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Chapter 25.
The Governor circled the three people in the arena. Belle looked over at Daryl the twitchy man looked nothing like her Merle. Merle was a large intimating sight to behold. Merle stood with his shoulders back a sneer on his face and a look in his eye that showed the pure danger hiding below his surface. Daryl moved around in one spot nervously, his breathing was erratic and he was throwing pleading looks at Merle, Belle thought he looked like a wet stray dog.
"What shall I do with them?" The Governor yelled.
"Kill them!" Someone in the crowd called out.
"Fight to the death." Another cried.
The Governor moved towards the trio. "So what should it be?" He smirked. "Maybe the brothers should fight." The crowed cheered. Belle gave a snort. "Oh does Merle's whore have a problem?"
Merle made a noise that sounded like a growl, Belle just raised an eyebrow. "Whore?" Belle crossed her arms. "Funny you call me that because I remember turnin your sorry ass down."
Merle looked over at Belle she wasn't usually the type to run her mouth that was more of Anya's thing. It was then it hit him Anya, where was she?
The Governor walked up to Belle and placed his hand on her cheek. "You would have been better off with me." The Governor moved back into the centre of the arena.
Belle looked at Merle. "We need more time." She whispered.
The Governor nodded signalling for Daryl's hands to be untied. "A fight to the death." The Governor bellowed.
Merle roughly grabbed Daryl. "Make it look good brother." Merle muttered. He punched Daryl in the stomach.
Daryl hit the floor he knew the drill their old man would often make them fight as kids and the boys had come up with many different routines to keep their old man happy. Daryl rolled on the floor Merle gave Daryl a half hearted kick to the ribs. Daryl gave a fake cry of pain and got to his knees he pulled himself to his feet and punched Merle in the face the older Dixon stumbled back. The fight was interrupted by the sound of loud rock music filling the arena followed by a horde of toothless biters stumbling towards the crowd.
The crowd screamed and started to run in all directions. "Stay calm." The Governor yelled.
The guards started to kill the biters. Smoke filled the arena leading to more confusion Daryl punched the man who had his crossbow taking back his weapon. Merle panicked as a biter got close to Belle she pulled Merle's knife from her waistband and plunged it into the biters skull.
Belle ran towards Merle and Daryl. "Where the hell did she get smoke bombs?"
"Who cares run." Merle pushed Daryl forward and grabbed Belle.
They made it on to the main street. Anya whistled to them the young girl was hidden in the shadows of a shop entrance with three bags at her feet.
"What took y'all so long?" Anya handed a bag to Daryl and one to Merle.
Belle looked out on the streets people were running trying to get back to their homes. "Your smoke bombs?" Belle replied.
Anya shook her head. "Ain't mine some crazy dude threw them in."
"Rick." Daryl crocked hoarsely.
Merle grabbed his brother's shirt and pulled Daryl close to his face. "What does that fuckin prick want?"
Belle rubbed Merle's arm. "Baby we got to go." Merle let go of Daryl and looked over at Belle. "C'mon hun not now we can deal with this later."
Merle nodded. "Let's go."
The group moved towards the wall there was only one man on watch Daryl shot him through the head with an arrow and the group started to climb the wall quickly. Merle stood on top of the wall and dropped the bags to the floor he jumped down. Daryl followed Merle then Anya, Belle started to climb down Merle stood below her helping her down the last part of the climb.
Belle turned to face Merle he wrapped his arms around her and kissed her pushing her back against the wall. Belle pulled away noticing the impatient glares from both Anya and Daryl.
"Now's not the time baby." Belle kissed Merle's cheek.
Merle released Belle. "You can't blame a guy for tryin sugar." Merle wanted nothing more than to take Belle right then and there; she had put herself in danger for him no one had ever done that before.
The group entered the woods trying their best to cover their tracks. "Daryl." A voice hissed in the darkness.
"Rick?" Daryl whispered back.
Rick and Glenn came slowly into view with their guns raised. "Are you okay?" Rick looked at the cut on Daryl's cheek.
Daryl nodded and walked towards Rick. "We gotta go it won't take long before they track us."
Glenn pointed his gun at Merle. "He can't come he got us in this mess in the first place."
Daryl looked at Rick. "He's my brother." Daryl pleaded with Rick.
Rick looked at Merle; if looks could kill Rick would have been dead several times over. "I don't want any trouble." Rick had only just noticed Belle and Anya behind Merle. "From any of you."
Merle wanted nothing more than to strangle Rick with his one remaining hand but he wanted to get his girls to safety. "Well of course not officer wouldn't want you to cuff me now would I." Merle's voice dripped with venom.
"Rick." Glenn looked questioningly at his leader.
Rick just turned away and started to move through the woods he owed Daryl to much and the man never asked for anything in return. Rick couldn't refuse Daryl his only surviving family.
The journey back to the prison was hard. Belle took the heavy backpack off Anya when she looked like she was struggling with the weight.
Glenn pointed his gun at the backpacks. "What did you bring?"
Anya smiled. "Just a few necessities I raided the infirmary and took a few things from the armoury." Anya tucked her hair behind her ear. "You'd be amazed what people don't guard when people attack."
For the first time Glenn smiled the group were in need of medical supplies and weapons were always an extra bonus. "You're one smart kid."
Anya gave Glenn a tiny frown. "I ain't a kid I'm turnin fourteen soon." Anya looked over at Glenn. "So you got a girlfriend."
The comment made Glenn stumble he fell forward in to Merle. "What the fuck." Merle turned around and pushed Glenn. "Look where you're fuckin goin." Merle snapped. "Fuckin chink." Merle muttered under his breath.
Daryl looked over his shoulder at his brother. "He's Korean." Daryl corrected Merle.
Merle gave Daryl a heavy shove. "He your fuckin boyfriend or what."
Anya looked at Glenn. "So do ya?"
Glenn went red. "Yeah Maggie the girl I was with." Glenn thought that was the end of the conversation but the Korean was mistaken.
"Well why ain't she here?" Anya whispered.
"She went back home to her family we didn't want to risk too many people." Glenn was aware of Anya staring at him. How she was able to keep her eyes glued to him and not trip baffled Glenn.
"Pftt." Anya snorted. "I wouldn't leave without ya if you were my boyfriend."
The group stopped. "We're here." Rick hissed to the group.
Glenn gave a sight of relief. "Thank god." He was starting to become uncomfortable with Anya's questions.
Anya drew level with Merle and Belle all three of them stared in wonder at the secure prison.
"Wow." Anya muttered. "Do not pass go."
Belle smiled. "Do not collect two hundred dollars." Daryl looked over at the girls and smiled. Trust Merle to pick up with a couple of crazy women.