"I'm going back for Merle." Daryl said, interrupting them.

"Look, that's not the best idea. There isn't a lot of light left and -" Rick said until he was cut off by T-Dog.

"I'm going, it's my fault he was left behind." He said.

"Whatever. Lets go." Daryl said. Rick and Glenn decided that they would go too, leaving the rest behind. Everyone said their goodbyes and then it was quiet. I sat on top of the RV with Dale, keeping watch as we chatted.

"So how'd you get together with Daryl and Merle?" Dale asked.

"Well, I'd been in a grocery store when a herd of walkers showed up. So I locked myself in, but Daryl popped out of no where and I couldn't leave him out there to die. Merle showed up the next day and the walkers broke in so we started running until we got here." I said.

"Honestly, I would have gone with them too. At least they know how to survive out here." He said, givng me a smile. It was starting to get dark and we were all getting antsy.

"How much longer do you think they'll be Dale?" Lori asked from her fire.

"I doubt much longer, they'll come up the road any minute now." He said, reasurring her.

"I hope so." I said. Moments later a small herd of walkers started attacking. It all started with Amy screaming because she was bit. Everyone turned to see the walker attacking her, then go to bite her neck after her arm. Andrea ran over and killed it, while Shane was trying to bring Lori and Carl to safety. I climbed down the latter and helped Carol and Sophia get to the RV, killing a few walkers with Daryl's knife. We were surrounded and there were too many walkers for us to handle. I was looking backing away from a walker when an arrow flew past my head, killing a walker that was behind me. I searched the trees, as gun shots began and found the boys.

Rick, T-Dog and Daryl rushed onto the scene, killing the remaining walkers. Andrea was at her sister's side, Lori was running over to Rick with Carl, Carol was with Sophia, while Dale was standing on the RV completely speachless.

"Did you get bit or scratched?" Daryl asked as he walked over to me and looked at all my exposed skin.

"No. Thanks, for killing that walker behind me." I said, taking in a deep breath.

"Couldn't let ya die now could I?" He said, patting my back. We walked around, taking in all the people we just lost. Carol's husband, Andrea's sister, and the numerous walkers that littered the ground. I sat down on the ground with my head in my hands, replaying the scene in my head. Daryl walked over to T-Dog and began putting the walkers in a pile to burn. Carol took a pick axe to her abusive husband's head, but Andrea stayed sitting at her sister's side.

Slowly everyone went to their tents, so I walked back to mine. Daryl was with T-Dog, watching the last of the walkers on fire to make sure they burned them all. I walked inside the tent and started to get changed. I took off my pants and shirt, then put on clean ones. I crawled into the sleeping bag and turned to face the wall. I just lay there, listening to every sound, wondering if it was a walker or not. Not long later Daryl came in the tent, closing the zipper. I didn't move, but I could hear him unzip his pants and put on a new pair then remove his shirt.

He climbed into the sleeping bag beside me and started to fall asleep. I turned over to face him and whispered "Please don't let me die like that."

"You ain't gonna die period. Come here." He said as he moved his arm to bring me closer. I slid closer to him, letting my head rest on his chest. He wrapped his arm around me and let out a heavy sigh. I stopped listening to noises outside and listened to his heart beat. I slowly relaxed and fell asleep wrapped safely in Daryl arms. I woke up whenever I heard a noise outside, but Daryl would rub my back in his sleep and I would fall asleep again.