~Ashley's pov~

"You going?" I asked. He shook his head. "No, Messed up face isn't a good impression" he said looking at me. "Stop" I said shaking my head sadly 'No'. He shook his head too. He walked up and hugged me. I hugged back. "I'm sorry but it's the truth" He said. I shook my head again. "Carl" Rick called out. "I'll be right back..." He said. I nodded. He kissed my cheek. "okay" I said. We let go and he went over to his dad. Rick and Daryl found a man yesterday. He calls himself Jesus. He's gonna go show our group his group. Maggie and Glenn walked up to me. "You sure you don't wanna come?" Maggie asked.

I nodded. "Yeah, I'll stay here take care of Judith with Carl" I said looking at her. She nodded. I looked at Glenn. "Congrats on the baby" I said softly and smiled at them. They smiled. "Thank you" Glenn said. "Be careful out there, Please" I said looking at them both. "We will don't worry" Glenn said. "Let's go! We're loosn' daylight!" We hear Abraham call out. Maggie Hugged me, I hugged back. Glenn hugged me too. "You too, Be careful alright?" he said placing a kiss on my head. I nodded. "Yeah" i said. We let go and they took off to the RV. Daryl ran over to me and pick up i laughed a little.

"Alright. Gotta go, Be good, Keep it pg and love ya" He said kissing my check. I giggled. "okay, okay and love you too" I said hugging him too. He placed me down. "Be careful" I said. He nodded. "Always am" He said. "Bye" He said. "Bye" I said. He got in the RV and they took off. Carl walked up to me. Judith stretched her arms towards me. Carl laughed a little and passed her to me. "She really likes you" He said looking at me. I held Judith. She was playing with a strand of my hair. I looked at her and smiled. "What are you doing?" I asked Judith playfully. She giggled. I felt Carl's eyes on me. I looked over to see him smiling at us. "Cmon" He said. I walked over to him. We walked up the steps of his home.

~Next day~

So we heard about a man. His name is Negan. Daryl, Rick and Maggie made a deal that if we get rid of Negan's group. We'll make a trade with Jesus' group. But from what they talked about. This is dangerous. The other group said that they once saw groups up to twenty. And Daryl also told me that he took down a small group on his way here with Sasha and Abraham. I don't want him to go. I don't want to loose him. From what i heard this man is all bad news.

"I don't want you to go" I said worried. "We have to, We'll be back okay? We're doin' this for the group" He said. "I know, But what if you don't come back?" I said looking at him and shaking my head a little. My eyes getting glossy. Just the thought of it hurts me. I don't want Daryl gone. I was sitting on the couch. Daryl was sitting on the counter. He hopped off the counter quickly and made his way over to me. He crouched down putting one hand on my knee.

"I will. I'll come back" He said looking into my eyes. "You don't know that Daryl" I said looking at him. My voice trembled a little. He knew i wanted to cry. He shook his head. 'No'. "You're right. I don't. But the one thing that gets me though is you. I wanna come back to ya." He said Holding my hand. "Okay? Don't worry I'll be back" He said. I nodded the slightest bit. I hate it when i cry. 1; Merle hated when i cried. 2; I hated when i cried too, I hate it when people looked at me crying.

Merle and Daryl knew that. "okay" I whispered. He nodded and pulled me in for a hug. I hugged back. "I don't want you to go" I breathed out. He just hugged me tighter. Held me close. "I'll be okay, I'll come back... I promise" He said kissing my head. I nodded slowly. "Cmon, Let's get some rest" He said picking me up from the couch. "Don't let go" He said. I shook my head. 'no'.

We walked upstairs and Daryl brought me into his bedroom and we slept. He knew i didn't want to be alone right now.

~next day~

The group left again. I was with Carl and Judith. "Ashley" Carl called out. I blinked a few times only to realize i was looking down. I looked up at him. "What?" I asked. "I said are you okay, You're really quiet today" He said softly. I nodded a little. "I'm fine" I said. "See, That's how i know you're lying-" He said walking over to me and leaving Judith to play with the cups. He sat next to me. "-You have that look in your eyes, The way you act. I know when you're hiding something" He said looking over to me. I looked down again.

"Daryl and I talked yesterday.... I'm just worried..." I said. He looked over at Judith. "Because they went after Negan?" He asked. I nodded slowly. My hair falling  covering a little of my face. "Yeah..." I whispered. "Its just- Daryl is the only family i have left... He's my blood, I already lost Merle..." I said. Carl knew this was really bothering me. There was no use hiding it, He knew me too well. "Daryl and My dad always figure something out. They'll be okay" He said. I nodded a little.

