The walkers were getting close. She couldn't let the walkers get any closer than they already were, that was too dangerous. She had to keep going, she was not going to stop. Stomping through the forest she tried her best not to look back.

'If you look back, it slows you down. Don't look back.' Kiara told herself as she gripped her katana in one of her hands. She was ducking and diving through the trees as the walkers trailed behind her. Her chest was starting to burn but knew better than to slow down. She had to keep running. She finally found the road she has been following for the last 6 months and luckily the walkers had taken a different route.

She slowed down as she saw came into view of the cabin she has been staying in. It was run down but she has managed to make it work and it was safe enough. She created quick exits if she needed to and it looked as if no one lived there. She walked up to the door and looked around to make sure everything was safe, when she saw it was, she pushed the door open and stepped in.

"Shawn. I'm back." Kiara called out into the dimly lit house. As she called out, a teen walked out holding a baby girl in his hands.

"Hey mum. Did you find anything?" The son asked before handing the baby over to her. Kiara kissed both her children before moving over to the area they 'sleep' in.

"A couple of things. This can last us for a few of days but I still want to find some more things tomorrow for Mackenzie." She told him. She wasn't happy with her findings today but seeing her son and daughter made her feel better. They were the reason she kept fighting every second of every day, she could never leave these two behind.

"Well at least we don't have to go anywhere for a while. Oh yeah, look, Kenzie second tooth is showing more. She is growing so fast." Shawn smiled as his sister grabbed onto his face. He was very over protected of his mother and little sister; his mother tries to remind him that she is in charge but he felt as if he needed to do more.

These were precious moments the family of three cherish, to just hold and love each other as they should in these types of conditions. Kiara was proud of her two children. After having some of the food the mother managed to collect, she decided that they had stayed up late enough.

"We should get some rest; it's been a long day and its late anyway." Kiara told her children. "It's time for little Mackie to get some sleep, baby girl needs her rest." With that, the family laid down and went to sleep but still awake enough to hear out the environment around them so they were always prepared to run or fight if they needed.

The next day

Daryl had decided that her should leave Alexandra for a while. It had been a while since he had been out on his own and needed this time away from people, it was just his way of keeping himself balanced. He was packing up his things when Rick came up to him.

"You got everything? Need any extra things?" He asked as he looked over Daryl's motorcycle and cross bow.

"Yeah, I'll be fine. Got enough things to last a few days." Daryl told him as he concentrated on fixing his things onto his bike.

"Well stay safe. We can't have you injured out there." Ricks tells him. It has been a while since Daryl has been out on his own so Rick wanted to make sure he was safe even though everyone knew Daryl could handle himself. The two shared a quick, knowing look before he quickly jumped onto his bike and rode out onto the road for the journey ahead.

His long hair flowed in the wind as he made his way out onto the road. He was in his own mind which he hasn't had the chance to for a while, the open road was what he liked. He missed going out on his bike alone with no one to look out for, it was just him. He passed stray walkers that tried to catch up to him but his bike was too fast for them but he didn't mind, he just let the road lead him.

Daryl managed to get further than he thought he would and came across a building that looked like it was a gas station and pulled up to it and hide his bike in some bushes not far before making his way inside.

There was broken glass everywhere, some blood smeared on the floor and walls and items thrown everywhere. He cautiously made his way through the gas station making sure to listen out for any walkers around. As suspected, there were stray walkers coming towards him but he quickly pulled out his knife and stabbed them all in their heads.

All of a sudden there was footsteps coming around the corner. These footsteps were not dragged and slow but were cautious and purposeful. He held up his crossbow in front, ready to fire if needed. A shadow popped up around the corner before moving back to its last position.

"You might as well come out now." Daryl told the person, as he slowly crept forward, never lowering his bow.

"Who are you?" The person replied. Daryl noted that the voice was an adult female.

"I would rather see who I'm talking to before giving out that type of information." He told her, by this time he was coming up close. Just as he was going to jump around the corner, the person jumped around first with her weapon drawn. They stared at each other face to face, neither one of them flinching.

Daryl began to analyze her: it was a black woman with chocolate brown eyes and her thick hair were pulled up in a bun and she had a scar over her left eyebrow.

At the same time, Kiara analyzed the strange man in front of her. He was scruffy with dark eyes and dark long hair. He had a hardened facial expression that didn't seem to shift at her weapon that was drawn in front of his face. Usually people would quiver in fear at her long sharp katana but the man standing here didn't even flinch.

Just as the female was going to open her mouth to say something after a longer than needed stare down, there was a loud crash behind the man, making them turn around and find the source of the noise. Making them forget about the person standing in front of them being a possible danger.

Hey, this is my first TWD story and it's been a while since I've thought about the show so I may seem a bit rough. It will get better soon so stay tuned, all support will be useful. There will be a lot of character development especially with these new characters I have added so I hope you enjoy it.

-TBG