2. Never Tear Us Apart

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Meanwhile Daryl and Aaron had been searching for new people, but had gotten themselves into a man made trap.

They were stuck in a car, walkers surrounding them, there was no way out

"Well, just as well have one last cigarette before you got yourself out of here" Daryl began as he lit the last one in his pocket.

"What do you mean?" Aaron asked, concentrating on Daryl rather than everything else going on around him.

"I'm going to lead them away, your going to go back" Daryl explained

"What about your girlfriend? Your people?" Aaron asked in shock, there wasn't a chance he was going to let Daryl do this.

"You give Theo this" Daryl reached into his pocket and pulled out the ring that had been there a lot longer that he wished

"What? No. Daryl you can't, for what i've seen that girl needs you" Aaron explained

"She will be okay, she has her family" Daryl sighed, trying not to think about it.

"Daryl. You are her family" Aaron said calmly, making Daryl look at Aaron. "Look people come and go. She has family but no a days there is no guarantee, you are that person that will always be there."

Daryl looked at him, his eyes telling Aaron that he was right.

Aaron passed the ring back, Daryl placing it in his pocket again, when he was back there was no waiting around, he had to grow a pair and do it.

"I can't let you go," Daryl told him.

"Please, we are both going to make it out, we just have to think" Aaron stopped to think.

They both stopped still for a moment until a bang of a walker hitting the floor snapped them out of it.

Someone was out there killing them, drawing them away from the car, allowing Aaron and Daryl get out, helping the stranger.

They managed to get out together.

"Thank you, I'm Aaron, this is Daryl" Aaron explained

"Morgan" He smiled

"We have some great news, we have a community, not to far from here, you are more than welcome to come with us, we have food, water, electricity" Aaron smiled

"I thank you for your offer, but I am on my way somewhere, and I am lost. If you could help me i would really appreciate that" Morgan smiled handing Daryl a map.

Daryl opened it, seeing it had Rick Grimes on it.

"You know Rick Grimes?" Daryl asked, Morgan responding with a head shake, and a  confused look.

"He's in our community" Daryl explained

"We can take you there," Aaron added.

"What happened to Washington?" Morgan asked

"It was all a lie" Daryl put it sharply, even knowing he wouldn't have understood.

"Okay" Morgan agreed "If you Rick Grimes is at your community, i think i will join ou" Morgan smiled

"Let's get home" Aaron smiled

They made their way to the vehicles, heading back to Alexandria.

Their journey home took until nightfall.

When they reached the gate, Spencer had let them in.

"They are at Deanna's" Spencer began

"Thank you" Aaron nodded as they led Morgan to Deanna's

"Daryl!" Spencer yelled

"Not now" Daryl responded as he continued to walk

They headed around the corner when a gunshot went off from next to Deanna's house. They walked around the corner to see Rick covered in blood, shooting a body on the floor.

"Rick?" Morgan asked as Rick looked up to see the man who he thought he would have never seen again.

"Daryl!" Carol spoke up running over

"Where's Theo?" He asked as everyone began to walk away and clean up the disaster of the night.

"There was an accident," Carol slowly explained, tears in her eyes.

"What do ya mean, accident?" Daryl began to panic.

"Daryl?" Maggie walked over.

"Where is she?" Daryl began to pace

"Infirmary" Maggie began to lead Daryl to where Theo was, there still being no change.

They slowly walked in, Tara now being awake gave everyone a sad smile as they walked in.

Daryl rushed around the corner, placed his crossbow down and walked over to her.

"What happened?" He tried not to cry in front of Maggie and Carol, she was still pale, her colour not coming back, her breathing was slow, her eyes still shut.

"A woman came into the community, she knew Theo, her name was Julie, she began to ask where he daughter and husband was and when Theo answered, she shot her" Maggie calmly explained.

"Has she woken up yet?" Daryl asked sitting next to her, taking her hands in his

"No, and Rick just shot this places surgeon" Carol admitted

"What?" Maggie responded shocked, she left before everything went down, going to look for Sasha and Gabriel.

"Daryl, she will wake up, she will be okay" Carol tried to comfort him.

Daryl however wasn't listening, he couldn't take his eyes off her, he didn't let go of her hand.

"I'll leave you be" Carol nodded as both her and Maggie left closing the door behind her.

He kissed her hand before letting out a small sob.

"I'm right 'ere baby" He whispered to her. "Ain't nothing gonna tear us apart, not right now, come on" 

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