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WHAM!

Another blow to the face. I spit the blood to the side. I couldn't see. Whoever was doing this to me had me blindfolded, but every time they came to beat me they always removed the duct tape, like they wanted everyone to hear me scream. I spit out more blood before groaning.

It felt like whoever was beating me had been doing it for weeks when it was truthfully only a couple days. At least I thought it was. I honestly couldn't tell you if it was day or night or how long I had been here. I just wanted to go home. Home. I had never used that word before.

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*Daryl's POV*

Coming out of the woods with barely any game slung over my back was a disappointment. I knew that there wasn't going to be much out there because it was cold but I was hoping to at least catch something. I sighed and ran a hand through my hair.

I pulled on it and growled a little. Emery and I have been distant lately. Well more her than me. I hadn't seen her in a month. I was glad she was alive. All I wanted to do was be near her, hold her in my arms, and tell her I love her but she seemed to have other plans.

Emery definitely had some Dixon in her. She was stubborn, way more stubborn than I liked her to be right now. I figured she would feel the same. That she would come running back into my arms because she missed me like I missed her but I guess I was wrong.

Maybe I had offended her by telling her I didn't love her. I did, hell I still do. I always will. I didn't mean the things I said to her the day I left with Merle. I was just hurt. She easily could've came with me and she choose the group over me and I was expecting that.

I walked in the back door of the cabin and laid my small catch on the kitchen table. A clatter of dishes made me turn my head. I saw Lori digging through some of the cabinets. "Sorry, I uh, figured I could make some lunch for everyone," I gave her a slight nod.

I took my catch back outside so I wouldn't get any blood in the house and started skinning the tiny creatures. After I finished I walked back in the house to see everyone was now in the kitchen. "What?" I growled while placing the meat on the table.

"Where's Girlie?" Merle asked. My head snapped up to look at him. "What do you mean where is she?" I asked looking around the room. Merle crossed his arms. "You mean she didn't come back with you?" he asked. I shook my head. "No, she told me to leave her alone so I did."

I watched as Merle's eyes became wide and he stomped over to me. He grabbed me by the collar of the shirt and pulled me towards him until he was right in my face. "You did what? Boy, do you want me to kick your teeth in?" Merle growled through clenched teeth.

I pushed him off of me and straightened my shirt. "What the fuck is that supposed to mean? Isn't she here?" I asked. I looked around the room to see everyone giving me blank stares, some of them avoiding my eyes, and dropping their heads to look at the floor.

I growled and slammed one of the chairs. I had been gone for almost six hours. She was never out there longer than me unless she was with me. I grabbed my crossbow and walked out the door. Merle followed behind. I turned around to see Rick right behind him.

I stopped. "No, you stay here. She's just lost. Merle and I will find her," I said. Rick gave me a slight nod before going back into the cabin. I pulled my jacket around me and took my crossbow off my back. Merle walked beside me. I was determined to find her and bring her home.

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*Emery's POV*

Crack

Whoever it was continued to beat me but had now got joy out of kicking me in the ribs. I knew by now, because it hurt to breath, that I had a couple of broken ribs. I took a shaky breath in trying to catch it. I felt like I couldn't breathe from the beating I had just taken.

I heard footsteps and I flinched back waiting for another hit when I heard a throaty chuckle. "I'm done beating you for today," I felt my breath catch as I heard the voice. It was a man who was beating me. That shouldn't have been hard to figure out though by the way he was beating me.

I could feel his breath on my face as he came closer and I cringed. "Now, don't you go clamming up on me," he said. I felt his hand behind my neck and then my blindfold was pulled down and I instantly shut my eyes. "Open those eyes," he said.

I slowly opened them. My eyes adjusted to the light seeing as I hadn't been able to see. "What do you want from me?" I asked hoarsely. I could barely speak my voice was barely a whisper. My throat was dry and scratchy from lack of nourishment. I needed water.

I watched as the man looked me over, his eyes dark and I felt myself becoming extremely uncomfortable. "I don't want anything from you," I tried to look up at him but my head was killing me. "Then why am I here?" I asked him my voice barely a whisper.

