Author Note: I do not own The Walking Dead or any of its characters.

I own Axel Dixon and Cath Carver

Emily Carver belong to HiddenTruthandsLies2

Benjamin "Ben" Rugby and Timothy "Tim" Rugby belongs to AquaDestinysEmbrace

Chapter 65: One Bullet Left

Axel's POV

After we crawling through the hole, we ended up in a bedroom. This room looks really clear to me except I heard the sighs of walkers from other side of the door. I approach the door and leaned my ear at it to listen.

Looks like this other is almost full of them. How the hell many are they?

I leaned back and starring at the door. We will not get out in THAT way.

"This place seems pretty sealed off." Molly said.

"Well... not for them." Tim said as I and Molly looked behind of us and saw what Tim talking about. I widened my eyes in shock. Oh god...

There was a couple corpses on the bed, a man and a woman. They've got each bullet-holes in their heads while they holding hands. What the hell...?

Everyone gathered around of the bed and starring sadly at the deceased couple.

Then I saw the man had a gun in his hand... Damn... He must had shoot his love and then himself...

Lee placed his over Carley's shoulders as the reporter leaned her head on his shoulder as the other two couple did the same even Christa is longer than Omid though her head is on his own.

We were sad about it even Benjamin too looked so sympathy and then turned around away because he probably can't handle to see anymore.

After a little moment, "God..." Kenny sighed and turned around to avoid see the deceased couple again.

Probably it reminds him about... what Katjaa did...

But still, why...?

"How could they do this?" Lee asked.

"It's what Katjaa did," Kenny muttered and looked down on the floor.

Jesus...

"It will be alright, Kenny." Lee assured Kenny as he turned back to us and shook his head. "She left me, my son, people who cared about us. I forgive her, but it doesn't make it any less wrong. You don't give up just because it's hard. You stick it out and help the people that you care about," Kenny said. "So everyone, let's figure out a way outta here and get the girls back ."

We nodded to agree with him and his statement.

Yeah... my mother refused to use her money for a operation which she has already given up before drugs and Anti-JJ. I remember how Davie was so angry about it and I'm was upset. But me, I'm not giving up, I have always been worse things, maybe not worse than this shit, walkers. I swear I will never give up on myself or people that I care.

"Yeah, we should keep moving." I agreed.

Kenny went to the bodies and picked up the gun off the man's hand. "Got at least one shot left." Kenny loaded the magazine back into the gun and went to investigate a nearby drawer.

"Let's clear the room before we move. See what's useful." Molly said as mostly of us start investigate this room.

Me and Lee are still starring at the bodies.

"It's sick and sad." I says sadly as Lee nod. "Yeah, but... think of all the pain they avoided." Lee agreed.

Yeah... That is good one for my mother.

I walked over the room and notice a painting above of the fire stove. It's... it's that forest and mountain place where I and Davie lived at my grandfather's home. Man, I've missed that place so long now.

"Axel? Are you okay?" Lee said and noticed I stare at the painting.

"I'm fine." I replied while still stare at the painting. "Just... That place of the painting is there where I used live at my grandfather's place."

"Really?" Lee widened his eyes and start looking at the painting as I nod. "Yes. I'm just wonder what happened with the mountain at the north of Georgia. My fucking grandfather, our relatives and his friends, uncle Buck, Mac, Darren." I says with a gloomy tone.

"I'm sorry, Axel." Lee said as I shook my head. "Don't worry, I'm sorry for wasting our time." I says.

Lee nod and look at the painting again. "It's hard to believe the world once felt this peaceful."

You can say that again.

I turned away from the painting and saw another door that it appear there's a balcony behind of it. Hmm, let's see if there's a way out.

I walked over to the door and opened it. I looked out of balcony and saw the next building has rooftop that it's not so high and not far away from the balcony.

I looked down and find no walkers in the alleyway. Maybe we can jump over to the rooftop, it's not so far from here.

"Hey, I think I found a way out of here." I called to the others as they walked over to me.

"There's nothing in here but personal items." Carley said.

Great... at least we found a way out of here.

"We could probably stay off the streets all the way to River Street, if we're careful." Kenny remarked as some of us nodded. "Geeks will never ever climb up to any of rooftops." Benjamin said.

