The night was longer than the others to Skylar. That night she barely slept a week. In fact all of people in their camp were having a little trouble sleeping. Maybe it was the atmosphere or the night was too cold but everyone stirred in their sleeping bag, hoping to catch a sliver of sleep before the sun broke the horizon and they were forced to leave the comfort of their tents. Piper's blue eyes opened in frustration before she decided that she had, had enough of tossing and turning and decided to just leave the tent.
The early morning air was quite brisk which made her swiftly grab a hoodie before exiting the small tent fully. She stretched out, earning a groan of satisfaction when her bones popped.
"Can't sleep either?" A voice to her left asked hushed. Piper turned with a small smile on her lips at the sight of the hunter. She shrugged and pulled the sleeves of the hoodie over her hands to keep the warmth in.
"I don't think anyone can." She commented while surveying the camp, "Too damn cold, it is." She mumbled, but that wasn't it, it was something else that she couldn't put her finger on. She sat down on a log in front of Daryl and Mere's tent before patting the empty spot next to her. Surprisingly the man complied and sat down next to her so that their jean-clad legs touched.
"Back in Australia the weather was even more bi-polar than this," She started as she stuffed her hands into the hoodie pockets, "The mornings, depending on what season it was, would be so cold you wouldn't even think of leaving your bed, and then the next minute it's so hot." She brushed her blonde fringe behind her ear but it quickly escaped and fall into her blue eyes.
The pair grew silent as they watched the sun break from the horizon and the temperature slowly begin to warm up. After a while of the sun being up, Piper decided that it was warm enough to take off the hoodie and so she did. She stood from her seat on the log and grabbed the bottom of the hoodie before lifting it up, over her head in one swift motion. The action resulted in a slight reveal of toned stomach which made Daryl quickly advert his eyes to somewhere else so not to look like he was ogling the newbie.
On the other side of camp, Skylar opened her eyes after about an hour long nap. She yawned tiredly and brushed a hand through her now-wavy black hair as some form of a hairbrush. She stood up from the van and quickly changed into a pair of jeans and a random t-shirt she found in the bottom of her duffel bag. After a few minutes of just staring at the opposite wall she finally recuperated herself and jumped out of the van only to be greeted with a very warm day.
A groan escaped her lips before she could hold back resulting in a certain group member to hear her.
"What the hell was that?" A male voice asked as they turned to where Skylar was. A deep blush set on her cheeks and a shy smile made its way onto her face.
"Sorry." She whispered shyly to Shane who was the one who had heard her. A small smile made its way to the ex-officer's face as he ruffled her black hair. Skylar glared before swiping her hand at his. "The hair is not to be touched, we clear officer?" He almost laughed out loud at the annoyance in her voice but he complied nonetheless. He held his hands up in mock surrender and started to back away with a small smile on his face.
"Yes Miss Skylar, I promise it won't happen again." Skylar's lips pursed before she made a mad dash at Shane. The older man quickly went into a sprint and the two quickly found themselves running around the camp like the children, amusing the campers severely from the boring day.
"Get back here, Shane Walsh! Face my wrath like a man!" Skylar yelled with a grin on her tanned face. Shane just laughed harder and picked up speed. He dodged the clothes line just barely and rounded around the RV. He stopped to catch his breath but refrained from breathing too deeply in case Skylar found him.
Everything was quiet in the camp; even the campers who were awake stopped laughing to hear what was going on. Shane moved to the front of the RV, still hiding from Skylar's view, but he couldn't find her.
"Where is she?" He whispered confusedly to himself. Suddenly two hands covered his eyes and a gleeful voice shouted,
"Gotcha!" Shane nearly jumped out of his skin, but he played it off and laughed.
"Indeed you have Miss Skylar, now what would you like as your reward?" Skylar stepped back and thought for a moment, her index finger on her chin thoughtfully.
"I know you have a stash of chocolate bars, I want three." Shane's face fell at the thought of his precious chocolate bars being taken away. He stared at Skylar's smug face and sighed dejectedly before motioning for her to follow him to his tent. A high squeal was heard from Skylar direction, making the situation even harder for him.
Once they found his tent, he pulled out three chocolate bars from his secret spot and regretfully gave them to Skylar. She held up the bars with a proud grin on her face.
"I am the champion!" She shouted to the campers who clapped while she bowed and repeated 'Thank you' a few times.
Skylar found Piper pretty easily as she was at Daryl and Merle's little part of the camp, sitting with Daryl. She waved the chocolate bar in front of Piper's face with a grin.
"One for you," She spoke before knocking on Merle's tent.
"Oi lazy arse, I'm about to come in and you better be decent!" She unzipped the tent and immediately an arm shot out, wrapping around her waist and pulling her in with a small squeak before it closed the tent.
Daryl and Piper watched the scene with both confused and amused looks on their faces. It was just interesting to see.
Inside the tent, Skylar practically sat on Merle's lap as he rubbed his eyes tiredly. "This better be fuckin' import'nt swee' cheeks or there will be consequences." His voice was rough from sleep which caused Skylar to look away as a light pink dusted her cheeks. She showed him the chocolate bar with a small smile.
"Take it or leave it." Her voice wavered, nearly giving her away. Merle raised a questioning eyebrow but took the piece of candy, something he hadn't had in a long time.
"What's the occasion darlin'?" Skylar shrugged before sliding off of Merle's lap and sat cross-legged in front of him. She opened the chocolate bar as she spoke.
"I won some chocolate bars and I wanted to share, isn't that reason enough?" She broke off a small piece of the bar and popped it into her mouth. Her head tilted back in bliss and a groan made its way out her throat in ecstasy. Merle gulped at the sight and shoved the bar into his mouth to stop himself from saying anything.
Skylar quickly finished off the bar before noticing the melted chocolate on her fingers. She popped her thumb into her mouth and sucked the chocolate off. With a wet 'pop!' she pulled the digit out and went for her index finger which was the only other chocolate covered finger.
Merle stared hungrily at her mouth that had lifted up slightly in a small smirk. Suddenly it clicked, she was teasing him. After Skylar had pulled the digit out of her mouth, she turned to open the tent.
"Well it was nice talking to you." Rapidly two arms encircled her waist and pulled her back before she could open the tent door. A small squeak escaped Skylar's lips but that was it. Before she knew what was happening, Merle was on top of her with a wicked smile on his lips. She stared at him with innocent brown eyes and puckered lips in a pout.
"I believe I was leaving." She lifted herself onto her elbow but that was as far as Merle was letting her go. "Uh, Merle, I think one of the requirements to leave a tent was to not have human fatarse on top of you so if you could kindly-"She was cut off by Merle nuzzling her neck, his lips just slightly grazing the sensitive skin. A gasp escaped her lips before she could hold it back and her body slightly wriggled underneath the older man's.
Merle's lips trailed from her neck down to her collar bone and onto the other side, just under her ear. Skylar's neck tilted for better access, earning a small smirk from Merle. He nibbled slightly on the skin before planting a soft kiss at the hollow of her throat and stood up. Skylar's dazed eyes snapped to his smug face and immediately she knew that she had just been played and very well.
"Well played," she complimented with a small nod of her head. "Until next time." With that she swiftly left the tent to have a nice, cold dip in the quarry.