The Ghost and The Angel. (Clem X Male Reader fanfiction)

Chapter 1: Loss

 No POV:

It was silent. Nothing but the wind in the trees, until a hail of gunfire erupts into the afternoon air. The sound of heavy breathing and struggles to find air now fill the silence. Before one final heavy breath is let out, whatever it was falling down and dying...finally...

Your POV:

Y/N: Buell! Stop! Slow down boy!

You pull the reins back on your horse, causing him to skid to a halt.

Y/N: Jack!!! We have to go back for him!!!

Turning Buell around you yell *YAH!*, Spurring him and getting him moving back towards what you heard.

Y/N: Why did i listen to him?! Why didn't i stay...

Your mind started racing, you hoped that it was jack who had shot all those times, you wanted to believe that he was alive, but deep down you knew that it wasn't him who made it out of there alive. All you could think about was how he saved you when you were in need of a family, when you needed a protector.

You finally reach the front entrance of the ranch, nearing the barn where he made you ride out of. There on the ground, you see 6 bodies, the one at the barn doors making your heart drop.

Y/N: JACK!!! NO!!

Teary eyed, you fumble off of Buell and fall onto your side, screaming for jack to get up. Reaching his side, you see his black cowboy hat, and his two colt pythons... he had made a final stand, in an effort to keep you alive. You couldn't help but to hold your adoptive father crying, begging him to not leave you.

Y/N: No... *Whispers* jack i-im so sorry. I...

But before your able to get any other words out, You begin to hear moans from his now reanimating corpse. Terrified, you begin to crawl backwards, grabbing one of his colts, aiming it at his head. Now bawling your eyes out, you never wanted to experience this moment again..but you knew you couldn't leave him to suffer. You hoped that shooting your parents would have been the last people you loved, that you didn't have to show mercy to.

Y/N: I- *sniffle/sob* love you, you old fart.

You close your eyes, shooting him in the head. He falls down onto the ground in front of you, even more blood now covering the dirt. You stand up, putting his hat on, and putting his guns in your holsters. You notice walkers are beginning to break through the fences near the house.

Y/N: *sniffle/sigh* I'm not leaving you for the walkers...i don't care if they kill me. I'll bury you, and kill all the bastards who come near us!

You shout the last part at the walkers, grabbing a shovel from the barn doors, you begin to drag jacks lifeless body up the hill behind the barn, shooting any walkers that come near, or brutally bashing their heads in with the shovel.

                                                     Time Skip to 30 Minutes later...

Y/N: *Pant* *huff* I..I'll take good care of buell and Rook, i promise jack. I wish i could have done more for you, maybe even saved you...

You stand over his grave, doing everything in your human soul to hold back the tears. You walk away from his grave as the sun begins to set, clouds now starting to form from above. You look around at the carnage and chaos that ensued after today. The house was covered in bullet holes and bodies were scattered around. The barn too, had bullet holes of its own from jacks... and the silo was burned to the ground after a torch was thrown into it.

Y/N: I'm sorry jack...but i cant stand to see this place like this. ill take care of it for yours, and my sake.

Inside you grab all of the essentials, putting them in the saddlebags on buell, throwing a duffel bag with ammo, medicine, and other essentials as well. You remember that there is still plenty of gas from all the cars you looted awhile back. The generators were ruined in the fight, so was everything else. You knew jack wouldn't want to see this place like it was..

Y/N: Rook! *Whistles loudly* C'mere boy!

A small German shepherd puppy comes out of hiding from underneath the porch. A Small smile forms onto your face, glad to know that he was unscathed.

Y/N: C'mon pal, its time to go.

The dog gives you a sad look putting its head down, knowing its home is gone. You pick him up and sit him on the saddle

Y/N: Stay put boy.

You walk over to the garage and grab two gas cans, dousing the garage first before making a trail to the barn, dousing the hay inside. Then following up outside of the barn doors and making your way to the house, now going inside and dousing everything and everywhere inside, before making your way out of the front door.

Y/N: *looks down at the last match* I'll never forget the good times i had here. Till next time i suppose...

You strike the match off of your cowboy boot, lighting it and tossing it inside of the house. The fire instantly starts to spread, but your already on your horse, turning him around and riding him out of the ranch grounds.

 But before you leave the main entrance, you couldn't help but turn around..and take one last look at the ranch. The house, garage, and barn are now fully engulfed in flames.

Y/N: *looks down at the name in the journal of jacks* Lilly..Abel...Brutus, you better hope i don't find you, for both my sake, and yours. *pets Rook and then pats Buell* c'mon.. lets get of out of here, try to find some sort of shelter if we can.

And with that, you spur buell again, yelling *YAH!* making him run off down the road as the rain starts to come down hard. Today was the second worst day of your life, and it was only going to get harder from here on out. It felt like you had nothing to live for anymore...but you had to find something to live for. For jacks sake, for YOUR sake...

And with that ladies and gentlemen, that is the first chapter to my story! Yes i realize im using the horse name and inspiration of the ending scene from RDR1, but it just seems like a fitting beginning to the story. Heavy loss and emotion. I'm in the process of writing another twd clem x male reader, only its going to be from season 1-4 relationship. (Maybe even MORE seasons if you all help give me sum ideas :). Anyway hope you enjoyed the first chapter, if not lemme know and please let me know if i made any mistakes, making this at 4:am with fumes of sleep ;(.

                                                    MORE CHAPTERS TO BE RELEASED SOON!!!!