A:N So here we are. Another chapter, chapter 5 to be exact. I have no idea how long this will be but I do already have the idea for my next fic after this. i think you guys will really really enjoy. I got my first flame. it was exciting. I know my fics aren't perfect i'm sorry for that. I'm horrible at editing. I might look for a beta reader. If it really bothers you guys but other then that there's really nothing I can say. Oh and if you haven't watched some of last years comic con panels involving Michael rooker (Merle) and Norman Reedus (Daryl) they are hysterical. At one point Michael Rooker calls Danai Gurira (Michonne) A sexy panther of a women it was great. But anyway.. On with the story.
Lyrical Inspiration:
"Just give me a reason, Just a little bit's enough, Just a second we're not broken just bent and we can learn to love again."~P!nk ft. Nate Reuss (Give me a reason.)
Warning Spelling and Grammar mistakes may occur. No Sex..this time.
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Daryls eyes drifted closed and then back open again. His head and eyelids feeling heavy. He'd been sitting in this room for at least 8 hours. Give and take the few minutes he dozed off watching her.
merle had been in here a couple times. The first to bring her sword. The second to check on him. The third to tell him he was going on a run with rick. Each time he was quiet and actually compliant. He didn't have anything smart to say. He kept his voice down. It made daryl wonder if he was being..considerate but he quickly shook it off.
Truth was he had so much on his mind he didn't have the attention span to focus on merle as well. All he was focused on was michonne. Was she gonna be okay? Was she gonna remember him? He'd read somewhere that hitting the right spot on the head could make a person lose their memory.
What if she attacked him? Forgotten all about what they had been through as a couple and what they'd been through as group?
He let out a large sigh. His head falling back in his hands. He rubbed his face again before moving to stand up. Maybe everything would turn out good this time. Everything would be alright. Whatever force in the world would grant him this one victory.
But he knew that wasn't the way his life worked. It usually went he got something good and after that everything went to shit.
He finally talked his mom into getting him a bike. His mom dies. He get's the B he worked so hard for in english. He fails math. He finally decides to get his life together..the world is taken over by zombies.
Just his luck.
He brought his fingers to his mouth. Peering down at the chewed nubs. he'd been biting them the whole time she was out. They were almost nothing and started to hurt but anything to help ease the anxiousness. The wondering.
He'd known her well over two months almost three and he'd completely fallen for her. Before this whole thing happened with the dead he never opened up to anybody. Never cared about anyone. Something merle and his father had taught him.
"You can't disappoint anyone if no one depends on you. Your trust can't be broken if you're the only one you trust."
It was shit like that, that made him want to be alone. Maybe he'd have the occasional girlfriend. Some girl who put in the extreme effort to get to know him. But other then that he'd bang 'em and lose 'em plain and simple.
But that was before.
Now he was realizing that being alone wasn't going to fly. That staying guarded wasn't helping him but hurting him and he didn't really start realizing it until michonne.
"You know..you keep biting at your fingers like that..you won't have any fingers left."
His head snapped down a look of surprise coming over his face.
"'chonne?" He asked in disbelief. He felt a rush of light fill his face.
It felt like she would never wake up.
"Who else would I be?" She asked trying to sit up but laying her head back down with a wince. Daryl chuckled.
"Yeah you seem fine..can't be hurt with the way that smart mouth is firing off." Daryl said going to sit at her bedside. He had the biggest smile on his face.
She looked fine. He was happy he could see her eyes. He'd been looking at her with them closed for so long. He took another moment to look her over.
"What? what is it? Do I have something on my face?" She said looking him over. He looked tired but happy.
"No. It's just.." daryl said running his hand over her face. Not being able to answer. He didn't know what to say. It was relief. It was happiness. It was like opening presents on christmas morning. The kind of feeling that made you want to shout to the world.
"What happened?" Michonne said her head laid back. "I feel like I got hit by a truck." She rubbed her arm.
