Chapter 15
He takes the arrow out of his loaded bow and throws it over his shoulder. Mine was already across my body since I had no luck.
"Follow me, I wanna show you somethin'" Daryl says taking my hand
"We can't go too far"
"We ain't, trust me" He looks down to me and smiles
I hold his hand smiling, as he walks deeper into the woods. It wasn't long before we had reached a cliff, with a large stream and some trees.
"A cliff?" I ask confused
"It's more than just any old cliff" He says stripping down to his underwear
"What the hell are you doing" I ask covering my face
He laughs and uncovers my face, "C'mon, your turn"
"I didn't know we had to walk around naked now" I smile
"You'll see why" He says, walking over to the edge
As he stares over the edge, I get undressed to my bra and underwear. By now I had figured out it was a waterfall, except it's going to be a bit cold. I braid my hair and go next to him.
"Who's first? Bet ya it's cold" I ask
"You first" He grins, trying not to look over my body
"Fine" I smile and go over to where the water runs off
"Why over there?"
"It's deeper. See ya down there" I smile and front flip off the edge.
Landing in that cold water was super refreshing. Adrenaline shoots throughout my body. When I reached the surface, I couldn't find Daryl. I looked around, nothing.
"Daryl?" I call out
Before I knew it, he backflipped off the edge landing in front of me. When he came up to the surface, I smacked him in the forehead, "You could have warned me"
"Well I didn't. Now come over to shore some" He smiles and swims over
"But I can't swim" I say, obviously pretending
"Stubborn, aren't ya?"
Daryl puts me on his stomach and he swims backwards, closer to shore. I take his bangs out of his face and he smiles. When we get to standing ground, he stands up making me 'fall off' of him and going under. From under the water I hear him laugh, he stands me up and pulls me close.
"You're a piece of work, ya know that?" He says to me, placing his forehead on mine.
"Just for you"
"I bet" He smiles and kisses me sweetly
"We can't be out here too long..."
"Why's that" He asks, pouting a little
"Because"
"'Cause ain't an answer Dodger"
I get out of the water, "Because I said so"
"Wait where ya goin'" He asks getting upset I'm leaving
"Eh, I'll be back"
I go back up to the top and jump back down practical on top of him.
"You lil bitch!" He laughs
"Ya know ya love me" I kiss his cheek
"I do, I really do Dodger"
He picks me up and kisses me passionately.
"My god do i love you" He says between kisses
"Think twice about that?" I tease
"Hell yeah, long and hard"
"I know" I laugh, referring to other things
"Shut up" He says rolling his eyes and swimming away from me
Daryl and I stayed at the lake just until the sun was about to set. We got out and went back to the top to get dressed. I got dressed first, and as Daryl was changing, I 'accidentally' shoved him off the cliff.
I died of laughter watching him fall, watching his facial expression. I was literally rolling in the grass laughing, then he picked me up and held me over the edge.
Still laughing but it quickly faded, I managed to speak, "No please I won't do it again I promise!" I cling onto him
"Ain't so funny now huh?" He teases
"Come on!"
"You sorry?"
"Yes I'm sorry and I love you" I plead, holding onto him for dear life
"Well, I love you too" He whispers in my ear, holding me close
I don't let my grip lighten until he sits on the ground and holds me.
"I wouldn'ta dropped ya, you know that right?"
"I'd hope you wouldn't..." I let go of him some and look up to him
"Never ever sunshine" He smiles and kisses my nose
I can't do anything but smile and blush some.
"Man you're beautiful"
"Oh come on" I smile and hand him his shirt
"I ain't lyin' sunshine"
"We gotta go back" I get up and ruffle his hair
"But I don't wanna go back yet" He pleads standing up
"We don't need any more suspicion between us do we?"
He thought about it before he responded, knowing I was right.
"Yeah, but aren't they gonna ask why we're all wet?"
"You're just gonna be wet" I smile
He chuckles and shakes his head, "Man you got a dirty ass mind"
"I wasn't thinkin' like that! That's you!" I playfully shove him and laugh
"Yeah you keep sayin' that Dodger" He smirks, wraps his arm around my waist and kisses me sweetly
I kiss him back as sparks fill my body, butterflies in my stomach. I can't help myself but to smile while kissing him, he makes me feel so important and ecstatic. We just... click... He slowly pulls away reluctantly.
"Come on" I say taking his hand
"Fine" He says picking up his crossbow and belt of squirrels
On our walk back, I heard rustling and branches breaking. I quickly took my crossbow off my body and loaded it. Daryl and I are back to back ready for whatever decides to make an appearance. Then all of a sudden, a fawn comes out from behind a tree. Before she could get away, I shoot her in the neck, instantly killing her. I quickly go over to it and take the arrow.
"Dodger?" Daryl asks confused
"Look!" I say excited
He turns and sees the deer. His face lights up, his eye widen.
"Well shit" He comes over and examines it
"She's a beaut, she'll feed us all well tonight" I say looking over at him
"Hell yeah she will. Nice shot by the way, I could never hit right there"
"Thanks" I couldn't help but smile
"Here, carry these and I'll carry it back" He says handing me his crossbow and the squirrels
"No I got her, I've carried larger"
"Dodger..."
"Daryl I got it, trust me" He may be a man but this is my deer
I put my bow over my body then throw the deer over my shoulder.
"Let's go"
"You're a piece of work Dodger" Daryl says rolling his eyes
"I know I am" I respond smiling
He shakes his head and walks besides me for the walk back. When we arrive, no one is on watch. There's no one to be found. Daryl opens the door to find it abandoned.
"...T-they left...?" I say, laying the deer in the corner of the room
"Nah, they couldn'tve..."
"Wait what the hell is this?" I noticed a small slip of paper on the bench
"Dodger, my dad didn't think it was safe here anymore. I tried to get them to stay a little while longer. I heard them say something about Washington but I'm not too sure. I'll try and leave a nice track for you to follow -Carl"
"At least the boys got some sense..." Daryl says looking around for a map
"Rick wouldn't leave Daryl. Rick wanted me here, to lead you guys..." I look at him in desperation
"That's true but Rick is still the leader"
"Dammit Daryl, forget that Rick was the leader. Imagine that nobody was yet, Rick wouldn't just up and leave!"
He looks at me from across the room, knowing Rick wouldn't leave
"Maybe someone saw Carl writing the note and they were watching him. Maybe he couldn't say what really happened... Something happened Daryl"
"We stay here tonight, we leave at dawn alright?"
"That's fine. I can track" I begin gathering some wood for a fire
"We gonna eat all this tonight?" Daryl asks preparing the deer
"We ain't got a fridge to put it in, so yeah we are"
"You sure know how to treat a man Dodger" Daryl teases
"I love my food to woman" I laugh
"Oh shut up" He rolls his eyes
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