A/N: This is my first story, so I hope I didn't steal anyone's ideas and I hope I don't offend anyone! I do not own any of the characters in the story Vince McMahon does.

Enjoy!

~ CHAPTER ONE ~

THE NEW GIRL

Cherry walked up to the threatening door which led directly to the WWE arena and would be the start of the rest of her life. Cherry had been released by another wrestling company about a month ago, and she had struggled to find work ever since. All the wrestling companies seemed hesitant to hire her because of her figure. Cherry knew she wasn't like the typical girl who competed in the wrestling business, because she wasn't stick-thin and she liked to eat what she wanted without even thinking about it. However, it was disheartening for Cherry when she continued to get the same comments off every single organisation she went to,

"Sorry, try losing some weight and then come back!"

The WWE was Cherry's last attempt at making a success of herself in the wrestling business; if this didn't work then she was done with wrestling forever. Cherry's boyfriend Deuce had pulled in a favour from one of the high-ranking officials in the WWE creative office and had got Cherry a job as a valet to him and his tag team partner Domino. Cherry was excited about her new job but there was no denying that she was also incredibly apprehensive. After all WWE was the biggest wrestling company in the whole world, everyone knew that, and the whole idea that she was wrestling for such a big company, intimidated Cherry slightly.

Another reason as to why Cherry was nervous and full of anticipation when it came to working for WWE was the fact that her boyfriend Deuce also worked for World Wrestling Entertainment, and what was more was the fact that Cherry would be close to him all the time because she was in the same storylines as him.

For any other girl, the idea of working with her boyfriend would be one of the best experiences she could ever have. However, for Cherry working with Deuce was a living nightmare. Deuce had a nasty temper and Cherry knew it, after all she had been on the wrong end of it on many occasions.

Deuce told Cherry off for everything. He told her off if she talked to another man, if she said something that he didn't like, or even if she simply looked at him in the wrong way. Cherry believed that Deuce was simply protecting her from the cruel world, because she had been brainwashed to believe that the world was out to get her and Deuce, her loving boyfriend, who would always protect her was the only one she could trust.

However, to any outsider the relationship was wrong, and Deuce was simply a manipulative boyfriend who was using his girlfriend for his own gains. Cherry meanwhile was just an innocent girl who had fallen in love with a guy who had made her feel special and would now do anything for him, even if she thought it was wrong.

Deuce had hurt Cherry so many times before, but as usual she would always forgive him, and convince herself that he loved her. This meant that Deuce exploited Cherry more than ever before.

Deuce could get away with anything around Cherry and he knew it, and exploited it too. Deuce had hit Cherry before, telling her that it was the right thing to do, because it would teach her about how cruel the real world was, and it was what normal couples did. Against her better judgement, and perhaps letting her naivety take over, Cherry had believed Deuce, and he had been able to get away with it again and again, each time the injuries slowly getting worse and worse with each hit. Every time Deuce hit Cherry she became more and more scared of him, but she let him get away with it because she believed that it was normal and that it was her fault that she got hit every single time.

However, sadly, Deuce hitting Cherry was not the worst thing that happened in their relationship. Deuce had been the first person that Cherry had fallen in love with. After all they were both only eighteen years old now and they had been dating for a year. Cherry had fallen for Deuce because he had been sweet to her, he had made her feel special, and he had made her feel like she actually mattered.

Their relationship in the beginning had been great. Deuce treated Cherry like a princess, always buying her presents and looking after her. Cherry found Deuce very overprotective, to the extent that if a guy looked at her in the wrong way then he would beat them up. However, whenever Cherry questioned him about it, Deuce would always talk her round, saying that everything he did was to protect her, and Cherry always believed him.

About two months into their relationship Deuce started to become more physical with Cherry. He had started hitting her, as well as demanding that she slept with him. Cherry didn't want to sleep with Deuce yet because she was a virgin and she didn't want to rush things. However, when she refused Deuce would get angrier and angrier, but Cherry would not give in. So one night when Cherry had refused again, Deuce had held her down and forced himself upon her. Cherry had cried for so long after that had happened, but once again, Deuce managed to convince Cherry that that was the normal thing to do and she believed him.

