AN ~
Last chapter guys! I'd just like to say thank you for sticking around this long and I really hope you enjoyed this story! Also, please read the AN at the end as well, very important information there!

Chapter Twelve:
Second (Sad) Ending

After Michael left, I rethought life over, once again.

Why was I still living? What purpose do I have to this world? Yeah, I make people laugh, but other than that, what else do I do?

Nothing.

And that was the sad truth.

I looked at my wrists, seeing the cut marks slashed across my once flawless skin. I looked in my mirror, seeing the paleness of my once tanned face. I looked deeper, into my eyes. The sadness and will to kill myself replaced by my once bright and happy green eyes.

This was it.

Tonight was the night I was finally going to succeed in the one thing I've wanted from the start.

I shakily stood up, feeling a wave of nausea and dizziness sweep over me. I pulled on some jeans and a t shirt.

I brought out a piece of paper and a pen and began writing out my final words to the world.

A half hour later, I placed the letter on my bed. Geoff would probably find it in the morning. I was silently hoping Heidi wouldn't find it.

I walked over to my window and pulled it open. I stepped over the sill and began to lower myself down until my eye met something green and sparkly.

I locked my eyes on it and felt my heart skip a beat when I realized what it was.

I stopped for a moment and picked up the necklace Michael gave me all those years ago. I smiled slightly at it, loving that it was a present from my my lovely little Mi-cool.

I put it around my neck and made my way out the window.

I walked in silence to the bridge. The fall would defiantly be enough to kill me. And even if it wasn't, then I could just as easily suck in water and kill myself that way.

Upon arrival at the bridge, I felt my phone begin to vibrate in my pocket. I pulled it out, noticing it was Michael calling me.

I debated for the few short moments I had if I wanted to pick up or not. If I did, he would probably try and talk me out of suicide. And maybe that would nice.

The reality of it crashed over me as I realized, once again, he was with Lindsay and would never love me the way I loved him.

I let it ring out.

I turned my phone off after and stepped onto the bridge. Just as usual, my entire life flashed before my eyes and I felt myself begin to start crying again.

All those times I spent with my friends in England. Even after I stopped hanging out with them because I was slowly falling into depression still came to mind.

Getting the job in America that changed my life for the better. Getting to be an Achievement Hunter seemed like the only thing at the time that was gonna pull me out of my depression.

Falling in love with Michael and wanting to spend every waking moment with him, even if he was yelling at me. No wonder he ran after I told him I loved him. He must be so disgusted by me now.

Trying to kill myself the first time and failing miserably. I silently hoped that after I jumped, I'd get to go right back to where I left off in my coma.

Hearing that Michael had proposed to Lindsay and me falling into an even deeper depression.

And now.

I looked down at the dark water swirling about. It was quite nerve racking to think I was going to be sinking to the bottom of the river in a moment.

I took one foot off the ledge and took a deep breath.

"I love you, Michael. Please forgive me for my selfish act," I whispered before I took my other foot off the ledge.

I didn't feel a twinge of regret even as I was plummeting to the water below. I closed my eyes and spread my arms out, giving my internal organs the first chance to hit the water.

And when I did hit the water, it was much more painful than anything I had ever felt.

I could literally feel my organs begin to fail. My heart beat was beginning to get slow, my lungs stopped accepting air immediately. My brain was basically screaming at me to kick my legs and swim but I found that I was much to weak to move.

I let out my final breath of life as I sank to the bottom of the river.

...

I desperately called Gavin, silently pleading for him to pick up.

He never did.

I drove all night that night, trying desperately to find my suicidal love. As the minutes turned to hours and hours turned to days and days turned to weeks and weeks turned to months, I slowly began to lose hope. The police had done everything they could to find him, but even they were beginning to lose hope for him.

The fans became quiet after Gavin 'left' RoosterTeeth. We weren't as popular as we were before. The office was less happy and light. It was as if with Gavin's leaving, all the happiness and life was sucked from the building, leaving us with a depressing atmosphere.

The days were getting harder for me as well. Once in a while I'd slip up and call Gavin by mistake, only to get his once cheerful voicemail. I'd then breakdown into a fit of sobs and get drunk, hoping to get all thoughts of Gavin out of my mind.

I was becoming Gavin himself.

Everyday it would get harder to get out of bed and get dressed for work. Eventually, I started calling in sick when it just became to hard to get up.

I didn't tell anyone how I was feeling. I constantly hoped no one would approach me and see the dark circles and bags under my eyes. I hoped no one would stare into my eyes and see how pained I was.

Every night, I would curl up on the couch and watch all the Rage Quits and Play Pals Gavin and I were in. I would hear his giggle or his scream and tears would spring to my eyes and I'd be forced to drink to make the constant drop of my heart go away.

Some nights I would call Gavin, even though I knew he wouldn't answer. But after every call, I'd have a slight pinch of hope that he would pick up.

But, he never did.

I kept Gavin's suicide letter too. Every night, I would read over the last part that was about me and cry all over again. He truly loved me.

And I was too slow to realize I truly loved him back.

