End of Numbers

Author: LexysK23
Words: 2,323
Chapter 1 of 32
Disclaimer: I don't own anything except the plot.
Author's Note: This is the first chapter. Tell me what you think. Paige won't make a physical appearance until chapter five. This chapter will be April-Centric. So far, I don't know how long this story will be. I have sixteen chapters. But it probably won't be as long as Fireproof Flame. Anyway, enjoy,

Updated: July 09, 2015

APRIL MENDEZ was twenty-two years old when it started. She was a student in New Sail University in Florida, in her final year. She didn't have much of a life outside of school. She usually just hung out in her apartment, and she had a few friends, not a lot, but enough so she wasn't completely alone.

April was born and raised in the New Jersey area. She had moved to Florida after high school because she wanted to be in the gaming program and she wanted to leave home.

Her parents didn't really believe in her gaming dreams. They didn't see it as a career, especially for a female. They didn't think she was going to get far with that dream. They didn't approve of it, and they weren't helping her because of that. They had their own business, and had expected April to follow in their footsteps, but she didn't. She hadn't really talked to them since starting school.

April sat down in front of the television, and turned it on. It was night out, and she had gotten out of work. She just wanted to stay in and watch some television. She was going through the channels before stopping on the news. At the moment, the newscasters were talking about a car accident that had happened elsewhere in Tampa.

The news then went to cover another story, one that April had heard about on the same day every year for the last fifteen years.

"It is the fifteenth anniversary of the kidnapping of five year old—"

Knock. Knock.

The girl's name left April's mind, she was seven when the girl was kidnapped. April was only seven, but the kidnapping at scared her parents, and for the next year or two her parents kept a close eye on April, every parent did, especially since the kidnapping had happened in Union City, New Jersey, her home.

Knock. Knock.

April sighed and stood up before heading to the door. She opened it and rolled her eyes when she saw her best friends sanding there. Nikki and Brie Bella. She had met them her freshmen year, and hated them. They had been her roommates when she had to dorm her first year. She thought they were going to be snobby bitches, but was she wrong. They didn't know that she had met the girls that would later become her best friends. When things got to crazy, they were there, to talk to her, to get her through things. When Dolph Ziggler broke up with her in freshmen year (he didn't really break up with her, he just went and asked Nikki out in front of her), Nikki slapped him and they spend their weekend with April as she let her emotions out. When she met Phillip Brooks and fell in love with him, dating him for two years, only to find out he was dating an older woman, Amy Dumas (who didn't know Phil had a girlfriend, and when she did find out, she threw him to the curb, literally). They were there, threatening him and drowning shots.

Bryan Danielson and John Cena, who were dating the twins, soon became like older brothers. They had beaten Dolph and Phil up when they found out what had happened. Both men and the twins had dated all three years of college.

"What's up?" April asked, as she stared at the twins were dressed in tight dresses. April raised an eyebrow, not having plans with the twins.

"You're going home this summer, and we wanted to have one last night with you," Brie said, as she smiled at the younger woman.

April looked away. She didn't want to go out, but they were right. She was going to go to Union City for her summer break before senior year. Her parents didn't really cared if she returned, and if she was being honest, she didn't either, but the people she had grown up with wanted her to visit, and she missed them too. Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose. They were stepbrothers that moved into her neighborhood when she was just twelve. She didn't have a lot of friends, and they didn't want to make friends. But when the three of them met, they all clicked and instantly became inseparable. And from what they had told her, Seth and Dean both had girlfriends. Dean had his longer, since the start of freshmen year, which shocked April. In high school, Dean was known for not keeping it in his pants, so hearing that someone was able to tame him, it was shocking. Seth was a different story. He was the man that kept to himself. She didn't think he'd have a girlfriend, because he didn't talk to girls. But it was nice to hear that they had girlfriends. She was glad to know that they were happy.

She looked up at Nikki and Brie, nodding her head. "Okay, yeah. But I wanted to talk to you guys first."

Nikki grinned and the twins walked into the apartment. They went to her couch. Nikki looked at the news. They were still talking about the kidnapping and showing archival footage of fifteen years before.

"You're from Union City, right?" Brie asked. She was certain the girl was, but she never talked about her home, so there were times she had forgotten.

"Yeah, New Jersey. Why?"

"Did they ever find the girl? Our mom always told us about the story, and how it broke her heart when she heard it. Especially since the girl wasn't even from here. Mom would talk about how she would die if she lost us."

April shook her head. "No, as far as we all know, she's dead. Although her body has never been found. But it's been fifteen years."

"She would have been twenty years old," Nikki whispered, staring at the picture of the brown eyes, blacked haired girl.

April nodded. "Yeah. I still remember things, about the panic. I was just seven. I don't know if I ever saw her around."

April always did wonder that. She didn't remember a lot from her childhood. She didn't know if she had ever met the girl, talked to her, or simply saw her around. Sometimes, she'd like to imagine she did. And sometimes she'd imagine protecting the girl from the kidnapper, trying to make herself useful.

"What did you want to talk to us about?" Nikki asked, looked at April, taking her attention from the news.

"Oh, yeah, so I'm going home for the summer, because my best friends, Seth and Dean want me to go and meet their girlfriends. So I was wondering if you girls wanted to come with me? I want you guys to meet them, and you'll love them, I promise."

Nikki looked at Brie, who was staring back. Nikki nodded her head. "Yeah, we were just going to hang around here and do nothing. But I want to see where you grew up. I mean, you've been home with us. Oh, by the way, mom is asking when you'll be visiting. She doesn't think you're eating enough and she wants to make you a big dinner, Bella style."

