Eternal Love
This is my first fanfic and its my take on what should happen after the finale and Charlies death.. I don't want to write too much in the summary because I don't want to give anything away.. I assure you though ''everything will be okay.''
Just to clarify some points. Charlie was found by Watson who had gone to warn her about Jake, she died at the scene and her body was taken. She was identified by Ruby and Brax, who were called from the hospital. They never got to see her after that due to the condition of the body. Charlie and Bianca had made up and Heath had proposed to Bianca, not Liam. Oh and none of them moved to the city. Phew!
Chapter one - The funeral
From the outside it looked like this place was perfect, a paradise amongst Earth but oh how wrong, this place was far from perfect. Yes the sun was shining but there was no brightness, the air was blowing but it was suffocating, the ocean was swaying but it wasn't calm. The birds were singing but the residents of Summer Bay knew they were crying. Today was the day that no person should have to see, it was a day to say bye to a dear person, a person who would be greatly missed, a person who was responsible for changing lives, especially changing one life but only to rip his heart out. Today was the funeral of Seargent Charlie Buckton, a great friend, a exceptional mother and the one and only true love of a troubled man but most of all she was the unreplaceble human.
The rhythm of the drums, the clicking of heels, the soft sound of the car tyres drivng slowly on the gravel but there was one sound which stood out from the rest, it was innocent , it was heartbreaking, it was the sound of a dear daughter who was mourning the loss of her mum. Ruby Buckton walked behind the hearse carrying her mum, she could feel the arms of Brax around her, they were tight but comfortable.
Everyone made there way inside and sat in their seats, everyone was sat with someone, a companion, a child, a friend to comfort them, Bianca sat with Heath, Irene had April, Leah had VJ. Only one person had no one today. Brax.
Casey had taken over from Brax and was holding his girlfirend as they walked into the church. As Charlies body was laid on the stand, Ruby realised that Brax had not walked to the front with them, instead he sat at the back. He felt like he didn't belong, this wasn't where he should be. He should be at home with the love of his life, not sat in this massive church with no one to sit beside him, hold his hand and say goodbye!
Ruby took her hand out of Casey's hand and walked towards the back, every gaze in that room fell on Ruby, where was she going? She couldn't care less, this was about her and Brax, not about anybody else. She grabbed his trembling hands and he didn't refuse them, he took her hand and she lead them to the front of the church. Occupying her previous seat, Ruby held one hand in Caseys, it was a familiar touch, comforting. She then laid her head to rest on Brax's shoulder, he stiffened up before snaking his arm around her frail waist and looked at Elijah pleading with his eyes to hurry up so he could leave.
'' We gather here today to say goodbye to a dear friend, I have performed many funerals but i have to admit as a person of God, this is the hardest I have ever come across. I always thought I had strength, I thought death never phased me but today I stand in front of you speechless. I stand up here because I have to admire the courage of one girl, if she can have the strenght to come here today, then I have to stand here for that person. Ruby Buckton i speak on behalf of everyone here, your mum will be greatly missed.''
This must have been one of the shortest introductions to a funeral that Elijah had ever done. But he could not carry on. He stepped down from the podium as Ruby made her way up. She stood at the podium, scanned the room until her eyes fell on Brax, he wasn't looking at her, he had his eyes fixed on Charlies coffin. As she looked back towards everyone she could feel herself shaking but she had to find the courage to speak, she couldn't let her down and most of all she couldn't let Brax down.
Rubys P.O.V
I don't know how but i did find the courage to speak.
''Charlie, Oh wow what can I say, no words which can do justice to what an incredible friend, sister and most importantly mother that Charlie was, because she was, she was the most indredible women to have walked this Earth. I stand here and I have no Grandparents, no Father and today I say goodbye to my beautiful mum. Every mistake, every tear, every laugh, i would give up in a heartbeat just so her feet would grace this earth once more because she truly was one in a million.''
I wanted to cry so hard but i had to finish, i had to tell them that she didn't deserve to die.
''Charlie was strong headed, she was selfish and oh God she was stubborn, but she was like this because it was her way of protecting me. We all saw her, but no one truly knew her, I am her daughter but I regret to say I didn't know my mother. One person did know her and I want to thank him for never giving up on her and persued her until she felt love, real love. Brax was her saviour to make her forget her troubled past, he had gained her but fate was not on his side and she was taken from him. I never thought i would say goodbye to her even before we had begun our journey together as a family. They say that when someone dies you should not mourn their death, you should celebrate thier life. Charlie had not lived her life for us to stand here and say she had done her time and had gone to a better place. This was her beginning, this was her life. I really wanted to come stand up here and give an extrodinary speech, try my hardest to justify her with words which would sum up Charlie but I could not think of anything that came close, so I went on the internet to get guidance on how to write my goodbye. I came across one page which said speak what is in your heart.. well trust me that is the most hardest thing ever as my heart has nothing in it.''
