Solitary {2} : The Walking Dead

Chapter Fifty-five.

Hunted.

"Run!"

Iris grabs Daryl, pushing him out of the way as a knife flies past their heads, she steps back and looks around as the group gets taken out one by one, "come on" Daryl says to her, he lets out a whistle and and points to the stranger running away, Dog runs past them, catching up to the person.

Iris grabs Daryl's arm, "we've got to split up" she says, "no" he fights, "i love you. I will find you" Iris whispers, pulling daryl into a kiss, "no" he says, pulling away from the kiss, "we have to split up and kill them" Iris says, Daryl lets out an annoyed huff before kissing Iris again, "i love you" he says before turning and running after Dog.

Iris grips onto her sword and she walks through the woods, she freezes when a knife lands in the tree in front of her face, she grabs it and pulls it out, turning and throwing it at the masked person.

A small smile grows on her face as the blade lands in the person's shoulder, they yell in pain as he pulls the knife out and he starts running, Iris starts walking towards him, watching as the man stumbles through the woods.

The masked man falls to the ground she walks over to him, reaching down and turning him onto his back, she stands up straight again and raises her blade above him, "please" he begs, Iris ignores his cries and drives her blade through his chest, pulling her sword out again before walking through the woods.

Iris adjusts her cap on her head as the sun slowly starts to wake, she follows the tracks of one of the strangers, she slows when she sees the person she had been following, she slowly slides her sword onto her back.

The redhead lets out a long whistle getting the person's attention, they quickly turn and run at Iris, she steps to the side and wraps her arms around the person's neck, tightening her grip around them and throwing them to the ground.

Iris pulls their mask off and looks down at the woman, the stranger reaches up and grabs at Iris's face, clawing at it and pushing her to the ground, the stranger straddles her and wraps her hands around her throat.

Iris gasps for air, reaching up and grabbing onto the womans face, gritting her teeth and pressing her thumbs into the woman's eyes, the woman screams out in pain, pressing down harder on Iris's throat, blood sprays onto Iris face as her finger drive into the stranger's eye sockets.

Iris lifts her legs, wrapping them around the woman and rolling over, the stranger's hands drop from Iris's throat and Iris lifts the woman's head, smashing it back down into the floor, again and again until the woman stops and blood pools onto the floor.

Iris lets go of the woman's head, looking up at the sky and letting out a sigh, she wipes her hand across her forehead, spreading more blood onto her face. The redhead stands and looks around, she looks back down at the dead woman, before stepping over her and moving to find Daryl.

Iris runs through the woods, anxiously trying to find her husband, she hides behind a tree when she sees a figure kneeling on the floor next to a body, she carefully peers around the trunk, stepping out when she recognises the figure.

She quietly walks over to him, Daryl quickly turns and grabs her, holding his knife to her throat, "this is a rubbish greeting" she jokes, holding her hands up in surrender, Daryl lowers his knife and pulls her into his body, hugging her tight, "i told you i'll find you" Iris whispers, wrapping her arms around him.

Daryl pulls away and looks at the blood on Iris, his eyes moving down to the hand shaped bruises around her neck, "are you hurt?" he asks, "the bloods not mine" Iris says, she looks around, an uneasy feeling clawing at her gut, "we should keep moving" she says.

Daryl turns and kneels down next to the walker's body again, "cover yourself in this" the man says, smearing the blood on his face, Iris kneels down next to him, copying his actions, wiping the blood on her face.

Iris pulls her ring off and slips it into her pocket before spreading the blood on her arms, the couple stand and start walking again, staying quiet and checking their surroundings.

Daryl holds his arm out in front of Iris, stopping and looking around, Iris pulls out her knife when she hears Dog barking, the two of them start running in the direction of the sound.

Daryl slows down, staying in front of Iris as they come across a person standing next to Dog, Iris grips her knife, keeping it hidden behind her leg. "Let him go." Daryl orders, pulling out his knife when the person doesn't listen "I said let him go." he demands.

The stranger reaches up and pulls off the mask, Iris watches her as she looks at Daryl, she notices the man change, "I never thought I'd see you again." the woman says, "Yeah, I thought the same." Daryl says.

"What're you doing out here?" she asks, but Daryl doesn't answer, "is it just you two?" she asks "You see anybody with us?" Daryl questions, "I saw you out on the road with the others. Who are they?" the woman asks, neither of them answer her.

Iris watches her pull out her rifle and aim it at Iris, "You one of them?" she asks "Crossed a small group on the road. No. we ain't one of them. travel light, like always." Daryl lies.

"We're gonna go. Come on, boy. Come on." Daryl says, but the animal doesn't move, "Well, that's funny." the woman says, "What's funny?" "I always thought he liked you better." "Look, I don't know who you're fighting, but we are not part of it. We're going. Come on!" Daryl snaps. Suddenly more masked people step out, surrounding them.