Prompt: Daryl consoling Beth after something happened to her because she's upset.
In My Arms Tonight
Daryl was just getting off of watch when he past her tent and heard the soft sobs she was trying to muffle. He frowned and tapped the tent with his crossbow. "Beth?" he called out. He heard her choke on a sob, but she didn't answer him. He was about to turn away, thinking it best to just leave her alone, but the he heard hushed whispering that sounded distinctly male. Anger and fury bubbled up inside of him. He saw red. He ripped open the tent and growled at what he saw.
One of the boys they had rescued from Terminus had her pinned down, he hands were bound above her head with a belt, her shirt was ripped open and her pants where unbuttoned, as were his. "Son of a bitch," Daryl growled. He grabbed the boy by the throat and dragged him out of the tent.
"Let go of me! It's not what it looks like!" They were drawing a crowed by now. Daryl straddled him, pinning him to the ground and started beating the boy's face with his fist.
"Daryl!" Rick pulled him off of him and Daryl glared, strategically placing himself between Beth's open tent and the group. "What's going on?"
Daryl nodded at the piece of trash on the ground. "Caught him in Beth's tent, tryin' to rape her." He pinned Rick with a look. "Deal with him, or I will." He turned his back and climbed back into Beth's tent and shut the door. He knelt beside Beth and pulled the belt off of her wrists. Tears were streaming down her face and she was shaking. "It's okay sweetheart, I got ya," He helped her up and pulled her against him, holding her.
"H-he just came in, I woke up and he was over me," she gasped out, clutching his shirt and clinging to him.
"He ain't gonna hurt ya." Daryl rubbed her back as she shook against him. He held her until she relaxed in his arms and started to fall asleep. He started to move her back to her sleeping bag but her grip tightened around him.
"Don't leave me," she pleaded.
"Okay, okay," he agreed and kissed her head. "I ain't gonna go nowhere." He held her as she slept and smirked when he heard the distant screams of the boy who'd hurt her being ripped apart by walkers. He wasn't going to let anything hurt Beth again. He'd make damn sure about that.