Beth was on cloud nine, not only had she been kissed by Daryl but he was allowing her to kiss him back. She didn't know what came over her but a small kiss from Daryl wasn't enough and they were now sat on the floor of her cell, lips locked to each other and not one of them even thinking about ending it.

Beth had started the kiss with a bit of force but it had quickly turned into a soft kiss like the first one. Beth couldn't help but smirk against his lips. She had honestly never been this happy.

Daryl was thinking of the girl he was connected with. For a few days now he had been fighting with himself on whether or not to do to this but when he saw her hurt he had to comfort her and then seeing her beauty up close he couldn't help himself but for her to kiss him back, he was surprised at.

He was so happy she had kissed him back otherwise lord knows how him kissing her would of gone. He then forgot that idea and just decided to enjoy this moment. He moved his hands so they were on her sides and he pulled her closer to him.

Beth was happy with keeping her hands where they were. As Daryl was about to deepen the kiss, with all his strength he broke apart from her.

She opened her eyes and looked at the man before looking away "Sorry" she said, her voice soft.

Daryl smirked "Don't be, I started it remember."

Beth looked at him again and smiled which he returned however both of them were thinking about the other persons intentions but neither of them wanted to move away from each other.

"Think we should talk?" Daryl asked not entirely sure what to say.

"Do you regret it?" she asked worried that he only felt sorry for her and it was a moment of weakness.

She was relieved when he shook his head "Truth is I wanted to do that since you patched me up" he answered honestly. Beth's face lit up with a smile as she nervously said "Me too" her voice still soft and almost nervous.

Beth decided that in the situation they were in that it was better to just be honest "I feel safe with you and the truth is I want to have something with you Daryl" her voice got more confident with the last statement because she honestly meant it and was not letting it go.

Daryl gave her a sad smile "I feel the same about you but I'm not sure others would be too accepting" he said and while he didn't care what people thought he was sure that her sister and father would not be happy which would cause trouble for the camp and that's something they didn't want.

"Then we keep it a secret" Beth answered straight away. It was obvious that she had made up her mind to not give up on this.

Daryl looked at the passion in Beth's eyes and suddenly remembered what the old man had said to him about following his heart and as much as Daryl hated to admit it, Beth was what he wanted "That's the only option then because I'm not letting go of this" Daryl said as he smiled at her. Which she returned.

"DINNER" shouted a voice down the hall. They didn't normally have dinner calls but when they did it meant that someone had something important to say or announce.

Daryl and Beth reluctantly separated and made their way towards the common room. Before they entered Daryl had a quick look around and saw that no one was in sight so he quickly kissed Beth "That's keeping it a secret?" she said teasingly.

Daryl just smirked and shrugged as he walked into the common room with Beth just behind. Upon entering they saw that everyone was present, Daryl walked over to one of the walls and leaned against it while Beth took a seat next to her father.

Rick was standing on the table and began speaking "Everything with training went well today but the reason I'm up here is because the number of walkers on the prison fences is steadily increasing and we need a plan before they bring down the fence" he said with a serious tone.

A few members were shocked at what he said but most of them had already begun to notice the walker build up.

"Why don't we just start more patrols around the fences?" asked Hershel stating the most obvious plan.

Rick nodded slightly "I already thought of that but we don't have the manpower to increase patrols" he replied.

"Like it or not that's the only thing we can do" Daryl said causing some eyes to drift over to him.

The room fell silent. Everyone was trying to think of anything they could do to help with the situation unfortunately no one had any ideas "Daryl is right, I will come up with shifts tonight and let everyone know tomorrow" Rick said stepping down from the table and heading towards his son and daughter.

Shortly after everyone was digging into their meals and for a brief moment it felt like there was nothing to worry about, everyone was in conversation with each other and it felt like a family get together. Even Michonne was having conversations here and there she was really coming out of her shell.

Beth was laughing at something Maggie had just said and then looked around to see that Daryl was no longer in the room. She frowned slightly seeing that he was gone but decided she would talk to him later.

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Daryl had eaten his food quickly and exited the room before anyone was able to talk to him, it wasn't that he didn't want to talk to people its just that being in a room full of people being social wasn't something Daryl was comfortable with.

He was walking down the fence of the prison and had to agree that Rick was right. The walkers were increasing in numbers and something would have to be done soon. He was about to pick up a weapon nearby when he heard a voice.

"So this is where you ran off too" Daryl turned around and saw Carol standing behind him smiling.

"Don't like to be around everyone" he shrugged looking at the women.

