Things had been pretty quiet around the prison recently and everyone had been getting on with the running of the camp. We were able to manage the walkers and live a relatively normal life, considering the way things were now. You were close to most of the group that was at the prison with you, but you were closest to Daryl. The two of you had been together for about 7 months, it all started a little after you arrived at the prison. That's when the two of you started to get close to one another. It was a slow process seeing as Daryl wasn't the most affection person you had met and wasn't very good with sharing his feelings. But apart from that the relationship was going well and you gradually saw him open up a little bit more over the course of your relationship.

Everyone had their jobs around the prison and one of the jobs included going on runs to get more supplies and anything else we thought we would need, that we could put to good use. It was yours and Daryl's turn to go on the run today. Daryl didn't really like you going on the runs, he was a little overprotective like that. He would rather you stay at the prison and remain safe but it wasn't up to him.

"Are you ready to go?" you asked Daryl.

"Yeah." He grunted back at you.

"Okay let's get going then." You replied back to him.

The car was loaded up and Daryl got into the driver's seat while you climbed into the passenger's seat. You made your way out of the prison and towards a small town that Rick had found on the map, when he was looking for new places to scout.

"Do you think we'll find much in this town that Rick picked out?" You asked Daryl who was concentrating on the road ahead.

"Hope so." He said back to you.

"Yeah it's about time we had a bit of luck while going on these runs." You said.

The rest of the journey was in silence as you made your way to the town. Once you arrived, there wasn't a walker in sight, which was odd because there were usually at least a couple around. You exited the car along with Daryl and started to gather all the necessary things you needed for the scout like your weapons. There were only a few stores around this town which included a small grocery store, a pharmacy, a car garage and a hair salon. You both got your weapons ready encase there were any walkers in the stores. You made your way to the grocery store first to see what you could find. Daryl went ahead first and went through the door. He had his crossbow ready and aimed encase any walkers popped out. He checked around the two isle of the store while you waited at the door.

"Clear." He said to you.

You nodded back to him and made your way around the store.

"Just get anythin ya think we need." Daryl told you as he rooted around the store.

"Okay." You told him as you started to put things into your backpack.

There wasn't a lot that you found. But you did manage to pick up some bottles of water and there were a few canned foods lying around that you shoved into your backpack.

"Got everythin ya think we'll need?" Daryl asked you as you met at the front of the store.

"Yeah I think so a got some bottles of water and some canned food." You answered back to him.

"Alright sounds good. We'll try the pharmacy next." He said.

We made our way to the pharmacy, again Daryl checked the store first to make sure that it was clear. When it was clear you both made your way around the store to collect what you thought would be useful. You went to the back of the store to see what you could find. As your mind was focused on the task in hand you didn't notice that someone had come through the back of the store. The next thing you know you feel the cold metal of a knife against your throat. This person had a hold of you with the knife close enough, that if you made the slightest movement it would be your last. After a minute or two had passed Daryl was calling you.

"Hey ya ready to go? Ya got all ya can?" He called over to you.

All he heard was silence.

"Hey do ya hear me?" He said.

Again there was nothing.

"Y/N" He shouted.

After a couple of seconds he started to make his way to the back of the store. As he walked around the corner of the shelving he just stopped as he saw this man that had a knife on you.

"Just let er go a right?" He said to the man.

"I don't think so." The man said to Daryl.

You were terrified that this man was going to kill you and then Daryl. Your eyes were starting to tear up with the fear that you were feeling. Daryl could see the fear in your eyes and just wanted you to be safe.

"Look just let er go, we dun want any trouble." He said to the man.

"Well looks like you found it." The man said back to Daryl.

"Your both coming with me, now drop your weapon." The man said.

Daryl scoffed "Ya right." He said.

Out of nowhere a man appeared behind Daryl, but you couldn't say anything without the man killing you in the process, so you had to stand there and just watch. The man behind Daryl hit him hard over the head and he fell to the floor. The tears began to fall down your face and then you felt a sharp pain and everything went black.

You felt yourself coming to, you were sat on the floor with your hands tied behind your back and tied to a pipe. You felt the pain in your head and your eyes started to focus and you looked around the room to see where you were. Then you looked right ahead and saw Daryl with his head down still unconscious tied to a pipe just like you. You were about to shout over to him but noticed that you couldn't because of the tape that was covering your mouth. You tried to get yourself free of your bonds, but there was no way of freeing yourself. After a few minutes had past Daryl had started to wake up. It took him a minute or two to realise what was going on, he started to break loose of the ties but he couldn't. He looked around the room and then he saw you across from him. Again he tried to get himself free with anger. His mouth wasn't taped up like yours so you could hear him grunting. When he still didn't get free he just looked at you.

"Did they hurt ya? Have they don anythin?" He asked you.

All you could do was shake your head.

"Okay. I'm gunna get us outta this y/n I promise, ya here me?"

You nodded to him and felt the tears start to fall again.

