Hey guys I've wanted to write a walking dead fan fic for ages so I decided to finally write one, please leave a review and let me know what you think. As someone who is not ashamed to say she loves a bit of the guy on guy action (no judgement please I already hate myself…only sometimes ;)) Anyways my two favourite characters are Rick and Daryl so that's what I'm going with. This is going to be with still sort of crazy Rick after Lori died but it will progress further into the real story after a while. But Rick won't be completely crazy at this point he's slowly regaining his sanity, I just wanted that to be a good reason for some Daryl comfort to come in :3

Rick grinned to himself as he shot down a couple of walkers from behind one of the fences. He turned around when he felt someone tap him on his arm, Carl stood before him, worry in his eyes.

"Dad you've been out here for hours, come back inside"

"Why?"

"You don't need to kill any walkers, we're safe in here" There was a pause.

"For now son, for now" Rick turned around and resumed shooting, Carl sighed and treked back inside, he wasn't too annoyed as his father had remembered to have the silence on so he wouldn't attract any more walkers but his dad needed rest.

Back inside Daryl was sharpening a knife; Carol was tending to Judith and every one else sort of just kept to keeping themselves busy.

"He still out there shootin' ain't he?" said Daryl, annoyance filling the silence. Carl nodded.

"Glenn why don't you go an talk to him?"

"I don't really know how the transition goes from him rejecting his own son to him accepting the young Korean guy" the all gave a slight laugh before Daryl got up.

"I'll give it a go"

Rick sighed in annoyance as his received another tap on his shoulder about 30 minutes later. "What is it Carl?"

He said, before turning around and relalising that it was Daryl.

"Oh Daryl hey what's up?" Rick turned around facing the fence once again.

"Hey man…listen when did you last eat?" Rick lowered his gun in thought.

"A day and a bit" Daryl raised his eyebrows.

"Aren't ya hungry?" "Bit" He murmured, hoping Daryl wouldn't hear. To his surprise Daryl walked back inside.

"What happened?" Carl questioned. "

He's a little hungry so I'm bringing him some food, I think forcing him back inside would just irritate him further" Said Daryl as he began rumaging through their supplies. Carl nodded and Daryl walked back out.

"Here" Daryl offered Rick some sort of cereal bar and an apple.

"Oh thanks" Rick looked as if he was torn between eating the food and resuming his shooting. He finally gave in, he put his gun down, took the food, sat on the ground and began to bite into the apple" Daryl sat down across from him and slightly smiled.

"Better?"

"Rick looked up at him his mouth full, he swallowed before speaking.

"Yeah thanks, I didn't realise how hungry I was"

"Gotta keep your strength up, you're the leader" Rick stopped chewing for a moment, he swallowed and spoke again.

"Am I though?" Daryl's head leaned to the side in confusion.

"What do ya mean?"

"I dunno" Rick shook the thought away.

After a few minutes Rick had finished the apple. He looked at the un eaten cereal bar, picked it up and offered it to Daryl. Daryl shook his head, insisting that Rick needed it more but Rick persisted.

"Food's scarce these days, food like this anyway, take it, you can't have eaten much lately either"

Daryl nodded and took the food. As he unwrapped it, he spoke.

"Why you out here?"

Rick made an uncomfortable movement as he was questioned.

"Hmm?" Daryl bit into the bar looking at him.

"I dunno" Rick said honestly.

"Mmm kay, well" He said chewing.

"Why don't you come inside for a bit while you think about that?"

"Why?"

We're all very worried bout you…. I'm worried bout you.

"Your getting a little sunburnt" Daryl laughed.

Rick looked at his arms. "Yeah I am" Rick smiled at him and they both stood up and began to walk inside.

Everyone smiled at Rick when they appeared. Rick smiled back. "Forgot how cool it was in here" Daryl patted him on the back before returning to where he was sitting before. Carol carried Judith over to Rick.

"Your daddy's here Judith"

Judith made a noise that sounded like slight laughter, she smiled at Rick, he smiled back, she was one of the cutest babies he had ever seen, she looked like Lori…. her eyes, her skin.

Rick suddenly became very emotional and hugged Judith, he patted her back. He then turned her so she was facing him; he offered her back to Carol who took her without question.

They were all very fond of Judith; she was the glimmer of light in a dark situation. They all watched as Rick walked over to a chair, sat down and held his head in his hands. Daryl watched him for a while, even after everyone else had turned away.

You'll be okay mate, I promise. I won't let anything else hurt you. Daryl laughed sadly to himself at how stupidly difficult that kind of task would be for anyone in this world now. But he promised himself that he would sure as hell try.

Okay guys please leave a review and let me know what you think so far, any ideas, randoms things you want me to put in a future chapter that might make you smile. I'm an open book