"you got hit by a group a walkers..which is probably just as deadly." Daryl said leaning back. "Fell off the top of the metal pile and was out cold."
"How long?" Michonne said trying to lift her head again without a bout of dizziness taking over.
"Couple hours.." Daryl said stopping her from sitting up. "No No..Wait till I get herschel before you're up and about girl. It's like you never stop. I'll be right back don't move." Daryl said hurrying out the cell.
Michonne let out a large breath. She felt sleepy even though she'd clearly just woken up. Last thing she remembers was walkers. Walkers everywhere. There faces so close to her. She thought that was it. that she was going to wake up in some kind of place with blinding white light.
Her back hurt, her head was pounding and her arm was sore. She hadn't felt this beat up since her fight with the governor.
She could hear the crutches of herschel hobbling down the hallway.
"So you're finally awake?" He said. Michonne sat up and moved over so he could look at her.
"Do you remember everything fine?" He said looking at her. His hands coming up to rub around her neck area and feel about her head.
"Yes." She said moving every which way herschel had her.
"The knot's gone down considerably. Just a little bump now. How are you feeling?" He said removing his hands from her.
"I'm sore but other then that I feel fine." Michonne said rubbing her hand over her head to feel the knot.
"Well then, see daryl? I told you. She's just fine. Sitting in here worrying your head off all night." Herschel said grabbing his crutches.
Michonne could see the red peeking into his face.
He looked down at her taking in the grin plastered on her face.
"What I was worried." He said helping her stand up.
"Real worried. I mean when he brought you in here he practically.." Daryl cut herschel short.
"Okay Okay herschel thank you." Daryl said waiting for him to leave.
"I'm going, just need to tell michonne something first. Take it easy. It's hard to tell if you have a concussion. I want you doing light work and to get some more rest." Herschel informed her.
she nodded gently. Her head still swimming.
"Now i'm gonna leave." He threw at daryl. Daryl just rolled his eyes before turning to michonne.
"are you really okay?" Daryl said asking her again.
"Did you really freak out about me?" She threw back.
"is it wrong that I care about you?" Daryl said trying not to sound exasperated but damn he was tired and over joyed. All he really wanted to be doing is kissing her and telling her how much he...loved her.
he did love her right. This is what that feeling was. What everything meant? Why he felt like if she died..he would die. Why he felt like protecting her and taking care of her. Why he didn't mind the idea of her carrying his child? But should he tell her?
He didn't want to chase her off. he didn't want to seem too eager. Seem like he was doing it out of pity or to get her to stick around. The sex was good..no doubt about it but no amount or type of sex could make him feel love. That was something he had to build to.
He loves carol in a motherly sort of way.
He loves rick in a brotherly sort of way.
and now he loves michonne in a why don't we spend the rest of the end of the world together making babies sort of way.
"Daryl did you hear anything I just said?" Michonne said waving her hand in front of his face.
"Umm no.." Daryl said truthfully taking a large breath. He had decided. It was now or never. He might as well tell her now and take his chances then something happen and it was never said.
"excuse me?" Michonne said wondering where this was going.
"I didn't hear what you said. I didn't but it doesn't matter you wanna know why?" He said taking her hand in his pulling her so they faced each other.
"enlighten me." Michonne said looking into his eyes.
"Because whether it's wrong or right i'm gonna care about it you. Whether it pisses people off or it doesn't I'm gonna care about you. Whether you hate me for it or don't...I'm gonna care about you and do you wanna know why?" Daryl said his hand coming to cup her cheek.
"Why?" She said looking straight into his deep blue eyes. It was more of a whisper then anything else and if he wasn't so close he wouldn't have heard her.
"Because I love you." He said confidently. It was going good..and then came the rambling "and I know we've only known each other for a couple months. I know you have your own back story and you're used to doing your own. You're a mystery and it took forever to finally figure you out but dammit if I don't love you. and it's weird. It's weird to have this feeling in my chest because" He took a minute to speak. Michonne never looked away from him. her heart beating fast.
