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Daryl ran his fingers though Carl's hair and sighed, "Guess it's time for you to go home so Rick doesn't get worried."
Carl's head was on Daryl's shoulder as they laid in the bed, he wanted to stay but he knew it was true. After what happened to him before with Pete, his dad had been keeping tabs on him constantly.
"You're right, I guess I'll get going," He said half-heartedly, pushing himself up and scooting off the bed.
Carl felt Daryl also get off the bed and turned around. Daryl put his hand under Carl's chin and pushed it up, leaning his head down to kiss him on the lips, "You be good now," He said with a smirk.
Carl could feel his cheeks burning up, his eyes widened for a second, pressing back into the kiss before it was interrupted. He could feel his heart pounding in his chest. Daryl was so cool, so calm, it made him feel special that Daryl wanted only him.
He nodded, walked downstairs and out the door. As he walked home he bit his lip slightly while thinking of Daryl. When he got home he realized that Carol and Judith were both sleeping. He walked quietly upstairs and went to bed.
Daryl laid down in his bed after shutting the door behind Carl. He didn't know what he was doing, Carl was still a minor but things just moved so quickly tonight. Carl confessing to him like that, it surprised him and delighted him. He had to leave on another mission with Aaron in a few days, he wanted to spend more time with Carl but it would draw attention if he was all the sudden hanging around Carl a lot during the day. He'd have to be with Carl during the night time.
With thoughts of Carl running through his head, he quickly passed out. He had been on a long mission, not a lot of sleep but now he was safe within the walls of Alexandria.
Daryl woke up to the birds chirping, the sun was barely up but he had always been a light sleeper. He went downstairs to grab a snack and then started to make his rounds outside, checking the post to relieve who was on watch that night. He had some time to kill so he didn't mind taking a turn, Carl was probably still sleeping anyway.
Carl was lying in bed, staring at the ceiling, half conscious. He was gently caressing his lips with his fingers. He had never been kissed like that before, an adult kiss, he didn't know what he should do next. What did it mean to have a relationship with someone? Times were different now… It wasn't a time for relationships, it was a time for survival. He felt torn but he really liked Daryl, he wanted to be with him as much as he could. But then there was the fact that Daryl had to go on mission with Aaron every now and then, there was no guarantee he would be back. It made Carl's chest hurt to think about it.
There was a knock at the door, "Carl, breakfast is ready. Ron is also standing outside, I think he wants to talk to you," It was Carol, she didn't open the door, just spoke through it.
"Alright, I'll be right down," Carl raised an eyebrow at the part with Ron being outside. He walked over to his window to take a look and saw him walking back and forth in front of his house. What did he want? They hadn't really spoken since Ron's dad had been banished. He didn't know what to expect but he would talk to him nonetheless.
Carl through on a new set of clothes and put his shoes on and walked downstairs. He grabbed a quick bite to eat and then walked out the front door, heading towards Ron. He didn't need to say anything, Ron spoke first.
"Hey. I'm sorry about treating you so bad. Why don't you come outside the walls with Enid and me today? It'll be fun," Ron spoke with an overly cheery voice.
Carl raised a brow and stared at him, he didn't know if he could trust Ron anymore but if Enid was going to be there he would consider it, "Yeah, I guess. They just let you guys leave?"
Ron shook his head, "No, we're sneaking out. Follow me," He waved his arm and started to lead Carl behind one of the unoccupied houses.
Carl followed at a distance behind Ron, still not fully sold on the idea. It would be dangerous to be outside the walls but he hadn't been outside the walls since they had arrived at Alexandria and he was itching to have an adventure.
Ron walked over to the wall, looking around before putting some pegs into the holes on the metal supports that surround the compound. He started climbing it like a ladder and motioned for Carl to follow him.
"Wait Ron. What about Enid? I thought she was coming with," Carl took a step back when he asked this, not trusting Ron at the moment.