"How would we get to the rooftop from here?" Christa asked as I looked at the balcony's railing.

"Like this." I said and got up the railing so fast as I got no problem with the balance in my legs if everything is calm and no shaking. "Whoa, be careful there." Emily warned me as I looked down at the three seconds before at the edge of the rooftop.

Okay... jump so fast you can...

I jump towards off the balcony and grab the edge of the rooftop the same thing I did back at the hospital, but it wasn't too dangerous as I was half-way up to onto the roof. I get up to the roof and stand up.

I turned to the others and say, "Okay, guys, you're next."

Lee get out of the room and get up the railing even he struggling with his lost arm in the balance. Be careful, man...

Then Lee jumped off to the edge of the rooftop and grab it quickly. I grab and drag him up.

"Good job, Lee." I said as Tim get up on the balcony and jump to the roof. Then Benjamin, Molly, Carley, Emily, Omid and Christa.

Now it's Doug, Kenny and Ben left.

Doug came out and step up on the railing so carefully.

"Careful Doug, you can make it." Emily said.

We looked little worry at him because of his typical shape. He hasn't barely doing this situation before.

"Geez, never thought I have to do this." Doug mumbled with a nervous tone.

Then he's prepared, and he jump off so long he can. He manage to grab the edge, but getting losing the grip as I, Lee and brothers Rugby grab his hands and drag him up...

I gritted my teeth. Nnnggg... how much heavy are you, Doug?!

"Do you eat one hundred meatballs every days?!" Benjamin complained lowly as we finally got him up onto on the roof.

We took some deep breaths after have pulling him up so hard because his damn weight...

"Next time if we gonna have to do this again, can you please lose some weight?" Tim spoke up.

"Shut up." Emily said with a warning tone.

Then we see Kenny got up on the railing and jump off to the edge of the rooftop. Lee help him up. "Thanks, pal." Kenny accepted.

"Okay, kid. You're next." Omid called to Ben who nodded and get out.

The teenager climb up and getting prepare to jump.

But suddenly, the balcony getting titled out!

"BEN!" Lee shouted as Ben got his attention and balcony goes off!

"BEN!" Emily yelled in horror and shock as Ben falls down along with the balcony and yelling, "Wha-AAAAAAH!"

Ben!

Then we heard a thump from down at the alleyway. We all standing at the edge and look down. I see Ben has landed on the ground among of garbage bags. He didn't make a move after then, but we don't know if he's dead or not! Oh my god!

"Me and my fucking mouth..." Kenny muttered in shock.

That's my line, and yeah...

Everyone looked desperate over Ben's situation now.

"Holy fuck! What are we gonna do?!" Omid exclaimed.

"What do you mean "What are we gonna do"? We have to go down and save him." Emily retort.

"No, not all of us. You got a sister to rescue." Kenny objected as Emily look at him in disbelief. "What are you talking about, Kenny?"

Kenny didn't answer back instead dashing to a ladder that it will probably leading down to the alleyway. Is he really gonna save him?

I sighed and take a breath. Can't let him do this alone.

"I'll go down and help Kenny to get Ben up here." I says as Lee nodded. "Me too."

"Guys, let me help you." Omid objected.

"I have to go down and help Ben. He's my friend." Emily pleaded.

I shook my head. No. She need to stay, for Cath's sake.

"No, you guys stays here. Like Kenny just mentioned early, in case something happen to me, Axel and Kenny, you might be the last hope for Clementine and Cath." Lee said as Christa placed a hand on her hips while Carley looked down.

Emily closed her eyes and ponder Lee's words. Then she opened her eyes again and say, "You... You're right. We stay here. Please get Ben up here safe."

Me and Lee nodded before we both heading to the ladder.

I'm climb down quickly as Lee followed me. When we were on the ground, we passed through a gate and the next corner we found Kenny and Ben who still laying on the ground. I look forward and then behind in case if walkers did heard of Ben's scream, but it seems no one didn't.

But we gotta hurry now. This alleyway can be a deathtrap once the walkers appear from both of sides.

Kenny bends down next to Ben who start whining up by the pain.

"Ow... uh... I'm okay..." Ben muttered in pain.

"Ben, easy." Kenny said. "How the hell did that happened?"

"Shh! Quiet, Ben. Or they'll be top on us." I hissed lowly and look around.

