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Chapter 5
Shane thought it was a dream at first but he heard Hershel yelling for him over the other screams. He got up slowly still not fully aware of what was going on. What was Hershel yelling about? Then he heard it, "Shane get up here now!" Shane's eyes snapped open fully and his mind cleared, "Shit!" He slammed the door open, flew up the stairs, almost falling, and raced down the hall to the room. He saw Glenn standing by the door with wide eyes. "Dude he's screaming in there. What's wrong with him? It sounds like he's being tortured," Glenn said. "Yea? Well he probably is," Shane said. Shane opened the door to the room and saw Hershel leaning over the kid who was frantically trying to pull himself away. Maggie and Beth were up here as well as Carol and they were all trying to calm him down. It wasn't working. Hershel glanced over, "Come over here Shane." Shane walked slowly over seeing the shaking kid for real. "I wanted to fix his arm but he won't let me touch it since he woke up. I'm not sure if he's fully aware that if I don't fix it he'll probably bleed out," Hershel said. Shane shook his head as he looked at the kid who had managed to pull his mauled arm into his body, "No, he knows. He just doesn't want to hurt like that. It will hurt him so much to do that." Hershel nodded, "Do you think you can help here?" Shane took a deep breath and nodded, "Just give me some time here and back away from him. It was probably a little overwhelming for him when he woke up." Hershel nodded and he and the women moved back away from the bed. Shane slowly sat down in front of the kid on the bed. The kid glanced down at him but didn't say anything. "Hey," Shane said, "can I know your name?" The kid looked at him again and finally said quietly, "Daryl." Shane was surprised that his approach had actually worked. It would be easier now. "Daryl, look, I know that everything is probably killing you right now. But Hershel here, he's going to help. I know that your arm hurts like hell but if you don't let him fix it it'll get worse," he said. "You think I don't know that?" Daryl snapped at him. Shane sighed inwardly. Why did he always get the hard jobs? He decided a new approach. "Hershel told me before I came over here that if you wouldn't calm down I'd have to knock you out. I don't want to do that but I'll do it if you don't stop being so stubborn. If you're unconscious then you won't know what's happening," he said. He saw the brief flash of fear across Daryl's eyes and knew he had hit a nerve. "Fine," the kid said and Shane saw a shiver run down the boy's body. Very slowly Shane reached over and moved Daryl's arm so it laid out on the bed flat. Hershel moved over to start working. Shane glanced towards the door and saw Glenn. The younger man grinned at him and ran a hand through his hair. Shane gave Glenn a questioning look but Glenn was nodding fiercely towards Daryl. Oh right, the older brother thing. Shane moved slightly closer to Daryl as Hershel began to slowly work on his arm. The kid hissed through clenched teeth as the operation started but he couldn't look away. Shane didn't like watching this at all. He didn't know how Daryl was keeping it together. He could see the tears of pain in the kid's eyes but he wouldn't let them fall. Shane knew what the problem was. Pride. Daryl didn't want them to think he was weak and worthless. Which he wasn't. Shane slowly took his hand and turned Daryl's face away from his mangled arm. The kid flinched at the touch and Hershel stopped working, glancing up at Shane. Shane made a slight motion saying go ahead. The kid was so tense. He could feel the muscles tighten under his hand and new that if Hershel was going to do anything, Daryl would need to be relaxed. He remembered what Glenn said earlier and decided it was is his only option. He slowly moved his hand through Daryl's hair a few times, keeping the kid facing away from his arm. The kid seemed to sink into the bed a little more and his body relaxed. Glenn smiled at him from the door. There was still the shaking through Daryl's body and Shane had a feeling that the tears of pain Daryl had once had were now on the bed. Shane kept Daryl turned away but it didn't matter as the younger kid had his face buried into the sheets. Shane kept his hand in the boy's hair to keep him calm and they stayed like that until his arm was done. Then Hershel asked Daryl if he could sit up a little so he could do his leg. Daryl glanced up at Shane but managed to pull himself up a little bit. There was a huge bite mark in the kid's leg which was going to be really bad. As Hershel began his work again, Shane reached for Daryl's head to turn away but he didn't need too. He felt a small force crash into his shoulder and new that Daryl was hiding himself from the horrible sight below him. Glenn gave him a thumbs up and then mouthed 'Told you he trusts you.' Shane just shook his head but smiled. Maybe he'd be able to pull off this brother thing.