"Don't worry, Carl. She's already out there. She showed me how to do it and gave me the pegs. She wants us to meet her out there," Ron spoke cheerfully again, trying to hide his deceit.
Carl's gut was telling him that it didn't seem right but he hadn't seen Enid at all yet today so he didn't know if Ron was lying or not. He reluctantly followed, climbing up the wall after Ron. Ron Jumped over to the other side and Carl followed shortly after.
He didn't see Ron when he jumped down, "Ron?" Carl said in a soft voice, looking around. He walked forward, through some trees. Ron came out from behind a tree behind Carl with a small board in his hands and whacked Carl in the back of the head, knocking him out cold. Carl fell to the ground and Ron stood over him with a revengeful, evil grin.
"You will pay for what happened to my dad, you asshole," Ron sneered, grabbing Carl under his arms and started to carry him off towards the small town that was nearby. He made it to a small shack like building that use to be a general store and then locked the door behind him.
Ron then set Carl up on a chair and tied him up tight, "You will suffer when you finally come too. I can wait all day…" Ron pushed a chair in front of Carl and sat down, waiting for the boy to finally wake up.
Daryl was sitting on a chair at the watch point next to the gate, leaned back a little with his foot up, crossbow in one hand in his lap as he kept watch. He got a little bored and started thinking about Carl, wondering if he was already awake. He turned to look back over at Rick's house to see if he could catch a glimpse of Carl coming out or walking around.
He turned at the right moment, he saw Carl walking behind that rapist's son. Daryl narrowed his eyes and grunted a little. He stood up and watched them closely, they were pretty far away but he had really good eyesight.
Daryl growled slightly when he saw the boys going behind a house. He didn't see them come out. It had been about 10 minutes since they had gone back there. Daryl was getting suspicious, itching to find out what was going on. If that piece of shit's kid was harming Carl he would be furious.
There was nothing Daryl could do at the moment since he was standing watch. He had another hour or so until it was someone else's turn. His eyes never left the house for a second until he heard someone's voice calling him.
"Daryl, how long have you been at watch? Do you need a break?" It was Tara, she was climbing up the ladder while talking.
"Yah, take it. I need to be somewhere," Daryl didn't even use the ladder, he jumped down from the platform and started running towards the house the boys went behind.
Once he got there he looked around and didn't see them. The house didn't look disturbed either. He looked over towards the wall to see pegs in the holes. He quickly climbed up them and looked over the wall.
Daryl jumped down and looked at the ground at the footprints, one pair went behind a tree and another walking straight. The straight ones ended and there were drag marks on the ground. Someone was knocked out and being dragged away towards the small town nearby.
Daryl could feel his adrenaline pumping and his blood boiling. He started to follow the drag marks, hoping he wasn't going to find Carl dead at the end of them.
Carl made a small hissing sound as he slowly started to come too. He could feel that his hands were bound behind his back and he was tied to a chair. He slowly opened his eyes, he could feel there was dried blood on his face but he couldn't wipe it away.
"Ah you finally woke up, coward," It was Ron's voice, "You know my dad is probably dead out there. He's all alone and it's all thanks to you," He was slurring his words slightly. He had been drinking while he waited for Carl to wake up.
"Ron, it wasn't my fault. Your dad tried to…" Carl started but Ron slapped him across the face.
"Did I say you could talk, you asshole?!" Ron's eyes looked just like Pete's eyes did that night, Carl started trembling as the memories flashed into his head.
Ron grabbed an old piece of cloth and wrapped it around Carl's mouth to gag him. He then leaned down and spoke quietly into Carl's ear, "I am going to make you suffer…" He then thrusted a small kitchen knife into Carl's outer thigh.
Sorry it's taken me so long to upload a new chapter, works been a bitch. Anyways! I hope you enjoyed the new chapter. What's going to happen to Carl? Will he survive? Will Daryl save him? Guess you'll have to wait to find out! ;) Reviews are awesome, thanks for reading!