The Queen of R&B

Goodbye to the past, hello to the future

It's the day of DeShaun funeral and the past couple of days have been hard on marshall, aaliyah and all members of Royal Riveras and D12, aaliyah and the band performed a beautiful song for Proof, they wrote a song for him, Come back home was the name and everyone loved it they also played Breathe again and Un-Break my heart, aaliyah and the other band members cried while performing, knowing that proof will no longer get to perform with them anymore, all of the D12 members gave a heartwarming speech and marshall went last
Aaliyah sat right next to marshall, holding his hand, and comforting him, Marshall got up from his seat and went up to the podium to give his goodbye speech

Marshall looked around and saw everyone who came, his eyes were red and very puffy

"Proof, he loved people, and people loved him. He was just a people magnet. When you first met him, you wanted to know more about him" Marshall said as he wore a black suit and repeataly wiped his eyes as he stood by the gold-colored casket. "Without Proof, there would be no Eminem, no Slim Shady and no D12" marshall finished his speech but he was stuck there looking at Proof's casket, crying, hoping, wishing, praying that this was a dream
Aaliyah, Dre, and royce went up to get him off aaliyah wrapped her forearm around marshall's left arm and Royce went by marshall's right side patting his back helping him back to his seat

Dre ended the funeral with his goodbye speech and a prayer, the after gathering, was very hectic everyone was smoking and drinking

Tony and Bea left the funeral they didn't stay for the gathering but the others did
Marshall was drinking beer after beer, then he started to go for the stronger drinks and before you even know it he was smoking and popping pills

"Marshall, what are you doing?" Aaliyah asked with anger and fear

"It doesn't matter aaliyah, please go away" marshall said with pain

"Marshall i thought you said you were done with smoking"

"My best friend just died, how do you expect me to cope?!" marshall yelled as he was starting to lose his temper

"Not like this, there's a better way to cope other than partying" aaliyah explained
Marshall sat down on a couch and kept smoking

"Marshall-"

"Oh my god! Aaliyah GIVE ME SOME SPACE!" marshall snapped
All the d12 and royal riveras members noticed what was going on
Royce went to break up the fight

"Okay guys, calm down if yal are gonna fight take it to another room" royce calmly said

"No don't worry about i'm going home" aaliyah said as she wiped her eyes and began to walk away
Aaliyah left and went home, she grabbed a big blanket and a couple of pillows and put them on the couch for marshall, she also left some extra clothes out for him

Aaliyah went to the room, change into some comfy clothes and locked the bedroom door, she laid down and started to cry, she missed deshaun, she missed the old marshall
After DeShaun's death aaliyah caught marshall smoking and popping pills and they been fighting about it since then and it's really taken a toll on their marriage

Marshall came home wasted than ever and went upstairs and knocked on the bedroom door

"Liyah come on open the door up, please"
Aaliyah laid in the bed not answering the door

Marshall stayed there at the door knocking every ten minutes
"Aaliyah come on let's just talk please, i'm sorry i know i shouldn't yell at you, especially in public, i promise i'll get help, for my anger and for the pills, i'll stop please i promise"
Aaliyah got up and stood by the door

"Aaliyah i'm sorry please let me in" marshall cried "Please don't leave me alone, i need you please" marshall started to cry
He lost his best friend, he did not wanna lose his wife the same day
Aaliyah opened the door and let him in, she hugged his tightly and they stayed up the whole night talking and they both agreed that marshall goes to rehab for the pill popping and for counseling