The weekend came quicker for Goth Boy and Crystal than expected...
With the rebel girl, she was sitting in Chaz's car, along with Chaz and Katie, heading off to go to the town's graveyard. Crystal was sitting in the front seat, as all herself, her former best friend, and her best friend's boyfriend were all driving on the road. Crystal kept her headphones in her ears, as she sat there, waiting for the three of them to finally get to the graveyard, listening to 'When you're Gone' by Avril Lavigne. She couldn't stop thinking about Yuki, and wishes that she was awake so that she can stop her from taking her own life.
The girl wishes that she was there...
The group finally arrived at the graveyard, seeing that a couple people were there too. Most of which were the goths that Yuki was friends with, along with some of the friends of the goths as well. The three got out of the car, and headed into the yard.
Giving herself some time, Crystal looked around to see who came here. As she was expecting, Ghostly, Violet, Ray, and Raven came along, despite their grudge on Yuki. Blaine was here, along with his girlfriend, and their friends Creek and Sasha. Buddy, Poppy, and Billy were here, most likely because of Ghostly and Violet. So far, no sign of Goth Boy, nor Winter, which she was feeling grateful that those two were not here at Yuki's funeral, feeling like those two don't deserve to be apart of this moment due to them doing all that they did. She then noticed Ian out in the distance, leaning on one of the benches, a good distance away from the spot everyone was at.
"Hey...Katie, Chaz...I got to go off to...uh, talk to Ian Arneson over there." Crystal said, pointing out to the genius who was leaning on the bench out nearby. "I'll...come by in a couple minutes."
"Okay, take your time, Crystal." Katie said to the rebel girl.
Katie and Chaz started to walk towards one of the chairs, as Crystal walked over to the genius, taking the headphones out of her ears. Crystal approaches the bench, as Ian was looking around the entirety of the yard. He got out of his imagination after the rebel girl finally approached him. Ian raises an eyebrow, looking at Crystal as she approached him.
"I was wondering if you were going to be here..." Crystal said, placing her hands in her pockets. "...I...guess you wanted to pay your respects along for Yuki, since Jenny and Eleanor are also here? I don't see Agent Walker around here." Ian looked over to Crystal, standing up onto his two feet.
"Your assumption is most precise, Crystal." Ian said. "However, I do not believe I have any sort of words to say to Yuki, as she and I have not interacted. Not exactly much."
"Yeah..."
"Aside from everything that ensued this very moment, I do believe you have a...bit of an apologize to give." Crystal raises an eyebrow, wondering what the SPA Agent is getting at here. "Crystal, if you're in disbelief that I don't have my eyes on you after the circumstances at the junkyard, you're greatly mistaken. I was informed by Goth Boy that you've attacked his girlfriend."
"He told you this?"
"Indeed."
"Son of a..." Crystal points at the genius, speaking on before he could say anything more about this whole thing. "...So what if I did?! If you haven't noticed, my own best friend is gone, and the last thing I need is you being here, only because I've done something that concerns no one but me, Goth Boy, and Winter, than you can shut the fuck up! Because I want to be here for Yuki, and not even bother with this bullshit that I've done something to Winter or her prick husband who allowed Yuki to kill herself!" Ian frowns.
"You're saying Goth Boy and Winter indirectly had Yuki commit suicide?"
"You bet your scrawny ass I know that for a fact!" Ian held up a hand, hoping to calm Crystal down.
"I understand your frustations with this entire endeavor. However, you still attacked Winter when you really shouldn't have, and...I'm sorry, Crystal, my hands are tied, regardless you allowed what." The rebel crossed her arms, glaring at the genius who was talking to her.
"Well...whatever. Talk bad about me at this funeral, say I punched Winter in the stomach because I blamed her for Yuki's death. I don't care anymore." Ian closes his eyes, and took a deep breath. He finally spoke.
"As much as I would want you to be behind bars for what you've done...Walker, Myers, and I have all mutually agreed to have this kept to ourselves, and not bring it light to Kathryn, Charles, Violet, Ray, or anyone else. Winter told us by phone, not wanting her child to be mentioned in this ordeal." The boy then pulled out a piece of paper, handing it over to Crystal. "However, you're under community service to make up for the things that you've done. If you refuse to do this for the SPA, than we will have you arrested immediately. The entire month of June, Agent Walker and Myers said that you will be working around...Elmiras Library...until the beginning of July." Crystal's mouth dropped hearing that being said.
"Are you serious?"
"I'm afraid so...even I would despise the idea of this punishment." The rebel girl scoffs, before turning around.
"Well...I guess you're lucky to not work at the library, considering that you're now working at the SPA Agency."
"You would think..."
"What?"
"I still help my aunt there, time to time. Just because I'm now working for the SPA Agency, I couldn't pick no longer working with my aunt."