"Well see," he said while sitting in the chair that was across from me. "I thought of you as food, but when I brought you back the men in the group had another idea," he said. I felt my eyes become wide as I pulled on the restraints behind my back. The guy pushed up from the chair and quickly pushed a knife to my throat.

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*Daryl's POV*

I figured tracking her would be easy seeing as it had snowed but Emery was smart and had ended up covering her tracks part way through her hunt. I could find the lines from the branch she used but that was it, no footprints, no nothing. I growled and kicked the tree beside me.

"Damn it!" I screamed not caring if every walker around heard me. I looked over at Merle who was staring intently at the ground. "You didn't follow her?" Merle asked me. I glared over at him but shook my head. "No, she told me to leave her be. Said she was fine by herself for a month without me and she could continue doing it."

This time Merle growled. "Were you dropped on your head as a baby? Are ya stupid or something? Ya know why she did it, don't you?" Merle asked. I barely shook my head. "Damn baby brother you are stupid. You need a swift kick in the ass. She wanted you to go after her!"

I cringed as Merle raised his voice. He took a step towards me and I took a slight step back. "She wouldn't be out here right now if you just would've followed her!" I barely dodged Merle's fist as it came towards me. I shoved him backwards but he quickly recovered.

His fist connected with my jaw and I swore I felt a few teeth come loose. I blindly punched back feeling my knuckles connect with flesh. Merle tackled me to the ground and stood over top of me. He punched me again and again and again until I couldn't fight back.

"Enough, Merle," I said trying to shove him off of me. He finally stood up pulling me up by my collar and slamming me into the tree that was behind us. I groaned as my head hit it making it hurt even worse. Merle glared at me. "I'm gonna go find Girlie and bring her home."

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*Emery's POV*

"W-what are you going to do with me?" I asked him while eyeing the blade that was in front of my face. He had a mischievous grin on his face. I had figured out they were cannibals but apparently I was too skinny for them to eat. I gulped a little feeling the blade press into my throat.

"Now you're going to be a good girl," the man said while running the blade down to my collar bone. I cringed when I felt the blade cut through my t-shirt I was wearing. I tried to scoot back from him but he stood up and brought his boot clad foot down on my left ankle.

I cried out in pain as I bit the inside of my cheek feeling blood from biting so hard. His hand connected with my cheek and I slumped over no longer having the fight left in me. He chuckled at my pain and pulled me back up into a sitting position before cutting the rest of my shirt off of me.

I cried not from pain but because of hurt. I was feeling violated as he continued to cut my clothing piece by piece off of me. I cried out in pain this time because when I pulled back he dug the blade of his knife into my thigh. I felt the blood pool around me on the floor.

I started feeling light headed as he stood up to remove his belt. I cried out again hoping someone would hear me only to earn another blow to the face. I spit the blood back in his face when he pulled me towards him squeezing on my sore ankle. I just wanted to go home.

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*Daryl's POV*

I tried to track Emery for what seemed like hours. Merle was 20 feet in front of me not even bothering to talk to me. I couldn't tell if he was mad at me for leaving Emery behind or that I was stupid or that it was a little of both. I whistled to Merle who turned around.

I pointed at the ground and he booked it back to me. "What?" he asked. I pointed to the ground again and he looked down. There was a sign of a scuffle. I looked up at Merle who bent down and moved the snow a little bit. He came back up with something in his hand.

He handed it to me. "The rag Emery uses to clean her bolts," I whispered. I clutched it a little before tucking it in my pocket. I looked back at Merle who pointed ahead of him and we continued walking that way looking for any faint tracks.

Merle stopped and I almost ran into him. "What?" I growled. He pointed and I followed his finger to a tree that was next to us. I stepped forward and took a closer look at it. I ran my fingertips along the bark and they can back with a sticky red substance. I growled and looked at Merle.

"We're losing light, baby brother. As much as I don't want to we need to head back," Merle said. I shook my head. "You're crazy. I'm not leaving until I find her," I said. Merle placed a hand on my shoulder. "Come on you need rest and something to eat.

We'll pick it up at first light," he said. I sighed and finally agreed allowing him to turn me around and lead me back towards the cabin with her. Merle squeezed my shoulder if reading my thoughts. It wasn't like him to be like this, loving and caring. I let a small tear escape before quickly wiping it away. Emery, where are you?

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