What Future Is There

ages and the only time anyone heard music was if someone decided to sing. Daryl wasn't much of a singer, and he'd never heard Michonne sing. He was driving and kept casting glances in her di

ssible for them to go later. If the winter was harsh and brought any kind of ice and snow with i

you don't say anything." Daryl said a

uch to say

ing. How'd you learn to u

't a very good shot, and I found a katana at one of the stores that I raided." Michonne said. "I just learned to use it by having to use it, I guess." Michonne loo

It was like I it was more fair or something than the guns. I felt better when I hunted with it." Daryl said. Bingo. He'd fou

had a living room full of animals that he'd killed and stuffed for no reason. That kind of man never really appealed to h

r mom who had dinner on the table every night. Her dinner mostly came from a bottle." Daryl said. Michonne didn't respond. He didn't know if she didn't know what to say o

that was too full of disappointments and too full of things that weighed her down when she lingered on them. She d

tta money." Daryl said. He heard Mic

done me a world of good.

t thing before. He could remember having spent most of his life worrying about it. How much did he have? How much could he get? What would happen if he didn

promised to you now like it had been back then. Back then she thought she was always promised tomorrow and had to prepare for it. The money was great. It would be used to send her daughters to college. College...neither

like it wasn't much to be proud of. He'd spent most of his life as a deadbeat working odd jobs and promising himself he'd get his life together "tomorrow". Now the tomorrows were pretty much done, and none of i

y at some point." Michonne shot back. Her tone

had to see them go one by one. He knew the loss of his brother, though he hadn't been much, had been more than

ore. This town had afforded them few Walkers, leaving them to believe

d completely still and quiet. He could somehow feel Michonne only a few feet behind him, katana in hand and ready to strike. Once they had made

head in half without a word. She followed him around back where a few Walkers were roaming around aimlessly. He took out one of them with an arrow and before

ot to be quicker than

looked like when she smiled. He bet she had a beautiful smile and thought it was a shame that the life t

wood and wi

ked. The rolls of wire were far larger than she h

case we need it. We can use the wire cutters to cut so

she might have thought he was acting differently because he was interested in her, but that couldn't be the case. His awkwardness had to be owing to something else. Maybe it was the slight hangover he'd confessed to having earlier? Daryl was with Carol

g so hard against the strongly coiled wire to roll out lengths that could be easily put in the back of the vehicle, he couldn't help but notice what she looked like, covered in sweat, almost as wet as he had

the prison and confidently repair, for at least a little while, most of the holes that most conce

ence tomorrow?" Daryl aske

ery muscle in her body ached from doing what had probably taken four men to do for the business betw

night." Daryl said. Michonne agreed and they