A/N/ The first chapter to the sequel of Negan's Vice. I hope anyone who reads this is going to enjoy it as much as the first one. I would love any feed back you guys have :) Happy reading!

Chapter 1

With two day's of travelling behind them and not even the slightest hint of Negan, Lexi was beginning to relax about being caught by him on the road. She and Daryl had driven flat out for the first day trying to get and as many miles on their backs as they could, Alison had a fair few days on them and if they wanted any hope of catching up with her they needed to cover as much distance as they possibly could. The only proper stop they had made so far was at a small remote town, Daryl had need to get some sleep before driving again, so hiding the bike under some foliage they had set up a small camp in one of the adandoned shops and taken turns in being look out. Even though Lexi had never been more terrified of the prospects of a zombie attack, she also had never felt more free.

"We'll take a quick look 'round," Daryl said as he pulled the motorcycle to a stop in another small village. "If she'd been here I'll be able to find somethin'."

Nodding her understanding, Lexi made her way over to one of the small, dilapidated houses in the hopes that Alison had passed through and left a clue for her to find. Whenever they passed a town or village she and Daryl would quickly scout for any clues, or in Daryl's case look for any trace or tracks Alison had left, but every time so far they had found nothing. Not even a candy wrapper to show someone had been there, it was almost like they were the only two people alive wherever they went. Again, the once quaint house Lexi was currently scoping had no evidence that a living person had entered there for quite sometime; the pictures that adorned the fire mantle had gathered a large amount of dust and it plummed off as Lexi lifted a brass framed photo and with sad eyes looked at the young children who were smiling up at her in the photo. The more places they went to the more homes Lexi came across just like the house she was in now, all the treasures and memories left and turning into dust and the families more than likely dead. At Sanctuary she had been sheltered from what had really happened to the world, it was like she'd been living in a bubble and it had finally been popped. Returning the photograph to its original position, Lexi wiped the dust from her fingers on the back of her faded jeans and moved on to the next house.

"Anything?" Lexi called out to Daryl, she looked through all the houses and had come up with nothing.

"Nah, nothin' here. No one's been here in years." Replied Daryl returning to his bike and Lexi. The whole plan was an upwards battle, the odds of them finding Alison was slim to none. "Let's get movin'."

As best as he tried to hid it from her, Lexi knew Daryl thought they weren't going to find Alison and in her heart of hearts as the days passed by Lexi too was beginning to think her goal was out of reach. But still Alison had made a point to tell her she would be able to find her, which led Lexi to believe that at some point they would find a clue that she'd left begind for Lexi to find. "We should stop soon! It's going to get dark soon!" She shouted over the loud engine, if Daryl said anything she couldn't hear it but the nod of his head let her know he's heard her.

In her entire life Lexi had never been so exhausted, being on the road was hard and it had only been nearly three days. She didn't know how Rick and his people had travelled for so long, and with a baby aswell. She guessed it to be roughly eleven when they had finished setting up a small camp in an isolated farm barn; Daryl had made a small fire inside to keep them warm and to cook the rabbit he'd caught that morning, and Lexi had layed out a bed area and made it as comfy as she humanly could. They both desperately needed a good night's rest and with a little sraw padding and some burlap sacks Lexi was sure they might both get more than a few hours sleep.

"This is amazing!" Lexi exclaimed licking the juices from the rabbit leg she'd just demolished, from her fingers. "Not only can you hunt you're also a pretty good chef. You're the full package Mr Dixon." A small bone was thrown at her, hitting her in the head as Daryl rolled his eyes with a smile at what she'd said. "Hey! That's assult right there." Lexi teased throwing her own bone at Daryl. "Oh my god, is that a smile? Does the ever so serious Daryl Dixon actual smile?"

"Shud up, you." Daryl laughed launching another of the small bones at Lexi's head. "Maybe I'll leave 'ya out here all alone, huh?"

"From what I know of you, you're too much of a hero to do that Mr Dixon." Picking up on of the scattered bones Lexi threw it back at Daryl, missing him by an inch. Laughing madly Lexi ran away from the warmth of the fire and duked and darted as Daryl unleashed a barage of bones at her. It was the most fun shed had in a long time and the beaming smile on Daryl's face made her wonder if he it was the same for him. Locked up as Negan's prisoner he had been so miserable and depressed, seeing him be care free made Lexi feel warm inside. "Truce! Truce!" She squealed falling onto the make shift bed and holding her hands up in defeat. "If I had a white flag I'd wave it!"

Slumping down beside Lexi, Daryl sprinkled a handful of dry staw over her face. "Now you can surrender." He laughed heartily finally ending his assult on her.

Taking deep breaths from running around like a kid playing tag, Lexi lay on her back and glanced over at Daryl. "What do you really think out chances of finding Alison are?"

Daryl sighed before answering. "Not good, might find somethin' but I don't think we'll find her."

It was the answer that Lexi had been expecting, she had left it too long before leaving to find her and on the time limit Rick had set her the window of finding Alison was narrowing substantually. Closing her eyes briefly, she let the exhaustion take over her body. God she needed to sleep, and having someone beside her was adding a comfort to the situation she was currently in. "Can we sleep together tonight? I'll sleep better with you beside me."

"You sleep. I'll take first shift." Daryl grumbled his voice sounding detached again, but his arm wrapped around Lexi and held her close to him. Minutes passed and he could feel the steady rise and fall of her chest, signalling to him that she had fallen asleep.

The warm summer air blew Lexi's hair crazily about her face as the VW sped down the long country road. When Mickey's parents had brought him the camper the air conditioning had been bust and with all their available cash going on heroin it was still as broken as ever, meaning the only relief they got from the pounding summer heat was the breeze that blew through when the VW was at a good speed. Lexi grimaced as her lilac summer cotton dress stuck to her damp legs and darkened from the sweat. "Mickey we need to get water and cool off. Look," She gestured down at her dress. "I'm making my dress wet from all the sweat, let's stop at the next services." Mickey nodded at Lexi, offering a cigarette out to her which she happily accepted before lighting it and then lighting the one in Mickey's mouth. The uncomfortable temperature was only a mild distraction from the real pain that the pair were sharing; it had been nearly twenty hours since they last had some heroin and the small amount they had on them wouldn't be enough for one of them let alone them both. Gas stations offered the chance of truckers who sometimes had the drug on them and Lexi could offer the only thing but money that interested them.

"Look only a few miles." Mickey spoke pointing the hand holding his cigarette at the road sign. "You know you might have to..."

His voice trailed off but Lexi knew exactly what he meant and she had already come to the conclusion that their supply of heroin would rely heavily on her body, before leaving King County whoring herself out had been the only way for them to have a steady flow of drugs. "I know," Lexi replied, her gaze fell onto Mickey's bare chest; he was driving topless tring to evade the heat and he just looked perfect to Lexi, she would do anything for him. She loved him more than anything in the world and if she had to sleep with someone to keep them both going it was a sacrifice she was willing to make. "It's fine, as long as I get to sleep next to you every night it's fine."