This horrific act carried on every single night. Cherry would always refuse to willingly sleep with Deuce, so she always got forced to have sex with him. Cherry always cried throughout the entire act, especially as she always got hit during it as well. However Cherry always forgave Deuce for it.

Cherry was an incredibly damaged person, and although she always forgave Deuce for what he did, she knew what he did to her was wrong on every level. All Cherry wanted was someone who would stand up for her, help her, protect her and treat her right, because she knew that she couldn't do it herself because she was too vulnerable to Deuce's charm. Therefore, Cherry hoped that working for the WWE would be a new start for her and would allow her to find someone who would treat her well, and help her escape from Deuce. Whether or not that would happen, Cherry didn't know but she hoped with all her heart that it would.

Cherry opened the door to the arena, took a deep breath and said in a slightly nervous voice,

"OK Cherry today will hopefully be the start of the rest of your life, just think positively and you'll be fine!"

No matter how much Cherry tried to think positively, nothing could ease her worries. Cherry had no idea why she was so anxious, but she thought it may have something to do with the fact that she knew she was going to be working with Deuce now, and would be at his mercy for the entire day rather than when they were just at home.

Cherry looked down the many, many corridors that led in countless directions and she began to feel increasingly lost. Cherry spun round in circles, frustration overtaking her as she desperately tried to find the correct way to go. After a few attempts, Cherry resigned herself to the fact that she was lost and that maybe this wouldn't be the brand new start of her life that she had hoped for. Cherry sighed deeply, feeling tears creep to her eyes as she realised that what she had now was the best she was ever going to get. However, little did Cherry know, but working for World Wrestling Entertainment would let her accomplish everything she'd ever wanted, including finding someone who would love her.

Cherry sighed again, as she put her suitcase down. Why had she taken this job? It had been the worst decision she had ever made. Cherry sat on top of her pink suitcase, and she rested her head in her hands letting the tears that she had held in her eyes since the night before, finally spill onto the floor.

On the night before, Cherry had been through a terrible ordeal. As usual Deuce had come home in a foul mood and he had hit Cherry for not having his tea ready on time. However, that night Deuce had been in an even worse mood than usual and he had beaten Cherry up until she screamed for mercy. Cherry had ended up with a bloody nose, two black eyes, a bruised cheek, a scratched wrist, and bruises all down her back. Cherry had been able to cover up most of these injuries with make-up, just as Deuce had told her to do, but she was still worried that someone would find out.

Again, Deuce had raped Cherry, as usual. However, because Cherry had supposedly been so badly-behaved, it had been so much more violent than what she was used to, and Cherry still had not recovered, in fact she thought she never would. Cherry was so scared, it was unbelievable. This wasn't how Cherry had envisaged true love, but because of the way Deuce had treated her, Cherry believed that what she had now would be the best that she would ever get.

Cherry let the tears flow freely, as she sobbed uncontrollably as she relived what Deuce had done to her. Suddenly Cherry heard a small, but deep voice say,

"Excuse me, sorry but are you all right?"

Cherry didn't recognise the voice so she was immediately nervous. If Deuce caught her talking to another man then she would be punished worse than she ever had before. However, she couldn't ignore this person, so Cherry looked up nervously and said in a shaky voice,

"Yeah, I'm fine thanks, don't worry about me!"

"Are you sure?" asked the man, in a concerned voice, kneeling down in front of Cherry and looking into her eyes.

"Not really!" said Cherry, still in a nervous voice.

"What's wrong?" he asked, again looking genuinely concerned.

"Just nervous!" said Cherry, managing a weak smile.

"What? A beautiful girl like you?" he asked, dazzling Cherry with his smile "what do you have to be nervous about?"

"You…you think I'm beautiful?" asked Cherry, genuinely shocked.

"Yeah!" said the man "you're amazingly beautiful, now what do you have to be nervous about?"

Cherry knew she shouldn't be opening up to this man, but there was something about him that eased her nervousness and made her want to open up to him, so she said,

"Well, I'm new here, and I'm a bit lost!" said Cherry.

"Oh wow!" said the man happily "you're a new diva? Well, pleased to meet you! I'm Shannon Moore!"

