Bounded Love. (Daryl Dixon Love Story)

Chapter 9

Natalie's POV

Everyone was mourning the loss of Dale. It was solemn around here. Everything was different.

I pull my jacket tighter around me as I look off into the tree line. It's so peaceful... almost like the calm before the storm.

I'm snapped out of my thoughts by Daryl handing me my extra quiver of arrows. He opens his mouth to say something but T-Dog comes running from the shed Randal was in.

"He's gone!" He yells as me and Daryl exchange looks. Everyone is buzzing around the shed looking for clues, when suddenly Shane comes out from the woods. Yelling that the kid jumped him. My leg was almost healed, but not enough to go out searching.

"Daryl let me go." I say and he shakes his head.

"No, ye have spent so much time protecting me, it's my turn. Chris will come. Ye and Lydia get everyone back in the house. I'll be back." He says putting his forehead against mine, a small sign of care. Things between us was... complicated.. but I think we both silently agreed there was no time for what both want, whatever that is...

I️ breathe in his woodsy sent and sigh, nodding. Lydia and corral everyone into the house.

Something doesn't seem right..

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We hear a gunshot ring out making me quickly stand to my feet, I look at Lydia whose hand hovers over the handle of the machete from the sheath on her back. Lori comes running downstairs.

"Where's Carl!?" Lori yells frantic. Then another gunshot rings out.

"Lydia. Stay here, I'm going to find them and make sure everything is okay!" I say pulling an arrow out and leaving out the door, heading towards the shed.
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Daryl's POV

Glenn, Chris and I walk through the door.

"Where's Natalie?" I ask noticing she isn't in the room. No one answers. "Where is she?!" I roar making everyone flinch.

"She went to look for you. and the rest, and Carl." Lori says and I run out of the house with a few of them behind me. What I see makes my heart drop.

"Holy shit." Lydia mutters gripping her machete.

"We can take them." Hershel says as Maggie brings out a big bag of guns

"You're kidding." I say looking at the old man loading his gun. Lydia comes back with Chris and a whole bunch of bags.

"I'll die with this farm." Hershel says I look around for Nati.

"Load up the cars with supplies just in case. Knowing Natalie, she always has something on her." Chris says as we all load our guns and the cars. I get on my motorcycle and ride around looking for her, shooting walkers down that get in my path.

"Nati! Natalie!" I yell, I see her jump down from a tree, retrieving 5 arrows and stabbing two walkers in the head.

"Go! I saw Carol running, go save her! I'll be fine!" She yells and I shake my head as she runs over. "I promise I️ will find you!" She yells over the moans and running off into the sea of walkers, firing off her gun. Reluctantly I ride off, to find Carol weakly running.

"Come on I ain't got all day!" I yell as she hops on.

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Lydia's POV

I️ can't believe we lost the farm..

Chris and I get out of the car with Rick, Hershel, and Carl. Looking around to see if I see Natalie, maybe with Daryl.