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Daryl was sitting by his tent, cleaning his cross bow, when the girls walked back to camp later that day. They were holding hands and talking quietly together, like always. Daryl looked up and caught Jillian's eyes. She smiled shyly then looked back at her sister who was pointing to Glen. Both girls smiled at him as Jocelyn started pulling her over to him. Glen took his hat off and ran his hand through his hair. Daryl frowned and narrowed his eyes.
Jocelyn sat down beside Glen and pulled Jillian down beside her. Glen was grinning at something Jocelyn was saying as Daryl took a deep breath. He walked over to them, his mind racing as he tried to think of something to get Jillian away from the kid. When he reached them, Glen's smile faded as he looked up at Daryl. Both girls turned to face him at the same time.
" So, we have some squirrel. You gonna help me or bitch out on your work tonight?" Daryl asked Jillian. She tilted her head and frowned slightly.
" I never bitch out of work." She said.
" Well, let's go than." Daryl said before he walked away. Jillian looked at her sister who smiled at her. They kissed cheeks before she got up and followed after him.
TWDTWD
Jillian sat down beside Daryl as he handed her the knife she had been working with before. He set a few animals out in front of her and they got to work quietly. He stole some glances at her and saw she was watching her sister and Glen. He looked over at them and saw Jocelyn was laughing at something Glen said and had her hand on his arm.
" Your sister like him or sumthin?" Daryl asked as he looked at his work.
" I'm not sure she really likes him or just likes flirting with him." Jillian said as she looked away.
That was all that was said between them until they were done working. Usually, after they were done cleaning whatever animal he had caught, they'd go in different directions to clean themselves up. This time Daryl brought over a bowl of water and some soap. He set it down in front of her and handed her the soap. Jillian looked at him quickly but took the soap from him.
" Thanks." She said softly.
" Don't need to be walkin to the lake to clean up. It's gettin to be dark. It ain't safe for you to be out there alone." Daryl said.
Dinner, that night, was different than most nights. Usually Jillian and Jocelyn sat by Daryl, wherever he was, but that night they decided to sit alone. Both girls had their head bent together, whispering to each other as they ate. Daryl was sitting back from the fire and watching them carefully. The fire light bounced off Jillian's face and made her look stunning. At one time she'd look up, searching for him. It took her a few minutes before she found him, and when she did, she smiled slightly then looked away again. He also noticed how Glen watched them and that pissed him off.
TWDTWD
Two weeks later, Daryl was showing Jillian how to fire an arrow from his cross bow. She had asked him to take her hunting with him and he wanted her to know how to fire a weapon first. He was positioning her hands on the bow while standing behind her when Jocelyn's scream rang out. Jillian dropped the bow and took off running in the direction of the scream without thinking. Daryl grabbed his cross bow while Rick and Shane grabbed their guns, and took off after her.
" Jocelyn!" Jillian was yelling. " Where are you!"
The woods opened to a clearing and she found Glen and Jocelyn with a walker. Glen was holding on to the walker from behind while Jocelyn was holding onto her neck. Blood was slipping down her neck. Jillian stumbled at the sight. Daryl came up right behind her and grabbed her by the waist. He slung her around and into Rick's arms. Jillian was screaming for her sister. Daryl took aim and fired an arrow, landing it right in the walker's head. Rick held Jillian tightly to him, his hand in her hair as Jocelyn dropped to her knees.
" Oh shit! Oh shit!" Glen was saying over and over again.
" What the hell happen?" Daryl snapped.
Jillian pushed against Rick as hard as she could. She turned and rushed to her sister before anyone could stop her. She sank to her knees after Jocelyn fell backwards. Jillian gathered her sister to her, calling her name. Jocelyn had her hands to her neck. Shane and Rick started through the woods after ordering everyone else into the RV.
" We were making out, I didn't see the walker." Glen was repeating over and over again. His hands were on his head.
" Jill...Jillian." Jocelyn's voice was distant.
" I'm here, Jocelyn." Jillian said. Jocelyn took her hands from her neck and touched Jillian's cheeks.
" Don't let me become one of them, please?" She asked. Blood continued to slide down from her neck. Jillian shook her head as she sobbed. Daryl had his back to the girls, his cross bow up as he searched the woods with his eyes. "Make Dixon...make Dixon kill me." Jocelyn said, her speech was becoming slower and more slurred. Daryl glanced behind him at them.
" Jocelyn, please..." Jillian was begging.
" Jillian?" Jocelyn asked again.
" I'm right here." Jillian said. " I got you."
" I love you." Jocelyn whispered as her eyes closed. Jillian held her sister's face to her chest as she sobbed and rocked back and forth. When Jocelyn stopped moving completely, Jillian pulled away and looked at her sister.
" Dixon?" Jillian's voice was tiny as she spoke his name. " Please..." Daryl turned and walked slowly to her. He crouched down on the other side of Jocelyn so he was across from Jillian. Jillian's eyes slowly met his. " Is she gone?" She asked. Daryl brought his fingers to Jocelyn's neck and felt for a pulse but didn't find one.
" She's gone." He said softly. Jillian looked at Jocelyn then ran her hand through her sister's hair as she sobbed softly. She stared at her sister for a long time. Daryl was still crouched down beside Jocelyn. Jillian just continued to stroke her sister's hair.
" I love you." She said. She brought Jocelyn's face to hers and kissed her forehead. When she pulled away, Daryl saw her hardening up in front of him. She laid Jocelyn down then took one of her hands. She pressed it to her cheek. " Shoot her, please. I don't want her to wake up and be a walker." When he didn't say anything, she looked up at him. " Please."
