Welcome to The End ( Daryl Dixon x Winchester!Reader )

Chapter 9

Daryl and Rick had gone out early in the morning for a supply run, so you spent most the morning chilling around the house with Carl and Judith waiting for them to get back.

"Hey, Y/N?" Abraham's voice called out as the front door opened and you glanced over your shoulder towards the big man. "Are you free to take my watch shift? I promised Sasha-" He began to say, before you smiled and cut him off.

"Of course, don't need to explain. Is the rifle up there?" You asked, placing a gentle kiss to Judith's forehead before you stood up and began making your way towards the front door.

"Sure is. Thank you, I owe you one." Abraham responded before the two of you walked outside, Abraham disappearing off towards Sasha's house while you made your way towards the front gate.

You spent the rest of the afternoon on the watch platform with the assault rifle slung over your shoulder.

By the time night fell, Rick and Daryl still weren't back yet and you were starting to get worried. They said they'd be back before dark, but eventually the headlights of their vehicle appeared in the distance and you sighed with relief, telling Rosita to open the gate to let them in. But, they didn't park by the front gate like usual, they drove towards the infirmary and you began to start worrying again. Was one of them hurt? Why were they going to the infirmary?

"Go. I'll keep watch." Rosita shouted, noticing your worry.

You nodded your thanks, carefully climbing down the ladder before running to across the community.

You reached the infirmary breathlessly just as Rick and Daryl climbed out the car carrying an unconscious man that you had definitely never seen before. He was wearing a long jacket, sporting long hair and an impressive beard, but you had no idea who this guy was.

"Who's this?" You questioned, following them into the infirmary after Denise and Tara opened the door, both of them clearly having woken up and you smiled softly at the new couple before you followed them inside.

"Jesus. He was hit on the head, I need you to take a look at him." Rick instructed, looking over at Denise.

She quickly snapped into action, clearing off the hospital bed and instructing them to lay the man down.

Jesus? Was Rick just trying to be funny or was that his actual name?

You watched Denise checked the man before she declared that he would be fine and wake up in a few hours. Rick and Daryl carried the man back down the street and dumped him inside the cell they had set up in the house between yours and Ricks.

Rick explained how they found the guy while Daryl dropped of a cup of water and cookie inside the cell for the man and you stood there in shock listening to the whole thing. They lost a truck full of supplies in a lake and Daryl chased this guy around in a paddock for five minutes? Man, you would have loved to see that.

"Were ya on watch duty?" Daryl asked as the two of you walked back towards your house after saying goodnight to Rick, his arm wrapped over your shoulder as you walked down the street.

"Yeah, Abe needed someone to take his shift and since you ditched me today, I figured why not." You joked, causing Daryl to scoff as he opened the front door and let you walk in first.

"While you were out there you didn't..." You trailed off, unable to get yourself to say their names.

"Sorry, didn't come across anythin' that seemed like 'em. They could still be out there, Y/N. They could have survived the herd like ya did." Daryl replied.

It was possible, but why didn't they come back of the Impala? Even if they did survive the herd, it was highly unlikely you'd find them again. They could be anywhere right now and Cas was dead... you'd never see them again.