Forever and ever (sequel to the redneck has feelings?)

Ain't dead

Daryl's pov

"kayla no!" I yelled as I watched her run into a herd of walkers.

i tried to fight back the tears threatening to fall. My mouth instantly became dry and I started to shake. Why would she do that! Why! Every urge in my body was telling me to go after her and I about listened to em when I heard her yell,

"daryl go!"

i looked down down at my bike and shook my head, fighting the tears hat were falling and trying to regain my breathing. I felt the arms around me tighten and I looked back at my two horrified kids.

"Mommy!" Elaina yelled.

they were just as scared as I was. I watched as all the cars started to leave. Looking one last time in the direction kayla ran, hoping I would see her running back, I shook my head and with a heavy heart I started to drive after them. I heard the kids screaming for their mom. I drove as fast as I could fighting the tears that fell. It felt like hours until we all finally stopped back on the highway. I set the kickstand down and immediately scooped up both my crying kids. I tried to hide the fact that I was crying too because I needed to be strong for them, but inside I was a wreck. Everyone got out of their cars and reunited with everyone. I stayed where I was breathing heavily, holding the kids to me. The group noticed we hadn't moved and all formed a circle around us. Rick and Carl ran up and looked at me and around the group. Ricks eyes met mine as if asking me a question. I just nodded and I saw tears form In his eyes. I looked at Carl who's face paled and he hugged onto his dad. Maggie dropped Glenn's hand and gasped,

"no"

i looked at at her and watched as Glenn quickly wrapped his hands around her allowing her to cry into his chest. I felt a pang in my stomach, wishing I could hold my wife. But she was gone. I looked back to Rick who nodded with his head for me to follow him. I nodded and looked at carol,

"ey ya mind watchin em for a sec?"

"not at all" she smiled sympathetically.

i nodded and got out of the twins grasp, but elaina gripped back onto my leg. I looked down at her and shook her off. The look of hurt in her eyes killed me but I just couldn't care right now. I walked over to Rick and he asked,

"what happened?"

"I don't know. She put the kids on my bike and then just ran into the damn herd like an idiot" I spat.

he sighed,"she sacrificed herself."

"She what?" I spat.

"she sacrificed herself so you and the kids could get out of there"he whispered hurt,"it's the same thing Lori did for Judith"

"why the hell would she do that!"I yelled fighting back tears.

"to protect you" he whispered.

"that ain't her damn job! She needed to protect the kids not me!" I whispered pissed.

"she did. She did everything any loving mother and wife would do. Protect her family even if it meant she wouldn't survive" he whimpered.

i froze and my blood ran cold, a new sort of anger ran through me,"she ain't dead"

"daryl.." He sighed.

"she ain't. No one saw er go down. She's tough, she's fast she could've made it out" I said icely.

"daryl it's not likely" he whispered.

"Im Going to find her" I said.

"what about the kids? They need their dad daryl, they just lost their mom." He said sternly."you may never find her"

i looked at him pissed off,"I'm gonna find her. I've gone through thinkin she was dead 3 other times, ain't gonna let it be a fourth."

he sighed,"I know I can't stop ya and I'm not going to stop you, but think about those kids. They need you just about as much as they needed her. But I know you need to do this. Just wait till morning and then head out. I'll keep an eye on em"

i nodded and and turned to walk back to the twins. It had gotten darker and carol had them both asleep. I nodded in thanks and picked them both up softly laying them against my chest. I looked down at them both sleeping and felt something in my pocket. I reached inside and pulled it out, my breathing hitched when it was the picture. The picture of kayla sleeping. I looked at it and then back to elaina, she was a spitting image of her mother. I couldn't take it anymore, a tear fell. In order to be able to find her, I had to make a choice that I' might never see my kids again. No I couldn't think like that. I brought the picture to my lips and whispered,

"I'm gonna find you. I promise"

kaylas pov

i gathered up enough wood to make a fire. It started getting chilly and my flannel and shorts weren't exactly warm. I sighed and sat up against a tree starring into the flame. I was alone and it was worse than being dead. I didn't know if my family was alive or not. Not having daryls arms around me made me feel completely vulnerable. Not being able to kiss my kids goodnight left me empty. Was it even worth living alone? I was scared, cold, and dead inside. I was a broken woman. I sighed and stretched feeling something fall out of my shorts pocket. I looked down at the forest floor that the object fell on. I bent down picked it up and immediately started crying as I looked at it. It was the picture of me and daryl. The only picture we had together. I started shaking and my heart was shattered into a million peices. The odds of me ever finding my family were very slim, but it was like this picture was a sign. I had to stay alive for my family and for daryl I had to fight.i had to find them. I quickly fell asleep holding onto the picture. I woke up the next morning when I heard leaves snap. I quickly rose to my feet and pulled out my dads gun pointing it into the direction I heard the noise. I started to shake when they came out of the woods, but it wasn't the dead. It was the living. I glared at the group of men as they looked at me up and down with wide eyes. The leader of the man smirked, didn't take his eyes off of me, and said to his group,

"claimed"