Final Chapter: It's finally over
A man who was once in charge of a self-sustaining settlement, was looked upon by others as their savior. He brought people together, carved a new home in this hostile new world, and at the apex of it's time, the settlement and it's people were no more. Because of their leader, their savior, has betrayed and killed his people and burned his town out of rage. Those who survived sought refuge with their enemies, and later became known as friends.
As for the man. He wandered aimlessly for months. Lost, broken, and hollow. Then he met a young girl and his mother, who quickly formed a bond with him. They're travels came across an old associate of the former leader who suspiciously welcomed them, and was killed for his act of kindness. Something that is shunned upon after judgement day people say. With the girl and mother missing, and the camp vulnerable to undeade, he quickly took control of the new group telling them that they need a new home and he knows just the place: The prison claimed by his enemies. This time, he had a huge advantage: two prisoners as a bargain for the prison, and a tank incase they refuse to give it up.
He a chance to use neither.
There were two things that turned his invasion into a slaughter: A traitor and an ambush. The second snipers fired on the raiders, the traitor mowed down the rest. It was very risky, but it was well-executed ending this invasion in just a matter of seconds before it could turn into a bloodbath and a loss of another settlement.
Father, savior, governor, tyrant, murderer. That was the legacy of the now deceased Phillip Blake who's corpse is now severely mutilated by the bites of the undead.
Outside the fences of the prison, dozens of zombies gathered in an attempt to breach the fence through overwhelming force, but were being kept at bay with the defenders eliminating them one by one, but more were being drawn by the sound of gunfire from the attempted invasion.
Inside the fences was a heated argument between the former deputy, and one of the snipers.
"You mind telling me what the hell just happened out there?!" Rick shouted struggling to keep his cool. "And you brought my son in this?!"
"That guy brought in a tank, and you were trying to negotiate?" Yuki calmly argued. "Theres no negotiating with big tanks involved."
"And look how that turned out!" Rick pointed to the fences with the zombies pasting themselves on. "That little stunt you kids pulled off is going to bring a whole herd here."
"And when he was going to attack, the fences would've been torn down, the prison would be damage, and the swarm would've broke through causing so much more damage!" Yuki countered.
"I volunteered dad!" Carl supplied Yuki's defense. "Rachel was with the Governor! No way I wasn't gonna sit by and let him destroy our home!"
Rick turned the other way bringing his hands to his head sharply exhaling. He turned over to Casey who was sitting over with Beth gripping her hand tightly while she leaned in on his shoulder. His eyes shifted to Michonne who was done talking to Daryl and both rushed down to the fences to help shore up the defenses. He turned back to Yuki still enraged. "You involved Carl! My son! When those shots went off, people were terrified!"
"That was part of the plan." Yuki calmly explained though her tone elevated to a more annoyed level.
"The plan?!" Rick repeated.
Tyreese rushed over to Rick's side grabbing a hold of him by his arm. "Rick come on, man you gotta chill!"
Yuki continued. "If we would've told you, he would've been tipped off somehow. We had to keep the element of surprise."
"So what you were saying is that we were bait?!" Tyreese did not like any of this.
"I wasn't risking anyone, Tyreese! No none of you were bait!" She deadpanned.
"So you would risk the hostages?" Rick pressed on. "Michonne and Casey? Your own friend?!"
"They were informed of our trap! When that dude held a katana to his neck, Carl fired at him. I had to take out the guy in the tank before he could button up!" Yuki defended her actions. "Yeah it was risky, but I wouldn't have done it if it hadn't work! And it did!"
"Rick, it's done now, man." Tyreese told him. "We got him! He's gone!"
Rick continued to stare at Yuki for a couple of minutes before walking down to the field throwing his hand up in the air. Carl excused himself to rush up to his dad, leaving Tyreese and Yuki.
Tyreese let out a deep sigh. "What you pulled off was really scary." He started slowly looking back out beyond the fences where the undead were holding up. Some of them were feasting on the deceased raiders and some struggled to climb up the tank to claim the former soldier's corpse. "But if it weren't for the trap, we most likely be dead. Thank you."
Yuki nodded. "Don't forget to thank Carl. He's the one who shot the bastard."
Tyreese nodded and walked back over to the courtyard hugging his girlfriend Karen. Yuki turned back to Casey and Beth who were still at the bench with Rachel walking up to both of them.
Casey's POV
I slowly got up and smiled at my best friend who I haven't seen for so long. She returned the smile.
"Hi Case." She started out.
"Hey." I simply said not knowing what else to say.
Just when I thought we were going to hug it out, a fist landed directly on my cheek forcing me to the ground. I grunted in pain covering my cheek.
