Sophia and Carl came up to me after Rick had finished talking to us.
"Do you think that maybe we could watch a movie for a while." Sophia asked.
I could tell they were shaken over the Walkers in the barn. They needed something to take their minds off of it. A movie would probably be the only way.
"Sure." I smiled and lead them to the back of the HHR.
Once I got them settled in with their movie I went for a walk. I tried to make sure nobody followed me. I didn't want anyone to follow me or pester me about being off on my own.
There were lots of acres of forest surrounding the farm to the north. I made sure I had my knife with me before proceeding into the dense trees.
I wasn't gone long before I felt like I was lost. It was getting dark and I had lost my way. Every tree around me looked the same. I started to panic a little. I walked in circles trying to find my way back to the farm.
Suddenly there was the sound of a twig snapping to my right. My head jerked up at the sound. I couldn't see anything but I knew something was there.
I hoped it wasn't a Walker. If I was a hunter like Daryl with some sort of silent weapon I would've hoped it was food of some sort. Rabbits or a deer would be nice to have.
I started to back up in the opposite direction of the noise. It didn't matter what it was, if it was an animal I didn't have the means to hunt it. If it was a Walker I wasn't prepared to take it on at the moment. I needed to go, regardless of what had made the noise.
I turned to run just as I heard Daryl's voice.
"Jesus Christ Anna! What the fuck are ya doin out here?" he bellowed.
I narrowed my eyes at him, partly because I was still mad at him, but also because he had just scared the piss out of me.
"Goin for a walk." I snapped.
"What the hell ya doin it by yourself for?" He asked irritated.
I stared at him for a moment. He was making me more pissed off by the second.
"Because," I fumed. "The only one I want to be with is my ass-hat of a boyfriend who is being a total dick for some reason!"
With that I turned on my heal and stomped off in what I thought was the direction of the farm.
Daryl hollered at me as I stomped away but I was too mad at him to stop or listen. I could hear him coming up behind me.
"Anna stop!" he said forcefully.
I stopped but still didn't turn around.
"Anna baby I'm not mad at you." He informed me as he placed his hand on my shoulder.
A tear slipped down my cheek. "You could've fooled me."
Daryl turned me to him slowly.
"I'm not used to people fussin over me." He began. "Also I was just so mad about the Walkers in the barn."
I could see his point on both. I could tell that Daryl Dixon had never had anyone make a big deal over him his whole life. When it came to the Walkers in the barn everyone was mad over that. I still didn't understand why he was mad at me over it.
"I'm sorry I snapped at you." He apologized. "But I felt just like I did when Jim was bitten. I didn't want to take the chance of unleashing that full anger on you. I was scared and pissed all at once and I didn't want to explode on you."
I continued to stare at him without speaking.
"I knew that if I stayed with you in the tent then I wouldn't be able to tear myself away if I was needed later. I had to be close to the problem to keep the problem away from you."
I smiled slowly before throwing myself in his arms. I didn't want to be fighting with him. His reasons for being mad were good enough for me. And I actually understood why. Firstly he didn't want to feel like he was less than normal if something happened, secondly he was worried about something happening because of the Walkers. He said it felt like when Jim had been bit. That means he was scared about me being so close to danger.
"Dixon you big softy." I teased kissing him.
He kissed me back for a moment before gently pulling away. "It's gettin dark. We need to get back."
I nodded as we continued on our way. It didn't take long for us to find our way back to the house. Of course Daryl knew his way being the ever skilled hunter that he was.
I was very happy that nobody seemed to notice our absence. We had returned just in time for dinner and the kids to finish with their movie.
We sat outside in the chilly air and ate chicken soup. It was pretty good for a campfire throw together. I looked up at the house it must be nice to be able to live indoors. They were protected from Walkers and the elements. I was sure they had way better food as well.
"Who is taking the first night watch?" Lori asked Rick who was sitting next to her.
"Shane offered to stand guard tonight." He answered.
Lori looked at Shane who didn't lift his head from his plate to acknowledge her.
"I think there should be more than one person." Dale interjected.
He was right. Anything could happen with only one person there. Two people seemed more logical.
"I'll go." Andrea spoke up.
Rick nodded. "You sure?"
"Yeah." She answered. "I'm not really tired so I might as well put some of my energy to use."
We were all beginning to suspect how she wanted to spend that energy alone with Shane, though none of us said anything. It was also apparent to the group that before Rick had come back into their lives, Lori and Shane had something going as well. That would explain the way she was looking at Andrea now.
I was glad I wasn't mixed up in that kind of mess.
"Well Sophia and I are going to bed." Carol informed us as she stood and grabbed Sophia's hand. "We will see you all in the morning."
"Goodnight." A few of us said together as they left.
Carl yawned a few moments later.
"I think that's our queue as well." Lori smiled as she got up and led Carl away.
Our campfire group was getting small by the minute. One person after another slowly left. Soon Daryl and I sat alone next to the glow of the dimming embers.
"Ya ready?" he asked running his fingers through my long hair.
I closed my eyes and nodded enjoying the feel of it.
"Let's go." He said softly as he led me away to our tent.
"It's sure getting chill out." I said as we got inside and zipped the tent up.
"Won't be a problem for long." Daryl growled pulling me into him forcefully and kissing me.
I melted into him completely. His lips moved from my mouth and down my neck. I was on fire by the touch of him. We removed each other's clothes quickly.
I looked into Daryl's eyes. They were completely taken over by the passion that was flowing between us.
I never wanted to fight with Daryl but make up sex was kind of worth it, as long as we never had a fight that we couldn't come back from.
Daryl spent the rest of the night apologizing repeatedly for the way he had treated me. I fell asleep wrapped tightly in Daryl's protective loving arms.