Shallow pants mixed together with walker growls, branches and leaves crunched under worn out boots as Taehyung ran through the forest. His head swung around to eye the rest of the group, immediately noticing how Rick was leading and ushering them away from the horde of walkers stumbling after them.

Taehyung inhaled sharply, almost choking on his breath as a walker latched onto his arm. He raised his leg and slammed it into the walker, making it stumble back and let go of him.

"This way!" Rick called out to the group.

Taehyung whirled around, dodging a walker, that stumbled towards him, and running to rejoin the group. His skin was coated with a thin layer of sweat, causing his shirt to cling to his body and create wet patches on his chest. His raven hair was soaked- falling around his head in wet, curly strands that stuck to his forehead.

Taehyung's grip on his knife tightened and his muscles ached as he forced himself to move faster. The sight of a wooden cabin in the middle of the forest, caused the group to breathe out in relief.

"Come on!" Rick hissed quietly, trying not to attract more walkers to the amount that was already after them.

Taehyung followed after the group as they swung open the door, of the house, and ran inside. As soon as he entered the house, a foul odour hit him in the face, making his face scrunch up in disgust and his hand fly up to cover his nose.

Michonne shut the door after Rick commanded her to do so, giving the group an opportunity to look around. The windows were boarded up, preventing the light from entering at all. Thankfully they had a flashlight with them and they could see through the darkness. The house was full of useless furniture or just garbage in general, it all mixed together to Taehyung and he couldn't tell the difference between the stuff.

Taehyung stepped further into the house, one hand gripping his knife and the other pressing the sleeve of his shirt against his nose, "Whats that smell?"

They walked further into the main room of the house, walking around the chimney in the middle of the room to see a dead animal laying on the ground. The sound of flies buzzing and flying around the room, caused Taehyung to grab his face mask and pull it over his nose. He curled into himself, eyeing the place in disgust before his eyes fell back on the dead animal.

"What's that?" Oscar, one of the prisoners from the prison, asked with a scowl. Taehyung met the guy before they went out to get Glenn and Maggie back, and he thought that he was pretty decent. Taehyung was glad that Oscar didn't look at him like he had done something wrong, maybe it was because Oscar knew how it felt like to be an outsider to the group.

"It's gotta be a fox or what's left of one." Daryl murmured lowly, stepping closer to the dead animal and eyeing it.

Taehyung squinted his eyes and peered at it when Rick shone the light on it, only to snicker after seeing a rotten dog, "That's a fucking dog." He rolled his eyes before facing Daryl with a taunting grin, "Maybe you should get your eyes checked."

Before Daryl could spit something back, the sound of fists pounding against the wooden door was heard throughout the house. Taehyung's smile faltered and he looked at the door, seeing the outline of the horde of walkers. They kept pounding and snarling, trying to break down the door and get inside.

"We have to find another way out." Taehyung whispered as quietly as possible, but the barely audible whisper still seemed too loud in the silent room.

"No shit." Daryl grumbled under his breath, their banter only making Rick sigh and roll his eyes.

Taehyung followed after Rick, one step behind him, as Rick's attention was captured by a bed in the corner of the room. Tae eyed the bed, growing stiff after noticing the lump laying underneath the covers.

Taehyung stopped walking and pulled out another throwing knife so that both of his hands had some sort of weapon. He watched with squinted eyes as Rick and Daryl approached the bed. Rick shone the flashlight on the covers, one hand grabbing the corner of the duvet before ripping it off.

A person shot forward and jumped out of the bed, making everyone jump back in alarm. Taehyung's face hardened and he straightened out, ready to throw his knives whenever the situation asked for it.

"Who the hell are you!" The old man raised his voice, his voice loud and filled with panic. Taehyung eyed the man, shifting his grip on his knives and squinting his eyes. The man was in his 60s, with a white beard around his wrinkly jaw and a brown beanie covering his greying hair. He wore a white, sweaty shirt that was covered with a jacket, and in his hands he grasped a gun.

"We don't mean any harm." Rick spoke calmly, raising his arms up in surrender.

"Get out of my house!" The man shouted, making Taehyung glare before he looked back at the walkers pounding on the door. Their pounding and snarling increased after hearing the old man's voice.

