A/N: Decided to do something cool-ish for the future chapters (if I don't forget) in honor of 50 follows! Woohoo! Thanks guys! Anyway, this chapter's song is Survival by Eminem, then about halfway-ish is Human by Christina Perri. Happy reading! :)

Chapter 10

Beth ran and ran, clutching her gun to her chest, until she couldn't breathe anymore She had tried to circle her way around back to the train tracks that Daryl was on, but it was hours past nighttime when she finally got back there.

It was almost pitch black outside. The moon provided very little light and it was dead silent. Beth was in the forest, after all. Her stomach grumbled and she noted to herself that she would have to go hunting with Daryl right after they'd reunited. A huge part of her knew they would, but that deep dark part of her wondered if it was just her having false hope. She hoped the latter.

After a while of walking, she saw a small light that stuck out in the dark of the night up ahead. Her fingers curled around the gun in her hand as she hesitantly took slow, cautious steps. She hid behind the van next to it, then peered over the side of it. The hair on the back of her neck were standing up as she spotted the two figure sitting very close to the fire.

She gasped as she recognized them, then covered her mouth with her dirty hand as a lump formed in her throat.

The people she saw at the fire automatically stood, alert, and reached for their weapons. "Who's there?" the man demanded. His revolver was out in clear sight as she clicked the safety off.

Beth stepped out slowly, putting her gun at her side. She was hugely smiling as Michonne and Rick turned to face her. Michonne froze as she put her weapon away and stepped forward towards Beth. Slowly, she reached out to hug her, which was very uncharacteristic of her. Happy tears were running down Beth's cheek.

She wondered if anyone else was with them. When Michonne pulled away, she smiled at the petite blonde. "It's really good to have you back." Rick stepped forward and also embraced Beth in a small hug, then backed away almost immediately.

"Are you with anyone else?" Beth knew what he really meant. He meant, is anybody else alive from the prison. Beth sighed as she remembered her task at hand, but she hadn't really forgotten.

"I'm looking for Daryl. We were together and ran into this other group…" Beth explained the situation, and Michonne and Rick were quick to agree to help look for the man, also wanting to see him again.

"Are you two with anyone else?" Beth had hoped that Judith was there. She missed her so much. "Carl's asleep in the van," Michonne answered. Beth nodded, then grew sad as she realized that Judith might not be alive. She couldn't help but blurt out the question, anyway.

"And Judith…" She trailed off when Rick's face contorted into sadness and somber, then lowered her head to look at her feet, ashamed at the obvious.

They would probably never see her again. If it was hard for her, she couldn't imagine how tough it was for Rick. "Have y'all ran into Maggie?" Beth asked, filling the silence once again. Michonne shook her head. "No. We haven't seen anyone else but you so far."

After five more minutes of more friendly exchanging and catching up, Beth stood. "I'm gonna keep looking for Daryl." Without or with you, she silently added. The other two across from her stood. "We're coming." Beth smiled at her friends and fellow survivors.

Rick went around the van to wake Carl up as Beth handed the machine gun to Michonne. It certainly wasn't her choice of weapon; it was too big in her hands and she had a hard time with the kickback, as little as it was. Instead, she dug out the little crossbow training she had had from the back of her mind and reloaded the bow, using that.

Carl had been almost ecstatic when he saw Beth. He used to have a crush on her. Though that faded, they were still great friends. After a few exchanging glances, the Michonne put the fire out and they started their journey forward, the way Beth knew Daryl had gone. Footprints could be seen in the dirt next to the tracks. She was pleased when she found that she also remembered some of the tracking lessons Daryl had given her. She needed to find him.

As Rick explained everything that the other three had been through after the prison had fallen, Beth couldn't help but find herself not listening to a word he was saying. She pretended to listen as her mind drifted back to other things on her mind at the moment.

Her and Daryl were separated. She had just killed a man. She'd left that out when she told the others her and Daryl's journey so far. Every once in a while, they had to stop for a minute or so due to Beth's throbbing ankle. It was getting better over time, but she couldn't walk on it for long or put too much pressure on it, which was expected.

The reunited group never ran into any walkers, animals, or people by the time the sun rose. Beth felt exhaustion all over her body, but that kept her motivated. As soon as she got Daryl out of the situation they were currently in, she could sleep longer that she ever had. Or so she hoped.

She still had no clue if they would ever find him or the place that the military group had explained, but she prayed and hoped that Daryl would be alive and well when they found him, though that small, evil part deep down still wondered if he was. All Beth could do was hope for the best, yet hope was never on her side in this world.

A/N: Yes, I know. I'm horrible at updating. I'm SO SORRY for the delay! I will probably be posting a new Stuck chapter also tonight or tomorrow if you're also following that story! Anyway, please favorite, follow, and review this story because it means a lot to me and puts a smile on my face all day! Escpecially the reviews! Where do you think Daryl is? How do you feel about Beth seeing Rick and Michonne? Are you looking forward to Beth and Daryl's reunion? I know I am! I'll give you a little spoiler: It's gonna be decently romantic! Please follow my other stories, Stuck, Walking On Hot Coals, and Angels and Demons because they're pretty cool. Stuck just hit 100 follows a week or two ago (WHICH IS AWESOME!) so I'm assuming it's AT LEAST halfway decent... THANKS FOR READING! :)