YEARNING - Daryl Dixon

FIFTY FIVE.

THE traumatised Alexandrian's left the bonfire, with Abraham, Bonnie, Rick, Aaron, Daryl and the new guy remaining.

"Go home with Carol, I'll be home soon okay?" Bonnie whispered to Frankie and the little girl looked unfazed by what had just happened.

"Okay, I'll have a shower and get ready for bed." Bonnie nodded and wiped her face as best she could of the walker blood, before pushing Frankie gently to walk back with Carol.

Bonnie sighed and turned back too the group and walked over to Daryl, who stood with his crossbow over his shoulder, eyes scanning the blood.

The sounds of Bonnie's footsteps caused Daryl to look up, once he seen the blonde hair he relaxed and dropped his arm from holding the strap of his crossbow.

"Hey-" He was cut off by Bonnie wrapping her hands around him tightly, burying her face in the crook of his neck.

Bonnie inhaled deeply, before she let out a shaky breath "Are you okay? How was the run?" Daryl hugged her back for a few moments, weary of the groups eyes.

Bonnie pulled away quickly and looked over his face and she shook her head "How are you? Was everything ok out there?" She asked him quietly and he shrugged "Wasn't nothin' we couldn't handle."

Bonnie nodded and looked over to the man who she had yet to be introduced too.

She walked over and extended her hand "I'm Bonnie." The man sent her a kind smile, before he shook it "Morgan." Bonnie sent him back a smile and dropped her hand by her side.

"How about we get you buys some food?" She turned to look back at Daryl, then Aaron, Morgan and finally Rick.

"It's okay Bonnie, I'm going to head home to Eric, but thank you for the offer."

Bonnie sent him an understanding nod "No worries Aaron, have a good night."

Aaron waved to the men, before turning and leaving the four.

"Come on." Bonnie began walking beside Rick and Morgan, while Daryl lagged behind.

He seen the walker blood all over Rick and Bonnie, what the hell happened?

Daryl could also sense the change in Bonnie's behaviour, from where she used to smile and always have a warm aura too her, she was now cold and quiet, almost broken.

The group arrived back home, and Bonnie walked up the steps of the front porch "We'll be up in a minute." Rick spoke as him and Morgan came to a halt on the footpath, and Bonnie nodded "No worries guys."

She and Daryl walked up the steps and inside to the kitchen.

"Hey," Daryl placed his crossbow against the wall at the door, then reached out for Bonnie's arm "you ok?"

Bonnie spun around and before she knew it, she had broken down into tears.

Daryl panicked for a moment, not knowing what to do, before he just pulled her into his arms "Who's ass do I gotta kick?" He grunted and Bonnie shook her head and quickly wiped away her tears.