"Casey!" I heard Beth yelling for my name as she got in front of me and Rachel who looked like she wanted to murder me now.
"Woah! Woah! Rachel, chill!" Yuki's voice called out and I caught a glimpse of her rushing to my aid.
"Get outta my way. NOW" Rachel threatened Beth who still held her ground.
Beth responded by striking her face sending her to the ground. "Lay another hand on him and I'll kill you!" Her voice started breaking.
I quickly leaped to my feet rushing forward pulling Beth away from Rachel and into my arms. "It's okay! It's okay!" I rapidly assured her. When I felt her relaxed a little kissed her head. "It's okay, baby."
Yuki held Rachel down who was eager to get back up and make our lives miserable. "That's for making me think you were dead for seven months, you son of a bitch!" She screamed at me.
"Can you please leave my mom outta this?" I asked in a hostile tone
"SHUT UP! BOTH OF YOU!" Yuki boomed. "Casey you and Beth go inside."
I took a hold of Beth's hand as we were entering the cell block where I held a sobbing Beth in my arms.
"You can let go it's okay." I soothed. "I'm right here. I'm right here."
Beth held nothing back and wept violently resulting in me holding her in a firm but gentle embrace and a soft kiss on her head. I felt so guilty of putting the most beautiful and gentle girl through so much fear. I know the feeling all too well and the loss of a love one is deadly, especially when you're the one to do it. It was one of the most painful feeling in the world. If it weren't for my promise to Emma, I would've left this world too, but Beth Greene? She's the one who's saving me. She knows about me and Emma, but it didn't seem to matter since we love each other so much. I will be eternally damned if her life is taken.
After a few minutes that felt like an eternity, Beth relaxed and was silent in my arms sniffling not wanting both of us to break our hug. She brought her head up to face me with red stained eyes and puffy cheeks. I brought my hand to her cheeks to wipe away the tears draining down her face. She grabbed it and guided it to her breast making my heart rate increase ten fold.
"Touch me." She whispered.
My hand began exploring her chest as it circled down and up again as with her hand placed on my heart. She dived in for a hungry kiss, which I happily obliged too. Beth pressed herself very close to me as she started grinding her hips up and down moaning loudly. Our lips parted leaving us both panting heavily. Her hands fluttered down to my waist where I can feel her unzipping my pants.
This can't be happening! Are we really about to do this?
"Beth." I breathed out raggedly. "We don't have to do this."
"I know." She calmly. "But I want this."
Right when she was about to pull my pants down, a creak at the door spooked us as I rapidly brought zipped my pants back up, and and took Beth's hand and we quickly made our way to the stairs to find that it was Maggie and Glenn having the same idea we had a few seconds ago as Maggie pushed Glenn up against the wall and ripped his shirt off while unhooking her bra.
We quietly made our way up the stairs and were thankful that the creaks and reeks of the staircase being drowned out by the loud moaning and groaning. Beth looked furious and annoyed now that Her sister and her brother in law ruined our moment by starting theirs. We retreated into Beth's cell where we can still hear the commotion downstairs.
"You have got to be kidding me." Beth growled.
"Least we didn't get caught." I lightened up before turning to a more serious note. "Baby..."
"I didn't do that because I was desperate for affection, Casey." She said sternly. "I wanted to show you how much I love you."
"You don't need sex to prove you love someone unconditionally." I argued.
"I know, but I just want to show you." Beth squeezed my hand.
"I dunno if that would be a good idea though... It's a very big step." I whispered. "And I mean a big one."
Her brows furrowed. "Wait. What's that supposed to mean?"
"That... it should be with the right people.." I answered hesitantly.
"What do you mean, 'right people?'" She shouted. If she wasn't angry before she was now. "Are you saying that we won't be together for a long time?! That when we do the deed, you'll just dump me, because I'm not Emma?!"
I froze up feeling the tears trying to burst from my eyes fearing to what was such a dreadful thought. "No.. it's not."
"Then what is it, Casey Rodriguez?!" She spat. "I'm just a pretty southern girl you wanna hook up with?!"
"It's me! I'm the one I'm talking about!" I exploded. The tears were now running down my face. "I don't.. I really don't know what I did to deserve you, Beth.. You're the most amazing person I have ever met, and your so strong."
Her expression softened as she gently reclaimed my hands rubbing them gently. "What?"
"There's something dark in me, Beth..." I confessed. "I can't... I can't hurt you.."
