Alright, this is a NEW STORY, same characters and world. Jeff works in TNA now while everyone else is still WWE bound. Cori is eleven.

Jeff slowly walked downstairs of his house. He and his niece Cori had spent the entire day riding dirt bikes and painting. He was super exhausted and was gonna get a drink of water and then pass out for a long time. As he finished his glass of water, he heard a crash outside. Quickly glancing up the stairs he noticed Cori's door was still closed. He slid the sliding glass door and saw a small crouched figure lurking in the trash cans. Moving like lightening he grabbed the assailants shirt and wrenched his arm behind his back pushing him into the house. He pushed the assailant's face into the wall leaving his arm wrenched behind his back.

"Uncle Jeff, what's wrong?" Jeff groaned, she would wake up now. He looked at the pretty little girl of eleven with short brown hair with neon green streaks.

"Quic, go grab the phone and call the police." Cori nodded and ran off. Jeff wrenched the assailant's arm behind his back further. "You thought you'd steal from me!" No response. "Who are you?"When there was no response again Jeff's temper flared. He wrenched the arm further causing a loud groan.

"Seth, my name's Seth." Jeff was taken aback. The voice was high and sounded like a young boy's. Slowly he pulled back the assailant's hood revealing a frail looking boy with blonde hair and blue eyes. Jeff sighed, he hadn't known this was a kid. Cori re-entered the room.

"Uncle Jeff, they're on their way." Jeff nodded. "Who's that?" Jeff sighed.

"Go back to bed Quic."

"But Uncle Je-" Jeff losing patience and still ridiculously tired shot her a glance.

"I mean it Cor, now." She sighed and walked back up the stairs. Jeff heard the kid whimper in pain and sighed. "If I let you go, will you run?" No response. "Well fine then stay like this."

"No I won't run," the kid said "please it hurts." Jeff untwisted the boy's arm and led him over to the couch.

"If you run, you'll go right back against the wall." The boy nodded and rubbed his arm. Jeff sighed, why'd it have to be a kid. "Why steal from me?" Again no response, Jeff felt anger rise inside his being. "Look I don't have all night, answer me!" The boy noticeably flinched.

"I um I'm sorry." He stammered. Jeff sighed, this kid. "I was hungry," he said softly. Jeff sighed.

"If you were hungry you should've just asked." Jeff grabbed the boy's arm walked into the kitchen to see Cori sitting on the counter. He groaned. "I thought I told you to go to bed." Cori shrugged.

"I was thirsty." Jeff rolled his eyes.

"Finish that and get your butt back in the bed, got it?" Cori sighed, Jeff's stern voice was about as angry as he got at her, she didn't want to push it.

"Yes sir," she nodded and put her glass into the sink. Jeff then turned back towards Seth.

"What do you want on this sandwich?" Seth looked at him like he had six heads. "Well kid?"

"Um turkey and cheese."

"Turkey and cheese what?" Seth looked around incredulously.

"Please?" Jeff nodded and pulled out the ingredients. The kid looked so small like he couldn't be more than nine or ten. Once he pushed the sandwich in front of the kid he watched him scarf it down. He was really hungry.

"So where are you from?" Seth stared at the empty plate, but said nothing. "How about this, I'll make you another sandwich if you answer my questions?" Seth didn't want to answer any of his questions, but he was starving, so he nodded slowly. Jeff turned to make another sandwich. "So where are you from, and don't lie to me." Seth sighed.

"Fedirle," he said softly. Jeff looked at him incredulously, that was over four hours away.

"How'd you get here?" Seth took a deep breath.

"Hitchhiked."

"Hitchhiked!" Jeff screamed causing Seth to jump. "That's stupid." Seth glared at Jeff, duh it was stupid but what other choice did he have. Jeff noticed the kid tensing and sighed. "Look, I'm sorry. I just don't want to see children hurt." Seth looked at Jeff, he looked sincere, he wasn't used to that. "So where are your parents?" Seth tensed gain as he ate his second sandwich.

"I don't know." He rolled sighed, why would people make children that they didn't want to keep?

"Who do you live with?" Seth shook his head, choosing this time not to answer. Jeff quickly closed the space between them. "I thought we had a deal." He pulled the plate of food away and Seth sighed.

"The Greens, they're my foster parents." Jeff looked at the pain in his eyes and knew he was telling the truth. He pushed the plate back in front of him. There was a knock at the door.

"Police." Seth seemingly now just realized that Jeff had called the police visibly flinched. He grabbed Jeff's arm and looked at him with pleading eyes.

"Please don't let them take me. I'm really sorry." Jeff sighed, when he looked into the boy's eyes he saw pure fear. He wrenched his arm away and walked towards the door. The police quickly entered and followed Jeff into the kitchen. Within five minutes they had Seth's hands bound in a zip tie. Seth's hood was back on so he let his large tears flow down his face. The Greens would kill him. Jeff watched in agony as the young boy was led out the door. He sighed, he couldn't do this.

"Wait!" The officers looked at Jeff with curiosity. "Um, how about instead of pressing charges he just works for me? That way his record stays clean." The officers looked at Jeff.

"Why he's just a criminal?" Jeff felt his anger rising.

"So?" The cops shrugged.

"How long?" Jeff hadn't thought of that.

"Two weeks, he didn't get that much." The officer nodded.

"Fine, but in two weeks he has to go back to his foster parents." Jeff nodded and the police cut the zip tie. Then they were left alone. Seth quickly wiped his eyes and stared at the floor afraid to meet Jeff's gaze.

"Follow me." Seth slowly trudged his feet up the stairs and followed Jeff into a barren empty room. Jeff pointed towards the bed. "Get some sleep, you're gonna need it." Seth sat down slowly on the bed and watched Jeff leave.

"Thank you," he said softly. Jeff sighed.

"You won't be thanking me tomorrow," he said as he closed and locked the door.

Alright guys lemme know what you think. It's super short I'll be done in six chapters.