"Shut him up!" He growled lowly, keeping his voice down and shifting on his feet anxiously. Taehyung wanted to do nothing more than to grab the man and slit his throat, in order to to stop him from provoking the walkers. But the gun that was pointed at Rick kept him from lifting his knife and throwing it at the man, knowing that there was a chance that he'd fire.

"Okay, okay, okay, we will, but we can't right now." Rick hissed, his weapons still not pointed at the man and his hands held up to show that he was harmless.

The old man ignored Rick's words, eyes shooting around in all directions before he barked out, "Now!"

The man's loud voice caused the walkers to grow more thirsty for their flesh, making them bang and grab at the wooden boards covering the door. Taehyung looked back, his jaw clenching and his nostrils flaring before he forced himself to exhale and look back at the crazy man.

"There are walkers outside." Taehyung growled at the man, taking a threatening step forward. The man finally noticed that Rick wasn't alone, his wide, hazy eyes fleeting over Daryl, Michonne, Oscar, and Taehyung before settling back on Rick.

"I'll call the cops!" He threatened in a shaky, yet confident tone. Taehyung scoffed and rolled his eyes, turning his back to the man and running his hand through his raven hair in annoyance.

"I am a cop!" Rick shot back, making the man pause and look at him, yet his gun was still raised and pointed at Rick, "Now I need you to lower your gun." Taehyung looked back at them, only for his eyes to widen in alarm as he watched Rick slowly bend down and place his weapons on the ground, "Don't do anything rash." Rick spoke in a calm, soothing voice, not breaking eye contact with the older man, "Everything's fine, lets just take this nice and slow, okay?"

Taehyung chewed on the side of his cheek, standing tensely as he eyed the man's body language. His past has forced him to be observant of his surrounding and human body language. Taehyung used to believe that this trait was something that held him back from doing his job in the real world, but after the world fell apart, he realised that being observant was an advantage that many lacked.

Taehyung saw the man look around the room before his shoulders squared and his hands tightened around the gun. As soon as the gun was cocked and lifted, Taehyung raised his hand and reeled it back, only for Rick to hold up his hands and stop him.

"Taehyung, it's okay, lower your knife." Rick whispered under his breath, hands held up and eyes glued to the shaking man.

"Show me your badge!" The man ordered, shoving the gun into Rick's face, completely unaware of the danger he was putting himself in by threatening Rick.

Taehyung's face hardened and his grip on the knife tightened, his eyes only focused on the man's temple, knowing that he could make the th-

A hand wrapped around Taehyung's wrist, pushing his hand down and pulling him out of his thoughts. His head snapped over to his right, only to see Daryl staring back at him and shaking his head, "Trust Rick." He whispered gruffly before looking back at the scene.

Taehyung swallowed thickly and eyed Daryl with confusion before forcing his attention back on the scene. He watched as Rick slowly reached down to his pocket for his badge. The man kept staring at him with wide, unfocused eyes, his hands were shaking and he kept shuffling on his spot. Taehyung knew that the man wasn't right in the head since he had said that he'll call the cops.

Taehyung's brows shot up when Rick's hand suddenly shot out and he grabbed the top of the man's gun, swiftly pushing it away. The man screamed and pulled the trigger, causing a bullet to fly through the air towards Taehyung. Taehyung ducked out of the way before the bullet could hit him, making it hit the wooden door behind him and create a large hole.

"Let go of me! Let go! I'll kill you! Let go off me!" The man cried out, struggling against Rick's hold on him.

Taehyung looked back at the door, heart pounding after noticing the amount of walkers pushing against the door. He saw one of the walkers push their fingers between the boards and try to pull them off.

"Shut up!" Rick growled, struggling to keep the Male quiet. The guy latched his teeth into Rick's fingers and bit down, causing Rick to release him.

"Help! They found me! Help me!" The older man screamed at the top of his lungs, dashing towards the door where the walkers were banging against.

The older man dashed past Taehyung, only for Tae to reach out and grab him. He pulled the struggling man into his chest and pressed the knife against his throat. With a flick of his wrist, Taehyung slashed the guy's throat, successfully shutting him up.

The man gurgled as he bled out, hands flying up to his throat and legs giving out. Taehyung caught him in time before looking up at the group. He ignored the looks on Rick's and Oscar's faces, and looked at Michonne instead.

"Help me with the door." He whispered as quietly as he could, struggling to pull the dead guy towards the door.