"it feels so good and at the same time it's scary. It's like nothing i've felt. I never got to know anyone well enough to feel this and when you weren't up there on top of that damn pile of metal..I felt everything in me rush to my stomach. I thought..I thought I'd never get a chance to tell you these things. I must sound like a total bitch right now."
Michonne watched him play with his fingers.
"daryl." Michonne said after watching him rethink his decision.
"yeah?" He said looking up.
"You talk too much." She said pushing forward to kiss him. He pressed her as close as he could without hurting her taking in the moment. Her hands on his chest. Her body curved perfectly with his.
Michonne was trying to think of what to say. It'd been so long since she'd been in a successful relationship. The last person she said I love you to turned out to be a complete asshole who proceeded to cheat on her right after.
'This is different' she thought to herself and it was. Everything about this situation was different then anything she'd ever been in.
They finally broke apart. Daryl catching his breath.
"I love you too." she said suddenly. It was a surprising thing to hear coming from her lips.
"What?" Daryl said a smile growing on his face.
"I love you too." She said again more confidently this time. Everything in her head screamed No. Don't do this again. Don't take another chance like this especially when the world was going to shit. But her heart was screaming yes. Being with this group of people made her feel human again. Made her feel like she didn't have to only kill walkers and survive. They taught her that you can try and make a place for yourself. A safe place. Well as safe as you can be with walking dead scouring the earth.
It reminded her of the person she used to be. That mixed with the person she had become made her ready for this.
"and I'm not saying it too just say it back. Life is short..you die and you become a walker. I'd rather tell you how I feel now. Then have to tell you while you're on the verge of death." She said truthfully.
"Damn that was way better then my speech. I just rambled on.." Daryl said grabbing her hips.
"yeah I know. I was here." Michonne said playfully.
"hush up, smart mouth." Daryl said leaning down with a kiss.
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"It's taking too long!" he said slamming into the room.
" I know sir..I'm trying. It's not as easy as it seems to break into a prison." Milton said frightened.
"I Don't care how hard it is. We have the resources to get this done quick and efficent and if that means losing a couple of lives on our side so be it. I want Michonne." The governor said his voice straining.
"I know, I know but if you could give me a little more time to get the equipment ready. We should be ready for attack soon that way the people won't be suspicious and you can still have michonne."
"How soon?" The governor said pacing around the room.
"as soon as month..maybe sooner." Milton said fiddling with something laying on the table.
"a month?" Tee governor said playing it over in his head. He could wait another month.
"Okay then a month it is but if it's not ready in a month then i'm going on without your approval or your equipment you got that?"
"Yes sir." Milton said turning back to his table. It gave andrea a month to get everything together. See if she could stop this before it happened.
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"So all you have to do is tape the bandage and then secure the wound" Herschel said showing carol the steps to stitching up a wound. Things were getting back to normal. Michonne was only on light work but her week was almost up then she could cut and hack as much as she wanted.
Herschel could tell it was driving her crazy. She'd been a little moody since her accident everyone could see it. Herschel just chalked it up to the accident. The emotional trauma that came from what happened would take longer to heal then the physical.
"Daddy, Daddy! Come quick." Beth sound rounding the corner. "You gotta hurry." She was out of breath.
"Woah woah now. What's going on?" Herschel said grabbing at his crutches and Carol grabbing her gun.
"It's michonne. We were on watch waiting for the others to get back and she just got really sick. throwing up everywhere. She stopped for a while and said she was fine but then...she just did it again." Beth said sounding hysterical.
The others had gone on a run. A big one. The last run Rick and Merle went on they found another small town right outside of the one they'd been making runs in. It barely looked looted and with fall passing quickly and winter almost at hand they needed as many supplies as they could get. Rick took everyone leaving michonne and maggie incase something was to happen at the prison.
"Where is she now?" Herschel said hobbling toward her.
"She's still outside on rail." Beth said turning to go ahead of herschel and open the door.
