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Song: Keane - Is It Any Wonder.

~ Chapter 5 ~

Violet took a seat down on the ground next to Daryl, who was sat in the camping chair, eating breakfast. Violet looked over at the farmhouse and saw Maggie watching Glenn from the porch. Her arms were folded and she was shaking her head. Violet watched Glenn carefully, but tried not to make it look like something was wrong.

She shoveled some of the food into her mouth, having decided to join these guys for food. Lori had told her that she'd taken the abortion pills, but then she'd made herself sick and brought them back up. Violet was glad, she'd didn't really believe in abortions herself and she'd never even consider having one if she was pregnant. She thought it was wrong.

Carol came over and put some more food on Daryl's plate and he nodded in thanks and she sat down next to T-Dog. Violet looked over at Carl and she smiled at him and he sweetly returned it, eating some more of his food. Shane was hovering by the trees, wearing his police hat and Dale was looking at Glenn and nodding his head. Violet's eyes widened and she put her plate down. Daryl looked over at her and she gulped.

Glenn got to his feet and wandered around the camp fire. He stood by one of the trees and then rubbed the back of his neck. He looked straight into Violet's eyes then sighed.

"Er, guys-"

"Glenn," Violet got to her feet. She glared at him, shaking her head.

"So...the barns full of walkers," He spat out and everyone looked over at him, shock written all over their faces. Violet looked over at Rick, who was looking at Glenn with an angry glint in his eyes. Glenn looked back at Violet and she shook her head.

"You idiot!" Violet yelled and everyone turned to her.

"You knew?" Andrea asked.

"Glenn," Violet walked over to Glenn and she pushed him. "Screw you."

"Violet!" Beth and Maggie yelled from the porch and she looked over at them.

"How could you not tell us?" Carol asked.

"I...I need to go," Violet pointed over to the farmhouse. Her eyes flickered over to Daryl, who was staring right back at her.

"Violet," Glenn went to grab her arm, but she moved away from him.

"You betrayed our trust!" She hissed and then she walked over to the farmhouse. Maggie looked over at her and she sighed. "He told them."

"Violet, look! They're heading down to the barn!" Beth pointed over at them all and Violet's hands began to shake.

"Do something?" Maggie begged.

"O-Okay," Violet stammered and she ran down the steps and took off after them. She caught up with them and Shane was looking through the gap in the door. Lori was holding onto Carl and Carol was looking around in a daze. Daryl looked over at her and then she flashed him a smile, but he turned away from her.

"You cannot tell me you're okay with this," Shane stormed over to Rick.

"No, I'm not," Rick grumbled. "But we're guests here. This isn't our land."

"You're right its not," Violet spoke up and she stood in front of them all. "You need to understand-"

"This is our lives man!" Shane yelled.

"Lower your voice," Rick hissed.

"We can't just sweep this under the rug," Andrea said.

"I know, but talk to Hershel," Violet replied.

"We have gotta' go in there, we gotta' make things right. Or we have just gotta' go, now we've been talking about Fort Ben-"

"We can't just go-"

"Shut up!" Violet yelled and they both looked over at her. "You either go and talk to Hershel or you leave. Hershel isn't going to tolerate this type of behavior on his land. I respect his choices."

"Why are they in there?" Carol asked.

"Talk to Hershel," Violet replied.

"Who put them in there?" Carl spoke up and Violet's eyes faltered and fell to the floor.

"Did you put them in there?" Carol gasped.

"Not all of them...Otis and I both did it," She admitted.

"These things could kill my people!" Shane yelled, coming forwards and getting in her face.

"These people are not yours!" Violet spat back and he sneered down at her.

"Shane back up," Rick ordered.

"C'mon tell me do you like how worthless you are? Can't even find your little brother," He pushed her back roughly and all of sudden Daryl was in front of her, pushing Shane away.

"Back the fuck up," Daryl growled.

"You don't know nothing about me and my brother!" Violet yelled and she tried to move past Daryl, but he stuck out his arm to stop her.

"You're helping some psycho keep walkers in his barn!" Shane shouted.