Over the months that Gavin had been missing, I slowly came to realize that it was all my fault that Gavin was gone. He did this because of me. Because I was too much of a douche to realize he needed me just as much as I needed him.

And that was slowly killing me.

...

On Sunday, May 22nd, 2016 at 6:42 pm, they finally found Gavin.

Or... What was left of him.

Geoff had told all the guys that they were required to show up to a meeting. He told us the news, that some of Gavin's clothes and his phone were found at the bottom of the Lamar Boulevard river. The police reported that they had also found random body parts scattered about that were most likely Gavin's but Geoff tried to keep that away from the announcement.

So Gavin had finally succeeded in committing suicide.

The news sent a slight sense of relief through myself. The kind of relief that came when I now knew the fate of my best friend and love interest.

When Geoff pulled me aside and told me that he had something important to give me, I figured it was just another one of my checks for work.

Instead, it was Gavin's creeper necklace. The same one I gave him all those years ago.

I thought this would bring back memories of happier times, give me the kick to start recovering.

But, it sent a whole new wave of depression to myself instead.

~ AHWU ~

"I believe it is time that everyone knows what really happened to Gavin David Free and what most recently happened to Michael Vincent Jones. Gavin was reported missing on the night of May 3rd, 2015. He left a suicide note for us as well, so we assumed he went to commit suicide somewhere peaceful.

Gavin had been suffering from depression for the past year which is why he wasn't in videos for so long. He had attempted suicide once before but I had caught him and taken him to the hospital, where he resided until the day he woke up from his coma.

Two days ago, May 22nd, the police called me telling me they had found Gavin's body, or what remained of it. He was found at the bottom of a river, or his clothes and his phone and some body parts were. And his creeper necklace.

So, I unfortunately have to tell you guys, Gavin is dead. He requested that we didn't tell the fans about what happened to him, but we believe it is time you were given the truth," Geoff choked out. Jack and Ryan stood behind him, letting out tears and choked back sobs every once in a while.

"But, that's not it. Many of you pointed out the decrease of Michael's appearance in videos. And it is with a heavy heart I must announce that Michael had the same unfortunate fate as Gavin.

None of us realized that Michael was suffering from his own form of depression. But, he stated in his suicide letter the exact reasons why he decided to go down the path he did.

He said, and I quote, 'A life without Gavin is a life not worth living. I refuse to continue living life without the idiotic Brit at my side. Everyday was beginning to become harder for me without him. Every night I'd watch our old videos and end up drunk off my ass with an empty stomach, or my mind screaming at me to take the same fate he did. I'm sorry I never got help but I'm sick of feeling this way. Please forgive me for this selfish act I've committed, but I feel that it was the only way out at this point.'" Geoff finished, lowering his hand to his side and finishing his speech.

"Michael's time of death was on May 23rd, 2016, Gavin's 29th birthday," Jack put in. Geoff nodded and looked back to the camera.

"And to conclude this video, I announce that this will be the final AHWU, and next week will be the final week of Achievement Hunter. We both believe that without Michael and Gavin, Achievement Hunter isn't the same and therefore not worth doing anymore. I apologize for this but the remaining Achievement Hunters and I agree that continuing to do Achievement Hunter is a waste of time without Michael and Gavin," Geoff said, wiping away the tears that streamed down his face.

"Thank you to those of you who stuck around and watched us make complete idiots of ourselves. We appreciate the continued support you have given us and we couldn't be more grateful to the fan base we have created here. Thank you for everything," Ryan finished the video.

The camera turned off and the three remaining Achievement men grouped into a hug and sobbed out for their deceased friends.

...

As Gavin had seen in his dream, the remaining Achievement Hunters went down their own roads of depression.

Jack had turned sour and ended up being divorced. His wife and kids did not wish to speak to him nor associate with him in any way. Jack became antisocial and eventually ended up dying from heart disease.

Geoff became an alcoholic, or more of an alcoholic then he already was. Griffon and Heidi both left after Geoff lashed out at both while drunk. Geoff had been taken to the hospital numerous times before that for alcohol poisoning and he was eventually found dead in his home after consuming too much alcohol.

Ryan eventually went completely insane and murdered his entire family one night in their sleep with a kitchen knife. Ryan was taken to a nearby mental hospital where he resides.

And you may be wondering, what happened to Michael and Gavin after death? Well, that's for you to decide.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Author's Note:
I'm gonna be honest, I cried during this. I've never written anything this depressing in my life.
But it is with a heavy heart I must announce that this story has come to an official end.
Holy shit, I actually finished a story! It's a miracle!
Yes, I did. But I will say this story was so terrible. I mean it was everywhere and back again, literally. I will probably rewrite this in the future and make it more understandable.
But, I also leave you with one final question. Do you want a sequel?
I am more than happy to write a sequel to this (the sequel would pick up after the 1st ending). But if you think the story is fine where it is, I'll continue working on my other stories.
Anyway, thank you for sticking with me through this rollercoaster of terribleness. Please let me know what you thought of the story as a whole or maybe you could tell me how much it sucked? (I wouldn't blame you if you did XD)
Thanks for reading and I hope you enjoyed!