* Please Review! Just to let you guys know, I'm going to be putting up Red Canyon story soon.*

When Daryl started to come too the first thing he noticed was that he was sitting up in a chair. His arms were behind the back of the chair. His wrists were held together by rope. Another rope was around his chest and around his legs. He kept his head down and his eyes shut. His head was killing him and he wanted to gag. He heard five different voices and knew the men were standing around him.

" Boy!" He heard Merle yell. " You awake yet!" A sharp rap came to the right side of his head. Daryl grimaced and opened his eyes. Slowly he raised his head up. Merle was standing in front of him with his hand and the stump resting on his knees. " That's it."

" What. The. Fuck. Are. You. Doing?" Daryl barely got out. Merle smiled.

" Waiting for Eric to bring your woman back. Right about now he should be pumping away between her legs. Better hope your bitch don't get pregnant but if she does, we'll drown it once it's born like Daddy did to Mama's last bastard." He said.

Vincent was standing off to Daryl's left, smirking. Daryl opened his mouth to spit out a curse but it never made it out. Vincent suddenly fell forward with an arrow sticking out of the back of his head. The other men jumped and started yelling. Daryl knew that arrow. It was one he had made. He fought not to laugh. His woman had saved his life.

" Where the fuck did that come from!" Sean yelled.

" It had to be the woods!" Bill said.

" Let's go!" Craig yelled. Surprising, every man ran out of the barn and towards the woods. A few minutes went by before the door to his right slid open, pulling his attention to it. Harmony was pushing it with her shoulder while holding on tight to his cross bow. She looked up at him.

" Are you okay?" She asked. Her voice was breathless as she hurried to him.

" What the fuck happen?" He asked.

" You left your cross bow on the porch so I grabbed it. Once I realized I actually hit Vincent, I took off running so they won't find me." Harmony explained.

" Get me out of this shit before they come back." He said.

She dropped the bow down then pulled out his knife. She cut the ropes at his wrists first, then the one at his chest then legs. When he was free, he stood up and grabbed his cross bow. He took her hand and they started running. They ran pass the house where Daryl snatched up a few more arrows. They didn't stop again until they reached one of the other barns. They could hear the yelling from the men in the distance. They flatten their backs against the barn. Daryl crouched down and quickly reloaded his cross bow. He glanced up at her then back at his bow.

" He hurt you?" Daryl whispered as he worked.

" He tried too." Harmony whispered. Daryl nodded. He stood up, peered around the barn then looked back at her. " They set us up." He nodded then stared straight ahead, plotting their next move.

" Sure did. Merle's in on it too." He whispered.

" You were right."

" Bout what?" Daryl asked. They were still whispering.

" When the time came, I killed. I killed to save myself and you." Daryl looked down at her again but she wasn't looking at him. That was when he noticed the blood on her face and shirt. He captured her right hand in his left one.

" You did what you had too. Ain't no shame in that." He said. Harmony sighed, nodded then looked at him. He could see her emotions as the played across her face. Then she shook her head hard and locked everything in place, making him proud.

" What do we do now?" She asked.

" Daryl!" They heard Merle yell. " I know you're out there! Don't forget, baby brother! I know all your tricks!"

" You climb up the ladder and hide behind one of the barrels of hay." Daryl whispered. " We only have the cross bow as a quiet weapon. I can move around quietly if I'm alone." He rushed to say when she started to protest.

" Daryl." She whispered.

" Woman!" He hissed quickly while they stared at each other. " Please. Hide. Don't come out til you hear me call you."

" You can't do this alone." She said. He grabbed her face in both hands and dipped his head to stare hard into her eyes.

" I need you to hide. I'm gonna keep you safe, you hear me? Please, get up there and shut your mouth." She closed her eyes but nodded.

Daryl stayed rooted to the spot as he watched her climb the ladder quickly. Then he looked back over the side of the barn before turning and taking off into the woods. He was going to run the perimeter of the farm, taking the men out as he saw them. He would keep moving, making it hard for them to pin point him. As he slowed his pace down to keep quiet, he saw Bill come into view. He crouched down, took aim and fired, hitting him straight in the head. James let out a shout and started towards the woods but Daryl was gone.

