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CHAPTER THREE

We had only been walking for a short while before I speaking up;

"You think we`re really gonna find her?" as I stepped over a large tree root

"Jesus what is it with everyone, we`re only just started looking!" Daryl cried out in disbelief

"I`m just saying she`s only 12, how long could a child survive by herself?" I tried to amend

He turned around facing me "This isn't the mountains of Tibet its Georgia, most likely she`s holed up in a farm-house somewhere waiting for us to find her, people get lost all the time and they survive just find it`s no different now" he said with conviction

"But what about 'Walkers'" I asked him

"How many could there really be in this area, it`s not like in the city were the population high, this is the country side" and he walked off scouting as I followed behind him

"Hell I was younger when I got lost and I was find" he said

"What you went missing as a kid? How old were you?" I asked shocked

He looked over at his shoulder at me like he wasn't sure why I was interested in hearing him talk

"I was lost for nine days, just wondering the woods eating berries and wiping my ass of poison oak leaves, no-one found me hell no-one was even looking; my mom had been dead for a year, my father was on another bender with some waitress and Merle was doing another stint in Juvie. I found my way back and went straight into the kitchen and made myself a sandwich, no worse for wear" he finished he laughed "Well except an extremely itchy ass"

"I`m so sorry that happened to you Daryl" I tried to keep a straight face but the thought of a grown up Daryl with poison oak on his ass was too funny to resist as I laughed

He smiled at me "The only difference is Sophia has people looking for her"

"Then she has a huge advantage, she has you" I said smiling


Rick`s Point of View

Leaning over Carl slow breathing body wasn't a scenario I thought I`d ever had to witness, but as his eyes start to flutter open did my heart soar with relief – my little boy is a fighter and he will survive this. Because I couldn't live in a world if my son was dead

"Hey little man, how are you feeling?" I asked him as his eyes settle on me

"It hurts a lot Daddy" he whimpered and my heart broke he hasn't called me Daddy in years

"Oh baby" Lori came and sat on the bed beside him

"Carl this is Hershel and where at his farm" I introduced him to the man that will save his life

Carl smiled briefly before Lori spoke "Do you remember what happened Sweetie?"

"Oh Mum you should have seen it, it was beautiful" he said in awe and I chuckled

"What was baby?" she asked confused

"The deer Mom, I got so close I could nearly touch it, Sophia will be so jealous" his eyes closed and his body started shaking

"Oh God Hershel what's happening" I demanded as I held Carl's thrashing body down

Hershel came over as he took Carls blood pressure,
"He`s having a seizure, no don't touch him Rick holding him down could hurt him more" and I struggled as I released him as Lori starting screaming

"Why can`t you stop this, you're a doctor" Hershel frowned as Lori accused him of not doing everything in his power to help Carl

"This isn't a hospital Lori he`s going the best he can" I defended Hershel, cause I knew that he didn't have to take us in and disrespecting him isn't the right thing to do

Lori was crying as he collapsed to the floor;

"He needs more blood, his brain isn't getting enough" Hershel said and I immediately I offered my arm

"No Rick if I take anymore of yours your body will start to shut down and you`ll fall into a coma and eventually you`ll die" he said gravely

"What about your daughter Tilda you said she has the same blood type?" I remembered

"She`s O neg so she could do a transfusion, but unfortunately she hasn't returned with your group yet so we`ll just have to wait a bit longer for your man Shane and Otis to come back" Hershel said as he looked out the bedroom window, I could tell he was worried about his daughter so I tried to reassure him,

"My group won`t let anything happen to her, Daryl the man I left in charge will watch out for her"

And I fell silent as I watched my boy shallow breathing as I prayed…..


Tilda`s POV

We walked in comfortable silence as we wandered through the forest with only a small torch and the moonlight guiding our way – in any other settling this would have been really romantic but the crossbow Daryl was carrying and the threat of Walkers really does put a damper on things.

"Holy shits take a look at this" Daryl said excitedly

Moving closer I could see the single man tent and I could see what the excitement was until I heard the moaning sound of a Walker, turning around I gasped "Oh Shit"

Someone had hanged themselves only to turn into a Walker

"Listen to this:

Got bit,

Fever hit,

World gone to shit,

Might as well quit:

Stupid fucker didn't know that ya had to shot yourself in the head first, turning himself into a swing Walker bait" Daryl said as he laughed

He must had noticed how quiet I was as he turned around to look at me "If you need to puke you go right ahead" he offered as I went myself go white from looking at the mangle moving corpse as it continued to snarl and hiss at us

"We must be the first people to come close to him, look how excited he`s gotten" Daryl kept talking

"Oh please talk about something else. How`d you learn to shoot? Did you already know or is this a new hobby?" I said as I lent over trying not to dry retch

"Na I`ve had this for years, I`m always hunting since its cheaper than buying meat, looks like we have something in common buddy he became the hunted after hanging himself like he did passing Walkers have stripped all the meat down to the bones". He replied

"God I thought we changed the subject?" I moaned out

"Call it payback for laughing at my itchy ass" he smirked as he entered the tent looking for any supplies

He came back out shaking his head "Come on girlie let`s head back"

I stopped him "What about him we can`t just leave him like that!"

