Beth woke up the next morning feeling refreshed and positive. Her mind instantly went to the chat she had last night with Daryl and she couldn't keep the smile off her face. She quickly changed her clothes to a simply tank-top, her skin tight jeans, her usual boots, and left to get breakfast.
She was curious to see if Rick was ok with him swapping Carl for her as a trainee but then a thought hit her it wasn't really Rick that would be affected, it was Michonne and Carl. She knew that Michonne would be ok with it but Carl might be a bit more vocal about it.
As she walked into the common room she was surprised to see no one present. A bit confused she walked into the kitchen area, got her breakfast, and walked back in. It was strange to eat alone in quiet since they had come to prison it had always been busy at breakfast time.
The door opened causing Beth to come out of her thoughts as Daryl entered, she smiled instantly "good morning" she said brightly. Daryl looked at her and smiled himself "morning" he replied as he walked to get himself something to eat.
He returned and sat at the same table as Beth but opposite her "where is everyone this morning?" she asked curiously.
"Don't you remember? They got Ricks training today" he said in between bites. Beth's face went red, how could she forget that it was only mentioned yesterday. She then realised something odd "even my father? But he has a prosthetic leg" she said in disbelief that Rick would make him do some training.
Daryl smirked and held up his hand telling her to hold that thought, he swallowed his mouthful of food and answered "don't worry, he isn't taking part he is just out there looking after Judith is all" he said reassuring her. Beth let out a sigh of relief at his answer.
"Did you manage to ask Rick about the whole training situation?" she asked as he finished the last of his food, he was a fast eater.
"Not yet, when I woke up he was already giving orders to the others so I left them to it. Besides, we got to talk to Michonne and Carl about it as well" he commented and was surprised to see her just finishing her breakfast.
"I know Michonne will be ok with it, it's just Carl I'm not sure about" Beth said thinking about it but then looked at him again "wait, I thought you were having trouble sleeping?" she asked curiously.
He shrugged "got a lot off of my mind last night" the comment made Beth blush a little before she nodded showing that she understood. "any way you want to talk to Rick or Carl?" he asked her.
Beth looked confused "you want me to speak to one of them?"
"It would be easier and quicker" Daryl said with a small shrug.
Beth nodded, he did have a point. "I will talk to Carl, I will explain it the way you did yesterday and plus he has a crush on me so it will be easier for me" she said with a small smile.
Daryl nodded then smiled mischievously before quickly hiding it "yeah that right and you like him as well right?" his voice sounded serious but it was Daryl just having some fun however Beth believed it.
Her face turned to shock and turned even darker red "I do not" she said almost shouting, her voice was slightly higher than normal.
Daryl fought the urge to smile and carried on "are you sure? Me and Carol could have sworn we saw something between you two" he let a smile slip but she missed it.
"Then you and Carol must be blind because there is nothing between me and Carl" she said getting more defensive.
Daryl couldn't help it. He burst out laughing at the looks he was getting from the blonde. At first, Beth was angry cause he was messing with her but then she looked at him amazed, this was the first time she had ever seen Daryl laugh, genuinely laugh. First, they hug, then he admits he wants to spend time with her and now he seems comfortable to laugh and joke with her. She had to admit she was starting to feel more confident around him and was glad he felt he could be himself around her.
"It's not that funny" Beth said trying to look annoyed but after realizing what him laughing meant she just couldn't stop feeling happy.
"If you saw the way you looked at me you would understand" he said after finishing laughing. But kept a smile on his face, he couldn't seem to frown much around Beth.
"Anyway" Beth started trying to change the subject "when do they finish training?" she asked curiously.
"Not sure, but they have been out there for a while so can't be much longer" he said as he got up.
"Bored of me already?" Beth asked sarcastically pretending to look hurt but kept her smile.
"Nah, I'm going for a smoke" he said as he smiled down at her "besides if I was bored of you why would I want to train you. Oh and Carl was out there watching in case you want to flirt with him to get your way" he said in a teasing tone and left the room.
Beth was glad he left because she had turned bright red now, she would have to get him back for him teasing her so much but she had to admit she was glad that she was seeing a new side to Daryl. It made her feel like they were getting closer.
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Training had finished for the day and Rick was heading towards the watchtower to check in with Glenn and Maggie. He rounded a corner and saw Daryl leaning against a wall with a cigarette in his mouth. Rick nodded and went to walk past him until Daryl spoke.
"I need to talk to ya about something"
Rick turned around to look at him "sure, what's up?" he asked curiously. It wasn't everyday Daryl wanted to talk.
Daryl shifted slightly before he spoke, he was practically going to ask Rick to spend time with Beth and it made him feel uneasy "it's about training, I think it would be better for me to train Beth and Michonne to train Carl"
Rick had an interested look on his face "what makes you think that?" he asked.
