Always and forever (choni oneshot)

Death

They say finding true love is a once in a life time opportunity... Well she was always a rule-breaker, and I'm glad she found it twice. She deserved to be happy, I wanted her to be happy, but it still didn't mean it didn't hurt me again watching her move on. Watching her on her first date since I had died made me smile because I knew she'd have so much to tell me when I saw her again. You know how you say to your significant other, "I will love you to the day I die," Well turns out I can love her forever. But for now, I shall watch down on her and see the beautiful woman she had become. Her once curly red hair was now straight and a little shorter; she wore darker clothes but still had that bright, beautiful smile that could make me fall in love over and over again.

"Well, I'm glad to have finally have met you," The girl who sat across my Cheryl smiled, grabbing her hand to kiss it.

"Likewise, but I don't know. If I can stay, I'm sorry," The redhead said, getting up, the blonde grabbed her hand and pulled her down gently.

"Why is that?"

"My wife died three years ago, in a gang fight, and I haven't moved on yet, and I don't think I'm ready to date again quite yet. I still love her." A tear fell off her cheek as it fell onto the napkin she had placed on her lap; she sniffed a little and wiped her tears.

**Flashback (no one pov)**

Toni and Cheryl were spending their anniversary in bed. Cheryl had just come back from a two-week-long business trip, where there was no reception.

"That was amazing, thank you, baby," Toni smiled, kissing Cheryl on the forehead while moving the redhead closer to her.

"Thank you as well, I love you."

"I love you too."

Toni's phone lit up from a text from Jughead followed by many more and a phonecall, and she quickly picked up.

"Toni, the ghoulies are attacking us; come to Pickens now!"

The line cut out, Toni's face went from confusion to determination, she quickly got up and got dressed along with her wife who followed shortly behind her, they raced to Pickens park, both holding knives, as they fought for their lives, the ghoulies quickly ran away as more of them fell. Toni looked around the sea of serpent and Ghoulie bodies, to see her wife standing fifty feet away looking for her as well, as they made eye contact, they ran to each other on the instant, Penny Peabody came behind Toni and grabbed her as Cheryl screamed in horror, she pressed the already bloody knife on the shorter girls next and added more force, it began to break the skin as it knitted it, creating little blood to pour.

"It's too late now, Pinkie."

Toni watched as the blade slipped closer to her throat. She closed her eyes, trying to get the sight of her impending demise out of her mind. She wanted to remember something happy, but the only thought in her head was the fact that the cold hand of death was reaching out to her. She needed to feel something deeply, but there was only fear. She needed something that meant something, but she could only see the glinting of the blade that seemed to hover in time for a long moment; she wasn't ready to die.
The blade came closer, seeming to inch through eternity, moving closer with the precision that only the end can bring. She knew that it was the end and a single glimmering tear shimmered out of her eyes. She knew it was over. When she felt the first sharp sting of the pain in her chest, she knew that it was over, and she fluttered her eyes. Her strength was faded, and she fought against the pain. She had something that she needed to say, a curse that she needed to utter, and last words to send out into the world. She parted her lips but couldn't find the right thing to say. Nothing was coming, and she didn't have any time to figure it out. "Cheryl...." She let the word drain off into nothingness. It was all she could say. It was all that could be said at that moment. As Penny was shot in the head by Sheriff Jones, Toni and Penny both fell to the ground like flies; Cheryl looked down, examining the flesh being cover with blood; she tried to stop the bleeding, but it was no use; blood bled through the cracks of her hand, as Fp ripped her off the body, she screamed in agony as tears ran down her face, Toni's head fell to the side looking at Cheryl with a blank expression. No sign of life was shown.

**END OF FLASHBACK**

"Well, of course, you love her, I understand that. I like you from all of our conversations, and I am more than willing to wait and start off being friends," she offered a smile.

From that day on, Cheryl and the Blonde who's name is Rachel began getting close and hanging out all the time, they were like this for five months, and every day I saw Cheryl falling more in love with the girl. But not one day went by where Cheryl wouldn't visit my tombstone and told me about her day; she always wore the locket I got her for our wedding present, on one side it was her than the other me.

"Rachel, Im ready to start dating. I want to be with you," Cheryl said, smiling, holding onto Rachels's hand, which was in her lap.

"Good, I want to be with you to Cherry," Rachel smiled, kissing Cheryl; the kiss looked soft and passionate. And she smiled, maybe not at me, but after all this time, she still smiled, so I smiled too. Time flew by, and I saw Cheryl falling deeper and deeper in love; she looked at her like how she once looked at me. It was their two-year anniversary. Cheryl took her to our spot to stargaze; maybe it was our final goodbye.

"Rachel, I still love her, but I love you so much, and I know she is looking down on us happy for me; she always just wanted me to be happy," Cheryl smiled, looking up in the sky, holding Rachel's hand.

"Cheryl, you're my everything. I love you so much. When I first met you, you were a broken girl. Now you're a built, strong, beautiful, independent woman. I want to be with you even when we are both dead; I want to stay together forever. Will you marry me?" Rachel asked, getting up.

"Yes," Cheryl cried, kissing her. If Cheryl was happy, that's all that mattered to me; when they parted ways, she went to my tombstone and rested her hand on top of my name, "TT, I miss you like crazy. I feel so guilty for falling in love again. For being happy again. She says she wants to be with me in our afterlife, but I hope you know when we have reunited again I will choose you, you're my soulmate. And I love you so much. I miss you so much. I know I haven't been coming to see you as much as I used to, and Im so sorry, but I think for now I am moving on."

That was the last time she had came to visit me. Every day up until her wedding, photos of me or anything resembling memory of me had been slowly put away, It was the day of her wedding, and she looked stunning. She looked so happy and had nothing but love and adoration in her eyes; I knew then and there she had moved on; as it came to her vows she placed her hand on her locket. She was fidgeting with it to be opened to reveal a photo of Rachel and me on each side of the locket.

"I never knew after Toni I could fall in love again, But you taught me I could. I could be happy again. I am lucky to have two soulmates in my lifetime," she continued to talk, but I zoned out. I realized I was her past, but Rachel was her future.

"Do you Cheryl Topaz take Rachel Evans to be your wife?" The priest asked.

"I do," Cheryl said, smiling.

"Do you Rachel Evans take Cheryl Topaz to be your wife?"

"I do."

"With the power invested in me and the state of Los Angeles, I pronounce you wife and wife you may now kiss the bride."

Alas, I saw the same look in her eyes, only this time it wasn't my reflection.

As they shared that kiss, I couldn't help but be happy for her, but have a deep pit in my gut of anger because death never hurt as much watching them together does. So the question is, If I could come back alive to see her, I wouldn't. Not because I didn't want to but because I didn't want to put her through everything again.

"Come on, Mrs. Evans, we have a party to go to," Rachel smiled, holding Cheryl's hand. I felt my heart instantly rip into two; Topaz was replaced with Evans just like I was replaced with her.

And that is the story of how I died. Twice.