Well, so today I had two two-hour long roadtrips and so I had a lot of time and wrote this chapter.

It's a little drama because I love that.

Thanks for your reviews and favs :-)

Enjoy!

The evening came sooner as Daryl liked it. Glenn and Rick planned to go in Sasha's club again and to see what was going on in there on Saturday nights Daryl feared he would get confronted with Beth again what he wanted to avoid with everything he had. Lori and Maggie didn't join them, they had planned to meet with Andrea and have a girl's night.

The three men arrived at the club and went inside to sit at the bar again where they were greeted by Sasha right away. 'Good to see you again. Have ya seen my brother Tyreese the last time?' Sasha pointed at the huge black man who threw out the troublemaker the night before.

'Hi guys, ready for the greatest show on earth? It's raven's night and you'll love it, I am sure. Saw how ya couldn't take your eyes off of Beth last night already.' Tyreese gave them a grin and went towards the stage.

'What's raven's night?' Rick asked curiously and glanced on the stage where just the last candles were being lit. The stage was decorated with a lot of black and blood red candles, the wall was covered in black satins and on the ground there were a lot of red rose leaves.

'It's Beth's night. She's running these each month for a year already and she really slays it. We never have as many guests as on raven's night. Her voice is amazing but this night she decides on the songs and the decorations. If you liked yesterday, you will love today. Just don't stare at her, Merle will be here and he doesn't like people staring at her.' Sasha explained and pushed three shots their direction. 'They are on the house.'

The door was smacked open and Merle Dixon stepped in and a lot of people greeted him from every side of the club.

'Well sounds good.' Rick grinned and raised his glass up to Glenn and Daryl.

'Yeah.' Daryl muttered and avoided to look at Merle's direction.

Like half an hour later the lights went off and the lights on stage went on, everybody silenced at once and started clapping and whistling when Sasha ran up the stairs.

'I'd like to welcome you all to our monthly raven's night. We are all so excited for Beth's performance and so I don't want you to wait longer. Here's our lady of the night: Beth!' Sasha left the stge and went back behind the bar as Beth stepped out on the stage. Daryl didn't want to look but he just had to and he didn't regret it. Beth's messy curls were cascading over her shoulders, her eyes covered in the usual black eyeshadow and eyeliner combination, her lips painted in a deep red. She wore a strapless and very tight black lace corsage dress, tight around her torso leading into several layers of lace and lack fabric falling down her hips until to the half of her thighs, she didn't wear any tights and the creamy long legs ended in black killer plateau high heels.

'Hell, I would ask her out right away if there wouldn't be Lori.' Rick grinned. Quickly Daryl averted his eyes and stared into his glass, hoping Glenn and Rick didn't notice him looking at Beth.

How can you see into my eyes like open doors

Leading you down into my core

Where I've become so numb?

Without a soul;

My spirit's sleeping somewhere cold,

Until you find it there and lead it back home.

Beth's voice gave Daryl goosebumps. Before yesterday he has never heard Beth sing but her voice was amazing and he couldn't help but look back up to the stage.

Wake me up inside

Wake me up inside

Call my name and save me from the dark

Bid my blood to run

Before I come undone

Save me from the nothing I've become

Daryl forced himself to turn around but he ordered another drink. He didn't want Beth back in his life but she was just appearing everywhere.

Rick scuffed his friend's shoulder and looked at him with a big grin. 'Told you yesterday already she's amazing. Maybe you should ask her out after the show.'

'Oh no, I surely won't do that, Rick. She's not my type at all, I just like her voice.' Daryl replied quickly and swallowed his drink. He felt like his cheeks were burning up and it was pretty awkward. He didn't blame Rick for his insensitivity though, he had no idea about his past with Beth and it was better that way.

Beth started her next song, it was a lot louder and darker and allowed her some sexy dancing but she still mainly focused on the singing.

Three songs later Daryl couldn't help but stare at Beth, she was so stunning in her outfit and with her singing.

