Days went by in a blur. Daryl and Beth would rarely have their moments of complete bliss, spending time with each other with content was a rarity now. Other days brought on hardship as Beth would trip into a depressive state, lashing out at Daryl and then sobbing minutes later. It amazed her that he would be so calm with her when she'd yell at him about finding the others. He would only shake his head and walk away, letting her fight her own demons. They both became physically and mentally tired from the constant moving around, leaving the shack behind days ago.

"Daryl, I need a break. We've been walking all day." Beth's voice whined slightly as she dragged herself forward through the woods. They had been on foot for days, sleeping in trees and fighting off too many walkers to count. She had become quick with her new knife she picked up a few days back by the road. Daryl didn't want to stay too far away from the road since the others may be on it, but he made sure they stayed a good distance away in case of anyone besides their group catching sight of the two.

"We only got a few more miles till the next town. They oughta be there at least." Daryl's voice was stern. He grew slightly annoyed having to be held back by another person.

"Daryl. A minute, please." She stopped and lightly fell back onto the wood's floor. She needed a moment to gather her thoughts and rest her pulsing feet. Daryl sighed and took his bow off his back. His body leaned on the closest tree as she waited for Beth.

"I don't think we'll find them." Beth sighed as she laid her hand on top of her closed eyes, breathing in the dirt floor underneath her. Her hopes were low, especially now more than ever. They had been looking for days with no sign at all. She wanted her family back, but the only thoughts in her mind were they all died.

"How the hell can you say that? I've done nothin' but hear you complain 'bout not findin' them. Ever think a 'lil more openly?" Daryl's voice grew as his heart raced. He was sick of the negativity. All his life he was around people who brought him down. After the apocalypse started he wanted to be a different man than before.

"Calm down.." Beth creased her forehead as she propped herself up to look at Daryl.

"Don't tell me to calm down! I've been tryin' ta find the group and all you've been doin' lately is talkin' like they're all dead." Daryl squeezed his fists, grabbed his bow and started towards the opposite direction of Beth. He didn't want to be mad at her, but she pushed him closer to his limit.

"Daryl wait up!" Beth scrambled to her feet as she tried to catch up to him. She didn't want to lose him because of her own doing. "Daryl please, I don't mean to be this way. I lost my dad right in front of me. You really think that's fair to blow up on me like that?" She caught up to him as he stopped without looking back at her.

"You think you're the only one who lost people. I lost my brother. My only family. That's life now." He slightly turned his head enough to glance at her teary eyes. He couldn't help but think she was being selfish talking like she was the only one who's going through this. "We'll find the group, but I ain't doin' it alone."

The two slowly made it to the outskirts of the next town Daryl had hoped the group would've joined up at. They stumbled upon a small gas station first, walkers were scarce, but Daryl made sure to clear the way just in case. Beth carried on quietly behind him while looking for any signs of her sister. She missed Maggie too much, sometimes the walkers looked like her. Beth would gasp, only realizing the female walkers ended up looking nothing like her; her mind wanted to play tricks.

"We can look'in the stores uptown. I've been through here once before. If they ain't here I know there's another town 'bout 5 miles north of us. We can set up camp in one of the stores." Daryl kept his hopes up as he squinted at the broken windows and busted doors. His mind told him to scream their names at the top of his lungs in hopes of one of them calming walking out of the buildings and welcoming him back. There were too many threats to keep anyone's voice up. He quickly and quietly picked through the first three buildings while Beth stood watch outside.

"Psh, Daryl! I think I see someone!" Beth ran into the building and crouched down with Daryl, looking out the window. They watched as a figure shuffled through the building across the street from them, looking more graceful than a walker, but noncoherent of the world around it.

"Could be one of the governor's people lookin' for us. Can't go out there now or else our asses wanna get caught." Daryl unconsciously grabbed Beth's wrist at the sight of danger. He didn't want her to be captured or even worse, killed.

"Daryl, I think that could be Rick! It has to be! I see his hat!" Beth whispered excitedly as she pulled her arm happily. Daryl moved towards the window, crouching still, and grasped the windowsill with him hand. Sure enough, he could make out the faint figure of a sheriff's hat on top of the man. His heart beat faster as he saw the familiar riffle in Ricks hand.

"Are we gonna go meet with him? I bet the rest of them are already out looking for us. I bet Maggie's there with him." Beth grabbed his hand and squeezed. They finally find someone, at least.

"We gotta be safe. Just incase it ain't him, you stay here. I'll go through the other buildin' next to us and go 'cross the street. If he starts movin' and you find out it's not him take him down for me." Daryl kissed her forehead roughly and left Beth while exiting the back of the remains of a old beauty shop and into the entrance of a new store. Beth watched quietly as Daryl silently entered the street, running towards the edge of the other building.

Beth watched the 'Rick' as he made his way to the front door, looking behind him before exiting.

"Rick! Holy shit!" Daryl dropped his guard until Rick pointed the gun at him. Daryl's eyes widened and then relaxed as Rick recognized the rough face he had missed. His right hand man was alive.

"Oh my god, you made it." Rick walked towards Daryl and hugged the man who was becoming like a brother to him.

"Where's the rest? Gotta be more than just you that made it out." Daryl patted Rick's shoulder as concern crossed his face.

"I've got Carol and Carl, they escaped with him right away. Took a few days to find this town, but when we did we found the rest. Everyone made it out. At least Maggieand Glenn did. Did Beth escape with you? Maggie's been hysterical ever since and she won't stop talking about Beth and Hershel passing. It's getting bad. She says you were with Beth the whole time. Please tell me she's with you." Rick's weary face became anxious. He didn't like dealing with Maggie's temper and emotional breakdowns. The group needed Beth.

"Where's Maggie?!" Beth practically stumbled out of her hiding place. She couldn't believe her ears. Maggie was safe and so was her father. She need to be able to see them to believe it.

"She's a fighter." Daryl smirked at Rick as Beth caught her breath. She had held it the whole time the men were talking.

"You two can come with me. Everyone will be overjoyed to see you guys made it. Can't call it a miracle, but pretty damn close to one seeing how we didn't have a plan B for when the prison would combust." Rick laughed to himself. He was disappointed that the first home they had since the apocalypse started was now in ruins. They would find a new place.

"Maggie!" Beth's voice cracked as she ran full speed towards her sister. Her sobs caught Maggie's shirt as she stumbled backwards in surprise. Maggie registered it was Beth once she heard her mumbled into her shirt about Hershel and the prison. She held Beth tight as she broke down with tears of joy.

"I thought you were dead. Oh dear lord, I thought you were dead." The two were suddenly hugged by most of the group. They all were happy to be reunited. Daryl got a few hugs and smiles thrown at him; Carol couldn't stop crying once she latched on to him. He never felt welcomed as much as he did in those moments. Never had he felt that anyone cared if he disappeared. He finally knew what it was like to have a family.

Author's Note: This is a short chapter, but I wanted to leave it like this. Next chapter will have more conflict between Maggie and Daryl because someone's a little protective over their little sister! I was going to hold of a little while from the group reuniting, but I figured What the hell. So I'm glad they all found each other :). I hope you're still enjoying and I plan to keep it going! Thank you so much for reviews and reading! It means quite a lot to me and if it weren't for you all I wouldn't have the drive that I do to keep it up. Thank you all! xoxo