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Chapter 4
Daryl watched as Carol double-checked her weapons and the backpack that she was taking with her.
They were going back to the prison.
Four of them to be exact...Maggie, Glenn, Carol and Daryl.
There were things they needed to get...things they needed to take care of...
Carl's only picture of Rick, Lori and himself, was still there sitting in his cell.
Maggie and Beth wanted their daddy's bible. A symbol of his faith, belief and love.
Daryl wanted to go back for his brother's bike.
...
Daryl had been thinking about that bike a lot lately, so when Rick had approached him, about going with Maggie and Glenn...Daryl didn't hesitate to say yes... Rick also told him that Carol was going.
At first, Daryl had started to argue with Rick, but Rick reminded Daryl that she was a strong fighter, she'd been able to survive on her own, she'd protected children from walkers. She'd protected Judith.
It was true of course...Carol was able to take care of herself. She was a warrior. She was a survivor. But Daryl remembered that she was also so much more than that. Especially to him.
Ultimately, they wanted to go back to give Herschel a proper burial. He had meant so much to everyone. Leaving his body out and exposed seemed disrespectful.
So, a small group was going. Each of them bringing skills, experience and knowledge of the prison layout that others could and would not know.
Daryl still wasn't happy that Carol was going, but he saw this as his chance to get Carol to himself for a while.
...
Daryl continued to put his supplies in the back of the truck. They were going to need a truck to load up the bike to bring back here. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw HIM walk up to Carol. He couldn't hear what he was saying to her, but her eyes widened in surprise. Then she turned from him and walked towards Daryl. Daryl looked up and over Carol's head. Daryl met HIS eyes. He sent Daryl a warning.
'Fuck that. No one warned him away from Carol.' Daryl's eyes narrowed and he felt a growl start in the back of his throat...then she was there...gently touching his arm, calming him down in a way that only she could.
Looking back up, and meeting that man's eyes again...Daryl realized that the man felt threatened by Daryl.
'Good...' Daryl thought '...you should be.'
It was true that nothing had really changed between Carol and Daryl since the day the prison fell. After being reunited with her, Carol still smiled at him and joked with him. Daryl still felt a deep friendship with her. It just seemed that her eyes didn't quite sparkle like they used to when she'd looked at him in the past.
Daryl wanted that sparkle back, and he was determined to get it.
Yeah, Carol may have had sex with that guy, but that didn't mean she was in love with him.
That didn't mean Daryl's chance was gone.
Glancing down at Carol, Daryl got caught in the beauty of her eyes. For a second, he thought he even saw the sparkle he'd been missing so much.
Looking back up, Daryl saw that he was still being stared at...
'That's right fucker. You should be worried. Don't think you've taken her away from me yet.' Daryl thought angerily.
To be continued...
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