Chapter 10

Daryl looked at me and said "What the hell girl?!" I very grandly gestured my arm in the direction of the RV and said "You want to get shot today too? You're fucking welcome universal solider" referring to his creepy ass ear necklace. I got to my feet as the rest finally arrived, staying guarded. These people really are fucking crazy, not to mention fucking Shane was one of them; with a big fucking pick axe…

BPOV

Fuck… Alice you could've told me what to tell these crazy people, even more people came running out to us after the shot, but stayed a little farther back. It was starting to feel like my first day at Fork's High, everyone fucking staring at me… One guy pointing a big ass Colt Python at me, another with a bat and then of course Shane with his pick axe. One other man was standing a little further back with what appeared to be a hammer, but didn't seem to be upset by my presence at all. A couple of them went to go help Daryl up off the ground; I probably ripped his stiches open with that little move, but I suppose it's a small price to pay instead of getting shot. I decided to wait for them to break the ice, less I get shot with that big python for opening my trap. I was still pissed the fuck off and well, that didn't bode well for my verbal filter to be fully functional.

"What did you do to Daryl?!" Python asked me, insinuating I placed him in his currently fucked up condition. These people need to stop assuming things… you know what they say when you assume, you make an ass out of you and…. Focus Bella. "What did I do to him?! You think I'd just come back with him if I fucked him up like that? I stitched him up, but they are probably ripped now. He's already lost a lot of blood so you all might want to look into that" I gestured to the limp body they were holding. Python guy started to lower his weapon when Shane stepped in "Rick we don't know her and I don't believe a damn thing she saying. How did she just end up Daryl and Sofia? She's up to something and I want to know what it is…" He went to keep spewing the shit out of his mouth when I couldn't take it anymore. "Hey! Yea you, your mouth is talking, you might wanna look to that" I said interrupting him. I heard a snort off to the side; Ah, a fellow Firefly fan. Someone else may have found it funny but Shane looked as if he was about to burst that blood vessel in his forehead. "I don't know who the hell you're talking to cupcake, but if you haven't noticed you're outnumbered and I'm in charge here so don't fuck with me!" He snarled at me. Aw someone else referring to me as food that's not a vampire. Dick! O, don't do it Bella, remember Alice said control yourself… but he set me up so perfectly, I couldn't resist; "You know what the chain of command is?" I said while looking to the ground, I brought my eyes up to look him in his, I heard a muffled Oh shit somewhere off to the side as I continued "It's the chain I go get and beat you with until you understand who's ruttin command here." I saw it coming a mile off, the butt end of that pick axe coming for my face, but didn't dare retaliate. I wanted to expose him for his psycho self in front of everyone. Sure it was going to hurt like a bitch and I hoped my nose wouldn't be broken, but payout might be worth it as long as they don't leave me out here for the dead.

Rick's POV

"What the fuck Shane?!" I asked as I bent to check the girl that had collapsed out cold to the ground after Shane smashed her face. He got her right above her eyebrow and blood just kept gushing out. I had just pressed a cloth to the girls face when I heard Sofia shouting off in the distance "BELLA!" Turning, I see her dragging Carol along with her to come see the girl, Bella. The girl was covered in mud, the same as Daryl, and now blood too. "What did you do to her!? Why does everyone keep trying to hurt her? She's my friend, she saved me" she wailed with tears running down her face. Shane just shrugged his shoulders "We don't know her, you heard her threaten me? Ya'll stop looking at me like you wouldn't have done the same!" he said defensively as everyone looked on from a distance; even Lori was looking at him with disbelief. He shook his head and strutted off in anger. Sofia had opened her bag with shaky hands and was pulling out some medical stuff, trying to help the girl Bella, when Hershel made his way over. "Let's get these two in the house so I can check them over" he said, stopping to pat Sofia on back "I am glad you are ok, you gave these folks quiet a scare. My name is Hershel. Go on and put that stuff away, I'll get her fixed up the best I can. Why don't you bring her stuff on down to the house for her, I am sure she would like that when she wakes up". After Hershel walked off, Glenn kneeled down next to me checking the girl over and whispered to me "You know what she said was only a quote from a TV show… Shane didn't need to do that. He seems to be losing it a lot more lately. She never once pulled a weapon since she got here, and she found Sofia… I don't think she's bad. And I don't agree with hitting a woman, it's just not right man" I nodded to him in agreement. He helped keep pressure on her wound as I lifted her from the ground to take her up to the house.

