Beth sat in her new room, in the dorm, that was going to be her home for the next two years, she gazed around the empty walls, wondering how she was going to make it this far away from home, she had been out of state before but usually with her family for a holiday. This was a first and she was scared of what to expect, especially as her new room mate would be arriving any minute, just as the thought went through her head the door opened and in came a thin, tall, dark skinned woman, she looked older than Beth, had dread locks pulled back from her pretty face, when she looked up at Beth she gave her a beaming smile.

"Hi" she called to her across the room, Beth stood to help her bring her things in.

"Oh hey, Michonne" she stuck her hand out to introduce herself.

"I'm Beth" she said taking a box from her and laying it on the bed opposite hers.

"Well Beth looks like you got to put up with me for the next year, I am only here for a year, shame really I can see we are going to be great friends." she smiled as she sat down on the bed "Boring old room, but I am sure we can work some magic on it" she said gazing around.

"So what are you doing here?" she asked Beth.

"Majoring in English Lit, I want to be a teacher." she explained "You?"

"Oh here on a fencing scholarship, only way I could get in" she smiled.

"Cool" Beth went back over to her side of the room and in companionable silence they began to unpack, Beth taking posters from her boxes and laying them on her bed, then turned back to her box sat there were three little hand carved animals, she took them out and arranged them on her bedside table, fingering each one carefully as she placed them down.

"Someone special?" Michonne asked looking at the little figures.

"Oh yeah" Beth said with a blush.

"Cute high school sweetheart?" she asked.

"Not exactly like that, to be honest I'm not exactly sure what we are" she shrugged.

"Oh interesting, you will have to tell me more about it all, I have me a man, been with him since I left school, he is moving into the area so that he can be close. Names Tyreese." she smiled down at a small picture she held out to Beth, Beth took the photo, she looked down at it, them man in the photograph was huge, his shoulders she was sure were the size of her barn back home, but his eyes were soft and understanding, she knew she was going to like him automatically, she handed the picture back to Michonne and routed around in the box on her bed, then gave Michonne the photograph of Daryl and her on her graduation day. She walked away to the small mirror on her makeshift dressing table and started to put her photographs of family and friends up there, she smiled with each one, her, Merle and Daryl, Maggie and Glenn, her parents, even one of Shaun in full uniform, when she turned back she saw a confused look on Michonne's face.

"Not what you were expecting?" she asked her and the girl looked up.

"No not really was kind of expecting, well the quarter back" she shrugged "Not the water boy" Beth smirked.

"Yeah, well I think if he went anywhere near the football team even now there would be serious trouble, he beat the quarter back up" she smiled at the memory "And like I said the whole thing is complicated." she took the photograph and placed it on her bedside table with her animals, she watched as Michonne kicked off her shoes and led back on her bed.

"So tell me about it then" she suggested pulling out coke, snacks and what Beth considered the most chocolate she had ever seen in her life out of her bag. They led there for the next two hours discussing her and Daryl, Michonne and Tyreese, then everything else they could think of.

"So with everything that happened you are telling me the pair of you still haven't well slept together?" Michonne couldn't believe this.

"Nope, I am still a virgin, I am going to keep it until the perfect man comes along." Michonne laughed.

"Your really old fashioned and if you don't mind me saying a little naive" she pushed Beth's arm "Come on we gotta go find something to eat" they both jumped up, Beth went out the door and Michonne stood watching her, a small smirk on her face she whispered "Perfect" then headed off to the dinning hall, laughing and giggling the whole time, this was better than Beth had thought it would be.

TWD~TWD~

Up stairs on Beth's bedside table where she had forgotten it, her mobile phone buzzed, the name on the front flashing Daryl, then it went back to it's sleeping state. A few seconds later it glowed a little envelope on the front to tell her she had a text.

The girls fell through the door laughing, Beth grabbing some items and declaring she was off for a shower before they settled down for the night, as tomorrow she had a lecture first thing in the morning, she left. Michonne stood looking around the room considering what to do next when she heard Beth's phone vibrate, she picked it up looking down at the text that had just come through.

Miss you, hope everything is good, call me when you get the chance Dx

She read it and looked down at the picture in the frame, total red neck, this wouldn't do for her plan her room mate had to be free and single, she deleted the message and shoved the phone back on the side, she would find a way to make Beth forget the red neck and see her way of thinking, Tyreese's best friend was definitely more accurate match for their future group and he was a handsome man, he was also rich or at least he would be soon enough, he was a doctor, newly qualified but a doctor all the same, more of a match for the sweet innocent Beth Greene she smiled to her self, yes this would do nicely.

