100 words prompts
Fandom: The Walking Dead
Characters: Beth, Daryl, Carol
Words: Jealousy
Rating: T
Synopsis: Beth sees something she doesn't like. Set around season 3 EP 14. This is a Caryl moment, Beth is just a teenager, and he only saw her that way.
She steps inside his cell with a soft step, and he nods with a side smile as Carol leans against the cell wall. "I heard yer leaving again." Her voice spoke softly.
He sat there with his back against the frame of his bed; foot perched on the mattress, as the other on the ground. His eyes fixes on hers for a long hard second then he glances to his hands as they fiddle with a few quivers as he always does.
"Gotta, he's my brother."
She wipes away a few tears with the back of her hand. "You just got back."
"I promised Rick. Merle is my responsibility."
He focuses on his foot but the sound of her sniffs made it hard for him to keep some distance. He stood slowly and crossed over to her in three short strides. His hand held her in place with a firm grip on her hip.
His voice is low against her ear. "He's my brother, but your family."
With a small nod she hiccups. "Stay safe."
With his lips pressed against hers, he spoke. "Nine lives remember?"
They didn't see her, the blond girl eyeing them across from the cell block catwalk as she lays baby Judith in her makeshift bed.
Tears stung her eyes knowing that all she had was a high school crush.
Fin.