Once we got to the house, and the others arrived with Daryl, we placed them on the bed in the guest room. Hershel asked that everyone clear out besides Glenn, Sofia, Carol and myself. Glenn kept pressure on Bella's head, while Hershel figured out what was wrong with Daryl. When he pulled his shirt up, I could see the stitches that ripped on his side. "Now I am only going to say this once, and I hope you understand I mean what I say. I do not condone anyone abusing women on my property and I won't allow it. I saw the altercation and your man is not respectful. I will not allow that kind of behavior on my farm. I am willing to allow your group to stay until your boy heals and will consider longer term, but things like what happened today are not working in your favor. Now Sofia, this girl is your friend, yes?" he continued on as she nodded her tear streaked face, clutching the other girls bag and bow, "How about you tell us the events of the past few days and how Daryl here came to be injured, if you know of course." So Sofia told everyone what happened from the moment I left her hidden in the woods up till today. This poor girl is having one hell of a day, first Daryl and then Shane.

Hershel then started to check over the girl, first putting a few stiches in her brow area and bandaging it. He asked us to leave the room and called Maggie in to change her out of her muddy clothes. When we were allowed to come back in, Hershel told us some of what he found, "Well this young man appears to have a wound straight through fitting the description Sofia gave of an arrow, it was still pretty clean but needed to be re-stitched. He has lost a lot of blood and it will take a few days to get back on his feet. They will both need to be on antibiotics for a time to prevent infection. She needed 4 stitches on her head, and has severe bruising on her left side. I have no way of knowing if her supraorbital ridge is fractured, only time will tell. They will both need to recover for a few days. At this rate we're going to run out of medical supplies and antibiotics before the month is out." He put his things away and left us in the room.

Daryl came to first, waking suddenly, asking "What the hells go'in on?" as he looked around. It was just me left; Glenn said he had something to do, and Carol and Sofia were sitting in with Carl for a while. He was covered with a throw blanket one of the Greene girls had brought in and I offered him some of the juice on the night stand. He chugged it in one go, still looking at me so I told him the gist of it "You must have ripped your stiches and bled out too much. You passed out in the field where you came in from earlier. You've lost a lot of blood." He turned noticing the girl "Man, What the fuck happened to her?" Sighing, I started "After you passed out, she and Shane had some words and this is the result" waving my hand in her direction. "She attack 'em or somethin'?" he asked lowly, eyeing her. I put my head down and rubbed my hands along my face, I knew this was not going to go over well. Daryl and Shane haven't mixed from day one from what I've heard. I looked back up and shook my head. He looked back to her then back to me seemingly expecting more. "Shane insinuated that she could be up to something, and it didn't help matters that we had thought she injured you; now I'm not saying what he did is right in any way. What he did was wrong, they were just talking and he lost his temper. Hit her in the face with blunt end of the axe." I said. I saw his eye tighten in anger. "What the Fuck she say to 'em to make 'em lose it?" he asked after a few minutes. "I'm not 100 percent on that, Glenn said she was quoting a TV show, something about his mouth talking and then about the chain of command being a chain that could beat him to show whos in command" I said shrugging my shoulders; I didn't understand the situation at all. Daryl snorted much like Glenn had and I looked to him, wondering what it was about. "Just a damn TV show usta come on, cant 'member the name. Only seen it a couple times when me 'n Merle was stay'n in a motel. Your man is gettin' outa control, what the fuck you gonna do 'bout it?" he asked. I didn't even know yet so that's what I told him. He looked to be disappointed and looked back over to Bella.

She still hadn't moved or woken. "She has the same arrows from Atlanta and the quarry. You ask her about it?" I asked, really wanting to know. Daryl was observant, he would've noticed right off. He nodded his head and said "Asked 'er bout Merle, said she shot a key over ta the other roof ta keep 'em from sawing off his hand. Didn't ask 'er bout quarry, jus' try'n ta stay conscious after that. Who the fuck tried ta shoot me?!" Dammit. I was hoping he wouldn't remember that little incident. "That would be Andrea. She thought you were a walker. Ya'll did look pretty rough when you came up to camp" I said, trying to make an excuse for Andrea. Daryl tried to get up, but I stood and put my hands up. "Man, take it easy for a bit, Hershel will be pissed off if he has to do those stitches again. And I don't think he's above putting you to sleep either. He's pretty upset at the rate we've been going through his medical supplies" and I wasn't lying. Hershel really did seem like he would be mad to have to do his stitches because Daryl was being a dumbass and couldn't lie still for a few days. "Ya give me some clothes at leas' ? Keep'n my ass prisoner in 'ere" Daryl mumbled out. I got up and gave him some of the clothes that had been brought in and handed them to him. I just hope the blood loss made him too tired to go against Hershel's wishes; I knew he was itching to have it out with Shane and I hoped to put off that confrontation as long as possible.

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