"I'm Cherry," said Cherry, taking Shannon's outstretched hand "pleased to meet you!"

"Oh, such a beautiful name for such a beautiful person!" said Shannon, as he gently kissed Cherry's hand as she blushed furiously, as she became more and more nervous about Deuce's potential reaction.

"Wow, thanks!" said Cherry, in an extremely happy voice, in fact she couldn't remember the last time she had been so happy.

It was only then that Cherry got a proper look at Shannon. He had dark blonde hair that was highlighted with light blonde streaks and fell down to just below his neck. His ears were pieced and he had bright, dazzling blue eyes and a charming smile. His arms were covered in various tattoos, and he was sporting various sweatbands. He was wearing long, torn jeans that suited him perfectly, along with black trainers and a white shirt, which was decorated with various Celtic symbols. Cherry was not one to judge people by their appearance but she had to say that Shannon was incredibly handsome and she immediately felt attracted to him.

Shannon meanwhile was dazzled by Cherry's natural beauty. She wasn't stick thin like all the other divas in World Wrestling Entertainment, but the shape of her body was perfect. She was wearing tight jeans and a black t-shirt, with Aerosmith's logo on it. She sported black boots and a black hoodie decorated with silver jewels. Her hair was long, naturally blonde and it cascaded down her back in glorious curls. Her smile and her eyes were dazzling and Shannon instantly fell in love with her.

Shannon smiled warmly. He instantly felt attracted to Cherry, but he was quite sure that she was hiding a deep, difficult secret. He could see the pain in her eyes, despite her attempt to hide it and he could also see the tears behind her smile, and he felt compelled to try and find out what her secret was and to help her through it, even if doing that took up all his time.

"Do you have anywhere you need to go Cherry?" asked Shannon.

"I have to go and meet my boyfriend!" said Cherry, sighing.

Shannon couldn't put his finger on it, but there was something in Cherry's voice that made him worry about her relationship with her boyfriend. She seemed very cagey about her relationship, and Shannon instantly knew something was wrong. However, because Shannon had just met Cherry and didn't want to upset her, he decided not to push the issue. However Shannon decided that if Cherry needed him he would always be there for her.

"Boyfriend?" asked Shannon "aww, that's a shame, a beautiful girl like you is taken! Who's you're boyfriend?"

"Deuce." said Cherry, in an expressionless voice after a short pause.

"Really?" asked Shannon, disappointed.

"Yeah." said Cherry in the same expressionless voice as before.

"Look, I don't mean any offence," said Shannon, choosing his words carefully "and I know you're in love with Deuce, but what is a beautiful, lovely, kind, innocent, sweet girl like you doing with a thug like that?"

"You don't like him then?" asked Cherry.

"No," said Shannon "I'm sorry if I offended you, but he's just made everyone's lives hell, flexing his muscles and using his power to intimidate people!"

"It's all right, I don't take any offence!" said Cherry, smiling sweetly "I know Deuce can be intimidating and that he has a temper, but he can be so sweet and romantic at times too! He's the first guy I've ever gone out with!"

"Really?" asked Shannon, in a shocked voice "you mean before Deuce, you'd never had a boyfriend?"

"No," said Cherry "boys just never seemed interested in me, either that or I wasn't pretty enough!"

"Well all those guys are idiots because you're beautiful!" said Shannon "and Deuce is lucky to have you. I hope he treats you like a princess, because you deserve nothing less than that, and I know if I was going out with someone as lovely as you, I would make them the centre of my world!"

"Wow," said Cherry, in awe "that's so unbelievably sweet!"

"Well, I try!" said Shannon, smiling "but you sound like what I just said is like a new idea for you! Doesn't Deuce make you the centre of his world?"

"He tries," said Cherry "but…it's just…work…and…other things…they get in the way!"

Cherry had been so close to telling Shannon all about what Deuce had done to her, but then she remembered that Deuce would kill her if she told anyone, so she thought better of it. Cherry didn't understand why she had almost told Shannon-a man she had only just met-but there was just something about him that made Cherry feel at ease.