He reloaded quickly, taking James down next since he was alone. Daryl kept himself low to the ground as he moved, he followed the calls of the other men. Craig was the next one he saw so he took that man down. The only men left was Sean and Merle and he was coming up fast on Sean. Sean was standing next to the barn they had been holding Daryl in. Daryl took aim, stood up to his full height and set an arrow firing. Sean looked up at him at the same time the arrow landed in between his eyes.

Merle was the only one left. Daryl crouched back down and started back towards the edge of the woods. He crept around, listening and looking but Merle was nowhere to be seen. A part of him thought Merle might have turned tail and run off. He talked a big game and would get into people's faces but he didn't often stick around when he knew he was outnumbered or out weaponed.

" Darylina!" Merle called out. " I got sumthin you gonna want!" Daryl frowned as he spotted Merle coming out of the barn he had made Harmony hide in. In front of Merle was Harmony. He had his hand free arm tucked around her chest, just under her tits. In his hand was a gun and it was pointed right at her temple. She was struggling against him. " Call out to him." Daryl heard Merle say.

" Fuck you." Harmony said.

" Darlin, I don't want to hurt you but I will." He shook her hard. " Now do as I say and call out to him!"

" You're going to hurt me anyway so fuck you!" She snapped. The butt of his gun came down against the left side of her face, making her head rock to the side.

" Merle!" Daryl yelled as he stood up. His cross bow was up and aimed but he knew he won't fire it. He wouldn't risk hitting her. Merle grinned as Daryl started towards them.

" See lil brother, that's your problem. I knew if I found this bitch, you'd come runnin. You let her get in your head, ain't safe." Merle said.

" Let her go. She ain't done nothin to you." Daryl said.

" Now you know I can't be doin that. She took you away from me. You let that group and this whore come between you and the only kin you got left. How's that feel, Daryl? After everythin I did for you when you was growin up and you left me to die on that roof top."

" I came lookin for you. Me and Rick did but you cut out. You took the van. How the hell was I supposed to find you?" Daryl asked.

" You're lyin! I know what you was doin! You were up to your balls in her, fuckin her like there was no tomorrow!" Merle screamed.

" Ain't true, brother." Daryl said. " Me and her ain't nothin til we came here."

" What you think is gonna between you two anyway?" Daryl chanced a look at Harmony. She was slowing bring her right hand to her hip, to the spot he knew she still had his knife tucked. " You think she just gonna let you knock her ass up? You think you gonna start a family with her? That maybe she'll pop out a few of your lil brats then you two gonna raise them up like a big, happy family?" Daryl barely gave her a nod, a sign that what she was planning on doing was okay with him but Merle thought he was nodding at him. " Oh you do? That's rich, Darylina! You think you gonna be a Daddy someday? You're too stupid to be a Daddy!" Harmony carefully unhooked the knife and started to take it out, staring hard at Daryl. Merle was so wrapped up in his ranting that he didn't notice her movements. " How kids you want there, Darylina? How times you gonna get this bitch big and swollen up with your worthless seed? It don't matter none because she will never be your kin! I'm your kin!"

" But I'm the one who cares about him!" Harmony yelled a second before she plunged the knife straight into Merle's right leg. He let out a scream as she yanked it down. Then everything slowed down.

As soon as his grip slipped on her, Harmony dropped down. She pulled the knife out of his leg while he took aim at her. Daryl let out a roar and fired his cross bow at the same time Merle fired his gun and Harmony shifted her position. She jumped and covered her head as the dirt to her left exploded from the bullet. Daryl's arrow hit Merle in the chest, sending him flying backwards. Daryl took off for them. He grabbed Harmony and hauled her up. She put her arms around his chest and closed her eyes.

" Finish it." Merle said weakly. Daryl looked over her head to his brother. Merle was laying spread eagle on the ground. " Please. Don't let me be one of them." He said as he started to couch.

