*Daryl's POV*
He heard the screams and rode towards them. Daryl pulled in front of Carol with walkers following her.
"C'mon! I ain't got all day!" Daryl yelled as Carol climbed on. He peeled off with walkers just inches away from them. Daryl drove down the road leading away from the farm. It was a curved dirt road with broken down cars and walkers around each corner. Daryl swerved and dodged all the walkers with ease. He was taking Carol back to the highway, back to where it began.
*Dani's POV*
As they were driving down the road, Dani sat curled up in a ball, leaning against the car door.
"Alright, l-let's circle back to the highway." Glenn said. Maggie was crying and asking if Glenn saw her dad or Beth. Dani saw that Glenn was getting upset and he told Maggie to stop the car. They switched spots so Glenn was driving. Maggie started sobbing and Glenn tried to calm her down. He said he loved her and Maggie stopped crying pretty quickly. Dani looked every which way because she was feeling a little uncomfortable. She thought of Daryl and wondered if he made it.
They pulled back to the highway, following Daryl and Carol. Dani ran out of the car and ran to Daryl. He was barely on his feet when Dani pulled him in for a hug and was kissing his whole face. The whole group looked at them for a second then quickly looked away. Daryl's ears turned red and he slowly pulled Dani off of him. She realized why he pulled her off of him and she gave him an apologetic look. He shook his head and motioned for her to come closer. Daryl grabbed Dani and held her close to the ground (like in the movies) and kissed her.
Dani was smiling like an idiot when Daryl stopped kissing her. Everyone was reunited with their families and asking if anyone else made it. Rick was saying that they had to keep moving and Dani was about to sit on the back of Daryl's motorcycle when Carol sat down. Dani rolled up her sleeve, ready to knock her out when Rick pulled her to the side for a minute.
"I talked to Shane while we were searching and I let him have it. He won't be a problem anymore." Rick said.
"Figured he wouldn't." Dani replied, with sarcasm and dark humor dripping from the comment. Rick nodded and they went their separate ways; Rick towards Hershel's truck and Dani towards Glenn's car.
*Daryl's POV*
He didn't know why he kissed her like that. Something just came up from inside him. Daryl looked behind him, expecting Dani, but all he saw was Carol. She smiled and Daryl started the motorcycle, glad she couldn't hear him sigh in disappointment. Daryl followed after Rick and Glenn followed him and Carol. He didn't know where they were headed but he trusted that Rick knew where he was taking them. Daryl and Carol rode in silence down the road.
*Dani's POV*
Dani looked out the window, gritting her teeth. She was sitting in the backseat next to Hershel and Beth. She should have been riding on the back of Daryl's motorcycle, but that bald bitch sat down like the bike was hers. Dani was wearing Daryl's shirt and poncho, which calmed her down a little. She smelled the poncho and closed her eyes, inhaling Daryl's manly smell. Dani pulled the poncho up under her nose and tried to rest a little.
They pulled to the side of an abandoned road. Dani learned that the group was going to stay near a dam for the night. Rick was talking about making a run for gas in the morning. He was trying to put courage into the group with the speech he was giving.
"You know I found Randall, right. He turned but he wasn't bit." Daryl spoke up. Everyone was asking questions when Rick finally spoke.
"We're all infected." He said.
*Daryl's POV*
When Rick told the group what Jenner said back at the CDC, everyone was confused and asking questions. Daryl walked over and stood next to Rick. Rick walked away and Daryl put an arrow in his crossbow and walked into the woods, looking for firewood. He needed time to think and time away from the group. He knew Dani was going to be pissed at him for not saying anything to Carol, and he knew Carol was going to bug him for the rest of the night. Daryl needed a little alone time to clear his head. He wished he had at least one cigarette to calm his nerves.
Daryl came back a while later with a handful of firewood. He and Rick started a fire and everyone sat around it. Daryl sat down next to Dani and Carol sat down next to him. He was staring at the fire when he felt Dani's head lean on his shoulder. He felt her arms wrap around his and he looked down at her.
"We're not safe with him." Carol said. "Keeping something like that from us? You don't need him, he's gonna pull you down."
"No, Rick's done alright by me." Daryl replied.
"You're his henchman, and I'm a burden." Carol said.
*Dani's POV*
You got that right. Dani thought as she closed her eyes.
"What do you want?" she heard Daryl ask Carol.
"A man of honor." She said.
"Yeah, well, Rick has honor." Daryl said. He stood up at the sound of crunching leaves. Everyone was getting riled up just because of some animal.
"Do something." Carol said, trying to make herself a burden on Rick, too. Rick was saying that if anyone was leaving that they should leave right then and there.
"You're stayin'? This isn't a democracy anymore." Rick said ending the conversation.