Meanwhile, after her last statement, Shannon was sure that Cherry was hiding a dark secret and he was pretty sure that the dark secret was something to do with her relationship with Deuce. Shannon was instantly worried about Cherry but he didn't want to push the issue anymore just in case he lost all the trust she already had in him.

"Oh," said Shannon "well listen Cherry, I don't want you to think I'm trying to split you and Deuce up here, or that I'm flirting with you, this is simply as a friend. If you ever need anything, you can come to me, any time, day or night, and I'll be there for you. Just come and find me, or phone me OK? No matter what time is it or however small you think the problem is, if you need something and Deuce isn't around, come to me!"

"Thank you Shannon!" said Cherry, smiling "and if you need anything, come to me, all right?"

"I'll remember that!" said Shannon, smiling, as he and Cherry exchanged mobile phone numbers.

Cherry and Shannon continued to smile at each other until Shannon came out of his reverie and said,

"Let me show you where you need to go then!" said Shannon.

"Really?" asked Cherry, in a bewildered voice "you would do that for me?"

"Course I would!" said Shannon "you're lovely, and I can't leave such a lovely girl alone in her hour of need. I can't leave you when you're lost, can I?"

"Aww thank you!" said Cherry "you're so sweet!"

"Well it's easy to be sweet when I have someone like you to inspire me!" said Shannon, taking Cherry's hand and spinning her in a circle "I mean you're so beautiful it's absolutely unbelievable, are you sure you're real and not one of my dreams?"

"Yes I'm real!" said Cherry, laughing.

"Prove it!" challenged Shannon, grinning.

"Well," said Cherry, grinning mischievously "would one of you're dreams be able to do this to you?"

With that, Cherry smiled and reached up to Shannon's hair, ruffling it and messing it up in the process. She giggled, watching Shannon's reaction change from one of confusion, to one of mock annoyance. If Cherry would have done that to Deuce she would have got hit, but Shannon seemed to have enjoyed it.

"Hey!" he said playfully "you messed up my hair!"

"Well you asked me to prove that I was real!" said Cherry smiling "so does that prove it?"

"Hmm, maybe!" said Shannon, grinning "but to get full proof I might have to tickle you!"

"Well you'll have to catch me first!" said Cherry as she ran away from Shannon, laughing all the way.

"Oh well, I like a challenge!" said Shannon, smiling as he ran after her.

Cherry was no match for Shannon, he had caught up to her in a second, and he wrapped his strong arms around her waist. Cherry tensed momentarily, thinking that perhaps Deuce had got hold of her again, but then when she heard Shannon's silky voice, she relaxed.

"Got you!" said Shannon, his warm breath tickling Cherry's neck "now to test if you're real or not!"

With that Shannon started tickling Cherry. Cherry immediately started giggling and soon Shannon and Cherry collapsed to their knees, both overcome with laughter.

"So am I real then?" asked Cherry, five minutes later once Shannon had stopped tickling her.

"Yes you're real!" said Shannon "which is awesome for me, because it means I get to see you again!"

"Same for me!" said Cherry.

"So where did you want to go?" asked Shannon.

"Well I want to go to my dressing room and drop my stuff off, then I need to go to Deuce's room to meet him, but I don't know where either room is at the moment!"

"Don't worry, I'll take you!" said Shannon "what's your room number?"

"777." said Cherry.

"Wow!" said Shannon, happily "that's right next to mine!"

"Really?" asked Cherry, happily.

"Yeah!" said Shannon.

"That's fantastic!" said Cherry, smiling a genuine smile "so what number is Deuce's room?"

"313." said Shannon.

"Oh good!" said Cherry "that means I can get some time on my own then!"

Shannon thought the last comment was strange, but he put it to the back of his mind, thinking it was more important to get Cherry to her room.

"Now we've discovered that, let's get you to your room!" he said.

"All right then," said Cherry, who picked up her suitcase.

"No Cherry!" said Shannon taking the suitcase from her "I'll carry that for you!"

"Shannon, you don't have to!" said Cherry, trying to pull the suitcase off him.

"Yes I do!" said Shannon persistently "Cherry please let me help you! I want to, please! I just want to help you!"

"OK, OK, you can help me!" said Cherry, smiling "so where do we have to go then?"