The weight suddenly lifted a bit, making Taehyung look back only to see Daryl pick up the legs and help him carry the dead body. Taehyung didn't say anything as they carried the body over to the door and Michonne grabbed the door handle, ready to open it.

"It's clear!" Rick called out quietly, checking the back door to see if there were any walkers there.

"One." Daryl whispered, letting go of the legs and walking over to Taehyung's side.

"Two." Daryl pushed Taehyung to the side so the he could grab the guy's left arm while Tae had his right.

"Three." Michonne swung the door open and they pushed the body through it. Taehyung could barely see the walkers grab the body and pull it towards them before the door was shut and locked again.

Taehyung followed after the rest of the group as they turned around and left the house through the back exit. They ran past a small lake and followed a path leading back into the forest. Taehyung looked back over his shoulder towards the house, only to see the walkers huddling around the old man's body, ripping into his stomach and eating his flesh. Taehyung shrugged nonchalantly before turning back around and running after the group.

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The sun had set, leaving the group surrounded by darkness. The cold air nipped at Taehyung's exposed cheeks, causing him to hook a finger around the edge of his face mask and pull it up to his nose.

The group was currently crouching behind a car that was parked in front of Woodbury. They eyed the walls surrounding the town and the light shinning down on the area surrounding the front gate. Taehyung could see two guards standing up on the walls, looking around the area with guns in their hands.

Taehyung knew they couldn't get in through the front gate but he knew that the walls had a weak spot. He faced Michonne and poked her in the ribs to gain her attention. When she was looking at him, he gestured for her to follow him before turning around and crawling away.

Taehyung and Michonne ignored Rick's orders for them to come back and stop, instead, they snuck around the walls of Woodbury. Taehyung pushed off of the ground and stood up when he knew no one could see him. He brushed the dirt off of his clothes, looking up at the wall and eyeing the lack of people standing on it.

Taehyung looked over his shoulder when he heard the sound of rustling, only to see Rick, Daryl and Oscar following after them. Tae nodded them over before walking next to the wall, he noticed that the governor didn't bother to put the walls around the buildings, but rather in the spaces between the buildings, leaving the backs exposed and vulnerable.

Michonne nudged Tae with an elbow before pointing at an open window in one of the buildings. The two shared a look and walked over to it, standing underneath the open window.

"I'll boost you." Taehyung whispered lowly, bending down slightly and forming his hands into a bowl shape.

Michonne nodded and pushed her katana further onto her back before placing her leg on Taehyung's hands and her arms on his shoulders. Taehyung quickly boosted her up, watching as Michonne grabbed onto edge of the window and pulled herself into the room.

He turned to face the rest of the group, a ghost of a smirk tugging at the corner of his lips, "Who's next?"

The group boosted each other until Rick was the last person standing outside. Daryl and Taehyung extended their arms down towards him and pulled him up. After everyone was inside, Taehyung brushed his hands onto his black jeans and looked around.

The room was dark and he had to squint his eyes to see something. It was full of shelves that were stacked with food and drinks, and other supplies. Taehyung walked past the shelves, eying the tables and chairs instead, before walking over to the window. He pulled back the curtain and peeked through, only to see people walking down the street as if it was daytime.

"I thought you said there was a curfew." Daryl's gruff voice filled the air, capturing Taehyung's attention.

"The streets are packed during the day. Those are stragglers." Michonne scoffed, her voice stone cold and her eyes sharp.

Rick shook his head, eyeing the civilians before pulling the curtain shut and turning around, "If anyone walks in here, we're sitting ducks. We gotta move."

Taehyung eyed them before sighing and walking away from the window, "I know where they are, they took me there too for questioning." He scoffed, pulling the straps of his chest harness tighter.

A few knocks were delivered against the front door, causing everyone to freeze and usher each other to the back of the room. Taehyung crouched down behind the back wall, listening to the sound of the door unlocking and the floor creaking as someone stepped inside.

"I know you're in here, I saw you moving from outside!" A Male called out, stepping further into the room and trying to spot them through the darkness. Taehyung's hand traveled up to his chest and he pulled out one of his throwing knives, ignoring the look Rick sent him, "You know you're not supposed to be in here!" The Male continued, walking further into the room.

