Chapter 29
We walked through the forest, we were hunting for some food, and Merle was trotting along behind Daryl and me. My legs were getting sore, I hadn't been on my feet for a long period of time in so long. I collapsed to the ground.
"Emily?" Daryl ran over to me. "What's wrong?" I massaged my legs.
"Don't use your legs much when you have been held captive." I smiled slightly at him. "I'm gonna climb a tree in a sec to see if I can see anything to hunt." He nodded and helped me to my feet.
"Daryl, she's dragging us back." I looked at Merle then back at Daryl.
"He is right." Daryl grabbed me by the waist, threw me over his shoulder, and walked further into the forest. "What are you doing?" he kept walking, Merle following behind us.
"I'm dropping you off at the prison, you'll be safe." I hit his back.
"And what about you?" he paused and kept walking.
"I'll be with Merle." I just squirmed till he put me down.
"Ain't going there Daryl." I mimicked Merle. "I'll kill her." He nodded. "She wants you there, go back. Merle can fend for himself so can I." he just shook his head, walked to a tree, and put his stuff down.
"Don't be silly you can't walk around here without getting yourself killed." I just looked at him. "You said you wouldn't."
"Things have changed." I looked down.
"What has changed?" I looked him dead in the eyes.
"Me." I turned and jumped to a branch and pulled myself up. I climbed till I was at the top of the tree, and looked around. I heard Merle and Daryl talking.
"There ain't anything out here but mosquitos and ants."
"Patience little brother." I looked down and saw Merle pissing on the tree I was on. Eww. "Sooner or later a squirrel is bound to scurry across your path."
"Even so that ain't much food."
"More than nothing."
"Better luck going to on of those houses we passed back at the turn off."
"Is that what your new friends taught you, hum? How to loot for booty."
"We've been out here for hours. What if we find a stream try our luck with so fish?" I started to climb down.
"I think your trying to lead me back to the road, try to get to that prison."
"They got shelter." I jumped down and landed on my feet behind them. They didn't hear me. "Food, a pot to piss in might not be a bad idea." I slowly backed away.
"For you maybe. Ain't going to be no damn party for me."
"Everyone will get used to each other." I turned and ran looking back, they still hadn't seen me. I couldn't hear them anymore. I started to walk back towards Woodbury.
Daryl
Merle wanted to look for a creek to fish in; I looked around. Where did Emily go? I looked up the tree she had climbed she was not there.
"Merle, I'll meet you down there." he turned and looked at me.
"What now baby brother, got to get some." He winked at me. I sighed and looked at the ground. She left the same way we came here. "If she left just let her go, ain't our problem." I got up and followed the tracks. I was walking when I saw her ahead. She turned and looked at me then started running; I threw my bag to Merle and took off after her. I caught up to her and grabbed her around the waist pulling her to a stop.
"Let go off me." She slapped at my arms. She was getting hard to hold on to, I knocked her leg with mine knocking her to the ground. I held her down with my body holding her hands over her head.
"Stop struggling. I said you weren't going back to Woodbury."
"But you don't understand." She looked up at me.
"Tell me then." He sighed and stopped struggling. "I'm waiting." I looked her in the eyes.
"I wasn't going to go and kill the governor. I was going to kill Martinez." Merle walked up behind us.
"Now sweet tits what did he do to you?" she looked at Merle with pain in her voice.
"He was put in charge of making my life hell. He would tie me up, bring other men." She was interrupted by Merle.
"That was you?" she stopped talking and looked up at him, they were both silent. I let go of her hands but she was frozen.
"What?" I asked both of them. She looked at me.
"Can you get off me?" her voice was quiet. I stood up and she rolled to her side and threw up. I leaned down to rub her back. "Don't touch me." She pulled away. I stood up and walked to Merle.
"What the hell are you two going on bout?" Emily spoke before Merle could.
"Nothing, absolutely nothing." I turned to see her shaking her head at Merle, I turned back to Merle and he smiled at me.
"Let's go catch some fish." He turned and walked away, Emily got up and walked to me, and she put her hand in mine and leaned her head on my chest.
"Did they… Umm?" I looked down at her. She nodded slightly then put her head back on my chest. "I'm so sorry. And merle?" she nodded again.
"Martinez would tell them I was a volunteer and I liked it." Her voice croaked. I kissed the top of her head and we followed Merle. "I don't hate Merle. Just it's a bit weird now." I nodded at her and we walked in silence till we caught up to Merle. She let go of my hand and walked in front of Merle and I.
"Sounds to me like the Saw Hatchet Creek."
"We didn't go west enough. If there is a river down there its gotta be the Yellow Jacket."
"Did you have a damn stroke boy. We ain't never come close to Yellow Jacket."
"We didn't go west; just a little south is what I think."
"You know what I think. I may have lost my hand but you have lost your sense of direction."
"Yeah we'll see."
Emily
I was walking in front of Daryl and Merle listening to them bicker about where we were.
"Emily, don't run off again." I heard Daryl call out to me. I slowed down and fell in step beside Daryl.
"You hear that?" Daryl asked Me and Merle.
"Yeah that's wild animals getting wild." Merle stopped and looked around.
"That's a baby." Daryl stood next to Merle.
"Come on why don't you piss in my ear and tell me it's raining to. That the sound of a couple or coons making love sweet love" He motioned with his hips, " You know what I mean." He looked at me. "He asks as if he's a virgin." I couldn't help it I laughed out loud. "Oh so you two have." He made more thrusting motions with his hips. Daryl walked passed us and darted of in the direction of the noises Merle and I followed. We came out of the trees right on a creek bed, there was a bridge up the stream. There was a family up there fighting off walkers. Daryl and I went to help them as Merle stood there and laughed. Daryl made it up there first killing walkers. He got to the car and there was a walker trying to get to a women inside with a baby, he grabbed the walker by the legs dragged it out then smashed it's head with the car door. I froze. That was hot. We cleared out the walkers on the bridge when Merle started to go through the car. I looked at him.
"Merle cut it off!" I looked at Daryl he stood behind Merle and pointed the crossbow at his head.
"Get out Merle." Merle turned and looked at him.
'I know you can't be talking to me baby brother." Daryl just stayed there with his arrow pointed at his head. Merle got out and Daryl yelled at they to leave. They jumped in their car and drove away. I walked up to Daryl and kissed his neck.
"Thank you." He just stared at me then saw Merle walk towards him and walked off. Merle walked passed me and followed him. I slowly strolled after them, not wanting to interrupt them, I came in at the end of their argument. Daryl shirt was ripped, he had his bag and his crossbow and was walking away from Merle.
"I'm going back where I belong." Merle yelled out to him.
"I can't go there." Daryl turned looked at me then back at merle.
"I may be the one that's walking away, but it's you who's leaving." With that Daryl walked away from Merle. I ran after him, I caught up with him he was sitting on a tree stump. "I'm going back to the prison." I just shook my head at him.
"You know I can't I don't want to start any fights." He just grabbed my hand, pulled me close to him, and kissed me on the lips. He put his other hand in my hair and deepened the kiss. I broke away and kissed his forehead.
"Okay I'll try but if she starts something it's not my fault." He nodded and stood up. I followed him in the direction of the prison.
