Don't mention it (Daryl x Reader)

|~We're not alone~|(14)

Daryl Dixon

"We have to go back for them" Hershel stated the obvious.

"I know" Rick said, he had a strict policy of not leaving anyone behind.

Once we decided it was clear enough, we pushed open the door weapons at the ready, nothing popped out at us so we continued down the hallway, flashlights showing us the way.

"Maggie?" Hershel whisper shouted down a hallway, pointing the flashlight down it "Glenn?" He tried once again "Y/n?" He moved on after getting no response 

A whisper came from behind us, Hershel stopped going down a hallway trying to find his kid, he stepped over the legs of a supposedly dead walker.

It jumped to life, grabbing his ankle, sinking its teeth deep into the leg of the bearded man, he let out an ear piercing scream of pain.

I still hadn't followed the screams because I heard footsteps coming from the hallway we were headed too, waiting to shoot whatever was coming, it was one thing, person? dead dude? I don't fucking know what to call them, but there was only one.

I got ready to shoot as something whipped round the corner, I was met with those e/c eyes, she stopped in her tracks raising her hands 

"Jeez, I get I pissed you off but a little extreme don't yah think?" She smirked at me, I couldn't be mad at that face, come on, she's a little fucking devil.

The others tended to a whimpering Hershel, while I checked Y/n for bites and scratches.

I pulled her into a hug, she returned it 

"I'm not mad at you" She said quietly, I was about to say something when another scream erupted

"NOOO!" Maggie's voice came, me and Y/n rushed round the corner, Maggie and Glenn had returned 

Y/n Y/l/n 

I was still running, not sure if I had lost the walkers following me, an ear piercing scream resonated from the hallway next to me, taking a swift right I headed towards it.

Ah yes, run towards the screams, that's the smartest fucking choice.

I turned another hallway only to be met with the end of a crossbow, I raised my hands smirking 

"Jeez I get I pissed you off but a little extreme don't yah think?" He lowered the weapon and I walked over 

I heard someone crying and wanted to go help but, Daryl insisted on checking me for bites and scratches, he looked slightly annoyed, meaning, I'm going to get an earful later.

Surprisingly, he pulled me into a hug, I returned it happily, I decided to clarify something to him, he hadn't been talking to me and we hadn't been hanging out at all.

"I'm not mad at you" I said quietly to him, I think he was going to say something but another scream made us separate and join the others

"NOOO!" Maggie yelled, me and Daryl rushed round the corner, he continued but as soon as I saw the situation, I froze a hand clamped around my mouth.

I stared at Hershel's bleeding ankle, I had seen old bites before but never new ones, it was- it was gross, I felt sick, why did it look like that?

Glenn and Rick went to pick up the screaming man, I still stood there useless, Maggie was crying and saying something, everything was happening around me ans I was being useless... 

"Hey, hey" Someone was shaking my shoulders, they had dazzling blue eyes "Now's not the time to space out" Their voice was calm but gruff.

Daryl.