Michonne walked over to her bed throwing on some sleeping gear she crawled in, pulling the covers up to her nose she felt very pleased with herself, Beth came in putting her things away she picked up her phone and flipped it open, nothing, she was sure Daryl would have text her by now, something just to check and see if she was ok, but there was nothing there, perhaps he had been busy at work or gone out with Merle for the night, as they did sometimes, she contemplated sending him a text but didn't want to look to clingy so she flipped her phone shut and got into her bed, pulling her covers up she looked over at the photograph of them both and fell asleep with a small smile on her face.

~twd~twd~

"Why do you think she ain't answering me?" Daryl looked at Merle.

"Girls just got there lil brother give her a fucking chance, if your going to be a pussy the whole time she is away I swear I am going to leave your arse." his brother stood over him with his arms crossed over his great expanse of chest, Daryl frowned at him, he wasn't being a pussy, he thought but he knew he was, he had been the one to let her go without a word without them having the talk, without promises, he had regretted that but there was little he could do about it now.

He bent back over the engine bay of Beth's old truck, he had pulled it in so that it would be serviced and in better condition when she got home to them in three months, that would be her first holiday and he was counting the days, but he wouldn't admit it not even to himself. Him and Merle were off out tonight, he knew she had lectures all day today so he decided to leave it to call until after six they weren't going out until eight so that would give him and Beth time to catch up she could tell him all about college, God he missed Beth.

"What?" he swung round looking at Merle.

"I said do you want the fucking oil, dick?" Daryl nodded and Merle sighed if that girl didn't ring him soon, he was going to phone her himself coz shit, the boy had it bad.

~twd~twd~twd~

"Come on Beth, I have to be on in ten minutes" Michonne was tugging Beth towards the gym, it was her first fencing competition since they got there and she had asked Beth to come and support her. Beth hugged her good luck and took off towards the gymnasium silencing her phone on the way, she picked a small seat in the stands away from anyone else and waited for the action to begin to be honest she really didn't know what to expect.

As the competition began Beth was stunned by Michonne's ability she was so graceful in her movements, Beth sat opened mouthed watching, it was something else, she had never seen anything quite like it. When she presumed the Michonne had won she stood and cheered with everyone else, then came down the steps to wait for her friend outside the changing room door.

"Well done" she congratulated her with a big smile.

"Thank you" Michonne threw her arms around her friend "Hey what are you doing now?" she asked her.

"Well I was going to head back to the room give Daryl a call, then write up my notes, why?" Michonned stood looking at her, shaking her head.

"I am going to meet Tyreese, we are heading out for a drink and the cinema, you have to come, please say you will, I want my friends around me." Beth thought about it for a minute then nodded her head she pulled her phone from her pocket "What you doing now?" Michonne tutted at her.

"Just going to send him a message tell him I will call him later" Beth explained.

"Oh ok then" she smiled down at her, Beth couldn't believe her luck, she had found a new friend who cared about her, they spent all their spare time together, the only thing that would make it perfect now was if Daryl was here and they could all go out together.

Hi just a quick note to say I will give you a ring later tonight, hope your could, punch Merle for me. Always Beth xx

She pressed send and then walked with Michonne to her car, her friend being that much older than Beth had managed to buy it while she still decided what she had wanted to do with her life, Beth was amazed by it all because she had always been so sure of herself, she had known, Teacher, marry, children, it had always been her plan, well until Daryl came along, that all put a spanner in her plan. She sighed thinking of him, she flipped her phone open still no reply, she was sure he would answer her soon, Michonne pulled out of the parking lot chatting about what a wonderful night they were going to have.

"Oh Beth, I would like you to meet Tyreese, the love of my life since well forever, she kissed him on the cheek." Beth shook Tyreese's enormous hand.

"How do you do?" she asked politely "It's lovely to meet you, Michonne has told me so much about you."

"I bet she has" he chuckled in a booming voice "I would like you to meet my friend Bob, he has just finished training to be a doctor so we thought we would celebrate with him too, you don't mind do you?" he asked her earnestly.

"No of course not" She put her hand out to Bob to shake his but he raised it to his lips and kissed it lightly, Beth blushed.

"Hello Beth" he whispered to her keeping eye contact as he his fingers wrapped into hers, Beth smiled removing her hand slowly and falling into step with him, as Tyreese walked with Michonne, Beth suddenly felt very uncomfortable, she was sure her new friend wouldn't have set her up, she shook her head, it was just a coincidence.