A Lovely Day for a Funeral pt. 1
(takes place during the funeral of Henry and Martha Ravenswood, so have some angst, also yes, Jasper x Henry is implied in this story because at this point this ship is my life :P also this is part one because it a long writing and tumblr won’t let me post all of it in one post)
The sun struggled to shine through the thick gray clouds that covered Thunder Mesa. Tragedy had just struck. A terrible Earthquake had just happened and boot hill had never been this full ever. Families and friends grieved next to their loved ones' graves. Including the last of the Ravenswoods. Henry and Martha Ravenswood were sadly taken from this world due to the Earthquake, although Martha just died a couple days ago due to the loss of her husband. Many suspect that Henry is responsible for what just happened and many remember the natives nearby warning him of a giant thunderbird spirit that calls the mountain home, and will destroy whoever comes close to it. Henry never listened and still instructed the miners to mine deeper into the mountain and now the curse had struck. He had dug too deep into the mountain, and now it has cost him his life and his wife. Outside the manor on boot hill, two graves have been dug near the manor. They have not been fully covered and the marble lids for the couple have not been placed yet for Melanie wanted to say goodbye one last time to her parents before burying them. Next to her, his hands rested on her shoulders in a comforting manner, was her lover Jake Lockheart, and behind the couple was the butler and maid of the household Jasper and Anna Jones. Anna, Jasper and Jake all had umbrella’s, Jake holding his over both him and Melanie as a small store began over Thunder Mesa. Jasper and Anna gave Jake a dirty glare but both knew better than to start a fight right now, so they stayed silent, knowing Melanie is already devastated as is. After a while Jake whispered something to Melanie, neither of the Jones heard him. Melanie nodded her head and quietly sobbed into his chest as they made their way back to the manor. Ann and Jasper knew Henry wouldn’t want them to leave her alone with him, but they decided to stay to say goodbye to not only their master, but to their dear friend who saved their lives in the very beginning. Anna and Jasper didn’t say a word as they stood over the couple's graves before Jasper looked up to J. Nutterville and nodded his head, Jasper then pulled something, a small box wrapped in a bow, and threw it down onto Henry’s grave before following it with a small rose. Anna looked at her brother and gave him a small smile before grabbing his hand and giving it a comforting squeeze. “We should probably head back. Henry wouldn’t want us to be here mourning all day, besides the house needs to be fixed up.” Jasper remained silent before quietly speaking, “I’ll be there soon, just give me five more minutes.” Anna’s smile disappeared, but she didn’t fight him and went back to the manor. Jasper watched as Ravenswood’s couple were buried and as the marble lids that were made for them were placed on them. As J. Nutterville left, Jasper then started to silently break down. Now that he was alone he finally felt free to let all of his emotions out. He wanted to scream, but remained quiet as he silently sob into his hands. He got down slowly, for his knees started to feel weak, and leaned against Henry’s grave. He continued to sob into Henry’s grave before finally calming down, “I still can’t believe you're gone. After everything. If only you had just listened to us when we tried to stop you…then none of this would have happened.” He quietly said to himself as he laid on Henry’s grave. “If only…”