"Well, Carl already knows how to shoot and Michonne is all close combat so she can teach him that and seeing as Beth don't have experience with shooting I can teach her that and also ways to survive out there in case anything happens" that was it, Daryl had stated his case and now it was down to Rick.
Rick nodded as he heard what Daryl said and then smiled "I said this at the start that it was up to you four but what you just said does make a lot of sense so go with that idea" he said as he patted Daryl on the shoulder.
Daryl nodded to the man and both walked off in separate directions.
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It was around midday and Michonne was sat alone in the common room. She was wondering if Beth had done anything since their talk last night, she knew that Daryl had come back sometime yesterday but had no idea what time. Her thoughts got distracted when Beth walked into the room.
Beth gave her a smile as she walked up to her "do you know where Carl is?" Beth asked. Michonne was a bit confused but answered anyway "I haven't seen him today, he is probably looking for Daryl because they were meant to be training today" Michonne answered.
"That's what I need him for, me and Daryl had a talk last night and we want to train together if that's ok with you?" Beth asked nervously, she knew that Michonne would be ok with it but it was always better to check.
Michonne smiled "that's more than fine and I'm also glad you decided to talk with Daryl" Beth blushed slightly at the last bit.
"Thanks for talking to me about it yesterday" Beth said giving her a grateful smile "anyway when you see Carl can you tell him..." she began but was interrupted.
"Tell me what?" Carl asked as he just walked in.
Beth suddenly felt nervous, she knew that Carl was looking forward to learning from Daryl "um.. well.. you see something has happened and I'm training with Daryl and your training with Michonne" she said softly and to say Carl looked unhappy was an understatement.
"That's not fair, we had already agreed and having our best fighter train our weakest and the most useless member is a waste" he said filled with anger.
Beth looked hurt by his words and her eyes showed it. Tears started to fall from her eyes and she ran out of the room not wanting them to see her like this.
"That was uncalled for" Michonne said sternly matching the glare of the boy in front of her. Carl instantly backed down from Michonne, he was starting to act like a real spoilt brat but until now he hadn't done anything to upset anyone so they let it slide.
"I'm not sorry, I only said the truth" he said in an arrogant tone.
Michonne was annoyed at how he was talking and stood up with the help of her crutches "Really? Because I consider you to be the one not doing anything in this prison" Michonne said honestly "and you are training with me for now on so be up at sunrise" she said in a stern voice.
Carl merely shrugged and walked off towards his own cell.
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Daryl was walking around the prison, he was looking for Beth to see if she had spoken to Carl yet. He had checked the common room, kitchen and watchtower but nothing so he was on his way to her cell.
As he got closer he could hear sobbing coming from her cell. He was instantly worried and rushed into the cell to find Beth sat on the floor hugging her knees to her chest and her head was resting on her knees. There was no question that she was crying but Daryl didn't have a clear idea of what to do but he had to try something.
"You al right?" he asked as softly as he could. She looked up at him and he could see the hurt in her eyes. She just shook her head and rested her head back on her knees before muttering something.
Daryl didn't know what he was doing but he walked over and sat down near her "what?" he asked. He was keeping his voice as low as possible.
Beth sniffed she had stopped crying but the tears were still falling slightly "am I useless?" she asked. Her voice sounded broken and that hurt him.
Daryl was shocked at the question if Beth was anything it wasn't useless "of course not, what makes you think that?" it was obvious to him that something had happened and that had coursed her to act like this.
"Its... it's just that Carl got angry when I told him about training and he called me useless and... and it made me realise just how useless I am" she said trying to fight back another cry but more tears were starting to fall.
She was suddenly brought out of those thoughts when Daryl had put an arm on her back and bought her into a hug so her head was on his chest. She didn't hesitate to wrap her arms around his body and bury her head further into his chest feeling the warmth and comfort of Daryl.
Daryl kept his arm on her back "listen to me, you are not useless if it wasn't for you Lil ass kicker wouldn't have been raised as well as she has and you have shown you want to learn how to help people by helping me and you want to learn how to fight. That's stands for a lot in my book" he smiled, she really was an amazing person.
She looked up at him, her blue eyes looking into his "you really think so?" she asked softly. A small smile had crept on her face after seeing his.
"I wouldn't lie to you" he said honestly.
They just stayed like that. The moment seemed perfect, they were holding each other and staring into each other's eyes not knowing that both of them were only thinking about the other.
Daryl couldn't help but think how beautiful she looked, despite her tears she looked incredible right now. He couldn't help himself he lowered his head and kissed her softly. In a split second he realised what he did and pulled away.
Beth was in shock. Daryl Dixon had just kissed her, it was only a quick kiss but it felt incredible and she wanted more.
"I'm so sorry Beth I..." he began but got cut off by Beth placing her lips onto his.
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