Lost then found • Daryl Dixon

Chapter Six

Its been four days since Shane went crazy and opened the barn doors, four days since I actually slept. Whenever I close my eyes all I see is little Sofia's face, and I can still hear Carol screaming for her.

Daryl is taking it just as bad as Carol is. He was the only person that would go out every day looking for her, I don't want to think what she went through before she died, then to turn up only a 100 yards away from the camp.

I was sitting on the porch with Carl, I can tell he misses Sofia. I know he wanted to be the one that found her.  He didn't want to talk about it so instead we sat playing cards.

Dad started making his way towards us Glenn following behind him."What's wrong?" I asked, standing up. He could never hide things from me, especially because I could read him so well. "Glenn and I are heading into town, we need to find Hershel"

Hershel hadn't been taking everything that well either. After the walkers in the barn came out and we took them down, it was like the light inside him had just turned off. Everything he believed in was turned upside down and he didn't know what was real anymore, I guess, the realisation that his wife and step-son were actually dead and they couldn't be brought back with a cure hit hard and he left.

I nodded to dad and Glenn, "Kay I need you to keep an eye on things okay, make sure everyone's doing okay".

He was worried about things, I could see it in his eyes, I had a bad feeling in the pit of my stomach. I just shook it off and nodded to them again.

I had gotten my rifle from the RV and was slowly walking around the border of the farm. It was a quiet day and everyone was doing their own thing.

I heard the sound of crunching leaves coming my way. I took my rifle off my shoulder, aiming it in the direction the sound came from. I sighed in relief when Shane came out of the trees, and I lowered my gun. Shane looked up at me flashing me a devilish grin, the darkness in his eyes has  grown over the past few days.

He grabbed my arm pulling me into the trees away from the house. "Shane stop!" I yelped, his grip getting harder around my wrist. "Let go of me!" I screamed, only to receive a slap around the face. I looked up at him shocked and confused. This wasn't the man I met when I was seven. He pushed me against a tree, one arm pushed against my neck and the other still wrapped tightly around my wrist.

"Stop your screaming bitch!" He spat in my face angrily, he could see the pure fear in my eyes, as the tears I desperately tried to hold back made their way down my cheeks. Seeing this made him smirk. He pulled my knife out of its holder throwing it to the ground.

He moved his body closer to mine, so close that I could feel his breath on my cheek. "Your step-momma now she was good but your old man just had to come back and take my family away from me." I tried to look away and not at him, but he moved the arm resting on my neck and gripped my chin, forcing me to look up at him.

"Now she was good, but I bet you're better". He kissed my cheek making me whimper. I couldn't let this happen to me, not again.

I yanked my arm as hard as I could trying to get out of Shane's grip, using my other arm to push him back. I took a swing for him hitting him square in the jaw. Shit, that hurt!

Shane stumbled back as I quickly went for my knife, as I went to pick it up he stomped on my hand, I cried out in pain. Shane pushed me back against the tree. "Help!!" I screamed. This time he punched me hard in the jaw making me scream again. "What did I tell you about screaming?!" He kneed me in my stomach, "keep it up and I'll kill you!" I stopped screaming, realising no one could hear me anyway, no one was coming to save me.

"That's better, now where were we?" he smirked down at me again, ripping my top down it's front exposing my bra. All I could do was cry.

He moved his hand down to my jeans slowly undoing them, just as he got the button free I closed my eyes.

"Get off of her!" was all I heard, as Shane's weight on top of me was gone. I opened my eyes slowly seeing Daryl on top of Shane, punching him.

I slid down the tree pulling my knees to my chest as I cried. "You ever touch her again I'll kill you! You even look her way we'll be right back here and I'll finish the job!" Daryl screamed in Shanes face, holding him down by his collar. He got off of him and slowly made his way over to me.

"Kaylee, it's okay" he slowly put his hands up crouching down beside me. When he went to put his hand on my shoulder I flinched and pulled away. "You're safe Kaylee I'm not going to let anyone hurt you, you're okay."

I slowly lifted my head from my knees to look at Daryl. What he said was true, he wouldn't let anyone hurt me, not again. I nodded my head slowly and Daryl did the same before he slowly lifted me up in his arms.

I buried my head into the crook of his neck, taking him all in, holding onto him tightly. He went to take me into the house, I pulled on his vest and shook my head. "Please just take me back to our tent." He looked down at me and nodded slightly before walking over to where our tent was.

He slowly put me down on my sleeping bag, he sat next to me slowly cleaning off the blood on my face.

"Thank you, Daryl" he looked up at me, not saying anything so I carried on. "For doing what you did." I winced as he dabbed the cut on my cheek. "sorry," he said, barely above a whisper. He put the cloth down and handed me one of his shirts. "Thanks"

"Daryl you can't tell my dad about this, please," I looked at him. "He'll find out, yer know he will." I sighed "I know but just please?" It was now Daryls turn to sigh, "fine."

I tried to give him a smile but just winced in pain instead, he rolled his eyes "yer need to rest." I nodded and l laid myself down on my pillow, Daryl stood up and went to walk out the tent. "Daryl?" He stopped in his tracks and turned to face me.

"Could you stay with me please?" I asked, not being able to hide the scared tone in my voice. He nodded to me and sat back down on his sleeping bag. I closed my eyes trying to fall asleep but the flashes still continued. Shane, Sofia, my mom and worst of all, him.

I sighed opening my eyes, sleep wasn't happening right now. Instead I silently watched as Daryl made new bolts for his bow. A small smile tugged at my lips and a pang in my chest.

Wait what Kaylee? You can't start feeling like that, god who are we kidding? You started having those feeling the moment you first saw him.

You are well and truly falling Kaylee Grimes, and this won't end well.

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Hey beautiful people! sorry for the long wait but its here now! 

So Kaylee's starting to realising how she feels for Daryl, but how does Daryl feel about her? he saved her from Shanes attack, and we are slowly learning more on her past who do you think this 'him' is? 

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