Taehyung allowed his eyes to flutter shut as he listened to the man's footsteps coming closer to their hiding spot. He exhaled sharply, fingers flexing around the handle of the knife and heart thumping in his chest. When the Male was about to turn around the corner and see them, Taehyung sprung up and grabbed him. He pushed the guy against a wall and pointed the tip of his knife inches away from his eye.

"Shhh." Taehyung's lips twitched up into a sinister smirk, watching in satisfaction as the man paled and trembled in his hold. Taehyung's smirk remained as he pulled away from the guy and pushed him to his knees.

"Zip-tie him." Rick ordered, crouching down in front of the man and shoving his gun in his face, "Where are our people?" Rick growled, grabbing the man's collar and pulling his face closer.

Taehyung twirled the knife between his long fingers, eyeing the man as Rick asked him about his people and Daryl zip-tied him. Tae quickly grew bored and walked over to the front door. He parted the curtain again and eyed the empty streets, wondering where were all the civilians going at this time of night.

Taehyung listened to their conversation while still keeping his eyes out of the window. He felt a presence next to him, quickly relaxing after realising that it was Michonne.

"I'm going after him." Michonne whispered before the rest of the group could finish dealing with the other guy and join them.

Taehyung's eyes flickered away from the window and he released the curtain, allowing it to fall shut, "Why? Michonne, if this is because of Andrea..." Taehyung trailed off, shaking his head and looking at Michonne with soft eyes.

"It's not because of her." Michonne huffed, glancing over her shoulder to look at the group. After seeing that they knocked the guy out and dragged him behind the wall, she quickly turned back to Taehyung, "I can't explain it, but you just have to trust me, okay?"

"What if you don't return?" Taehyung hissed, jaw clenching and fingers curling around his chest harness.

"I'll return, you know I will."

Gunshots rung through the air, echoing through the empty streets of Woodbury. Taehyung and Michonne immediately looked outside of the windows, trying to see the source of the gunfire, yet they saw nothing but empty streets.

Rick and the rest were quick to march up to them, "We have to go, it could be them." He whispered to the pair before grabbing the door and swinging it open.

"I feel like I'm in an action movie." Taehyung's lips twitched up into an excited grin as he followed after the group. Michonne rolled her eyes at him and smacked him upside the head, trying to get him to focus, "What? This is the closest I've come to real life video games." Tae huffed, rubbing the back of his head.

Taehyung was the last one to step out of the house and into the street. The cold air of the night immediately enveloped his body, giving him a harsh reminder that he had left his jacket in the car. There was fire lit in large metal bowls, placed along the streets of Woodbury, destroying the darkness and casting a warm glow on Taehyung's features.

Tae huffed and began to run down the street after his group. He was quick to pick up speed and run past all of them until he reached the front of the group and was running next to Rick.

"This way." Taehyung panted slightly, nodding at the building down the street.

The group ran towards the building, the sound of commotion barely hearable from the outside until everything suddenly went quiet and they couldn't hear anything at all.

Taehyung licked his lips underneath his face mask, eyes squinting as he watched Rick pull open the metal door of the building and slip inside. The rest of the group followed- Taehyung going in after Daryl and before Oscar. When he entered the building, the warmth from it welcomed him into a warm embrace. Taehyung eyed the long corridor- heart pounding from the adrenaline and senses heightened as he tried to listen to the hushed murmurs in the room next to the corridor.

He crouched down, following Rick's lead as they slowly crawled over to the end of the corridor, where the voices were coming from. Oscar placed down the black bag around his shoulders and slowly zipped it open, revealing guns and even some weird cans that Taehyung didn't know the purpose of.

"On your feet, move!" Taehyung's head snapped up towards the end of the hall as he heard a man yell out, "Come on, move!" The yells were followed by the sound of multiple footsteps coming their way.

"Shit." Rick hissed, reaching into the bag and grabbing one of the grey cans. Daryl and Oscar did the same- both grabbing a can.

Taehyung shrugged, grabbing himself a rifle and a can before pushing off of the ground to stand up. The footsteps came closer to them- the men almost rounding the corner. Taehyung watched with a raised brow as Rick ripped off the tip the small can before throwing it around the corner. Daryl and Oscar did the same, so Taehyung hooked a finger around the small metal on top of the can and ripped it off before chucking it around the corner.

The result was instant- the cans exploded, creating a loud noise before they erupted in smoke. The smoke filled the hallway, causing the unfamiliar men to fall into a coughing fit. The smoke filled their lungs and vision, overpowering their senses and making it hard to see anything.

