Save Me, Save You
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summary: twenty-nine year old Kathryn Smith and her daughter three year old Jasmine have been on their own until they meet the Atlanta group on the highway. both mother and daughter carry with them a scared and frightening past but Kathryn is also carrying with her something more. Enter Daryl Dixon Hunter, tracker, and all around bad ass as well carries a dark past can they both save each other or will someone or something tear them apart?
Theme song: You Shook Me All Night Long AC/DC
Chapter 19 part 1: That's What Family Does
The next day after Rick, Carl, and Michonne came home.
Rick announced that he, Daryl, and Hershel were going to talk to the Governor.
Kathryn didn't like it, neither did Merle, both trying to talk'em out of it, but Rick's mind was made up.
"We're going to meet him at an old farm. Andrea had planned this." Rick tells them.
Kathryn scoffs. "And you believe her? Come on Rick she's sleeping with him!" Rick sighs.
"Look I understand you..." She cuts him off. "You don't understand about shit Rick! The man is a manipulative bastard! How do think he was able to get my old man to surrender the farm in the first place?!"
She shakes her head as Merle puts a hand on her shoulder. "She's right."
"Look, I agree with you, I'll go talk see what he's about." She sighed as she points a finger at him. "You bring my husband back or don't come back at all."
She storms out of the cell block and out to the court yard, she looks at the walkers and kicks the fence.
"What did that fence do to you?" Kathryn jumps and turns seeing Michonne resting against the building.
"Pissed me off like everyone else." She mumbles. Shrugging, the woman shakes her head.
"I understand where you're coming from, but you need to take that rage and store it for a better time. Your family needs you; I know you've been through something harsh, but for your sake just stop." The mysterious woman walks away leaving Kathryn to her thoughts.
Daryl comes walking out moments later to find her sitting on metal risers.
"Hey, Michonne said ya was out here. Ya ok?" Kathryn looks up and wipes her face.
She stands. "Yeah, just out here thinking...wondering if this is all worth it." She waves her hands in the air.
He walks up to her taking her hands in his. "Ya and I both know it is. Yer ma is right; this place...is our home. We're gonna make it right, negotiating or kill'en him."
Kathryn nods looking at the ground. "That's not all ain't it?" He puts his hand under her chin.
Her eyes finally meet his. "I hate that you go out and I'm not with you...I know I promised not to go out anymore..."
Daryl sighs and hugs her. "I'll be back Lil' mama, safe and sound." He lowers his head and kisses between her shoulder and neck.
He trails up to her jaw line then to her lips. "I love ya, I'll come back promise." He kisses her softly but it becomes heated.
They hear the sound of someone clearing their throat and her father stands smiling. "Come on son it's time."
Daryl nods hiking his crossbow up his shoulder. "I love you Daryl."
He smiles and kisses her cheek before heading to the Triumph.
Before she knew it they were gone.
Kathryn walks back inside the cell block, people we're already loading up guns.
Glenn telling Carl where to put extra ammo, Jasmine took some as well.
She looks at Merle who looks at her; they were both worried about Daryl.
Merle had made the suggestion about packing a truck full of guns and going down there.
Michonne told Merle that Daryl and Rick told the group to stay put.
"I change my mind sweetheart, bein on the sidelines with my baby brother out there. ain't sit'n righ' with me." Kathryn sighs as she wraps her arms around her waist.
She had to agree with Merle she didn't like it either.
"Three of them right in the middle of it, no idea we are coming. They could get taken hostage or killed." Glenn defended back. "Thousand things could go wrong."
She bites her lip, rubbing one of her arms up and down nervously.
"And they will." Merle says back, Carl turns to look at Merle. "My dad can take care of himself."
"Sorry son, but your dad's head could be on a pipe real soon." Kathryn shudders as Maggie tells Merle to not say that to him.
Glenn tells him it's not the right move, that they couldn't take the risk of putting them in a cross fire.
Kathryn starts to jog off to hers and Daryl's cell, but Merle stops her. "Stay with me sweet cheeks, we need ta talk."
She looks up at him and nods lowering her head.
"Yeah, your right." She mumbles.
WD~WD~WD~WD
Merle starts packing a bag with guns, Kathryn starts helping.
Merle had made good points; they planned but Glenn and Maggie tries to stop them.
"Your gonna live here with us, it's going to be on our terms not yours." Maggie tells Merle then looks at Kathryn. "And you, you have two babies and a four year old you're not going neither."