Harmony tilted her head up to look at Daryl. His chin was quivering as he fought against himself. She pulled away and patted his chest. Then she stepped to side to give him the space he needed. Daryl walked over to where the gun had fallen. He bend down and picked up. When he stood up again, Merle's eyes were closed but he was still breathing. Daryl reloaded the gun then took aim. He swallowed hard as his arm shook. Merle opened his eyes.

" Do it. Both know I ain't...ain't give live." He barely got out. Daryl shook his head. " Do it!" Merle's voice raised. " Do it, you fuckin..."

The shot rang out through the night, making Harmony jump again and drop his knife. Daryl was staring down at his brother as the blood flowed out of the wound he had made. He was breathing hard, his heart was slamming and sweat was pouring off him. He kept his gun up and aimed and would have stayed like that for a long time, had it not been for her. Harmony's hand came up and took a gentle hold of Daryl's arm.

" Let's go inside." She said quietly. " We need to get inside and lock the door, just in case there are any walkers in the woods." Daryl let her push his arm down. " Come on, Daryl. It's not safe out here."

She took his hand and started to turn them towards the house. Without a word, Daryl let her led him. They walked through the field and under the moonlight. He stared hard at her, trying to process everything that had happen. She cared about him. She said it out loud and her actions showed it. She had fought and killed for him. He had killed for her, killed his own brother for her. His brother. Merle was dead and by his own hand.

Once inside the house, Harmony shut and locked the front door. With heavy, tired steps, she pulled Daryl towards the dining room table. She pushed him to sit in the chair, stating she was going to get him some water and wash her hands. It barely registered to him that she had both the gun and his knife in her hand at that time. He watched as she made her way towards the kitchen.

Harmony turned the water on, setting the gun on the counter and the knife in the sink. She ran her hands under the cool water to let the blood and dirt wash free. Her eyes burned with tears and the left side of her face stung. Eric had hit her there and so had Merle, so she knew she was going to have a big, ugly bruise for a while. She grabbed some soap, lathered up her hands and started washing. A second later Daryl's hands moved down her arms. He took her hands in his and washed them. She closed her eyes as his fingers worked against her skin to get all the blood off her. He then reached up and turned the water off. He grabbed a towel and wrapped her hands in it before taking her shoulders and guiding her to turn and face him. She opened her eyes to see he was staring her down hard. His right hand came up and his fingers traced her sore cheek. He wasn't frowning and he wasn't smiling. Daryl's eyes were filled with pain.

" Are you okay?" She whispered.

" Should be askin you that." Daryl said.

" I'm okay." His hand came to her neck but his thumb continued to brush against her cheek.

" Gonna be bruised bad." He commented.

" But I'm going to live, thanks to you." She said.

" That man touch you?" Harmony knew what Daryl was asking. He wanted to know if Eric had raped her but was to scared to ask. She could tell by the way he fought himself to keep his chin was shaking.

" No. I...I killed him before he could." She said. Daryl nodded and they were quiet again for a while.

" Should go and bury those assholes." He said.

" Tomorrow. Tomorrow we will, but for now, let's go to bed." Daryl nodded again but didn't move away. Instead he brought his hands to the shirt she was wearing. Their eyes were locked together as he started to unbutton it.

" I need to see you. I need to make sure you ain't hurt anywhere else." He said. It was her turn to nod. She understood and knew he did.

Once he had the shirt undone, he pushed it off her then tossed it away. He was going to burn it. It was stained with blood and he never wanted to see it again. He reached to her left hip, where the clip to his knife holder was. He unfastened it, letting it fall to the floor. He took a hold of the tank top she was wearing and Harmony let him lift it off her. His hands came to rest against her shoulders as he dropped his eyes to her body. This was not about sex. She knew if she cupped him, he'd be soft. There was nothing sexual in how he was looking at her and letting his hands travel down her. He was reassuring himself that she wasn't hurt, that there were no cuts, stabs, or hand marks on her. He turned her and inspected her back. His eyes and hands searching her.

" There' nothing, Daryl." Harmony said when his hands left her. She turned around to face him again. She took his face in her hands. " I'm okay. I promise you."

" Then come on, Woman. I'm tired." He admitted.