like it here, underground. I'll have to ask him whats up his ass later.

I grabbed the bottle from Daryl when he jumped off the counter and walked to the table, Rick started speaking about us not thanking our host.

Cheers when around the table and Daryl even BooYah'd. I smiled liking how relaxed he was right now, despite how much his older brother wasn't having a good time.

I rolled my eyes when Shane started talking...of course it would be him that killed the mood.

I took another big gulp outa the bottle and handed it back to Daryl, I was pretty buzzed and with my stomach full I just wanted to clean up and sleep for a month of two.

As soon as the nice doctor man said shower I swear my smile could not have gotten bigger. I missed showering more then I missed chocolate...and I missed chocolate a hell of a lot.

He showed us where the showering room was, and to my disappointment they were shower stalls. You wouldn't catch my complaining though; it was still hot running water.

I picked the stall at the end and started undressing; I faced the wall and just stood underneath the wonderful clean water.

"Hey sweet cheeks, wanna preserve some water?" of course...it was Merle. I turned and saw he had a towel wrapped around his waist and one bunched up hanging on his shoulder. He winked at me before he went back to looking at my bare ass.

"Get the fuck outa here, Merle. I'm trying to enjoy this shower" I smirked at him, noting the faded scars across his chest, they almost matched Daryl's...but it was obvious Merle's where older.

"Awe, don't be like that. We can at least have-"he was stopped mid sentence by a wet wash cloth landing on his head.

"Merle, leave her alone. Get your stink ass over there and shower" Daryl grumbled, it made me wonder why he would stick up for me...and not for himself.

"What? Ya jealous little brother? I was just screwing with ya Girly" I rolled my eyes at him and turned back to wash my hair, next thing I knew I heard the swish of air and the sting of his towel hitting my ass.

"Oh fuck you Merle!" I turned and grabbed my own towel so I could hit him back but he was already running away down the line of showers to his own, his laugh ringing out around the room.

"Ya you better run, I swear I'm gonna make you pay for that" I said rubbing my sore butt now, I just wanted to get my shower over with so I could sleep now, the alcohol was making me even more tired than I was.

"Oh I'm lookin forward to that Girly!" he laughed and I could just picture him winking as he said that...or licking his lips, he probably did both.

Sounds like he got over whatever was bothering him anyways.

lol sorry ppl, I tried to make this chapter the last for se... but i just couldnt, it would've been one LONG ass chapter haha, cause i split it up...and it came out as three chapters -.- i need to work on that somehow i think...

oh well, got the next chapter all ready for u guys now, Maybe i'll post it now too cause I took so Long to post again :)