April laughed. She nodded her head. "I'll go. But, um, you'll come?"

Brie nodded. "We're going to Union City with you."

April smiled and she was soon wrapped in a hug with the two women before they let her go and prepare for whatever they were doing.

End of Me

APRIL laughed as John made a joke. He was a goofy man that April enjoyed. She had met him from one of her classes, and they had instantly kicked. And it also helped that Nikki and Brie had started dating the men, and she saw a lot of them in. The group were different, yet the same.

April was studying gaming designs. John wanted to be in the music business. Bryan and Nikki were in the entertainment business, while Brie was working on the creative writing for entertainment program.

Bryan and Brie met through Nikki, after having to work in a project together. April and Bryan stuck up a friendship with their comic book talk. And then John and April shared a general education class and had gotten kicked out when they were laughing too much at jokes they were making. She asked him if he wanted to hang out with her roommates, Bryan, and herself. The rest was history.

Nikki walked over and pulled John to dance, and April rolled her eyes. She signaled for a drink, and it was placed in front of her. She was going to pay for it when someone placed the money in front of her. She frowned and looked at who it was.

Wade Barrett, the arrogant bastard that was paying for her drink. April rolled her eyes, waiting for him to say something, but he just winked and walked away. She just shook her head and took the drink. Who wouldn't want free alcohol?

April walked over to her table and sat down with Brie and Bryan, who were talking. They turned to April and smiled at her. "Was that Wade-hole Barrett?" Brie asked, a smirk on her face.

April nodded. Wade was known around the school as an asshole that didn't care for anyone's feeling. And he'd bed any girl he set his eyes on, and at the moment, he had set his eyes on April.

"Guess I'm going to be another notch on his bedpost, right?" April said, annoyance in her voice.

Bryan just patted her shoulder. "He's gonna have to get through John and me. He won't be able to try anything, I promise."

April nodded and smiled. She nodded her head. She looked up at Bryan, and John who had returned to the table.

"What are you guys doing this summer? Going home?"

"I was thinking of going back to Massachusetts, but I'd have nothing to do there."

"My parents are busy, so Washington is a no-go for me."

April nodded. She smiled at the twins as she asked, "How would you guys like to visit New Jersey?"

John looked at Nikki, who was grinning. Telling him to say yes with her smile. John looked back to John, before nodding. "Okay, yeah. This will be our last vacation before things get crazy. Might as well make the most of it."

Bryan smirked. "Count me in. We get to meet your best friends from home. Finally get to hear stories from your childhood."

April glared at him. He raised his hands, to defend himself.

"Hey, you got hear our childhood stories, not we get to hear yours."

It was true. When she visited the Bella household, she was able to hear about embarrassing moments of the Bella Twins. She had found out about the first time Nikki kissed a guy, it had ended with a hospital visit. And she had also heard about Brie Mode for the first time. When she visited Bryan's family, they had told her about all the times he loved being naked. And John, when she visited the Cena family, she had seen pictures of a ten year old Super Cena.

April laughed, "We'll see about that."

Bryan grinned and nodded his head.

April sat there, as she thought about what was going to happen when she went home. Things had changed in the last three or so years. And her best friends had changed. She was sure things weren't going to be the same when she returned.

April looked up to look at her friends. "We leave Friday night."

They nodded, asking April what they were going to be doing, if they were going to able to visit New York. April answered the questions with smiles on her face. She couldn't wait for the four to meet Seth and Dean.

End of Me

APRIL took a deep breath. She gripped her bag, as she tilted her head up to look at the ceiling. She closed her eyes, as she tried to clear her mind. She was slowly losing consciousness when she felt someone sit next to her. She opened her eyes and saw Bryan sitting there.

"What sup?" Bryan asked, looking at her with concern.

"Nothing. I-I'm just nervous. When I left, I didn't leave in good terms with my parents. I'm nervous, of seeing them again."

Bryan nodded, telling her he understood, when he didn't entirely. But he knew he had to be there for her. "I'm sure they miss you."

April let out a small laugh. "Yeah, right. You don't know my parents. There is a reason I haven't gone home. They have sticks so far up their –"

"Hey!" Nikki exclaimed, getting glared from the people around them. Nikki gave them a sheepish smile, as she sat down on the other side of April.

The shorter woman rolled her eyes and smiled.

"Are you high? It's one in the morning, there are kids sleeping around here," Bryan hissed, glaring at her.

"Sorry," Nikki whispered, as she opened the magazine she had just bought and started to read it. Bryan rolled her eyes.

April smiled. She wasn't feeling as nervous anymore.

John and Brie returned later, with some candy, drinks, and books so they could be distracted.

John sat down next to Nikki, and started to read her magazine with her. Brie sat next to Bryan and leaned her head on his shoulder. April closed her eyes and started to fall asleep,

"Attention flyers, the flight to Union City, New Jersey is now boarding. I repeat, the flight to Union City, New Jersey is now boarding."

April tensed up. She watched as her friends stood up, and head to make a line to board the plane. She grabbed her carry-on, and placed the strap on her shoulder. She took a deep breath, before walked behind her friends, her ticket in her hand.

I'm going home.

So this is the first chapter. What did you guys think? I'm pretty much setting the story up, so there's not a lot. But there were hints on what the story will be about. I decided to use Daniel's real name. I don't know why, I just wanted to. Well, please let me know what you think, and stuff. Hope I reached your expectations. Just remember, this story will be dark, there will be dark themes. Just warning, so if you guys don't like that, you might not want to read this story.

Review, and I will see you guys next week nerds. –LK

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End of Catalysts