Prompt: Daryl and the group have been out of Terminus for a while now. Daryl and Rick go out on a hunt and meanwhile Beth is fond by the rest of the group (or she finds them). Since Rick is the only one who knows about Daryl's time with Beth, nobody thinks to tell her he's alive. So when Daryl and Rick return from hunting to find Beth there Bethyl reunion happens. Would love good sister feels.

Still Alive

Daryl sighed as he grabbed his crossbow and walked over to the fire where Rick was waiting. They needed to go check the snares and see if they could find some squirrels or if they were lucky a deer. He didn't want to though. He had really been hoping Beth had been at Terminus; that he'd find her again. When she hadn't been there he'd just shut down. The whole group knew something was wrong with him, but only Rick knew why and Daryl had made him swear that he wouldn't tell anyone. He wasn't ready to deal with it yet. He wanted to keep believing that she was out there somewhere, that one day he was going to find her and she was going to be just fine.

"Ready?" he asked, looking at Rick.

"Yeah." Rick kissed Judith before passing her to Carol and grabbed his knife, following Daryl into the woods. "You need to tell them," Rick told him once they were out of ear shot. "They're getting worried about you."

Daryl shook his head. "Makes it too real." He looked at Rick. "She's out there, and I'm gonna find her." Rick sighed but nodded his head, deciding it was better not to push it.

…

Her whole body hurt as she followed the smell of smoke and what she wanted to believe was steak. She hadn't eaten in a few days and she was sure she was dehydrated; it would explain why she'd thrown up three times that morning. She was tired, not having slept more than eight hours in two days. She just wanted to pass out and let whatever may happen just happen. As she neared the camp she could hear voices but she couldn't pinpoint any of them. It wasn't until she tripped over a string of cans that she realized which camp she had found. Tears sprang to her eyes, trailing paths through the dirt on her face as she heard footsteps running towards her.

"Glenn, what is it?" she heard Maggie call out.

Beth slowly pushed herself off the ground and looked up at Glenn. "Oh my god," he breathed out. Beth threw herself at him, hugging him closer. He wrapped his arms around her, petting her hair. "Maggie!" he nearly screamed as he held her. Beth fisted his shirt in her hands, she refused to let go. He might disappear and she might wake up to discover it was all a dream if she let go. "Maggie!" he called again.

Beth looked up when she heard Maggie run up behind them. "Beth?" Maggie pulled her from Glenn and held her tight. Both of them were crying as Glenn led them back to camp. "Carl, get her some water," Maggie choked out as she set Beth down beside the fire and Carol came over to wash her face. "Beth, what happened?"

Beth looked around at all of the familiar faces she'd missed so much, but she didn't see him. She shook her head and greedily drank what he gave her. She had calmed down somewhat but when Carol put Judith in her arms she lost it all over again, cradling her close. She nuzzled her head and slowly her world fell back into place, there was just one piece missing. She really hoped he was okay.

She sat there for hours, holding Judith and trying to tell Maggie what had happened to her, leaving out a few details. She wasn't ready to talk about him yet. Maggie had her arm around her and Beth was enjoying just being close to someone again as the sun started to set. She stared into the fire thinking about him, wishing he was with her.

"What the hell ya'll stittin' around for?" Her head snapped up, her eyes going wide, her heart stopping in her chest. Maggie tried to hold her down, but Beth just slipped the blanket off of her shoulders and ran towards the sound of his voice. She didn't want to believe it. He was lying out a few rabbits, his hair hanging in front of his eyes.

"Daryl," she whispered.

He froze and slowly looked up at her with those ocean storm eyes. "Beth…" She ran to him, throwing her arms around him, hugging him close as he picked her up, holding her against him. "Thought I'd lost you," he whispered into her hair.

Beth just shook her head, hugging him tighter. "What's going on?" Maggie asked.

Rick sighed. "Beth and Daryl escaped the prison together…she got taken from him."

Everything started to make sense for the group then. Daryl and Beth looked at Maggie as she walked over to them, but he didn't put her down. He held her closer. Maggie looked between the two of them. "Do you love him?" she asked looking at Beth.

Beth didn't hesitate. "Yes."

"Do you love her?"

Daryl nodded his head, looking up at Beth. "Yeah, I do."

Maggie nodded her head a little and wrapped her arm around Daryl, hugging him. "Thank you."