ONE OF THE BOYS

RATED NC-17/M

Summary: Shannon falls for his only child-hood girl friend who is the only girl "Core" member.

DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN ANYONE IN THIS STORY BESIDES THE ORIGINAL CHARACTERS! NOR AM I AFFILIATED IN ANYWAY WITH ANYONE FAMOUS, WWE, TNA, ROH OR ANYTHING. THIS IS PURELY FICTION!

A/N: OK, so I absolutely love that North Carolinian Reject known as Shannon Moore, so here's one for the fellow Shannon lovers. Matt lovers too cause my girl Brittany is going be in this one too with, who else? Mr. Matt Hardy. I'm writing this one to give my mind a break from "Gotta Be Somebody" (my CM Punk story) I have it mostly planned out on what I am going to write but I just don't feel inspired to do it so I hope you all enjoy this on in the mean time. ENJOY LOVES & remember R&R!

Chapter 1: "Friends & Satan's offspring":

Flashback:

Shannon Moore & Lorelai (pronounced Lora-lie) Fuller were outside in the humid North Carolina summer playing catch waiting for their friends Jeff & Matt Hardy to arrive. Matt was the oldest, Jeff was the second oldest, Shannon was third & Lorelai was the baby of the group.
They had all met at school one day when she helped the boys in a fight & surprisingly held her own against bigger guys. Ever since they had been thick as thieves, Lorelai was considered one of the boys & she was ok with that.

"Where's Matt & Jeff?" Lorelai asked as she tossed the ball back to Shannon.
"I don't know, their dad probably made them do yard work before coming." He said tossing the ball back too hard.
"Ow Shan!" she screamed dropping the ball wiggling her wrist a bit while he was laughing at her.
"You're such a girly girl."
"I am not!" she said throwing the ball at him harder
"Girly girl!" he said laughing
"Shut up!" she said running to him tackling him hitting him.
"You hit like a girl." He said taking the licks she threw at him until she grabbed his hair bashing his head into the ground.
"ow Lorelai!"
"take it back!!"
"no!" he said trying to push the tiny girl off him

they rolled around fighting on the ground until Matt & Jeff rode up on their bikes running to the fighting kids, Matt pulled Lorelai off Shannon & Jeff held Shannon back.

"What we miss?" Jeff asked
"we were playing catch…" Shannon said
"and he called me a girly girl!" Lorelai said trying to get out of Matt's grasp to kick her friend's butt some more.
"Shan you know how she feels about being called a girly girl." Matt said holding back the squirming girl in his arms.
"So she is a girl." He said sticking his tongue out at her
"let me at him, I'll kill him!" she said
"I have an idea!" Jeff said excited
"Jeff all your 'great idea's' get us all in trouble." Matt said serious
"not this one, let's go over to our house & have a wrestling match between Shannon & Lorelai on the trampoline."
"That sounds like a great idea, Lorelai you going be good until we get to the house?" Matt asked her
"Yeah sure…" she said

He let her go & she was ok, until Shannon provoked her again, she ran after him threatening to kill him.

That day is how the dreams started to grow.

End Flashback:

Lorelai, Shannon, Jeff & Matt were all grown up, still living in North Carolina & big kids at heart. Jeff & Matt accomplished their dreams of becoming 2 of the most successful wrestlers in recent history & being blood brothers. Shannon & Lorelai however were laid-off so Shannon gave Lorelai a job as a receptionist at his tattoo shop Gas Chamber Ink.

Lorelai sat behind the front desk wearing her Gas Chamber Ink girl-fitted wife beater, black jeans & her black converse. She looked up from her magazine when she heard the front door chime.

"You're late." She said looking back down at her magazine
"I'm the boss, I'm never late." Shannon said just to annoy her.
"So what was her name?" she said reading her article
"I don't remember to be honest." Shannon said walking behind the counter snatching the magazine from in front of her.

"Give that back dickhead!" Lorelai said grabbing at the magazine Shannon was now reading.
"No, now get back to work."
"I am working, there's nothing to do right this second." She said before someone walked through the door.
"Now there is." He said walking to his office with her magazine; she silently cursed him under her breath.

Yes even after all these years they still bickered like kids, not all of the time just the nostalgic feeling days. Shannon liked to come off quite the lady killer, making it seem that every one with two tits, a hole & heart beat wanted a piece of him. Which made Lorelai gag, everyone accused her of being jealous but she was not jealous of one Shannon Moore. She herself had become a wanted woman she just never found the right person & right now wasn't interested in looking for one.

Lorelai looked at the person who walked through the door & smiled.
"Jeffers!" Lorelai said running around from behind the counter jumping into her friends open arms.
"Lore!" Jeff said spinning around his friend in his arms.
"What about me?" a voice said walking in the door.
"Matty!" she said wiggling out of Jeff's arms hugging her friend Matt.
"What's all the damn noise?" Shannon said coming from his office.
"Hello to you too reject." Matt said
"Hey guys! When did y'all get in?" Shannon said walking over to the group of friends.
"Not long ago we figured we'd swing by & say hey before we go home." Jeff said wrapping his arms from behind Lorelai.