Taehyung followed after Rick, quickly rounding the corner- gun raised and aimed at the people. His eyes burned when the smoke got into his face but he ignored it when he saw Maggie coughing on the ground. He ran towards her, grabbing her by her arm and hoisting her up to her feet. Taehyung pulled her out of the smoke, forcing himself to not cough when he inhaled a lungful of the smoke.

Tae eyed the group, checking if they had everyone and not even pausing to take in the damage done to Glenn. The group turned around and ran back through the hallway to get out of the building. The sound of bullets getting fired and hitting the walls around them, reached Taehyung's ears.

Taehyung pushed past the metal door, holding it open for the rest to run through while he looked around the empty street. He could hear people screaming and panicking in the distance, causing a small smirk to appear on his lips.

Once the group was outside, Taehyung allowed the door to fall shut before they were all running through the town. Tae's obsidian black eyed kept dancing across the street, trying to spot the glint of a gun or someone moving between the shadows, yet the streets remained empty.

"Inside, quick!" Rick called out under his breath, one arm wrapped around an injured Glenn to help him limp along.

Daryl immediately turned to the building next to them, grabbing the door and swinging it open. Taehyung followed after Daryl, raising his gun and eyeing the inside to make sure no one was in there, before allowing the rest to follow inside.

The group stumbled inside- Glenn falling to the ground and Maggie immediately crouching next to him. Taehyung eyed the couple before walking over to the windows and peeking through the curtains.

"Ain't no way out back here!" Daryl called out, marching out from the back of the store.

Taehyung released the curtain and snapped his head over to Daryl, "Not even a window?" He scoffed, walking away from the front of the store.

"Rick, how did you find us?" Maggie gasped out, sparing a small glance towards Rick before immediately looking back at Glenn. Taehyung rose a brow as he stared at Glenn- one of his eyes was a dark blue shade and was completely swollen shut, and there was blood running down his lips and chin, the blood dripping on the ground and his naked chest.

Rick ignored Maggie's question and turned his attention onto Glenn, "How badly are you injured?"

"I'll be all right." Glenn croaked quietly, face twisting into a grimace and hand wrapping around his waist.

"We have to go." Taehyung spoke up, capturing the group's attention, "The more time we waste here, the more prepared they'll be to block off all the exists. And I know for a fact that he.." Taehyung gestured towards an injured Glenn who was looking up at him in confusion, "...Won't climb over a fucking wall."

"Jun...Jungkook?" Glenn whispered quietly, eyes squinting as he gaped up at Taehyung.

"Wrong Korean." Taehyung scoffed, hooking a finger around the corner of his mask and pulling it down just enough to show off his face, "I'm Taehyung." His lips twitched up into a smirk and he shot Maggie a small wink, causing her to scrunch up her nose.

"Where's that other woman?" Maggie ignored Taehyungn and looked at Rick instead.

Taehyung released a sigh, allowing his mask to fall back into its place. He had noticed that Michonne didn't enter this store with them, but rather waited for them to walk inside and shut the door behind them. Taehyung didn't understand why she was going after the governor, he personally wanted nothing to do with that psychopath.

"Taehyung." Rick spoke up, eyes falling onto Taehyung who casually placed his new gun around his shoulders and pulled out his knife to twirl it between his fingers- a nervous habit he had acquired, "Where's Michonne?"

"You don't have to worry about her." Taehyung shrugged, hair falling into his eyes as he looked up at the rest of the group, "I don't."

"Daryl, this was Merle." Glenn spoke between gasps, struggling to put on a jacket Maggie had passed onto him, "It was. He did this."

Taehyung looked between Glenn and Daryl in confusion, not understanding what kind of connection they had with Merle. He watched the shock and confusion register on Daryl's face as he took a wary step towards Glenn.

"You saw him?" Rick raised a brow, eyes flickering from the window and over to Glenn.

"Face to face." Glenn hummed, allowing Maggie to help him put on the blue jacket to cover up his naked upper half. He winced and hissed before murmuring, "He threw a walker at me, he was gonna execute us."

"So, my brother's this governor?" Daryl asked weakly, stepping closer to Glenn and bending down slightly to look him in the eyes.

"No, he's his right hand man." Taehyung spoke up, eyeing Daryl warily since he now knew that Merle was his brother. He wondered how he didn't make the connection sooner, they did kinda act and look similar.

