I Will Be The Death Of You
Formerly known as 'You Take The Breath Right Out Of Me'-I've edited this a little, but it's basically the same story. I've recently lost my job and found myself at a ridiculously low ebb, and actually considered deleting this altogether, but writing is what keeps me sane, keeps me alive, and I will be damned if I'm going to stop now. To anyone who's read this before, welcome back, and to new readers, I hope you enjoy. The title of the story is, as it was, taken from 'Breath' by Breaking Benjamin. Fits Sharona and Sheamus to a tee, at least in this 'verse.
Summary: Sharona tries to enlist Sheamus' help in the battle against the Nexus-but as they become more personally involved with each other than either of them could have imagined, it is Sharona whom the Nexus target, with consequences for all involved.
I have no beta, so any spelling/grammar mistakes are mine.
Disclaimer: I own Sharona Vincenzi-the rest is the property of WWE. Unfortunately.
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'I see nothing in your eyes,
And the more I see, the less I like-
Is it over yet, in my head?
I know nothing of your kind,
And I won't reveal your evil mind-
Is it over yet? I can't win.
So sacrifice yourself, and let me have what's left;
I know that I can find the fire in your eyes.
I'm going all the way..
Get away,
Please…
You take the breath right out of me,
You left a hole where my heart should be.
You got to fight just to make it through,
'Cause I will be the death of you...'
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CHAPTER 1
WWE, 2010
The Nexus.
Words that had come to mean chaos and disruption in WWE. Words that had, by all accounts, come to mean 'hostile takeover'.
And they didn't come much more hostile than the Nexus.
Wade Barrett and his gang of thugs-well, what else could they be called?-had been running roughshod over the company for months now. Their main target had been John Cena-until he lost the WWE Championship to the Celtic Warrior, Sheamus, at TLC.
Sharona Vincenzi, WWE Diva-'WWE's Most Dangerous Diva', to be precise-and the current reigning six-time WWE Women's Champion, might not, she mused, be an obvious target, but Nexus were, at best, unpredictable. At worst, downright dangerous. They had no consciences, it seemed, no remorse for any of their heinous actions. None of the Divas had been targeted-yet-but she had no doubt that if any of them got in the way, this despicable gang would not hesitate to attack.
She wasn't afraid of a fight, she never had been-she'd grown up in Castle Hill, after all-but as far as the renegade faction went, they had strength in numbers, so she avoided them as much as possible. Best to avoid a fight when grievously outnumbered.
Of course, she thought, if only WWE's performers could put their differences aside and unite, they could also possess strength in numbers. The Nexus wouldn't stand a chance if the whole locker-room stood up to them.
And someone really ought to inform the pigheaded, selfish, ridiculously self-absorbed Irishman, who happened to be the current WWE Champion, of that fact.
At the thought of Sheamus, the beautiful Bronx native gave an angry sigh. God, that man was obnoxious, acting like he the man, now that he was the Champion.
If it hadn't been for the Nexus interfering in his match against John, he might never have won the title in the first place, and now he was walking around acting like he was invincible.
What Sharona had learned since the Nexus had turned up, was that nobody around here was invincible.
Especially Sheamus, who, as WWE Champion, might as well have the words 'Beat The Crap Out Of Me' tattooed across his forehead. Nexus were eventually going to come at him for that title, and Sharona knew it.
And the idiot couldn't even see it.
Though, if she was honest, she wasn't sure she'd ever call Sheamus an idiot to his face. Even she, who had never backed down from anyone, knew her limits.
Sometimes.
Since his debut about a year ago, Sharona had quickly come to realize that the man was a lethal competitor, a combatant equipped with tenacity and brute force. He had a fiery temper to match his fiery hair, and a complete lack of mercy or compassion for anyone who crossed his path.
Thankfully, Sharona hadn't really had reason to cross Sheamus' path so far, except in the hallways of the arenas, and even then, he didn't acknowledge her, except to sometimes glare in her direction, those piercing blue eyes boring into her. Honestly, he was the kind of man who was better avoided-but the fact remained that, whatever the circumstances, he had defeated John and he was WWE Champion, he was the figurehead of the company, even if he didn't act like it. Sheamus seemed to think that he was the only wrestler that mattered.
Talented as he undoubtedly was, the so-called Celtic Warrior needed to take his head out of his pale Irish rear end and figure out that he was going to need all the help he could get, if he wanted to keep the WWE Championship away from Wade Barrett and the Nexus.
Born in the Bronx, New York, in 1980, and of mixed heritage, having been born to a Puerto Rican mother and Italian-American father, Sharona Louisa Vincenzi was quite the exotic beauty, with ebony curly hair, café au lait skin and smoky chocolate eyes.
By comparison, as far as she was concerned, Sheamus really did look like, as John had called him, 'a human jar of mayonnaise'. He was all pale skin and freckles, and his red hair was only a startling contrast.
Though, she had to admit, despite Sheamus' constant attacks on John, and his relentless pursuit of the WWE Championship, his comments had been a bit cruel-Sheamus couldn't help how he looked.
It wasn't that he was unattractive-he was actually a good-looking guy-but Sharona had had more than her fill of psychos associated with the colour red. After Kane had broken her heart some years back, she had, in fact, stopped dating within the business altogether. That relationship had literally almost killed her, and she was not going down that road again.
Sheamus was, attractive or not, an egotistical, borderline sociopathic jackass-and she was definitely planning on staying far away from him.
Only, of course, it didn't quite work out that way...
COMING UP: Sheamus is shocked when someone he never expected tries to convince him to help in the fight against the Nexus-and Sharona is horrified when she discovers that she is, in fact, attracted to the Celtic Warrior.
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Go raibh maith agaibh!
Ellen.