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

Chapter 9~~Road Pt. 1

I will once again apologize for the last couple chapters. They were very serious and I probably shouldn't have used joking as a copping method probably wasn't appropriate, but it's how I personally get through trauma.  Please enjoy some calmer chapters

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Things moved very quickly. Everyone ran and grabbed my bag quickly before we all tried to get out. I opened the main doors to get out of the lab before we got trapped.

We got to the exit, and Daryl just kinda picked me up and put me on his back In order to make sure I could be safe. We got to the top and we tried my key card.

It didn't work. We began to panic, and some got scared we weren't gonna make it. Daryl has set me down and was trying to help the men break the window, which to no avail worked. That's when carol said 'try this' handing Rick a bomb. He had all of us get back, and Daryl covered me with his body.

The window shattered.

We ran. Picking up all of our stuff as we jumped out the window. We ran to our vehicles. Daryl threw our stuff in the bed of his truck, then ran around the other side. That's when we saw dale and Andrea stumbling out before they ducked behind a barricade. Daryl and I braced ourselves.

"It's 'bout te get 'ot" I said as Daryl threw his vest over me and covered his neck.

BLAST!

The cdc was now in flames. Years upon years of work. Gone in just a split second. Dale and Andrea got into the RV and we drove.

Before I knew it, T was driving daryl's truck and Daryl was on his bike. I wanted to go with him in the lead but with my injuries, it isn't worth it. He didn't want me to get more hurt any way.
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And that's when the RV decided to give out. We got stranded on the dreadedc highway again. I already hate this. We got out of our vehicles and Glenn and Dale checked the engine on the RV. I limped over to Daryl.

"Ye ok?" He asked me

I nodded "I slep' mos' t'e time ye weren' drivin'"

"T'ats good. 'M gonna go on a 'unt an' maybe find us some grub"

I nodded again "be safe. Don' get 'urt. Ye know damn well I'd be t'e only one lookin' fer ye"

He nodded in agreement. Quickly he kissed me before going to tell Rick b b his plan and leaving.

I hobbled over to carol and Sophia.

"'Ow's my favorite lil girl doin'?" I said to Sophia.

She smiled "I'm doing good Y/N. Everyone is worried about you though"

"I know. Don' worry. I'll be fine. We'll will be" I smiled as she came to me and gave me a hug, careful not to squeeze to tight. I looked up at carol who was smiling "'ow 'bout ye Carol?"

"Just waiting for you to let me check on your cuts and bruises" she turned to Sophia "how about you go play with Carl and Lori while Y/N and I talk?"

Sophia nodded before running off to find Carl and Lori.

Carol took me into the RV and we went to the back room. She helped me close the blinds, after shutting the door, then she helped with my shirt to check the worse cut. I removed the bandage.

"Ye know I can do t'is myself, rig't? It was part of my trainin' in sc'ool"

Carol nodded "I just wanted to talk to you and help check on you. Thank you for what you said to Sophia though"

I nodded as I cleaned and redressed my wound. Then carol helped me back into my shirt.

I hobbled out of the RV with carol's help. I saw a walker and handed rick a knife. "Silence won' attract more"

He nodded before walking up and stabbing it through the eye.

As he walked back towards me I said "I feel like a burden on y'all"

"You aren't. Are You doing better?"

I nodded. "'Ealin' up nicely if I do say so mysel'"

"I can see that. Your eye is even starting to open up again"

"Swellin' goes down quickly if ye take care of it properly" I smiled "I s'ould be back in s'ape in a couple days fer runs"

"You sure?" He said as we began walking towards the small gathering of our group

I nodded. "Once I can see, t'is limb is gone, and we find somew'ere safe. 'M goin' on a nice run. Gonna brin' back a couple toys fer t'e kids. Somet'in' nice fer ever'one. Even Shane, t'oug' I don' wanna"

Rick nodded "and I wish there was something I could do about him for what he did to you"

"I know. But it's fine. Jus' know. 'E try it again, I'm killin' 'is ass"

He laughed but stopped when he realized I was serious. We each went to our vehicles or to someone to talk to so we could pass some time

Daryl came back in two days with some squirrels and a Coon. He also had a bag. When I saw him emerge from the woods and step on the road I ran the best I could to him.

"Well look at ye. T'at limp is almos' gone" he picked me up in a hug, not to tight, but tight enough.

"Got some nice battle scars" I smiled before kissing him "I was so worried 'bout ye"

"'M sorry Y/N. I meant to be 'ome sooner" he set me down and pulled off the back pack "but I got ye somet'in'"

I tried to take the bag from him but he told me I had to wait until tonight.

My limp was almost gone, Bruises were there, but not as bad, and my eye had healed so I could see. We were walking towards the group, and Daryl had put all of what he had into his truck, when...