Arrow's to the Heart: part 2 (Daryl Dixon fanfiction)

CHAPTER TWELVE: Coming Back

*LATER IN THE NIGHT IZZY'S POV*

It's been hours sense I left Nic in the forest and I am getting worried now. I told her if she doesn't come back later tonight I would go and look for her. But I feel like I'm overthinking this. I mean she probably found a lead on Sophia and she's following it. I shouldn't think of the negative aspects right now. Maybe she found Sophia and they are heading back right now. But I refuse to think negativity. I want to believe she is fine. I have to stay positive. But then I hear a noise. It sounds like barking.

I run out of my tent and follow the dog barks. I run over to Daryl's tent
"DARYL!"
"I know I heard it." He said running out of the tent.
"What do you think it is?"
"Hm let me see barking loud and obnoxiously its a dog STUPID!"
"Yeah no shit but what do you think it's barking about?"
"Well let's go see then come on" I shouted pulling Daryl's arm.
"Ah chill!" Right forgot he was punctured with his own arrow.....ha ironic.

As we make our way deeper to the forest ahead we see Rick running as well. "Iz what's up with the dog it's going to attract more walkers!"
"yeah ya think?! we're trying to follow it" I was confused and worried about the walkers that would come.

But our worries end when we see a big fury do running towards us with speed barking. "There's the dog!" Daryl said liftin up his bow.
"NO DARYL STOP WAIT! that's a Border Collie" "Yeah so it's gonna attract more walkers!"
"No it's the smartest dog in the world. It would know better" I said.
"ITS A DAMN DOG!"
"DARYL STOP!" I yell at him. The dog comes rushing towards us and the barking stops.

I kneel down and the dog is going crazy running around in circles around my legs. "What what is it?!" I yell at the dog.
It stops and jumps up in my hands and pull me down. "Alright chill chill what is it?!" I was confused but the dog seemed distressed about something.

The dog was turning around and running back in the forest. "WAIT!" the dog stops and turns around and looks at us and barks again.

He runs to me again an he was pulling my sleeve. "I GOT IT!" Daryl said aiming it's bow at it. "DARYL FOR CHRIS SAKE STOP YOUR BLABBERING MOUTH! I think it's trying to tell us something" it was telling us something.

Soon I hear more footsteps and its some of the other group. "What's going on?!" Carol yelled.

"Were trying to figure that out!" Daryl yelled. The dog continued to pull on my sleeve and when it released it went running again to the forest and barking at us. "I think it wants us to follow it" I said putting the pieces together.

"WERE NOT FOLLOWING THAT MUT!" Daryl yelled again. I just ignored him.

Then it did something that made me realize what is going on. It falls on its back and gets back up and drops its leg like its limping and then turning to the forest barking again. At that moment I knew what he was saying.

"What's it doing?!" I heard Daryl call behind me. "Holy crap....Nic" I whispered.
"IT'S NIC WE HAVE TO GO COME ONE!" "WAIT I HOW THE HELL DO YOU KNOW?!" "JUST FOLLOW ME TRUST ME IT'S NIC SHE NEEDS OUT HELP!!"
I yelled going deeper in the forest. I hear Rick tell Daryl for them to go and for Carol and the others to stay back.

They follow behind me and we go deeper into the forest following the dog. It was taking us past trees and our camp and the farm was getting smaller the farther we went. I really hope I'm right about this.

Then that's when we stop and the dog stood still barking up ahead. "Rick give me the flashlight!" I yelled at Rick.

He handed it to me and when I turn it on I see up ahead Nic all beaten and torn down. Her cloths were all ripped and there was blood all over her face. And mud all over her cloths. "HOLY CRAP NIC!" I yelled about to fall down.

She was limping and she was weak and I could tell she was ready to give up. Daryl comes running behind me and we both grab Nic and hold her up. "NIC WHAT HAPPENED?!" I yelled.

Daryl lifted her head up and there was bruises and blood everywhere. He jumped back and took his shirt off and he cleaned her face. "Nic please talk!" Daryl yelled.

I could tell in his eyes they were broken and his voice was falling apart. "Nic please!" he yelled holding her face up.

But all she managed to spring out a few words. "M-my-my-quiver!" She spoke to us.
"Quiver what?" I asked confused.
"Her arrow holder!" Daryl said running around her and what he pulled out was a satchel that was wrapped around her neck.
"Okay what's that gonna do?!"
"Holy shit Iz this is Sophia's!" Daryl said excited. But what happened?

I couldn't hold Nic up for any longer and she falls to the floor. Daryl runs behind her and catches her and has her head on his lap and he's stroking her head as she laid there passed out.

He began to cry but held back the tears. Rick came behind us and he was trying to wake her up.

I point the flashlight down and find bruises on her wrists and ankles. Not the old ones. New and fresh ones. "Holy shit!" As a girl I know those signs anywhere.

I move the flashlight up and the side of her off the shoulder flower tub top was ripped down and there was dirt on her legs. Something bad happened to her. "Rick we gotta get her back?!"

Daryl said freaking out seeing Nic in the condition she was in. Then out of nowhere we heard a deep voice from afar. "IS SHE OKAY?!" I look around and Daryl and Rick shoot their head up.

I lift the flashlight and who I saw next nearly broke my heart in pieces and my face was covered in shock and revelation.

"IS SHE OKAY?!" he yelled again. Daryl look and saw a man running towards us. But I knew that man anywhere.

"Holy shit." I began to cry and look down at Nic and look at Daryl and then at Rick.

"Is-" he stopped talking and looked down and knew who I was. "Izzy?!" I look up and these next words I thought I would never come out of my mouth for the rest of my life.

"Dekard?!" he looked at me with a sigh of relief and looked down to see Nic passed out.
"Damn it Nic!" he yelled. Daryl looked up at him confused.
"WHO THE HELL ARE YOU AND HOW DO YOU KNOW NIC AND IZZY?!"
"Im her brother" Daryl was in shock.
"She has a brother?!" he yelled.
"yeah you never knew?" I said.
"OKAT NOT THE TIME WE NEED TO GET HER BACK NOW?! AND GET THE HELL OUTTA HERE RIGHT NOW?!"
"Wha why?"
"JUST GET HER AND RUN!" He yelled. Daryl picked her up in his arms with his shirt covering her and we all run back to camp with so many questions. Ones soon that will be answered.

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