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

Chapter 44 - Found

❀hello dearies, this is a very heavy TW, near the end of this chapter there is some S/A, so if this is a sensitive topic please be careful while reading.❀

Days I walked. In and out of houses in search of food. Rarely finding anything.

I walked, and walked. Merle made his appearances every once in a while, but they have stopped for quite some time.

Food was scarce, and I was still throwing up daily, it was to the point of I didn't know how much longer I'd be able to last, when I was eating one or two things a day, weather it be a can of sardines or a cricket I was able to catch.

As I was walking, I saw the sun setting. Then, I found a housing addition. "Oh.. My god.." I mumbled, I saw 3 people walking away, a man, a woman, and a young kid.

"Oh my god.. RICK!!! CARL! MICHONNE!!" I screamed, and ran as fast as I could.

They turned around, "Y/N!!" Rick screamed, moving quickly towards me. I held onto him, my breath shaky, eyes wide.

"Oh my god I thought you guys were dead!" I said as I held my brother close, before latching onto my nephew, and then hugging Michonne. "Oh I'm so glad you guys are ok." I looked around, "you guys got the others holed up somewhere?" I asked, and they fell silent. "Maggie? Beth? Glenn?" I asked, and they all looked down. "Judith? Daryl..?"

Michonne looked up at me, "we haven't seen anyone.. Just you.." She explained gently to me.

I felt tears well in my eyes, holding my hand over my face. "We need to find him, Daryl. We have to."

"Look, y/n, I know you-"

"Rick I'm pregnant." I said quickly.

He stared at me, "what.."

"I've.. I've been denying it for a while, but I took a test to be sure and, well." I sighed, "came out positive."

Carl looked at me, "when was the last time you ate?" He asked.

"I dunno, found a can of sardines yesterday, and I chewed on some tree bark today." I shrugged.

"And your pregnant?!" Michonne scolded.

"I came from the woods, I found what I could." I sighed.

Rick pulled me inside a house, "there should be some food in here. I think some cereal." He said, grabbing a box, and setting it down.

"I'll stay down with her, you boys get some rest." Michonne said, looking up at them.

Rick nodded, and him and Carl left to their rooms.

"Michonne, while I was out there, I saw Merle." I said quietly. "It was like.. It was like he was keeping me grounded."

"It wasn't him." She said gently.

"I know but.. It felt like him."

She nodded, "could be your conscious, trying to keep you from going insane."

"I feel insane."

She chuckled. "Listen, we're going to make it through this, ok?"

I nodded, smiling at her.

I believed her.

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Michonne and Carl went on a run the next day, and I stayed at the house with Rick. He was in his room, sleeping or what ever, and I was in another room upstairs, getting some much, much needed rest.

Then I heard men down stairs, 3 or 4 of them. I sat up quickly, grabbing my machete.

The men sounded like they beat up another man, and the man was yelling in pain. I quickly moved under the bed, watching and listening as a man walked from room to room. He was in mine for a short amount of time, but then he walked out again, and I watched him go into Rick's room.