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I took a deep breath and ran my hand threw my hair she was bit my eyes flicked from her arm to her lifeless pale face I was suppose to protect her.
"I'm sorry." I mumbled taking her hand and kissing it.
"The good thing is she doesn't have the fever and her wound is all clean we could try and clear up this infection." Hershel said trying to make something good out of the bad.
"What's it mean if she ain't got a fever?"
"I mean not everybody can be effected by a disease some lucky people can be immune and this one is carried by a bite or air born she could be immune to being bitten it's a slim chance but as I said she isn't showing any signs of being infected by the bite."
"So now we just wait?"
"I'll give her the medication she needs and then yes we just wait."
I watched Hershel work his magic injecting all sorts into her system and sat beside her for most of the day and most of the night I couldn't sleep I didn't want to and I knew Carol was watching me she probably thinks I'm going crazy.
"Always like getting yourself hurt Huh?" I whispered holding her hand.
"Taste for danger." Carol smiled joining me.
"You think she's gonna be okay?"
"As Hershel said she has no symptoms I think it's just the infection from all her wounds."
"She might annoy me but I dunno what I'd do without her."
"She wouldn't give up even if she did she would come back and haunt you."
"Shut up." I smirked pushing her a little.
"I miss her." Carol sighed,
"Im glad your back, she'd be over the moon if she was awake that is."
Carol smirked, "Im just glad she found me god knows what would of happened if she hadnt."
"Thank you I mean it." I said giving a small smile.
A couple days passed and Mia was still unconscious and I was starting to feel that little hole she filled empty again she looked worse almost white making her washed out red hair look brighter than ever I didn't leave her side and neither did Carol really it was probably selfish of us but I wasn't breaking my promise.
"You should really sleep." Carol whispered,
I scratched my head, "I can't."
"Why not? Your doing yourself no favours."
"I ain't used to sleeping on my own anymore." I mumbled not wanting to admit not having Mia cuddle me back was the reason I couldn't sleep.
I watched her sit up a little her eyes soft showing sympathy. "Staying up all night worrying your just going to make yourself sick."
"Your like my mother." I teased, it wasn't true though my mom never cared half as much as this group does.
She rolled her eyes and laid back down, I rested my head back against the railing before laying down myself I turned a little and watched Mia's breathing which was kind of soothing but it didn't help me sleep.
"You better wake up you hear me?" I whispered, "This time I can't save you you gotta do this yourself."
I sighed hiding my face behind my hands I was getting more irritated that I couldn't do anything that it was all just a waiting game I mean what if she's immune to the bite and this infection kills her anyway she'll still turn and its all something out of my hands.
Mia's p.o.v
I couldn't see anything it was just like staring into space a whole load of emptiness but I could hear Daryl he was talking to me wether it was real or just a dream it soothed me I was as worried but hearing him talk and feeling like he was beside me made it okay.
"You better wake up you hear me?" He whispered, "This time I can't save you, you gotta do this yourself."
"Oh this sounds bad." A voice rung a familiar spine chilling voice.
"Your not real, your not fucking real." I said to myself before turning.
"Hey baby girl." He smirked devilishly.
"I am not scared of you!" I snapped, "Your dead!"
"That's not a nice thing to say about me is it Scarlett?"
I looked down to see her clinging to his leg my blood started to boil what sick fucking dream was this, my eyes slowly moved up his body taking in all his tattoos his clenched fists and his piercings what an idiot I was.
"Get the hell away from her Luke I mean it."
"What are you gonna do? Your weak and a no good slut."
I lunged for him but he vanished I had not the slightest idea what was going on I couldn't tell if I was dead or alive and if I was dead this was pretty much hell. I closed my eyes and when a reopened them I was staring at a ceiling.
Daryl's p.o.v
My head was swirling with thoughts I just stared into nothing until I heard Mia stir, I turned my head to see her eyes open and directly looking at the ceiling I sat up to get a better look to see her skin grey and her eyes glazed over she was dead.
"Mia?"
Her body snapped into action throwing herself at me going for my bare arm I held her arms length away trying not to get emotional I knew what I had to do I held my eyes shut gathering myself before trying to do anything.
"Daryl!"
My eyes flew open and I gasped for air I was still laying down I must of fallen asleep which means it was just a dream, Carol was kneeling beside me with a worried expression until I sat up I could feel the sweat trickling down my face.
"Are you okay?"
"It was just a nightmare." I mumbled rubbing face,
"I think she's waking up." She said nodding towards Mia.
"Mia? Can you hear me?" Hershel said kneeling beside her body.
"Her pulse is stronger Daddy."
"I think she's going to pull through." Hershel smiled.
"Da-Daryl." Mia murmured.
I took her small hand in mine,"I'm here."
Her eyes slowly opened and fluttered a little and finally squinting before frantically looking around until her eyes landed on me, I smiled kissing her hand softly she tried to sit up but Hershel advised it wasn't the best thing to do.
"That's my girl." I said under my breath,
"C'mon let's give them some space."
"Uh.. Fuck." She groaned lifting her head to look at her stomach.
"Painful?"
She narrowed her eyes, "What do you think?"
"I think your lucky."
She didn't know did she? The bite was covered by some rag Carol managed to find I wasn't quite sure how Mia would react to it she tried to sit up again cursing until the pain was too much and she laid back down.
"Ain't no infection going to kill me Dixon."
"It weren't that Mia, look at your arm." I sighed nodding towards it.
She lifted her arm up and stared at it funny and then looked back at me, "What?"
I shook my head leaning over to untie it and pulling the rag away. I watched her eyes widen she didn't really react as I thought. I sighed and covered it back up I didn't know what to say I mean there's not a lot you can say.
"I'm bit." She said,
"You didn't have any symptoms."
"So what does that mean? I'm not gonna turn or it's taking longer?"
"We think your immune to the bite." Hershel informed,
"How? Am I the only one?"
"You might not be its rare with every disease there's going to be a small number of people immune to it and with this diseases it's air born or given by a bite and you must be immune to the bite."
"Surely we could use that as a cure?" Maggie said looking at Eugene.
He shrugged his shoulders, "We would need someone who was immune to both the air born and the bite."
"Your gonna be fine." I said kissing her head, "Just gotta cover that thing up whilst it heals."
Her eyes started to well up and she tried to cover her face I didn't know what to do I weren't no good at this comforting stuff I just held her hand gently rubbing my thumb over the back of it. The group gave us a little space letting Mia take everything in.
"You scared me you know." I said quietly.
"I could hear you talking to me, at least I think you were."
"What was I saying?"
"Something about saving my pansy ass and you shouldn't of left me."
"Yeah it was me."
"I'm so sorry." She sobbed,
"I'd hug yah but i don't wanna hurt you."
"I thought I was dead Daryl."
"C'mere."
I helped her slowly sit up and pulled her into my chest stroking her hair whilst she stained my shirt with her tears. I just rested my chin on her head and let her cry I was just glad she was awake. I needed her.
"I love you." I mumbled quite enough for only her to hear.
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I'm glad she's okay poor Daryl but he finally admitted he loved her!!! Yay! :) leave me a comment if you wish and thank you for all the love :) ~Rainie.