TWD ~ Daryl + Reader ~

What Could've Happened

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Daryl keeps his forehead pressed against yours as your thoughts continue to float in your head. It's not until you both hear Denise coming down the stairs in the back that you fully separate from each other. However, Denise doesn't come into the actual infirmary room.

You glance up from the floor to look at Daryl who's sitting in the chair across from you again. "Daryl," he looks up at you and your left hand starts to squeeze your right index finger. "I can't stay." You watch his eyes droop a little then fill with slight anger as he quickly stands up from the chair and gets to the end of your bed before you say; "It's not because I don't want to-"

"T'en why?" Daryl turns back around to look at you, with his eyes almost as emotionless as the first time you met him. Your want to walk to him almost overpowers your knowledge that your knee would give-out without the wrap supporting it. 

"Your people didn't kill all of the saviors, only 24, which means that the rest of them are out there and more than likely so is Negan." Your left hand starts to twist your right index finger, "And if Negan is alive, then he'll go back at Hilltop and he'll expect me to be there-"

"You're goin' back 'cause of a man who kills people for fun, took ur brother," Daryl gives you a sideways glance, "and makes people keep ya a secret?" 

"Yes."

"Dat's stupid." Daryl just turns back around and walks out of the infirmary.

'Should I have told him the rest?' You ask yourself as you lay back on the bed. 

. . .

. . .  4 months ago . . .

You watch through your room window as the gates open and Negan's truck pulls in. However, unlike the other times he's come to Hilltop, you notice that there are two other cars that pull in after him. After Negan get's out of his truck, doors on the other cars open and you see someone you thought you would never see again. Andy.

Without another thought about Negan's rules, you rush out of your room and make it down the first flight of stairs by the time Negan and his men walk through the front door of Barrington House. As you walk down the top steps of the last staircase, Andy looks dead at you and the eyes of the other men follow.

The smile you had on your lips when you saw Andy leaves when your eyes find Negan's and his are full of anger.

"Go back to your room, (Y/N)." Negan's voice echoes through the hall. You know you should listen, but your want to see and talk to your older brother doesn't let you. You walk down another step or two.

Negan doesn't yell at you right away, honestly he would've let you come down the rest of the stairs, but he feels the eyes of his men on him. He turns to one of his men that is closest to him and says; "Take her to her room and keep her there."

The man just nods and starts walking up the stairs to you then forcefully making you turn and pushes you up the stairs.

You turn your head slightly to look back down at Negan and Andy but they are already heading into your uncle's office.

. . .

The man keeps pushing you even when you're right in front of your room door. You quickly push the door open as he goes to push you again. He closes the door and you turn to see his scarred face.