"Oh Casey.." She pulled me into a hug and I can feel her lips on my ear. "I know.. I've seen darkness in everyone here" Her breath tickled making me shiver a little. "When the Governor attacked us eight months ago, I was with my dad and Carl outside the Prison. One of his men, a boy who couldn't be no more than fifteen, came across us. Carl just shot him saying he couldn't take the chance." She pulled away. "It frightened me knowing he killed someone, but I know Carl isn't evil. And neither are you." Her hand caressed my cheek. "You have an amazing heart, and I love you so much."
I smiled. "I love you too, baby." We both leaned in for another quick kiss and pulled away. "I'm gonna go grab a shower. I'll come by after okay?"
She nodded. "Okay, enjoy it."
"I will, thanks."
Outside the Prison
No Ones POV
"What the hell?!" Rachel forced herself out of Yuki's grip.
"I agree. What the hell?" Yuki growled.
"Do you have any idea what you two have put me through?!" Rachel was holding nothing back. "I thought you two were dead!"
"So that gives you the right to jump Casey?"
"Don't you start!" Rachel jabbed her finger at her more rational friend. "Seven months!"
"Yeah I thought he was dead too!" Yuki concurred. "Only I didn't try to paste him to the floor!"
"Emma went back for him and he just... ditched her?!"
"Rachel, Emma's dead!" Yuki brought down the horrible truth upon an infuriated Rachel.
"I KNOW SHE'S DEAD! CASEY LEFT HER TO DIE!" She screamed starting to break down to the floor sobbing. "That fucking swarm messed everything up..."
Yuki got down to her knees and embraced a broken Rachel. "I miss her, too..."
"I know it's not his fault." Rachel broke away from Yuki's hug. "People die in war..." She turned to face the fence with the zombies glued to it. "But did these fuckers have to get her?! JUST FOR A FUCKING BITE?!" Her body arched and let out a loud hiccup while releasing waves of sadness for her deceased friend. After what felt like a while, Rachel calmed herself forced her numb body up on her feet.
Yuki came by her side and placed a hand on our shoulder. "Me and Casey. We're still here. And the war isn't over. Not by a long shot."
"Zombies outnumber us, a thousand to one, and humans aren't known for their cooperation during an apocalypse." Rachel preached an unfortunate truth. She always had the grim point of view that humanities extinction was inevitable.
"True. But zombies would've wiped us out a long time ago if we let them. We didn't." Yuki told a more optimistic reality. "Zombies outnumber us and they are very dangerous. But humans have the adaptability and the tenacity to survive and even thrive in these fucked up conditions."
"You always do find the bright side of things." Rachel murmured.
"Just stating the facts." Yuki gave her a hopeful smile.
Rachel snaked her arms around her best friend and held onto her like there was no tomorrow. "Even though theres so much crazy shit... It's so good to see you again. Both of you guys."
"Welcome back to the gang, Rachel."
As the two friends held there embrace, it planted a small feeling of hope and spark a light that seems so little yet it meant everything to both of them that all three of them had found each other, and even though they are met with a heartbreaking loss, they are given the comfort that Emma is in a better world and she's looking down at them.
Epilogue
No ones POV
The sun did not show it's presence yet, but the dark early morning sky has a lighter blue coating to it and the first sound of birds tweeting from the trees that dawn was here. The fences were more secured now that the rotting invaders numbers have been severely depleted for now, but it was only a matter of time before more show up to reign havoc upon this settlement and feed on it's people. If a horde ever showed itself, defending this place will be almost impossible.
But it didn't matter now. Down by the makeshift tire swing, a young boy and girl sat glued to each other gripping their arms in a loving and firm way. They were silent for no words were needed to make this moment special. The girl leaned in on the boy's shoulder and started humming softly, affecting him as he leaned onto her head breathing in her sweet scent.
It has not been an easy rode for both of them. They have faced, horrific events, tragedies, losing loved ones, the desire to leave this world, and finding the will to keep going, and the rode ahead of them is still unknown and dangerous, but for Beth Greene and Casey Rodriguez, they are healing, and when the time is right, they will face whatever the apocalypse will throw at them.
"Push me?" Beth ask sweetly.
Casey smiled. "Why not?" He gave her a kiss and leaped off the swing and pushed up into the air with Beth yelping and giggling.
If this is the end of Casey's story, I don't know. I kind of lost some interest in the Walking Dead, but I had an obligation to finish this fanfic and it may not be the ending anyone was expecting, but I thought it would be the perfect ending. And for those of you expecting a little smut, I thought about it, but I decided that would not be fitting for the ending lol sorry!
I hope you guys enjoyed this fanfic, but don't worry I'm not down with writing stories as I am working on others! Feel free to check them out!
Thank you so much for your feedback, patience, and for enjoy this story.
This has been The Walking Dead: Through Casey's Eyes. I hope you enjoyed it!
Bye guys!
DeltaSandman Out! :D