"Michonne?" He called going out the door with carol in suit followed by beth.
"Yeah." She said with a huff. She was feeling queasy. It was hard for her to talk she just kept taking in breaths trying to keep it down.
"What's wrong." Herschel said moving to look her over. He put his hand on her head.
"You don't have a fever. Did you eat something bad?" Herschel said.
"I ate some ramen last night but I don't..I don't t-think it was bad." She said stuttering. "I don't know..what it is.." Michonne said leaning over the rail again.
everyone avoided there eyes.
Herchel spotted maggie in the yard. Burning bodies he took a breath in smelling the air.
"It might be the stench." carol said coming forward.
"that's what I was thinking but..Michonne's been around when we were burning bodies before why would this affect her?" Herschel said trying to piece it together.
"Michonne..You need to come in..I'll take your place." Carol said putting hand on her back.
Michonne took another moment to catch her breath. It was going away a bit. But she still felt like she was on a boat and it was rocking her back and forth back and forth.
"Thanks." She said in a raspy voice. Heading back inside.
"Beth go with her..make sure she's doing okay." Herschel said. Beth turned going back in following michonne.
"Herschel." Carol said overlooking the yard realization coming over her face
"What is it carol." Herschel said still thinking of what could possibly be wrong. Was it related to her fall?
"I know what's wrong." She said turning toward him.
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"Is this the last of 'em?" Daryl said loading another box into the SUV.
"Mah we got about 4 more and that's all the cars can hold. We'll probably have to come back out tomorrow." Rick said handing him another heavy box this one filled with hygiene supplies.
"Dammmn." Daryl said shoving it inside.
"What is it baby brother?" Merle said carrying a bag out of the grocery store. "I bet I know you wanna get back..see your girl." merle said teasing.
"Shut up merle." Daryl said.
"Hey man we get it I wanna get back so I can see maggie. Being separated from her is always dangerous considering how quick people die now a days and with that crazy governor son of a bitch on our back." Glenn said coming out with a hat on.
"How about less talk and we load this stuff up." Daryl said wanting to move off the subject. He didn't really like talk about his relationships with anyone.
"the way you two go at it..I'm surprised there's not another little dixon runnin round here." merle said with a full laugh.
"That's true." rick said with a smile.
"I don't think the prison can handle another baby though." Glenn said truthfully.
"What do you mean?" carl said taking a little offense.
"Not that judith isn't an angel. it's just can we handle another crying baby? even though we don't know how this governor thing is gonna play out? That's the main reason why me and maggie are holding off. Doing everything we can to prevent her from getting pregnant. I don't want my kid born into this war."
"I get that." Daryl said thinking it over. As much as he wanted to experience a child with michonne. Now didn't seem like a good time. Not with that fucker after her all the time. Finding her pregnant would be like the ultimate prize and he'd die before he'd let someone touch her..or his kid.
"I mean it's not ideal right now.." Daryl said looking to merle who looked upset that he agreed with glenn.
"Well then baby brother you better go back to the drug store rack up on condoms." Merle said with a laugh stepping over a walker body.
Daryl nodded with a chuckle.
"Uh..daryl..I already cleaned them out." Glenn said with an awkward blush showing him the inside of his bad.
"Damn boy." Merle said.
Rick just gave him a pat on the back.
"Let's get going back to the others." He said with a sigh.
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A:N I know it was short. I threw in a little governor action. I'm sorry if you guys wanted Michonne like seriously hurt or to get amnesia. I have a different way going with this. So what do you think is wrong with michonne? Leave it in your reviews...I did some pretty obvious foreshadowing so. And I also didn't know my page breaks weren't coming up in previous chapters..but I fixed it now so D
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Gabbie 3
P.S. I really love when you guys review your live for Daronne. I think I might start calling it that cause Dixonne seems like it could me Merle/Michonne or Daryl/Michonne and even though I don't mind Meronne..My main ship is still Daronne so :P (Peace out.)