AN: Set a few weeks before Season 6 Episode 10. Loved the Richonne last night, so cute! Awesome Daryl and Rick team work too. Thanks to everyone for following, favouring, and reviewing this story. Here's the next chapter, enjoy! Reviews are welcomed. :)

Disclaimer: I do not own The Walking Dead, It solely belongs to AMC and Robert Kirkman. I only own my own Character Timi.

Starting Anew

It's been about two weeks since the horrendous walker invasion. We were slowly starting to clean up the small community, trying to get it back to what it once was, maybe even better. It took us a while to clear out all the walkers, but once that was done, it was pretty much smooth sailing. Rick held a meeting a few days after the incident and talked about what he had planned for rebuilding Alexandria. Everyone was all for it, and couldn't wait to get started.

We went on small runs, trying to get some supplies to help rebuild the community. We sifted through the knocked over walls and tried to determine what was useable and what was not. I was looking forward to making a new and improved Alexandria, it meant we still had hope. We also still had a nice place to stay. We may not know what else is out there, but I'm sure we'll be able to get through it.

Carl was doing better too. He was starting to get around better with only his one eye and learning how to deal with it. It was hard looking at him with the bandage covering his eye, but I was glad he recovered. I loved him just like I loved the rest of my group.

I was walking around Alexandria, taking inventory on what we had so far. Rick wanted me to be in charge of the stock of our building supplies and our pantry. We were stocked pretty well right now, but once a few more weeks go bye, it was going to be hard to ration the food and our building supplies were going to run dry. I marked off some stuff in the notebook I had, making sure I took detailed notes of what we needed and what we didn't need. While I was busy looking through the supplies, a strong arm went around my shoulder. I looked up and saw Daryl with a small smirk covering his face. His hair went down to his shoulders and it was hanging loosely in his eyes.

"Whatcha doin' sweetheart?" he asked in his usual gruff voice.

"Looking through the supplies," I said.

"Mmm-hmm… How's it lookin'?"

"Not too bad, we could probably last another two weeks or so with the food. The last run we took brought our food up a bit. Our building supplies are still pretty good because we were able to recycle a lot of the old parts from the last wall."

I was looking in my book intently and when I didn't get an answer from Daryl, I looked up at him. He was looking at me with a cheeky grin on his face and an eyebrow raised.

"What? I didn't do anything," I said awkwardly.

"Ya look cute when ya all into ya work. Ya face gets all serious and ya cheeks puff out when ya tryin' to think," he said.

"Did you come over here just to make fun of me?"

"Nah of course not. I like when ya into your work."

He pulled me towards his chest and I wrapped my arms around him.

"Daryl?" I questioned.

I felt a low groan, rumble through his chest and I looked up at him. He looked down at me and said, "What?"

"We should cut your hair."

"Nah that ain't happenin'."

"Come on… How about a trim?"

"Nope…"

"But it's all in your eyes."

"I can handle it."

"Daryl…"

He glared down at me and said, "Why ya want to cut my hair so bad?"

"I don't know… It's just so long."

"So… Don't bother me any. Does it bother ya?"

"Not really, actually it's kind of nice when we're alone together."

"Thanks for sharing," Maggie said as she walked by.

My cheeks burned from embarrassment, knowing that my friend just heard something only meant for our ears.

"Nice going," Daryl grumbled.

I buried my face into Daryl's chest and said, "How embarrassing."

"Don't worry, Timi. I like it too."

I chuckled softly and looked up, catching Daryl's blue eyes sparkle with mischief.

"So can I keep it?" Daryl asked.

"Yeah, you can keep it," I said.

He kissed me softly and then pulled away.

"I'll let ya get back to work."

"Don't leave," I said, grabbing his hand.

"I don't want to sidetrack ya anymore. I got some stuff to do anyway."

"Fine… I guess I'll see you later then."

"Yup, I'll see ya later. Maybe we can do somethin' involvin' my hair," he said with a smirk.

I rolled my eyes and watched him walk off. I went back to my work and looked through some more of the building supplies.

Once I was done with my job, I decided to head back to the house. While I was walking, Rick caught up to me. Rick has been very positive since the incident and he's been amped up in making this place something worthwhile. Rick actually looked generally happy and it sure was a sight to see this new and improved Rick Grimes.

"Hey, Timi. How's the supplies looking?" Rick asked.

I handed Rick my notebook and said, "Here, I made some notes and details on how we're doing."

Rick looked through it briefly and said, "Looks like we're doing fairly well. Might want to find some more wood though. Foods looking all right. I might have a group go out on a small run close by just to get a few things."

"Yeah, that's what I was thinking."

"Maybe Daryl and I will go out in a few weeks and see if we can find something. There might be some stuff a few miles out from here that hasn't been touched."

