We Will Survive Together

Chapter 45: Strangers, old threats and new problems.

I woke up the next morning still in Daryl's arms. I was one of the first one's to wake up. Daryl was still sleeping. I sat up and looked around. I took a drink from my water and realized I never gave Daryl his knife. I took it out of my holster and sat it in his bag. I laid down next to him thinking about Kaley. Daryl told me she was gone and not dead. But that was when she was taken. Who says she ain't dead now. I heard a stick break and I looked up. I saw one of the new members of the group. "Hey" the girl said sitting next to me. "Hi. I'm Kass" I said sitting up to her. "Tara" she said in return. "How did you find us" I asked looking at all the new people. "Glenn saved me. I was at the prison with him. He tricked me, my niece, my sister. Got us to think you were all bad people. He was wrong. Glenn saved me and then the others saved us. Apparently the one knows how to stop it all" Tara said looking down. She seemed nice so I didn't hold her being with Philip against her. "Really" I said looking at the other people. She nodded. "Anyway I am gonna go back of there. Talk to you later" Tara said standing up. I nodded taking in all the information. I laid back down and fell back asleep next to Daryl. 

I was jolted awake by screams. I grabbed my knife and looked around. We could all here someone yelling for help. "Dad come on" Carl said running towards the noise. We all followed the voice and came across a man dressed in all black on top of a large stone with walkers chomping at him. We took out the walkers and the man jumped down. "What's your name" Rick said looking at the man. The man look terrified. "My name is Father Gabriel." he said looking at all of us. "Do you have any food" he asked. Carl held out his hands and handed him some pecans. "Thank you" Gabriel said taking them. "Do you have a camp" Daryl said. "No. I have a church" Gabriel said. "Hold your hands above your head" Rick said. We all knew that someone like him had to be hiding something. Rick started to pat the man down and asked him questions. "How many walkers have you killed" Rick asked first. "None" he said. I looked at him not knowing how that was possible. "How many people have you killed" Rick said turning the man around. "None" Gabriel said in a concerned voice. "Why" Rick said turning him so he was now facing the whole group. "Because god doesn't want that" he said. "Jesus" I muttered under my breath and looked at Daryl. "Said you had a church. Take us" Rick said again. He nodded and walked away. We followed him. Gabriel was talking which made Rick not trust him even more. Once we finally got to the church. We went in to clear it. There were empty food cans everywhere and drawing that little kids must have done. "Its clear" I said walking out with Rick and Daryl. "I have been on my own since the start. If you have found someone. Well it would have been a shock to both of us." Gabriel said. Rick nodded. We all walked in and basically claimed a spot in the church. I went over to where Daryl was and sat down. "Do you trust him" Daryl said looking at me. "Not fully. Not killing people is one thing but no walker kills. The whole god will lead me. He is hiding something. Rick see's it you see it. Hell we all can see it" I said looking at my knife. "Your right" he said wrapping one arm around me. "Carol wanted me to give up looking for you on the first day" I said leaning my head on his shoulder. "She told me that you were dead and said I was chasing after something that wasn't real. Said you were gone and that she wasn't going to risk her life for you. I reminded her with or without her I was going to find you" I said grabbing his hand. Daryl nodded. "Were did you get all the food" I heard Rick ask. I looked over to all the cans lining the wall. "Right before the fall we had a food drive. Me and the members of the church. It ended right when all this started hadn't had a chance to bring it to the foodbank. I cleared out the foodbank except on room" Gabriel said. "What kept ya from it" Daryl said not moving from where we were. Gabriel looked at us both and back to Rick. "It is overrun." Gabriel finally said looking at all of us. "How many" I said sitting up still holding Daryl's hand. "A dozen or so" Gabriel said. "We can take on that many. We have taken on more" Rick said looking at all of us. "Your coming with us" Rick said looking at the priest. "I am no good around them things" Gabriel said in defense. "I don't care" Rick said walking away. Daryl stood up and pulled me up with him. "I am gonna go search around the church" he said still holding onto my hand. "Ok just, be careful" I said looking at Gabriel. I still didn't completely trust him. "Always" he said before leaning forward and kissing me once. He pulled away but kissed me again this time holding it longer. He pulled away again and walked away. I grabbed my gun and knife and got ready to go. I made my way outside and waited for the others. "I don't think we have met yet. Not fully at least" a female voice said from behind me. I looked behind me and saw a young girl maybe in her early twenties. "I'm Rosita" she said smiling. "Kassidy. But you can call me Kass" I said smiling as well. "So you are the girl Daryl was talking about. That whole time we were locked in that train car he told Rick that he needed to find you. He said he thought you would come here but needed to see if you made it" Rosita said sitting next to me on the steps. I nodded. "What happened with you guys. I mean we found Glenn and Tara but they haven't told us anything other then him and Maggie got separated" She said looking at me. "We were hold up at a prison for awhile. We had problems with another group. Took me and Glenn shortly after Judith was born. We fought and drove them away. Then awhile later he came back with more people. Killed Maggie and Beth's father and blew up or home. We all ran and got out with whoever we could. I got separated from Daryl and my sister. Daryl says my sister was taken. I have no idea where she is though." I said looking at her. "My god" she said under her breath. "Well your strong. I don't know if I could keep going after all that" she said. "I have been through worse" I said looking down. "What is it" she said looking back at me. "Lost my daughter. My ex husband tried to kill me. Daryl protected me this was before me and Daryl started to date. I was almost raped 3 times and hit on right in front of my boyfriend" I said not looking up. She was silent. She pulled me into a hug. "Your strong" she said into my ear. She pulled away and I nodded. That was when Rick, Bob, Sasha, Michonne, Maggie, Beth and the others came out. The man who previously introduced himself as Abraham was fixing a bus while Glenn, Tara, Maggie, and Beth went to a local gun store and other places to scavenge. Carl stayed back with Tyreese and Judith. Carol went with Daryl about 30 minutes ago and the rest of us were off to this food bank.