"Why he won`t hurt anybody" he stopped when he saw the look on my face

"No I`m not wasting an arrow on the swing pinata" he insisted

I used my puppy dog eyes that always works on Daddy

"Please Daryl, I`ll help you get it back or make you new ones!" I pleaded

He shook his head in resignation "Things I do for a pretty face" He muttered

He aimed his crossbow and just as he was about to fire the Walker moved and instead of hitting him the head it pierced him through his neck which didn't kill him, I muffled a laugh as he growled and fired quickly again and this time striking him straight through his left eye socket

"Now you owe me two" he placed his precious crossbow against a tree "Come on monkey up you go" he pointed to the tree which our Walker buddy was tied too

"I`m so not climbing that tree, beside I`ll never reach if I`m above it but if you hold me up underneath I'll be able to get them" I purposed

He agreed to my plan as he stood beneath the Walker as I stood in front of him with my hands on his shoulders "Please don't drop me" I pleaded

He smirked as he bent down grasping me by my knees and hoisting me up, I gasped as my hands went to his head messing up his hair. I felt his face press against my stomach as I looked up I could tell we were a little short so I called down "A little more Daryl" as my hands reached up grasping the lowest one and pulling it clean out

He huffed as said "You're not exactly light Princess" I gasped in protest before whacking him over the head "Hey are you calling me fat?"

"Lord no" he recounted as he lifted me the last 20cm I needed as I grasped the feathered end of the arrow pulling it as hard as I could and to my disgust the eyeball came out too and I screamed:

"Oh my god that`s disgusting" I must of moved to much because the next thing I now its Daryl yelling as he fell flat onto his back as I landed on top of him

"Arg are you okay?" not realizing that when I sat up I was now straddling his stomach

When he didn't answer I looked down at his face "Daryl!" I shook his shoulders as I began to panic before noticing his smirk

"Oh you little shit" I laughed as I smacked his chest because I thought I had seriously hurt him

"Stop slapping me women" he growled as he grabbed my hands and flipping us over so he was on top as he playfulness shone through his crystal blue eyes

"I can`t believe you dropped me" I whispered as I my eyes lingered on his lips just inches away from mine

"Yeah well if you weren't wiggling around so much I wouldn't have" he murmured as his eyes dropped from mine to my lips as I licked them

Seconds pass but they felt like minutes before I spoke "Daryl, are you going to kiss me" god I wished he would

He hesitated "I was thinking about it"

Bringing my hand to cup his cheek "Stop thinking about it" and within seconds his lips were on mine;

Now while I haven't had much experience with boys beside one boy in high-school I definitely knew that this was different. Daryl kisses weren't sloppy like his was, but strong yet soft as he put more pressure into the kiss as I moaned in delight, as I felt his hand fall to my knee bringing it up and wrapping it around his waist as he grunted.

Our first kiss wasn't a chaste kiss by any means, but several kisses molded into one really long kiss. I moved my other hand to the back of his neck as I played with the back of his hair which caused him to moan in pleasure as he pressed down on me harder. He released my lips as the need for air became desperate as we inhaled deeply; I brought my hand from his cheek to his lips as I grazed my thumb over his bottom lip "Wow"

"Wow indeed" he murmured as he rested his forehead against mine as we laid there resting as our heart-beats finally settled down, I know I had no wish to move as I liked the feeling of his body pressed against mine as his arms wrapped around me making me feel like the safest person in the world but my little paradise shattered when something else started moaning.

We both jumped up as Daryl grabbed his crossbow as he stood in-front of me as a women Walker came into view;

Since she was still far enough away I swiftly came to a conclusion as I grabbed Daryl`s arm stopping him from killing it,

"Can I?"

