Fever Hit, Got Bit

Chapter One

Daryl Dixon woke up seeing the familiar head of red hair on his chest, at first he tensed at the contact. But slowly relaxed when he remembered last night. He allowed himself this luxury for once in life. Allowing himself to have this perfect moment.

He carefully brought his hand up and started to stroke her hair gently as she inhaled deeply and began to stretch.

"Mmm, hey." Breanna whispered moving on top of him and snuggling into his neck. She was back in her clothes a little disappointed at that detail. She wanted to sleep with him skin to skin. To feel all of him. But nope too dangerous.

"Mornin'." He said quietly his hands loosely on her hips. "We gotta get up soon, darlin." Daryl said kissing the top of her head slowly. He wanted to do this. Daryl wanted to give her the morning after she deserved, he needed to get over his fucked up emotional issues.

Breanna shook her head pouting. "I don't wanna." She told him raising her head looking down at him with her olive green eyes. "I wanna stay here all day." She told him seductively.

Daryl raised his eyebrow smirking. "I don't think so darlin. We gotta figure out or next move." He told her frowning slightly. "Speaking of that, we need supplies soon. Runnin' low on shit."

Breanna nodded. "I want you to start teaching me how to shoot the crossbow." Breanna said seriously to him. "I hate feeling like the only adult here who doesn't do anything." She told him frowning deeply.

Daryl looked up at her and raised up his hand and flattened her brows. "You are amazing." He told her softly.

"Mean that?" She asked a small smiling starting to form on her face.

"Woman, don't you know I don't say things I don't mean?" Daryl snapped at her.

Breanna beamed down at him and leaned down to kiss him. Her lips softly brushed his when there was a bang against the window.

Breanna jumped off of Daryl scared and Daryl went into a sitting position reaching for his crossbow. But when they saw it was only Andrea the both sighed in relief.

"What the fuck?" Daryl asked angrily opening his car door and he helped Breanna come across the seat.

Andrea smirked before looking away. "We're searching cars." She told both of them giving them a small black bag. "Pick up what ever is needed and useful. And be on look out for any walkers." She told them before walking away.

Breanna smiled and fixed her strap of her tank-top before saying, "I'm gonna go over by that truck." She said pointing to a black escalade. "And I am going to see if there are any keys in it and if there are it is going to be mine!" She said clapping and running over to it.

Daryl shook his head and grabbed her by the top of her sweat pants and pulling her back. "What?" She asked a frown on her lovely face.

"I want to be able to see you, at all time." He told her scowling down at her. "Am I clear?"

Breanna looked up at him frowning. "Daryl, I love you, but you cannot order me around." She told him. "I'm not letting you, now ask nicely and maybe I'll consider it." She told him crossing her arms and holding onto the black bag tightly.

Daryl narrowed his eyes at the red head in front of him. This little woman was full of surprises. "Please, stay in my sight?" He asked her quietly.

Breanna smiled and kissed him quickly. "Okay." She told him happily and began skipping off to what could be her own escalade.

Daryl shook his head frowning and went off and found Jenna sitting on the ground leaning against the rv.

"What's wrong?" Daryl asked frowning at the blonde sitting on the floor.

Jenna shrugged. "Nothing really. I'm just sitting here." She told him but looked up at him and scowled. "Where the hell is Breanna?" She asked angrily as she stood up.

Daryl jerked his head in her direction where he found her leaning into the car bent over slightly. "Over at her dream car." He told her. "You goin over there?"

Jenna rolled her eyes at him. "Well duh. Fucking dumbass." She muttered as she walked past him shaking her head.

"Hey girlie, whatcha lookin for?" Jenna asked when she was leaning up against the truck.

Breanna looked up through the window and smiled. "Hey Jen, and I am looking for the keys to this truck." She told her frowning as she looked into the car.

Jen smirked as her red-headed friend was desperately looking for the keys. "You know you might find the keys but it will probably be out of gas." She told her tilting her head watching her.

Breanna shrugged. "Or it could be a car full of gas." Breanna told her smiling.

Jen chuckled and squinted her eyes from the sunlight hitting her face. It was really hot out and she had no idea how Breanna was even living in those sweat pants right now.

"So how were you and Daryl last night?" Jen asked her smirking.

Breanna giggled and stood up straight from where she was bent over. "How did you know?" She asked putting down the bag on the seat.

Jen shrugged. "You're my best friend I notice these things. Now spill, how was it?" She asked eagerly.

Breanna sighed as she closed her eyes and tilted her head towards the sky. "Perfection. He was really nice and sweet." She told her and blushed slightly. "I told him I loved him."

