This is my first Walking Dead fanfic and it's based around Daryl and Merle's younger sister Kaylin. All original characters with a few additions are in this I hope you enjoy and are kind enough to review.
I ran through the street as fast as I could my heart pounding in my chest. The horror of what I just witnessed fifteen minutes ago burns through my head. That girl in the gym she just turned and she wasn't human anymore. I mean I'd heard about this so called epidemic but to me and everyone else it was just another stupid excuse for the news to cause a drama. Admittedly I suppose I should have noticed the dwindling number of classmates getting smaller but I wasn't to know this would happen.
A blood wrenching scream rang through my eyes and I snapped my head to the direction a woman laying there been eaten fucking eaten by by oh fuck I don't know what they are. I stood there frozen not even sure what to do. My principles voice still in my head, as he was trying to refrain that poor girl in the gym.
"Run run straight home and don't look back don't stop for anyone get out of here!" He shouted, and that's what we did we ran.
The woman's screams were getting quieter until they were muted completely the only sound was the disgusting groaning and squelching of them things and her insides that they were eating this was madness. I slowly began to step away when I accidently stood on a coke can and it crunched under my feet. They stopped eating the poor woman's remains and turned to face me. Their eyes were red raw and lifeless, bloody mouths and dark, decaying skin.
They slowly began dragging themselves up and making their way towards me arms outstretched. I immediately broke back into a sprint. I needed to get home and fast I quickly looked behind me, man I really was breaking every single order the principle told me luckily they weren't following me anymore. Or they probably were but couldn't keep up.
Fuck, this place was in a bad shape what had changed since this morning and this afternoon apparently everything. Abandoned cars littered the streets and it was pretty much deserted apart from the odd couple of people making a break for it. I wondered if Daryl and Merle were ok, I instantly shook all bad thoughts out of my head of course they would be they're the toughest guys I know.
I noticed my best friend Sarah's house was looking kind of empty. She hadn't been at school for a few days and now the door was wide open. I hesitated but I couldn't I had to get home to my brothers. With regret I kept running until finally I ran up the old rickety steps to my house and flung open the door.
"Daryl, Merle!" I shouted, running through the house in panic.
I jumped when something grabbed my arms. Thankfully it was only Daryl. "We need to leave and we need to leave fast," He said his voice full of seriousness.
"Where's Merle?" I asked.
"He went looking for you Kayl's," He sighed. "This whole place went fricking crazy in like an hour he went to get you from school a couple of hours ago,"
"Well where is he now!" I yelled in concern for my eldest brother.
"I don't fucking know Kaylin! Just go pack a bag while I figure this shit out,"
I began to run up the stairs, but paused halfway. "Daryl," He turned to look at me. "We're gonna be ok aren't we?" I asked.
He smiled and simply nodded. That was all the reassurance I needed. Bursting into my room I grabbed all the essentials and shoved into forcefully into my rucksack. I caught a glance of myself in the mirror, god I was a fright. My face was red and sweaty from all the running my green eyes blank and distant. My blonde hair coming loose of my pony tail and yet I didn't care.
"Kaylin you ready?" Daryl shouted up.
"Yeah!" I shouted and began to leave my room but paused when I realised I'd forgotten the photo on the side of my bed the last photo we had taken with Mom. I was only four years old sat on my mother's lap my blonde hair in pigtails and oh my god that dress was so nineties. Daryl and Merle stood either side of her their arms wrapped around her.
I quickly opened my rucksack and pulled a jumper out wrapping it round the photo frame carefully I placed it back in my bag and made for the stairs. Daryl was in the kitchen searching and packing all kinds of canned food.
"We're gonna wait for Merle yeah?" I asked.
Daryl didn't answer just kept on frantically searching through the cupboards.
"I'm not leaving Merle," I stated crossing my arms. Daryl still didn't say anything. "We're a team!" I exclaimed.
