One Shots

Author: Vicky (The Heartbreak Babe)

Story: Various.

Time Period: Various.

Type: One Shot.

Note: The following are a collection of one shots that I've written recently but never posted here. All of these came from challenges that I took part in and I'll explain what the challenge was before each one shot. Hopefully you will enjoy them!

The Challenge For This One Shot: Hunter gets sick on the road and Shawn needs to take care of him.

Shawn went to Hunter's bedside with a hot bowl of soup in his hands. This was a part of the job that neither of them liked but it came with the territory sometimes. It was December 2006 and Hunter had fallen ill to a vicious cold. Hunter was normally precautious when it came to such harsh, wintery weather, but a few nights before, he took a chance and let his guard down. And he was paying dearly for it.

Scratch that. They were paying dearly for it. A slight halt had to be put on the recently relaunched D-Generation X reunion and Vince wasn't too pleased at that. Especially since months and months of build up had gone into this. And now instead of Operation DX, the objective had changed to Operation Get Well. Vince had taken an alternative route, at the suggestion of Shawn to, well, get them off of the show for some time.

And you know what that meant. Rated-RKO, the tag team of Edge and Randy Orton, took out DX.

Hunter got a worn out tissue and wiped his eyes and nose dry. His face reddened, his muscles weak, he was anything but his monikers of "The Game" or "The King of Kings".

"I'm sorry I got sick, Shawn. I'll be careful each and every time next time. I promise."

Shawn placed the bowl on the nightstand next to Hunter and helped his friend sit up.

"It's alright, Hunter. Don't worry about that. Our goal is to get you well as soon as possible. Don't beat yourself up about it. What's done is done and now we just have to roll with it."

"That's easy for you to say," Hunter replied weakly. "I ruined our reunion."

"No you didn't. You know Vince. He'll think of something to bring us back in full force. Until then, the fans will have to suffer from Edge and Orton's proclamations that 'DX is dead'."

"Geez, maybe I should offer a public apology to them. They're going through a worse fate than I am."

Shawn couldn't help but chuckle. Even at his lowest point, Hunter still had it in him to crack a joke. Shawn went across the room and grabbed a towel. He pulled up a chair at his friend's bedside and sat down. He placed the towel on his lap, took the bowl from the stand, and placed it in his lap wherein the towel absorbed the intensity of the heat. Shawn stirred the contents in the soup around a bit before finally getting a spoonful and telling Hunter to "Open up."

Hunter opened his mouth and accepted the hot soup. The mixture of the noddles and the small chicken pieces coupled with the broth did indeed invigorate Hunter a bit. And it tasted good, too. He was thankful for that.

"That's good." Hunter replied.

"Isn't it always? Rebecca always relies on this when I'm ill so I thought it'd work out for you, too."

Shawn gave Hunter more spoonfuls as they both sat in silence for a bit. And then, as always, Hunter broke the silence.

"Can you imagine what those guys would say if they saw us like this?"

"What guys?"

"Edge and Orton."

"Oh, those guys."

"Yep."

"Well, I guess they'd find a way to use this as their way of getting us for that gay community comment we shot at Randy."

The two laughed.

"Well, Shawn, I don't mean to imply that I'm not grateful for your help or embarrassed...."

"I know, Hunt."

"It's just that -- "

"I know, Hunt. I know. Just relax and eat. I love you like a brother, too."

"Actually, I wasn't gonna say that. I was gonna say that all of this is a prank and I'm not really sick. You've been Punk'd, Shawn."

"I wish that were true, but you're not that good of an actor."

Just then, Hunter gave out a really big sneeze.

"God Bless You."

"Thanks." Hunter wiped his nose. "Nah, you're right. I'm not that good an actor....but it would've been fun to see Ashton Kutcher run in here with his camera crew and such."

"You would know about that."

"I certainly would."

Shawn chuckled and gave Hunter another spoonful of soup. Once Hunter had eaten the remains, he once again cleared the air.

"Oh, and Shawn?"

"What's up, buddy?"

"I love you like a fat kid loves cake."

"I hope it's a chocolate one."

"You know it is. With extra chocolate chip cookies on the side. Just for you."