"Hershel's not a psycho! You're the psycho!" She yelled back and she tried to run towards him, but Daryl wrapped his arm around her waist, pulling her back.

"My daughters still out there," Carol spoke up and Shane growled.

"I think it's time we all started thinking about other possibilities-"

"Shane, we're not leaving Sophia behind," Rick said and Daryl let go of Violet.

"I'm close to finding this girl, I just found her goddamn doll a few days ago," Daryl walked forwards and Shane laughed.

"No, Daryl's that's what you did. You found a doll!" He snapped.

"You don't know what the hell your talkin' about!" Daryl shouted and Violet grabbed his arm.

"Daryl," She tugged on his arm and he pulled it away from her.

"No!" He snapped.

"I'm just gonna' say what needs to be said. Let me tell you something man if she was alive and still out there and saw you coming. All methed out with your ears around your neck, she would run a mile!" Shane shouted.

"Shut up!" Daryl went forward, but Rick held out his arm to stop him. They both started to try to swing for each other. Violet stepped in front of Daryl and started to push him away. She felt Shane grab the back of her shirt and she spun around and his fist collided with her face. She flew to the ground, her vision blurring.

"SHANE!" Rick yelled and everyone began screaming. "DARYL!" Daryl ran forwards and tackled Shane to the ground he swung his fist towards his face and punched him over and over again. T-Dog and Rick pulled him off of Shane.

Carol crouched down and placed a hand on Violet's arm. Violet's vision blurred some more and she slowly sat up. Carol reached out and pulled some of the straw from her hair and then she moved her hands away from her face, so she could look at the cut on her face.

"Let's go get that cleanend up," She whispered and Violet nodded her head. She looked over to see Shane storming away. Carol helped her up onto her feet and Violet swayed, falling back down. Andrea walked over and she crouched down next to her.

"Carol go get her some water," Andrea said and Carol nodded her head and walked off.

"Violet are you okay?" Dale asked and Violet looked over at him, nodding her head slowly.

"I'm gonna' kill him!" Daryl fumed and Rick pushed him back.

"Calm down!" Rick demanded.

"He just punched her in the face!" Daryl yelled and Violet struggled to her feet. She staggered over to Rick and Daryl.

"Are you okay?" Rick asked, concern in his tone.

"Fine," She breathed out. "I'm not joking, but if you guys step out of line one more time, Hershel will kick you off his farm."

Violet looked over at Daryl, then she walked off. Andrea came up behind her and Carol made her way over, handing her a bottle of water.

"Thank you."

...

Maggie and Violet stood back to back in the chicken pen, Violet scattering food in front of them and Maggie was collecting eggs. Violet's face throbbed in pain and Hershel had given her some painkillers. To say Hershel was pissed was a big understatement. Violet had gone straight to him and he started saying that he was going to make them leave, but she begged him not to, for Carol's sake of finding her daughter.

Shane had taken to walking around the barn and Violet didn't even want to stop him. She was too scared and she'd only go near him if someone else was around. Rick had been trying to talk to Hershel, but Hershel didn't want to talk to him.

Beth had cried when she found out that Shane had hit her and she started rambling on about self-defense lessons and it had made Violet laugh, but she said she'd get someone to teach her. She hadn't seen Daryl yet, but from what she'd heard, he was pissed off. His reaction was unexpected. She never expected him to step in front of her and she never expected him to beat Shane up, but that being said she was glad he did.

"Maggie," Glenn appeared from around the chicken pen and Maggie stepped out and Violet followed her. "Maggie, please talk to me."

Maggie walked on past him and Violet went to do the same, but he grabbed her arm. "Hey," He whispered and Violet shook her head and followed after Maggie. "Maggie!" Glenn called out and chased after them both.

Maggie stopped and walked over to him and Violet stood to the side and watched. "Give me your hat," Glenn looked back at her confused. "You said you wanted me to talk, I'm talkin' to you, give me your hat."

