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So I haven't written ANYTHING in months?!

I decided to pick it all up again, I updated my Merle fic with a few chapters then got a bit of writers block so decided to come back to this one and it is HARD. I think following the actual story-line of the show is really messing with me hahaha

Hope anyone reading it is liking where I am going so far, there will probably be a lot more Janis/Daryl interaction when I get to the camp/CDC

Comments/reviews are always appreciated

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Chapter 9

Janis stood on the rooftops above the alley Glenn and Daryl were making their way down, she watched them, moving slowly and cautiously towards the main road. She mentally cringed Glenn ran into the road, hoping that his plan would go smoothly. As soon as he rounded the corner she couldn't see him anymore, turning her focus to Daryl, crouched low behind the dumpster in the alley.

It wasn't long before someone was coming back down the alley, he was silhouetted against the sun behind him, but Janis could tell instantly it wasn't Glenn. As he approached Daryl Janis trained her gun on him, being careful to keep her finger away from the trigger. She could hear Daryl say something, but couldn't decipher much of what he was saying apart from the word brother.

There was no warning before he boy started screaming

"Ayudar! Ayudar!"

She could hear Daryl now telling him to be quiet, waving his crossbow in his face even more. When the boy refused to stop shouting Daryl smashed him in the face with the crossbow, making him scream more. Almost instantly two men came from the direction Glenn had taken, jumping on Daryl, kicking him and punching him.

Janis trained the gun on them, but couldn't get a clear shot. Every time she thought she had, they moved, making Daryl vulnerable.

Glenn was in the Alley now, they ran from Daryl, they were on Glenn in seconds, smashing him in the face it was all going so fast. Glenn had dropped the bag of guns he was now holding while one of them gladly picked it up the others attention was on Glenn, who was trying his best to fight back

Janis was still trying hard to hard to get a clear shot, as the man with the bag stood up, she finally had it. Pulling the trigger she instantly knew she'd hit her target as the man clutched at the bullet now lodged firmly in his butt. However Janis' celebrations were short lived. A car screeched into view at the end of the alley, the bag forgotten the two men headed for it, still dragging Glenn with them. Janis fired off a few more unsuccessfully shots as they both got in the car, leaving behind their friend and the bag of guns.

Janis watched just long enough to see Daryl jump up, running towards the gates he jumped on them, screaming as he did. She saw him now, closing the gates the men had come in from to keep out the walkers and turn on the younger man left behind, a dangerous look in his eyes before she made her away off of the rooftop.

Jumping from her side of the roof to the closest one with stairs Janis ran down them, by the time she made it into the alley Rick and T-Dog where already there, pulling Daryl off the boy who was now crouched against the wall of the of the alley, his arms covering his face.

"They took Glenn...they took him." Janis was running towards the boy on the ground, uncaring that she was sure they'd just pulled Daryl off of him. "Where is he? Get off T...let me, we gotta find him,"

Rick put his hand on her chest, looking her straight in the eye.

"We will. We will, but right now, we need to get out of here, it ain't safe."

Janis took one final look at the boy cowering on the floor, nodded silently, stopping.

Rick led them back to the room they had made their plan in, Daryl held onto the younger man, pushing him roughly into a chair. Janis stood at the edge of the room, nothing but worry for Glenn filling her mind as she watched Rick, T-Dog and Daryl interrogate him.

"Merle? What kinda hick name is that I wouldn't even name my dog Melre."

Janis called it before it happened, running forward she grabbed at Daryl's vest as he went to kick the boy, hardly making an impact Rick helped her, pushing Daryl backwards. Instead of trying again Daryl moved towards his bag, bring out the bandana wrapped hand.

"Wanna see what I did to the last guy who pissed me off?" He asked, looking warily at Janis as she cringed.

He threw the hand unceremoniously in the boy's lap. For a second or two he didn't react, as soon as he realised what it was he jumped up, screaming as he did so. Daryl descended on him now.

"I'll start with the feet this time."

Rick pulled him off, shaking his head but didn't say anything. Using a different approach proved fruitful, a few minutes and Rick had managed to get a location out of the boy.

While this was happening, Daryl moved closer to Janis, she could tell that he was pissed off Rick had stopped him.

"Want me to grab Merle's hand?" She asked as Rick pulled the boy off of the floor.

"Nah, not like he's gonna want it back anwyays."

"Maybe he'll attach a chainsaw to it...go all Evil Dead?"

This actually made Daryl laugh, an achievement that had been a long time coming for Janis.

"Janis, Daryl, lets go, the sooner we find him..." Rick trailed off, looking at Janis warily.

"The sooner we get him home." She finished. Janis was sure that wasn't what Rick was aiming for, but the alternative didn't bare thinking about.

They made their way through Atlanta, following Miguels (Rick had managed to get his name out of him) directions.

Rick fell into step with Janis.

"We will find him y'know, it doesn't sound good, but they're gonna need a bargaining tool."

"You been in any hostage type situations before this?"

"I went on a course."

"Lets hope that pays off."

Miguel led them to what looked like a pretty un down warehouse, the place can't have been particularly nice even pre-apocalypse.

"You sure you two are up for this?" Rick asked.

Janis and T-Dog had agreed to be the 'eyes in the skies' the same position Janis had held when Glenn had been taken

"It's probably best if I'm not down there with them...not sure the guy who I shot would react so well to seeing me again."

"One more move, you getting' an arrow in the ass. Just so you know" Daryl threatened Miguel

"G's gonna take that arrow out of my ass and shove it up yours. Just so you know." Janis could just hear him retort as her and T-Dog walked to the building next to them.

"You okay?" T-Dog asked, looking more closely at Janis

"I will be when Glenn's back."

"Me too...so we can get the hell outta here."

T-Dog and Janis got onto the roof just in time to see the huge set of doors pull open. Janis took in a deep breath, looking through the sight of the gun Rick had given her, she steadied it on the side of the roof as T-Dog watched her carefully, he followed suit.

A man walked nonchalantly out of the doors, Janis strained her ears but still couldn't hear what he was saying.

Not long after another man stormed out of the doors.

"HEY..." Janis could definitely hear this guy "Where's that puta that shot me in the ass huh?"

The man who had exited first put a hand on the other man's arm, pushing down the gun he was aiming at Daryl, talking in a low and calm voice. They talked for a while, Daryl was swinging his crossbow between the two men across from him, never relaxing as Rick and the man exchanged

words.

Janis tried to stay calm, concentrating hard on the movements down below, staying ready. She saw all the men in the courtyard suddenly tense, a few of their hands lingering dangerously close to triggers. A minute later and their eyes were following Ricks, looking straight at T-Dog and Janis, perched high above them on the roof. Janis was tempted to wave, but thought better of it when the man she'd shot raised his gun in a greeting.

"Come on man...make the trade, please" T-Dog whispered under his breath.

"It ain't looking good." Janis replied

"Oye" the man below them shouted, Janis heard shuffling on the roof across from her.

Glenn was being led by two much bigger men, a bag over his head. Janis moved her gun towards them, not missing a beat as she whispered "Stay on them down below T...I got Glenn covered."

She could see Glenn physically shaking as they whipped the bag off his head, his mouth was covered with duct tape as he struggled against the men holding his arms.

"Oh shit...Glenn."