"This way!" said Shannon joyfully, pulling Shannon down the corridor "can you keep up with me?"

"Easy!" said Cherry, running alongside Shannon.

"Wow I'm impressed!" called Shannon, as he and Cherry rounded a corner "normally the other girls can't keep up with me!"

"Well I'm not like any other girl!" said Cherry, happily "I'm unique!"

"I know and that's why you're so fantastic!" said Shannon, as he slowed down.

"Thanks!" said Cherry, laughing "I like being fantastic!"

"It seems so easy for you to be fantastic, Cherry," said Shannon "how do you do it?"

"I don't know," said Cherry honestly "to be fair I didn't even know I was fantastic before you told me!"

"Well, trust me, you are fantastic!" said Shannon truthfully.

The smile that currently graced Cherry's face was so huge that she thought it would never disappear. She couldn't ever remember being this happy and as she and Shannon were walking along the corridors together, she felt her attraction towards the man walking next to her increase.

"Here we are!" said Shannon suddenly, jolting Cherry out of her thoughts "your room!"

"Aww thanks Shannon!" said Cherry, smiling, taking the key she had been given out of her pocket and unlocking the door.

Shannon and Cherry stepped into her room together and Cherry gasped in amazement as she saw the room.

"This is my room?" she asked, genuinely shocked.

"Yep!" said Shannon.

"It's amazing!" whispered Cherry.

"Yeah it is!" said Shannon "but then again, an amazing room for an amazing girl!"

Cherry blushed again as she looked around the room. There was a king-sized double bed, with a red silky duvet covering it. There was a huge wardrobe and a few chests of drawers too. There was a little living room area with two comfortable looking leather sofas, a small desk and a widescreen satellite television, on top of a cabinet with a stereo, DVD player and video in it. There was also surround sound and a small kitchen area with a giant fridge freezer and all the normal kitchen appliances. A door led to a different room that Cherry assumed must be the bathroom, and she decided to explore that later.

"You all right Cherry?" asked Shannon.

"Yeah I'm fine, just blown away by how nice this is!" said Cherry.

"It is awesome the first time you see a room that WWE gives you!" said Shannon.

"I need to unpack!" said Cherry suddenly.

"I'll help you!" said Shannon, taking a bag before Cherry could argue.

Cherry and Shannon spent the next half an hour unpacking all of Cherry's stuff and putting it away. Once they had finished Cherry said,

"Thanks for the help Shannon!"

"No problem!" said Shannon, who was now lying on the bed "hey this bed's comfortable, come and test it out!"

"I don't know…" said Cherry dubiously.

"Aww, please!" said Shannon, pouting.

"Oh, all right then!" said Cherry, smiling as Shannon grinned and held his arms out to her.

Cherry climbed onto the bed and sat next to Shannon, who looked up at her from the position that he lay in.

"Cherry?" he asked "are you all right?"

"Yeah, I'm fine!" said Cherry, smiling.

Shannon wasn't quite sure what it was about Cherry's smile, but something told him that Cherry was upset about something.

"Are you sure?" asked Shannon, sitting up, looking into Cherry's eyes, while tucking a lock of hair behind her ear.

Before Cherry could respond, her phone started ringing loudly in her pocket. Cherry immediately became nervous and as she looked at the name on her phone, those nerves only intensified. It was Deuce and Cherry knew she would be in trouble.

"It's Deuce," said Cherry, trying to sound enthusiastic "I'm going to take this into the bathroom, I shouldn't be long, is that OK?"

"Yeah that's fine, take your time!" said Shannon "I'm not going anywhere!"

Cherry smiled nervously as she walked into the bathroom, closed the door, sat down and answered her phone.

"Hello?" she said nervously.

"Where are you?" thundered Deuce's voice.

"I-In my r-r-room!" whispered Cherry, in a terrified voice.

"Why didn't you come straight to my room when you got to the arena?" growled Deuce.

"I th-thought it would be b-best t-to drop my stuff off in m-my room f-first!" stuttered Cherry.

"You're lying to me!" roared Deuce, making Cherry start sobbing in fear.

"I'm n-not Deuce, I promise y-you!" she stammered.