Glenn slowly took it off and handed it to her. Then Violet chuckled, knowing what she was about to do next. She put an egg in his hat and then smacked his hat back onto his head. The egg cracked and began to drip down his head.

"Why would you waste an egg like that?" Glenn took his hat off his head.

"I think it was rotten," Maggie smirked, walking off and Violet smiled at Glenn.

"You deserved that," Violet said and Glenn sighed. "You gotta' earn your forgiveness."

Violet followed after Maggie and they walked over to the farmhouse and went inside. Maggie walked into the kitchen and placed the eggs on the counter. She sighed letting her head hang down and she looked over at her.

"Am I overreacting?" She asked.

"No, he betrayed your trust. He needs to earn your forgiveness," Violet explained and Maggie tucked her hair behind her ears.

Hershel walked in and he was wiping his hands on a cloth. He sighed and looked over at Violet.

"How are you feeling?" He asked.

"I'm fine Hershel, really," She smiled at him and he frowned.

"I don't want that man on my farm, especially if it's putting you in danger," He admitted. "Also, that man...Daryl, has just gone storming off into the barn with the horses in. He's still injured and I think he's trouble."

"Hershel, he's just angry," Violet explained.

"Shane got angry and as a result he hit you," He placed the cloth on the counter and Violet wrapped her arms around him, squeezing him tight.

"Thank you for caring about me," She whispered and Hershel chuckled.

"You should go check on Daryl," Maggie suggested and Violet pulled away from Hershel.

"Okay," Violet walked out of the kitchen and out of the farmhouse. She made her way down the steps and she walked quickly down to the barn where the horses were. She could see Daryl carrying one of the saddles and he was struggling.

"Daryl," Violet jogged over.

"I'm fine," He grunted.

"Hershel says you need to heal," Violet said and he sighed, grabbing the chains from the hook.

"Yeah, I don't care," He grumbled.

"Well, I do," Violet walked over to him and he looked over at her. "Daryl-"

"I'm not gonna' sit around and do nothin'," He muttered, opening the stall door and going towards the horse.

"Your just gonna' hurt yourself again," Violet explained.

"Sophia's out there and I need to find her!" He snapped.

"There are other people on the farm who can look for her. It's not all down to you...She isn't your responsibility," Violet stepped between him and the horse.

"How can ya say that!?" He hissed.

"She isn't your daughter, and this isn't all down to you. I believe that you'll find her, but for now you need to rest," She looked up into his eyes and he glared down at her. "Daryl, the more you rest, the quicker you'll heal and then you can carry on looking. I'm not doubting your ability to find her."

"Sure sounds like it," He growled and his eyes scanned over her bruised face. "Does it hurt?"

"A little..." She whispered and she stared down at the floor. "Thank you, for what you did back there for me."

"Ya don't need to thank me, I just don't stand for it when men hit women," He explained and Violet looked up from the floor and smiled at him.

"So, I'm a woman. Not a kid anymore?" She raised an eyebrow and Daryl stepped away from her.

"Get out of here, kid!" He snapped and she smirked, walking out of the stall and out of the barn.

...

Violet stood next to Maggie in the kitchen and they were both working on the food. Hershel came walking in and poured himself a drink. He turned around and faced both of them. Violet looked over and smiled at him and he nodded back.

"Carl doesn't need anymore of my help," Hershel finally said.

"So, that's it," Maggie said, staring down at the food. Hershel sat down on the chair and looked up at them both.

"Rick was trying to make his case. It will be hard and they'll have to be careful, but he was being dramatic. They're a strong group, they've done well on their own," Maggie began to chop the food and the sound of the knife hitting the wood echoed around. "They're just going to have to go out and find their own farm."

"Most of them are full of walkers," Violet added.

"Walkers?" Hershel leaned forward on the table and looked between the both of them. "So, we just keep these people here forever?" He questioned. "How are they my responsibility?"

"I was mad about mom. Mad about you marrying Annette, I was fourteen years old and I was awful. All I wanted to do was smoke and shoplift...love one another. That's what you told me," Maggie explained and Violet placed a gentle hand on her arm and she smiled.

