Thread: Don't Open: Dead Inside (1x1 between randomname98766789 and Iikaitlynii)

After the fall of the prison, Daryl found himself on the road with Beth Greene and Oliver West. The trio had been shacked up inside of a funeral home but it was quickly overrun in the middle of the night, forcing Oliver and Beth to separate. Whatever happened next, Daryl had no idea because the pair disappeared in the back of a car. After chasing the car for a while, he stopped near some old railroad tracks to regather his thoughts. While he was not particularly close to either of them, Daryl did see them to be the future of society since they were two of the younger members of the group and Daryl had a soft spot for everyone even though that did not show all the time. Before long, Daryl heard footsteps approaching followed by the appearance of a large group of men. The leader was named Joe and the group members called themselves the Claimed group because they used their own rules. All morning long, Daryl had been tracking down a rabbit. When he killed the rabbit, one of the other men did as well and they argued over the rabbit. Len, the other male, gave Daryl a lesson about what claiming meant. Daryl did not see how there were any rules and he did not want to follow along with these men but right now it felt like his best interest was staying with this group since there was strength in numbers. Something told Daryl that hanging out with this group was trouble but right now he did not really have any option to do anything else. It was getting late at night and the sun was setting. The group was looking for some place to settle down and make camp for the night. Upon entering some old apartment building, the group realized bedrooms were limited and they needed to claim their bedrooms quickly. Having a soft place to sleep was a luxury for certain. However, everyone went into attack mode when noises were heard. Daryl and a few of the men decided to check out upstairs while the others swept the bottom floor. The first few rooms were clear and then Daryl led the way down into the last bedroom. The wooden door was cracked and Daryl had another funny feeling about this place. Slowly pressing the door open, he entered and aimed his crossbow at the first figure he saw. It was not a walker nor was it a threat. He saw a woman that looked scared for her life. She was beautiful and he knew exactly what the other men would do to her if they claimed her. While they were busy reacting, Daryl spit out the word Claimed. In response, some of the other men groaned and murmured about themselves, arguing over her like a piece of property as they cornered her into the bedroom. ---------- Growing up had not been easy. Olivers father lost his life on the line of duty when Oliver was only six years old. His mother did not recover from the loss of her husband and fell under the spell of drinking alcohol. Not allowing this to determine his future, Oliver quickly matured and became the man of the house as he grew older, trying his best to help himself and his older sister recover from their lack of parenting in their lives. For most of the time, Oliver spent time at the Greene Family Farm since his mother was good friends with Annette Greene. The Greenes had a daughter just one year younger than Oliver and her name was Beth. Immediately, the pair formed a friendship in childhood that was going to last much longer than childhood. In middle school when Dating was first a thing, Oliver and Beth did just that. Usually, relationships that started at this age lasted a total of two or three weeks before ending. This relationship was much different than any relationship ever before. The couple stayed in love and their romance flourished. In high school, things remained the same. Their love deepened and even when the apocalypse started, Oliver was with Beth every step of the way. Two years prior, his mother cleaned up and got a job working at the local hospital in Georgia. Sadly, her life was one of the first ones taken when the outbreak reached Georgia and his older sister was away at college in Virginia. Since then, he had never heard from her and the only family he had left was Beth. Still in love more than ever before, they lived at the prison and had high hopes for their future. Those hopes were crushed during the war with the Governor since they both had to escape their lives, meeting up with Daryl Dixon. They survived for a few weeks but after an attack of walkers made them flee their home for the night, Oliver and Beth were both grabbed and pulled into a car. Not much longer after this happened, Oliver woke up inside an unfamiliar room wearing a hospital robe. Where in the hell was he? Oliver was confused and worried about Beth. After waking up, a faint call of his name from the other room was heard. Oliver tried to move but he was in so much pain yet the need to find Beth was too great so he forced himself up and ripped the IV out of his arm with a hiss. Walking down the hallway into the next hospital room, he saw Beth sitting up in the bed. Beth, Im here! Oliver breathed out, approaching her and quickly wrapping his arms tightly around the blonde. They both had just woken up and were clueless about what was happening. He kept his arms around his girlfriend and hugged her, just knowing they would figure out something. The important thing was that they were together and everything else was going to work out. Are you okay, Beth? The young man asked quietly into her ear.