Chapter 44

Third Person POV

Daryl hated himself. He let the one thing he cherished most in his life slip away. He picked up Prue's ring and felt a few stray tears fall.

"Prue?"

He looked up and saw Chris coming towards him.

"Hey man where's Prue? We can't find her anywhere." He said.

"Gone."

"What do you mean gone?"

Daryl didn't say anything and Chris saw Prue's ring in his hand.

"What did you do?!" He growled.

Daryl put up a wall and scowled.

"Told her the truth! She's better off without me! Deserves a lot better!"

Chris grabbed him but the shirt.

"You dumbass! You let my sister go! You hurt her!"

"Ye think I don't know that!? Think I don't feel like shit!?"

"I hope you do! She's the only blood family I've got left!" Chris snarled.

"Come again?"

Chris let him go and sighed.

"She's my sister. Not just a really good friend but my real sister." He said.

It made sense. Daryl had seen his eyes change once or twice before. And Prue had been the only one who could do that.

"Yer her older brother." He said.

Chris nodded and Daryl kicked over a chair in anger and frustration. Not at Chris and not at Prue but at himself. He let her go and now he knew how wrong he had been. He was going to get her back.

"I'ma get her back. She's my wife and I love her. I'm so stupid!"

"I'll say. But then I'm going to." Chris said.

"No."

"You can't…."

Daryl grabbed him and picked him up by his shirt.

"Ye listen here! I know she's yer sister but if we both leave they're gonna think something's up. Can't risk that."

"You won't be able to find her without me." Chris said.

"Whatddya mean?"

"Put me down."

Daryl did as he asked.

"If Prue doesn't want to be found you won't find her. Only the ones with a really strong connection can find her now."

"Then I ain't gonna have problems. She don't even know about ye being her brother does she?"

Chris shook his head sadly.

"No she doesn't. You have no idea how much I regret not telling her that now. Which is why I am going with you. We can say that three of us are going hunting. And that Prue went ahead." Chris said.

Daryl knew that if he really was related to Prue that he wouldn't back down until he agreed. Finally he nodded.

"Fine. But ye best not slow me down."

"I'm the faster of us." Chris said.

Daryl scowled at him and then went to prepare for his quest to find his wife.

Prue's POV

I knew that Daryl would come after me to prove he loved me. That was the reason I left. I knew he loved me and he was more then worthy of me, but he needed to see this for himself. I only hoped he came soon. I had already dodged two fairly large groups of walkers. I had not gone far from the farm and this worried me all the more. If there were such large groups of walkers, a single gunshot would draw them all to the group. To Daryl. I could not and would not allow this to happen. However there was not much I could do without it ending badly for me. I would have to warn the group.

It was late at night when I heard voices.

"I can feel her."

I would have been a fool not to know the voice of Chris.

"I can too."

Daryl.

"How can you feel her?"

"I'm her husband! I love her!? Can ye think of a better connection?"

I smiled and was about to come down from the tree when Chris said something else.

"Yeah I can. That fact she's my blood sister."

My eyes grew wide. I was completely in shock and I lost my grip on the tree. I fell from the tree and hit the ground hard.

"Prue!"

I could hear Daryl's voice but I could find no words to respond. He picked me up and I could feel him running away. He was speaking to me but I could not hear. The only thing I heard was Chris saying I was his blood sister. It was impossible. I had no more blood family. My head was spinning and the fact Daryl was running did not help.

"Is she dead?!" Came a panicked voice.

I thought it to be Eveleen's but I was unsure.

"She fell from a damn tree." Daryl said.

"She looks like Beth did. Is she in shock or something?" Maggie asked.

"Don't know what coulda…shit! She heard ya!"

I knew he was talking to Chris.

"What's he talking about?" Shane asked.

There was a silence before Chris said,

"We're related. She's my real sister. Blood related sister. She must have heard it and fell from the tree in shock."

I was beginning to come out of my state. I looked at everyone. There was all dumbstruck. Now they knew how I felt.