Jenna's jaw dropped and it slowly started to form a grin. "And what did he say?" She asked eagerly.

When Breanna opened her mouth to answer her they heard Rick's voice ring out. "Walkers!" He frantically yelled.

Breanna started shaking and started looking around and saw they were in the distance. There were too many for them to try and take out. A herd that size would kill them all. She shuddered at the thought.

"Come on." Jenna whispered crawling under the truck and pulling Breanna in with her. "You need to be quiet okay. If they hear you we are dead." Jenna whispered at her quietly. She knew it wasn't good to scare her friend, but that was the only way she would stay quiet.

Breanna nodded and stayed as still as she could and closed her eyes and tried to imagine herself anywhere but there at the moment. She didn't have to open her eyes to know that the walkers were dragging the feet passed their car right this moment. She heard there groans and moans and they moved. She smelled the rotting flesh and it made her inwardly cringe at that thought. But she kept her eyes closed the entire time. Her mind staying on Daryl and hoping to God he was okay.

She felt Jenna start to shake her a little and rub her arm, Breanna slowly opened her eyes and was pleased to see that their were no more walkers. But that ease went right back down when she heard a scream.

"Sophia!" She heard Rick yelled. Jenna looked behind her and saw Sophia run down the hill quickly away from the walkers, with Rick running after her.

"Come on." Jenna said pushing Breanna quickly out of the car.

When Breanna stood up she was shaken but she tried not to let it show. She had to be strong now. Now that she saw what those things were capable of she had to get used to this feeling.

"Breanna." She heard Daryl call to her. She turned around and saw him quickly walking towards her and he ran his hands all over her arms, back, stomach, and legs. "Are you okay? Did you get hurt?" he asked trying not to sound worried. But Breanna knew better.

"I'm fine." Breanna assured him. "What about you?" She asked looking at the blood that covered his vest. "Is that..." She trailed off not wanting to think about him getting hurt.

Daryl shook his head. "Nah, T-Dog cut himself on a something. Helped him out, but some got on me." He told her quietly looking down, as if ashamed of his actions.

"Hey," She said bringing her hands to his face and he tensed at the action. "You did an amazing thing. And I am so glad you are okay." Breanna said kissing his lips softly.

Jenna looked away from the couple and walked over to where she saw Glenn standing there. "You okay?" She asked the pale guy.

Glenn nodded wide eyed. "I'm fine I just hope Sophia is." He told her honestly staring into the woods.

"Me too." She told him quietly.

But a few minutes later Rick returned lookin out of breath and looked around frantically. "Where's Sophia?" He asked frantically.

"She's not here." Lori told him holding Carl to her. "We thought she was with you."

Rick sigh shaking his head. "No, no, no. She was supposed to come back here." He told them frowning.

"You left my baby out there alone?" Carol asked in a broken voice wrapping her arms around himself.

Rick shook his head. "I had to lure the walkers away from her. I told her to run back here after she couldn't here them anymore, I hid her." He told them.

Daryl and Breanna rejoined the conversation, Breanna frowning slightly with Daryl's arm around her shoulders.

"Listen she couldn't have gotten far." Daryl said to everybody. "We'll go out right now and start looking for her, I'll track her and bring her back here." He said to everybody while looking at Carol.

Carol didn't say anything or even give any indication she had heard him. She just stared into the woods fearfully.

"I'm going with you." Rick told him. "I'll be able to show you where I hid her."

Daryl nodded and went to go get his crossbow that was leaned up against the rv.

"I wanna go with you." Breanna said quietly tugging on his shirt.

"Darlin, no. I won't have you out there with me when I need to have all of my attention on trackin this little girl. I can't be watching you out there." Daryl told her putting his crossbow on.

Breanna frowned. "But I can take care of myself." She told him independently.

Daryl didn't say anything, he just kissed her forehead and looked down at her. "I need you to stay here. Carol needs all the support she can get right now." He whispered into her ear.

Breanna sighed and nodded. "Fine just hurry and up and find her and then come back. I don't want you out there when it's dark." She told him softly looking up at him.

"Alright." Daryl agreed with her. He kissed her quickly and then walked back over to Rick.

Breanna watched in anxiety as Daryl and Rick bother walked down the hill and into the woods. She sighed and jumped a little when she felt a hand on her shoulder but relaxed when she saw it was Dale.

"It'll be okay." He told her smiling slightly. "We are going to find that little girl and then we are going to find our haven." Dale told her nodded, firmly believing in what he said.

Somebody had to keep the faith going.