"It would be nice to find a nice rationing of food and supplies. We could use a miracle."

"Couldn't agree with you more. Thangs have been looking good, maybe we'll get lucky."

"But luck usually isn't on our side."

"That's true, but maybe for once it will be. Just haul a whole bunch of supplies back for our group."

"Well when you guys go out in a few weeks, I'll be rooting for you to bring back some stuff."

Rick chuckled and said, "All right, we won't let you down."

I chuckled myself and said, "Good."

He handed me my notebook and patted my shoulder before he went off to examine the town. I continued my way towards the house and I saw Michonne, Carl, and baby Judith, hanging on the porch of the other house. I decided to say hi to them before I went to my own place.

"Hey, guys," I said as I went up the stairs.

"Hey Timi," Carl and Michonne said.

Baby Judith babbled happily in Carl's arms and I rubbed her small little hand with a laugh.

"Things are looking good," Michonne said as she looked around.

"Yep, I think we'll be able to fix this place up in no time," I said.

"This is great. Maybe Judith will have a nice place to grow up," Carl said.

"Yeah, that would be great."

"Yeah, it hasn't been easy."

"Nope it definitely hasn't."

Michonne nodded and said, "But we manage to make it through the tough times."

"Yeah, but not without losing somebody. Sometimes it's real hard," Carl said.

"It is, but we know how to pull through it and make something out of it."

"I guess you're right."

"Well, I'll see you guys later. I have watch now," Michonne said.

"See you later," we said.

Michonne left and I stood with Carl and Judith on the porch. I looked at Judith and said, "She's getting bigger."

"She sure is. It's cool watching her grow up," Carl said, looking down at his smiling baby sister.

"It is. You both are growing up."

He shrugged with a nod and said, "Yep…"

"You're a good big brother Carl."

He looked up at me and said, "Thanks."

"Your welcome. I'll see you later Carl."

"See you later Timi."

I started leaving and Carl stopped me, "Timi?"

I looked up at him from the first step and he said, "My bandaged eye isn't weird, right?"

"No Carl, your eye is cool. Like a handsome young pirate."

He smirked with a playful glare and said, "Timi…"

"I'm kidding with you Carl. You're still a handsome young man even with your bandaged eye. You're also a strong and brave young man, Carl. You've pulled through this just as well as everything else life's thrown at you."

"Thanks a lot Timi. I appreciate it."

"Any time Carl. You're a part of my family."

He smiled a bit and nodded. I waved goodbye and went home. I took a quick shower once I got in, getting rid of a couple of days' worth of grime and sweat. By the time I was done it was getting late, so I ate a small little snack before I went upstairs to Daryl's and my room. I decided to read through a small graphic novel we had found on one of the recent small runs. It actually wasn't too bad and it hooked me in right from the beginning. So far, I was only a few chapters in, but they've been interesting.

The door opened when I was finishing the seventh chapter and I looked over to see Daryl walking in. After he closed the door, he made his way over to the bed. He peeled off his vest and hung it on the dresser knob carelessly.

"Hey," he said.

"Hey," I said.

Daryl sat on the side of the bed as he took off his boots, tossing them over towards our stuff. They made a loud thud as they hit the ground and I shook my head at the man in front of me. He sure was something. Daryl sat against the head board and his arm brushed against mine.

"Ya readin' that book again?" he asked.

"Yeah, it's pretty good," I said.

"Must be if ya actually readin' it."

"Do you want to read it?"

"Nah, that's okay."

I chuckled at him and said, "You're adorable."

He glared down at me and said, "Watch yourself."

"Or what?"

"I think ya know…"

He kissed me gently, then nuzzled his face into my neck.

"Ya smell good," he mumbled.

"I know, that's what happens when you take a shower every once in a while."

"Ya really pushin' my buttons today, aren't ya, kid."

"It's fun pushing your buttons."

He looked at me, his eyes shining in the soft light of our bedroom, "I know ya do. Maybe I won't go along with it."

I put the book down and said, "Come on Daryl…"

"Nope, think I'm gonna sleep. Kinda tired."

I stopped him from laying down and straddled his waist. His hands went to my hips and held them firmly in his hands.

"Are you still going to bed?" I asked.

"I was goin' to, but ya trapped me," Daryl said.

"You could overtake me if you wanted to."

"Guess I could. Guess I don't wanna. Kinda enjoyin' this."

I rolled my eyes and said, "You're so weird."

"Just gettin' my woman where I want 'er."

I kissed Daryl softly and his hands traveled up and down my back caressingly. The rest of the night we spent in bed, relishing in the throes of passion. We haven't been able to do this in weeks and it was great being able to reconnect like this again. Hopefully now that the threat levels down, we'll be able to do this more often.