Previously On Daryl's Flower:

"Daryl. He's like you, I'm sure he's fine." I said and he glared at me.

"He lost a fucking hand Carolina. "He spat and I stood up in anger. I hate when he glared at me, but now he was just taking his anger out on me.

"Daryl I loved Merle too. Don't take this shit out on me. I don't know where he is, what happened or anything. I am just as mad as you about this. And it's bad enough that I like you more than a brother and now your guilt tripping me for shit I didn't even do." I spat and then I turned and walked out, leaving a stunned and angry Daryl behind.

Daryl's P.O.V

After Lina had left the tent I was shocked. I was still angry about Merle, but I knew that I had only taken my anger out on her. I had only done that once before in my life and I felt like shit. As I laid back on the make shift bed I thought back to the first time I had taken my anger out on her.

Flashback-

I sat on the couch with Lina. She was crying about something her older brother had done. My dad was out in the shed drinking and partying with his friends. Merle, well he was missing. Went off and joined the army and left me here. I heard the screen door open and I jumped up and pulled Lina up with me. I wasn't allowed to have girls here, not that I listened to that, but I didn't want them to see what I went through.

"Go to my room and stay there." I said and she looked concerned for a minute before turning and walking off, making sure to grab her bag as she went. As she disappeared into my room, the front door opened and Dad came stomping in.

"I know you have that whore in here. Where is she?" he growled and I backed away until the couch was between us.

"She isn't a whore. And She isn't here." I growled back and barely missed the bottle that was thrown at me. Suddenly he vaulted over the couch and I found myself on the floor holding a broken nose.

"Don't growl at me boy. Now where is she?" he asked and I turned in time to see Lina. She had run out of the room and was standing there.

"Well it doesn't matter. Ill whip you and then ill whip her. "He growled at me and I bolted up and pushed the couch at him, which resulted in him falling on his ass and next thing I know he's snoring. I turned and glared at Lina. I knew it wasn't her fault, but part of me need to take out my anger.

"What were you thinking?" I spat and she looked sheepish for about 2 minutes before a look of indignation fell over her face.

"What? I didn't do anything! "She yelled, not caring that the man who had just threatened her was on the floor passed out.

"Well you can't even stay out of harm's way, it's like you wanted him to do something to you. "He said as he turned away and I heard her snort of anger.

"Oh please, if he had done something I would have been fine. But you are acting like this is all my fault, and I won't have it. "She spat back at me and then turned, grabbed her bag. She went to the door and stood there as she decided on what to say next.

"Don't think that you can just hurt me, or take your anger out on me. I'm not stupid and I know that's what you're doing. But what I am offering is friendship and a place you can go to. Don't push me away."She said and then was gone, the only sound that proved she had been here was the slamming of the screen door.

End Flashback-

The days that followed after that first incident, my dad had actually whipped me. But he couldn't get to Lina. Her brother made sure of it, threatening to shoot him if he touched her. She avoided me for 4 days while her brothers had tormented him. She had had 2 more older brothers, Vince and James. They had both died a year later in the army, and had left their younger sister devastated. And we had made up after her 3 brothers had nearly beaten me up, and she had walked in on it. And yet here I was making a fool out of myself all because I was angry. I got up and grabbed my crossbow. I never noticed Savannah at the door of the tent watching me.

"You know that was a stupid thing to do." She said and I jumped nearly clean out of the tent, before I turned to her.

"I know. I haven't been very smart." I said and she snorted before laughing in my face.

"That's an understatement. You Daryl Dixon are an idiot and a dumbass. She gave you a place to stay, loved your brother like her own brother, and you decide that taking your anger out on her is a good idea. "She spat as her laughter turned into scowling.

"You are lucky that Will isn't here. And don't think for one second that I'm just going to let this go. "She said and then turned and began walking out of the tent.

"By the way, she went out hunting. She forgot her crossbow. Why don't you go find her." She said as she stopped briefly before disappearing. I sighed and I looked around. There on the ground beside her bed was her crossbow.

Lina's P.O.V

I sat on the boat with Dixie. Anna had been ok with her learning to fish. And I wanted her to be like me and Daryl, so that if she was ever alone, she would be fine. She was catching fish rather well for a first timer.

"Aunt Lina. What's wrong with your and Daryl?" she asked and I looked over at her in shock. I hadn't thought that she had been watching us. I sat down the reel I was holding.

"We had a fight. That's all. Why?" I asked as I looked her over and saw that she watching the two other girls out on this lake.

"You don't seem happy. He makes you happy doesn't he?" she asked and I smiled at her before nodding. Then she looked over at me.

"Then shouldn't you make up and be happy again?" she asked and I frowned before looking away to think on what she had said. It was obvious now that she was much more mature that I had thought, and she watched everything. To her the statement she had made would sound easy.

"It's not that simple honey." I said and she rolled her eyes as she stood up in the boat. She looked down at me,

"It is too! "She yelled and then turned and dove into the lake. She then began swimming away toward the shore where her mother was at. The moment she got out, she began to help her mother with laundry. I chuckled to myself as I steered the boat towards the shore as well.

"I can't believe I was just reprimanded by a child." I muttered and then laughed at myself as I got out and grabbed the bag of fish I had just caught.

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