DARYL'S POV:

It was late afternoon when Glenn got back from town. He came straight to my tent before he delivered his other packages. He had a small plastic bag with tons of rings. He pulled some out. "I grabbed all of them because I wasn't sure what size she was or what kind she might want. Figured you would probably know that. And I grabbed some men's, too. In case she says yes. Gotta be prepared."

I grinned up at him. "Thank shor- Glenn."

He smiled at the correct use of his name.

"You're an okay kid for a chinaman."

He frowned, walking out. I barely heard him mumble, "I'm Korean." on his way out.

I sorted through the rings for about twenty minutes, finally deciding on a pair of rings. Hers was a slime silver band with music notes inscribed around the outside and a large diamond in the middle. On the inside, "I love you" was inscribed in fancy script. Mine was much the same, without the diamond or music notes, and it was a bit thicker. I tested the size of it and it fit perfectly. I hoped that this ring would fit her.

I put my ring in my backpack, along with the bag of rings (maybe someday they would be worth something again) and slipped her ring in my pocket. I came out of my tent to find it had gotten dark.

Everyone was gathered around the fire, eating some kind of canned food that didn't look all too appetizing.

I sat in an empty chair and ate silently, listening as the others swapped their pre-apocalypse stories. After everyone was finished eating, T-dog said, "I wish we had some music or something."

Keagan's eyes lit up and she held up a finger, running into her tent. When she came out, she was holding her iPod. "Its only got a tiny bit of battery left and I don't have a charger, so everyone make this worth it." She turned the volume all the way up and chose a song, putting it in the bottom of a clean pot so it would echo.

It was a song I knew. Never Gonna Be Alone by Nickelback. I frowned, remembering how the first time I heard it was in my truck with Merle after picking him up from jail… again.

Rick stood and offered his hand to Lori, who took it and they began spinning around the fire to the music. I noticed Shane watching with hard eyes.

Dale started spinning Andrea, who laughed and wobbled a bit. Must not have very good balance.

I stood and walked up behind Keagan, winding my arms around her waist. She put her hands over mine and leaned back, resting her head on my chest.

"Dance with me?"

She smiled and nodded, turning around.

"You're never gonna be alone, from this moment on…"

She wrapped both arms around my neck and I rested both hands in the curve of her waist. We began shifting from side to side, not sure how the other danced.

"So…" she began a bit awkwardly. "Is this how you always dance?"

I smiled and grabbed her hand, spinning her around and moving both feet forward, following the beat of the music. We turned and dipped and spun and laughed. But most of all we held each other. By the time the song was over, Keagan and I were out of breath and the campers were watching with smiles.

"Holy crap, Daryl can dance?" Glenn asked from somewhere in the row of people not dancing.

I laughed along with the others.

Then another song came on. It was one I recognized well. I could probably sing it in my sleep.

"We went out last night, like we swore we wouldn't do."

I had heard it many times when I went to a bar.

Keagan sighed.

"What?" I asked.

She looked up, a sad smile on her face. "This song reminds me of my brother. When I was a teenager, I was kind of wild. When my brother turned 13, I started taking him out with me when I went partying. One night when we were driving home - drunk of course, I don't know how I lived to see my 20's - this song came on the radio and my brother turned it way up and told me this was our theme song. I just miss him."

I frowned. "What was his name?"

She smiled a little bit. "His name was Teagan if you can believe that. Keagan was originally a boys name and Teagan is supposed to be a girls name."

I smiled a little bit.

Her brows furrowed as she stared at the ground. "I guess my parents were kinda weird. Anyway, we called him Teague as a nickname since that was little more manly than Teagan."

The song ended and a new one began. A slow song. Realize by Colbie Caillat. I had heard it once or twice, but I had never been much for sappy slow love songs. Now seemed the perfect time for this song.

We started dancing again, positioned as we had been at the start of the last song. We moved from side to side, holding each other close. She put her ear to my chest and listened to my heart speed up and finally slow down.

"So, um," I cleared my throat.

Oh God. This was it. This was my one shot. It was perfect and I couldn't let this moment slip away. I needed to do this now. My palms clammed up and my face burned.

"Keagan?" I asked, my voice raspy.

She looked up then. "Yes?"

I reached into my pocket and stopped dancing.

"I love you. When I first met ya, I though' you was crazy. Now I know ya are."

Everyone around us laughed, so I guessed they were listening. Only Glenn knew what was happening, though. I felt the ring and pulled it into the palm of my sweaty hand, pulling my fist out of my pocket.

"But that's what I love about ya. You're crazy and that drives me crazy. Ya don't get mad at me when I get pissed off, ya just deflect it with your own smartass comeback. You're crazy and ya can be mean. But you're also sweet. Ya have this way with people that they cant help but love ya. You're strong an' compassionate. You're mean-spirited an' at th' same time, th' sweetest person I ever met. You're everythin' I want and more. Ya pick me up when I want tuh lay down and give up. When I feel like we don't have a single chance at surviving' in this world, I just look at ya and I remember that not only do I have the will tuh live, but I have a reason to."

Since when did I become a fucking poet? I shook off the thought and let the words take over. I slowly got down on one knee and heard the squeals of the girls and the chuckles of the men.

"Keagan, I love you, and I want tuh spend th' rest of my life, however long or short that is, with you. Will you marry me?" I held the ring up to her, my heart beating quickly.

Please let her say yes.

Her eyes were filled with water and her eyes were wide. Everything was completely silent as even the trees around us waited for her answer.

She cried out and fell down, flinging her arms around me. "Yes!"

Cheers and applause erupted all around us.

I smiled and wrapped my arms around her. "Finger, please." I said, grabbing onto her left hand. I slid the ring onto her ring finger. It slid on easily. "Perfect fit," I murmured.

There were shouts and clapping heard from miles away, but that night, they didn't care. They would just put two people on guard that night.

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