"Aw look, Jeff & Lorelai, sitting in a tree…" Matt said, Shannon looked over at what his friend was seeing & felt a pang of jealously wash over him, but why? Shannon didn't care what Lorelai did & vice versa, they were just best friends, right?
"Shut up Matt, we're just friends!" Lorelai said trying to get to the taunting older Hardy but Jeff kept her in his arms.
"Oh yeah? Not from where we're sitting…" Shannon said getting in on the banter.
"C'mon guy's you're going to make her mad…" Jeff said holding back the squirming girl in his arms.
"Too late Jeff, I'm about to make you an only child & kill your best friend." Lorelai said as someone walked in.

"Kill who's best friend?" a feminine voice said
"Brittany!!!" Lorelai said kicking Jeff in the shin to make him let her go; she tackled her only child-hood girl friend to the floor in a hug.
"Jesus Christ Lore, I just saw you yesterday." Brittany said sitting on the floor.
"True but I got mad love for you girl."
"Why aint you got mad love for me?" Matt asked
"Cause I just don't…" Lorelai said jokingly as she used Shannon to help her up.
"Don't be tugging on my pants you'll pull them off..." Shannon said
"Well put a fucking belt on stupid." Lorelai said rolling her eyes.

Matt helped Brittany up; Matt had always had a huge crush on Brittany even when they were kids. Every time she would come around or someone would even mention her, Matt went stupid. Sure he worked with some of the 'most beautiful women on television.' but there was something about Brittany that just was real, someone who he could see himself with.
"Thanks Matt." Brittany said on her feet once again, offering him a friendly smile.
"You're welcome Brittany." Matt said in a love struck tone, making Jeff, Lorelai & Shannon snicker, making Matt glare at them. Brittany pulled Matt in for a hug.
"I missed you Matty." She said into his ear softly
"I missed you too Britt." He replied with a smile on his face
"Aww how precious, let me get in on some of this action…" Jeff said hugging Brittany from behind making her laugh.
"It's a Hardy sandwich!" Shannon & Lorelai laughed.
"I must be the luckiest girl in the world." Brittany said laughing
"Ok little bro quit stealing my love." Matt said pushing Jeff away keeping Brittany in his arms
"But I want love from Britt too…" Jeff said pouting
"Aw I got love for you Jeffy." Brittany said leaving Matt arms hugging her childhood friend, as he picked her up spinning her around making her laugh. He sat her back on her feet & she went over & hugged Shannon.
"Oh I see how it is I'm last…" Shannon said hugging her
"Oh shut up you see me everyday you big wimp." Brittany said pushing away from Shannon.
"Ha-ha! She told you reject." Lorelai said high fiving her friend.

"So Britt Britt, what brings you to the chamber of Shannon's unforgivable sin?" Lorelai asked her friend
"My unforgivable sin?"
"Yes bitch, now shush."
"Well I wanted to see if you could go to lunch or if the slave owner was cracking the whip again…" Brittany said glancing back at Shannon
"When did I become the bad guy?" Shannon asked
"You were born the bad guy man just let it go." Jeff said

"So can you?" Brittany asked her friend while she felt Matt's eyes on her, shaking the feeling off.
"I don't think so Britt, I got to stay here & take care of the phones…" Lorelai said as the phone rang, she rolled her eyes to answer it.

Jeff looked over at his brother who was all but drooling over Brittany; he elbowed him in the stomach.
"Dude you're drooling…" Jeff said snapping Matt out of his trance
"I am not, ok maybe a little…"
"Dude it's been 20 years, don't you think it's time to tell her you have had a crush on her since you met her?"
"No…"
"Why not?"
"Cause she doesn't even like me, like that." Matt said sighing
"And how would you know have you ever asked her?" Jeff asked his brother
"No."
"Ok then, you should…"
"Maybe…" Matt said as Brittany flashed the bickering brothers a smile, melting Matt once more.

"Gas Chamber Ink this is Lorelai, how may I…" Lorelai began then the color drained from her face.
"Hello father…no…maybe…fine…yes…where at?" Lorelai wrote something the group of friends looking at her.
"fine see you then…bye…" she said hanging up the phone sighing.
"What was that about Lore?" Jeff asked
"I have been summoned by satans offspring." She grumbled
"Your father?" Brittany asked
"Who else?" Lorelai replied
"What the fuck does he want?" Matt & Shannon asked at the same time.
"Some shit about unfinished paper work on my mother's death; I have to meet him tonight at his mother's house. I don't even know what kind of paper work he'd have since they were divorced but oh well, I shall humor him." She said clipping up her hair
"Well there goes the idea for dinner." Brittany said
"We can still have dinner; I'll just be a little late." Lorelai said leaning against the counter.

"Ok so we'll all plan to meet at Cracker Barrel at 8pm?" Matt suggested & everyone agreed. Matt & Jeff left to go home, Brittany left for work & Shannon & Lorelai went back to the grind. Lorelai didn't say much after the phone call from her father, Shannon glanced over at her during the day & she appeared to be deep in thought, his heart truly broke for his friend.

He wanted to be able to take all her pain away.