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Chapter 33

Shane looked at him, "What?" Rick took a breath, "Daryl took the bullet for me. I wasn't paying attention and the shot came at me faster than I thought. He jumped in front of me and got hit. I'm sorry." Shane shook his head, "He made his choice. He's alive. So are you. That's all that matters. If he hadn't done that you'd be gone and I don't want that." Rick nodded but still looked guilty. Shane met his eyes, "I'm not mad. I never would be. I know that you're the leader kind of guy and you would never have someone save your life but it's done now. We need to plan and we have to move on." Rick agreed with him but the two men stayed silent.

Glenn walked up to them, "Guys I know you're probably really busy and everything but I need to ask you something." Shane turned to Glenn, "Yea go ahead. What do you need?" Glenn took a breath, "I want to know how the Governor knew that we were going to be on the road. You don't think that he got something out of Daryl when he was torturing him do you?"

Shane shook his head immediately, "Two problems with that Glenn. First, Daryl would've told me if he had said something. Second, we planned to move after we got Daryl and Rick back." Glenn nodded but still looked unconvinced, "I don't want to believe it either but I'm pretty sure Daryl would be embarrassed if he had said something about our location. He probably wouldn't tell you Shane. I know you think he'll tell you anything but think of how hard it was at the beginning when you first met him. I'm just telling you to think about it."

Rick stepped in angrily, "Daryl didn't tell him anything and neither did I. The kid's tough. He wouldn't break that easily." Shane nodded, "I can talk to him later but I don't want this going any farther than us three. I don't want people getting the wrong idea." Glenn nodded again and left the two.

Shane ran a hand through his hair, "I can't have Glenn turning on me. He was one of those few guys who were supportive." Rick leaned against the truck next to Shane, "He's not turning. He wants what's best. He's just checking things up. I am also very confused on to how the Governor found us that easily. We need to be better at watching out now. Next time me or Daryl might not be as lucky as we were today." Shane agreed with him, "We need a place. Somewhere out there where we can be safer."

Rick nodded but his words were cut off when Dale called out from the RV, "I got a small group of walkers in my sight here. We need to get rid of them." Shane smiled slightly, "No kidding. Alright. How many are there Dale?" Dale looked through his binoculars and then turned back to Shane, "I think there's about eight or nine. Ten at the most." Shane nodded, "Ok. No guns guys. Take them out quietly. I need someone to stay with Daryl…." He trailed off. Who was going to stay with him? They'd need most of the group out to deal with the walkers quietly. Luckily for him a voice spoke for him. "I'll make sure he doesn't go off anywhere," Carol smiled at him from the side.

Shane nodded thankfully at her. Shane, Rick, T-Dog, Glenn, Andrea, Maggie, and Lori all went to meet the group of walkers. Shane was glad that he'd brought two knives with him seeing as the group of walkers was tightly packed. He made a mental note to find a hunting knife like Daryl's the next time they went on a raid. The walkers were taken care of in a matter of seconds which Shane was glad about because he didn't need any more stress on him right now. Too much had happened that day.

As the group walked back to the campShane heard laughter. He entered the small area and saw Daryl sitting up and talking, "…. Got lost out in the woods when I was younger. Three days out there. Spending the days on my own, fending for myself, and wiping my ass with poison oak. When I made it back to my house I walked right in and made myself a sandwich. My ass itched something awful though," Daryl was saying with a grin playing on his face while Carol laughed.

Shane had to smile. Carol hadn't laughed or even smiled after they'd found Sophia in the barn. It was sweet that Daryl had been able to do that. Shane walked into camp and Daryl looked over at him with that stupid grin still on his face, "Can I get up now? I'm fine really. Just the bullet wound. Again." Shane shook his head, "You can get up when Hershel says you can get up. I'm not taking any more risks with you." Daryl rolled his eyes but leaned back against the truck he was currently lying in.

Rick appeared next to Shane and smiled, "You seriously have this all under control don't you? And you said you couldn't be a leader." Shane looked over at him, "I still can't. You'd be a lot better than me up here." Rick shook his head, "Please. I woke up from a coma a few months ago in a zombie apocalypse. I had no idea what I was going to do. You were already out here with everything running fine." Shane just sighed, "Maybe. Well I should probably talk to Daryl about what Glenn said. Just for precautionary measures." Rick nodded, "Good luck with that. He's not going to like that you're accusing him of stuff."

Shane walked towards the kid who was leaning back in the truck and climbed up next to him, "Hey what's up?" Daryl looked over at him, "I'm just sitting in the back of a truck, bored out of my mind." Shane smiled slightly, "Ok. Fine. Look I was wondering if the Governor asked you anything about the group while you were there."

Daryl thought for a moment before answering, "Yea he did. Just general things. He wanted to know how many weapons we had, how many people, where we were living, and if we were planning on moving anytime soon." Shane drew a sharp breath and Daryl looked over at him again, "I didn't tell him anything if that's what you're wondering. Rick didn't either. That's why he did what he did to me. He told me that I could just get everything over with if I just told him. Then he'd stop torturing me and give me a break. I knew he was lying. He'd hunt you guys down and kill us in front of you. I didn't tell him Shane. I swear to god I didn't." Shane nodded, "I know but I had to ask."

Daryl nodded slightly, "I know. You're trying to protect the group. That's what a…. good leader does." The kid shut his eyes and was out in a minute. Shane smiled again. For once in his life he didn't have to tell the kid to go to sleep.

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