Everyone was still standing in the line they formed when the door opened. It was a wall, blocking her from the others. There was no way in hell any of them were going to let anything happen to her ever again, even if four of them just met her a day ago. Tara was the one out of the four that was the most protective over the younger girl, probably because she still believed it was all her fault.

When Daryl heard the familiar voice that he longed to hear once more, he stepped closer to her without hesitation. Everyone but Maggie and Tara started to step out of the way, until Maggie blurted out one simple word. "Don't!" She didn't hesitate what so ever, and the second she spoke, Tara stepped closer to Maggie in a protective way. The others looked at her confused since Maggie, Glenn, Sasha, and Bob knew these people, but they stepped back to where they were once standing. Glenn was the only one that didn't.

When Glenn and Daryl's eyes met, Glenn understood it all. Glenn simply looked over to the group standing behind him and told them to step aside. They weren't even sure who to listen to though. They hesitated, but they all listened. But, Maggie didn't move. Her eyes never left Daryl, until Glenn gently pulled on her arm. Daryl gave him a slight nod as he attempted to look behind Maggie, but it wasn't working. He could faintly hear the two arguing in hushed whispers, but truthfully, he wasn't paying attention.

"She tells you to get away, you do not hesitate, understand?" Maggie whispered to him, but her words were stern. He only nodded and stepped closer to the shadow that was sitting up against the back of the boxcar.

"Daryl?" he heard in a quiet voice. It nearly broke his heart right there. She sounded so broken, and it took everything in him not to wrap his arms around her right then and there. Instead, he gently took her hand in his and got down on his knees in front of her. The light of Glenn's flashlight he had aimed over so Daryl could see was more than enough. She had bruises all over her body, she looked exhausted, and she had tears in her eyes as she looked at Daryl. She never thought she would see him again, but here he was. He was right in front of her.

He blamed himself. He let her out of his sight and now she was hurt. His thumb gently ran across her cheek, brushing the tears away. "'m sorry." he told her in a whisper, but it was loud enough for everyone to hear. He knew all eyes were on the two of them, but he didn't care. All he cared about was Beth being right in front of him. He wanted to get out of there and kill every single one of those monsters that hurt her. The bruises on her skin made him shake from anger. She noticed how angry he looked, and slowly put her small hand on his shoulder.

"Did you miss me while I was gone?"

I had an idea, so I did a thing. Should I leave it as a one shot type of thing, or make it an actual story with longer chapters and stuff? Let me know what you think. c: I'll also be updating my other story tomorrow if you read that! :)