"You are!" shouted Deuce "you've got a man in there with you, haven't you?"

"N-No, I s-swear, I l-l-love y-you!" sobbed Cherry.

"You're lying!" yelled Deuce "you know you belong to me, and me only, and when you've finished unpacking, or whatever you're doing, I want you to come to my room and I'm going to prove that your mine! Is that clear?"

"Y-Y-Yes s-sir!" sobbed Cherry.

"Good!" growled Deuce before he hung up.

Cherry put her phone away, and put her head in her hands, letting the sadness overtake her. She sighed deeply as she wiped the tears out of her eyes, but as soon as she did that, more tears fell, and Cherry knew it was pointless.

Cherry walked out of the bathroom, hoping that Shannon would not notice how upset she was, but she knew in the back of her mind that he would.

Sure enough, Cherry had only walked five steps into the room and Shannon said,

"Hey Cherry!"

"Hey." said Cherry, struggling to keep her voice even, as she looked up with tears running down her cheeks.

"Oh my God!" said Shannon in alarm, as he quickly clambered off the bed and rushed over to Cherry "Cherry! What's wrong? What's happened?"

Cherry was weeping to such an extent that she couldn't say a word to Shannon. She just shook her head, as Shannon said gently,

"OK then, you don't have to tell me, tell me when you're ready, but only if you want to!"

With that Shannon embraced Cherry in his strong, muscular arms as she broke down, sobbing into his chest. It broke Shannon's heart to see Cherry like this. He had only known her for a few hours, but it seemed to Shannon that Cherry was naturally a very bubbly person, but she had a few problems, and he wanted to be the one to make them go away. Shannon already had an idea about what the problems Cherry faced were, but her hoped for her sake that he was wrong.

Suddenly Shannon felt Cherry collapsing to the floor. He looked down just in time to see her falling to his knees, and Shannon did the only thing that made sense at that time, and fell to his knees with her.

"Shh Cherry, it's ok, it's going to be all right!"

Cherry heard Shannon's words and for once, she actually believed them. She couldn't remember the last time she had felt safe in someone's arms, but today she did, all the pain, all the hurt and all the uncertainty began to gradually melt away, as Cherry cried into Shannon's chest.

"Tell me what happened Cherry?" asked Shannon gently.

Shannon felt Cherry shake her head in his embrace, and he knew instantly that she wasn't ready, so he decided not to push the issue any further, through fear of upsetting her even more.

"D-D-Don't l-l-leave m-me Shannon, p-please d-d-don't l-let m-me g-g-go!" sobbed Cherry in a hysterical fashion that made Shannon instantly panic "I d-don't w-want t-t-to b-be on m-my own!"

"I'm not going anywhere darling," whispered Shannon tenderly "I'll stay with you for as long as you need me to!"

"Th-thank you S-Shannon!" sobbed Cherry.

Shannon smiled warmly as he comforted Cherry until she gradually stopped crying and looked up at him.

"Are you feeling better now?" asked Shannon gently.

"A little bit," said Cherry, managing a weak smile "sorry I just broke down!"

"Hey you don't need to apologise!" said Shannon "it wasn't your fault!"

"Well thank you for sitting with me through it all!" said Cherry, looking down "it meant so much to me!"

Shannon sighed, and placed his finger under Cherry's chin, guiding her face upwards to look at him. Shannon noticed that Cherry flinched when he did this and he wandered why. The only thing he could think of was that it had something to do with the problems that she faced, and the secrets that she was keeping locked deep in her heart.

"It's no problem," he said sympathetically "I wasn't going to leave you in your hour of need, and I never will! I mean it Cherry, if you ever need anything you can just come to me!"

Cherry smiled, finally happy as she knew that Shannon meant what he said. She couldn't remember a man ever making her feel this special or happy. She felt herself falling in love with Shannon, but when she realised what was happening, Cherry mentally scolded herself, telling herself to stop being so silly and that someone as sweet and loving and Shannon would never love someone as ugly and stupid and her, because Deuce was the only one who would ever love her.

"Cherry are you all right?" asked Shannon slowly "you're being really quiet?"

"Yeah I'm fine!" said Cherry unconvincingly.

"You sure?" asked Shannon.