"Hurry up to get him up. It's too dangerous to stay here for long." Lee stated while look around too.

"We're gonna get your ass up." Kenny said and remove garbage bags away from Ben while I and Lee look around of the alleyway. "Really? I... though you..." But Ben trailed off.

I raised an eyebrow in a bit surprised. Did he really forgive Ben?

After some seconds later, I gotta a bad feeling about this now. I narrows my eyes while held my crossbow. Walkers didn't notice us... yet even some of them passed the alleyway in the streets.

"Fucking hell..." Kenny mumbled about something as I turned back to them and see what's going... Holy crap!

I drop my jaws and widened eyes in shock.

Ben landed on balcony's railing and it's impaled through his stomach?! Fuck...! He's gotta a bad luck today...

His stomach's bleeding and the top of railing is covered by his blood.

"What? What is it? I'm okay... I'm okay..." Ben said as voice sounds weak.

Seriously?! Didn't he notice it or didn't feel it either?!

Kenny grab Ben. "We can get you up. We can..." But Kenny trailed off once when he trying pull Ben off that railing. "OOOOWW!" The teenager start screaming out as hell which Kenny stop pulling him up and send him back on the ground.

Fuck... that must REALLY hurts. What can we do from here?

"Just yank him off that thing." Lee said.

I look at Lee and his words. What?!

"Lee, he will bleeding much than before if we do this." I says, but-

I heard some walkers from the forward side on the street are attracted by Ben's scream.

FUCK! THEY'RE COMING!

Then we heard some sighs from behind as we turned around and saw so many walkers are coming from that side too.

Damn it!

We'll be surrounded in a minute!

"Fuck!" Kenny hissed and try yank Ben off again as he scream in pain, but it seems he's stuck and can't escape either which Kenny stop pulling and let the teenager lay on the ground.

Then Ben saw the walkers are heading for him which his teeth's shaking of fear.

"Oh god, don't let them get to me!" Ben exclaimed nervously as Kenny look at the kid at a second before he narrows his eyes at the walkers.

"Do you two have any bullets left?!" Kenny exclaimed when he brought up the gun that we found back in that room and reloaded it again. "This has only got one left in it."

"I'm out!" Lee says as I starring at the small herd limping in here the alleyway. I turned to Lee and Kenny. "Me too. All I have left is crossbow, but I don't wanna waste my bolts, can't get them back in this situation and besides, not much bolts that I have isn't enough for 'em." I hauled my crossbow at my back.

"Shit!" Kenny exclaimed and look back at Ben.

I see Ben's still shaking his head by the fear of walkers. We gotta help him!

"Get the fuck out of here." Kenny said as I and Lee look at him in disbelief.

What?

"What?" Lee widened eyes.

"What did you just said?!" I frowned.

"GO BACK! The girls need you, guys!" Kenny hissed.

But-

"Kenny!" Lee try to reason with the fisherman. "This is not a DISCUSSION!" Kenny yelled out, right straight to us while walkers keep closer to us.

IS HE NUTS?!

"Are you crazy?! You will DIE out here with Ben!" I objected.

"WHAT DID I JUST SAY?" Kenny exclaimed loudly.

"Let's get Ben and get out of here!" Lee exclaimed seriously.

Kenny just looked regretful of something, then... He pushed me and then Lee quickly as we almost stumble back into the gate!

HEY, whattha?!

Before I or Lee could react, Kenny has already locked the gate as I grab the bars and shoot a glare towards him.

"What the fuck, Kenny?" I hissed as Kenny looked down and seems sad something. "What are you going do?!" Lee exclaimed.

"Lee... Axel... It's okay." Kenny sighed sadly.

I widened eyes. What the hell did he just mean "okay"?!

Wait? I look at Ben then.

Is he gonna...?!

"No, Ken. No, it's not!" Lee objected.

"It's something I gotta do. You know that." Kenny said with a calm tone while walkers getting closer to him and Ben.

No, Kenny! Get back here! THIS IS SUICIDE!

"Kenny, think this through! You'll never get out of here alive!" I exclaimed.

Kenny didn't answer mine question instead say, "Just go tell Emily that I forgive this shitbird and I refuse to leave him behind like this." Kenny said as he take some back steps from the gate and get prepare to fight against walkers. "Go get girls back."

