A/N: A new Ambreigns one or two shot, depending on how it goes. Hope ya'll enjoy it!
He was broken, broken down from his win at the Royal Rumble. With what should have been a night of constant celebration, was nothing more than a depressing night. They booed him so badly that it literally killed him a little inside. Not even Batista got booed this bad. Not even his cousin, The Rock, could even save him. He felt alone, so alone that he literally wanted to curl up and die. His dream, a dream that most wrestlers don't even get in their lifetime, thrown away in his face because he did what the company boss wanted him to do. Now, he felt like he didn't want to go on. He felt like a huge disappointment, not only to himself, but to his family. He felt like an embarrassment. A failure. A has been. Something that he never felt before in his life. Tears seems to be falling freely as he struggles with the concept that the fans hate him way too much.
"Hey Roman..." a voice said, making Roman wipe his face with his back to him.
"Hey" he softly and miserably replied back, still not turning around. He knew whose voice that was. The one person who hasn't turned his back on him. He didn't want to show his weakness to him.
"Come on Ro, please turn around and look at me," Dean pleaded, putting his hand on his shoulder.
Roman closes his eyes, trying to fight back the tears that keeps wanting to fall. He felt so defeated, so low. He sighs as he slowly turns around and faces Dean, whose blue eyes showed sadness for him. Dean reached up and softly wiped the tears from his face. It was hurting him inside to see him like this.
"Come here.." Dean stated as he held his arms out to Roman. He knew that he needed this because he looked like he was ready to break. Roman leaned in and places his head on his shoulder as Dean wrapped his arms around the big man. Roman sobbed as Dean held him. He caressed his head as he let Roman continued to let it all out. He felt so helpless. He doesn't know how to help him right now other than be a shoulder for him to cry on.
"I'm sorry that you have to deal with the asshole fans out there. Trust me, they aren't worth trying to satify. No matter what they say, you deserve your title shot. You EARNED the title shot. Don't let anyone else tell you different because they don't have a fucking clue what we do day in and day out. They don't realize what we put on the line for them out there. We busted our asses everyday to entertain these people. They don't know what we do and what we go through. Fuck them, Roman. You don't need to prove to them that you belong, because you do belong here. Fuck Daniel Bryan, fuck Kane, Fuck Big Show, and so on, hell, even fuck me."
Roman pulls away and looks at Dean through his tear stained grey eyes. "Don't say that about yourself Dean, if anything, you deserve this more than I do. Maybe the fans are right, maybe I am getting a push because of whom I am related to. I mean, that's gotta be it, right?" He sadly states as his voice tries not to crack.
"Fuck no it isn't Roman! You are getting a push because you fucking EARNED it. Yes, I have been in this business longer than you have. But you know what? I have seen you bust your ass every fucking day in that ring. You aren't afraid to try new things, you aren't afraid to get hurt, you aren't afraid to bust your ass day in and day out. Who the fuck cares what they think? The only person you gotta worry about is you, and no one else. Not even me because in this business, it's every man for themselves."
"But you are my best friend Dean, I can't go against you, not after what Seth did..."
"Rome, we will ALWAYS be best friends no matter what happens in that ring, it will happen one day and we need to be prepared for that. But here," he pointed to his heart," we are as one. Nothing and no body will tear us apart. You mean too fucking much to me, but on the business side, we have to man up, because we know we can tear the house down when we do meet in the ring one day."
Roman just nods. He knew Dean was right, but the hatred from the fans had gotten to him so badly. "I know", was all he said. Dean, he sighs as he pulls Roman over to the box bench and sat down together. Roman put his head on Dean's shoulder as Dean leaned his head on his. He put one arm around Roman as he put his other hand on Roman's knee and squeezed it, earning him Roman's hand on his.
"Roman, please don't let them get to you. The hate isn't worth it. Let them hate, let them love. But don't let them control who you are. Don't let them control your destiny. Let yourself control who you are and your destiny."
Roman looks up at Dean, who is given him a soft smile. Dean leans over and places a soft kiss on his forehead, making Roman relax a little. But Dean knows that Roman is far from feeling better. He knows he is in for the long haul. He sees how broken down Roman is at the moment. Even though he smiled, it wasn't the kind of smile that he is used too. This Roman is a depressed Roman and he didn't like it. He didn't like how the fans that wanted Roman to win last year would boo the shit out of him this year. He didn't understand why the fans wants a guy who just came back from a career neck injury to face Brock? Especially since Brock would have literally destroyed him. They don't want to give Roman a chance to really prove himself. As much as the fans love him, he could give two fucks about them if they treat Roman this way. It just wasn't tolerable in his eyes. Hell, if they want Roman to be heel, he would be heel as well. Fuck em...fuck the fans that want to turn on a guy that adored them. That only wanted to please them. It wasn't his fault that they had him win, but the fans were gonna take it out on him. Now he to the point of telling the fans to fuck off.
"Hey, let's get out of here and head back to the hotel. Seems like things are dying off now and we can just have a guy's night in. Just me and you, what do you say? Huh?" Dean asked as he caressed Roman's head. He needs to get Roman to where he can be himself again and being here at the arena isn't going to help him. Not with other people around at the moment. He needs to show him that he is and will always be there for him. He needs to let him know that he was HIS and his alone. He needs to take care of him the best way they knew how.
Dean knew Roman was straight, but him? He was bi. But the only guy he was ever truly attracted to was Roman. Yes, he had fucked guys before, but Roman was different. They only had sex twice in the two years they traveled together. Once when the Shield got called up and when the Shield split up. Andthe first one, it was by pure accident. Both were drunk the first time after playing a truth and dare game. Seth had already left with a chick so it was just them two. The game turned into a sex game and that was Roman's first time with a guy. No, Dean didn't take him, it was the other way around, which is how Dean liked it. The second was because Dean was extremely pissed off and Roman was the only one that knew how to calm him down. It was a fuck session that lasted all night long. Again, Dean was on bottom as Roman dominated him. It was nothing but pain and pleasure that time.
Now, he needs to take Roman's pain away. There needs to be pleasure and love which Dean rarely does. Roman has been hurt enough and now he needs to be shown that someone does still love him. He does love Roman, but he doesn't dare tell him. That is his own little secret. Right now, its all about Roman and his needs.
"Okay, I guess I am ready to leave. Should take a shower though first..." he mumbles as he starts to stand up and weakly smiles at Dean, who he knows is trying to help him. He just doesn't know if he can this time.
Dean stands up with him and looks at him. "Nah, we can take one at the hotel room. That way we aren't in a hurry to finish and this way, you can relax a lot more. Okay?" He says as he pats him on the shoulder to let him know he was still there.
Roman nods as the both grab their bags and started to head out back to their hotel room for a long night that Dean knows is going to be ahead of them. He just hopes that he can help Roman overcome this tonight. Maybe make this their own little celebration. All he knows is that he needs to make Roman, HIS Roman happy again, even if its only for a little bit. He will do it. If only Roman smiles to just him, he will take it. Fuck the fans, they try to ruin a good man who worked his ass off, he is gonna make sure that he knows how much he means, at least to him.
