Chapter 38

Daryl was gently shaking me awake the next morning.

"Come on darlin'. We gotta go say good-bye." He said.

I knew he was right but I did not want to get up. I did not want to accept that Dale was truly gone. However I took a breath and got up. Daryl took my hand and we walked to the grave site.

"Dale could get under your skin. He got under mine and that's because he wasn't afraid to tell you how it was. He said this group was broken….I don't want to believe that. What Prue said last night was true. We're starting to lose our humanity. From now on we're gonna do things his way! The right way. This is how we honor Dale." Rick said.

I nodded and his my face in Daryl's shirt.

"He ain't suffering no more. Probably with his wife now." Daryl said softly.

I nodded and then walked away. I needed to think.

"Prue?" came a light voice.

I needed not to turn and see who it was.

"Yes Eveleen?" I asked.

The pretty red-head appeared beside me.

"Are you alright?" She asked.

"I will be. I just feel as though Dale was upset with me. For not agreeing with him about Randall. Now I wish I had." I said.

She put her hand on mine. I looked at her and she gave me an understanding smile.

"I believe he does know. Just because we can't see him, doesn't mean he can't see us. He can! Up there he can see everything. He can hear everything." She said.

I looked up at the sky and then back at her.

"Maybe you are right…and yet I do not believe it is so. Not anymore. This world truly has gone to shit. Thank you for your kind words Eveleen…..but I cannot believe them." I said.

There tears in my eyes and she smiled and hugged me.

"Perhaps in time you will." She whispered.

I hugged her and then she walked off. I walked across the fields and then as I walked back I found everyone gone. This worried me.

"Chris? Daryl?" I called out.

Daryl came running to me but not Chris.

"Daryl where is everyone?" I asked.

"Ain't got no clue." He said.

I took his hand and we searched for the group. We walked to the barn and I heard whispers. I frowned and then Daryl pushed me behind him and took out a knife. As he opened the doors we found the group there. I smiled as I saw they had planned a party.

"I told you once I was out of that bed we were gonna party!" Chris said.

I smiled and Daryl put his arm around me.

"Sounds good te me! Who's got the booze!?" He asked.

I started to laugh and Glenn came over. He had a beer for Daryl and a glass of wine for me. I shook my head and took Daryl's beer.

"I am not a proper lady Glenn." I said.

He smiled.

"I could have told you that." He said.

I laughed and so did Daryl. Rick toasted us and we all drank. I had not had so much fun since the world went to hell. Later on after Carol and Lori had taken Sophia and Carl to bed the rest of us sat in a circle.

"Okay truth or dare! And if you are married or taken by someone you cannot kiss anyone but them!" I said.

Rick and Shane looked at each other with a slightly disgusted faces. Then they looked at Chris and scooted away. I started to laugh and so did everyone else.

In the end I made Rick and Shane kiss each other. After which they both started to drink as much as they could so they would never remember doing it. Eveleen had to help Anthony back to the house for he had partaken in a little too much. Brandon could hold his liquor and it was Andrea who needed help. He picked her up and carried her away. Chris was plastered on a hay stack and well Rick and Shane had to drag him back. This left Daryl and I. I smiled and took the beer bottle from his hands. I kissed him and he pushed me back.

"Ya drunk?" He asked.

I shook my head.

"You?" I asked.

"Hell no." He said.

"Good. I need you to know what you are doing." I said.

He opened his mouth to answer but I kissed him instead. I wanted him and hell I was going to get him. There was however one thing I needed to do first. I pulled away from Daryl. He gave me a look of disappointment.

"I promise we will continue right after I call in a favor of Brandon. Go back to the tent and I'll be there in an hour." I said.

"Ye best not be late." He said.

I smiled and nodded. I ran towards the house and woke up Brandon.

"Prue what?" He asked annoyed.

"The time has come for you to come through with that favor." I whispered.

He smiled and got up. We walked out to the shed and I sat down and removed my shirt.

"Where is this gonna be?" He asked.

"Left shoulder." I replied.

He nodded and I closed my eyes.

"And the design?" He asked.

I opened my eyes and smiled. I pulled my long hair away from my shoulder and said,

"A Cherokee rose."