What are we? (Daryl x reader (semi-rewrite of the original))

Chapter 5~~atlanta

"Daryl. I'm goin wit'. Ye ain't stoppin me" I said as I stepped into my tent

"I can't lose ye. I's too dangerous in t'e city" daryl followed me

"I cannot sit here and do nothin" I looked into his blue eyes "I don' care how Merle treated me in t'e pas', he is important to ye"

He smirked before laying his hand on the side of my face "ye ain't gotta risk yer 'ide for 'im though"

"I ain't asking" I smiled at him "I'm doin this for you. Think of it as a present"

"But if ye get 'urt-"

"I promise I'll be safe" I grabbed his hand but he pulled it away, then backed away

"Ye ain't goin"

"Ye ain't stoppin me"

"Ye ain't goin for the las' time"

"If ye keep tryin to stop me, I'll leave"

"Ye ain't leavening!"

"I mean leave ye dipshit"

"Ye ain't gonna leave" he said sternly

"Ye can't force me to do anythin I don' wanna"

"I jus' wan' Ye to be safe" he looked me in the eye

"I know" I felt a tear slide down my face "I know ye do"

"Don' cry" he wiped the tear "come wit'- keep by my side"

"Dar" I looked up at him "i know you don't want to hear this, but what if we don't find him"

"Oh ye too! We will find 'im no ifs!"

"Dar. You don't want to hear it, I know" I hugged him "promise me that ye won' do anything stupid"

"Promise" he kissed me and I smiled into it

"Thank ye Dar"

Rick came and got us after a short bit and we all set forth into Atlanta

"So what's with you two?" T asks looking at me and Daryl "you two live off away from everyone else and Y/N always comes from your site but hers is on the other side of camp"

I looked at daryl with a 'fuck, they noticed that?' look before he said "she's been helpin' me with skinnin' the squirrels I bring 'ome from my 'unts"

I nodded "used to skin squirrels and go huntin' with my dad all the time, figure I should 'elp in some way"

"But you two seem a bit closer then that, you go on runs and hunts all the time, but don't come back for awhile" t continued

"What're ye tryin to say" Daryl said

"It just seems like you two are together"

"What in our lives matter to ye?" I said

Glenn pulled the van up along the railroad tracks, which stopped the conversation.

"'e'd better be ok. It's my only word of the matter" Daryl said as everyone started to get out of the van

"We walk from here" Glenn said. We started walking up the tracks, towards Atlanta.

Daryl and I were walking closer to the back

"We're gonna find him" I smiled as I looked up at Daryl

"We better" he looked at me "ye better stay safe"

"I will, but promise me something"

"What?"

"If anything happens, promise you'll look for me, but after at most 2 days, you'll stop" I looked down

He stopped and grabbed my face "ain't nothing gonna happen to ye"

"But what I'm saying Dar. What if something does happen? If I get surrounded, don't try and save me if it's a major horde. Please. If I die, you need to keep living. For me. For this group" a tear slipped from my eye "because I'd imagine you'd want me to not look for you after a couple days and wait for you to find me"

"Yer right. I don't want ye looking for me for longer then a day or two. I'll find you" he quickly kissed me "but I'll look for ye until we find each other. Dead or alive. I'd rather know then not know"

"Dar-"

"Hurry up you too" I hear Glenn

"We will finish this later back at camp" daryl said before we caught up with the group

"Merle or the guns first?" I hear rick ask

"That ain't no damn discussion" daryl answered to that

"Merle first. The guns will be there. Merle is human" I said

The men nodded and Daryl whispered into my ear as we started towards the building Merle was on "ye're a smart woman. Want an award later?"

"As soon as we find time Dar. Right now we should be thinking about saving your brother" I smiled "so you can be happy"

He nodded and stood up straight.

I didn't want to find Merle, I think Daryl knew this. Merle was never the best person to me, but Merle is important to Daryl so I'll deal with him. Because I do want Daryl to be happy. I don't always have to be around Merle either. Merle was partially why daryl has a hellish life growing up. I'll put up with Merle. And I'll support daryl in all his decisions. Even if that means I lose him.