You and Me (Daryl Dixon x Reader {Ricks Sister})

Chapter 21 - Execution

❀quick little TW guys, there is a couple moments in this chapter where R4p3 is mentioned, please be careful reading❀

I was a nervous wreck all day, still with no sign of my brother or Shane, until finally they had finally come back, bringing Randal with them. And neither of them looked fantastic, both of them we're bloody, bruised. Rick didn't say what had happened, my bet was they either fought each other or something happened with walkers.

We tied the boy up inside the shed, and Daryl had went in to try and get answers from him. I waited outside the shed, and listening to the whole process was.. Scary to say the least. I couldn't make out words being said, just pained screams and angry yelling.

Eventually it stopped, and Daryl came out, fists bloodied, and looked at me. "I don't want you ever going in there. I don't want you to ever talk to him. You hear me?"

"Daryl, what h-"

"DO YOU HEAR ME?!" he shouted, making me flinch, and he sighed, stepping closer and holding my shoulders. "Not a foot in that shed girl."

"He's just a kid he can't be that bad."

"He's bad. Now, promise me you won't go in there."

He was very intent on making sure I didn't go in there, really made me wonder what Randal said.

"I promise."

We made our way up to the rest of the group, and I went up and hugged my brother. "Hey Rick." I whispered. "We need to talk later, ok?"

He nodded, and then looked up at Daryl.

"Boy there's got a gang, 30 men." Daryl said as he neared the group. "They have heavy artillery, and they ain't looking to make friends." Daryl explained to us all. "They roll through here.." He swallowed hard, looking over at me, before he continued, "our boys are dead. And our women are gonna.. Are gonna wish they were."

"What did you do?" Carol asked, looking at his bloody knuckles.

"Had a little chat." He said Dismissivly.

"Was definitely more than just a chat." I mumbled, following Daryl as he walked.

"No one goes near this guy." Rick instructed everyone.

"Rick, what are you gonna do?" Lori asked.

"We have no choice. He's a threat. We be to eliminate the threat. " Rick said, and while I hated to admit it.. He was right. I was really, really hoping we had a chance to maybe widen our group, definitely advantages to that but.. I don't wanna join a group of rapists and murderers.

I've already dealt with Rapists once. I do not need it again.

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I sat in the long grass by the fence, picking at it, pulling it from the ground. Really just getting away from the group for a little bit, enjoying the silence. Soon though, I heard footsteps, looking to my left I saw Rick making his way towards me, before he sat down.

"You said we needed to talk?"

I sighed, "Rick.. Do you know what's been going on with Shane?"

"Maybe. And if I do it's only to an extent."

I nodded, "he's scaring me, Rick. I keep, I keep thinking about old times, thinking about the past." I looked up to him, "I keep trying to figure out what even it was that changed him, thinking about what I would give to go back in time right now and change it."

He sighed, putting his arm around me. "Hey, Shane's had his troubles before in the past. Sure this one is, a lot bigger but, just like all others he will get through it. We will get our Shane Walsh back. I promise, he ain't completely gone."