"He knows you're with us." Glenn muttered to Daryl before slowly turning his head to look at Rick, "Rick, I'm sorry, we told him where the prison was. We couldn't hold out." He croaked- throat dry and lips swollen and bloody.

Rick stumbled towards him, crouching down in front of him and placing a comforting hand on his shoulder, "Don't. No need to apologise."

"We have to get out, they're gonna be looking for them." Tae huffed, shifting anxiously since no one was doing or going anywhere and they were just sitting in here.

Rick nodded in agreement, grabbing one of Glenn's arms to pull him up to his feet, "Can you walk? We got a car a few miles out."

"I'm good." Glenn huffed, wincing and hunching over as he finally stood up on his own legs.

"Hey, hey if Merle's around, I need to see him!" Daryl jumped forward, eyes wide and frantic, and words filled with concern and silent plead. Taehyung bit his lip, grip on his knife shifting as he analysis this new side in Daryl.

"Not now, we're in hostile territory." Rick shook his hand, slowly letting go of Glenn in order to step to the side and talk to a distraught Daryl.

Daryl shook his head, brows furrowing in distress and pain visible in his eyes, "He's my brother! I ain't..."

"Look what he did!" Rick snapped, gesturing towards Glenn. He inhaled sharply and shut his eyes before reopening them and speaking to Daryl in a softer voice, "Look, we gotta get out of here now."

Taehyung's face had softened and the dislike he felt towards Daryl had diminished after seeing this side of him. He realised that Daryl wasn't a bad person, he just had trouble expression his emotions towards people. Maybe that's why they were so different- while Daryl didn't try to mask his problem of connecting with people and emotions, Taehyung tried to hide it as best as he could, so that he would come off as normal and charming.

Taehyung decided to give them both some privacy and turned away, realising that the conversation they were having was meant to be private. After a moment, their conversation ended and it looked like Rick had calmed Daryl down enough for him to think more clearly.

Taehyung stood behind the door, grabbing the handle of the door and watching Daryl as he grabbed one of the smoke bombs. The two shared small nods, realising that despite their mutual dislike towards each other, they had to work together to get out of here alive. Taehyung counted to three before swinging the door open, allowing Daryl to throw the smoke bomb out of the door and into the street.

The bomb exploded, releasing a cloud of smoke and giving them the perfect cover. Taehyung pulled his gun off of his shoulders and held it into his arms instead. After a few seconds of allowing the bomb to release more smoke, Rick finally nodded in satisfaction, telling them to 'go' before running out of the building.

Taehyung followed after Rick- the mask stopping him from inhaling too much smoke, yet his eyes stinging as he ran into the smoke cover. His grip on the gun tightened and he held it up, trying to spot the source of the distant shouts.

Gunshots filled the air, followed by the sound of bullets hitting the buildings and pavement near them. Taehyung's head whipped into the direction where the bullets were coming from, and he saw men standing on top of grey school busses, trying to stop them from escaping Woodbury.

Taehyung lifted his gun up and aimed at the men, pulling the trigger and shooting them down. He watched with a tiny smirk as the men crumbled to the ground one by one. The group continued to approach the gate, using the cover of the smoke to their advantage and trying to shoot down as much men as they could.

"Go, get cover!" Rick's yell mixed together with the sound of gunshots.

Taehyung raised his gun and shot down the last man standing up on the bus, nodding at himself as the bullet pierced the man's head and his body tumbled to the ground. He turned around and squinted his eyes, barely spotting his group through the smoke. He ran towards them at full speed, ducking his head down in order to dodge the bullet flying towards him.

Taehyung reached the group, following them into the foyer of a store- the entrance working as a momentary cover for the group. Tae's chest rose and fell as small pants escaped his chapped lips. He took his left hand off of the gun to wipe the sweat off of his forehead and run a hand through his hair, before placing the hand back onto his gun. He leaned against the brick wall, wincing as he listened to the sound of gunshots filling the air and bullets hitting the brick walls right outside where they were hiding.

"How many?" Rick panted, eyes running over the group to see if they were all there or if any of them were injured.

"I didn't see!" Oscar shouted through the gunfire, his voice barely hearable since the gunshots were too many and too loud.