He grabbed my hand. I held his hand. "They'll be back" He said. I looked over to him. "Thank you..." I whispered.

~Couple of days later~

We were out by the railroads. Daryl wanted me to go with a small group to an infirmary. It was a bad idea. Eugene and I were captured. "What's your name Darling?" Dwight asked. I just looked at him. He crouched down to my level. His group had Eugene and i back to back. My wrists tied together with a rope that was burning me every time i moved.

"Cmon now" He said moving a stand of my hair out of the way. I flinched away. "I won't hurt you.... Not yet at least." He said. He looked me in the eyes. He pulled a knife out and held it to my neck. "You're Daryl's little sister aren't you?" He asked. "Why do you want to know." I said harshly. He applied a little pressure. I jumped a bit. Tensed up. "Don't hurt her." Eugene said. "Shut up!" another man said.  

"Did you know if i apply more pressure i can kill you? Right here. your carted artery. Bleed out in minutes. Controls the blood flow to your." He said applying more pressure. I winced as i felt the blood run down my neck and my arm. "Yes." I said quickly. He laughed a little and while looking at the blood. "What is your name." He demanded. "Ashley Dixon." I said. "Well, Ashley Dixon" he said emphasizing my last name.

He took the knife away from my neck. But i still felt blood. "Your brother did this to me. He caused it." He said turning. One half of his face was messed up. He stood up and pulled out a crossbow. Daryl's Crossbow. "Ima use your brothers crossbow to kill him. Ima kill your brother for what he did to me." He said. Tears welled up in my eyes. I shook my head. "No. Please-" He cut me off. "Shut up! Or I'll kill you right now!" He yelled a little.

I jumped. Blood kept on flowing down my neck. I started feeling a little dizzy. I looked down and closed my eyes. He smirked. "You haven't been eating well have you? I can tell" He said. Our group is running low on food. Jesus managed to get us some of his group's food to us. "Let's go" He said. A man picked me up and Eugene up.

We walked and walked. I was loosing blood. I haven't eaten. That's not good together. We suddenly stopped. Dwight looked back at me. "Make any sounds. I will kill you both." He said. We walked up to see Daryl, Rosita and Denise. He pulled the crossbow up and it was all so fast. I looked over to see the arrow hit Denise. "Damn it." Dwight cursed. "Move." He said.

Dwight grabbed me and we walked over to the scene. He forced me to a kneeling position. I looked at Daryl to see him already looking at me. "Let her go." He said. He chuckled. Daryl looked up at Dwight. I looked over to Denise to see an arrow piercing her head. "Is that all you gotta say to me?" He asked. I looked at Denise on the floor. Tears forming in my eyes. "Gonna clear up the air? Step up on the high hose? You don't talk much" He said.

"i should have done it. I should have killed you." Daryl said pissed at Dwight. "Yeah. You should have. But now your complex. Looks like it's just beautiful in there. You're gonna take us over. You're gonna let us take whatever and who ever we want. But i have this" He said Looking down at me. "She is your little sister right?" he asked Daryl. "I'm probably just gonna stay with her. How you doing darling? You're looking a little pale" He said.

I didn't answer. He knew the answer already. I blocked everything out. Everything was just faint. This world just really wants me gone. One thing after another keeps on happening to me. This world just doesn't want me here. Maybe i should just die. Maybe its for the best. Is it?

Suddenly gunshots went off. Dwight started screaming. I hid behind the railroads. Eugene did too. Gunshots went off. I heard snarls. So much was going on. I tried untying my wrists. My wrists rubbing against the ropes. Causing me to wince. Suddenly the gunshots quieted. "Fall back!" Dwight called.

They ran off. I closed my eyes and breathed out in relief. They were gone. Finally. But Denise was gone. I felt a hand on my stomach. My eyes shot open. "Hey hey you alright? I'm here." I looked over to see Daryl. I let out a shaky breath and nodded a little. He nodded quickly. He pulled out his knife and cut the ropes on my hands. The air hitting my raw burnt skin from the ropes. Daryl helped me sit up right. He took out his bandanna and held it on the side of my neck. "Cmon" He said picking me up off the ground.

I tensed up in my arms. He wrapped his arm around me and we started walking to Alexandria.. "Its okay. Were goin' home" he said. As he held me.