*Rick's POV*

We drove back and everything was silent. And it felt empty with Daryl being gone,  but if it was my brother and our roles were reversed I think I would've gone too. I was just more worried about how people were going to take it. Glenn was pissed at everything that happened in Woodbury. After a long silent ride we pulled up to the gates. Skylar stood up followed by Carl and opened the gates.

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*Skylar's POV*

Oh god they're back! I opened and the gates and the car stopped and everyone got out except for who I wanted to see. I looked in the windows and didn't see anyone else besides the woman. I looked at Rick,

"Rick where's Daryl?"

He stood up from hugging Carl and looked at me and suddenly my heart sank.

"No-"

"No he's alive. We ran into his brother and they left together."

At that point my heart broke.  He promised to come back to me. I started to cry and I started to feel  my legs weaken and Rick grabbed me and started to slowly walk.

"He left?" I asked trying to let it sink in.

"I'm sorry"

"He- he's gone."

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I sat up on the perch where Daryl and I use to be looking at his cot angry. How could he just leave me like that? I was so mad at Daryl and I was never gunna see him again unless- suddenly an idea hit me and I ran down the stairs carring a bag.

"Where you going?" Glenn asked.

I ignored him and kept  walking. I heard Glenn call Rick but I  just walked  outside.

"Skylar"

I was halfway  down the walk way making  my way to Daryl's  motorcycle. That's  when everyone  caught  up with me.

"Skylar  what are you doing?" Glenn asked  grabbing  my arm.

I yanked my arm out of his grip.

"Going  to find Daryl and-"

"And then what?" Rick asked.

I thought  for a second.

"I'm gunna take his  crossbow  and punch  him in the nose."

Rick grabbed  my arm.

"Skylar  it's to dangerous  you can't  go out there" Maggie told  me.

"I'll  be fine."

"Skylar no!" Rick said.

I yanked  my arm away and got up  close to his  face.

"Why didn't  you bring  him back?!" I yelled.

"Want me to bring him back. Throw down a welcome  map for Merle!"

"I don't  know who that is!" I yelled pushing  Rick.

I went after  him and that's  when Maggie and Glenn grabbed me holding  me back.

"You need to deal  with it. This is the hand we've  been dealt!"

I pushed off Maggie and Glenn.

"Fuck you Rick."

I ran back to the prison  and went inside going  straight  back up to the perch.

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*Daryl's  POV *

I was leaning  against a tree holding my crossbow sighing.

"There's  nothing  out here but mosquitoes  and ants" I told Merle.

"Patience little brother sooner or later  squirrel  is bound to cross your path" Merle told me turning  around  buttoning his pants.

"Even  then it's not much food. Better off passing  one of those  houses we passed on  the turn off" I told him looking  around.

"Is that what your friend sheriff  Rick taught  you? How to loot for booty? I think  you're  trying  to feed  me back to the  road to the prison."

I thought  it would be the best idea. Food and everything else. And Skylar  was there. All I could  do was  think about  her. Running  my hands through  my hair and  just kissing  her. How could  I leave after I promised  her I'd  come back? Merle that's  how. He was brother and I now that I knew he was alive I wanted  him to be in my life. But all I could  think about  was my girl. She was so beautiful  and those eyes just held me and I couldn't  look away. I wanted  her in my arms. Damn I missed her so much.

"Got food, pot to piss in might not be  such a bad idea" I said.

Merle scuffed  and spit on the ground.

"For you maybe. Ain't  gunna be no picnic for me"

"Everyone  would get use  to eachother."

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Suddenly  I heard a baby cry and started running  towards  the sound with Merle following  closely  behind  me. We came across a family  trapped by walkers  and I just slaughtered  them and told the family to leave after Merle tried to get shit from their car until I aimed my crossbow  at him. We were walking  away and Merle was scolding  me.

"What you doing  pointing  that thing  at me."

"They were scared  man" I mumbled.

"They were rude is what they were. And they owed a token of gratitude."

"They didn't  owe us  nothing"

It felt like we were kids all over again.

"You helping people  out from the goodness  of your  heart even though  you might die doing  it. That something  you friend  sheriff  Rick taught  you?"

That's  it!

"There was a baby!" I yelled.

Merle looked  at me shocked.

"Or otherwise  you would've  let them to the biters."

I sighed.

"Man I went back for you. You weren't  there. I didn't  cut off your  hand  neither, you  did that. Way before they locked you up on that roof. You asked for it" I explained  to him pointing  to were his hand use to be.

Merle chuckled  and looked  at me.

"You know  what's  funny to me? You and sheriff  Rick like this now" he crossed  his fingers. "I bet you  a penny and  a fiddle of gold  that you never told him  we planned on robbing  that camp  blind."

I stepped  closer to him.

"It didn't  happen"

"Cause I wasn't  there to help you!"  Merle  pointed  out.

I glared and got in his face.

"Like when we were kids. Who left who then?"

"What is that why I lost my hand?!"

"You lost your  hand cause you're  a simple  minded piece  of shit!!"

I started  to walk away and then that's  when Merle grabbed the back of my shirt  malic it rip and me fall to my knees. That's  when he stopped  his tirade after seeing  the scars  on my back.

"I-I didn't  know he-"

"Yeah he did the  same to you. That's  why you left first."

I lifted  my shirt  back up and put on my backpack.

"I had to man. I would've  killed him otherwise" Merle  explained.

I got back up  on my feet and started  walking  away.

"Where you going?" He asked.

I stopped and looked  at him.

"Back where I belong"

"I can't  go with you. I almost  killed that black bitch. Damn near killed the Chinese kid" He explained.

I shook my head.

"He's  Korean"

"Whatever. Doesn't  matter I just can't  go with you."

I sighed  and looked at Merle seriously.

"You know I may be the one walking  away. But you're the one that's  leaving...again."

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Just damn Daryl and Merle  argue. And Skylar  is angry that Daryl is gone. She's also mad at Rick for letting  him go