A story I came up with because well I like All My Children XD So this had to be made. Everyone is property of themselves and WWE. Enjoy :]
-3 am in Cross Valley, VA-
"Man today was a tough day at work." Jay said playfully slapping his best friend Adam in the chest. They worked at the town toy factory and just gotten off from work. The night air was nice and brisk and the sky illuminated with stars.
"Yeah I wish the boss would just lay off sometimes. But at least somewhere some kids are happy with the toys we bust our asses in making" Adam said running his hand through his long blonde hair. "Hey instead of taking the long route, why not just cut through the cemetery?" Adam asked once he realized if he and Jay took the usual route they wouldn't get home til 4 am while cutting through the cemetery would cut that time in half.
"I don't know. It's kinda creepy" Jay said looking a little pale. The thought of cemeteries just freaked him out, especially the thought of going through one especially the Cross Valley Cemetery, at that, at night. "What if that guy is in there?"
"The gatekeeper. He's not going to do anything. He is just going to look at us meanly if anything."
"Fine" Jay said swallowing hard as he and Adam neared the gate to the cemetery It was locked so first Adam climbed over and Jay through their work bags over the gate and then followed. Once they were over the gate they started making their way through the dark cemetery in the direction to their apartment. "Do you smell something?" Jay asked sniffing the air.
"Did you fart?" Adam said laughing until he and Jay were staring at a face down body. "Holy fucking shit" Adam said backing up a bit.
"Holy shit..dude I told you this was bad. What the fuck do we do?" Jay asked freaking out.
"Nothing" A voice said from behind them. They both turned around and were face to face with a tall man wearing a long black trench coat and a large black hat and black combat boots. It was the gate keeper. "Forget what you saw and go home" He said in his deep voice which had not a hint of emotion for the man who was lying there lifeless in front of them.
"But there is ..." Adam began to say before Jay cut him off
"We will be going." Jay said dragging Adam towards the direction they were walking in. Once they got further away and were sure the gatekeeper wasn't following them, Jay started talking again. "Don't you find it suspicious that he told us to forget what we saw?" Jay asked noticing they were almost at the side of the cemetery where they'd climb over and arrive right in front of their house.
"Maybe we should just forget it" Adam said sounding more than spooked. "Look we can deal with this in the morning. " Adam said squeezing through the hole in the fence with Jay following him. They got into their apartment at exactly 3:32 am. "Hey I'm going to shower...don't think to long on this Jay...let's just forget it" Adam said walking into the bathroom. Jay just nodded his head and laid down. Maybe everything else would be taken care of in the morning.
-9 am, Maryse's house-
"How long has he been standing there?" Maria asked her blonde best friend as she sat down to read the funnies.
"I don't know. I woke up and he's just been staring blankly out the window. Stephen honey, won't you come sit for breakfast" Maryse said in her sweetest voice in hopes it would break her boyfriends stare at whatever was going on outside. He looked over at her and smiled and sat down at the table.
"You want pancakes?" Maryse asked kissing her boyfriend on the cheek. He just nodded his head yes and she went to the stove to put 4 pancakes on his plate. He kissed her to say thank you and started eating them.
"Is he ever going to talk..like ever again?" Maria asked which got her a mean glare from Stephen in response.
"Maria you know we don't talk about that" Maryse said patting Stephen's arm.
"But what even happened that made him so mute?"
"Maria, it's best we don't talk about this at the table okay" Maryse said sternly to which Maria just rolled her eyes and continued reading. "Oh Maria hurry we have to get to work and I'd love to get their early for once."
"It's not even me that makes us late. You take 20 hours in the bathroom" Maria said sticking her tongue out at Maryse who just stuck her tongue back out.
"Stephen will you be fine at home?" Maryse asked her boyfriend who was playing with his phone. He looked up to Maryse and smiled and she kissed his cheek again to which he blushed. Stephen soon got up and stood by the window again. His face became a ghostly pale and he rushed out the house without warning.
"What the fuck?" Maria asked
"I don't know what's wrong" Maryse said getting up to look out the window. "Oh it's just Adam and Jay."
"But why would he turn ghostly pale, as if he was scared if it was just them?"
" Who knows...hey you done the faster we clean up the faster we get to work" Maryse asked noticing that most of Maria's food was still on the plate.
"Yeah." Maria said giving the plate to Maryse "Just put my stuff in the fridge I'll finish it later"
"You better. I didn't cook all this for it to go to waste."
"Okay Mom" Maria said sarcastically to which Maryse hit her in the back of the head and then took her plate and put it in the fridge. Maryse started the dishes while Maria jumped into the shower. The only thing in her mind right now besides making sure Maria doesn't take 20 years in the shower is what could of possibly spooked Stephen so badly.