I looked over to Charlie's coffin and i couldn't control it any longer, my tears fell as i spoke my last words.
'' Mummy I have no words, no actions, i simply have nothing, im just living, breathing simply becasue i don't have the power and courage to make it stop''
I couldn't hold myself up any longer, i fell to the ground, crashing and i broke down.
Brax P.O.V
''Ruby'' I heard Casey shout. I shot my head up to see that Ruby had fallen to the ground and she was sat there just crying her eyes out. Even before Casey had the chance to get up i found myself walking over to her. I dont know why it felt like it was my duty to love, protect and keep this vulnerable girl away from anymore hurt, to go and comfort her, it was an automatic responce. Most likely because I knew what she was going through, it was like a million knives stabbing you, and just when you think you might heal, you get stabbed again. I helped her up and I turned her away from everyones view.
''Ruby darling, look at me I am here, I promise you in the presence of your mum's lifeless body, I will never let you walk alone ever again. You and only you are my purpose of my breathing from this day forward, so please I need you to breathe so i can keep my promise to Charlie.''
I hugged her, wiped her tears and gestured towards Casey, thankfully he understood what I meant and lead Ruby back to her seat. I then realised that i was stood alone and there was a church full of people eagerly waiting to see what i had to say.
As I was about to speak, something glistened in my eyes, i looked to my right, and there she stood, the most beautiful women i had ever seen in my life. She was wearing a long white wedding dress and i could see her eyes sparkling, almost angelic. As she walked towards me, she still walked with the most graceful walk, as she came close, I noticed a small but unmistakable baby bump, she was pregnant. As she approached me and i was about to hold out my hand, she walked straight around the back of me stroking her arm from my right shoulder to the left as she went on to my left side, kissed my cheek and disapperead towards the door to the back. I laughed slightly to myself, she had sent tingles down my body, even in death this women was teasing me.
I had completly gone into a trance, I thought I would be embarassed as I must have surely looked like a fool but I didnt care.
''Erm''
All eyes in that room looked at me but none of them were as beutiful as the ones i just witnessed.
'' we go through life, theres one birth, one death and we call it the circle of life. We have no control and we live this life not knowing what is going to happen, what is going to change and who we are going to become. We walk through life and we have moments which touch are lives and you want to cherish forever. If you ask me about people then I will tell you fourtunate people are those people who don't find love, the unfortunate ones are the people who find love but have it taken away from you. I am that unfortunate person who found love, you all probably think I regret it but I don't. If standing here today I had the choice to bring Charlie back but it meant she didn't know me, love me or even aknowledeg me, then I would never bring her back. I know that is selfish but I am glad I found Charlie, I'm glad she touched my life and I'm glad she changed me cos oh boy she well and truly changed me.''
I played with my ring on my index finger, a sign that I was nervous.
''she was the only person to have truly know me, she dugged deep and released the real Darryl Braxton. That women in there, laying peacefully in that coffin is the only person to have witnessed the real me and every moment i spent with her were the most alive moments of my life, she changed me and most importantly she had become the purpose of my existance.''
Oh God this women, what had she done to me, I thought to myself. She was making me do and say things that i would never have done before she had entered my life but now that she had left, she still had the power to make me weak at the knees.
'' Heath bro''
Everyone loooked at me like why was I calling my brother, him and Charlie were not the best of buds but they had reconciled they're differences. I looked at him and he looked back at me with his natural facial expression, confused.
''thank you..'' he still looked confused, '' i just wanna say thank you, i might say things to you, I might think your a prick but there is one thing that I am proud about you and that is your one adamant guy, cos I would never have found that gorgoues, mesmerising single women if you hadn't dragged me to that singles night all them months ago.''
Everyone laughed before the eerie silence fell upon the church once again so i could continue. I knew i was going on and on but it was comforting, it was like I was helping myself escape from lonliness.
'' I am a guy who never listned to anyone, i never question anyone. I never felt the need to but the day to question came. I questioned God and even he had no anwsers. I am not a man of faith, but before coming here, i prayed, i begged and i pleaded and for the first time I asked for something in my life and that was simple, My soul mate, my one true love. Charlie i love you, please save me a place and call me up soon.''