"Maggie, I was different," Hershel said.

"No," Maggie shook her head. "You're different."

"I am," Hershel admitted. "But we're not. I love you, and I love you Violet. That's part of this...Is this about you and the Asian boy?"

"No," Maggie whimpered. "His name is Glenn...He saved my life yesterday, when one of the people you think are sick, tried to kill me...How's that for dramatic," She wiped away her tears.

"Those things aren't what you think they are," Violet explained and Hershel looked over at her. "They aren't...don't do this. Okay, it's not about Maggie and Glenn. It's not about you and Maggie. It's about you, it's about who you are, and who you're going to be."

Hershel stared into Violet's eyes, not knowing how to respond. She flashed him a smile, letting him know she wasn't trying to be horrible.

"Hershel," Jimmy ran in, taking off his hat. "It happened again."

Hershel got up from the chair and he looked over at Violet and he nodded his head. Violet followed after him and they walked out of the farmhouse and over to the camp. Hershel rolled up his sleeves and walked over to Rick and Andrea.

"Rick," Hershel called out and Rick turned around.

"Hershel," Rick replied. "We just have our guns out, because we're gonna' go look for Sophia."

"Before you do that, I could use your help with something," Hershel explained.

"Count me in," Andrea said.

"Thank you, but I just need Rick," Hershel replied.

"I'll be down at the barn, keeping watch until you're ready," Andrea slipped her gun into her back pocket. Hershel nodded behind him signaling for Rick to follow him.

"Watch everyone for me. Please, Violet you're the only one I can trust with this," Hershel said and Violet nodded her head and watched them leave.

...

Violet walked alongside Maggie. Glenn chased after them both, mainly trying to get Maggie's attention. She was walking quickly, carrying a basket on her hip.

"Maggie!" He huffed.

"Don't talk about it," She replied. "You told Dale. I asked you. I told you, I just asked you to do one thing!"

"I couldn't do it," He admitted.

"My dad's going to kick you guys out!" She snapped.

"But, Rick's going to work something out with your dad. Look I had to tell them," He explained.

"You did not!" She shouted and Glenn reached out and grabbed her arm.

"No, I did!" He snapped and Violet stood by and watched closely. She glanced over at the camp and she saw Daryl watching the scene. "Okay, I wanted to!" Glenn took the basket from her and put it on the ground. "You see, I forgot. Okay, I forgot or I stopped thinking or maybe I didn't want to think about it. Then the pharmacy happened yesterday and then I realized something, I forgot that they were dangerous. I don't care if they are sick people or dead people. They're dangerous and then I realized something else. I don't want you in danger, ever! So, I hate to blow your dad's big secret, but I'm sick of secrets! Secrets get you killed and I'd rather have you pissed off at me and alive, then liking me and dead. So, that's why I told them."

Glenn began to walk off and then Maggie looked over at Violet, who smirked nodding her head towards Glenn.

"Hey walker bait!" She called out to him and he stopped and turned around.

"Don't call me that."

"Okay, Glenn," Violet saw they were about to kiss and she started to walk ahead and over to camp. She looked over her shoulder and saw that they were in fact kissing. Violet laughed and she walked over to Daryl.

"Do they really have to do that," He grumbled.

"They like each other. I think it's cute," Violet admitted.

"It makes me feel uncomfortable," He said.

"I take it you don't like public display of affection," She said, smiling over at him.

"Quit lookin' at me like that," He growled.

"Like what?" She grinned up at him.

"Like that," He pointed to her face and her smile grew wider.

"I'm just smilin' at you," She retorted. "You don't like my smile?"

"I…" He seemed startled by her question and a small blush appeared on his cheeks.

"Have any of you two seen Rick?" T-Dog walked over and Daryl shook his head.

"His helpin' Hershel out with something," Violet said.

"With what?" Carol appeared from behind T-Dog and she looked between the three of them.

"H-He's just helping him," She stammered and Maggie and Glenn walked over with Andrea.

"Guys!" Carol pointed over at Shane and they all walked over to him.

