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Daryl crept quietly through the woods, his cross bow ready for action at any time. The day was hot and he was sweating but he pushed on. He had spotted Shane a few miles from their land. He sped around, ducking and hiding until he was behind him. Shane was walking, carrying a bag on his back so Daryl knew he wasn't a walker.

Shane spotted the smashed walker and leaned down to study it. He smiled and laughed to himself. He was hoping the walker had had a taste of Andrea before it was put down. He noticed blood on the ground and crept down for a closer look. He could tell it wasn't old blood, that it couldn't have belonged to the walker.

" Fucking bitch went and got herself bit." Shane muttered with another laugh. A slight nudge came to back of his head.

" Get up slowly and turn around." Came the familiar southern drawl. Shane sighed but did as he was asked. " Drop that gun and put your fuckin hands up." Shane's mouth went tight as he tossed his gun to the side. He put his hands up and face Daryl.

" Nice to see you again, Daryl." He said with a smirk.

" I told you that if I ever saw you near our place I'd kill you." Daryl said.

" Now, now, how would you little angel feel if she knew you had killed an innocent man?" Shane asked.

" First, you don't get to call her angel, only I call her that. Second, you ain't exactly an innocent man, are you? You tired to rape and kill my woman, twice." Daryl said.

" From what I remember, Saint said she couldn't stand to have an human killed so we both know you aren't going to pull that trigger." Shane said.

" Saint ain't here now, is she? And she ain't the one killin you, in fact, she ain't even gonna know you were here. I ain't gonna have her upset anymore. It's takin weeks for her nightmares to fade, weeks for her to be able to sleep through the night and I ain't gonna watch her go through that pain again." Daryl snapped.

" Let me ask you something there, Daryl. Can you kill me? Can you kill another human when there are so few of us left?" Shane asked. Daryl closed one eye and pulled his trigger. Shane's head snapped back from the force of the arrow entering it.

" Yep." He said as Shane fell back, dead. He slowly lowed his cross bow. " I sure can." He said.

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Rick looked up as Daryl walked through the fields. He was dragging slightly and back earlier than he had been coming home. Rick was in the fields, inspecting the growing crops when Daryl appeared. He stood up straight and glanced behind him before starting towards his friend. He quicken his steps, reaching Daryl quickly.

" You find something?" Rick asked. Daryl bit the inside of his bottom lip. He gave Rick a sharp nod. Rick looked towards the woods than back at Daryl. " Alive or not?'

" He was alive." Both men feel quiet then. Rick ran his hand over his face and fought his own tears. He had grown up with Shane. Even though he had done horrible things as of late, Rick was still affected by his friend's death. " Came back to get a shove. Figured I better bury him so he don't attract any walkers." Daryl said quietly. Rick nodded.

" I'd offer to help but..." Rick's words faded off.

" I got it." Daryl said. He didn't have any friends of his own but he could see the law man was struggling. " I'm gonna get goin so I can get back."

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Saint was sitting on the ground, digging in a hole in her garden when Daryl came back from burying Shane. Daryl stopped walking and watched her for a bit. She swept her hand up and brushed the stray hair from her face. She said something to Carol who had her back to Daryl. Carol laughed as she pulled some weeds. Daryl continued to watch his angel as she worked. She would never know about Shane, would never know how close he had actually come to her again and would never know what Daryl had done to protect her. He didn't know how she would feel about him killing Shane and he didn't want to find out. He sighed and started forward.

" You mean to tell me I been workin all day while you been playin in dirt with Carol?" Daryl snapped, bring both women's attention to him. Saint smiled as she stood up. She wiped her hands on her shirt as she walked over to him.

" That's right, Dixon. We have been playing in the dirt, what of it?" She asked as she stepped up to him. Daryl glared down at her but shook his head.

" Just checkin." He said. Saint smiled and stepped up to kiss his goatee.

" I love you, you dirty redneck." She said softly. He smiled down at her.

" I love you, Shorty." He said.

" Did you have a good day today? Did you find what you were looking for?" Saint asked. He sighed as he looked at her. He nodded quickly. " Is everything okay?" He understood what she wasn't asking. She wanted to know if there were more walkers in the woods.

" Everythin's fine, Angel, don't worry. I told you I'd protect you from everythin and I did." He said. Her smile was relaxed and pretty.

" Go take a shower. I'm going to finish up here then we will turn in early, okay?" She asked. He nodded then brought his hand to her face. He cupped her cheek, sweeping his thumb over it.

" Hurry up." Daryl said. She nodded. He looked up and over her head to Carol who smiled at him. He nodded his head then looked back at Saint. He squeezed her cheek before dropping his arm and walking towards their cabin.

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Her hands slipped up the wall of her shower as the water beat down on their sides. Her long hair was pushed over her shoulders and was wet as it hung down. Her eyes were shut and she was biting her lip to try and stay quiet but his movements against her were making that impossible. He had one hand holding onto her shoulder why the other one was wrapped around her waist. His head was against hers and his breath was panting against her hair.

" Ah, fuck, Angel." He breathed out. " Feels so good." He moaned.

Her head came back so he moved the hair from her face and kissed her cheek. Her mouth fell open as she cried out her release. His tongue snaked out and caught her ear lobe. He sucked it into his mouth as the force of her orgasm pulled out his. He tighten his hold on her as he trembled inside her. They sank together to the tub. Daryl held her against his chest. She had one hand on the bottom of the tub and the other was covering her eyes. He moved to her neck and kissed it slowly, sucking and releasing her skin.

" I love you." She whispered. He brought his mouth to her temple.

" I love you, my angel."

The end