"Oh this is just great..."
"Don't worry, as long as you keep your nose clean around the library, I believe that you and I will be great friends."
"Yeah...only in your dreams that will happen..." Crystal turns around, walking off to the rest of her friends.
"Very Well than..."
With the group again...
Ray looks out to the road in the distance. He stood there, wondering where Goth Boy and Winter were. The man stood there, wondering if the goth leader will ever show up to the graveyard to actually say goodbye to his exgirlfriend like he promised. His girlfriend Raven came over to him, placing a hand around his shoulder.
"Sweetie, I'm not so sure Goth Boy is going to show up." Raven said, sincerely. "You know the guy, he never shows up to anything we attempt to invite him to, and I know you've been friends with him for awhile, but...just take my words into mind, Ray." The goth male lowers his head, before sighing.
"If that's the case, it was worth a shot..." Ray said softly, before facing his own girlfriend. "...Well, who says we can't just..."
Before Ray could finish what he was about to say, he heard another car out in the distance driving up to the graveyard's parking lot. Ray and Raven looked out to the street, seeing Goth Boy coming out of the car he was using. But it doesn't appear that Winter was with him. Ray seemed a little bit disappointed, but was happy to see that Goth Boy was here to make up for everything he's done.
Goth Boy walked up to Ray, looking down and up at him as he stopped right in front of him. "I was wondering if you would've ever showed up, Goth Boy." Ray said. "I'm happy you've finally arrived. Where is Winter by the way?"
"She is in the hospital, making sure our baby is good and healthy." Goth Boy said. "I had to come by myself so I can...finally say goodbye to Yuki." The goth looked over to the coffin that was in the middle of the spot they were at. "You know, I've never really was hurt at one of these things, but...I...feel like this is affecting me a lot...I've never been to a funeral of one of my closest friends before." Ray places a hand on Goth Boy's back, giving him a soft smile.
"You're being the better person by being here. And by the way, ignore Crystal, Winter may not be here, but...I'm sure regardless, deep down, she'll see that you're being the better person by doing this. For Yuki, for her, for..." Goth Boy removes Ray's arm off of his back, before brushing himself off.
"As much as I appreciate your encouragement, Ray...I feel like you really should just stop with talking about Crystal, especially with what happened days ago, where she lost her anger out on me."
"I understand you're still hurting from that day. I'm sorry."
"Alright...let's just hope that everyone else is alright with me here..." Goth Boy mutters, before walking over to one of the seats.
The goth sat down next to nobody, as he saw the open coffin with his exgirlfriend inside of it. He frowned, feeling overwhelming guilt, finding it uneasy for himself to even be here, knowing he should've talked to Yuki more after all that has happened to their relationship. She thought that their relationship was nothing but lies, and he made her believe that. He felt like all this time, he should've helped Yuki try to get over her depression instead of ignoring her all these months. He just wished he could've done something. Be the better person and be there for Yuki, is all Goth Boy had in his head at the moment.
Rosalyn, the school's principal that Ray was talking about, walks up to the podium that was in front of the coffin. She looks out to everyone who has came to the funeral today. Some she didn't know about, some were her students in the past. With a couple moments of people settling down, Rosalyn began to speak.
"Good morning, everyone...I am Rosalyn, but some of you know me as your principal, before you've all graduated." The woman said, looking at everyone who has came here. "I'm rather new to trying to handle a funeral, but please bare with me. Now...Yuki, there's a lot of students in my school that I've seen calm, most I seen love to party, however...in my all years, I do not believe I have ever met a student as excitable as Yuki here. A girl who...admittedly, I question her face-biting habits whenever she is sent to the office. But...after hearing the news of what has happened to her, I feel like all of us would long for days like that, going forward. If anyone would like to wish Yuki goodbye, please feel free to come up and say your goodbyes to her now, if you wish."
It was silent for a few seconds. Nobody was sure who should even be going up to talk. That was when Crystal decided to be the first one to go up to the podium first. The rebel girl kept herself together, as she looked out to the many friends and family of her best friend.
"Hello...my name is Crystal Montell..." Crystal starts off saying. "...I am one of Yuki's closest friends in the group. I was...there for her at her last moments, well, not all of the last moments, but...when Goth Boy and her broke up, I was there for her when she really needed somebody the most. I felt like...Yuki was the sister I never had...and wish that I had." The rebel girl started to tear up. "...I was still asleep when she...went off to the junkyard to...end her own life...and...if I was still awake...I could've...could've stopped her...from doing what she did..." The rebel girl stops, placing a hand on her face, tears coming down her face at a fast pace. "...My biggest mistake ever is...not being there for her in the end...when I should've..." The girl looks to the coffin, before biting her bottom lip. "...Yuki, I'm sorry...you're my best friend...always know that..."
