House of ghosts

Ive been waiting

May 29th, 1987
The funeral of y/n l/n is hosted
She has a stone, next to one of her favorite artists
Clifford lee burton, Metallicas late bassist as of 1986
That would have been 25 years old 2 months ago
Y/n l/n died of a spinal infection
Unfortunately she was asleep when the main attack happened
The fever she spiked lead to her eventual death in the ER
She spiked a 106 fever, she didn't die in vain
Tom Harrismony, her next door neighbor attempted to save her life may 27th, by taking her to the hospital.
The parents are grieving the loss hard, make sure to pay respects
Such a young soul, dead at 23 
She died the most painful way,
Her lover, James Burton
Watched her die
Only to disappear from Castro valley
On this day we wish to plant her favorite flower at her stone 
We play her favorite song as we spread her ashes on the
Mcway falls, in Big Sur,  California

She moved a little in her sleep
She felt, wet and cold
Just like the ice in her hospital bed
But her back didn't hurt,
She felt tiny flat blades on her skin
But they didn't cut her?
She opened her eyes
She was laying on a soft patch of grass
Next to her stone
She was confused
Until she saw cliff
He was more.. alive looking
And felt her back again,
She even punched her leg hard
To see if she was asleep
Cliff looked at her with hope in his eyes
Unlike how he looked at her in that hospital bed
His eyes weren't emptied of hope
Or crying out waterfalls
His hands weren't shaking
His face wasn't contorted
He wasn't kissing her lips repeatedly
He wasn't apologizing
Was she okay?

Cliff grabbed her hand in his
"I've been waiting for you.."
you got choked up as you realized
"I died in pain didn't I cliff?"
Cliff nodded
"But it's okay, cause your not hurting now."
You looked at him
"Did you mean all you said.. before I.."

Cliff blushed and looked down
"Oh.. you heard that?"
He had this twisted, attempted grin on his face
"I thought you died.. before I could even-"
You kissed him on the lips
You broke the kiss, and thought for a second
Then you recited his words.

I loved you since I first met you
All I had on my mind was you
I got so fucking mad when your boss called
Because he was trying to force you..
I possessed that guy to stop your drunk mind
from getting taken advantage of..
I held you when you slept,
I spent your mornings with you
All because I fucking love you.
Perfectly word by word you had recited it
And cliff buried his face in his hands

"I really have from the start"
He muttered out

"So now I gotta look for what my soul needs to rest?"
You asked him

Cliff looked at her
"The thing is.."

You listened to him explain

"You need a soulmate. That's preferably dead, to admit that they love you. Then you'll be at rest."

You thought for a second before you realized
"Cliff I-"

He put his finger to your lips and smiled

"Yeah. I'm at rest cause you said you love me, and apparently, you meant it.."
He smirked
You punched his arm
"Of course I meant it!" You frowned a little as a joke

then continued to listen to him, staring into his eyes

He looked in your eyes, as you stared into his
"And I meant it when I said it too."

"How are we soulmates though?"
You asked him, smiling

"Cause.. I dunno."
cliff said sarcastically

"We kissed, before I died... does that count"

Cliff smiled at your question

"Sweetheart... I was told my soulmate was someone I wanted to watch over.. I watched over you.. cause you bought my house.. but I don't regret choosing you. Not at all.."

He kissed your lips gently
You could finally feel the warmth in his body
You could feel the solidness in his arms
You could feel the passion in the kiss
It wasn't just faint anymore.
"Your all mine." Cliff said as he broke the kiss
You smiled and jumped on his lap
You wrapped your arms around his neck and you placed your head on his shoulder and you held him there, at that stupid place where they put your stones even though you both were very much cremated
He grabbed your waist, as you gently rubbed his back
He took you to the house you both used to own
All of his movements felt so real now
His body actually touched yours
And he was in fact, way taller than you.
You held onto his arm as he guided you inside
He slowly came in after you, and he put on another record, no point in asking you cause you didn't care,
He placed you on the couch and held you there
"I'm so happy your not suffering baby.."
"Your not in that hospital gown.."
"Your safe, with me.. and.."
you cut him off by saying
"Shut up simple man's on.."
you gestures towards the
Lynyrd Skynyrd vinyl
that was on the record player
He held you against him tightly
"I love you." He said

"I love you too.."
you said back