Carol looked at him with concerned eyes "We all know you don't like being surrounded by people but its different with us, normally you can put up with it and ever speak to one or two of us so what's changed?" she asked curiously. She wasn't naïve she knew something was wrong.

Daryl sighed. He hated to admit it but because he and Carol were close she could always tell if something was bothering him.

"It's nothing, it's just something I got to think about" he stated looking away and towards the walkers who looked like they would do anything to get at the two people talking.

"Is it to do with Beth?" Carol asked with an even tone.

Daryl tensed and looked at her half thinking that she was psychic "What you talking about woman?" he said with a vicious tone however instead of scaring her, Carol smiled at him with a look that said bingo.

"I knew it" Carol said smiling like she had just won the lottery. Daryl was looking at her with a mixed feeling of confusion and fear.

"You don't know anything" he said getting on the defensive.

"I'm not silly Daryl, first off before you returned I spoke to Beth and she was clearly missing you. Then you return with Beth on the back of your bike which you barely let anyone do. Next, you let her fix up your hand there." she pointed to the now slightly dirty bandage on his hand "Your going to be training her instead of Carl which would be easier for you and your entering the common room together with Beth being a little red" Carol said as though she was solving a great mystery but her smirk never left her face.

Daryl had no idea what to say, he couldn't deny any of it so he settled for the only thing he could think of "How did you know I'm training her?"

Carol nearly laughed "Michonne told me earlier but that's not what this is about, if you need any advice I'm here for you" she said taking a step closer to him.

Daryl in all honesty had no idea what to do. He had never been in this kind of situation before, he had never cared about someone like he does Beth so if he was honest he wouldn't mind some advice but he was also sure that if anyone knew the real truth about him and Beth they would cast him out.

He looked at Carol and his expression slightly softened "I'm sorry I can't" he said quietly then walked away. Carol was surprised that he had said that normally she could get him to talk but he had just blown her off and now she was even more worried about him.

She looked up at the sky that had nearly lost all its light for the day. She had decided to give it a day or two and try again.

/

Daryl felt horrible for what he had just done. The one and only constant person for him in this group and he had blown her off because he was worried about what she would think 'since when did you become such a pussy' an inner voice shouted at him and he almost smirked knowing that that was something Merle would say if he knew.

He was still walking along the fence as night was settling in. He was now unable to think about anyone except his brother, sure he was a dick most of the time but Daryl still loved him and he did die trying to protect the prison. Daryl had done his grieving when he was away but there was still one thing missing.

He trudged up to the hill and entered the common room to find it empty just like he had hoped. He walked into the kitchen and found a wooden box, he broke off two bits of wood, then with some tape inside the kitchen he taped them together so they made a cross.

He made his way back outside and walked down to where the other graves were and stuck the cross into the ground near the others. It was the least he felt Merle deserved after what he done. It had now gotten completely dark and it was silent apart from the walkers moaning but over time they had gotten used to the noise by now.

Daryl stood in front of the small cross remembering all the times he had had with his brother, good or bad it didn't matter he felt like he needed to just think of Merle for a minute. He was so caught up in his memories that he failed to notice a tear role down his cheek "Miss you brother" he whispered as he knelt down on one knee and placed his hand on the small cross.

He was caught off guard when someone placed a hand on his shoulder, her turned round to see Beth smiling softly at him "So this is where you are" she said softly.

Daryl smiled softly at her as he stood up to stand next to her "Hey" he said softly.

Beth didn't reply. She saw what kind of moment this was, she reached up and wiped away his tear. He almost backed away but he felt like he needed someone and didn't wait any longer to wrap his arms around her. She in return wrapped her arms around his torso and held him giving him the support he needed but would never admit to.

"It's ok, I'm here if you need me" she said softly.

"I know" he replied his voice rough but sweet at the same time. They stayed in this sweet moment neither of them caring whether anyone saw them or not. Beth broke apart from him and pulled out a small pen from her pocket.

"What's that for?" Daryl asked confused.

Beth walked over to the small cross and wrote Merle on it "I saw you come out here with the cross in your hand" she explained as Daryl walked up to see her work and smiled at it and took her hand "Thanks" he said giving her hand a small squeeze.

"I may not have known him but he was important to you" she said softly as they both stared at the cross.

Daryl had to admit that having Beth with him at the moment made him feel that he could trust her with anything and that thought warmed his heart. Beth moved a little so she was leaning into him, he responded by putting his arm around her and holding her close.

"Thank you for this" he said quietly.

Beth smiled against his body "Its ok" she said softly and wrapped her arm around his back pulling them closer than they already were so they could enjoy each others warmth while they paid their respects.

I in NO way, shape or form own the walking dead.