Most of the people who came were tearing up at what Crystal has said. The girl went back to her seat, crying into a hand, before sitting down. Ghostly and Violet looked over to the rebel girl as she sat down. Violet decided to come up to speak, for herself and Ghostly. The goth girl walked up to the podium, holding onto the sides of it.
"I'm Violet Nightshade, my husband is Ghostly Alder...recently...we've lost...his grandmother, Ruby Alder, about a couple months ago." Violet started off saying. "Now me and him are...here for a person who...we've stopped considering a friend due to difficulties in our life, as well as a couple other of the goths, but not all. Me and him were the first ones who ended up finding Yuki in the break trailer in the junkyard." Violet gulps a bit. "...To be honest, the irony is rather bitter at best...but...me and Ghostly were aware of the break up, and we still ended up considering the goths jerks after the junkyard being destroyed...I-I feel a little terrible, just...doing all of that, and...I wish I just gave Yuki a chance when...she really needed somebody the most. Finding her dead in the junkyard, where all of my hatred for Goth Boy...Crystal...her, started...I feel like all of this was nothing more but...bitter irony, and...probably the world telling me I should regret turning my back on the goths." With one more sigh, Violet looks over to the goth leader. "...To Goth Boy, I'm sorry that this happened to your exgirlfriend, and...if me and my husband were there for her, we could've..."
Without another word, Violet walked off to sit next to Ghostly again. Rosalyn asked once more if anyone would like to say something to Yuki before they finally send the coffin into the hole in the ground. Hesitating a little bit, Goth Boy stood up from his seat, and walked over to the podium, as Crystal removes her hand, seeing her leader standing there, ready to speak.
"He doesn't deserve to say fucking anything..." Crystal growls under her breath.
"Crystal, just let him speak what's on his mind." Katie said, whispering to her.
A couple moments of silence went by, and then Goth Boy spoke. "I am Goth Boy...I am Yuki's boyfriend...or...was her boyfriend..." The goth leader started off saying, before stopping. "Back before I ended up leading the goths, there was Winter Takara...a girl who...I always said was the girl of my dreams...we had fun together, talking about darkness, horror movies, but then...one argument between us happened, and...she had problems with her family, which...when she left without a word when I wanted to apologize to her...I thought I was the one who caused her to leave Simport." The goth gave a light smile, before continuing to talk. "...When Winter left...that's when I met Yuki...at one of the school proms. I believe I was a freshman at the time. We talked a little bit...than we ended up together...me and her were pretty good as a couple, indeed." The goth frowns again. "...But that all ended when...the beginning of...two months ago...where Winter came back to Simport..."
Goth Boy stops, unsure if he really should continue to talk about this. He looks over to Ray and Raven. The boy in the couple nodded his head, signaling him to keep on going. Biting his bottom lip, Goth Boy continued.
"...My feelings for Winter came back..." Goth Boy said. "...I...things started to spiral out of control, and than...me and Yuki ended up breaking up...and me and Winter started our relationship over again..." Crystal continued to glare, as everyone else just heard Goth Boy out. "...Nothing really happened between me and Yuki, until the beginning of this month...recently, me and Winter received news that...Winter is carrying my child, and...without thinking twice...I proposed to her, without thinking how Yuki would have felt about it...now seeing everything..." The goth leader started to tear up, continuing to speak about what happened recently. "I told Yuki about a week after I proposed, hoping that she'd understand, and...I feel like that was the breaking point of her handling me and Winter being together...then the next day..."
Goth Boy stopped, backing up from the podium. He didn't say anything about what had happened to his exgirlfriend that next day. Tears were coming out of his eyes at a fast pace, before he pulled something out of his pocket. A necklace that he was actually planning on giving to Yuki one day. One that had an emblem that looked like fangs.
He walked over to the coffin, looking down at Yuki. He places the necklace into her hand, before backing up from the coffin. Still keeping his eyes on the coffin, Goth Boy said his final words to Yuki.
"Even if I'm with Winter, married...dating...having a kid..." Goth Boy started to say, clearly still heartbroken. "...Regardless of everything, Yuki...you'll always be my little vampire..."
Goth Boy went back to his seat, sitting down, as Rosalyn finally declares the funeral director to send the coffin into the hole. They closed the coffin, lowering it down into the hole, before starting to fill it up. Goth Boy remained sitting there, as his exgirlfriend's coffin was being buried. Ray and Raven watched him sitting there from their seats, feeling like he did the right thing now.
As people were starting to leave, Ray pats Goth Boy on the shoulder. "You did the right thing, Goth Boy...thank you..." Ray told him. The goth leader nodded, before standing up, and walking away like everyone else.