All of You - Pt. 5 [You’re All Mine Now - A Proposal]
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Summary: The Reader gets taken to the cell in Alexandria for questioning by Rick and Michonne. Daryl doesn’t leave her side. He spends the night in the cell with her and asks her to marry him. Meanwhile, Rick and the group need assurances from the reader to stay in Alexandria, regarding Negan, that she might not be able to pull off.
(Back to requests for now, but part 6 will entail telling Negan about the engagement and asking for his help dealing with Alexandria. There will also be confrontation between Maggie, Rosita, and the reader at some point. Enjoy!)
You awoke the next morning to voices downstairs. You looked down and realized you were still naked. You got up and threw on your clothes. You walked over to the stairs and leaned against the wall, hoping to listen without being caught.
“The point is, Daryl we still don’t know… What her motives are… What else could be behind this.” Michonne said, pacing in front of Daryl who sat on the couch with his hands in his lap.
Daryl stood up and got in her face.
“It ain’t like that!” He shouted with anger in his voice.
Rick came over to Daryl and put his hand on his friend’s shoulder, forcing Daryl’s angry eyes to his.
“I know that’s what you think, Daryl. And you know I trust you.” Rick said.
Rick leaned in and cocked his head to make his point stronger.
“But, we gotta protect our own. And after everything Negan did…” Rick paused with a pained wince in his eye.
“We just have to know for sure. That’s all.” Rick said, shaking Daryl’s shoulder for emphasis.
Daryl glared him down and didn’t say anything. His hair covered his eyes as he glared Rick down, feeling an animalistic instinct to push him away.
“Come on, Daryl. Can you blame us?” Michonne’s voice came through again.
Daryl looked over at her compassionate, yet, hard eyes. He thought back to that horrible night when he had watched two of his friends die brutally at the hands of Negan. He flinched a little and brought his eyes to Michonne’s again.
“I guess not.” He said, in a low growl.
Rick dropped his hand and stepped back, returning shoulder to shoulder with Michonne. He put his hands on his hips and nodded, a weight lifting once he got Daryl to see their side of things.
Daryl paced around, putting his hands on his hips. He paced a few times until he paused and looked back at them.
“So, what’s the plan?” He asked, dreading to hear it.
“We just need to ask her some questions.” Rick told him.
Daryl nodded and licked his lips.
“’Okay.” He said, nodding.
“But, we need her in the jailcell, Daryl.” He said, hesitantly looking into his eyes.
Daryl’s fist clenched and his jaw tightened.
“No, fucking way! Ya ain’t gonna lock her up! She’s done nothin’ wrong!” He shouted, angry running through his veins.
Rick backed away with his hands in the air.
“It’s as much for her safety as it is ours.” He said.
Rick titled his head further towards the floor.
“Think about it, Daryl. Do you really want her to come face to face with Rosita or Maggie right now?” He asked.
Daryl looked down with shame in his eyes and shook his head, ‘no.’
“They have a right to ask their questions too.” He said.
Daryl’s world was spinning. He was caught in between two warring worlds, when all he wanted was for you and him to be able to live together in peace. This was all such a mess and he had told you he wasn’t going to let anything happen to you. If he went back on that now you would always question his word. But, at the same time this was the group you swore to protect and the people you swore to help recover from Negan’s blood bath.
“I’ll go.” You said, startling everyone as you made your presence known.
You folded your arms in resolve, looking over at Rick and Daryl.
Daryl looked over at you with pained eyes.
“Ya don’t have to, Y/N. I could bring ya home or-” Daryl started, but you cut him off.
“I said I’d do whatever it takes, Daryl. If this is what it takes, I’ll do it.” You said to him.
“So, what are you going to cuff me too?” You asked your tone a little harsh as you looked over at Rick.
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