The Walking Dead (Daryl x Reader)

Episode 2- "Vatos"

"Holy shit" you repeat to yourself as you gaze upon the blood-covered hand. Suddenly Daryl aimed his cross-bow at T-dog, causing Rick to aim his gun at Daryl. "Daryl, your fucking waisting time Merle could be somewhere in the street bleeding to death right now," you say, concern leaking through your tone. Daryl reluctantly put his weapon down and so did Rick, Daryl clears his throat lightly "you got a do-rag or something?" He asks T-dog. You release a breath as you watch T-dog pull out a dark blue do-rag and hand it to Daryl. Rick looks over at you "you alright?" He asks, while Daryl picks up Merle's hand from off the ground and folded it up in the do-rag.

You nod in response to Rick's question "just peachy" you say. Daryl puts the hand in Glenn's book bag. "He had to have used some sort of tourniquet" you state "maybe his belt, be much more blood if he didn't right?" Daryl said, beginning to follow the trail of blood Merle left.

You all slowly moved into the other part of the building  "Merle!? You in here!?" Daryl called out as you guys walked down the steps and into another room. A wave of panic suddenly hit you, your heart rate increased, and you began to sweat. You knew what this rush of fear was. A warning. "Walker up ahead" you whisper to Daryl as you walk beside him. Daryl nods in response. Daryl entered the room first, immediately spotting the walker you had warned him about. He pierced an arrow through the walker's head, killing it. The whole group leaves the room and into another where two dead walkers lay beside each other "had enough in him to take out these two sum bitches one handed" Daryl says " toughest asshole I ever met, my brother" he continues as he reloaded his bow and arrow "feed a hammer, he'd crap out nails" "shit, he eats hammers willingly" you say, earning a chuckle from Daryl.

"Any man can pass out from blood loss no matter how tough he is" Rick states. The blood trail continued into another room "Merle!" "We're not alone here remember?" Rick says "Screw that. He could be bleeding out you said so yourself" Daryl responds. The next room you five walk into seems to be the kitchen. Merle's belt sat on the counter. The stove had been left turned on a small fire dancing on top of it. "What's that burned stuff?" Glenn asks with a grimace "skin" you respond as you observe the scenery "he must've cauterized the stump" you continue. "Told you he was tough nobody can kill Merle but Merle," Daryl says "don't take that on faith he's lost a lot of blood" "yeah? Didn't stop him from busting out this death trap".

Daryl walks up to a broken window on the right side of the room "wait he left the building why the hell would he do that?" Glenn asks "why wouldn't he, he's out there alone as far as he knows he's what he's got to do, surviving" Daryl states. "You call that surviving? Just wandering out in the street maybe passing out what are his odds out there?" T-dog says "better than being handcuffed and left to rot" You say, standing beside Glenn. Daryl huffs "I'm gonna go get him." He says before attempting to walk past Rick only to be pushed back by him "get your hands off me! You can't stop me."  Daryl hollers at Rick.

You sigh, leaning back on the wall you stood in front of. Glenn glanced at you before clearing his throat "you uh you okay?" He asks. You hum, gazing at the two arguing men in front of you "I should've stayed at the camp to make sandwiches with the housewife's right?" You say. Glenn snickers "being a housewife is fun though" he responds "of course you would know, pussy" you say with a chuckle.

"You're not doing this alone" Rick says "yeah, man" you agree. The five of you had now been huddled up in an office area of the building. New plan was to get the bag of guns Rick supposedly left in the middle of the street then eat ass after you didn't really know. "Even I think it's a bad idea and I don't even like you much" Daryl says "it's a good idea, okay, if you just hear me out. If we go out there in a group we're slow, drawing attention. If I'm alone I can move fast. Look". Glenn places an office clip on the floor "that's the tank, five blocks from where we are now." He then places a small balled up piece of paper in front of the office clip "that's the bag of guns here's the alley I dragged you into when we first met. That's where Y/n and I will go" Glenn says, explaining the plan. "Alright-" "no, no, no that ain't happening" Daryl interrupts "why not?" You question "cause I said so, I'll go instead". "Okay, while Daryl waits here in the alley. I run up the street, grab the bag" Glenn says.