A Dixon Sister?

Chapter 15

Emma POV

Me and Daryl woke up about the same time. I got out of bed and walked out side Daryl followed close behind. We where both still wearing our clothes from yesterday and I don't really think any one cared. Rick and everyone where packing up their stuff. I walked over to him.

"Morning Rick". I tiredly said.

"Morning Emma. Are you ok". He asked wide awake. I don't know how people get up this early.

"Yeah im fine. Do you want a hand with anything". i asked waking up a bit.

"I think we are all packed. We are all moving into Herschel's house for the winter". He explained.

"Ok well holler if you need anything". I smiled and looked over to Daryl who was packing up his tent and putting it of the back of his motorbike.

Everyone started getting into the cars and driving up to the house. I walked over and got there about the same time everyone started unpacking. I saw Lori struggling to get a big box out of the blue pick up truck. I ran over to help her.

"Hey, hey, hey, don't strain yourself". I said as I took the box of her. she looked at me and smiled.

"You need more rest than I do. You did only wake up yesterday". She smiled as I pulled the box out of the pick up and put it on the floor.

"I'm fine". I totally forgot about the pain my stomach. "Where do you want me to put this". i asked as i lifted the box up.

"Me, Rick and Carl are taking the corner in the front room". She answered as Herschel came out of the house.

"You can put that in my room Emma". Herschel said as i walked past him. I nodded and walked into the house. I went upstairs and into Herschel's room. I put the box on the floor and walked back down stairs. Carl and Sophia came running up to me.

"Hey you two. Are you ok". I greeted them. They both nodded and smirked at each other mischievously. "What have you done". I sighed and they giggled. Sophia took my hand and dragged me out of the front door onto the grass out side. I looked at Daryl who was smirking. He knew what was about to happen and I had a feeling I wouldn't like it.

"Emma can you stand here and close your eyes". Sophia let go of my hand an I stood still.

"Ok fine". I sighed and covered my eyes.

"Right what ever you do don't.....". she was cut off by the sound of T-dog shouting. I opened my eyes and motioned for Daryl to chuck me my weapons. He hurriedly threw me them and I caught them. I quickly put them on my back and ran over to T-dog. Everyone else closely followed (everyone but Lori, Carol,Carl and Sophia).

"Whats happened". I said quickly. He was unharmed.

"The prisoner..... He's gone and so is Shane". He barely got it out.

"Oh shit". Rick mumbled.

We all ran over to the shed. Me and Daryl searched for foot prints or clues to what might of happened. Herschel said the door was locked and Rick said the cuffs he were in where still hooked. He must have slipped them. I was looking around for clues when I heard Shane shouting out side.

"WHAT HAPPENED". Rick shouted as Shane stormed up to us. Shane's nose was all bloody and his top lip was busted.

"HES ARMED HES GOT MY GUN". Shane shouted as he got closer.

"ARE YOU OK". Maggie asked.

"YEAH I'M FINE THE LITTLE BASTARD JUST CLOGGED ME IN THE FACE". He answered. Rick became worried.

"T-dog, Glenn, Daryl, Emma and Shane your coming with me everyone else get back in the house". Rick went into leader mode.

Everyone did what they where told and Shane had a gun. I took my bow out of my quiver, loaded it and pointed it to the floor. we all followed Shane.

"I saw him head this way before I blacked out". Shane instructed.

"He cant of gotten far he hobble and exhausted". Rick said.

"And armed". Glenn said.

"So are we......can you two track him". Rick asked Me and Daryl. Me and Daryl looked at the floor trying to find something.

"I don't see a thing that says he went this way". Daryl said.

"There's no use tracking him ok....we just need to pair up". Shane argued.

"Well given there's only two trackers we are going to need to travel in threes". I explained. I had a bad feeling about going in twos and i knew Shane didn't like Rick or Glenn or Daryl or me. so it would be safer to travel in threes.

"Right so Me, Shane and Emma". Rick said looking to Daryl for confirmation. Daryl nodded and we split ways.

I walked ahead of Rick and Shane trying to find tracks. But it was getting dark and there was no evidence that anyone but us had come through here.

"Looks like its busted pretty bad". Rick broke the silence and we all stopped.

"Its fine.... don't worry about me". Shane mumbled and we carried on walking. I gave up trying to track because it was pretty much pitch black and I could barely see anything.

We carried on walking in silence and I was behind Rick and Shane. Rick slowed down to walk beside me. We were about two maybe three feet away from Shane. Rick stopped me and I looked at him. Shane carried on walking.

"Shane's going to try and kill me tonight and I need you to not intervene". He said in a low whisper.

I knew something was up. I nodded and we kept on walking. We shouted for Shane to slow down a bit and he did. We walked a bit more and came out into an large open space. I knew where we were. this is where Daryl told me about Merle.

Rick and Shane started talking. Shane had had enough of making small talk. He came up behind me took one of my hunting knife out of its sheath and pulled me into a hold with the blade pressing down on my left eye and broke the skin. Rick raised his gun.

"Rick put the gun down. Or else her eye gets cut out".