Taehyung sucked in deep breaths, trying to fill his lungs with oxygen before he rolled his legs around in circles, realising that it's been a long time since he's ran like this. His thigh ached and begged for rest, but Taehyung ignited the desire to sit down and straightened out instead.

"Any grenades left?" Rick shouted loudly, crouching down next to Daryl, who was rummaging through the bags. When Daryl responded with a nod and a hum, Rick looked out into the street towards the grey busses, "Get them ready, we gotta gun it to the wall."

Taehyung nodded, looking down at his gun to check the amo, while Daryl gave out the rest of the guns to the others, "You guys go ahead, I'm gonna lay down some cover fire."

"No, we gotta stay together!" Maggie shook her head with a huff, pressing her back firmly against the brick wall.

"Too hairy." Daryl grunted, looking up at Rick with determination, "I'll be right behind you." Daryl grabbed a smoke bomb before standing up and walking closer to the entrance, "Ready?" He asked but before anyone could reply reply, he pulled off the metal on the can and tossed it into the street.

Releasing a groan under his breath, Taehyung pushed off of the wall and rearranged his hold on his gun before running into the street after Daryl. The smoke stung his eyes and prevented him from seeing anything, yet he still raised his gun and aimed towards the direction where he heard the shots coming from.

Taehyung shot at the men, occasionally hitting some as he walked backwards towards the grey busses. When he was close enough, Taehyung placed the gun strap around his shoulder and quickly climbed up on the bus next to Oscar. He placed his leg on the window of the bus before pressing his hands on the roof of it and pushing himself up on the top.

Taehyung turned around and looked down at the rest of the group. Oscar helped Glenn up to his level before Taehyung reached his hand down to help him further. Glenn grabbed his hand and Taehyung pulled him up with a groan. Glenn fell next to him before the sound of a pain filled scream reached his ears.

Taehyung's head swung around and he peered around the edge of the bus, eyes widened after seeing Oscar fall down the bus and slam into the ground. Maggie ran over to him and rolled him into his back, revealing a gunshot wound in his side.

"Rick! Rick! Rick!" Maggie's head snapped over to Rick, who was still standing in the middle of the road.

"Maggie!" Taehyung yelled, looking over the edge of the bus, trying to get her attention, "Maggie, come on, I'll help you up!" He huffed before jumping off of the roof of the bus and down to the hood.

Maggie stood up, sparing a glance towards Rick before raising her gun and shooting Oscar in the head. Taehyung didn't even blink at the noise, focusing on helping Maggie instead. He took a hold of her extended arm and hoisted her up on the bus before giving her a boost so that she'd reach the roof.

Taehyung pressed his hands on the roof of the bus before looking back at Rick, "Rick!" He called out, hands already slowly slipping from the bus to go after Rick, but Rick suddenly turned around and ran towards him, gesturing for him to go.

With a small nod, Taehyung turned back to the bus and climbed up to the top, gladly taking Maggie's extended hand to help him up. Taehyung's eyes were glued on Rick as he ran towards the bus before climbing on top of it. Once Rick was at the top, he looked back at Daryl, who was standing in the middle of the road, firing at the men and looking like he wasn't coming.

"Daryl!" Rick called out, only to receive a 'Go' in return. Rick looked conflicted and reluctant to move but with a glance towards an injured Glenn, he nodded and climbed over the wall.

Taehyung was the last one on the wall, helping Glenn and Maggie down first. He was about to jump over the wall before hesitating, the sound of gunshots filling his ears. Taehyung shut his eyes, inhaling sharply before turning around and looking back at Daryl.

"Daryl!" Taehyung yelled, his deep voice filling the air and easily reaching Daryl. Daryl didn't even look back at him and just continued to shoot, causing Tae to inhale and yell again, "Daryl!"

"Go! I'll cover!" Daryl yelled back, voice slightly muffled due to the sound of gunshots.

Taehyung eyed him for a few more moments, but when the guns were turned towards him and some bullets hit the bus, Taehyung turned away and jumped over the wall.

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Literally wrote that last part of the book and I remember looking at the time and seeing 23:20. I wrote and wrote and I remember cheering for myself because I finally finished, I looked at the time and noticed that it's 02:39.

Honestly the last part is basically not edited because I'm trying so hard not to fall asleep. My head was literally bopping around and yeah I'm practically sleeping when I'm writing this message. I'll probably edit this in the morning, but I hope you enjoy anyway

~Benikru