Suddenly there was a bang and we both immediately stopped and turned towards to sound. Footsteps towards the kitchen, I gripped the sofa cushion in anticipation and fear. The door handle turned.
"Why hello there family!" Merle laughed, and I breathed a sigh of relief.
He made his way over to me. "Where have you been kiddo?" He asked rubbing my head.
"For fuck sake Merle I'm fricking seventeen not a kid," I snapped readjusting my ponytail. He may be my older brother but Jesus Christ he drives me crazy sometimes.
"Woah little lady who rattled your cage?" He laughed and I rolled my eyes.
"Where have you been?" Daryl asked packing the last of the things and closing the cupboard.
"I went to get our little Kayl here but when I got there the school had been evacuated or something anyway she weren't there and on the way back I figured I pick up some supplies," He smirked patting his bag.
Me and Daryl eyed each other in suspicion before looking back at Merle.
"What's in the bag?" Daryl asked making his way over to him.
Merle opened it and pulled out weapon after weapon, guns, bats, knives, even a fricking crossbow.
"Nice!" Daryl laughed picking up the cross bow.
"Where did you get them from?" I asked.
"Let's just say when people run away in a panic they don't think straight, or lock their door," He howled with laughter.
There was a low groan and the sound of inhumane banging on the door.
"Shit time to go," Merle ordered and we grabbed our bags and escaped out the back door. Creeping round the back yard we needed to get to the front where the truck is.
"Lift me up," I stated.
The boys looked at each other confused. Why were they so simple?
"So I can look over the fence to check our exit is clear morons,"
Daryl grabbed me by my waist and lifted me high so I could see the fence. "Jesus Kayl how much do you weigh?"
I ignored him and looked over. The street was full of those horrible creatures moving slowly and aimlessly. Jeez where did they all come from?
Daryl put me back down. "What did you see?"
"They're everywhere," I shuddered.
"Ok so we're going to have to move quietly and quickly," Daryl informed.
"Sounds simple," Merle said.
We edged closer to the gate and quietly pushed it open. The truck was in clear sight and it seemed all of them were surrounding our front door which I couldn't think why, but nothing is very simple here anymore. We quickened our pace when we saw how distracted they were and my heart was beating so fast I'm surprised they didn't hear it.
Daryl and Merle both climbed in the truck and I was moments away from opening the door when one appeared from nowhere.
My hands shook as I frantically I tried to open the door but I couldn't. Why couldn't I open the fucking door?
"Daryl, Merle!" I shouted. Finally I managed to open the door I jumped in but the creature had grabbed my foot I squealed as I tried to wrestle him for my foot. Quick as a flash Daryl was out of the car and shot it with his 'new 'crossbow. The grip instantly loosened and I shuffled into the corner of the backseat my heart racing.
Daryl pulled the arrow from the guys head and shut my door before climbing in and shutting the door. Merle looked at me in the mirror.
"You ok kiddo?"
I nodded I knew I couldn't let an incident like that scare me, it was only going to get worst and I needed to be prepared I needed to get a stronger back bone. I was always a tomboy been raised by your two brothers was always going to have that effect, but they always had my back I never had to fight battles for myself they were always in my corner.
We raced through the street and I couldn't believe this was the place we had grown up in destroyed in a matter of days. Daryl fiddled with the radio single the crackling was doing my heading.
"Would you pick a radio station already? The static is driving me insane!" I snapped.
"I'm trying Kaylin can't you see that?" He snapped back.
Suddenly the clear sound of a man's voice made my ears prick up.
"This is an emergency broadcast for all districts and cities in Georgia please find your nearest evacuation point as soon as possible the army is detaining all refugee cities and it is a matter of urgency that you make your way to these points."
The reporter began to list all the evacuation cities, but none listed were anywhere near us.
"These are all hours away!"
"Shush!" Merle exclaimed.
Once the report had finished Daryl switched off the radio. "Looks like we're heading to Atlanta,"
I pulled my legs up and prepared myself for the long journey.
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