I hate you for the sacrifices you make for me

I hate you for every time you bled for me

I hate you for the way you smile when you look at me

I hate you for never taking control of me

I hate you for always saving me from myself

I hate you for choosing me and not someone else

I hate you for always pulling me back from the edge

I hate you for every word you said to me

Blood, blood, blood!

Pour mud through my veins

Such a dirty, dirty mouth.

I'm not that easy

Blood, blood, blood!

Pour mud through my veins

I'm a dirty, dirty girl

I wanna feel saved

Suddenly Daryl was punched in the face and knocked off his chair. He roughly landed on the ground and tasted blood.

'Take yer dirty eyes off my sister, asshole!' Daryl made out Merle's voice above him.

'Before you punch Daryl, you should punch the other guys here as well!' Rick built up in front of Merle while Glenn rushed down to Daryl. Some blood trickled from the corner of his mouth and his jaw hurt badly.

'Daryl?' Merle asked and took a closer look on Daryl. He knew him and that made it even worse. 'Then especially take yer eyes off her, fucker!' He spit on the ground right in front of Daryl and walked away as he noticed Sasha coming their way.

'Are you alright, Daryl?' she asked and handed him a bag of ice cubes and a tissue.

'I'm fine. You warned us. Sorry for causing trouble.' Daryl muttered holding the ice bag to his jaw and wiping away the blood.

'I still wonder why Merle let go of you so fast. Not his style usually.' Sasha handed Daryl a small shot of peach schnapps but he shook his head no.

'I don't drink such stuff. The Jack is already hitting on my head.'

The show ended at some point and Beth left the stage to get in the crowd. She sat at the bar directly next to Glenn, Rick and Daryl and ordered a shot of pure Jack.

'You rocked it so much.' Sasha grinned and poured in the whiskey.

'I know. I always do.' Beth poured down the shot and immediately asked for another one. Merle's presence in the club kept most people away from her but Glenn and Rick took the chance to get into a talk with her.

Beth snapped at them to leave her alone but when Rick offered to buy her some drinks she was a quite nice person. Swallowing one shot after another she got drunk pretty quickly.

Daryl was staring down into his glass when he all of a sudden had hands on his shoulders.

'Hello cutie, why don't ya join our little round?' Beth breathed into his ear obviously not recognizing him yet.

'No, thanks.' Daryl mumbled not looking up from his drink. He smelled the whiskey in her breathand also the sweet perfume. Her lips were so close to his ear it made him shiver.

'Oh come on, I even pay.' she whispered, brushing his ear with her lips. She tangled a strain of hair in her fingers, her fingers brushing his cheek. Beth pressed her body to his back so Daryl felt her chest rising and falling. 'We could also go ta my place if ya want.' Beth whispered and laid one hand on his thigh.

Daryl didn't know what to do, his breath was fastened and the panic was rising inside of him. Beth moved her hand closer to his crotch and embarrassed Daryl noticed himself getting a hard on.

Rick and Glenn watched them pretty amused. They knew how uncomfortable Daryl felt with women still they didn't do something to get Beth off him.

'Come on, cutie. I know what you want.' Beth gripped his chin with her hand and turned his face towards her to brush his hair out of his face.

All of a sudden Beth pulled away and stepped backwards nearly falling on her heels, her face showed naked panic and fear. 'Oh my god.' she kept whispering and ran off to Merle. 'We leave, right now!' Nearly ripping off his jacket she pulled Merle out of the club, leaving some very confused people behind, especially Rick and Glenn had no idea what had happened.

Daryl felt like stabbed, the expression on her face when she noticed it's him burned into his mind, he was confused and a little bit hurt as well but he wouldn't admit that. Why did Beth react like that?

'Hell, Bethy, what happened?' Merle asked once they arrived at their apartment.

'Not your business.' Beth snapped and wanted to leave off to her room but Merle was faster and grasped her wrist.

'Beth. After four years of livin' with ya I think I know you enough to see there's somethin' wrong. Maybe ya really should quit that job.'

