Jamie was up early on his birthday, he hadn't wanted to celebrate, he had already made that very clear to Beth and Daryl, but they had told him if he didn't celebrate he wouldn't get any presents, since his birthday fell on a Saturday he knew his parents would have a little bit of a lay in so he went for a walk in the woods before they were awake.

As he was walking he heard something, it wasn't like any animal he had heard before so he curiously wandered closer, he heard a loud sigh, so he knew someone else was out here, but he was pretty sure he was still on farm land, he got close enough to see a girl with long hair down her back sat on the floor facing away from him, he broke a branch deliberately to get her attention.

"OH" she gasped turning to look at Jamie "hi?" she gave him a shy wave.

"What are you doing out here?" Jamie asked gruffly.

"Walking" she smiled at him, Jamie gave a grunt and turned to walk away from her "wait" she called after him. Jamie hesitated before turning back to look at her, she smiled at him again "I think I may have sprained my ankle, do you think you could help me?"

"Where do you live?" Jamie asked walking closer to her.

"That's the other thing, I'm kinda lost" she looked at him embarrassed. Jamie walked over and gave her a hand up from the ground, he let her lean on him as they walked, making his way back to the farm. She didn't want to bother him any more than she already had, so she stayed silent. "This is where you live?" she asked as she spotted the house through the trees, he nodded.

Beth came out of the house as soon as she spotted someone with Jamie, they were practically at the porch when she saw them "what happened?"

"Hurt her ankle" Jamie grumbled helping her into the house, he sat her in a seat in the dining room.

"Thank you" she smiled at Jamie once more, he nodded and walked away.

"Here some ice" Beth helped the girl put her feet up and placed the ice on the ankle after removing her shoe "here" she handed over the phone "call your parent's let them know your ok, we'll drive you back after breakfast" the girl handed the phone back to Beth after she had spoken to her mother "what is your name?"

"Natasha" she smiled "I'm really sorry" she said looking around "is it someones birthday?"

"I'm Beth, its Jamie's birthday not that he cares" she said "boys breakfast is ready" she called out for them.

Daryl walked in to the dining room confused when he saw Natasha perched there alone "Beth this ain't one of ours" he heard Natasha giggle.

"This is Natasha, Jamie found her hurt in the woods earlier, Natasha this is my husband Daryl, please don't take anything he says too seriously" Beth made Daryl sit down and not question anything else. Jamie came back down changed out of his clothes from earlier, he almost glared seeing Natasha still there but saw his mother frown at him for his actions. Jamie took a seat glaring at the table. "Matthew" Beth shouted not hearing the boy moving.

"Sorry I interrupted your birthday" Natasha apologized to Jamie. Jamie looked over at her and just nodded, Beth rolled her eyes watching the interaction, she started to bring in food setting it out on the table.

"Everyone dig in" Daryl gestured, even though Matthew hadn't made it down yet.

"Mama I don't feel well" Matthew told her from the doorway.

Beth got up and felt his head "baby your burning up, back to bed for you" she turned him around "go I'll bring you some food and medicine."

Daryl got up to help Beth prepare a tray of food "that's going to change our plans."

"It'll be fine" Beth assured him she was already trying to think of a way around Matthew being sick "he said he didn't want a fuss."

"I'll take this up" Daryl lifted the tray.

"There might be a slight change of plans today" Beth told Jamie.

"Not like I knew what you had planned anyway" Jamie shrugged he didn't really care what happened.

"Well kid here's your present for this year, we know you don't care about the others" Daryl said coming back in to the room carrying a large box.

"You didn't" Jamie stood up excitedly.

Natasha glanced around not understanding why the stranger was so excited, but she watched him open the present and saw the first smile on his face, since they had met earlier that morning. Beth snapped a sneaky photo of him from across the table. Jamie pulled out the crossbow from the box holding it up and inspecting it.

"A crossbow" Natasha was staring at it.

"What never seen one before?" Jamie smirked at her.

"No" Natasha shook her head "this is a normal present round here?"

"Not at all" Beth laughed "he's been wanting it since he was six" she explained.

"Not from round here?" Daryl questioned the girl.

"No, me and my mother moved here last week from Washington" Natasha told them "I start school again on Monday" she said glancing at Jamie "will we be in school together?" Jamie glanced her from his new weapon, and nodded slightly, she smiled at him again.

"I'm sure Jamie would love to show you around" Beth suggested.

"I wouldn't want to bother him anymore than I already have" Natasha said quietly the boy obviously didn't like her "and with that I should probably be getting home."

"Jamie" Daryl looked at him seriously "take the girl home and make sure she gets in the house alright on that ankle." Jamie nodded and reluctantly helped Natasha to her feet.