AN: There's going to be sign language in the chapter (you'll know why when you see it) so I'm going to use ' for the talking with that instead of ". Thanks :)

"Be careful," Daryl told Lily.

"I will, don't worry," she pecked his lips with her own. "Keep the group safe."

"I will. Keep 'em safe," he motioned to the small group standing by the car.

"Tell Emie I love her." Emily was still asleep and they didn't want to wake her.

"I will. I love yew."

"I love you too." They embraced one last time and Lily went to the car. She slipped into the backseat with Michonne. Rick started the car and began to dive down the gravel drive.

"Now Carl, when we're out there, I want you to not shoot your gun unless there's no way 'round it," Rick told his son.

"I know," the younger boy said. Lily stared out the window of the red SUV until the people behind them looked like mere ants. "Lily, if we find a bow, can you teach me to shoot?"

"If it's okay with your dad," Lily replied. Carl looked over at his dad.

"I think that'd be great," Rick looked down at his son and ruffled his brown hair.

"So what's the game plan?" Lily asked.

"We're goin' for weapons and medical supplies mostly. But if we have time, we'll raid this town for what all it has."

"How far away are we?" Carl asked.

"Not far now."

"I'll go for medical supplies," Lily volunteered. There was something she needed, but she wanted to get it herself.

"Carl you can go with Lily. I'll go with Michonne for weapons," Rick said.

"Dad, can't I go for weapons. Please?" Carl pleaded.

Rick sighed. "Fine," he reluctanly agreed.

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Surprisingly, they roads weren't blocked as they had thought and they easily arrived at a small, deserted town. There weren't walkers nor people anywhere in sight, but that didn't mean that there weren't any. They all knew they'd have to be on high alert.

"Careful everybody. Don't make noice unless it's needed," Rick adressed them all as they exited the car. Everyone nodded and went their separate ways. Rick and Lily to a drug store, and Michonne and Carl to a weapon store. (They were very lucky to come across such things in the town).

"Check for any antibiotics, I'll search around up here," Lily said, as she began looking through the front of the store. Rick nodded and started on the task. Lily began rummaging through the different, assorted boxed with over the counter medicine, until she found the right box.

"Is it possible?" Rick asked from over her shoulder. He'd finished gathering all of the anibiotics the store contained. It was a fair amount. Lily clutched the box tightly to her chest.

"I didn't think it was...but I mean..." she began to blush deeply. This wasn't a conversation she planned on having, especially not with Rick. Yes they were friends...but he wasn't her...what was Daryl exactly? He wasn't her husband, but boyfriend didn't seem to quite sum up everything they'd been though. He was more than that. A boyfriend was someone that you'd date for awhile, maybe sleep with a few times, but it just wasn't fitting.

"Do you and Daryl use condoms?" Lily's blush darkened. He seemed way to comfortable with all of this.

"I'm not suppose to be able to have kids," she admited. "So, no we don't. How are you comfortable with this?" she had to ask.

"When Lori was pregnant with Carl, I went to every appointment, I was there when she found out, and I was there when he was born. I got used to it all, I guess."

"Makes sence...but please don't tell anyone," she begged. Knowing, that she didn't want them to know, just in case she wasn't, or something were to happen.

"I won't tell anyone anything they don't need to know," he said before grabbing a bottle from the shelf next to her. "Just in case."

She took the bottle from his hand. They were prenatal vitimins. "Thank-" Carl's scream interrupted her. The two jumped into action. Gun shots were the next thing they heard. But, it was from multible guns. Rick and Lily started shooting the large group of walkers that had somehow entered the before dead street. Every time Lily would release an arrow, she'd load another, as only a truly experienced archer could.

Only once all of the walkers had fallen, did the group noticed where the other gun shots were coming from. There was a snipper posted on the roof what what looked like an old thrift shop.

"Please don't shoot us," Lily called when she saw the gun was pointed at them.

"Lily Pop?" a voice shouted. The man with the rifle stood up, but there was a mask covering his face. He quickly made his way down from the roof, and appeared on the street. The masked man removed his mask.