After a while of being tied up the door burst open. You saw the man that hit Daryl over the head walk in and another man you didn't recognise. They made their way to the middle of the room, they were looking back and forth to you and Daryl. You wondered what they were thinking, what they were going to do to you, to Daryl. The man that you recognised went up to Daryl and crouched down in front of him.

"Where is your camp set up?" The man said to Daryl.

"We aint got one." Daryl said to him.

The man sniggered "We both know that aint true. With all the supplies you collected, you expect me to believe that it's just the two of ya." He said.

"Yeah it's just us." Daryl said.

"Okay, I guess were just going to have to do this another way." The man said.

The man took off his jacket and tossed it to the side and he rolled up his sleeves. Before you knew it he was punching Daryl in the face and in the stomach trying to get him to talk. All you could do was watch scared that this man was going to kill him.

"Are ya ready to talk yet?" The man said.

"Go ta hell." Daryl responded.

"Well what if we try to get the information from your lady friend?" The man said.

The man that you didn't recognise started to walk over to you, you started to panic and tried to get free from your ties but couldn't. The man came closer to you with a knife in his hand, he leaned down to your level and held the knife to your arm.

"Now will you be willing to talk? Where is your camp?" The man next to Daryl said.

"It's just us." Daryl said back.

The man nodded to the man next to you. He dragged the knife down the top of your arm and cutting it. You screamed through the tape with tears falling down your face.

"JUST LEAVE ER ALONE." Daryl shouted.

"TELL US THE TRUTH THEN." The man shouted.

"THAT IS THE TRUTH." Daryl shouted back.

The man made another cut across your arm which made you scream. The man ran his hands through his hair and turned to the other man.

"Take her to the other room." He said.

The man cut you loose and took you away to another room.

"WHERE ARE YA TAKIN ER? DON FUCKIN TOUCH ER." Daryl shouted from behind you.

Daryl watched on as the man was starting to pacing in front of him staring at Daryl.

"Let's try this again shall we? Where's your camp?" The man said calmly.

"It's.......just.......us." Daryl said.

The man breathed heavily in and out. Again he started to hit Daryl hard in the face and in the stomach.

You were brought into the next room and were sat in a chair with this man just staring at you, watching you. After some time had passed you started to hear grunts of pain coming from the next room. They were coming from Daryl, you started to feel yourself cry even more. You just wanted both of you to get out of here and to be back at the prison, safe.

With all the punches to the face and stomach, Daryl was really starting to feel the pain and was trying to think of a way out. The man had his back to Daryl deep in thought. Daryl started to wriggle his wrists that were tied behind him, they had started to loosen up. While the man had his back to him, Daryl started to move his wrists more and as quietly as possible and he managed to break free. Daryl noticed a piece a wood on the floor, he silently picked it up and quietly walk towards the man and with full force hit him over the head with it, knocking him out cold. Taking the piece of wood with him Daryl went in search for you. He kicked the door down to the room that you were held in and the man came towards him. They scuffled for a while and the man knocked the wood out of Daryl's hands, they were punching each other hard. Daryl got knocked down by the man and he started kicking him, as Daryl was on the floor he reached for the wood and hit it across the man's leg hard. He grunted with pain and grabbed his leg. Daryl got up and wacked the man over the head with the piece of wood and knocked him unconscious.

Daryl darted over to you and removed the tape from your mouth and untied your wrists.

"Did he touch ya?" Daryl asked you.

"No, he was just stood there watching me." You replied to Daryl.

"Okay, good. Come on we need ta get outta ere." Daryl said.

You nodded and followed closely behind him. You made you way outside and found a back area with a fence. As you neared the fence you notice there was a hole in it, so you and Daryl snuck through. You made it through the fence and you both started to run as fast as you could. It was starting to get dark and there was no way you were going to get to the prison before night fall. As you were walking down the road, Daryl spotted a little house.

"We'll check its clear and then just stay ere for the night." Daryl said to you.

"Okay." You said.

Daryl checked the house and it was clear. You made your way into the living room and sat on the sofa, while Daryl searched the house for food and other supplies. As you sat on the sofa you just broke down, the tears were flowing down your face. Daryl heard you from the kitchen and made his way to you. He sat down beside you and grabbed your hand and rubbed it with his.

"Ya alright?" Daryl asked you.

"Daryl I was so scared, I didn't think we were going to make it out of there. And when he started beating you I.....I was terrified." You replied.

"I know but I promised I'd get ya outta there and I did. Ya don have ta be afraid anymore, I'm ere." Daryl said.

"I know, I know. Just seeing that happen to you was hard." You said fighting back the tears.

"I'm alright don got ta worry bout me." Daryl rubbed you hand again.

"I do though, I love you." You said to Daryl for the first time.

Daryl was a little taken aback, he looked down at his hands and was silent for a moment until he replied back to you.

"I....I love you too." He said almost shyly.

You kissed him on the lips and lay your head on his shoulder as he sat back and put an arm around you. You smiled knowing that he felt the same as you did, you closed your eyes and drifted off to sleep.