Title: Never Again

Author: Dana

Rating: G

Warnings: Curse words and violence

Summary: A group shatters in so many ways. Here's how it could have gone differently.

Author's note: So, 14 years ago I started a trilogy of fics called Different Shades of RAW where it looked at one incident at RAW and sowed three different ways it could have happened differently. I'm going that with RAW 10/22/18. First chapter will be the start where it's all the same for all three parts. The first paragraph is really the last paragraph and the rest of the fic will be flashbacks.

Second Author's note: You got a problem with this fic? Get over it. I went there yeah.

Theme song for this fic: How to Save a Life

Disclaimer: I don't own anyone in this fic

Dean Ambrose stood in the back at the end of the show. He still couldn't believe what had just happened. He felt someone staring at him and he turned to see Roman standing there and his best friend grabbed him in a hug and whispered the same words he had heard earlier tonight from Seth Rolliins. "It's okay."

DDD

Roman had missed all of the shows that weekend saying he had some things to take care of. When he arrived at the arena with his wife Renee Young, Seth Rollins had met him at the entrance to say that Roman needed to talk to them about something and basically gave Renee a look that pretty much said she wasn't invited. Dean started to say something but Renee said it was okay. She said she wanted to talk to Natalya before the show anyway.

Dean followed Seth into a locker room where they found Roman sitting on a bench with his cousin Nia Jax sitting next to him rubbing circles into Roman's back.

"I'll let you guys talk," she said before leaving the locker room.

"Ro everything okay?" Dean asked. He blanched when he saw the look on Roman's face.

"My leukemia's back." Roman said and then put his hands over his face. Dean sat down in a chair unable to speak. Roman had told him that he had been diagnosed with Leukemia 11 years ago, and had been in remission.

Seth sat down on the other side of Roman. "Are you sure?" Seth asked also not believing what he was hearing.

"Yeah. I…I wanted to tell you two before I told the fans. I've already talked to Corbin, and I'll be relinquishing the Universal Title. I won't be like Brock Lesnar who leaves for months and defends the title whenever he feels like it. I just don't…"

Seth pulled him into a hug and Dean followed suit. As Dean pulled away he felt Roman grab his hand and put something in it. He closed it and whispered into his ear. "Open it after I'm done talking to the crowd."

Seth never saw it as he was looking at the ground crying. Roman pulled away from the hug. Dean pushed the paper into his pocket.

"I gotta get my head together." Roman said weakly before walking out of the locker room.

"We're winning the titles for Roman tonight," Seth said.

Dean looked up abruptly. He wasn't even thinking about the tag titles. Shouldn't they be thinking about their friend? He looked into Seth's eyes before saying, "I can't deal with this right now." He said and walked away.

DDD

Notes: So, as I mentioned, there will be three different endings. Trust me this is an emotional fic.