Beth POV
The next morning was nearly chaotic. A few of the original prison group were going to go on a supply run, and they were taking a few Woodbury people as well, so everyone was rushing around trying to finish getting ready for that. "Mornin'" Daryl greeted her as he stepped out into the courtyard.
"Hey," Beth greeted him. "Seems like a big run you're goin' on."
"Hopefully we'll find somethin'," Daryl agreed.
Beth had an uneasy feeling in her stomach, one that told her this run wouldn't go well. "Just promise me you'll be careful, alright?" she glanced up at him with a look of worry in her eyes.
"Don't gotta worry 'bout me," Daryl told her.
"I can't help it," she admitted. "I don't want anything bad to happen to you."
"I'll be fine, promise," the redneck said. "Anyway I guess we're headin' out in a few minutes. I'll see ya when I get back."
"Okay," Beth replied, giving him a smile and walking away. She found her sister in the cell block, also looking slightly worried, as Glen was going on the run too. "They're leavin' in a few minutes," Beth told her.
"I know," her sister responded. "I've got a bad feelin' about this trip, Beth..."
"I do too," she confessed. "But they'll be fine, trust me. It'll be like any other run."
Maggie looked up at her younger sister. "I sure hope so," she sighed.
"Come on, let's go see if they need help getting anything else together," Beth suggested, taking a hold of her sisters hand and helping her off the bench. They made their way back into the busy courtyard, to make sure everybody going on the run was ready. Moments later, the group set off, and the uneasy feeling in Beth's stomach got considerably worse.
Daryl POV
The image of Beth's worried face was stuck in his head, and that set him on edge. "Alright, you know the plan. Get in, get our stuff, and get out," he said as they pulled into the department store they were gathering from. "Sweep the perimeter first."
"And stay in formation," Sasha added, walking up behind him. She was one of the Woodbury people on the run, and Daryl was glad. She was a strong fighter, and she knew how to take care of the group.
The store was huge, and quiet. They all took their time gathering as much as they could, and decided that they would bring a larger group back to clear the place out tomorrow. Everything was going according to plan, but that didn't help ease the sense of anxiety from Daryl. He'd be much less tense when they were safe back in the prison.
"I think we've got everything we can get today," Glen said once they'd been there for a while. He noticed the Korean looked slightly anxious as well.
"Let's get out of here then," Daryl remarked, heading towards the front of the store. Everyone else followed.
The way back to the prison was relatively quiet for the first 10 minutes, but they soon ran into trouble, as they were driving straight towards a herd of about 50 walkers. "Shit. Everyone get out and hide!" Sasha said. They got out and scattered quickly before the approaching herd took notice of them. Glen and Daryl hid under the vehicle they'd taken from the prison, while Sasha and her brother Tyrese ducked under another stranded car.
Time seemed to slow down as they waited for the herd to pass. Daryl remembered when the Atlanta group had come across a herd just before Carl had gotten shot; it hadn't been nearly as big as this one was. Everything was deadly quiet, save for the walkers shuffling through.
Maggie POV
Maggie was starting to get increasingly worried as time went by. The group had left for their supply run hours ago, and she thought that they would have been back by now. "What if something happened to them?" she mused aloud to herself.
"They'll be fine, Mags," Beth told her sister again, trying to comfort her. "Maybe they got a really big load and it's taking them extra time to get it all together."
"Yeah, you're right. That must be it," Maggie agreed, trying to force herself to believe that Beth was right.
"I just hope they get back soon," Beth said. "It's not easy on anyone having them gone."
"Yeah, they're really important" Maggie nodded, thinking how Daryl and Glenn were always protecting the group.
Carol rushed into the cell block at this time. "Have you two got a minute? We're starting to get some more walker buildup outside our first gate, and we should clear it up." Maggie and Beth nodded, following Carol through the yards and to the first gate. The three women spent a while taking down all the walkers, who had began to build up again.
Maggie felt that killing the walkers relieved some of her tension, but she still felt uneasy. "Wanna come help me feed Judith?" Beth questioned, trying to think of ways to keep their mind off the supply run group until they returned.
"Uh, yeah sure," Maggie responded absentmindedly, and followed Beth up to the cell block, where one of the former Woodbury residents was looking after the child. Beth thanked her for helping out and took Judith from her. Maggie prepared the baby formula for her and handed the bottle to her sister when it was ready.
Glen POV
It had been well over an hour since the group had been forced to stop because of the walkers. The herd had almost passed, but Glen knew it wouldn't be safe to get back in the car for a couple minutes yet.
He imagined the people left at the camp were starting to get nervous; they'd left for the supply run in the middle of the morning, and it was now creeping into mid-afternoon. Maggie would be worried sick about him. She never liked him going on runs, and only believed he would be safe once he set foot back into the prison.
He was pulled out of his thoughts by motion around him. Daryl had given the signal that it was ok to get back in the car, so they all did, and sped back towards the prison.
A/N There's not much Bethyl in this chapter, I know, but there's more coming up! Thanks to all who have favorited/followed this story!