"Not really," said Cherry honestly "I think it's just nerves though, you know what I mean, I'm in the WWE, the greatest wrestling company in the world, and I don't know if I'm good enough to be here, I'm so nervous!"

"Oh Cherry!" said Shannon "listen, I'm sure you're a fantastic wrestler! After all, you must be good to be able to get into the WWE!"

"Yeah I guess you're right," said Cherry, who seemed consoled "thanks Shannon!"

"It's OK!" said Shannon, smiling.

"Can you take me to Deuce's room now?" said Cherry in a quiet and regretful voice "I really should go and meet him! He'll be wondering where I am!"

"Yeah, all right then." sighed Shannon, unhappily.

Shannon felt sadness rise in his heart as he realised his time with Cherry was coming to an end. If Shannon was honest with himself he did not want Cherry to leave. She was a great person and the only person that Shannon got on with in World Wrestling Entertainment, even though he had only known her a few hours. There were also the suspicions that Shannon had about Cherry's secret. He didn't want to make assumptions but Shannon was incredibly worried about Cherry and for that reason alone he did not want her to leave him. He wanted Cherry to stay with him so that he knew she was safe and that she was being looked after.

"Come on then you!" said Shannon, as happily as he could "I'll race you!"

"Aww, Shannon, that's not fair!" said Cherry pouting "I don't know the way!"

"You're point being?" asked Shannon, smirking playfully.

"I'm not trying to make a point!" said Cherry, smiling innocently "I'm just saying I don't want to race you!"

"And why not!" asked Shannon, in mock annoyance as he put his hands on his hips.

"Because I want my time with you to last as long as possible!" said Cherry truthfully "and if I race you then our time together might be cut short and I know I don't want that!"

"Wow!" said Shannon "you know you're amazing don't you Cherry?"

"Am I?" asked Cherry genuinely shocked.

"Yeah!" said Shannon "Deuce is lucky to have you as his girlfriend!"

Cherry smiled, blushing at Shannon's comment which had come totally out of the blue, and had flattered Cherry more than anything else before.

"Th-thank you!" stammered Cherry.

"Come on then," sighed Shannon, smiling warmly "let's get you back to your lucky boyfriend!"

Cherry nodded nervously and regretfully, as Shannon opened the door for her, following her outside. Then Shannon did something completed unexpected to Cherry, he offered her his hand. Cherry looked shocked as she gazed and Shannon's hand and then into his eyes. Cherry immediately saw that she could trust Shannon and took his hand, smiling. As they grasped each other's hands, both felt electricity shoot through their veins, while they walked down the innumerable amount of corridors, towards Deuce's room and Cherry's worst fear.

When Cherry and Shannon arrived outside Deuce's room, Shannon said,

"Well here we are Cherry!"

"Yeah," said Cherry, looking into Shannon's eyes "thanks Shannon, for everything you've done today!"

"Hey it's a pleasure!" said Shannon, grinning "it's been really fun, maybe we could do this again one day?"

"Yeah I'd like that!" said Cherry quietly, whilst she smiled.

With a smile Shannon bent down and kissed Cherry gently on the cheek before embracing her tightly.

"You are amazing Cherry!" whispered Shannon "don't let anyone tell you any different!"

"I'll try!" said Cherry quietly, as she knocked the door nervously.

Within ten seconds Deuce opened the door, angry fire that only Cherry could see engulfing his eyes. He stood looking at Shannon and Cherry before saying in a deathly calm voice.

"Ah Cherry, there you are!"

"Yeah, sorry Deuce," said Cherry nervously "I got lost and Shannon helped me find my way!"

"Well thank you Shannon!" said Deuce in the same calm voice "come on Cherry, let's go inside, see you later Shannon."

"Bye," said Shannon "see you soon Cherry."

As she was pulled inside the room, Cherry felt the fear overtake her, but she managed a weak smile, even though she refused to look into Shannon's eyes. Shannon smiled back just before Deuce slammed the door in his face, leaving Shannon to feel incredibly worried for Cherry's safety. However, as Shannon had no proof, he was resigned to doing nothing, but hoping Cherry was all right as he walked slowly back to his room.

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