Daryl looked at me funny before what I said sank in "What you wanna do it"

"Yeah it`s like Andrea said I can`t get sick every time I see a Walker and I think this is the best case scenario, I`m gonna have to kill one eventually and you're here in case something goes wrong" I lifted my baseball bat which I dropped earlier

He shook his head no "If your gonna do this you shouldn't use a bat, a bat takes up too much energy and time swing that thing around, you`d be better off with a knife" he said as he pulled his knife out of its sheath at his hip and he flipped it around so I could grab the handle

I took the large knife into my small hands as he helped direct my hand into the best position as he stepped behind me holding my arm as he moved me showing me how I should stab the Walker in the head;

"You`d be best to use the bat in your left hand to keep the Walker at a distance while using your right to stab it through the eyes or on the side of its head like this" as he swung my arm up and down

"You got it?" he asked me

"Yeah I think so" I stepped away from him as I approached the female Walker with I hope was a confident stride

Okay Tilda you can do this, if Daryl wasn't here you would have to protect yourself so grow some balls and just do it, nothing bad will happen because Daryl is right behind you with his crossbow.

The female Walker was mostly naked as I took in her appearance but I shook my head, I don't need to know what she looks like I just need to put her down she isn't a person anymore, what Daddy says isn't right there`s no going back for them you know that;

I raised my bat as it came into contact with her chest and I raise Daryl`s knife and bring it swiftly down into the side of her head killing her instantly

The body fell and I bent down and pulled the knife out and handed it straight back to Daryl who nodded at me

"They aren't people anymore are they?" I asked but I already knew the answer

"No, we were at the CDC in Atlanta a few days ago and a scientist there showed us the infection process, I didn't really understand all the science words but the gist of it was that the decease kills the person and after a certain amount of time they come back as a walking corpse. Sorry" he informed me

"I always knew deep down that they were dead, my step-brother and step-mother were bitten and my dad likes to think that somewhere their working on a cure, but I never thought so" I said glumly

"You okay?" he asked after several minutes of just looking at each other

"Yeah, lets head back" I grabbed his hand and we walked back to the RV


30 minutes later

Arriving back at the RV we could see Carol jump up as she started climbing down the ladder,

"You guys okay?" Dale called out as he too stood up

"Yeah we`re good Dale" Daryl called back as he watched with dread as Carol came to a stop in front of us "Did you find anything?" She begged

Shaking his head no "I`m so sorry Carol" I stepped up saying with compassion as I could tell she was only hanging on by a thread

"We only found a Walker hanging in a tree and he wasn't hurting anyone" he offered

I was confused as to why he didn't mention the Walker I took out, but I didn't call him out on it assuming he had a reason

"Sorry Carol I`ll go out again tomorrow" he promised but she wasn't listening as she burst into tears and ran into the RV slamming the door closed behind her

"She understands that your trying your best it`s just frustrating for her" Dale tried to be reassuring but it sounded condescending

Daryl just shook his head "You want me to take over watch, let you get some sleep?" he asked Dale

"No, I`m okay for now; you need your sleep more than I do since you`ll be busy tomorrow, both of you should get some rest" He sat back down in his fold-out chair as he dismissed us

Daryl shrugged and went straight inside leaving me for a second before I followed him in after calling out to Dale "Good night"

Entering the RV I could hear Carol`s soft weeping but I ignored her as I sat down opposite of Daryl as He laid his crossbow across the dining table as he cleaned the arrows that he used earlier,
"Dale`s right you know, morning will come all too soon and it`s going to be extremely busy morning with us moving and settling on the farm, so come on put the crossbow away and get some sleep" I said grabbing his hand and pulling him up

"You're getting pretty bossy Princess" he smirked at me but did what I asked;

"Don't pretend that you don't like it" I teased him as he stood striping off his angel-winged vest and folding it up to use as a pillow as I curled up on my previous seat with my knees up at my chest as I watched him as he laid down on the floor

He lend up resting on him elbows as he looked at me "You shouldn't sleep like that you saw how your legs went earlier"

I sent him a funny look "There`s no-where else for me to go"

"You could lay down with me I promise I won`t bite" He wiggled his eyebrows causing me to giggle

"You liked it earlier didn't you; you're a secret hugger aren't you!" I laughed

"Just get down here Princess" he grunted but his smile contradicted his words

"Now who`s bossy!" I said amused but I got up and laid down beside him in the tight space with Daryl on his back and myself laying on my side as I used his shoulder as a pillow, I snuggled into his side but there was something I just had to say:

"Daryl" he grunted a yes

"I`m really glad I met you" I whispered as I felt that what I said was for only his ears and no-one else`s.

But minutes later just as sleep started creeping up on me I heard Daryl whisper "Me too Princess me too"


No-ones POV

Four hours later when Dale came in from watch he stumble upon an interesting sight, he smiled as he watched Daryl pulling Tilda close as he protected her even in his dreams and a sight like that was heart-warming.

Dale left them alone as he sat down in his driver's seat and with a pillow against the window and pulling his hat over his eyes did the land of sleep finally claim him.


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