"Here we go!" Daryl snapped and Violet saw Shane was carrying the bag of weapons. "What's all this?" Shane handed Daryl a gun and Violet shook her head.

"It's time to grow up," Shane said and he started walking off towards the farmhouse and everyone followed him. "You already got yours?" He asked Andrea.

"Yeah, where's Dale?" She asked.

"He's on his way," Shane replied. "Now, look it's one thing standing around here picking daisy's. We thought this place was meant to be safe, but now we know it ain't," He looked over at Violet and she looked away and over at Beth who was standing on the porch with Carl and Patricia. "How about you man?" He walked over to Glenn. "You gonna' protect yours?" He handed Glenn the gun. "Can you shoot?" He asked Maggie.

"Can you stop," She retorted. "If you do this, keep handing out these guns, my dad will make you leave tonight."

"We have to stay Shane," Carl said.

"What is this?" Lori asked walking from around the farmhouse.

"Shane's being a dick!" Violet snapped and she went to go towards him, but Daryl held out his arm to stop her.

"Now, look Hershel's just gonna' have to understand. Okay, he's gonna' have too. Now we have to find Sophia, am I right?" He crouched down in front of Carl. "Now, I want you to take this. You take it Carl and you keep your mother safe, do whatever it takes, you know how. Now go on, take the gun-" Lori stepped in front of Carl, pushing him behind her.

"Rick said no guns!" Lori hissed. "This is not your call. This is not your decision to make."

"Lori's right. This isn't your decision to make!" Violet snapped and Shane glared over at her. "Look at me like that all you want, but this is Hershel's property, not yours or ours. It's his!"

"Oh shit," T-Dog said, looking over at the barn and everyone turned around.

Rick was handling one of the walkers, whilst Jimmy was in front of him and Hershel was behind him, handling another walker. Shane barged past T-Dog and started to run down the hill and everyone ran after him.

"Rick, what the hell are you doing!?" Shane shouted, flinging open the gate.

"Shane, just back off!" Rick ordered.

"Why do your people have guns?" Hershel asked. "Violet! I told you to watch them!"

"I tried!" She yelled back at him.

"Are you kiddin' me? You see who you are holding on to!?" Shane shouted, pointing his finger at Hershel.

"Shane just let it go!" Rick demanded. "Let's talk about this."

"Okay, let's talk about this!" Shane shouted. "These things ain't sick! They're not people! They're dead! They can't feel nothing! All they do is kill! These things right here, are the things that killed Amy! They killed Otis-"

"Shut up!" Violet shrieked and she ran forward pushing him hard in the chest.

"Don't fuck with me right now girl!" He spat in her face.

"Don't you dare bring Otis into this!" She yelled back.

"They're going to kill all of us!" He gripped her by the arms and he shoved her into one of the walkers.

"Violet!" Beth screamed and she ran forwards. The walker reached out and grabbed a hold of her and went to clamp its jaws around her neck, but Beth tackled her to the ground.

"Shane, stop!" Rick shouted and Daryl ran over and helped them both onto their feet. Beth ran over to Patricia and Daryl kept a tight grip on Violet's arm.

"Hey, Hershel man let me tell you something. Can a living, breathing person do this," Shane held out his gun and fired shots at the walker's body.

"STOP IT!" Rick's voice boomed and Shane fired more shots, and then another round of them. "Shane enough!"

"Hey, you're right man, that is enough," He walked closer and shot the walker in the head. Hershel let go of the pole and fell to his knees.

"Hershel," Violet walked past Daryl and dropped down to her knees next to Hershel.

"Enough! Sophia's gone!" Shane spat and Carol gasped, holding her hand to her mouth.

Suddenly the realization came crashing down on Violet and her eyes widened. She fell backwards landing on her butt. She scurried backwards away from Hershel and she looked over at Shane.

"If you all wanna' live and you all wanna' survive, then you gotta' fight for it! And I'm talking about fighting right here! Right now!" Shane ran towards the barn.

"Hershel grab the stick! Hershel right now, grab the stick!" Rick yelled and Shane started beating at the barn door with a pickax.

