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

Ring

Daryls pov

it had been 3 days since I left camp to find her. 3 days since I've seen my kids. I wonder if they're alright. I know Rick and Maggie won't let anything happen to em. I hadn't been havin much luck finding her. I started back at the prison and looked for tracks I could follow, unfortunately there were so many from the damn walkers that I couldn't find hers. I started in the way I'm sure she went and started to think like her. If I was running from thousands of walkers where would I go? I followed a set of footprints for a while until one steered off infront of a tree and stopped. These weren't sloppy prints, they were normal like a human.i smirked knowing she had probably climbed this tree to get away from em. Hope to find her alive filled my body. I decided to set up camp here tonight. I built a small fire and set my crossbow down next to me. I layed down in the grass and pulled out the two pictures in my pocket and looked at em. The one of her sleeping and the one of her with the twins. I know she hated that picture of her, but if I didn't have it now, and I would've listened to her and let her get rid of it, I would have nothing. I wonder what Merle's thinkin up there right now. Hell he's probably cursin the ground I walk on for lettin her get away. I sighed and stuck the pictures back in my pocket, grabbed my crossbow and fell asleep. I woke up as a cool breeze gave me chills. I sat up quickly and surveyed my surroundings. There wasn't anything so I stood up and stomped out the fire. I threw on my leather jacket and as I did something caught my eye. Something was caught in a bush, a little white piece of paper. I arched an eyebrow, picked up my crossbow and walked over to it. I snatched it from the bush and quickly froze. My body started to shake and my breathing hitched, it was our picture. The picture she took of us that night in the cell. She had been here, maybe she wasn't far. I threw my crossbow over my shoulder, put the picture in my pocket with the others, and surveyed the ground looking for tracks. I found hers and what looked like a few others. Theses tracks were neat though so they belonged to humans, not the dead. I walked over a few more tracks and noticed what looked like a struggle. She was attacked by these people. My heart started racing and I quickly ran following the tracks. She could be in trouble and my heart was burning. The tracks stopped again. Why! Where the hell did they go! I was getting frustrated. I kicked a tree and threw my crossbow hard on the floor. I wanted her back! I needed her back! I fought a tear in my eye as I lay my head on the tree I just punched. I was trying to calm myself down when I heard a branch snap from behind me. I quickly grabbed my crossbow, aimed it, and turned to the noise breathing heavily. I froze when I saw a girl, hAd to be about 16 at the most with red hair and freckles all over her face. Her eyes had widened and she had her hands up in surrender, shaking. I studied the girl, she wasn't a threat, but I wasn't taking any chances,

"you bit?"

she just looked at me shaking and not answering my question. I was already annoyed so I spat again,

"I said are you bit!"

"no...no..." She stuttered silently.

"ya alone?" I spat again.

"yea I am" she whispered.

i studied the young girl one final time before I lowered my crossbow. I looked for any weapons she could be hiding , she had none. Hell this girl was skin and bones, I'm surprised she survived this long.

"You got a name?" I asked. I know I was sounding rude but I had more important things on my mind.

"Taylor" she whispered.

i nodded,"daryl"

"you alone too?" She asked.

"nah" I snapped.

"where are the others?" She asked.

i just glared at her and she whispered,"I'm sorry I don't mean to be nosy. I've been alone for a long time and you're the first decent person I've come along in a while."

"I ain't decent."I grunted.

"you're better than this other group I escaped from" she whispered.

this caught my attention,"this other group?"

"ya it's a group of men, I stayed with them since the beginning but I had to leave. They got rules and if you break em you get killed or beaten, they claim everything. Once something's been claimed, the others can't touch it. It was terrible" she said.

"if it was so terrible why the hell you stay with em so long?" I asked.

"the leader is my father" she stuttered.

i froze for a minute and shook my head,"look I ain't got time for this shit. I'm lookin for someone and I gotta go"

I started to walk away when I heard her tiny footsteps following me,"wait! Maybe I can help! Please!"

i turned to her,"you'd only slow me down"

her eyes widened and I glared at her. Guess the princess wasn't expecting that answer. I glared at the girl again, but this time something caught my attention. Around her neck was a necklace with a ring on it, but that wasn't any ring, it was Kayla's wedding ring. I looked from the ring to her and started breathing heavily. I got so angry. I threw my crossbow on the ground and took my knife out. I threw the girl aGainst the tree and kept my knife to her neck. She started crying and shaking more, trying to escape me, but I had her. She wasn't going anywhere and if she hurt kayla, she wasn't going anywhere alive.

"please" she begged

"that ring! Where did you get it!" I yelled.

"what?!" She asked frightened.

"the ring!" I yelled pushing the knife into her throat more.

"when I escaped my dads group, they took this other girl. When dad saw she had it he took it and threw it away from her. I grabbed it so if I saw her again I could give it to her!" She cried.

my Heart pounded, she was alive, but some sick man had her AGAIN.

"the girl! What's her name!" I yelled.

"I don't know! She was tall, brown hair and had some tattoo on her stomach!"she cried.

i dug into my pocket with my other hand and grabbed one of the pictures and shoved it in her face," was this her!"

she starred at it and then looked back at me. A look of familiarization crossed her face as she nodded.

i dropped the knife and backed away from the girl. It was her. It was kayla. I needed too find out where they had her. The little girl was gasping for air when I forced her up against the tree again making her scream quietly.

"Ya listen to me! That's my wife and you better tell me where they got her right now or I will not hesitate to kill you!" I threatened.

"they are in a garage about 5 miles north of here. It has an old sign at the front of it reading mcgintys." She answered quickly.

i glared at her and tore the necklace off of her neck so I had it now. I finally released her and picked up my crossbow,no longer facing her. I sighed and said,

"there's a group of people. Good people back on the highway. If they ain't there head for fort mason in Atlanta. That's where they'll be. Ask for Rick, tell him daryl sent you"

i didnt even even give the girl time to answer as I headed off in the direction she gave me. My mind was so focused on finding her and this group and killing every single man that touched her. I picked up on their trail not long after, but it started to rain. No! It can't rain! It would ruin the only tracks I have! I ran as fast as I could trying to make up as much times as I could, but the tracks were disappearing quickly which also meant my chances of finding her were also. In about 15 minutes they disappeared. I came to a road and just broke down. I was in tears, hope was gone. I failed her. I failed Connor and elaina. For the first time, I was lost. I looked around for any landmark, but nothing. The rain was pouring too hard and I just dropped my crossbow and fell to the floor. I pulled out the picture of me and her together and cried. I sat there for a few hours and when I thought all hope was lost I heard footsteps surround me. I looked up through my wet hair and saw boots and a man chuckled,

"well boys look what we got here"