-10 Am, the cop station-
"And you guys are sure you saw a dead body there?" Officer Hager said looking at Adam and Jay as if they were completely screwed in the head.
"Yes. Why would we lie about that?" Jay asked
"I don't know. There are a lot of loonies in this town. Like your friend Stephen. After last March he became mute for no reason."
"Hey don't talk about him like that. He's not crazy" Adam said getting in Officer Hager's face.
"Adam Copeland..you know if you put your hands on me you will spend another 6 months in jail, I bet you must miss it" Officer Hager said smiling his trademark smile at him to which Adam just moved back.
"Just please believe us" Jay pleaded.
"Let's say I do believe you guys..what evidence do you guys have? Oh wait you have none. Why don't you guys stop doing acid and running through cemeteries at night."
"Please...it was traumatizing"
"I'm sure it was"
"Hager..are you giving these boys a hard time" A short woman about 5'5 came to the front desk. Officer Niedhart who is above Hager walked in and glared at him. "I hear them trying to tell you something and you are just being just as much an ass as ever" She said pushing her long blonde hair back into a pony tail. "She looked up at Jay and smiled. "Now come with me..and tell me your problem." She said leading Jay, Adam and Stephen to her office in the back of the station. "Sit down guys." She motioned to the chairs and they each took a chair and she took a seat in her chair behind her desk covered in papers and M&M wrappers. "So what's the issue?"
"We saw a dead body ma'am." Jay said looking nervous just saying the words.
"Where?" She asked taking out a note pad.
"At the cemetery" Adam said shaking his head
"Who saw it though? Just you two or was Stephen there?"
"No he wasn't there, just me and Jay."
"Can you describe to me the body?"
"No ma'am it was to dark to see any features or even hair."
"What time did you guys see this body?"
"About 3:15 am ma'am"
"Why were you in the cemetery at that time? Isn't it closed."
"Yes, but we wanted to take a short cut to get home quicker seeing as work was so stressful and we wanted to get home as soon as possible." Adam said looking straight at her.
"Okay I'll believe you. Was anyone else in the cemetery at the time?"
"Just the gate keeper" Jay responded to which Stephen's face turned ghostly white again. Any time he sees the gatekeeper or even hears about him, he remembers that time..what happened to him those 2 years ago. "You okay?" Jay asked going over to check up on his friend. Stephen just looked up to his friend and nodded his head and then Adam just rolled his eyes. He personally thinks the muteness is some sort of ruse but he just doesn't speak about it so that Jay doesn't get all preachy about compassion and shit to him.
"Mark was in the cemetery.. gosh we told him when the cemetery closes he can go home" Officer Niedhart said shaking her head. "He's a strange strange guy."
"Yeah he really is..does anyone even see him in the daylight?" Adam asked
"No. I rarely see him unless I'm going past the cemetery, part of me thinks he lives there" Officer Niedhart said with a chuckle. "But I'll take what you guys said and try to ask around the town and stuff. Just Adam..keep out of trouble. I don't want to see you in the precient again for other reasons."
"Nattie, there is a call for you on line one" Hager said coming into Officer Niedhart's office and glaring at Stephen, Adam and Jay who all returned glares back at him.
"Thank you Haggie, I'll take it from here" She said shooing him away. She picked up the phone and her eyes widened "Are you sure? Where was he last seen. Okay. I'll get right on it. Thank you" Officer Niedhart said looking down then looking up at Adam and Jay. "So, Phillip went missing. Ironically, he was last seen in the cemetery.."
"Was he really? Who saw him?" Jay asked.
"It was an anonymous tip..so I don't know" Officer Niedhart said. "I have to alert the other precient..looks like you guys were possibly telling the truth" Officer Niedhart said putting on her jacket and running out the office. Jay, Adam and Stephen left the station feeling more nervous than they did when they entered. There is possibly a murderer in Cross Valley, but who could it be?
-12 pm, Candice's house-
"I don't know where he could be? His phone is off. It's not like him to not answer. Even if he's upset he'd still let me, his best friend of all people get in touch with me." Candice said putting her face in her hands and starting to cry. Cody went over to her and just put his arm around her. He hated seeing Candice so upset , it just broke his heart.
"Candice, maybe he's just really depressed. You don't know with Phil. He gets into dark moods and you know he hates to subject you to them" Cody said rubbing Candice's arms. "I'm sure he's fine."
"But what if he's not..what if something happened?"
"Don't be so negative. Everything will be fine." Cody said hugging Candice closely to him. "In the meantime we should get back to the bakery...you know how Drew gets when we stay out to long for break."