I then walked over to coffin, i placed two white roses, they were both fresh, one represented pureness and the other represented innocency on top of her coffin. Me and only me knew what the roses represented. Like all them months ago i was once again living my life in secrecy.
I was yearning to see her again, but she didnt appear so instead i settled on looking at everyone in the room again. I made eye contact with every single person and I spoke this time, it wasn't for me, or for Charlie or for Ruby. It was for every single person out there who had lost someone or had been in a situation which they thought they had no escape from.
'' i know you all probably thinking that im going on but i just want to say one thing, please if not for me but for Charlie, take these words and cherish them.. Every bad situation will have something positive. Even a dead clock will show the correct time twice a day. So please stay positive and live each day like it is your last..''
I knelt down kissed the coffin, before turning to walk away i whisphered,
''Charlotte Buckton, taken but never forgotten''
I smiled my cheeky smile wich she loved as i walked away from the coffin and towards the exit. I didnt stop to look at anyone, I walked towards the exit of the church where I saw her again, the same angelic face but this time it was fuming. She never did like me calling her Charlotte.
7 months two weeks and three days later
Person 1 P.O.V
Sometimes don't you wish that you had two hearts, if one did break in love, you would not feel the pain in living, you would always have another, and if the second met the same fate as the first then it truly wasn't in your destiny. It's true when they say love is intoxicating, an illness but no cure.
I just had woken up and like every morning I was empty. No feelings, no emotions just a gaping hole in my chest. I looked over to my right and firstly I looked at the clock, it read 7:15. It was early but I was a wreck, I was having sleepless nights, I could not sleep for long periods and found that I was overly hormonal. It was explainable especially since I was 34 weeks pregnant and about to burst. I was a small character and the weight of this baby had really taken its toll. I just wanted to get the baby out of me, not because I couldn't hack the pain anymore, or the constant toilet breaks, it was because I wanted to hold my baby and finally feel like that I have something, someone that I can call my own. I was so eager for the birth of my baby that I had always promised to myself if I ever was fortunate to get pregnant again I would like the surprise and never find out the sex. I know it wasn't my first pregnancy but my first was a total different situation. I had been told that I was going to be having a little baby boy. I hoped that he was just like his dad. Perfect!
He was perfect and he had rocked my world, I could see myself tearing up again so I looked over to my bedside table, I was trying to reach for the photo frame. It was hard and I could not manage, just when I was about to pry myself out of bed, I saw a hand on top of the frame,
''does the fat, pregnant women need a hand''
I shot him a dirty look before taking the photo from his hand. I looked at the most beautiful people in my whole world; I ran my hand across the girls face before moving over to the male. This picture did him no justice, he was the epitome of perfection and this photo just skimmed at his perfection. I could feel myself tearing up again, I was going to become a blubbering mess again, before I did I wiped my tears and looked up at my housemate.
''so what are the plans for today then hippo''
Oh I was so going to attack him, obviously that was impossible. I smiled, it wasn't sincere, it didn't show anything, it was just a smile to appreciate that he was here. He had found me and I had found him.
''well I was thinking maybe we could go to Raynbows Café, craving strawberry ice cream cheesecake with extra sauce and cream. And before you start I'm not due for another two weeks and the exercise is good for me''
He looked at me, laughed and simply replied,
''anything for you, after all we are partners!''
Half hour later
I had a shower got ready and walked out to the living room. I was dressed all ready to go. As we walked to the café we made about a million pit stops for my weak bladder. We spent about two hours in the café, talking and reminiscing about the old times.
'' I'm just going to pop to the toilet, can I trust you not to get in any trouble whilst I'm away''
I looked at him before sarcastically replying,
''after all we were partners in crime.''
He was taking longer than normal, what was taking him so long, I could feel the pain in my stomach again, I knew exactly what it was, I had been having them for the past few days but they were getting worse. I reached out to get water thinking it might help, how wrong was I, as soon as I moved, I felt an excruciating pain rip through the bottom of my abdominal area. The pain was so bad that the scream that came straight after was ear splitting. I looked towards the toilets and I saw him looking at me with worried eyes... He ran over to me,
''Jack...Jack Holden, help, help me, helllllp me now, I'm getting Braxton hicks! This baby is coming!''
So hope everyone enjoyed that. Jack is well and truly alive and was kept in witness protection to protect Martha, he did go back but realised that she had moved on so he left to continue living his life as a loner until this person had come into his life.
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Abz
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