The Last Flame

Chapter 6

The next day everyone was feeling much better, not only with Rick and Shane able to help, but about finding Sophia. Daryl and Bell finding what they did the day before really helped with the search and being able to pin point where exactly she could be.

"Maybe we can pick up her trail again." Rick said with a hopeful look.

"No maybe about it." Daryl spoke up next to him. "I'm gonna take a horse and head up to this ridge, get a birds eye view. If she's there, I'll see her." He finished.

T-dog spoke up next. "Good idea, hey maybe you'll get lucky and find that chupacabra of yours." He said with a smirk.

Everyone looked to Daryl with amusement. "Chupacabra?"

Dale walked up to the group. "You haven't heard this? First night at camp back in Atlanta, Daryl tells us that the whole thing reminds him of the time he went to hunt squirrels, and saw a chupacabra."

A young boy named Jimmy, one of Hershels people, snorted.

Daryl immediately got defensive and glared at the young boy. "What you braying at jackass?" That shut him up fast as he avoided eye contact with him.

"So you believe in a blood sucking dog?" Rick asked with a smirk.

Bell spoke up next. "I mean, the dead walk around and eat people, can't be that crazy can it?" She finished with a shrug.

Daryl looked at her and gave a small nod in thanks.

As everyone went their separate ways Bell quickly caught up with Daryl at the stables while he set a saddle on a horse. "You need me to come with ya today?" She asked him.

He just shook his head. "Nah that's okay, why don't you take a break, keep an eye on Carol and the camp." He said seeing a look of disappointment flash across her eyes before she covered it up quickly with a small smile.

Bell would be lying if she said she want a bit bummed, not only did she want to help but as much as she could, but she had come to enjoy Daryls company. He may seem hard and brash at first, but deep down she could see he was a good man, and he reminded her of home.

"Yeah alright, well just be carful, don't need a blood sucking dog to be your down fall." She said with a smirk.

Daryl just scoffed with amusement. "Yeah, right, I'll see ya." He said as he mounted the horse and looked to the girl, who gave him a small peace sign before he nodded back and headed out.

Bell decided to go and clean her gun, it had been a while since she had. She reached her tent and started looking for her cleaning kit as she heard voices outside and something made her stop. "You're pregnant."

She turned to face the entrance of her flap to see Glenn and Lori had stopped right in front of it, not realizing she was there. Lori was about to reply when she glanced to the left and made eye contact with the red head.

"You can't tell anyone, either of you." She said looking between the two. Glenn looked to where Lori was looking to see that he had accidentally spilt the beans in front of Bell.

Glenn then looked behind Lori to to see Shane and Rick approaching the camp. Lori gave a panicked look, which made both Bell and Glenn realize why. "You haven't told him yet?" Glenn asked.

Bell couldn't help but think back to the day on the highway when Lori and Shane had had their argument. How she figured out that Shane and Lori seemed to be having an affair, whether it was still going on or not she didn't know.

And whether Rick was aware of this of this or not was also not confirmed, but Bell had experience with infidelity before, so she felt bad for Rick, but she really didn't want to be involved. But she also couldn't help but wonder who's baby it was.