'I ain't doin' shit, Merle. I love that job and it's the only one getting' us legal money.'

'By the way, we've got a lil' business tomorrow and I need ya to take care nobody disturbs.'

'There's again how fuckin' much you care for my damn problems again, asshole.' Beth struggled to free her wrist as she gave him a death glare.

'Well, you made clear you don't wanna tell. Spill it or leave it, I ain't playin' your bitch games, Bethy.'

'Daryl Greene is here.' Beth growled and pressed her lips together forming a thin line.

'I know. Punched him the face when he stared at ya. What's the matter still?' A slightly quizzical expression came to Merle's features as he glanced at Beth.

'I flirted with him like a dumbass bitch because he hid his fuckin' face from me and so I didn't recognize him. He was there with two guys, Kirk and Sven, I think. I didn't expect him to appear in Atlanta and especially not to have friends.'

'Ya mean that wannabe cop and that Asian? Bethy, why do ya have ta flirt with everyone once you had a drink? Remember what happened with Jimmy and Zach? No need for a repeat.' Merle was pissed but he still had a slight grin on his lips for his amusement on his sister's behavior.

'Yeah, I remember that well. It won't happen again, especially not with Daryl Greene. I hope he doesn't show up at the club again. I totally forgot about him the last years. Damn him.' Beth swore as Merle let go of her wrist and she walked up to her bedroom.

Her mind was filled with Daryl, she had no clue why because she really had enough of him since he just kissed her at his house four years ago. The memories still filled her with anger and today she had been so stupid to even try to drag him home for a one-night-stand because she had some fucking drinks.

Beth wanted to hit her head to the wall.

Something inside her told her to stay far away from Daryl but something else radiated a feeling that she had missed him in her environment but she didn't want to realize that.

Daryl was alone in the apartment he shared with Rick, he was lying in his bed and stared up to the ceiling.

Beth noticing him changed something. He didn't want to see her again, yet again he wanted to, though. He was torn. Torn between his old, buried feelings and the need to live his new life further without her in it.

This evening changed so much but nobody would understand it. He had no choice but to move on, Beth's face when she got it was him was pretty enough for him to know he was not wanted in her life anymore. The shock and fear in her eyes hurt him and he just wanted to erase her out of his mind and out of his heart. But as if that was so easy. He wanted to call Maggie but he didn't want to disturb her so he just turned his face in his pillow and tried to fall asleep. The Sunday he would spend studying so he would be distracted.

Meanwhile Beth had turned up her music so the walls vibrated. She sat at the desk in her room and thought about her stupid flirting from earlier in the night. Furiously she threw the vase to the ground so the floor was covered in water, shards of glass and flowers. Beth didn't care, she needed to let out these feeling since they made her insane.

'Fuck!' Beth screamed and hit the mirror on the wall with her fist. The glass cracked and with a stabbing pain blood began to flow over Beth's hand. 'Shit.' she mumbled before she collapsed on the ground and burst out in tears.

Worried by all the noise of breaking glass Merle entered her room and seeing her shattered by tears on the floor he rushed to her and pulled her in a tight hug. He felt a little bit weird with that but he knew Beth needed that. Beth hid her face on his chest and sobbed uncontrollably, her tears wetting her brother's shirt but neither of them cared right now. Merle couldn't stand his sister sad. When she calmed down a little he noticed her hand bleeding and frowned. 'I'm not quite sure but that might need a few stitches.' he said when he looked in the teary eyes and her messed up makeup.

Beth said nothing, she just got up with him to drive to the next hospital.

She couldn't explain her breakdown, she just wasn't used to feelings, she had avoided them all her life but sometimes there were too many crashing down on her and she just needed to get rid of them in this way. Beth was glad she had her brother on such days.

Well, so this is it. They met and Beth's reaction was really heavy. Will Daryl get over that?

Lyrics were out of Evanescence's Bring Me To Life and by In This Moment's Blood :)

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