KENNY!

"BACK YOU SONS OF BITCHES!" Kenny bellowed as he push at one of walkers with his gun.

I'm trying shake off the gate to open it, but no use.

"DAMMIT KENNY!" Lee exclaimed with his horrified eyes.

"GET OUT OF THERE, MAN!" I shout out so loud.

Then Kenny give another push at the walker which it sent on the ground and the fisherman turned around to Ben as the walkers are almost there for Ben!

"AAAAFUCK! KENNY!" Ben exclaimed in pain as Kenny dashing to the teenager and aiming at him. "PLEASEEE-"

BANG!

A gunshot appear and no sound of Ben... anymore.

And Kenny... We couldn't see him anymore after... What he just did... He must trying fight back to escape through the walkers, but...

My eyes is widened up in shock and tensed. Lee looked so shock and horrified.

We didn't hear anything of Kenny except the walkers's growls and sighs. Then we hear their chews. Fuck, Ben's body must getting devouring now.

I closed my eyes and sink my head down. Lee did a same thing for a minute while still we listen the walkers eating Ben's body.

Then I open my eyes again and turned back to the ladder as Lee start move too.

"Let's get up." Lee said and looked gloomy now as I nod. "Yeah." I said with a gloomy tone.

We climbing up to the roof.

I can't believe how it is... How I am gonna explain this to Emily and the others?

When I am on the roof, I saw the others looking standing at the edge and looking down the alleyway. They're probably wonder what's going on down there after the gunshot and Ben's screams.

Then they noticed us when Lee came up and approaching us. "What happened?" Carley asked.

Lee just starring at her and then passed through her and the others. I turned around so they won't see my face as Lee are standing on the other side of the roof.

"Where's Ben? And where's Kenny?" Emily asked and looked very worry now.

Everyone but Carley were right behind of me and waiting for the answers while the reporter walked over to check on his boyfriend.

I sighed and take a breath. My eyes is closed now and open my mouth to answer, "They're... gone."

"What? What... what d-do you mean?" Emily asked as her voice getting little crank now.

I still keep my eyes closed sadly and continuing the story, "Ben was messed up... and we couldn't get him up. Then it come a damn cluster of walkers toward us."

Then I turned around and saw Emily just shuts her eyes after what she just heard what I said. She start whimper now, but holding her tears.

"I heard a shot. What happened down there?" Tim asked.

But I can't answer that because it's too hard explain...

"Kenny made sure... that Ben didn't feel any more pain than he had to." Lee spoke up as we all look at him in surprised about what Kenny did.

"What?!" Emily exclaimed in shock.

"It was Ben's biggest fear, you know." Lee explained as we looked at Lee who still has his back to us. "Kenny had one bullet and that's how he used it."

Poor that fucking kid.

Everyone looked shock and sad by that terrible new. Emily was so upset now, but it seems she understand why Kenny did that to Ben. Benjamin and Molly was the only who didn't looked sympathy over Ben or Kenny, but they were little shock.

Then Tim walked over and stand next to me. "You saw them die? Both of them?" Tim asked.

I still looked down and didn't say back in a few seconds. "Nobody was getting out of there. No one, even any of us was there wouldn't make it." I said sadly.

Emily placed her hand on my shoulder which I look at her and say, "I'm sorry, Em. I've could have done more to save him."

"It's okay. Ben was my friend and..." Emily trailed off as I speak up, "Kenny forgives him." Emily widened her eyes in a bit of surprised. "Really?"

I nod. Of course he did. Why did he even tried to save Ben and put out of his misery.

"He wasn't a bad guy. He did what he had to do. We all gonna up to the end in the way or another." Lee said as we all looked at each other.

Then Benjamin start walking and say, "Come on, let's go back the girls before it's too late."

We all nodded and start follow his lead to the river street. I take a look behind of me. Farewell, guys. Hope you will be with your families there.

While we walked over the roofs, I clenched my fist so hard then and my blood's boiling.

This is all on you guys! Radio-guy and VERNON! I will rip them out so really slow...!

To be continued

A/N:

That was sad now... but the tragic isn't over yet. Sorry. :(

R.I.P. Ben Paul

Letter Hacks: Axel was grown up in that same place where his father comes from, at a mountain somewhere at the north of Georgia.

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