"Uncle Mike!?" Lily exclaimed. "Where's Aunt Mary?"

Mike just shook his head. Rick looked at the man that was clearly about quite a few years older than him. Mike had different facial wrinkles, such as the crinckles by his green eyes and the deep lines in his forehead. He had salt and peppered blonde hair. Was everyone in her family blonde? Rick wondered.

"Where's your brother?"

"Back at our camp. What 'bout Rose?"

"Hold on, I'll go get her," Mike smiled and ran to another building.

"Can they stay with us?" Lily asked Rick. "They're great shots..."

"We'll see..." Rick said. Lily already knew she'd leave the group if Rick didn't allow them to stay. Rose and Mike were family. Of course she'd ask Daryl along, and she'd take Emily. Mason and Olive would surely follow.

Mike emerged with a red haired girl. Lily ran to the them and hugged the red head. Rick assumed that she must be Rose.

'Where have you been?' Rose signed.

Lily was a little rusty on her sign language, but she knew it'd come back to her. She'd learned when she was younger, so she could communicate with her deaf cousin.

'Some place safe,' she replied back. "We need to get out of here," Lily adressed everyone else, and gave a pointed look to Rick, she was asking for him if they could stay.

"That's probably the best idea," Rick agreed. The six loaded into the SUV, which Michonne and Carl had piled the back with weapons. It was a tight squeeze, but they'd live.

'Where are you set up?' Rose signed.

'A prison.' Rose made a face at her. A prison didn't sound too great to that was a place nobody wanted to be before. 'Don't worry it's safe.'

'I hope so,' Rose looked over at Lily, they looked similar in facial structure and they both had freckles, but Rose had big dark green eyes, and pencil thin lips.

'It is. And there's some good people there. Even a baby.'

'A baby!?' Rose, like Lily had always loved babies and wanted one of her own, but never met the right guy.

'Yeah. Her name is Judith, but Daryl calls her Little Ass Kicker.'

'Daryl?'

'Oh, he's my...' she was still trying to think of the right word for what Daryl was. 'My boyfriend?' she decided to use boyfriend it was the only thing she could come up with.

'Is he cute?'

'Very. You'll meet him when we get there,' Lily smiled as Rick continued to drive. The two girls didn't notice but Mike was carrying on a conversation with Rick and Carl.

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"They're back!" Emily exclaimed when she saw the red SUV come into view. Daryl shouldered his cross-bow and the two went out into the court yard. Lily quickly jumped out of the car, and ran to her family. The three hugged.

"I found my uncle and my cousin," Lily said happily once they'd separated. Mike and Rose came out of the car.

"Hello, who are you, son?" Mike asked with his hand out stretched.

"Daryl," he shook Mike's hand.

"I'm Lily's Uncle Mike," Daryl noticed his thick southern draw. The man was rather intimidating with his 6'5" frame and he must've weighed at least 300 pounds.

"Can we get your help, Mike?" Rick asked. Mike nodded and followed the younger man.

"And this is Rose," Lily gestured to the red head. Rose smiled to Daryl.

'He is cute!'

Lily laughed, Daryl looked at her slightly confused.

"She's deaf."

"Whut did she say?" Daryl asked.

"She says hi," Lily continued to laugh. She was suddenly aware that Emily was hiding behid her. "And this is Emily," as she spoke, she used sign language to tell Rose.

'Is she your and Daryl's daughter?' Rose looked confused Lily had told her that she couldn't have kids.

Lily shook her head and then looked over at Daryl. "She asked if Emily was our daughter." Lily was about to answer Rose when Merle walked out.

"Whut do we hav' 'ere?" Merle asked. "Does the carpet match the drapes?"

'What did he say?'

'He says hello,' Lily lied. She didn't want her cousin to know the horrible things that came out of Merle's mouth at times.

"Whut's the matter Darlin'? Cat got yer tongue?"

"She's deaf," Lily replied. "Now what do you want?"

"Jus' 'ere ta welcome our new pretty guest," Merle grinned.

AN: Long one huh? I couldn't really find a good stopping place so there it was. Thanks for reading!