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

Chapter 26 - Safe Place

Months had passed, and the snow had long since melted.

The group had changed over all. The dynamic of us, we all worked together. And individually there was some change too. Carl's hair grew out, Hershel had one mean beard now, he really looked like Santa.

Me and Daryl were doing amazing. The group was still alive. And Lori was coming along great in her pregnancy. I suspect her to be due in a few weeks.

Right now, we were waiting outside of a house while Daryl, Carl, Rick, and T-Dog went inside to make sure it was clear. At one point, Glenn and Maggie went inside. I waited outside with the rest of the group, I would have went in but Carl insisted on going in this time, and I gave in.

I hated sitting out here while they did all the work. I feel like I need to help clear. But, for now I'm stuck out here. It won't be that way forever, I promise that.

Soon enough, we were given the "ok", and, I helped bring stuff inside so we could get settled down.

I smiled as I saw Daryl with an Owl. " how good do you think Owl tastes?" I asked him.

"I guess we will find out, huh?" He said, looking up at me and gave me a half smile as I sat by him while he de-feathered the bird.

Carl came into the room with two cans of dog food. We all watched him as he pulled out a can opener to get it open.

Rick looked back, and looked at the can. He picked it up, shook his head, and threw it against the wall.

Daryl looked up at him, and I shook my head.

T-Dog whispered to us, and nodded outside, and we saw walkers headed this way.

We grabbed all of our stuff and ran out the back door as to not be seen. We shoved everything in the 3 cars, and I hopped on Daryl's bike, and he drove off, leading the others out as we went to find another place of refuge.

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We pulled along side the road and spread out a map.

"We don't have no where else to go." I said, looking at all the x's on our map.

"When this herd meets up with this one, we'll be cut off." Maggie said as she pointed to our last two marked herds. "We'll never make it South."

"What'd you say? That was about 150 ahead?" Daryl asked Glenn.

"That was last week. It could be twice that by now." Glenn replied.

"This river could have delayed them." Hershel said pointing.

"We can hope.." I mumbled.

Hershel nodded, "if we move fast, we might have a shot to tear right through there."

"Yeah but if this group joins with that one," T started, pointing to another herd, "they could spill out this way."

"So, what? We're blocked here." I sighed, rubbing my face in my hands.

"Only thing to do is double back at 27, and swing towards Greenville."

"Yeah, we picked through that already, it's like we spent the winter going in circles." T-Dog countered.

"Yeah, I know. I know." Rick nodded and sighed. "At Newnan we'll push west. Haven't been through there yet. We can't keep going house to house. Need to find someplace to hole up for a few weeks."

"All right... Is it cool if we get to the creek before we head out? Won't take long." T-Dog asked Rick. "We got to fill up on water, we can boil it later."