"NO!" Violet scurried to her feet and she ran over. She started pulling on Shane's shoulders, but he didn't budge and he continued to beat at the lock.

Violet got it now. She understood. The walker in the barn, the little girl her and Otis had put in there, it was Sophia. It couldn't be a coincidence. Carol's daughter went missing around the same time and nearby. They'd turned up on the farm a day later. She should've known. She should've done something, heck she should've put the girl down, so Carol doesn't have to see her daughter as a walker.

"SHANE!" Violet screeched.

"SHANE ENOUGH!" Rick screamed, but Shane carried on. Ignoring Violet's pounding fists on his back.

Violet looked around and she started to form a plan in her mind. She couldn't do it, she couldn't let Carol see her daughter. She couldn't bear to let her go through it. She ran over towards Glenn and she snatched the gun from him. She stared down at it, her hands shaking violently. The last time she'd held a gun was when she'd shot Carl and it felt weird to be doing it.

"Girl," Daryl said and she started to run back over to Shane.

"VIOLET!" Maggie screeched and she tried to run forwards, but Glenn held her back. Shane unlocked the door, ignoring everyone's screams and he flung the plank of wood behind him. Violet barged into him at full speed, knocking him over. She slammed her back against the door and she gripped the gun in her hands. She nodded her head slowly, taking in a sharp intake of breath.

Daryl watched her next move and his eyes widened from her stupidity. She was going to run inside the barn. Daryl ran past T-Dog barging into him.

"Girl, don't you dare!" Daryl yelled and she started to cry.

"I-I can't...I-I have to do this. You can't see what's in there!" She sobbed and the gun started shaking in her hands.

"Girl, step away from the door!" Daryl snapped and she shook her head. "C'mon girl, don't be stupid."

"Trust me, if you guys see what's inside-"

"I don't care what's inside. Just step away from the door!" Daryl hissed and she shook her head. Daryl ran forwards and he grabbed her roughly by the arms and began to pull her away. Violet dropped the gun and began kicking and screaming. Daryl continued to pull her away and Shane got a hold of the door and flung it open. Releasing hell.

"NO!" Violet screeched. Daryl held onto her tight and she tried to fight against his hold. The first walker came stumbling out and Shane raised up his gun. Andrea ran up next to him and raised hers. Shane started to fire his gun and Violet started to scream louder, recognizing almost every walker that she'd put in there, stumbling out of the barn.

Glenn ran up to Daryl and took the gun from him, whilst he continued to hold Violet back. She didn't quit screaming and trying to escape from his hold, but every time she moved, he just held her tighter.

T-Dog started firing his gun and Glenn joined in. Walker bodies began to fall and Violet rolled her head back crying out. She looked back at Hershel, Maggie and Beth, who were all crying on the ground. Shane turned around and shot the walker Rick was holding with the stick and Rick let go, pulling out his gun.

Carl ran forward and Lori chased after him. Rick held out his hand to stop him and Carl fell to the ground.

"Stay back!" Rick shouted and Carl started crying, whilst Lori held onto him. The gunshots continued and then after a few more seconds, silence fell as all the bodies fell to the ground. Violet's legs went weak and she fell to the ground with Daryl. She tried to blink back her tears, but she couldn't fight them. Hershel, Maggie and Beth's sobs filled her ears and she knew she hadn't seen Sophia come out yet.

Then the barn door creaked and her breath caught in the back of her throat. She knew who was coming out next and she let out a cry. Sophia came out of the barn slowly and Carol screamed out her name, running forwards, but T-Dog grabbed her.

Rick stepped forward and he held up his gun. Violet looked away quickly and the shot rung around, bouncing around the air. She looked back over and saw Sophia's body fall to the ground.

"I told you, you didn't want to see what was inside," Violet whispered and she felt Daryl's head against the back of hers. His hot breath was blowing at her hair, but she didn't care. She carried on crying, listening to Carol's screams and listening to Hershel, Maggie and Beth's sobs.

They should've listened to her.