Kathryn looks up from grabbing a pistol. "Who says I'm going? Merle wants me to stay like Daryl; he just wants me armed and ready to move the hell out."
Maggie asks Merle why he can't follow what they say.
Merle turns to her. "Because that's my brother out there, that's why. What's the matter with ya'll?"
"He's right; Daryl is out there, my husband...if something happens..." She shakes her head. "Already lost him once to you people."
Maggie's eyes widen in shock as Kathryn glares at her.
Glenn stands tall at the door telling Merle he wasn't going to let him put them in danger.
"Nut up already boy, this guy cups a feel at your woman, and you pussy out like this?" He points to Kathryn. "Hell, look at her, Gov does worse and Kat grows a pair more then you. Now get out of my way."
Kathryn nods. "Let him go Glenn please, just let him bring our men back."
Glenn looks at both brother and sister-in-laws and says no.
Merle starts fighting Glenn, Kathryn steps back to see Michonne step in front of her.
Both Maggie and Michonne try and stop him, Kathryn yells at Maggie to get off him.
Beth walks in and shoots a gun in the air making everyone stop.
Merle yells at Maggie to let him go, it wasn't until Kathryn grabbed Maggie's shirt and pulls her off.
"Don't pull that shit again!" She yells, at her sister.
WD~WD~WD~WD
While feeding the babies, she over hears Merle trying to talk Michonne into going out.
"Carl put down his own mother." Kathryn winces. "Mercy killing doesn't make him an assassin."
Michonne scoffs. "But you are." He chuckles. "When I have to be."
Michonne asks how he explains letting her get away.
"Must have been seduced by your sterling personality." Kathryn smirks shaking her head as she puts the babies down for their nap.
Kathryn walks out leans against the rails, Merle nods to her. "Come with us, my brother and I we have certain calls when we hunt. I give him a heads up, he'll warn the others. You smoke the Governor's ass, I'll take care of the rest."
Kathryn nods. "We'll be home before you know it."
Michonne looks between them both. "What about Andrea?"
"When bullets fly she's going to have to make her choice real quick." Merle tells her.
Michonne looks at Merle. "You both are on your own. You get people killed, it's on you."
Kathryn looks at Merle then away biting her lip, Carol walks to her daughter.
"Don't do this, don't listen to Merle. He'll bring you down cause trouble for you." Kathryn looks up. "Daryl wouldn't want this and you know it."
She sighs and closes her eyes. "I can't stay here knowing him and Daryl are out there. That man could kill Daryl!"
Kathryn walks away as Merle looks up at her.
WD~WD~WD~WD
Kathryn hears the roar of the Triumph, she runs out praying everything went alright.
She lets out a breath as she watches her husband pull up. She runs down the steps and to him.
Daryl walks to her his arm's open he hugs her tightly kissing her neck, cheek then lips.
Kathryn does the same happy he's home.
Rick tells everyone to go inside; Daryl wraps an arm around her waist they walk side by side inside.
Rick starts telling him how he met the Governor. "Just the two of ya?" Merle asks.
Rick nods, Merle looks at Kathryn. "Should have gone when we had the chance."
Daryl looks at her but she doesn't meet his eyes.
"He wants the prison, he wants us gone. Dead, he wants us dead, for what we did to Woodbury." Rick pauses looking around, Kathryn grips her husband's hand Jasmine looks at her parents.
"We're going to war." Rick exclaims before walking out.
Daryl looks at Merle nodding to him, Merle nods back.
"You and I we're gonna talk Darlin." Kathryn nods knowing what he wanted to know.
They walk to their cell and sit on their bed. "What did Merle mean? Why did he want ya ta go with him?"
Kathryn sighs rubbing her arms. "I got worried...it didn't help that what Merle was saying made sense in my eyes."
She looks up at him. "I wanted to leave, go after that asshole and kill him. Merle gave me that option and I thought...following him was a good idea."
Daryl sighs pulling Kathryn onto his lap. "Darlin, whatever Merle says. Just for yers and our families' sake don't follow him. I made the same mistakes until I met you, don't go down that path."
Kathryn leans against him. "It's hard...I don't want anyone to die. Ya I'm still pissed at Glenn and Maggie even Rick but I'm slowly getting over it. Just never wished this on any of them."
Daryl hugs her tightly. "I know Lil' mama, I know."