"Yeah I know" Candice said getting a tissue to dry her tears. She went to the bathroom and quickly reapplied her makeup and her and Cody were on the way back to the bakery. When they finally got near the bakery, Candice started crying again.
"What's wrong?" Cody asked stopping to see what's wrong with his friend. It isn't like her to start crying so much.
"I just can't stop thinking that he could possibly be dead" Candice replied crying.
"Candice don't think like that...hey after work..we will try to break into his apartment cuz you know how he is, he will lock himself in there and seem dead to the world. He probably is just depressed...don't worry...everything will be okay" Cody said patting Candice's back.
"Okay" Candice said drying her tears. "Thanks for being such a good friend Cody" Candice said giving Cody a big hug.
If only she thought of me as more than a friend Cody thought as he hugged Candice. He let go and they walked into the bakery. It had an odd eerie silence to it. Drew must still be on his break then which is odd because he usually is back WAY before Candice and Cody. They just brushed it off and got back to work. Wherever Drew is , he'll be back before long.
-12:05 pm, Drew's basement-
"And this...you won't be making calls" Drew said breaking an iphone with a hammer. "Why would you be walking through a cemetery at night?"
"I could ask you the same fucking thing" Phil said glaring at Drew who had him tied up next to the heater.
"I was going to dig up my great aunt because she left me out of the will but you of course nosing around tried to stop me. This had to happen. Shame I had to come back later and kill that Ted kid. Put a wig on him and put him face down. People are going to think it's you at first. Though I doubt anyone cares that you are missing. You never were that important" Drew said sneering over at Drew and then bitterly laughing.
"Candice will care."
"And only her. This town doesn't need you and when I call over Evan and Glen you will be disposed of..believe me. You'd think I'd let the cops see if you are here, I don't think so. I even have the gatekeeper on my side. You are fucked. When I leave to go back to work, Glen and Evan are going to come down here and the gatekeeper will be waiting outside with his hearse. The town won't question him or what's in the back of the car. They will move you to another location and your execution will start. Damn don't you wish you'd only let me dig up my great aunt and take her precious jewels, you'd get to live, but then again... I never did like you so I was going to kill you sooner or later." Drew said laughing evilly
"You won't get away with this!" Phil screamed at Drew who took out masking tape and put it across his mouth.
"This will keep you silent. See you after my shift" Drew said bitterly going up the stairs. Phil just looked down noting that if he moved to much he'd get burned on the radiator so he just sat quietly. He knew that he'd get out of this. He didn't know when...but he knew he would get out of this alive.
-3 PM, The bar-
"So did you guys hear about that murder..or whatever" Mike said taking a shot of tequila
"Yeah they said they found a dead guy in the cemetery but can't make out who it is but from the hair...it looks like Phil" Nicky said frowning a bit "Poor Candice must be torn apart that's her best friend."
"I know. She must be a mess.. I wonder if she knows." Cena said taking yet another hit of vodka. He was clearly tipsy but somehow could still make sense of what was going on.
"Yeah. I'd be mad if my friend just died...but then again why the fuck would he be wandering in the cemetery at night?" JoMo asked which was a valid point. Who would be wandering the cemetery at night?
"Yeah but clearly he's not crazy if some other dude was in there and killed him." Nicky said shaking his head.
"But who in the town would have motives to kill?" Mike asked
"Probably that damn gatekeeper. He's so creepy I wouldn't be shocked if he killed half the people buried in that cemetery" Cena said shaking his head.
"Yeah that's true" JoMo said looking down. He soon reached in his pocket , answered a text then turned to the guys. "Hey, that was Maria, I have to go now." JoMo said running out of the bar the fastest a partially drunk guy could run.
"I swear she has him whipped." Mike said laughing a bit.
"Yeah really." Nicky said laughing.
"But he never really runs out...I wonder if shit's okay? Maybe its Stephen. She does seem to be annoyed with him often and complains about him ALL THE TIME" Cena said rubbing his temples remembering all the times Maria would interrupt guys night to call JoMo and just bitch and complain about Stephen.
"Yeah that's true..but maybe it's something else" Nicky said looking down.
"Yeah maybe...hey you guys wanna go now? Looks like all the lameo's are coming into the bar" Mike said noticing that people he just didn't like were walking into the bar.
"Yeah we should" Nicky said getting his coat. They left the bar swiftly and ran into Maryse who was with Candice who was crying her eyes out.
"What happened here?" Cena asked looking over at Candice who looked like a mess.
"Phil is dead." Candice said crying.
"What do you mean he's dead?" Mike asked
"As in he's dead stupid" Maryse said rudely causing Mike to glare at her.
"They found his body in the cemetery" Candice said crying. Everyone just took turns hugging her, the only thing going on in everyone's minds was that there was a murderer and Death Valley...who could it be?